The Friday letters web page blames Sony for the decline of Bungie, as one reader thinks they’ve guessed the key of Super Mario on Switch 2.
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I used to be contemplating shopping for Doom: The Dark Ages however was shocked to seek out that the sport is £70 on PC. I do know it’s that on console too however usually PC games are at the very least £10 cheaper, though I’m undecided why. So we’ve acquired a recreation that’s single-player solely, may be crushed in round 13 hours, and will not be solely essentially the most expensive a console recreation may be however the identical on PC too. How many various methods can Bethesda discover to place me off shopping for the sport?
I’m wondering if that is an try by Microsoft to push folks in direction of paying for Game Pass, however I can guarantee them that isn’t going to work on me. I’ll simply purchase the sport on Black Friday, once I’m certain it’ll be at the very least half value – similar to Doom 2016 was by that very same level.
Video games won’t have seen a lot of a value rise over the many years, I perceive that, however what these firms appear to overlook is that again within the SNES days most of us had been solely getting two or three games a 12 months, as a result of they had been so expensive. If Microsoft and whoever desires to return to these days then nice, however I can let you know Doom will not be going to be considered one of my three for 2025.
Sonny
GC: PC games are often cheaper as a result of there’s no licensing payment to pay to publish them, as there’s on consoles.
Expect nothing
So principally Sony are losing one other 12 months? Possibly no summer showcase in any respect and whether it is it’ll simply be a bathroom commonplace State of Play? That is simply tragic at this level. We’ve had three years of them appearing like this and I don’t know why or what would persuade them to cease and return to how they was once. I assume the belief needs to be that they’re by no means going to now.
We’ve acquired Ghost Of Yōtei this 12 months and the Returnal sequel subsequent 12 months and I feel meaning nothing else is imminent. If that they had one thing popping out between these two, I feel we’d’ve heard about it by now. We would possibly get extra games printed however not made by them, like Death Stranding 2, however I’m not even certain if that’s hoping for too a lot in the mean time.
Scooby
Tears of the Mushroom Kingdom
How did Nintendo shake up the lengthy operating Zelda franchise? They went open world with Breath Of The Wild. How are Nintendo shaking up the lengthy operating Mario Kart franchise? They’re going open world with Mario Kart World (it’s within the identify!) for the Switch 2 launch.
So, what do I predict they’ll do with the following mainline Mario recreation to shake up the franchise? No, I’m not going to foretell something as a result of it’s a idiot’s errand to foretell Nintendo!
ttfp saylow (gamertag)
Now enjoying: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom (rescued from the backlog) and Crime Scene Cleaner
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Hands-on administration
I’ve been listening to about Bungie having bad management for years, lengthy earlier than Sony purchased them, so I’m undecided why this has by no means been solved. Obviously, they’re those in cost, so there’s not a lot the employees can do, however Sony actually might, and ought to’ve, knocked some heads collectively.
In that sense it’s laborious to not at the very least partially blame Sony for the mess that Bungie has acquired into. They purchased them however don’t appear to have had a plan for what they had been going to do with them.
It makes me ponder whether these firms are simply purchased like trophies, with no actual concept of how they may very well be used successfully. I bear in mind when Sony purchased Bungie the rumours had been that they did it simply as a lot to cease Microsoft from getting maintain of them, who would’ve presumably used them to revitalise Halo.
But then what has Microsoft completed to alter or enhance Activision? As far as I can see nothing has modified and they actually haven’t began making extra games or bringing again any of their outdated franchises. The common particular person most likely has no concept they even modified palms.
Whisper
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I’ve been making an attempt for hours to discover a direct hyperlink to GAME on-line UK buyer providers contact particulars, to lift a problem with a defective controller bought in April of this 12 months.
Although on the GAME web site there’s data concerning contacting buyer providers each hyperlink you comply with sends you to drop down menus that don’t meet the standards I’m in search of.
I’ve by chance however extra efficiently had quick contact with GAME SA by way of WhatsApp or e-mail however as for GAME UK, no response in any respect.
Is this a purposeful ploy on behalf of GAME on-line UK to make their prospects so pissed off they provide up?!
Lorraine
First impressions
I simply needed to say thanks to GC for his or her preview of the Nintendo Switch 2. I simply completed studying the suggestions, from the press occasion in Paris. It was a really informative piece and I’m modestly relieved to see constructive impressions. I’m pleasantly unsurprised to see the Welcome Tour was the bottom level of the occasion. Of course, you needed to count on that GC. It did put somebody to sleep, in spite of everything.
I’m glad to additionally see that Cyberpunk 2077 is a winner as nicely. It was a dumpster fireplace on PlayStation 4, so it’s extraordinarily essential that it was ported sufficiently sufficient to make sure the identical points by no means bore fruit. Mario Kart World is shaping as much as be a splendidly scrumptious expertise and I’m deeply glad for it, since I’ve introduced the bundle. It was essential that my funding is paying off.
I additionally am curious to see how the titles that we’ve but to see take a look at footage run on the system, specifically Star Wars Outlaws and Borderlands 4. I’ve additionally heard that the upcoming James Bond title shall be ported; very attention-grabbing to listen to. I wasn’t anticipating that in any respect and it’s undoubtedly one thing to maintain an eye fixed on. But we all know nothing of the title but, in order that’s basically a very long time away.
That’s all my ideas. So, I’d wish to thank GC once more and I’m certainly rather more constructive. With two weeks left till launch day, hopefully the constructive momentum continues.
Shahzaib Sadiq
Giving it an opportunity
I’m glad that Assassin’s Creed Shadows has completed nicely, regardless of all of the negativity earlier than it was launched. Ubisoft introduced a few of it on themselves, however it reviewed nicely and I took an opportunity and was very impressed by it. It has a few of the finest graphics I’ve ever seen and whereas the gameplay is just a little predictable for the collection it’s nonetheless numerous enjoyable.
It makes me need to check out Star Wars Outlaws too, as that good a foul rap earlier than it was launched as nicely, largely simply because it was a Ubisoft recreation, so far as I can inform. So I’m going to attempt and decide it up subsequent time I see it on sale. I’m not a fan of any firm however I don’t assume it’s proper to dismiss any recreation simply due to who made it.
Arnie
All in good time
I undoubtedly agree that Rockstar’s finest recreation is probably Red Dead Redemption and taking nothing away from Grand Theft Auto as a result of extra attention-grabbing new concepts concerned within the recreation. One of those was getting a bounty on an individual and with the ability to hogtie a goal and take them again alive if attainable, which was similar to a Western movie.
Literally. you had each location going, with the nice plains, the forests, the number of frontier cities with the characters doing an incredible job creating the perfect drama on the market. And in fact, the mountain ranges and throughout the border to the desert area and Mexican villas, amongst their very own distinctive landscapes.
The metropolis is superior in GTA and the evening life and dawn showing on the horizon, along with your favorite radio station blasting a belter of a tune, is how avid gamers fell in love with GTA. But Red Dead simply made it work over a 100-odd years prior.
A future Red Dead Redemption 3 can be an extremely thrilling expertise to dream about, with all of the wonderful potentialities that Rockstar’s intelligent devs may give us. But hey, GTA 6 quickly and I’ll go together with that for now.
Alucard
Inbox also-rans
I’m nonetheless sort of shocked that Monster Hunter Wilds is the best-selling recreation of the 12 months. I do know of actually nobody in the true world that’s even conscious of the franchise. Good for Capcom although, I assume.
Focus
Really excited concerning the fan marketing campaign for Star Wars Battlefront 3. I’m undecided it’ll work, given the prices concerned, however I’d like to see it, given all the brand new exhibits they may base maps on. I need to play as Ok-2S0!
Gordo
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