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@beltmenot this is the ripoff of that game

@LavenderShroud They last reported the numbers in 2012, stopped manufacturing in 2014, but they'd still be selling unsold units after that date. 5 million isn't that unreasonable in the markets like India where Sony started focusing on in the later years.

A homebrew Dreamcast disc would've been more fitting, but this is cool in and of itself.

I don't really think there's anything really to worry about here, at least in regards to the prospect of PS exclusivity. Kadokawa are quite a multimedia company, having fingers in many pies. Sony have also demonstrated with the Bungie acquisition that they aren't above owning gaming studios which aren't part of the PlayStation Studios family. It would be in Sony's best interests to allow Kadokawa's gaming entities to exist as is, much of their output is specifically Japan focused, and sells better on Nintendo. Let's not forget they've been getting into shipping games on PC and even Switch.

Unless proven otherwise, I would imagine Kadokawa will largely operate independently, much like Bungie were supposed to do until they started losing massive amounts of cash.

@IceClimbersMain Resolution isn't even maxed, prior to this patch the collection ran MGS2 and 3 at 720p, with a bilinear upscale to 1080p. Switch is running these games at the same resolution as the PS3 versions, with the framerate cut in half.

The smoothing filter

@TheMainMii That unlikely third option sounds the most likely to me idk. I'm not sure I can see them doing Metal Sonic right after Shadow, it might be too derivative to have another "Sonic, but evil" character - and if they follow the current characterisation, he'd be mute and thus a downgrade. Silver has a bit of a different angle as a rival character, and I think they know they have to introduce Amy ASAP after this.

Amy did play a key role in Silver's development in 06 so it'd fit imo. If they really want to delve deeper into the cast they could possibly make Blaze the princess in the story too, have a blend of the 06 and Rush storylines.

In this economy? Treat the fact that they never increased prices mid cycle like the competition as the closest equivalent to a price cut.

Arkham Origins WHEEEEEN!?

@LikelySatan Very brief, but the opening of the trailer is footage from 2.

I wouldn't exactly call it random. Advertising your music streaming service on another music streaming service is quite the deliberate move.

@Zeebor15 KojiPro announced it, not 505. They didn't have full control before. They had a special deal where they were allowed to port the game to PC if they found another publisher (due to it coming before Sony's own efforts on PC). Text on trailers state that Sony owned the Death Stranding trademark.

Yeah a lot of people had figured out it was almost certainly her eventually, hence the story of one fan giving her a copy to sign, but it's nice to finally have the official confirmation ahead of the remake.

Take Two and indie/AA games were never a good fit. Hopefully the new owner is an improvement.

@Mgalens 30 second load screen for a level that barely lasts a minute, yipee!

@Lady_rosalina It didn't get everything, but there were plenty of heavy hitters either at the same time as other systems, or not that much later. DOOM, Wolfenstein, NBA 2K and EA FC for sports fans, a lot of Japanese titles, etc.

@Samalik So?

@Mrkittyhead Genuinely how does the Switch not have Dark Souls 2 at the bare minimum

I never understood why anyone thought it wouldn't be.

@Serpenterror Sonic is big here in the UK man, I always see kids rocking the merch.

@Buizel it is pretty cool to see the mid level zone transitions operate flawlessly on the Switch. It can look a bit grainy in portable, but there's a lot more visually going on compared to Forces and Frontiers and still holds up solidly.

Kind of funny that the "significantly longer" load times they show are about 7-8 seconds. Definitely longer than the others but perfectly acceptable, it's not like the Sonic Colours Ultimate load times on Switch.

I don't think they mentioned specifics about Shadow Gens resolution on Switch. I would've been interested to see that.

@ottoecamn I wouldn't consider Xenoblade 2's english version being unchanged. Yeah they kept the boobas but the dialogue was mucked up.

@Thomystic you should've noticed it was a minor typo, with 9 and 0 being next to each other on a keyboard.

Xenoblade X Wii U - 2015
Xenoblade X NSW - 2025

I've been saying for years they would release this in 2025 to match the 10th anniversary. Happy to be correct!

@VoidofLight "Plus Asian tourists tend to be more respectful whilst American tourists are usually singled out as the group that isn't."

Genuinely hilarious comment, as if Chinese tourists don't have one of the worst reputations in Japan.

I'm expecting Pac Man World 2 Repac and SoulCalibur 7 were two others that got gutted. I wouldn't even entertain the possibility of another Klonoa getting greenlit to be cancelled.

@axelhander Very true. More cruel than just firing someone, you just make them feel worthless and isolated at work until they can't take it anymore and leave of their own accord, all so the company can say they didn't fire you - you resigned!

@YaGirlSkyByte It's exactly what is being said in the article, I'm thinking people aren't reading here.

Yeah this felt obvious. Who else were FIFA going to turn to for the license? 2K? Konami already has a football game out. But this is still kind of wild to see it, given the history between FIFA and PES.

Hey it's Iwata's Quality of Life project!

Devs seem to be the same as those Nickelodeon kart racers, and the DreamWorks one. The first Nick game was pretty bad, but apparently the follow ups were quite solid. It would be funny if it happened again and the Looney Tunes Sports 2 turns out as a banger.

@HammerGalladeBro They said the game is a bit shorter than the original Generations. How much shorter is a mystery, there's looking to be around 7 zones (before this DLC) as opposed to 9 in the original, but also an open world hub, more story focus and the levels are longer in length too (First stage is like 5-6 minutes compared to Green Hill being 2-ish minutes). I'm guessing it'll be as long as Sonic Forces was - 4 to 5 hours - with Sonic Generations being closer to 10, including side content.

Like Forces, this would probably be a $40 game by itself, but they threw in a Sonic Generations "remaster" (more of a port with some small new additions) to bump it up to $50 - $60 with the Deluxe Edition.

@MirrorFate2 I get what you mean but this is the one game where it would make sense to bring them back, and they aren't gonna stick around after this game is over. It's an interesting opportunity for characterisation. Imagine someone close to you died, eventually you learn to move on from the grief, but then years later that person shows up alive, exactly as you remembered them - how would you react?

@Bratwurst35 You're not wrong about Keanu, though he has carved out a niche for himself where he can excel with that limited range. Personally I think a character like Shadow can fit into that niche, but that's just me. Not my first choice for the role but I can dig it.

@larryisaman Yeah I mean if consumers can tell and understand the difference between an iPhone 14 and 15, a Samsung Galaxy S21 to S22, PS4 to PS5, etc. they can understand the difference between a Switch and Switch 2. This was never a problem for the Game Boys and DS/3DS.

A lot of you guys don't remember why the Wii U was a failure (it's not because it "looked physically similar" to the Wii lol).

Yeah I got that impression when I played the demo months ago.

@Maubari No, I don't think we will be doing that. Nintendo have never had a handheld that flopped. 3DS looked like a DS too.

@LadyCharlie I don't know if this really has any bearing on whether or not an announcement is imminent. Anyone still buying a Switch this late probably isn't fussed about wanting the new thing if they waited this long, and the existence of new hardware is already officially confirmed, we just haven't seen the thing yet.

@Maubari Yeah there's a shot later in the trailer with Tails flying out of it and you can see some of looks like moustache looking protrusions in the back. That's what convinced me this is meant to be the film's equivalent to the ARK.

I'm not surprised they'd make the ARK a bit smaller here. Given the relatively grounded world of the films so far, a moon sized colony being secretly built by the US government in the 70s might be too out there - so far the more fantastical elements have come from the "aliens" and not humans. The question is, what is it doing beneath London exactly?

@Maubari The ARK is there, it's that thing rising up from the Thames. It's just not a massive space colony this time, more of a regular space station/ship.

@KITG_GROUP @Carck I was about to say this. People love pretending they only make Sonic, Yakuza and Persona but they regularly release other titles, and they've announced revivals of multiple 90s era IP which you think would make people satisfied but apparently not.

@FullMetalWesker No that's definitely the real boxart. The remaster added Dante and Funky Kong, you must have missed those substories.

It's fitting that they concluded the series with Tokyo 2020, Japan being the birthplace of both franchises. The series had a good run overall, decent first game, excellent Wii follow ups, the quality dipped on Wii U, but went back up for the final entry.

@AdolBannings-Laylee You're getting an actual campaign. At least 4 zones (probably a few more than that, plus that DLC later on if you get the deluxe edition) with 2 acts each and a hub world in the style of one of the islands from Frontiers, multiple boss fights.

Not at all what any of us were expecting, but a new Famicom Detective Club game after so many years is pretty cool to be honest.

10% of people are overdramatic.

@larryisaman It's entirely possible they rebooted after Ancel's retirement. This kind of scope creep was a problem for his other vapourware project, PS4's WiLD. He seemed to insist on having his games become these massive experiences, and I could see the team narrowing the focus once he departed if only so they could actually have something to release.

Asking once again for Cold Steel 1 and 2 English.

Good. The ones we got before sucked, the first one was the only one with any important details. I'd be content if we didn't get anymore.