PlayStation Has Changed and I Don't Like It...

[@nicholaslewis279]

What you're missing is the quirky and innovative games that all developers used to do back in the 90s-mid 00s. It's not just Sony.

[@KatanaRikku]

Good point. I’m glad indies are keeping some of that spirit alive

[@cikembra2389]

Thats cuz games that do take risks like death stranding get criticised and games that dont like ubisoft games make millions. Game development these days is way to expensive to take risks and be unsuccessful when you can follow the formula and make money.

[@raskolnikov6443]

@@cikembra2389 I disagree. Death stranding was a successful game. I don’t like it but it wasn’t a financial disaster.

[@BitterTast3]

@@cikembra2389 *too

[@somebodyyoudontknow3980]

​@@BasedRedemption really? I think Nintendo has always been very innovative. It's something that, in my opinion at least, has been consistently good about them despite everything else to complain about Nintendo

[@thereluctanthipster6075]

At the time of PS3, I felt Sony was devaluing their old games too much, with how quickly HD collections would come out only to drop the price to $20 in months. Now I see the complete opposite where they reskin games that are completely playable with the newest hardware with the old discs, but are charging the new (UNACCEPTABLE) standard price.

[@jonasjojofalco9896]

I miss hd collections

[@Richdadful]

PS3 was a flop initiialy but reverse is case for PS5. Sony at this time is sitting on gold mine.

[@Hopper_Arts]

I will miss Gravity Rush dearly, as the remaster was the first game i got a platinum for, ever. And i absolutely adored both it and the sequel, so it's really sad to see Japan Studio go, that is definitely PlayStation's biggest stain on their reputation.

[@Spartan8676]

Gravity Rush is one of the most unique games I have ever played, Sad to see it has no chance of another game

[@xudokai]

Just finished gravity rush 2 a month ago. Spider-Man’s traversal is fun but GR2 is a completely different level

[@ExplosiveMeows]

it might. they're making a movie. if that movie does well enough to the point where Sony things it worth it, maybe, you know.

[@ArseneBorz]

@@xudokai I had the same thought when I was playing the first one, I still have to play the sequel

[@ArseneBorz]

@@ExplosiveMeows What? When is going to air?

[@The1andonlysharpshooter]

I just started gravity rush! Im in love with it. It hurts to hear this.

[@JB-vl2kx]

On a positive note, it's never been easier for small teams to develop and publish games, and it's only getting easier. As long as this is true, great games WILL continue to be made. I don't know why, but I've had an itch to play some platformers recently (I think Psychonauts 2 reactivated something in my brain) and have been pleasantly surprised by the indie landscape. Great games like Hell Pie, Tinykin, and Demon Turf are coming out every day.

[@rishyrish]

Psychonaunts is an Xbox game tho Microsoft allows multplat cause Xbox gamers have those games free of charge

[@jonathanwilson7949]

And they’re all on other consoles lmao

[@Shameer24]

I definitely reccomend checking out games like Donut County(puzzle game), 80 days(Descision based visual novel), Oddmar(platformer), etc if you're interested especially 80 days which was an amazing game imo

[@Usagizaka46]

This is exactly how I feel to be honest. When Japan Studio was closed, I also felt like it was a new and unwanted era.

[@KatanaRikku]

Like I’m still excited for team Asobi mainly but yeah Japan Studio’s shutdown rly killed so much of my hype

[@Gamefreak2998]

I still cant believe they shut down such a long standing and powerful studio in favor of…bluepoint?

[@drigerwf4313]

People should have bought their games they still would’ve been here.

[@hwanniggles187]

​@@drigerwf4313 well maybe Sony shouldve marketed them better. Its not our fault Sony had practically no faith to where they made them so obscure. I mean for fucks sake, Gravity Rush 1 was planned to be a PS3 game but Sony went, nah and made them do it for the Vita(great plan, right?) ever since Naughty Dog made Uncharted and The Last of Us, Sony has had a huge shift in game design considering these 2 were their best sellers in the eyes of the public and it sucks because these are amazing games. But to the point of making other studios do the thing they are doing ruins any originality by trying so hard to be story driven.

[@drigerwf4313]

@@hwanniggles187 advertising a game a lot does not mean a game will sell

[@NYYanks2003040506]

Great video and I feel the same, however it's not just a Sony problem for me... I think the entire gaming industry, as it continues to get more popular, becomes complete crap. It's such big business now that there is no room for the niche kind of releases that don't sell 4 mil in the first week and that's a massive problem.

[@KatanaRikku]

It’s the blockbuster mentality. This is why I’m glad competition exists Like imagine if Xbox and PS were our only choices for games I’d be playing barely any games this year

[@NYYanks2003040506]

@@KatanaRikku I've been gaming more on Switch than anything else the last few years to be honest and thinking about getting a Steam Deck. Not to say there haven't been some PS5 and Series X games I really like, but overall this year hasn't been great for those consoles.

[@exiusz637]

@@NYYanks2003040506 And this year has been great for the Switch? What…? I think this is a nostalgia problem and people disappointed that PlayStation and the game industry as a whole has moved away from the kinds of games they grew up with. The gaming audience has grown throughout the last 2 decades and people who wouldn’t have been playing games in the past are now playing them. They’re more interested in games like Fortnite, Call of Duty, FIFA, etc. Although I personally prefer games like Ratchet and Clank, the truth is they don’t sell as well. PlayStation is a business at the end of the day and are going to make the games that make them the most money. If you want more games akin to the ones that came out in the past, more people have to start supporting and buying those types of games. PlayStation will then fill the demand for those games and go back in that direction.

[@NYYanks2003040506]

@@exiusz637 It has been a good year for the Switch, much better than PS5. Not a 'nostalgia' issue. PlayStation isn't delivering on games I want, the ones I thought I'd enjoy fell short of expectations. But hey, if you like what's there, good for you. Not everybody is going to feel the same.

[@TheUruse]

Yes and that's why there's Indie games. They're most likely a passion project.

[@silvurrrboi230]

I swear Japan Studio is responsible for making some of the best and most unique PlayStation exclusives ever like Gravity Rush, Patapon and Shadow of the Colossus and much much more

[@bakedbeans5494]

Shadow of the Colossus sucks.

[@giornogiostar3214]

@@bakedbeans5494 💀💀💀💀💀

[@bakedbeans5494]

@@giornogiostar3214 Cringe.

[@picori.]

@Baked Beans ???

[@giornogiostar3214]

@@bakedbeans5494 Cap

[@LuisOliva95]

Playing games like The Last Guardian and Gravity Rush 2, make me realize how much I miss original Japanese IPs. It's gonna be a while (how things are looking, probably several years) before we have an original exclusive game made by Japanese developers.

[@Solus5048]

Elden ring is Japanese right? Or Maybe u were referring to J RPGs?

[@juilescieg]

I gave you my like for the last guardian. A gem of a game. unfortunately to many people complained about it. It worked perfectly fine for me.

[@michaelriverside1139]

@@Solus5048 Personally, I think Hidetaka Miyazaki is just as stuck over his Souls' Gameplay, Visual and Auditive designs as Sony's First Party offerings, heck even more so since at least God of War and Horizon have slightly more variety to differentiate themselves in the gameplay department... I'd daresay even Nintendo has been overusing the Teenage Anime Style of Fire Emblem and Xenoblade as even Astral Chain shares a lot of visual identity with those, would love to see something more inspired by Magical Starsign or Earthbound for some variety!

[@williamg3165]

I totally agree! Sony’s titles are MUCH less diverse than they once were. They’ve also closed down plenty of studios that NEVER should’ve went defunct. Zipper. Evolution, Japan Studio, and more! They’ve handicapped their own development.

[@destroyerofworlds9138]

Great video on this. I couldn't agree more. The PS brand under Jim Ryan is unrecognizable imo. Japan Studios closing was tragic. I too want to see more Japanese market support as well as a few Japanese studios under them. God of War Ragnarok is the only PS title I want this year, but this year has been really lackluster. The Switch will get a lot more playtime for the rest of the year.

[@edwardgamerx9061]

Ironically PS feels and seems more American than Xbox, an actual American product. And now Xbox feels more Japanese, even though it's Japanese market is super small in comparison to PS1 and PS2.

[@zacrast16]

@Devenn Eng Dude your comment could not be more wrong, arrogant, misinformed and embarrassing. You clearly don’t own a PlayStation.

[@edwardmiller8341]

@Devenn Eng I don’t know about that. Playing it safe? TLOU2 was anything but playing it safe. They took some huge narrative risks that I applaud them for attempting. It’s also false to say that they “literally copied” TLOU. Here’s what Barlog actually said: “I think a little bit,” said Barlog, when asked about how much of an impact The Last of Us’ character-driven storytelling had on God of War. “There was a little part of me that said when I play that game, it was this sort of… awakening moment for this industry.”

[@billyfraiser6298]

@Devenn Eng "Look at what Nintendo and Microsoft offers in comparison". Are you insane? Playstation is infamous for having the widest variety of games/genres and exclusives. That's like the main thing Playstation is known for.

[@ixitalicshadow4136]

@@edwardgamerx9061 You're right it is Ironic and fun fact which you probably know by now is that people in Japan hates Sony Playstation and goes for Xbox more. And vice-versa with America with Xbox.

[@GenkiGamer]

To me it seems they are interested in AAA games or indie art house games only atm. Then Live service and mobile. I want to see more Japanese market support!

[@KatanaRikku]

I agree. They really should focus more on the Japanese market. Mainly because it’s a good idea but mostly because I want those back 😂

[@gene6794]

@@KatanaRikku I so agree with this! It’s sad that they now see Final Fantasy as the only JRPG series that’s guaranteed to sell well, when they do these exclusivity deals with Square Enix. I’m surprised that they’ve done the same with Valkyrie Elysium, since that’s more of a niche non-western franchise. It’s nice to see it coming to PC as well though.

[@KatanaRikku]

Pretty much anything Square Enix makes Sony is interested in but pretty much nothing else lol.. so strange

[@RhythmGrizz]

They gave the Japanese market to Nintendo on a silver platter years ago. Look at famitsu sales. It's not even close.. Nintendo has had over 80% marketshare in Japan for years now.

[@destroyerofworlds9138]

I second all of this.

[@Kamina1558]

Microsoft and Sony buying up studios is a bad thing ultimately in my book. The more the video game market consolidates the worse it’ll get for gamer and indy developers. If the gaming market becomes a triopoly or duopoly well, there’s some dark days coming for the gaming world.

[@AntiTMG]

It’s been pretty dark since 2012 honestly

[@mitchjames9350]

That’s my concerns particularly with Tencent doing the same and possibly Amazon and Google following suite.

[@mitchjames9350]

@@AntiTMG gaming peaked in the mid 2000’s, now its micro transactions, remasters/remakes and over hyped garbage.

[@Kamina1558]

Google, Amazon, and Tencent would destroy gaming. Plus, if those 3 get into gaming I guarantee Apple and a few other tech companies are coming for the ride. Which would add competition. But, not necessarily the competition gamers would want. You’d get a gaming market that looks like the apple or android stores. Over loaded with cookie cutter freemium gatcha games, and the same strategy/puzzle game reskinned a couple times. I kind of wouldn’t mind if AAA games began fail, and indy or companies actually doing stuff began to rise. They definitely need to do less remakes or space them out. Remakes are killing Hollywood. They’ll do the same for gaming.

[@patrickgoulet8170]

I disagree, just like in war it'll create a power vacuum that somebody will fill. Also look at ea, for all the BS they churn out they also have gems like a way out and it takes two. Time to get on your big boy pants and support the worthwhile stuff and ignore the cash grabs.

[@SylveonTrapito]

Remember when the Ps one came out and it had that huge library full of experimental master pieces that even today we are discovering hidding gems?

[@MidniteMeatBus]

exactly why playatation 1 AND 2 are such amazing consoles, literally endless libraries. and my god I im love the polygon graphics on PS1, so charming

[@jonathanwilson7949]

@@MidniteMeatBus same! I love how the Spyro trilogy looks on it

[@faidou9954]

Sometimes it just feels like all the criticism being thrown Jim Ryan's way falls in deaf ears, like screaming into the empty void that is the modern video game industry. None of us deserve this coming from Jim Ryan.

[@KatanaRikku]

LOL this is how it feels 😂🥴

[@faidou9954]

@@KatanaRikku even considering all this I'll still end up buying a PS5. Because at the end of the day: A. Final Fantasy B. Console exclusives that won't be seen on other consoles in a year at best. C. I still don't trust Xbox when it comes to Japanese gaming, I'll trust the Steam Deck before I ever trust the Xbox Series X.

[@KatanaRikku]

Those are the reasons I still have my PS5. 2023 is when I’ll stop complaining because Spider-Man and Final Fantasy is gonna be huge time sinks

[@TKDBoy1889]

It falls on deaf ears because millions upon millions of people still support PlayStation regardless of what Jim Ryan does. Ironically people say Nintendo has the worst loyal fanbase, but just look at the Wii U sales and you'll see that's not true. The PS3, which had what is considered one of the most disastrous launches in console history, still sold 80+ million units. You even said you'll get a PS5 because of Final Fantasy and the exclusives that will be locked on PS for a year. That sort of enables PlayStation to do what they want, because they know they've got your money.

[@CRAgamer]

Well put yourself in his shoes. His strategy is working. Everything keeps selling and selling well. Why would you listen to fans who want more creative ventures when the formula is raking in the dough and then some?

[@TheTheoLogan898]

Glad I’m not the only one who feels this way. I don’t recognize Sony anymore from when I jumped in on the PS4 early on.

[@J2Bluu]

I think this video encapsulates why I'm less of a Sony fan now and have been my Nintendo fan a lot more in recent years. I still like their games but there moves this gen have been really disappointing to downright confusing

[@RhythmGrizz]

As a lifelong Nintendo fan, this is a golden age. This month alone, we get Nier Automata, Persona 5 Royal FINALLY, and Bayonetta 3. Switch library is straight up busted

[@KatanaRikku]

I feel the same way. I’m hoping things improve in terms of the games they offer and whatnot, but it’s been a mess. Thanks for checking out the video as always man 🙏🏽

[@FrancisYorkMorganFBI]

yea same thing here. the more they moved away from japanese games the more i moved towards nintendo.

[@fameswebb6439]

@@RhythmGrizz and they’re all on the cart with no downloads. Switch is definitely the go to console for physical collectors

[@Kabullo76]

@@RhythmGrizz i can't agree more, right now i'm finishing Nier with the ending E, i have persona still to unwrap that i bought friday, bayonetta next week and this year there were also Kirby, monster hunter rise sunbreak and surely forget more

[@Eve619]

The moment japan studios went, the playstation brand became a husk of itself

[@Sombody123]

It was only one major landmark symptoms among many smaller ones.

[@mitchjames9350]

That and moved its headquarters to California.

[@godzillazfriction]

jesus the amount of cope that I see in these comments... hollyyyyyyy

[@chrispeters8555]

As a owner of a Series X… everything you said can be literally be said about both next gen consoles! I literally feel like I’ve been cheated 2 years out!

[@thelegit969]

What I like about my series x over ps5 is game pass. My horizon in game has never been this huge.

[@FBPrime]

PC is the way.

[@jimmcnulty5977]

Same

[@kressnik]

@@thelegit969 this. Game pass makes me happy with SeX, but in general - this gen is fucked up whether you are team xbox or team playstation.

[@nicholasnajibi3082]

You don’t own a series X. You wouldn’t say this. As an owner of the big 3….I can confirm Microsoft is making bigger and more valuable moves than Sony. And it’s so clear than anyone who says differently you should be very wary of. They are seeing things that aren’t there.

[@Larry]

Sony closing down Psygnosis was really a huge mistake for the company, they were one of the most creative studios during the PS1 years, they were sonys Rare.

[@nosidezero]

This 100%

[@KatanaRikku]

Oh snap a big KZbinr sup!! Also it rly sucks to see them go too cause Wipeout was rly awesome

[@gorrilaunit99]

I'm still playing games I haven't played yet from 1991-2012 💀

[@J0kerHecz]

I’m glad someone shares my sentiments about current PS. Like the reason i sticked with PS was because of their variety of games from mature to cartoony, shooters to platformers….. now they want to focus on blockbuster, emotional, “mature” type of games. Sure i can find these type of games, that don’t have an emotional story from third party games but there was something unique about PS’s games like Gravity Rush (Love that series and RIP). Sad that blockbuster stories are the way for them to go. That and “remakes” of games that don’t even need it…. AT ALL.

[@SolidRaiden2655]

This is why a PlayStation all stars 2 would never happen . Sony just don't have the passion anymore.

[@aijsdijdni3401]

In regards to exclusivity, it sucks. Both PlayStation and Xbox have really dropped the ball trying to rush out their next-gen consoles even though they couldn’t meet demand and they knew a lot of their exclusives were a ways out. It just feels like a slap to the face because they cared more about trying to beat each other to release instead of releasing when it would’ve been best for their consumers. This console generation doesn’t even feel like a generation yet because of how stuck they are still WIDELY supporting last gen consoles and probably will be for another year or two. There’s really no reason for forking over the $500 to get one of these consoles when you can get the same games on the older console you already have.

[@KatanaRikku]

Yeah the main game that pushed me to get the PS5 was FF7 Intergrade because I’m a massive fan of the Remake and didn’t want to miss out on the Yuffie chapter. But there’s rly not a ton. I’ll be picking up Returnal somewhat soon. Rogue likes or games similar aren’t my kind of games but it’s discounted heavily right now so I’ll give it a go

[@leejones2113]

You gave the main reason why I still have my classic games.

[@KatanaRikku]

Same. I’m building up a collection of PS1 and PS2 Sony games right now.

[@FDomingos]

I agree 100% with you. And as a playstation player since the first one in 1997, I feel the same... Miss Ape Escape, Wipeout, Everybody's tennis/golf and most Studio Japan Games. Hope one day they remaster the 3 Ape Escapes.

[@MugenLord]

I agree, I grew up during the NES era and been through all of the Sony Generations of consoles. I fell out of love with Sony during the PS4 generation. No variety in games and everything is a open world cinematic game, Sony doesn't even feel like a Japanese Console anymore. I own all 3 Current Gen consoles so I have a variety to play but it still sucks that most of the titles on the PS5 I don't care for. Great Video, subscribed!

[@KatanaRikku]

Thank you so much!

[@MugenLord]

@@KatanaRikku No prob, I had a similar conversation with my audience on stream awhile ago. Its sad how Sony completely turned their back on Japanese Studios.

[@lj6778]

@@MugenLord Cant blame them when majority of the money comes from the US, Nintendo practically owns Japan. Japanese games don’t sell well anymore, apart from blockbuster franchises.

[@thenonexistinghero]

Even if they're not all open world, stuff like FF7R, Horizon and Ghost of Tsushima all play remarkably similar in many ways. Heck, I'd say they're both more similar than something like the original Super Mario Bros and Sonic the Hedgehog, even though in both of these games the gameplay consists mostly of running and jumping. Square-Enix also sadly seems to be heading into the direction of all of their major games becoming Action-RPG's with relatively similar gameplay. On the PS1 we had not just Final Fantasy, but also Parasite Eve, Vagrant Story, Threads of Fate, Legend of Mana, Xenogears and a few more that all had vastly different gameplay... just from Square-Enix alone. Heck, that's more variety than you get in the entirety of modern Japan-made RPG's from the past 5 years, not counting indie games.

[@MugenLord]

@@thenonexistinghero Well said and I believe an uprising in Japanese games is possible if we continue to head this direction. Starting to see a lot of videos about how gamers getting exhausted by these huge open world cinematic story telling IP's.

[@rezarfar]

If you'd have told me 10 years ago that Nintendo and Nintendo alone would be the sole hope for all gamers, casual and hardcore alike, I'd never have believed you. While Nintendo stepped up on the Switch, Sony severely stepped backwards with the PS5.

[@rokmare]

It's just sad to see so many great Japanese games sitting on Sony's graveyard now like Parappa, Dark cloud, Arc the lad, and wild arms etc

[@decadentgamer3108]

As soon as you mentioned the PS1 and PS2 days, I knew where this video was headed and I couldn't agree more. What's missing is definitely the variety that we had back in the PS1 and PS2 days where there were so many different kinds of games coming out, a bit of everything whether they will popular or not, these games did find an audience. It seems that after the PS2 era, game publishers took notice of what games were selling the most and instructed the game devs to develop these games that were a guaranteed money maker and it ended up giving us an era that didn't have as much variety as the previous 2 eras and it continued on into the PS4 and now the PS5 era I mean sure we did get some variety but not in the quantity that we got prior. I think this is why I have a fondness for the Indie games because they definitely have that "spiritual successor" type deal and are creating in their own way, the mindset that used to be present back in those days where you're seeing all kinds of games being made.

[@Korodarn]

"instructed the game devs" - Why would they have to do this? The game devs want to make money too.

[@jfb173jb]

I think part of the problem is the online obsession and developers wanting to get in on that market. look at how far EA fell and the stupid pay to play and online competition formula. they used to be better with small or special development projects.

[@decadentgamer3108]

@@jfb173jb Oh without doubt that is the main problem. I feel like this is the double-edged sword of being someone who grew up during both the PS1 and PS2 era because we got to see what gaming was like before online completely took over. Back when it felt like developers truly had to make sure their games were intrguing, interesting, and/or at least felt complete. This isn't to say that every game that came out during those times were good, oh heavens no but it certainly felt like AAA developers were more open to experimenting and taking chances which is what made the PS1 and PS2 eras so full of variety

[@jfb173jb]

@@decadentgamer3108 remember the mascot platformers? Ratchet, Sly, Jak? Not to mention the true Star Wars Battlefront 2. Or Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup. I actually still have all those games and a good working PS2.

[@aaronatkinson177]

I have a deep fondness for indies to the list of games on my series s are all mostly indies

[@lumocite9870]

You're right it is the small games that matter sometimes. I remember buying a Vita just for Gravity Rush and Freedom Wars.

[@aminzarei8078]

Try gamepass

[@JD-dm1uj]

I’ve constantly thought about this, that’s why I haven’t bought a PS5 yet, I’m still using their previous systems daily.

[@ViviCaligo]

I think the biggest problem is the bloated costs of making games now, of course the companies will only fund blockbusters they already have evidence will sell. Then on the consumers side the price tag makes it that people are less likely to take a chance on a game they've never heard of, hell one of my favourite series is Xenosaga and I only knew about it because I saw episode 2 (eu only getting the second game in a trilogy though, sad times) in my local store as a kid and was intrigued enough to spend the £28. Now I have to consider if a game over £55 is worth it when I might not even make it 3 hours in.

[@MichaelVincentGChua]

Same here, I love the PlayStation during the PS1 to PS3 era (including the PSP/PS Vita). But on the PS4 and PS5 era where greed, incompetence and indoctrination gets the better of Sony and it's fanboys, which is why I stop at the PS3/PS Vita era cause those were the greatest times and now they have become nothing more than Westernized Sony. As for PC ports, with the introduction to handheld PCs I think I can relive those PlayStation games thanks to the likes of GPD, Ayaneo and Onexplayer.

[@Kunio]

I got into Sony during the late PS3 era. As a current PS5 owner, it really has felt like a celebrity falling from grace, remembering what they did in the past but not putting effort into performing it.

[@noxccty6200]

why not try Xbox Series S?

[@VAVORiAL]

I prefer modern Sony and the narrative driven single player experience. Never cared about the japanese stuff. Or the quirky, silly stuff.

[@noxccty6200]

@@VAVORiAL I like the narrative driven single experience too but sometimes it becomes repetitive and everything feels like you're playing the same game you played before but just with different story and characters.

[@TerrorOfTalos]

I've enjoyed my PS5 and it's a great piece of hardware but yeah 2023 needs to be a huge step up which if no delays *should* be the case.

[@Albertredneck]

As an traditional PC gamer I feel exactly like you're describing. If I bought a PS5 is to have access to all those crazy japanese games and console-friendly games like couch vs or coop.

[@bensmith9984]

This all started late PS3, after the success of the 360 a civil war was fought internally at PS between the East and the west, the west won and games started to appeal to those fans. If you look at the amount of Japanese games during the PS 1,2 and 3 era it was over 70% Japanese devs now it’s 15%. Shawn Laden and Jim Ryan’s appointments were heralds of PS changing imo for the worse.

[@sehrschee]

Makes a lot of sense sadly..Herman Hulst is a European Head of Playstation Studios after all. Also Sony killing off smaller but beloved franchises like Wipeout... just brutally maximizing monetary gains. Its the era of the blockbuster releases....

[@rayfox362]

the japanese market is dead though. they HAD to shift focus to western tastes or lose another generation to Microsoft.

[@ThomastheDankEngine8900]

This is the fault of Microsoft and white teenage boys for falling for white games and turning their backs on Japan. Just like any company, Sony wants to make money, so they did what the consumers voted for, and ditched Japan.

[@bensmith9984]

@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 I'm not casting blame on anyone that's idiotic. Sony and Microsoft are businesses and they are going to give the people what they want as they should, unfortunately for a small percentage of us that isn't what we wanted.

[@danielgrezda3339]

I have a switch, and I was considering getting either a ps5 or building a pc, but once the closure of Japan's game studio was announced, the decision was inevitable. My main problem with the exclusive lineup is very similar to your problem, the games are trying to be big and if your too big, you try to be everything. But I don't want a big game that does everything fine, I want three games that do a few things in a great way.

[@Cakalank]

I have both switch and PS5. I missed the whole PS2, PS3 and PS4 so i have a lot of catching up to do. But as a huge jrpg fans, it turns out i spent majority of gaming glued to my switch. PS exclusives just felt all the same. "Oh, finished this one man army third person action with rpg element, what next? Oh right... the same" While on the switch i got Xenoblade series, FE games for srpg, BotW, Mario Odyssey all felt different everytime.

[@jonathanwilson7949]

@@Cakalank ya the Switch has a crazy amount of variety

[@sweetchilliheat4559]

Here is my thing lower your expectations , the game industry ain’t what it was 20 years ago it evolves over time . What sells then is different from what sells now. A lot more casuals have started playing the PlayStation exclusives since the ps4 generation. The niche has changed . I understand his opinion but the PlayStation exclusive list is still crazy big . It’s gonna get bigger as time goes on . 22+ games.

[@etam8099]

The ps4 is the last console i bought, after Sony changed, i gave up on them and i used the money for the ps5 for a good PC, best decision ever

[@KatanaRikku]

I would have done the same if I knew it’d be this bad. I prefer console gaming but this is the one time where I’d gladly play everything on PC lol

[@etam8099]

@@KatanaRikku yeah, i can see why you would prefer console gaming, heck sometimes i still use my ps4, ps3 and the best of them all, the ps2...man that console is still to this day so much fun to use and the games there, are timeless classics

[@KatanaRikku]

Definitely. I cleaned up my PS2 and got it working again last year so I’ve been playing some old games on there. Still need to play legend of dragoon since I finally have it

[@patrickmoney1894]

This is why I've liked Microsoft approach this Gen. With game pass there is an incentive to fill the service with all different types of genres and niches. This allows for studios like Obsidian to work on smaller and quirkier prajects like grounded and Pentiment. Also this leads them to purchasing studios like Double Fine. Although many of their studios have yet to realses there games so far this gen, when they do I think it will be worth the wait.

[@CRISNCHIPS12398]

Actual lmao. Honestly, lemme spend 700 dollars on random indie titles instead of a God of War Ragnarok haha

[@peanuttasty247]

@@CRISNCHIPS12398 What do you mean? He was talking about game pass, not buying games directly.

[@JMPlays64]

@@peanuttasty247 that’s life deal with it…

[@peanuttasty247]

@@JMPlays64 What is? Buying video games? I don't know what you mean

[@JMPlays64]

@@peanuttasty247 no i mean that’s just how business works and people need money I mean doesn’t everyone want money?

[@tixnofal0971]

I’m 100% feeling the same as you, I really don’t what Sony has become. But unfortunately it’s not going to change. Like we said, people vote with their wallet and they have voted that all of this is fine because Sony is still making a ton of money

[@brichan1851]

I’ve never upgraded from my PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. Why should I? Faster load times and ray tracing? Not worth $500+ per system.

[@Eliilizz108]

You all are seriously mad because Sony doesn't make kid games as much anymore and are focused on a quality gaming experience???

[@RhythmGrizz]

Couldn't agree more. They have become blue Xbox. Japan studios is gone. Way too much western emphasis. The way they do business and their priorities are way off base imo.

[@KatanaRikku]

I don’t want to come off as someone trying to tell them how to run their business, but it seems really short sighted. Like they’ve pretty much lost Japan to the Switch at least until Final Fantasy rolls around, and the MS is making big moves in the West so idk.

[@RhythmGrizz]

@@KatanaRikku you know perfectly well. You're dead right.

[@RIELSG]

There still square enix but they haven't been doing anything great in awhile. Atlus and Monolith on the other hand

[@KatanaRikku]

Monolith and Atlus are my favorite JRPG devs. Xeno 3 was amazing.

[@__Weasel__]

I mean...you really can't blame Microsoft for lack of trying. Almost every Japanese studio is loyal to Sony, same with Japanese gamers. Mistwalker made two great games for the 360 and they bombed in sales. They were like the most successful 360 games, but still bombed in Japan. Then you have Platinum that admitted to using Microsoft's Scalebound money on other projects. Probably the most friendly Japanese studio with Microsoft is Sega.

[@tonybamanabonitomatopowers6057]

The PS2 and PS3 had a great variety of genres for their exclusives. It feels like for the PS4 and PS5, if you don't like third person story driven games that are extremely heavy on walking section then there is just no reason to buy the consoles. I don't blame Sony for doing this, it makes them a lot of money, but it was disappointing to go through almost 10 years of the PS4 and only three games appealed to me (Bloodborne, Lost Paradise, and Gravity Rush 2)

[@MrCarpediem6]

n general - it feels as if gaming IPs have lost their lustre after the high point of the PS3/360/Wii era.

[@slamshift6927]

All while they neglected the Vita, which was a system with some insane potential that was never tapped.

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

I feel this way. The PS3 had grown on me in hindsight thanks to the PS4

[@shawklan27]

@@rac1equalsbestgame853 I still use my ps3 more than my ps5 because the games appeal to me better. Plus it houses most of the motorstorm entries so that alone makes it better than the ps4

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

@@shawklan27 My new PS2 has gotten more use in less than 2 months than my PS5 got in 9

[@slightlyloyal1442]

Great video. I also thought that there was something weird going on after the release of Persona 5 Royal on the PS4 and in the covid-pandemic in early 2020. At that time i also remembered that the new Senran Kagura game wouldn't make it to the PS4 which was surprising, normally they do. But it came out on the Switch instead.

[@UltimateGattai]

Sony effectively killed Senran Kagura with their new policies and moving their HQ to California. We're never getting Senran Kagura S7ven, unless they decide to release on Switch/Steam instead, and I hope they one day consider doing this.

[@KRG30001]

They release the same kinds of games and then rerelease those exact same games themselves. Such a huge catalog just to do that

[@DangerNoodlez144]

When a company is on the top, they become lazy. Always remember that. Support competition.

[@AntiRiku]

really wish gaming will get back to its former glory, but i doubt it

[@JunJunMusume]

I'm completely with you on this. I have had all sony consoles and portables up to this point but I honestly have no interest in buying a PS5, especially with many games that would be console exclusive, like a ton of JRPG, being multiplat and coming to PC day one I just can't justify myself to buy a PS5.

[@hsizzle4502]

thats a good thing that sony games are coming to other platforms how is that a bad thing? and i still want to buy a ps5 but i dont get the sony fan boy take of i want all the good games no one else can play them but me! it makes yall look like children im sorry

[@immortalslime2908]

I own a ps5 and pc…couldn’t be happier lol. Very excited to play P5R with mods and super sampling on (if they have that option)

[@yunogasai1338]

The only thing I want on ps5 is ghost wire. I also still don't have the console.

[@shadowdemonzero]

@@hsizzle4502 not as good as it looks on the surface, console exclusives are treated as console sellers, sony and microsoft used to put down big money for some of their biggest exclusives and are more concerned with developing the best possible experience rather than recouping the cost since the idea is people will buy the console for this game and more console sales means more game sales overall. many of the best games ever made are console exclusives for this reason. porting these games over to pc looks good on paper since more people now have access, but in the long term it means there's less incentive to buy the consoles for them, and by extension, less incentive for sony to make the biggest and best game you can to push console sales, especially if they own the rights to the game and are making profit from the pc sales as well. it also means that more games are designed around making them pc friendly which can limit creativity, theres a reason nintendo keeps making weird new hardware like the wiimote or the labo stuff, and the reason is because they can and dont have to worry about how to translate those peripherals onto a PC port

[@UltimateGattai]

@@shadowdemonzero This, it's surprising that people still don't understand exclusives when it's a very simple concept. If everything was on everything, I'd just build the best PC I could and buy nothing else, I have zero incentive to do otherwise.

[@samuelc6246]

I used to buy any new Nintendo, and keep an eye on wat Sony did, make a wishlist, and when a revision of their hardware dropped in price, buy all I wanted for it used and cheap. Now I just look briefly at what they do, what their prices are, think it's insane, look at how much I still have on my Switch, and don't even remotely care that I haven't even seen a real ps5 yet, and can safely say I won't get one, don't miss it. I did get a PSP and a Vita in their time, but they did the Vita, with all of its potential and the few truly great games, so dirty...

[@WellyWonkaDonka]

Sonys first party line up is one tone. They are mainly heavily naughty dog inspired. I don't rate sony personally they have nothing for anyone that doesn't like 3rd person story games. PS4 has very much turned them into a very un consumer friendly company. They are throwing away the good will they have. They also have the issue that most of their big AAA games are horrendously overrated like God of war was. Both these new consoles arent great because of the lack of games. The xbox is better this gen solely because of game pass. Also the acti/bliz thing is showing why Sony are a joke. They have no variety because they chose that they have nothing to in some way replace a call of duty. Where as you look at xbox if they lost anything they have the variety in their first party line up to cover the gaps in some way. Sony don't thus Sony cry and look incredibly pathetic. The big issue is Sony have been very heavily made out to look like the good guy of gaming the last few years and there has always been heavy bias in favor of them the last 10 or so years. You can never really criticise them any where as people jump on you even for valid reasons.

[@connorbutters8479]

Sony now focuses too much on the story driven single player "experience" games. The games just all feel the same. I'm so uninterested in Sony's exclusives now that I got a gaming PC for the first time. I look at TLOU, Horizon and GOW and I just think they look the same and play nearly identically.

[@Nicomanism]

When Japan Studio shut down, along Jim Ryan's takeover as CEO in the Playstation brand ; I lost interest in the PS5 and the brand itself. PS1 & PS2 eras are my favorite eras because of the variety of interesting, unique titles. PS3 had a rocky start - though managed to make a comeback by focusing on fun, quality games. While not as "robust" as what many people say about PS3, I thought I enjoyed it more than 360 on its 1st party exclusives, imports. PS4 also has a lot of interesting titles and its even region free - which is a plus. However, the PS4 is the last console I'll own from Sony. I do hope Jim Ryan gets fired and hires someone similar like Jack Tretton, Shawn Layden ; who not only cares about releasing fun, interesting games - who also cares about the Playstation community - to everyone . Though, who knows. At the end of the day, enjoy what you have. Life is short.

[@djmeagaaim17]

I thought the PS3 was the start of Sony's downfall and mainstream gaming in general.

[@UltimateGattai]

@@djmeagaaim17 I consider it a fumble on Sony's part, but alot of Japanese devs were trying to "westernise" during that gen. The PS4 was still pretty outstanding, I just have little to no interest in the PS5, even my sister asked me why I haven't bought it yet. I just don't see any games worth buying on it, I want the HZD sequel, Ratchet and maybe Ragnarock. But I can get some of those on PC and the others might end up there anyway.

[@Ray.M.12345]

Agreed.

[@BillyReb]

I kind of agree. Im not all that upset by Japan Studio being gone because personally I didnt care about many of their games and wont pretend I did now. I can count on one hand how many games they released that even remotely caught my attention, though I get your point. Theres less variety and way WAY WAAAAY too many remasters and remakes these days. But people keep buying what theyre shoveling out so I dont expect a change any time soon.

[@Zoradeity]

I mostly agree with the "there used to be more variety" point, however, a publisher won't stop making things that sell. As much as I (and apparently a lot folks here) defend games like Gravity Rush, Puppeteer or Knack, they were.. well massive flops. We can complain all we want but voting with your wallet is what actually matters to these companies.

[@hsizzle4502]

the thing is al those games you mentioned are much better than any game they have came out with on the ps5 so whats your point exactly who cares if they didnt selll they were still great games

[@Zoradeity]

@@hsizzle4502 lol, the company that funded those games seemed to care. That's the... point.

[@fishingmule3266]

I think he gave a good example with what Nintendo is doing nowadays. Astral Chain and Bayonetta 2 each barely sold over a million and they consider them worth it. Why? It’s because they want variety, and they’re willing to fund games that make a small profit to fill out their library.

[@q704]

@@hsizzle4502 really??? Knack is better than forbidden west???

[@infinitezion2029]

In the case of Gravity Rush and specifically 2 Sony did the game extremely dirty for some reason. The only noteworthy marketing for 2 was an anime that someone with no knowledge of the series wouldn't care to watch/ know about, and the online portion of the game which was tied to mini games and community challenges got axed without notice and even the team behind the game got done dirty in the end. it was like Sony wanted it to flop so they could discard it as it didn't meet their new standards.

[@SantosOverlord]

not only can you not just buy a PS5, but they keep censoring their games (unless it fills their agenda), forcing partners to censor them, but they are all becoming similar, look at god of war, its boring as shit now

[@mattmysterious866]

it's sad that the creator of gravity rush wants to make a 3rd game but Sony probably doesn't want to do it

[@bufosp]

yeah, Sony under Jim Ryan is a hot pile of garbage.

[@BioAlpha5]

PS3 era Arrogant Sony is back they really need to learn their past mistakes cuz its got the same vibe this gen PS2 on top the world, PS3 suffers PS4 on top the world, PS5 Suffers

[@KatanaRikku]

It’s crazy how it’s back and forth like that

[@thegamingprozone1941]

Ps2 is way better then 4 tho

[@venheartzeil3070]

People don’t support the little games enough. Every time I watch a stream of any game showcase and an indie title no one has heard of pops up the chat goes crazy with saying how bored they are. Console gaming is seemingly all about competition now. The fans created an environment where it’s all about “winning” and events like E3 ran with it. Whoever has the best/most triple A exclusives wins and that’s all the majority of people care about. I can’t blame anyone at Sony for recognizing the landscape and going with it.

[@KatanaRikku]

Yeah it’s sucks but you’re right they didn’t sell that well

[@fojisan2398]

That's what happens when you cater to NPC zoomers who use Tiktok too much

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

Man Gravity Rush 2's had the music and atmosphere akin to a Studio Ghibli film, and the hard-to-master gameplay was miles ahead of anything we have now... If we get a Gravity Rush 3, I can die happy.

[@mjg8899]

Jim Ryan has destroyed the Sony we loved been saying this for a few years now Sony BIGGEST problem is they are losing the PlayStation identity.. i know a lot of people dont like ti here this but "only on PlayStation" was Sonys identy. having games that identify your brand and that let fans kmow that its the ONLY place they can play great games.. this thing of whoring out to PC is jist absolutely fuckn daft

[@DenverStarkey]

i've had a dislike of sony since day one of the OG playstation launching. Sony , did not know if americans would buy their first console , so they hired an all american advertisment and sales team. well that team got the system to fly off shelves. and inside of the first month of the OG playstation launching what did sony give them for their sucessful efforts ??? Sony fired them all and then brought in a japanese team to replace them. A company that fires sucess with no employee loyalty has never deserved respect or money. and i've diliked sony every since.

[@blansongaming]

To be fair not many people look for smaller games at all anymore... and that's the sad part. It's just small game developers aren't getting the smar help they did 10 years ago.

[@peterparker1683]

I agree with almost every point except for PC ports. These companies should be selling you on their services not “””””exclusives””””””. Holding a game hostage behind a low powered console is anti consumer

[@KatanaRikku]

This is true. I do understand that it makes more sense though so overall I don’t have huge problem with it. One of my buds has a PC and the fact that he can play PS games there is great for him so he doesn’t have to waste his money

[@gene6794]

@@KatanaRikku As someone who has a ps5, I’m all for exclusives being given PC ports as it provides more accessibility for playing these games. There’s nothing wrong with options. A lot of console peasants think this is a bad thing.

[@KatanaRikku]

Yeah i know some people get irrationally angry whenever a PC port is announced but yeah in the grand scheme of things its better for everyone

[@gene6794]

@@KatanaRikku Yes they do 😂

[@willmgs3903]

His point still stands though. Why buy a PS5 when you can just play it on PC/Steamdeck?

[@ComradeChyrk]

I felt the same way last Gen. There wasn't that many unique exclusive games imo on ps4. Most were 3rd person cinimatic action games, and while those are fine, it gets dull when it makes up 80% of all first party games. I miss the more experimental Sony during the ps2 and 3 days. I was always hoping for a new star hawk or Warhawks game, or twisted metal on ps4.

[@nemesisfilms4942]

Gaming in general is not the same. It’s all about multiplayer modes and money.

[@rudoka3571]

When they closed Japan Studios, I knew I wasn't going to see Soul Sacrifice and Gravity Rush anymore. This is why I moved to PC, and I made the right choice.

[@evcy]

I never played gravity rush when I was younger but I always seen it. I played it last year for the first time both games and gravity rush two was just phenomenal and is such an underrated title. Only thing that really sucked about it was that the online service was down and you couldn’t get any of the little findable chest to get outfits anymore. Gravity rush quickly became one of my favorite if not one of the best free roam games I’ve ever played. It was just so different from any other free-roaming game I’ve ever played. I love being able to go from place to place just by shifting gravity. I was looking online if they were ever gonna make a third one and I saw the stuff that happened with their company honestly super sad

[@Cleverconveyence]

yeah it's a huge tragedy. capitalism is slowly choking out all innovation and weirdness.

[@lennethomega6731]

Gravity Rush 1 and 2 would be a blessing if brought to pc and current gen consoles, plus a third game in the series.

[@TheBarnaclesHunter]

The creator said himself is interested in developing a 3rd release

[@TheLegendOfNiko]

@@TheBarnaclesHunter Microsoft should buy them out

[@imnotaracistokay]

@@TheLegendOfNiko hell no

[@ken7007]

Everyone that work on GR are gone won't even be the same game anymore the series is done

[@Shameer24]

I think Gravity rush had alot of potential as a franchise so despite being unlikely, hopefully they do release another entrie in the future

[@badconnection4383]

That's the reason behind the "no games" meme we keep seeing regarding the PS5, and honestly, it's true. Too many of modern Playstation's games are story focused and cinematic while having little to do with gameplay. There are exceptions but God of War 2018 strays from the OG trilogy's roots by making everything SO SLOW.

[@zelohendricks51]

Well Kratos IS older tbf

[@MN-jw7mm]

"Maximizing profit with little effot" PlayStation: Has the highest rated exclusives by aggregate scores. PlayStation: Consistently has GOTY winners or at least contenders.

[@philippei2309]

The Last of Us 2 killed Sony for me. Not even Bloodborne 2 will make me buy anything from them

[@jatats7743]

JAPAN STUDIOS has put out some of my personal all time favorite games over their many years in the drivers seat. I wonder where some of these devs ended up going?

[@KatanaRikku]

I know the guy who was the head of Gravity Rush went to make his own studio and he’s working on a game called Slitterhead. Some of the other developers went to Monolith Soft. Good Vibes Gaming has a really good video that explains it.

[@scruber64_]

From what I've heard, some of the devs were hired by Nintendo or some Indie studios. Not sure if that's completely true

[@TheSnoopyclone]

The problem is their user base. Because they focus on technicality of the system, they focus on games that shines light on it. It’s expensive to make games and to make that risk where a game fails means to avoid making those games.

[@billywashere6965]

"Expensive to make games" used to be a valid argument two gens ago, but these days a BUNCH of indie devs are making photorealistic games with just a handful of staff and a basement budget. The cost excuse just doesn't hold up anymore when you have one and two people making games like Bright Memory, which looks like an AAA game at a fraction of the cost.

[@smoothduck7151]

@@billywashere6965 yeah but the executives need their 10th mansion

[@UltimateGattai]

@@billywashere6965 I'm happy with budget or AA games, not everything needs to be a big blockbuster AAA game. Plus talot of the big AAA games feel samey, or we get rehashes ever year (Assassin's Creed/COD are good examples).

[@ichinijay]

Honestly you just nailed what I have been internally thinking and feeling for almost 2 years

[@killzone014]

Completely agree and I hate how they’ve treated anime games like second class, the reason why I’m not getting too bored is because of destiny 2.

[@jacob_le_gris]

I can't support a company that still champions the exclusivity mentality. The gaming industry need to move away from that and it seems Microsoft at least understands this.

[@invaderIRK1]

Japan studios games were some of my absolute favourite

[@prismshock]

Ape escape was my childhood yo, that game was godlike. I definitely miss games like that, and have not bought a PS5 due to lack of original exclusives like this. And when they do make games like that, they are still shooters anyway (Ratchet and Clank)

[@mirai3266]

I have no idea why so many people seem to like these story driven "cinematic experiences" but it's clear Sony found a new audience in them. The closure of Japan Studio was the final nail on the coffin for me, I haven't bought a PS5 nor do I intend to. I'm glad Japan is finally considering PC more this gen, hopefully the freedom it brings to game devs can maybe give us some more unique games that push the boundaries of the video game medium instead of trying to emulate movies.

[@JoJoboiWav]

It's funny how it all started when the company went full western lmao. It confirms my thought, most of western products are super boring, and Sony giving up what used to make them special to only appeal the western audience is the prime example of it. They should've stayed Japanese after all

[@ordohereticus3427]

Those Japanese studio titles may not have been breaking the sort of sales numbers of their western blockbusters, but they weren’t doing badly either - they sold and retained a certain charm. In exchange, they had a diverse offering. Nintendo certainly gets this.

[@xbumblebee1621]

As someone who has owned every PlayStation - I wholeheartedly agree with this. It's felt like Sony has been extremely complacent since about 2017, and it's made gaming in general suffer for it. I really hope Microsoft continues to put pressure on them to be better.

[@enterusername4650]

Yeah but Sony won't freaking allow that. They keep cheating their way back to the top and they keep getting away with destroying any chance for healthy competition.

[@didibus]

@7th Nomad Ya, people also say they're glad Microsoft is putting pressure, but it's not in my opinion, it's making it worse. Microsoft is pushing Sony to compete not with games, but with services and price. The answer is Sony also has to go live service, has to have a streaming service, needs to put games on PC, etc. And the big AAA games Sony been putting out? They're to compete with similarly American focused Microsoft exclusives. Look at the lineup from Microsoft, there's no experimentation at all, almost never has, it's AAA shooters and racers, and now they added Western RPGs to the mix, that's it. The problem, those things sell, people buy up the subscription, they buy up the big western AAA, etc.

[@bacd-nn2lg]

I would love to play Gravity Rush 3.

[@aldingandhira5919]

If they keep putting their exclusive games to PC, Sony gonna be next Sega. They just make games but not console anymore, this could be the dark ages of Sony under JR.

[@nickgennady]

I still can’t even find a ps5. Best Buy always has Xboxes and switch but never ps5. I know there other places to buy but to not be in a mainstream retail stores is crazy. They should have released the console with a que like steam deck. Fuck scalpers.

[@heilong79]

Also they are against Anime style games coming to the west and censor all the fun stuff.

[@KatanaRikku]

It’s rly annoying to see.

[@Adrian-cg9rt]

Most current Sony games are also third person open world semi open world with same things to do for example: GoT, HFW, Days Gone, TLoU2,Ratchet all feel exactly the same with different setting, those look more like Ubisoft's Assassin's Creeds, Watchdogs and Farcries.

[@RhythmGrizz]

I completely agree

[@theorangecandle]

Exactly. I'm sick of people hyping up these games when they are basically just more polished Ubisoft open world games. Spiderman, Horizon and GoT are the same game with different skins.

[@RhythmGrizz]

@@theorangecandle 3rd person cinematic western action game #37

[@historical_radish4069]

It was a tough decision, but I recently transitioned over to Xbox even when I was a life-long PlayStation gamer. It makes me sad as I remember how good PlayStation used to be, however, I have no regrets and love Gamepass and practically unlimited backwards compatibility.

[@Rogokin]

Should not have fired Shaun Layden! Jim Ryan IS cancer to Sony.

[@Jack-nj9pi]

I have such a massive back log i dont even notice as i still tackle my ps4 and portables. But everything u said was spot on the charm and creativity is gone. You legit have to look steam and indie titles to get a small taste of it.

[@RaxonXVI]

Gravity Rush is my favorite PlayStation IP but since Japan Studio is gone I’m done with PlayStation honestly at least for the foreseeable future (the only other PlayStation series I cared about was Jak and Daxter but yeah…)

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

DAMN IT I NEED A FUCKING GRAVITY RUSH REMAKE, OR AT LAST AN REMASTER. FUCK I'LL TAKE A PC PORT JUST PLEASE

[@jefftheindianchief8279]

What I wouldn't give for a legit sequel...

[@Soulspeed68]

Don't worry you'll get a gravity rush movie that has none of the charme of the original games.

[@durandus676]

After what they did to GR3 and the studio, and then the TV show news. I just flat out hope they go under in a swarm of horrible allegations and lawsuits. I LOVE GR and every 3rd party former exclusive getting that former description makes me smile. I would have gotten a 5 JUST for GR3 but now I actively discourage people in my life who are thinking about it especially with PC getting some of the games. I’ve literally helped people get PS2s and old local network multiplayer games, but will tell them too just avoid the modern stuff when asked about what’s good in gaming rn.

[@brooklynballer2455]

I think what’s really sad is both companies not even trying to make their own exclusive original IPs anymore it’s just become buying studios that have made successful franchises and feeding off the success that already exists. They can’t even be bothered to make their own anymore. Buying companies that have games that already exist just to fill their pockets more.

[@leandrooliveira3070]

Amazing video. Sitting here with my PS4 without any sense of urgency to buy a PS5. Will wait for cheaper parts to build a PC later on. Still many games to play on the PS4

[@damnaryuji2742]

Sony is not great this Gen. My biggest issue is the increase of price of games and there is not a lot of them exclusives. Price are higher on this platform than anwhere else. And there is no excuse for that. It's the first time that at 2 years in a life of a console games are still avaible on old gen. So they have no cost of transitioning to a new gen, there are proposing almost no games that use the full potential of there platform and they increase the prices. Bull shit !

[@KatanaRikku]

Right! $70 for GOW when it’s the same content as PS4 but it runs better. This is the slowest start to a console generation I’ve seen

[@jellyface401]

If Nintendo is the one that cares the most about their legacy and they don't do that much effort this days. Imagine everyone else...

[@mattia1026]

Nintendo is the Disney of videogames, it's crystal clear after they move they pulled with the Mario 3D collection, removing it from the store just to create scarcity. Their games are still top notch, heck, generational and genre defining, and I'm a sucker for platform games, but their business practices are extremely anti-consumer, though they've always been to be honest. Nintendo is the chick that was super hot in her prime, has aged like fine wine, and still treats you like garbage in an abusive relationship. Sony is the chick that was even hotter in her prime than Nintendo in her prime, then she got fat (PS3 launch), then got slim again (later years PS3), blooming once more (PS4 launch), then sharply declined and is trying to still look good with tons of make-up (soulless tech-demo 3rd person cinematic games). Microsoft is the chick that's hot, bot not hot, still good reliable as a booty call.

[@pyroflare7774]

Nintendo does NOT give a Frick about their customers if they did they would NOT be forcing a monthly sub just to play older retro games that you could buy and download individually, if anything they see their customers as numbers