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[x Tame Impala]

IF Sony buying FromSoft would give that studio some more more $$$ to beef up their graphics and detail that would be great. I'd be too worried they'd torch the creativity of that studio though. That would also be pretty whack if they bought it and made FS games PS Exclusive.

At this point I'd be happy if console exclusivity went away completely. Nintendo is an exception because their hardware and game design is much different than Xbox/Sony/PC.

Halo possibly being on playstation would be great because it would mean a ton more people playing Halo. I just wish there would be equal concessions from Sony towards xbox. I was gifted a PS5 earlier this year but I otherwise never would've been able to enjoy TLOU 1 & 2, the Spiderman series, etc...Hopefully we start to see less and less exclusive games going forward

 

[The Merchant]

If it increases the chances for a Bloodborne sequel from 0% to even 5%, I'd say it's worth it

 

[syz]

The PlayStation Portal remote player experience to evolve with new system update

PlayStation Plus Premium members will have access to test Cloud Streaming (Beta) for select PS5 games on Game Catalog.

blog.playstation.com

 

[x Tame Impala]

If it increases the chances for a Bloodborne sequel from 0% to even 5%, I'd say it's worth it

Still haven't played Bloodborne. Waiting for the alleged remaster to experience it for the first time with some beefed up graphics.

 

[aleshemsky83]

From is a drop in the bucket within Kadokawa.

I didn’t even realize this would be a manga and anime acquisition. Even worse, considering how trash anime has been since Sony swallowed up crunchyroll and funimation.

 

[PeteWorrell]

This would be the death of dark souls, and probably Sony.

I actually think Microsoft has the right idea regardless of how they’re hurting in the short term. Gaming right now is going away from games and into ecosystem. The new generation doesn’t care about consoles or even games, they care about where their friends are. They hit the mark with helldivers, keep tinkering there.

Aside from that, Sony would destroy from soft with their corporate nonsense

Sony have a much better track record about buying studios and having success than a company like Microsoft.

 

[pistolpete11]

From seems to be able to do whatever the f*** they want. Rebooting Armor Core instead of just pumping out more Elden Ring stuff, for example. Or the rumors I've seen are that their next game is not Elden Ring 2. So I definitely get the worry that new ownership would ruin things.

But at least they already have a relationship with Sony and it resulted in one of my favorite games ever. So that's at least a good sign that they would stay out of the way.

 

[93LEAFS]

Sounds like Kadokawa has received an initial term sheet, and the reason negotiations progressed is they are trying to avoid a hostile takeover from Korean company Kakao. They most likely want to stay Japanese owned.

The main play here is obviously vertical integration in the anime space giving them significantly more control over IPs and publishing, with FromSoft being a bonus for Sony. I believe if it goes through, Sony would control about 84% or so of FromSoft, with Tencent owning the rest. Who knows if one company owning that high a percentage of FromSoft would trigger Sony buying out the remaining shares.

 

[Mikeaveli]

If this acquisition means From Software will have the support of Nixxes on their future PC releases, I support it. Even if it means timed exclusivity. It's been over a decade since the disaster port of Dark Souls 1 and they still can't get it right.

 

[S E P H]

Supposedly some early Black Friday sales going on, you lot can pick up Elden Ring or Person 3 for under thirty American dollars.

Still haven't played Bloodborne. Waiting for the alleged remaster to experience it for the first time with some beefed up graphics.

My friend is a huge FromSoftware nut and he keeps on telling me it's their best game ever. Aesthetics it most definitely is, I love the Halloween setting, but I prefer Elden Ring's gameplay personally.

 

[pistolpete11]

My friend is a huge FromSoftware nut and he keeps on telling me it's their best game ever. Aesthetics it most definitely is, I love the Halloween setting, but I prefer Elden Ring's gameplay personally.

Well....you're both wrong. It's Sekiro.

I'd put Bloodborne pretty easily above Elden Ring, though. What makes Elden Ring great is also what holds it back. Just too big. Unbalanced. In Bloodborne, and especially, especially Sekiro, bosses could be designed around a character being roughly a certain level and having certain weapons.

 

[PeteWorrell]

Well....you're both wrong. It's Sekiro.

I'd put Bloodborne pretty easily above Elden Ring, though. What makes Elden Ring great is also what holds it back. Just too big. Unbalanced. In Bloodborne, and especially, especially Sekiro, bosses could be designed around a character being roughly a certain level and having certain weapons.

I agree with you but that's also the reason why Elden Ring has been their biggest hit: accessibility.

People can struggle against a boss in Elden Ring and go around and do other things and the come back and stomp it. You actually have to learn to play in a game like Sekiro as there is no real way of being overpowered.

 

[pistolpete11]

I agree with you but that's also the reason why Elden Ring has been their biggest hit: accessibility.

People can struggle against a boss in Elden Ring and go around and do other things and the come back and stomp it. You actually have to learn to play in a game like Sekiro as there is no real way of being overpowered.

For sure, but more sales doesn't necessarily mean better quality.

I'm just being a smart ass saying it's wrong to like Elden Ring or Bloodborne more than Sekrio and I'm not trying to be one of those annoying 'git gud' guys. But I appreciate being presented with a challenge and then getting better to overcome that challenge. It's what hooked me on FromSoft games in the first place. Sekiro is the ultimate example of that, but Bloodborne and the Souls games are more or less the same. You could go farm if needed, but if you just keep progressing, you'll be roughly at the level the devs intended.

The "go somewhere else and come back" thing with Elden Ring makes it more accessible, sure, but it makes it nearly impossible for the devs to balance a boss because they have no idea what level a player is going to be. I didn't like having to try and figure out if it's reasonable for me to be fighting this boss at this stage or if I just need to get better. Or being overleveled to the point the boss isn't fun before I even find it. I think it's a flaw of all open world games that focus on combat, so Elden Ring isn't unique in that regard, but it's a flaw nonetheless.

 

[Jovavic]

It's my yearly gripe but I hate how Sony treats it's digital only consumers like second class citizens, the only deals we get are the ones they put up on their store, they don't have cards or codes for sale on Amazon or wherever so we don't get those deals.

 

[S E P H]

Well....you're both wrong. It's Sekiro.

I'd put Bloodborne pretty easily above Elden Ring, though. What makes Elden Ring great is also what holds it back. Just too big. Unbalanced. In Bloodborne, and especially, especially Sekiro, bosses could be designed around a character being roughly a certain level and having certain weapons.

Elden Ring is my first true one. I played about 4-6 hours of Bloodborne, but I wouldn't say I like the linear gameplay. Elden Ring is amazing, though. It's like a playable LOTR game, which is why it is so appealing to me. Not that I am a huge LOTR nerd, but I do appreciate the novels and movies.

 

[PeteWorrell]

It's my yearly gripe but I hate how Sony treats it's digital only consumers like second class citizens, the only deals we get are the ones they put up on their store, they don't have cards or codes for sale on Amazon or wherever so we don't get those deals.

Meanwhile, you see people arguing online about how physical media should just die and to embrace the all-digital future. Some people just like being at the mercy of a giant conglomerate like Sony acting like they will end up benefiting from being sycophants.

 

[pistolpete11]

Elden Ring is my first true one. I played about 4-6 hours of Bloodborne, but I wouldn't say I like the linear gameplay. Elden Ring is amazing, though. It's like a playable LOTR game, which is why it is so appealing to me. Not that I am a huge LOTR nerd, but I do appreciate the novels and movies.

It's a tradeoff. Bloodborne is more linear, but that's why they can balance it better.

Personally, I find open worlds to be kind of tedious and repetitive after a while. Once you get to Atlas Plateau, the open world stuff kind of lost it's luster for me in Elden Ring, too. I also think where Elden Ring shines brightest are the legacy dungeons which are very linear, Bloodborne-esque level design.

 

[robertmac43]

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

They need to go full bore into backing this, unlike the PSVR/PSVR2 and Vita.

Vita was great, but the lack of support and proprietary bullshit it had really killed it.

 

[robertmac43]

December games:

 

[syz]

PlayStation Veteran Shuhei Yoshida Announces Retirement From Sony

Yoshida's last day with the company will be January 15, 2025.

www.gamespot.com

 

[The Merchant]

PlayStation Veteran Shuhei Yoshida Announces Retirement From Sony

Yoshida's last day with the company will be January 15, 2025.

www.gamespot.com

Absolute legend. Shu was one of the very few good ones in such a corporate environment. Hope he enjoys a well-deserved retirement.

 

[robertmac43]

30 Years of Playstation video: