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[KanKamAndNob]

True exclusives.

Only 3 are worthy of attention at that.
Astro, Stellar B l and HD2.

 

[T0minator]

I bought Spidey 2 day one only to quit a couple of hours in. While Wolverine has the bloody cool factor I'm afraid of WOKE SLOP

You're afraid of Woke Slop?

That's so overused nowadays it's kind of insane. Everything is "woke" and "slop" to people now, how did the world become so sensitive?

As long as a game is fun to play I don't care what the characters look like or what gender they are or what color they are, the sensitivity to all that needs to stop

 

[Hector Hall]

Cute, yet another post of a PS hater so others PS haters can vomit a bit by pretending they are disappointed fans.


I am buying Saros in 7-10 days, also looking for Marvel Tokon and Wolverine. Intergalactic, new Uncharted etc will be great too.

 

[Bojji]

You're afraid of Woke Slop?

That's so overused nowadays it's kind of insane. Everything is "woke" and "slop" to people now, how did the world become so sensitive?

As long as a game is fun to play I don't care what the characters look like or what gender they are or what color they are, the sensitivity to all that needs to stop

It would be much better if devs focused on making fun games, but they prefer to tell players how bigoted they are.

Now space shooter isn't complete without gay/lesbian romance and cuck chair in the background.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

True exclusives.

Demon's Souls is still the best this generation.

 

[MacReady13]

All my favorite Sony games are dead franchises and have been for a long time now.
All my favorite PS1 and PS2 game series are on Steam, so... I couldn't care less about present Sony.

I am only holding onto my PS5 Pro for GTA6. If I had knowledge of the frame rate for GTA6 on Series X being close to what the Pro would do, I would sell my PS5 Pro tomorrow and keep the Series X. Rather play Forza Horizon and old xbox 360 games over whatever slop Sony is offering today.

 

[Knucklepux]

You mean Sonysoft?

They're basically just Ubisoft now. Creating open world, bloated games with a reskin

Of course an outlier like Saros but honestly Spider-Man, Horizon, Ghosts, Wolverine…..

 

[SpokkX]

I love Marathon

But for the rest of Sony - I have a PS5 but I have just stopped using or buying even exclusives for it

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

I don't think any of the games you mentioned are what would be considered big Sony games. Wait and see what happens when Wolverine or Intergalactic is released.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Intergalactic
Wolverine
The Last of Us: Part III
GOW Egypt Remake
God of War 5

All big hype and Day 1

The rest of their SP games, at minimum, have my attention, until they lose it

Only Wolverine is coming out in 2026, unless it gets delayed due to GTA 6. What you on about? GOW and TLOU 3 are just notes in a notebook at this point.

 

[DarkLordOtaku]

Not really, unless I know they're going to be ported in a reasonable amount of time.

 

[Three]

I'm not disputing that some of their past titles might've been financially successful, I was asking what other people have been interested in upcoming Sony games and the thread results overwhelmingly say no.

If you are interested, people actually provide very detailed responses in this very thread as to why they've lost interest

Nothing you shared address as the fact that's over 70% of the people who responded aren't interested in upcoming Sony titles. And nothing you shared addresses the very reasons people say they've lost interest in this very thread.

And I'm sorry me characterizing the situation as funny triggered you so much but it will always be funny that a game that's a half a decade old beat Saros. Instead of directing your frustration at me you should be demanding that Sony do better.

I'm not disputing the poll results though. Stop attacking a straw man. I'm saying using Saros UK physical sales for the week as a barometer for "nobody cares about their games anymore" is silly because it sold out physical in the UK in a lot of major stores, on a thursday release. I'm not sure you can even claim the trend is "anymore" or "PS5 in its later years" with that game because Returnal years ago in the early years did far worse. Those hardcore rouge-like games don't sell to the mainstream. Games like GoY do and that outsold most games last year.

I'm not triggered at all but I do find your double standards funny. When you choose to ignore the games people are buying like GoY or MLB. Hell MLB was the top selling game in the latest Circana results. Then you go and hype up Grounded 2 and Avowed, calling people retards for calling South of Midnight woke despite the fact that it was literally in Sweet Baby Incs list of games. Then you turn around and attack other more successful games for sales or "woke". It's pretty obvious you cherry pick. you talk about big games/exclusives yet mention games that are neither. Then ignore the big game exclusives like GoY or the more successful multiplatforms like MLB to concentrate on Marathon.

Do the same for your beloved games now, do Avowed, do Grounded 2, what's that? Much lower sales? Much lower peaks? Must be because nobody gives a shit about a certain publishers games. Or maybe that publisher still has big sellers like CoD, or FH that I'm ignoring when I cherry pick.

 

[TrebleShot]

True exclusives.

Thing is those ratings are mostly bullshit.

GT7 DS Astro and TLOU2 are the only ones I'd genuinely consider worth those ratings the rest are no where near.

 

[StueyDuck]

demons souls skipping PC was big missed opportunity as well as GT7

 

[FoxMcChief]

Tbf i ll give this franchise a shot after i finish gta series ( never finished a single game ) but i ll begin with MGS2 since MG1 is too dated.

 

[Denton]

The only really top tier studio Sony has is Naughty Dog, and Intergalactic did not exactly inspire much confidence so far, so not really.

 

[Three]

True exclusives.

So your excitement for sony games is based on if it's a "true exclusive". You can't get excited for GT7 because people can play it on PS4?

Always some strawman to dismiss the games I guess. This wasn't a question about excitement for hardware. It was about whether the games were exciting. OP even listed a game that came to xbox.

 

[PixelatedBeast]

 

[semiconscious]

Im also excited about wolverine since i love wolverine comics and uncanny xmen cartoon og. But im so worried that this might be another check list by the leftist with forced and unnecessary woke and dei push with those trans, same sex relationship, pride agenda, pronoun craps. I pray it will be clean and very based wolverine game.

actually, my point was that if the big sony games continue to arrive at the rate of one a year, i'm not sure just how excited anyone could get. &, afa wolverine, i agree, the current version of insomniac (& the other sony majors) isn't the ps3 era version, that understood what 'entertaining' was all about. which doesn't mean the game won't sell, of course...

 

[FalsettoVibe]

I'm not disputing the poll results though. Stop attacking a straw man. I'm saying using Saros UK physical sales for the week as a barometer for "nobody cares about their games anymore" is silly because it sold out physical in the UK in a lot of major stores, on a thursday release. I'm not sure you can even claim the trend is "anymore" or "PS5 in its later years" with that game because Returnal years ago in the early years did far worse. Those hardcore rouge-like games don't sell to the mainstream. Games like GoY do and that outsold most games last year.

I'm not triggered at all but I do find your double standards funny. When you choose to ignore the games people are buying like GoY or MLB. Hell MLB was the top selling game in the latest Circana results. Then you go and hype up Grounded 2 and Avowed, calling people retards for calling South of Midnight woke despite the fact that it was literally in Sweet Baby Incs list of games. Then you turn around and attack other more successful games for sales or "woke". It's pretty obvious you cherry pick. you talk about big games/exclusives yet mention games that are neither. Then ignore the big game exclusives like GoY or the more successful multiplatforms like MLB to concentrate on Marathon.

Do the same for your beloved games now, do Avowed, do Grounded 2, what's that? Much lower sales? Much lower peaks? Must be because nobody gives a shit about a certain publishers games. Or maybe that publisher still has big sellers like CoD, or FH that I'm ignoring when I cherry pick.

1000%.
And the sad thing about this whole thing is that this is a 40 year old person.

I stopped caring about Wolverine shortly after high school, over 20 years ago

 

[mayham2199]

So your excitement for sony games is based on if it's a "true exclusive". You can't get excited for GT7 because people can play it on PS4?

Always some strawman to dismiss the games I guess. This wasn't a question about excitement for hardware. It was about whether the games were exciting. OP even listed a game that came to xbox.

Exactly it's not even what the thread is about to begin with.

 

[Ceadeus]

People still play ps5?

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

I'm not disputing the poll results though. Stop attacking a straw man. I'm saying using Saros UK physical sales for the week as a barometer for "nobody cares about their games anymore" is silly because it sold out physical in the UK in a lot of major stores, on a thursday release. I'm not sure you can even claim the trend is "anymore" or "PS5 in its later years" with that game because Returnal years ago in the early years did far worse. Those hardcore rouge-like games don't sell to the mainstream. Games like GoY do and that outsold most games last year.

I'm not triggered at all but I do find your double standards funny. When you choose to ignore the games people are buying like GoY or MLB. Hell MLB was the top selling game in the latest Circana results. Then you go and hype up Grounded 2 and Avowed, calling people retards for calling South of Midnight woke despite the fact that it was literally in Sweet Baby Incs list of games. Then you turn around and attack other more successful games for sales or "woke". It's pretty obvious you cherry pick. you talk about big games/exclusives yet mention games that are neither. Then ignore the big game exclusives like GoY or the more successful multiplatforms like MLB to concentrate on Marathon.

Do the same for your beloved games now, do Avowed, do Grounded 2, what's that? Much lower sales? Much lower peaks? Must be because nobody gives a shit about a certain publishers games. Or maybe that publisher still has big sellers like CoD, or FH that I'm ignoring when I cherry pick.

You're kind of proving my point by avoiding the actual topic of the thread.

My point was never "Sony has zero successful games." It was that Sony exclusives don't dominate mindshare and cultural conversation the way they used to, and the poll responses overwhelmingly agreed with that sentiment. You still haven't really addressed that.

Instead, you pivoted into Ghost of Yōtei, MLB, CoD, Avowed, Grounded 2, etc. But what does any of that have to do with explaining why recent Sony releases are putting up weaker results relative to expectations, budgets, or past Sony exclusives?

Why are the poll results so extremely negative? It's amazing that you can say so much without addressing the actual point of the entire thread, or the underlying criticisms made by longtime Sony fans. PlayStation is the most popular console, but the poll is dominated by people who are not excited about future Sony titles. That is a problem.

1000%.
And the sad thing about this whole thing is that this is a 40 year old person.

You shut your whore mouth or me and Topher will sue you for ageism

 

[Three]

You're kind of proving my point by avoiding the actual topic of the thread.

My point was never "Sony has zero successful games." It was that Sony exclusives don't dominate mindshare and cultural conversation the way they used to, and the poll responses overwhelmingly agreed with that sentiment. You still haven't really addressed that.

Instead, you pivoted into Ghost of Yōtei, MLB, CoD, Avowed, Grounded 2, etc. But what does any of that have to do with explaining why recent Sony releases are putting up weaker results relative to expectations, budgets, or past Sony exclusives?

Why are the poll results so extremely negative? It's amazing that you can say so much without addressing the actual point of the entire thread. PlayStation is the most popular console, but the pole is dominated by people who are not excited about future Sony titles. That is a problem

Im not sure you even know the topic considering you used a non-exclusive game to prove sony games aren't selling and are now talking about exclusives. Saros isn't "recent weaker results relative to expectations" either considering returnal didn't sell out and Saros did.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Im not sure you even know the topic considering you used a non-exclusive game to prove sony games aren't selling and are now talking about exclusives. Saros isn't weaker results relative to expectations either considering returnal didn't sell out and Saros did.

Why does it matter if I talk about exclusives and non exclusives?

As for Saros, I hope you can at least acknowledge how some people might interpret it as it falling short of expectations given there are numerous articles on this topic, one of which I shared that argue this exact point.

I guess time will tell exactly how successful it is. at least the poll suggests that this forum is not interested and it's a failure when it comes to GAF.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Looking forward to upcoming PS exclusives Wolverine and GTA 6

 

[Three]

Why does it matter if I talk about exclusives and non exclusives?

Because you were pointing to non-exclusive sales figures as proof of lack of excitement for sony games then turned it around to be about "exclusives not dominating mindshare". Those are not really the same thing.

As for Saros, I hope you can at least acknowledge how some people might interpret it as it falling short of expectations given there are numerous articles on this topic, one of which I shared that argue this exact point.

You're using the physical chart for those articles. How can you run out of stock but be below expectations? You have no bases to determine that it's below expectation but it selling out is a pretty big indication that at least its 3rd place physical is above expectation. What was the expectation? Especially as returnal was in the same situation.

I guess time will tell exactly how successful it is. at least the poll suggests that this forum is not interested and it's a failure when he comes to GAF.

You need to choose what the topic is about. Sales or interest/excitement on gaf. COD and Roblox has little interest when it comes to GAF but that has nothing to do with if it's successful/below expectation or not. Besides people are pretty positive about Saros on GAF despite the off topic stuff that seems to surround every game now. Same was true of GoY despite people trying to make the discussion about other nonsense.

 

[adamsapple]

Looking forward to upcoming PS exclusives Wolverine and GTA 6

Don't forget Fairgame$.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Because you were pointing to non-exclusive sales figures as proof of lack of excitement for sony games then turned it around to be about "exclusives not dominating mindshare". Those are not really the same thing.

You're using the physical chart for those articles. How can you run out of stock but be below expectations? You have no bases to determine that it's below expectation but it selling out is a pretty big indication that at least its 3rd place physical is above expectation. What was the expectation? Especially as returnal was in the same situation.


You need to choose what the topic is about. Sales or interest/excitement on gaf. COD and Roblox has little interest when it comes to GAF but that has nothing to do with if it's successful/below expectation or not. Besides people are pretty positive about Saros on GAF despite the off topic stuff that seems to surround every game now. Same was true of GoY despite people trying to make the discussion about other nonsense.

Let's do interest/excitement, since it's in the thread title. If you actually read the thread, you'll see this is how other people interpreted it as well and this is the basis they provided their response on. Other folks did not get confused like you.

Having said that, what are your thoughts on the overwhelming majority of people in this thread who are saying they are losing faith in Sony and the poll results that reflect the same?

I'm confused when you say off-topic. Are you talking about the other sub forum, because I and others don't really post about games there?

 

[ToneyJ]

I enjoyed Sony's HBO of gaming approach in 2013-2019, but its gotten old. I don't want AAAA games that take themselves so seriously and present themselves as these "mature" TV/film-like experiences. I want edgy/stylish games (God of War 1-3, Stellar Blade), cartoony games (Astrobot/Gravity Rush), games that aren't afraid to be fun.

 

[KanKamAndNob]

Cute, yet another post of a PS hater so others PS haters can vomit a bit by pretending they are disappointed fans.


I am buying Saros in 7-10 days, also looking for Marvel Tokon and Wolverine. Intergalactic, new Uncharted etc will be great too.

Sorry not everyone is a sycophantic Sony ass sucker like you want us to be.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Cute, yet another post of a PS hater so others PS haters can vomit a bit by pretending they are disappointed fans.

PlayStation is the most popular console yet the vast majority of the poll shows that people aren't excited for Sony games

Your math doesn't add up

 

[Three]

Let's do interest/excitement. What are your thoughts on the overwhelming majority of people in this thread who are saying they are losing faith in Sony and the poll results that reflect the same?

I'd say those people had lost it in your other polls about GaaS already where you try to push this kind of stuff about sony fumbling. It's no different to sentiment prior to the release of the games you mentioned in this thread either. This has nothing to do with the quality of those games though. Especially when they are single player and not mainstream like Saros.

I'm confused when you say off-topic. Are you talking about the other sub forum, because I don't really post about games there?

I mean topics that aren't really related to the game, often trying to push outrage unrelated to the game. I don't mean the sub-forum.

 

[NickFire]

I'm excited about Wolverine. That's it though.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

I'd say those people had lost it in your other polls about GaaS already where you try to push this kind of stuff about sony fumbling. It's no different to sentiment prior to the release of the games you mentioned in this thread either. This has nothing to do with the quality of those games though. Especially when they are single player and not mainstream like Saros.

I mean topics that aren't really related to the game, often trying to push outrage unrelated to the game. I don't mean the sub-forum.

I don't even understand what your first paragraph means. Why is it over 70% of people responding to the poll are not excited about Sony games when Sony is the most popular console? Are you saying it's the GAAS push? I think that explains part of it, but doesn't really capture most of the responses you see in this thread.

As for your second point, that's because OT's are heavily moderated and comments that are negative are edited out. If you don't believe me, you can ask the mods, but I've gotten mod warnings and post deleted for posting negative comments in an OT. I'm not complaining because I get that OT should be for people to have fun in a safe space I guess, but it's pretty disingenuous to say that there's no legit complaints because the OT's are positive. Those OT are positive due to heavy moderation. Less favorable discourse is forced to take place in other threads as a result.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Only Ratchet and Clank games now since Resistance, Infamous, and Twisted Metal are gone and franchises like Stellar Blade and FFVII are multi platforms now on launch.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

After today I'm even less excited. PC+Swich 2 reigning supreme.

Of course it's Sony games that excite me. What else would it be? This generation, PlayStation Studios has consistently delivered some of the best single player experiences ever made.

This year we still get Wolverine, Marvels Token and Kena. And next year it continues with Cory Barlog's new game and Intergalactic.

But sure, if your standards aren't very high, there's always Tamagotchi.

Playstation Studios isn't making Kena, and they didn't make Helldivers, Stellar Blade, or Death Stranding, but sure go off queen.

 

[AmuroChan]

Friendly reminder that enthusiast forums are not representative of the general gaming audience. Your average gamer wouldn't be able to name 5 Sony first party studios, nor would they be able to distinguish the difference between a first party game vs a 2nd party game vs a 3rd party exclusive. They just play games that they want to play. MLB was the #1 game on Circana last month. The demise of Sony is a complete overreaction.

 

[RPS37]

I'm excited about Wolverine. That's it though.

It really feels like that's all there is.

 

[Three]

I don't even understand what your first paragraph means. Why is it over 70% of people responding to the poll are not excited about Sony games when Sony is the most popular console? Are you saying it's the GAAS push? I think that explains part of it, but doesn't really capture most of the responsive you see in this thread.

I think a lot of people have been conditioned to say Sony games are shit even prior to your poll of "are you excited for 2026 sony games considering saros/marathon sales are poor". What I mean to say is that this has nothing to do with the quality of those games to be excited about them or not. A lot of people had made up their mind before and don't really care to give them a chance regardless. It's no different "nowadays" "late in the PS5 lifetime" etc, it was like this before. You can do the same probably with a lot of publishers.

As for your second point, that's because OT's are heavily moderated and comments that are negative are edited out. If you don't believe me, you can ask the mods, but I've gotten mod warnings and post deleted for posting negative comments in an OT. I'm not complaining because I get that OT should be for people to have fun in a safe space I guess, but it's pretty disingenuous to say that there's no legit complaints because the OT's are positive. Those OT are positive due to heavy moderation. Less favorable discourse is forced to take place in other threads as a result.

Yes you've done that plenty of times in the Sony game threads and got warnings, I know. You went and defended other games like South of midnight and Avowed though. By off topic I don't mean everything outside of the OT (official thread). I mean unrelated to the game. For example people tried to push this idea that GoY is woke and selling poorly by using the actor, nothing about the game itself is really "woke" though and the game sold well. I mean that kind of off topic nonsense.

 

[AmuroChan]

After today I'm even less excited. PC+Swich 2 reigning supreme.

Playstation Studios isn't making Kena, and they didn't make Helldivers, Stellar Blade, or Death Stranding, but sure go off queen.

You're right. It's common for 1st party publishers to work with external partners. Just like Nintendo does with Pokemon, Smash Bros, Kirby Air Riders, Hyrule Warriors, Fire Emblem, Mario Tennis, etc. None of those are developed internally by Nintendo either.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

I think a lot of people have been conditioned to say Sony games are shit even prior to your poll of "are you excited for 2026 sony games considering saros/marathon sales are poor". What I mean to say is that this has nothing to do with the quality of those games to be excited about them or not. A lot of people had made up their mind before and don't really care to give them a chance regardless. It's no different "nowadays" "late in the PS5 lifetime" etc, it was like this before. You can do the same probably with a lot of publishers.

Yes you've done that plenty of times in the Sony game threads and got warnings, I know. You went and defended other games like South of midnight and Avowed though. By off topic I don't mean everything outside of the OT (official thread). I mean unrelated to the game. For example people tried to push this idea that GoY is woke and selling poorly by using the actor, nothing about the game itself is really "woke" though and the game sold well. I mean that kind of off topic nonsense.

when did I defend South of Midnight? I fucking hated that game and couldn't get past 10 minutes

I do drugs so I don't doubt its in the realm of possibility, but I need receipts.

Avowed is great tho

You do realize I post a ton of negative stuff about xbox and Nintendo too right? I'm pretty open that I think xbox is currently a disaster, and Nintendo is one of the most anti consumer corps in the world. Xsx is my first xbox after getting turned off by Sony, and I apparently picked the worst generation to join, although the BC has been nice. I also never received plenty of warnings in Sony threads, again send some receipts. I've gotten most my warnings in Capcom threads. I avoid Sony OTs, or at least don't shit in them on purpose

I think your Sony fanboyism may be giving you some blinders or messing with your memory buddy

as for GoY, I don't know why you keep mentioning it to me. Yet another game I have no recollection of even criticizing. I honestly don't even know the plot other than ninja stuff. If I said something negative its probably because I do think after the newest AC game (which I also didn't play) I'm just tired of that scenery, dunno the woke aspect though.

edit: it might surprise you to know I also hated Indiana Jones and Starfield. I think other fanboys only perceive everyone else as fanboys and automatically take a very black and white approach to everything, but believe it or not some of us just want good games.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

You're right. It's common for 1st party publishers to work with external partners. Just like Nintendo does with Pokemon, Smash Bros, Kirby Air Riders, Hyrule Warriors, Fire Emblem, Mario Tennis, etc. None of those are developed internally by Nintendo either.

K, but I can't buy Kirby Air Riders or Fire Emblem on Steam. However, I can buy Stellar Blade and Kena. These aren't games made for Playstaion, they are games made console exclusive by Sony.

For reference, I don't count the upcoming Dustbloods game as a "Nintendo" game. It's a FromSoft game made exclusive by Nintendo. A moneyhat.

 

[Brigandier]

Honestly not even in the slightest, Sony this gen are dead to me.

 

[Three]

when did I defend South of Midnight? I fucking hated that game and couldn't get past 10 minutes

I do drugs so I don't doubt its in the realm of possibility, but I need receipts.

You defended both South of Midnight and Avowed by saying people calling them woke are retarded. I would have somewhat agreed if you hadn't turned around and said in this thread there is constantly increasing woke in Sony games having defended South of Midnight, a literal SBI listed game. Avowed also had pronouns but they removed them.

as for GoY, I don't know why you keep mentioning it to me. Yet another game I have no recollection of even criticizing. I honestly don't even know the plot other than ninja stuff.

I didn't say you mentioned them. I said:

"Besides people are pretty positive about Saros on GAF despite the off topic stuff that seems to surround every game now."

And gave an example of the off topic stuff I'm referring to because you thought I meant outside of Official Threads or in sub-forums. I just clarified what I meant, auxiliary nonsense like the leaked pronouns in Avowed, actors used, producer involved, the SBI involvement in South of midnight, etc. People don't just play the games and assess its quality anymore.

For Saros people are spreading bullshit about what happens in endings or their own interpretations of Seb even though Rahul (Arjun) himself has said that's not what happens in the game. The game is great though.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

You defended both South of Midnight and Avowed by saying people calling them woke are retarded. I would have somewhat agreed if you hadn't turned around and said in this thread there is constantly increasing woke in Sony games having defended South of Midnight, a literal SBI listed game. Avowed also had pronouns but they removed them.

I didn't say you mentioned them. I said:

"Besides people are pretty positive about Saros on GAF despite the off topic stuff that seems to surround every game now."

And gave an example of the off topic stuff I'm referring to because you thought I meant outside of Official Threads or in sub-forums. I just clarified what I meant, auxiliary nonsense like the leaked pronouns in Avowed, actors used, producer involved, the SBI involvement in South of midnight, etc. People don't just play the games and assess its quality anymore.

For Saros people are spreading bullshit about what happens in endings or their own interpretations of Seb even though Rahul (Arjun) himself has said that's not what happens in the game. The game is great though.

Where did I defend South of Midnight on that ground? I hated that game so again, I'm skeptical that happened. if people were calling it woke because it features a black character, I would definitely push back on that, but that's because I'm not a racist piece of shit. the game takes place in the American South LA, of course they're black.

Avowed criticisms made zero sense if you are familiar with the series, although the criticisms I heard were related to the color palette used in game. people called it woke because some of the environment is purple, which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. especially because the color was in the PoE world.

I honestly hadn't heard about the pronoun part, but pronouns being removed from a game, that is, woke decision making being shot down, is the opposite of woke. still pretty gay they tried to have them originally, but obviously greater minds prevailed.

by the way, I only call woke games woke. what in South of Midnight are people alleging is even woke?

 

[Bry0]

I still like Gran Turismo. The other stuff not so much though.

 

[Three]

Where did I defend South of Midnight on that ground? I hated that game so again, I'm skeptical that happened. if people were calling it woke because it features a black character, I would definitely push back on that, but that's because I'm not a racist piece of shit.

In the South of midnight thread somebody asked whats woke and you said people are retarded and they think Avowed is woke too.

Avowed criticisms made zero sense if you are familiar with the series, although the criticisms I heard were related to the color palette used in game. people called it woke because some of the environment is purple, which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. especially because the color was in the PoE world.

I honestly hadn't heard about the pronoun part, but pronouns being removed from a game, that is, woke decision making being shot down, is the opposite of woke. still pretty gay they tried to have them originally, but obviously greater minds prevailed.

No they weren't related to the colour pallete they were related to the same auxiliary stupid twitter drama regarding pronouns and the guy's use of a neckscarf and people made up their minds about the game based on that off topic nonsense:

by the way, I only call woke games woke. what in South of Midnight are people alleging is even woke?

It's a literal Sweet Baby Inc listed game. What more did people need?

 

[AmuroChan]

K, but I can't buy Kirby Air Riders or Fire Emblem on Steam. However, I can buy Stellar Blade and Kena. These aren't games made for Playstaion, they are games made console exclusive by Sony.

You're right, but with second party games, there's quite a bit of collaboration between the dev and publisher. It's not just a pure moneyhat like with 3rd party exclusives. If you look at the credits for Stellar Blade, SIE's involvement is extensive, from QA to engineering to XDev support. It was ShiftUp's first game on console, so no doubt they received a lot of technical assistance from SIE.

 

[zaga]

Voted No because the first post is missing a list of big Sony games in 2026