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[SwamiLeoni]

Ongbol giving his seal of approval for The First Berserker is a good sign. He said it was challenging and fun and liked the action.

 

[rikwebb]

 

[Fraz]

Helldivers 2 is awesome but the matchmaking is fucked atm, only managed to find a couple of games with other players, hoping they fix this soon, the games too hard to solo at a decent difficulty level.

 

[rikwebb]

Release date for the Kojima Doc confirmed

 

[Valhoven]

Loved the interview. Thanks.

 

[Valhoven]

Healthy mission statement amongst PS family studios amid potential industry shakeups, reports Push Square team after Bend interview:



One of the big talking points emerging as part of Microsoft’s rumoured switch in strategy is that a reduction in competition could result in complacency from PlayStation and its army of first-party developers. The issue, according to some, is that if Xbox were to abandon its own hardware – which, for the record, isn’t what any speculation is suggesting – Sony would have no real reason to compete.

This is nonsense, of course, because PS5 and PS4 will always face intense competition from not just Nintendo, but also all forms of entertainment, like Netflix, Spotify, and so on. Sony is fighting for your free time, and whether Xbox is in the race or not, it’s going to need to continue making compelling products in order to earn it.

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[Valhoven]

You love to see it:



Helldivers 2 has over 118,000 concurrent players on Steam right now

User rating has climbed to ‘mostly positive’ and keeps going higher

PlayStation has a big hit on their hands

 

[SwamiLeoni]

Dropping March 1st. Free demo on the store.

 

[rikwebb]

Helldivers 2 has sold a million copies already

Arrowhead CEO / Creative Director of HD2

 

[Valhoven]

U MUHFUHHHHHHKAHHH!!! Lol...

 

[SwamiLeoni]

Can’t wait to pick up Helldivers when I get back from business travel.

I played the Mobius Machine demo. There’s a lot to like about it if you’re into stick shooter MV’s. Some of the platforming was also kind of unique. What caught me off guard was that the tone of soundtrack seems completely at odds with the vibrant cartoony style the game offers. The music is dark and brooding while the game looks like Mario Bros. It was really strange.

 

[Zazen]

Can’t wait to pick up Helldivers when I get back from business travel.

I played the Mobius Machine demo. There’s a lot to like about it if you’re into stick shooter MV’s. Some of the platforming was also kind of unique. What caught me off guard was that the tone of soundtrack seems completely at odds with the vibrant cartoony style the game offers. The music is dark and brooding while the game looks like Mario Bros. It was really strange.

This game is out in 2 days. Another Metroidvania that looks promising. Also a PS5 console exclusive. I think this is more of my style, I’m digging the art and music.

 

[Valhoven]

This game is out in 2 days. Another Metroidvania that looks promising. Also a PS5 console exclusive. I think this is more of my style, I’m digging the art and music.

Cool find! Never even heard of this.

 

[SwamiLeoni]

This game is out in 2 days. Another Metroidvania that looks promising. Also a PS5 console exclusive. I think this is more of my style, I’m digging the art and music.

Yup, this one probably got the most praise at Next Fest among the other MVs I read about. The only real complaints came from people who thought it was just too busy. Personally, I love it. It’s a feast for the eyes. But I could see how it could turn some off.

 

[SwamiLeoni]

Thought this was pretty dope
Sauce

 

[Valhoven]

Pulse Elite lands next Wednesday:

 

[TribalDrumz]

Pulse Elite lands next Wednesday:

How much , I kinda want the earbuds

Edit: 150 for elite headphones 200 for earbuds. Hmm decision time

 

[mixmastermo]

U MUHFUHHHHHHKAHHH!!! Lol...

Looks great. Is it better to pla in a group? If so is is eas enough to find players to fill out a team?

 

[mixmastermo]

I mean, these are more in a sword and board or platformer-puzzler vein, TBH. I'll keep an eye out for you and try to remember something with back slashes, wall latching, smoke bombs, traps, and the like. Ninja biz is top, no question. Shuriken-whirling game Shinobi from SEGA was a fave when I was coming up.

I like those games too. Here's three of my favorite from the last few years.





Also looking forward to picking this up later in the summer.

So even though the new Prince of Persia isn't a ninja game, there's enough ninja shit to satisfy me. Played the demo and I will definitely get the full version when it goes on sale.

Ubisoft puts their stuff on sale often...

 

[rikwebb]

Some bits from the FY23 (September - December 2023) Q3 report https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/archive.html

* 8.2m PS5's shipped in the quarter (7.1m in FY22 Q3)
* 54.8 PS5's shipped overall vs 57.1m PS4's in same time frame
* 16.4m shipped this FY so far , 65% of target for FY (was 25m now adjusted to 21m)
* 89.7m PS4/PS5 full games sold , 3.7% YOY increase , 16.2m was First Party games (-22% compared to FY22 Q3 20.8m)
* Spider-man 2 passed 10m sold by February 4th 2024

Outlook for next years FY compared to FY23