IGN: “Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch, our show following all the news and rumors on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. I’m Daemon Hatfield, and this week I’m joined by Ryan McCaffrey, host of IGN’s Xbox podcast, Podcast Unlocked, and Max Scoville, host of IGN's PlayStation podcast, Podcast Beyond. This week we take a look at gaming subscription services from Microsoft (Xbox Game Pass) and Sony (PlayStation Plus). We also discuss the recent reveal for the price and release date for the PSVR 2.”
3R Games have announced the release date of the upcoming Cave Crave for Meta Quest and Steam VR, and later on PSVR 2.
Playstation writes: "Developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, as part of our collaboration with the United Nations Playing for the Planet Alliance, Climate Station turns complex data into an immersive, interactive experience. Whether you’re a curious explorer, a data detective, or just looking for something totally unique to dive into, this free app available today on PS5 and PS VR2 is your gateway to understanding the forces shaping our world."
PS Plus Extra and Premium are set to lose 6 games in July, 2025, including Gearbox Publishing and Gunfire Games' Remnant 2.
Remnant 2
Dying Light 2
Crisis Core –Final Fantasy VII– Reunion
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
Job Simulator
not a huge lost, altough cc ff7 is a really good game.
Thanks to extra I was able to experience Crisis Core. Zack is so underappreciated. And then we were supposed to cheer for Cloud bonking his lady?
The ending is soul crushing :(
I loved the original on psp, from all I have seen it did not look anything like that.
i mean its a remaster remake whatever.
of course it wouldnt look like that xD
its still worth playing if u liked the og
Yeah but 7 remake for me was also just og 7 cut in pieces, draged out and boring. So I am afraid of trying out cc
That’s because subscription services level out at a certain number. Apple, Netflix, HBO max etc. All fight and struggle to get new subscribers because, let’s be honest, humans are a limited resource. Then add in content availability, want vs need, consumer age and habits, and brand loyalty. Simply put once a company’s consumer base has reached saturation then sales slow. That’s what we are seeing with subscription services. All the people that want it have it. And for those that don’t probably can’t afford it, aren’t tech savvy, aren’t interested in the content provided, or isn’t their company of choice. Therefore sales slow
Xbox still 6 months away from putting out some actual exclusives. Will see what numbers do when Starfield comes out and if the activision deal closes.
Gamepass problem - no large AAA 1st party releases
PS+ problem - no day 1 releases and all the games on the higher tiers are just older games we’ve all played. Yet at the same time, the OLD games we’d like to go back and play from PS1 and 2 era that are hard to find or need an old console for, aren’t on there.
Both have issues.