@naranciagaming not to defend gta6 but like, alot of games are finished “hot out of the oven”, some games are finished literally 3 weeks off from launch, even Schreier says this
@TheNCSmaster My entire FYP is either people just dick sucking rockstar or treating GTA6 like its hitler reborn, im starting to think this entire thing is some bizarre part of marketing to get people talking about 24/7, genuine levels of psychosis i havent seen for a game.
@TheNCSmaster imo it should’ve been 0 exclusives but gamers parasocial relationships with brands is what got us here with the industry’s issues anyways so.
Sony wants to abandon fans? Let's give them a small taste of their own medicine!
Together with other creators we call for a 1 week #PSBlackout in August. No logins, no play sessions, no purchases on any of Sony's platforms.
@TheNCSmaster People kinda dont want to admit this but Japan Studio died in the PS4 gen, putting out 2 mediocre Knack games, a Gravity Rush sequel that took 5 years, and TLG which took 10 years. They had the worst dev times out of any studio.
Their best successes got spun off and still exist
@TheNCSmaster While i dont plan to stick with Sony after this, i will keep buying physical PS5 games, i dont even sub to PS+ or anything. I think the only game ill buy off the ps store is GTA6 and thats about it really.
More reports why Sony is trying to end physical discs:
- They want to cut out the middle man, to make more profit per sale (like remove walmart cuts etc)
- Sony thinks the fanbase will not switch platforms, they can do what they please without losing fans
- They are convinced by ignoring this issue, they fans will just accept the changes and convert to 100% digital with time.
- Sony thinks they are "too big to have commination with fans". Talking to fans has no margin benefit, so they refuse to address fans and will keep doing so
I have lost all trust and goodwill with PlayStation, no words what is happening right now. Horrible company
@catgirlprostate Cartridges are crazy expensive and are still slower than the internal storage/microSD express. IIRC some devs skipped cartridges for physical switch 2 releases because they didnt find the speeds ideal for the game.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND:
We have to talk about the physical vs digital data, A LOT of people still buy Physical games on PS5.
More than you think, like WAY MORE! Please read and understand what Sony is doing it trying to FORCE DIGITAL games! IMO this should not even be legal:
- FY2025 Full Year (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026) = the digital to physical split was 78%/22%.
But this does NOT tell the whole story. Because this is all games sold, not all games that have physical copies and digital! So majority of the 78/22 split don't even have physical, let's look at some real numbers from leaks and stats we have:
From Insomniac Leak:
- God of War Ragnarök: 76% Physical / 24% Digital
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: 63% Physical / 37% Digital
- Astro Bot: 55% Physical / 45% Digital
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: 54% Physical / 46% Digital
- Assassin's Creed Mirage: 49% Physical / 51% Digital
- Resident Evil 4 Remake: 45% Physical / 55% Digital
- Hogwarts Legacy: 44% Physical / 56% Digital
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor: 40% Physical / 60% Digital
UK / Europe Retail Data (GSD – 2023/2024):
- Astro Bot: 55% Physical (UK) / and 60% Physical (Europe) – 2024
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: 54% Physical (UK) – 2023
- Assassin's Creed Mirage: 49% Physical (UK) – 2023
- Hogwarts Legacy: 45% Physical (UK) – 2023
- Resident Evil 4 Remake: 45% Physical (UK) – 2023
- Horizon Forbidden West: 51% Physical (UK) – 2022
People still buy a lot of physical games on PS5, especially when it's SINGLE PLAYER GAMES. When it's more mp then it goes down to more digital. But please don't just listen to the 78%/22% split, those numbers are overall numbers and don't represent the full story AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE!
Because it's not a fair comparison since all games don't have a physical copy or eventually stop printing it. They are trying to paint a narrative to control prices and take ownership from you, that is the truth and spread it!
@ZhugeEX Its not even a “boycott” for me, it just means i straight up cant afford the system. Not being able to play my physical games on the shiny new console and having to rebuy them is just a major dealbreaker for me.
@Lucas7yoshi_RS Idk i feel like we need to see more of the game, RDR2 and GTAV did the exact same stuff and it turned out that content was absolutely not worth paying extra for.
R* intentionally didnt release gameplay so they can make the Ultimate edition seem like substantial content.