Sony State of Play August 2020 - roundup

Coming from a huge PlayStation fan, they REALLY need to just completely ditch the focus on Godfall. Looks like garbage.

 

>The new Hitman game will have a PSVR mode. Play the whole trilogy in VR.

Wow! That sounds awesome. I really hope it isn't a PSVR "exclusive" like the Resident Evil 7 vr mode.. That would be a big let down.

No other games showcased here have me interested, unfortunately. Maybe Crash 4 will be good but I'm holding back hope until it releases.

 

I am happy to see that Temtem will be released for the PS5, I am having a lot of fun with the game on the PC, even more than the recent Pokémon. But now I'm curious... won't it be released on PS4 anymore ?, I don't intend to get a PS5 anytime soon and I intended to migrate my progress from PC to PS4 as soon as it was released.

 

It's right there in the name... VR Mode. What were you expecting? VR without VR?
That's just First Person Mode.

 

this is Pathetic, i think ill buy an Xbox Series X first and when Sony has something worth playing, ill invest

BloodBorne on Ps4 was the highlight, Demons Souls Remake is nice, but i still want an original game or a followup to Bloodborne

they dont even have a God of War game yet, Pathetic

 

As Chary said, The PSVR mode for RE7 never made it to PC. The only offical way to play RE7 in VR is on a PS4. It sucks because it's already made, they just locked it to PSVR only.

If they make it PSVR exclusive, then we won't be able to play it in VR on PC. They would literally just leave that VR mode out of the PC version, like RE7.

 

Isn't it a gacha game? I wouldn't support this kind of practice on console even if it just loot box for cosmetic, left alone actual gameplay impact like character.

 

Oof, such a misstep making it F2P and also dumbing it down so it's playable on mobile. So much of my hype gone just like that.

 

Cr4sh, Genshin Impact and Godfall. Neat.

 

It's likely a timed thing like CTR. It's just to get past ESRB ratings

 

speaking of ctr there isnt a pc port yet for some wild reason

 

Especially after the shitshow which is ctr nf

 

They are likely holding back a GoW announcement. Though the game may not be ready for launch.

 

I read about Genshin Impact after seeing this roundup because it got me interested and was releasing on PC, but then dreaded when I heard it was F2P. I then read that a bunch of other people were talking about the other game the same devs made, Honkai Impact 3, and they said that although the game was also F2P, it was very F2P friendly. Apparently it is possible to clear everything in that game being solely F2P, and being P2W only gets you stuff faster instead of it being truly exclusive. If Genshin Impact is also F2P friendly, I will be happy. I'm going to play it anyway on release because why the heck not? It's FREE!

 

Normally I'd say that's not an issue, but games like these seem to be designed to deliberately waste your time in order to gate the ACTUAL experience behind a paywall. You can have a look at gameplay for yourself:



I have no idea why the run/walk speed would need to be so painfully slow unless there's a speed boost you can pay for (which is likely temporary). Additionally, you have to press a key/button for each set of materials/currencies that pop out of chests, when there's no reason why "collect all" shouldn't be an option. I'm betting that's another benefit you have to pay for. There's no excuse for this from a design standpoint. If you're going to keep free players from accessing basic features and functionality, then it's obvious you don't want them playing your game to begin with, and you should switch to a pay-once model like every other game.

The trailer did a good job of making it look like a superior version of BotW, but gameplay footage makes it look more like a bargain bin version of WoW.

 

Honestly, I don't really have a problem with pressing a pickup button for every item, because a ton of games, including BOTW, are like that. The only issue I had was that the sound effect was super annoying. Run speed didn't seem that bad, and the footage showed a teleport waypoint, so we at least know fast travel options exist. Plus gliding basically took no stamina. She went from the top of that building to a spot like a kilometer away and didn't even use 1/4. For a free game, this is more than enough for me, even if just to pass time. It's not like I have anything else on the horizon for Fall 2020.

 

Meh, to each their own I suppose. Personally I'd choose something like PSO2 over this, but I guess you could do worse (*cough* *cough* Fortnite).

 

Another shi*** conference. Both Microsft and Sony doing amazing job to prevent us from buying new generation console.