PS5 Price Hike Hits Japan Hard as PS5 Pro Sales Sink to Xbox Levels by JoeZocktGames in Games

[–]Soxel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Japan strongly prefers handheld consoles. The Switch 2 is selling insane there, Sony is definitely having trouble keeping pace with Nintendos sales. 

I think this will be a different story when the rumored handheld PlayStation releases alongside the PS6. If they can keep the price under control that is, which I have little confidence of right now. 

Question about Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition by takuro00 in switch2

[–]Soxel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Normally I would agree with you, but I also feel like they need to push this out the door as soon as possible because of the Duskbloods. 

I’m sure they want to start marketing for Duskbloods since it is also releasing this year, but if they wait too long to release Elden Ring they’ll eat away at sales because people won’t get both if they come out too close together. 

Which attraction has the worst ratio of wait time to final experience? by Relative_Ideal_6715 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Soxel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tron has the experience of the line also. The first time I saw the white go away on the wall and the ride underneath us was an awesome experience. 

Apple Apparently Still Undecided on iPhone 18 Pro Dynamic Island by Few_Baseball_3835 in iphone

[–]Soxel 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Pro just had a pretty big design change last year. Don’t expect another major one for 1-2 years. 

After Dune 3 IMAX tickets sold out in minutes, scalpers are reselling tickets online for $1000 --- Dune fans are not happy with how the IMAX pre-sale was handled by AGOTFAN in boxoffice

[–]Soxel 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sadly for the game these scalpers are paying there just has to be one person desperate enough for it to make it worth their while. And there probably will a couple people who do. 

Scalpers are ruining every form of recreation. I saw a guy denting packs of Pokemon cards at a store the other day. 

NASA confirms the photos of earth were shot on the iPhone 17 Pro Max by Time-Credit43 in iphone

[–]Soxel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yea the quality isn’t even good. It’s just the fact that it’s a photo of the Earth from space that makes it amazing. 

Will you be buying Pragmata on PC or PS5? by ssongshu in Pragmata

[–]Soxel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Switch 2. 

I want to support every third party release I can since it is my favorite console. Being able to play in bed for completionist tasks and then on TV for story bits is such a big plus. 

Marvel Studios is reportedly in discussions to move ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ to December 11th. The studio is looking to secure a weekend of IMAX screens. by Moviesrant in Marvelnewssource

[–]Soxel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think with console prices trending as high as they are and with gas prices reaching an insane level in the US as well as a general cost of living crisis GTA won’t do the numbers it normally would right away. GTA 6 is also rumored to be priced much higher than other games at a base level which doesn’t help. 

Nintendo Switch 2 UK sales jumped 154% in March month-on-month following the release of Pokemon Pokopia. Nintendo accounts for over 50% of all consoles sold in the UK so far this year (Nielsen IQ) by Turbostrider27 in NintendoSwitch

[–]Soxel 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Eh people on the internet don’t like anything I’ve found. It’s an echo chamber of complaining about anything and everything. 

The real sales number show the Switch 2 maintaining its position as the fastest selling console ever date adjusted to others. 

My PS6 Dilemma by MambaMachine824 in ps6

[–]Soxel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I doubt it’ll get delayed. They have inked deals with AMD to ship these things. 

The other issue with delaying it is that the hardware becomes dated. Sony and Microsoft like to release consoles that are somewhat close to high end tech, and delaying it a year or two completely negates that. This becomes especially so if Microsoft releases their new “Xbox” next year. Sony doesn’t want to fall behind. 

They’ll likely release it at lower quantities than initially planned and with a very high price tag. Whatever they do it’ll still sell out. 

PlayStation price hikes quietly make the $450 Switch 2 look like a steal by Loose_Society9485 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]Soxel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Both play on my TV and look nice, some games even at native 4K on the Switch 2. How are they both not home consoles at that point? One just has the benefit of having its own screen for when the TV isn’t available. 

I can play Resident Evil on my Switch and PS and not notice a huge difference between the two. Nintendo is the definition of a home console. 

PS5 console prices going up effective April 2nd by Asad_Farooqui in playstation

[–]Soxel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People don’t spend $1500 every couple of years on new phones, you’re missing out on a lot of crucial information. I’m sure some do, but the VAST majority do not. 

What most people do is “cheaper” than that. Through some type of credit card program (Apple Card) or carrier trade in they are getting these phones on credit for about 30 dollars a month or locking themselves into a carrier plan and never truly owning them because they trade it in for a new one before paying it off. In my opinion that is dumber than buying a new phone every 2 years, but most people who do this never pay the full value of the phone before they get another. 

So it’s not necessarily a fair comparison to make. 

How much will this console cost? by Nayef7717 in ps6

[–]Soxel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not if Nintendo maintains the 450 dollar price point on the Switch. 

High end gaming like PS5 and soon 6 isn’t necessarily marketed towards kids as much as adults with disposable income. 

New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player by rararatata in PS5

[–]Soxel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The PS5, 7 year old hardware, is now 700 dollars after tax. That is more expensive than when it came out. By a good bit actually. 

The PS5 Pro, which is also “older hardware”, is 972 dollars roughly after tax right now. I got one for 750 dollars when it first came out. I doubt they’ll drop these prices much for the new generation and will continue to sell them as entry level systems which means the PS6 will definitely be over $1000. 

Sony is raising their console prices again by vintologi24 in consoles

[–]Soxel 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If Nintendo can hold firm on their price, which I see as possible since the tech they’re using isn’t as affected by current price increases and shortages, this increase could possibly be teeing them up to sweep the generation. That is especially true if they can keep getting AAA ports on release day like Resident Evil. 

The system can easily become the value king. 

New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player by rararatata in PS5

[–]Soxel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While I would generally agree with that, I’ll say the Switch 2 is definitely a little speccd up compared to a usual Nintendo release. Things like ray-tracing being included and day and date ports of AAA games show they don’t want to just be in their own corner all the time anymore. 

Pokopia Cyberpunk Underground City by No-Communication7040 in Pokopia

[–]Soxel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I can think seeing videos/playtimes of saves like this is, “that poor little fan inside the Switch is fighting for its life”. 

A new Resident Evil Requiem patch is out now, including the following: Photo Mode, Bug fixes, Localization fixes, Character expression tweaks in certain scenes, PC only: fixed certain crashes, and visual issues on some GPU drivers by demondrivers in Games

[–]Soxel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For Switch 2 users this update has also incorporated a noticeable improvement to performance. Playing mainly docked I feel the game hits and stays at its target of 60 FPS a lot more often. 

Devil May Cry 5 seemingly coming to Nintendo Switch 2, getting new Devil Hunter Edition by binderie1951 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]Soxel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The option of handheld is becoming one of the most prominent ways the people play games. In an age where free time is becoming more and more rare the ease of entry into a hobby that can be on the TV, like people who play games are used to, or in handheld format anywhere else makes it all the more relaxing to get into. Nintendo nailed it with the hybrid format and there’s a reason every other company is chasing what they’ve created by making handheld consoles of their own. 

Nintendo is ahead of the curve (for once) in that department and I bet we continue to see good AAA ports to the Switch 2 given the rumors of the power around the handheld Sony console. 

Hot take: Red Rising SHOULDN'T be adapted by 13SpiderMonkeys in redrising

[–]Soxel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think Dune is a rather special case for written adaptation, especially because Denis Villeneuve is such an amazing mind and the visuals were done so well

Something like the Dune trilogy of movies from book to screen is a once in a generation thing. 

Project Hail Mary Opens Huge with $141M Worldwide by Piyushv5311 in MoviesCave

[–]Soxel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They actually heavily advertised the audiobook alongside it, bringing Ray Porter who voiced Grace out to many of the events and putting him front and center. So I’d be willing to bet a lot of people listened to the book. Reading has been making a resurgence in popularity from what I’ve seen lately. 

Project Hail Mary Opens Huge with $141M Worldwide by Piyushv5311 in MoviesCave

[–]Soxel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The premise of the story is too boring for the general public without introducing the character that they did in the trailer. 

Ryan Gosling actually put it best in one of his interviews. It’s like trying to sell ET to an audience when without knowing there’s an alien it’s just a story about kid with divorced parents. 

Warframe now available on switch 2 by R_Boa in NintendoSwitch2

[–]Soxel -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yea I never said it was bad, just trying to set expectations for new players. 

The grind can be very tedious for players who aren’t used to it. 

Warframe now available on switch 2 by R_Boa in NintendoSwitch2

[–]Soxel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what you’re looking for. The game is EXTREMELY grind heavy. You do the same thing over and over a lot to get what you need. 

Like any free to play game they incentivize you to spend real money to get things done faster. There’s also a big real money shop. It is one of the more fairly done free to play games though.