There's nothing coming to PS5 that I can't play on another console until well into 2021. The only exception is Demon's Souls and at this point I don't trust Sony in the least to tell the truth about whether it may or may not go to PC. I'm happy to wait until after launch to learn more about what Sony's definition of "exclusive" means.
On the other hand, a lot of people been WFH and they saved a lot of money on gas/fiid and there was the stimulus as well earlier this year. Video games is hell lot cheaper than going on a vacation and other hobby.
I wouldn't be surprised. One thing to keep in mind is Sam's Club has been up for a really long time compared to other retailers. The difference? Enforced one per customer, and they have to have a valid paid membership number for each one ordered. So no botting orders or creating new accounts to place extra orders for scalping. There's always the dream of making a ton of money on resale, and sure some people do get some from the impatient. You'll get the usual anyone and everyone putting up overpriced "pre-orders", but I really don't think you are going to have that many people dropping $1k for one of these, and there will be returns. It's not like Sony isn't going to lean into getting these on shelves hardcore, their entire next 5 year plan depends on people getting these as soon as possible.
Sony already said Demon's Souls is coming to PC. I'm not a PC gamer so for me, basically anything coming to PC and PS5 might as well be a PS5 exclusive.
I used to think the same way until I finally became a primarily PC gamer.
It looked like a graphical copy / paste error and it was never coming to PC. There was other typos in that text but people only say that it said coming to PC as well.
I guess it depends on your interpretation of a lie. Sony has been remarkably misleading about almost everything related to the PS5. I get that the trailer might have been an honest mistake by one lowly employee but Sony has completely lost the benefit of the doubt.
The current headline article at Eurogamer sums it up pretty well.
I by no means do not think PS5 is headed for failure, but Sony's attitude and practices are so similar to the PS3 days. Coming off the PS2 they felt they could do no wrong, and could dictate how the market works. Now mind you they aren't way overpriced like they were back then, but for the past few years their arrogance is pretty stunning. And they have had to go back and "clarify" so many things about the PS5 since it announced. Some of those weren't official, but they took their sweet time making official statements. BC all the way back to PS1, oops only most of PS4. You have to get PS5 to play Spider-man Miles, no sorry it's coming to PS4 too. Then this Demons Souls platform mess. Top it off with the complete nonsense of the preorder craziness which isn't entirely their fault, but they should have had it much more orderly thought out as Microsoft appears to have the Series X preorders.
I just can't see this happening. We already have reports that Sony cut it's initial launch allotment by over 25%, from 15 million to 11 million due to chip manufacturing issues. Yes 11 million is still a BIG number but I don't think it is enough to meet holiday demand globally. Consoles will be the must have gift this year - especially the digital versions (cheaper). We already know the digital PS5 is in even shorter supply. While I feel the Series S will do really well with it's payment plan and $299 price, the PS is simply more popular.
Yeah, their spokesperson said Spider-man Miles was only PS5 and an add-on, but a super sized one when it was first shown. I have been paying close attention since it was announced, since it was my game of the generation last gen. It sealed me on an early upgrade. When I saw that, I just decided to go forwards but it did surprise me.
Covid has definitely made this ps5 preorder more competitive since more people are at home .
Oh, me not seeing these things as a big deal doesn't mean I'm excusing the wording or issues. I just don't see these as groundbreaking let's boycott the PS5 moves.
Let's not forget that Microsoft was actually the first to have a tiff about cross play. Sony was for it and allowed it for Final Fantasy XI, it was Microsoft that saw no reason to continue with other games. They got cocky than realized it was needed once they got last place this gen. But at that point Sony saw no need to do so as it was more of a move that would help Microsoft than help Sony.
Just look through any gaming forum (or just this thread) and you can see that, unfortunately, they're right.
Sony "It's not going to happen with a minute's notice." Technically, they were right. We had zero notice!
Agree, I’m not defending shady or manipulative corporate practice, but grasping at straws and crying wolf lessens the impact when there really is something legitimate to get concerned or complain about. I’m getting a bit tired of how formulaic Sony’s first party output seems to becoming. Even if it’s quality. But everything mentioned here I don’t think is anything to get outraged about signaling arrogant Sony’s downfall. These are not lies or misinformation that they benefitted from.
And gone.
Yep. We seem to go through this with every generational cycle. The market leader gains a bunch of hubris, think they have more clout than they do, and then they take a gaint step backwards the next gen with consumer-unfriendly decisions and business practices. It seems to happen like clockwork. It happened with the absurd PS3 system and launch after the hugely successful PS2. It happened again with MS trying to force digital on everyone during the XB1 unveil. Nintendo also tries to sell people mountains of plastic every time they are doing well.
This part get me. Yakuza 7 is launching for xbox with free upgrade to xbox series X while ps4 version is still ps4. when playiong on ps5
That's cause MS paid them. PS5 is still getting a upgrade.
Competition is always good. It's the reason why I never side with any particular game-maker. I personally don't care for the success of Sony, MS, or Nintendo. What I care about are that we get great games and that we support those great games. The more these three butt heads, the better product and consumer-friendly initiatives we get.
I hate to sound like an anti-capitalist, but eventually being able to take advantage of you is the goal. Companies build up goodwill by offering affordability and generosity only so that they can eventually enact policies that are no longer in your favor once they have the upper hand.
Can't blame ya, I would have done the same.
That’s the thing, I think that temptation for earning that cash will be strong with this one, even in a different scenario for this that have 2 preordered just to make sure they get one for launch. If someone straight up ask them if they can but the second one for $1000 (honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it goes quite a bit higher) I wouldn’t blame the person if they sold it as long as they aren’t trying to scalp in the first place.
Cyberpunk is NOT coming to next-gen at launch. It’ll be released at a later date; most likely next year. The November release date is only for PS4 and Xbox One. Now, there will be a next-gen update if you have the PS4 or Xbox One version, but when that will actually launch, I don’t know.
Could you really call yourself a CAG if you did anything else? I mean $300 buys a lot of games and there will be other opportunities to get the console.
Did everyone else in line clap afterwards and 3 models followed you back to your car?
Yeah that seemed a bit nuts to me too. But if the demand for these is really that insane I may consider selling mine too and just wait.
Haha, the guy I had been chatting with for a couple hours looked at me with a slightly confused face was like 'But aren't you gonna get the Playstation?'. I felt bad for a sec, and then told him I had another pre-order already. Can't turn down the cash, gotta pay these bills, know what I'm sayin'? Plus that'll pay for a game or two.
