@8biteric I went old school. I spent the last week reversing one of my biggest gaming regrets and buying a Wii and all of the games I could remember that I previously had so I’ve spent the last few days playing Super Mario Galaxy
It’s really sad watching Sony destroy its own legacy and reputation before our eyes🚀
For as long as I’ve been gaming, Sony PlayStation was always synonymous with gaming and fun, and yet somehow this generation was a colossal disappointment, and ending physical games is the nail in the coffin
✅Abysmal first party line-up
✅Barely any innovation
✅Risk-averse development
✅Little communication
✅Condescending attitude towards fans
✅Pushing for live service and failing
✅Acquiring studios, including Bungie, and then shutting many down, or producing nothing of value even years later
And now the future with PS6 looks like:
✅Speculated overpriced ~$1000 console
✅Likely years of cross/gens like PS5
✅No ownership
✅No physical discs
✅Potentially higher prices
✅A monopoly is seemingly in the making
✅Region locked codes in boxes
✅Playing at the mercy of a digital storefront and its network capabilities, customer support and “access” that can end at any time without compensation
I don’t think there’s a way back for Sony to earn back the respect they’ve lost, no matter what they do with PS6.
Unless they overturn the decision against physical games, fire their CEOs and apologize, and maybe even then many people will still feel skeptical because they really showed us who they are, and there’s no “sorry” to undo seeing the truth.
And this doesn’t make me happy, because a staple in gaming, whether it makes money or not, has lost its untouchable status and near universal respect and love, with their own hands.
NO DISC 💿 NO BUY
Yoko Taro is disappointed in the plan to end physical game media, and he once suspected that even if gaming becomes all-digital, limited edition discs would still be made, and he’s surprised he turned out wrong🚀
“Personally, I'm saddened by the loss of physical media, but that's just the way things are going.
As keeping control of physical distribution has its advantages compared to just releasing games on Steam etc..etc.
I thought that in the future, even if digital game downloads were pushed, there would still be expensive limited editions (like what we see with CDs). Seems I was wrong”
NO DISC 💿 NO BUY