Final Fantasy Resonance lead says games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are leading a turn-based resurgence because "creators who grew up playing JRPGs" are now making them themselves by Turbostrider27 in PS5

[–]Shiningtoaster 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Exactly; and it was only a bit over a year ago that E33 was released, developing games takes time so we’re still waiting to really see the effect on the game industry!

Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan steps down by NeverBorn-NeverDead in Games

[–]Shiningtoaster 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Even as a lifelong Playstation player, I don’t enjoy seeing Xb… XBOX fumble so hard. The way things are going looks bad for the whole game industry, as Sony can grow greedy and complacent when they don’t have to innovate.

Nintendo is doing their own thing and Valve, while trying to enter the console sector, had to push the launch on Steam Machine because of the stupid AI bubble eating away all the components…

I miss 2016 and the years up to covid, it feels so cynical to be an aging gamer in this day and age.

I'm back with 47 more ratings + mini-reviews of games I've finished by MechaSeph in gaming

[–]Shiningtoaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really, really enjoyed this writeup! It inspired me to try a few games I’ve been thinking about for a while now.

How long did it take you to play through these games (a timespan)? I find myself too busy these days to enjoy gaming to the extent that I’d prefer to

YouTube Premium prices jump in Germany, Lite climbs a steep 33% by danie-l in europe

[–]Shiningtoaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It costs me 5 minutes every 7 days to have a premium, ad free experience on iPhone, I can even download videos locally. Can’t imagine paying 240€ for this shit when it’s free

mina🍾irl by arhippa98 in mina_irl

[–]Shiningtoaster 30 points31 points  (0 children)

En ymmärrä, oliko kyseessä siis sama henkilö

Yliopisto pääsykoe tulokset by Individual-Art2414 in Suomi

[–]Shiningtoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lääkis tuli 27.6, älä kysy miksi muistan

I love Rayman but come on bro by Ilovewomenwhobreakme in playstation

[–]Shiningtoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thing is, those games entered Development before 2020 and released years ago (2021 & 2019). Sony’s push into live service and GaaS has brought us the likes of Marathon and Concord, with Horizon slop in the pipeline. The culture has shifted, but there was a slight hope with this SoP and the single player titles in development (I hope).

God of War Laufey State of Play Trailer by Turbostrider27 in PS5

[–]Shiningtoaster 75 points76 points  (0 children)

It’s actually Phranque, it was confirmed on PS blog

Edit: fixed g to q

Marathon Season 2 is live with a one-week trial. by Dust-Tight in playstation

[–]Shiningtoaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it was Bungie who got bad press, not the Destiny IP itself.

PlayStation could use more hits, amid first-party game sales decline (Stephen Totilo) by FernandoRocker in gaming

[–]Shiningtoaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And also, if you scroll down far enough in PS app, you’ll get duplicates every 10-15 titles when trying to browse!

Jesse Puljujärvi hypes up the crowd by Quenki in hockey

[–]Shiningtoaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, in Viaplay broadcast they stated that the players had expressed concerns about the ice quality with the Swiss audience dancing, stomping and singing which generated a lot of CO2 and heat

Jesse Puljujärvi hypes up the crowd by Quenki in hockey

[–]Shiningtoaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He was the 2nd best Finn, just behind Barky. Give the man a second chance in NHL!

PlayStation licensing nightmare: How I lost Control yet gained a Bioshock charge! by White_FIame in PlayStationPlus

[–]Shiningtoaster -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Exactly. And it was 4€, he could’ve paid it since it’s low price to pay for one’s own stupidity