Michael Futter writes: One of the things that has bothered me since I was young has been the phenomenon known as “console wars.” The Mario versus Sonic debates of my grammar school playground gave way to bickering over CDs and cartridges when Sony entered the market. Now, we largely have the same games to play with simultaneous day and date releases (with red blood for all!) and people still spend time complaining on message boards rather than actually enjoying the entertainment.
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Agreed, but if I could pick one game to remaster first it would be Killzone 2. If you had to pick one which would it be?
If they announce Kill Zone 2 remake or resistance 2 that multiplayer would be crazy. But Warhawk I would cry like a 2 year old 😂😂😂 give me bloody roar
I love Killzone, but I would prefer a complete reboot of the franchise, using the newest version of the Decima engine, rather than simply a remaster of part 2.
Sony will not do Killzone 2 or any Killzone because they don't have plans for it in the future... No TV shows, no sequel, no Lego game, no multiplayer...
This is dead for Herman... Only Aloy.
And that's sad.
Zero hype for tomorrow.
legacy of kane, resistance, or just something totally new that hasnt been already done
Hopefully zero gaas, will show that they’re starting to reason!!!
And yeah the remaster trend must also stop.
PS5 exclusives or nothing go home
A new Killzone, Uncharted, Tsushima, inFamous, Resistance, Wolverine or something original single player.
I either want something from the infamous franchise or the cheeky answer is being lemmings back as that's now Sony
Killzone 2 I think falls into remake territory.
I'll take a Warhawk remake or even a remaster but that's it, really.
Any remasters for a last generation game on a backwards compatible console is just insulting.
If they do any online only live service stuff, give us MAG or Warhawk, games that actually perfected that formula.
@Kingrizzy90
Wow. And it looks like you are the winner. Completely was not expecting that.
If they don't show something from a couple of their big studios after the absolute disaster they've had with Concord then I'll lose all hope. This generation has been a complete letdown so far and there's very little to look forward to at the moment.
Pretty sure : RE9, Days Gone Remaster, HZD Remaster, 1 last SH2 trailer, Wolverine trailer, Until Dawn trailer
Maybe(s) : GoT 2 announcement, DS2 (but already happening@ TGS), Pragmata, TLOU2 or SpiderMan 2 PC announcement,
Wishlist : Santa Monica & Naughty Dog's new project tease, Marathon gameplay trailer
Don't Want : Any AC Shadows trailer, Any more remasters other than the ones leaked
You really think that other remaster is Days Gone? And my God what happened to Pragmata?!?
It’s 30 minutes, I think you’re being optimistic there, don’t have high expectations, I know mine are the lowest they have ever been since what i have witnessed these past 4 years!
Only 5 remasters. They had to cut back to squeeze in 1 new announcement. They will have another SoP next month to cover the other 12 remasters.
*monkey paw curls*
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
Gravity Rush 1 & 2 Remastered
Until Dawn Remastered
In the case of Gravity Rush, a remaster of a remaster that plays on PS5 now would be bizarre. Then again, so does Horizon.
This only makes sense if it means a PC release, but they still closed the studio and releasing this would be very poor taste.
I'm presonally looking forward to a Days Gone one. Would love any excuse to play that game again. I loved it
They could do a lot right by simply announcing a blood-borne remastered so many people have been waiting for it and they should not only bring it to PlayStation 5 but also PC
If they are all intent on doing a lot of remasters, how about doing some of the remasters from the games during the PlayStation 2 and three generation instead of PlayStation 4 games?
Can we get infamous collection? Can we please get Socom from the PlayStation 2 generation? Uncharted trilogy God of war trilogy twisted metal collection, kill zone trilogy, resistance trilogy some of these games they can simply just unlock online multiplayer. They’re only one need to do a lot of work and people would enjoy them
But instead, let’s just remastered the last of us horizon zero down the God of war 2018 this PlayStation Sony executive bosses are some of the most idiotic in the past 10 years
PlayStation has such a long history. They can simply do a lot of fun service and get so much positive PR but they keep making the same mistake again and again and again.
I would honestly prefer remasters/remakes/reboots of games than GaaS they have tried to push.
Lol, but like most I was expecting a 'Playstation showcase' but looking at how brief the Pro reveal was ... I am guessing these short State of Plays á la N.Direct style is how Sony is going to continue.
The next big PS showcase is gonna be the PS6 event. Till then all will be SoPs.
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Hopefully there's good games, but we'll see. Going in with low hype, and I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
The biggest problem with the PC gaming market is the constant need to upgrade. With a console, there is no costly upgrades needing to take place every 6 months because your machine can't handle the newest games. If it wasn't for Steam, I doubt a lot of people would even bother with PCs anymore, save your WoWs and StarCrafts.
Still, I too am sick of console fanboys. :)
PC isn't as bad these days - buy a system once every few years and you are good to go. If the devs would keep taking advantage of the hardware life would be perfect for those of us on the superior system. = P
Consoles do seem to feel more and more like PCs without the kind of ease-of-use that keyboards and mice provide. Of course, 360 and PS3 do have those little keyboards which mount on the controller... those always seemed a little small, but are they practical for this?
At least the Wii Remote makes a decent substitute for a mouse (I'm assuming the PS Move as well, but I've not spent enough time with one to know; the people at the Sony Store couldn't seem to be arsed to even keep the thing charged, much less attempt to actually sell it to me).
Anyway, I don't think the console wars are ever going to end so long as there are games which one machine will play that others won't; if it were like DVD or Blu-ray players, among other electronics which have numerous brands all making machines which still run the same discs, then maybe it would end.
Then again, they tried that with the 3DO, and that didn't quite work out.
What kills me is that in a piece about finding a way to move past the console wars, it seems that many of the people rushing to comment are just fanning the flames.
How about talking about ways we can all play together and enjoy the experiences the way we want to?
The derogatory comments, the flame baiting and the sweeping generalizations aren't helping... they are just sinking the discourse into the quicksand. Step back for a second, read the piece, think about how we can possibly find some common ground and then go back to playing games the way *you* want to play them.
Don't try to convince someone else that they are doing it wrong, you're just going to frustrate everyone.
IMO, life would be so much better for me if I could use my G13 game pad and mouse for Killzone 2. I'm a fan of the PS controller but it needs a slight redsign when it comes to playing FPS.