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[Topher]

What people dont realize is that even if GOW Ragnorak is a great GOTY contender, it basically means this great studio wont have a next gen game until 2027. Probably 2028. Yeah, the optics are bad for Sony.

Going to have a kickass game in a few days and you still find something to be negative about.

 

[gow3isben]

So Playstation exclusives this year:

God of War Ragnarok (possibly the best playstation game of all time)
Horizon Forbidden West
GT7 (possibly the best Gran Turismo)
Last of Us Remake
Sifu
Stray


Are you shitting me? An all-time year for PS gamers.

Playstation has no competition at all this year.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Man, Gow3 was such an awe inspiring game but tbh Cory did the same thing and made gow2 on ps2 despite the first one releasing around the same time as the ps3 reveal at e3. Devkits were out. Insomniac, nd, incognito, kojipro and ninja theory were all hard at work on ps3 games but Cory comes along and makes it a ps2 game. Great game that was nonetheless overshadowed by next Gen games like halo 3, bioshock, mass effect, and uncharted. This time he got lucky and had no next Gen competition.

What people dont realize is that even if GOW Ragnorak is a great GOTY contender, it basically means this great studio wont have a next gen game until 2027. Probably 2028. Yeah, the optics are bad for Sony. Yeah, the game will win awards. Yes, the game will still be a great game, but it wont change the fact that SSM wont be ready for next gen until the very end of this gen. And for fans of this studio and this franchise, and people who truly believe in Cerny's mission statement for the PS5, it is a massive disappointment.

Sony cares about sales, not optics

GoW:R is gonna sell them another 20M

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

So Playstation exclusives this year:

God of War Ragnarok (possibly the best playstation game of all time)
Horizon Forbidden West
GT7 (possibly the best Gran Turismo)
Last of Us Remake
Sifu
Stray


Are you shitting me? An all-time year for PS gamers.

Playstation has no competition at all this year.

This year would be absolute shit without Sony’s output

 

[PlayedStation]

I'm currently making my way through Last of Us Part 2, and it is definitely Naughty Dog's Magnum Opus. Such a fantastic game. I'm hoping for Santa Monica's best work yet. Man, I love Playstation.

 

[Airbus Jr]

GOTY 2022

 

[Raven117]

Looking forward to giving this a shot. Really haven’t been too many games this year (except Elden ring) that have been all that awe inspiring.

 

[GooseMan69]

So Playstation exclusives this year:

God of War Ragnarok (possibly the best playstation game of all time)
Horizon Forbidden West
GT7 (possibly the best Gran Turismo)
Last of Us Remake
Sifu
Stray


Are you shitting me? An all-time year for PS gamers.

Playstation has no competition at all this year.

Yeah. It’s getting to the point where basically all I play is Sony exclusives.

 

[Yoboman]

Man, Gow3 was such an awe inspiring game but tbh Cory did the same thing and made gow2 on ps2 despite the first one releasing around the same time as the ps3 reveal at e3. Devkits were out. Insomniac, nd, incognito, kojipro and ninja theory were all hard at work on ps3 games but Cory comes along and makes it a ps2 game. Great game that was nonetheless overshadowed by next Gen games like halo 3, bioshock, mass effect, and uncharted. This time he got lucky and had no next Gen competition.

What people dont realize is that even if GOW Ragnorak is a great GOTY contender, it basically means this great studio wont have a next gen game until 2027. Probably 2028. Yeah, the optics are bad for Sony. Yeah, the game will win awards. Yes, the game will still be a great game, but it wont change the fact that SSM wont be ready for next gen until the very end of this gen. And for fans of this studio and this franchise, and people who truly believe in Cerny's mission statement for the PS5, it is a massive disappointment.

They have two teams and Cory Barlog game has been in the works for a few years now. That's probably 2ish years away if we are fortunate

2027 is probably right for the next GOW. Unless that's what Cory is making

 

[anothertech]

Holy shit these scores

So fucking ready

 

[MistBreeze]

And some people do not want full priced games

Or single player games

Any game like this and I will pay 70$ with big smile on my face

Please Sony continue like this

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Going to have a kickass game in a few days and you still find something to be negative about.

its time we have a dialogue about mental health.

 

[Klayzer]

And don't forget To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar.

Good movie.

 

[remember_spinal]

Yeah. It’s getting to the point where basically all I play is Sony exclusives.

I won’t say its all i play but when its comes to AAA games theres very few other publishers/devs i get really excited about. thats why the only showcase i’ve been really wanting is a sony first party showcase, nothing else really compares to a new playstation studios game

 

[Justin9mm]

So Playstation exclusives this year:

God of War Ragnarok (possibly the best playstation game of all time)
Horizon Forbidden West
GT7 (possibly the best Gran Turismo)
Last of Us Remake
Sifu
Stray


Are you shitting me? An all-time year for PS gamers.

Playstation has no competition at all this year.

As a massive Sony fan, I'd say it was a bit meh for me. I usually like everything Sony offers but..

Horizon Forbidden West - I did not like Zero Dawn, I put probably 10-15+ hours over multiple attempts to try to get into it.. Just boring!
GT7- Very underwhelming, very disappointing, and to me it failed to capture what made the original GT's good. Poorly designed and terrible grinding system.
Sifi - Still waiting for sale.. It's still only a small indie, don't think it's worth full price.
Stray - Looked nice and was ok, but found it a little boring also, game is slightly overrated but it is an indie.

Last of Us Remake - I loved it but it wasn't a total new experience considering it would be the third time I played through the story!
GOW Raganarok - I'm sure I'm going to love.. First game is one of my all time fav games!

If it weren't for Ragnarok and possibly LOU Remake, I think I would consider it to be a lackluster year.

 

[Certinty]

Looks like they fixed most of the issues I had with the first game which were poor enemy variety, lack of scale and an uninteresting story. Shame it’s cross-gen but that’s good enough for me.

 

[Rien]

That some good scores!

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

Is this the first game that Eric Williams directed?
If so, damn boy.

 

[geary]

This guy is going to get death threats.

Easy Allies gives it a 9.

Outside of all the hype, if they dont add new wepons, new enemies ( not the same, but reskinned) this might be an accurate description, but the grade could be an 8

 

[ABnormal]

Is this the first game that Eric Williams directed?
If so, damn boy.

It seems they have the talent to run two projects simultaneously.

 

[balls of snow]

He has no shame.

To this day he is probbaly sending crackdown 3 invites to randoms to join him on his conquest.

 

[DavidGzz]

I will try to fly through the rest of the 2018 game before this comes out. I'll put Ghost of Tsushima down for a moment. Amazing scores!

 

[freefornow]

This guy is going to get death threats.

Easy Allies gives it a 9.

Well, he wont be getting a job at any Sony studio anytime soon.

 

[El Pistolero]

Man, Gow3 was such an awe inspiring game but tbh Cory did the same thing and made gow2 on ps2 despite the first one releasing around the same time as the ps3 reveal at e3. Devkits were out. Insomniac, nd, incognito, kojipro and ninja theory were all hard at work on ps3 games but Cory comes along and makes it a ps2 game. Great game that was nonetheless overshadowed by next Gen games like halo 3, bioshock, mass effect, and uncharted. This time he got lucky and had no next Gen competition.

What people dont realize is that even if GOW Ragnorak is a great GOTY contender, it basically means this great studio wont have a next gen game until 2027. Probably 2028. Yeah, the optics are bad for Sony. Yeah, the game will win awards. Yes, the game will still be a great game, but it wont change the fact that SSM wont be ready for next gen until the very end of this gen. And for fans of this studio and this franchise, and people who truly believe in Cerny's mission statement for the PS5, it is a massive disappointment.

You are mistaken. The next GOW will hit around late 2027/early 2028 indeed, but Cory's new IP will launch prior to that: 2024 or 2025 at the latest.

 

[Represent.]

I'm currently making my way through Last of Us Part 2, and it is definitely Naughty Dog's Magnum Opus. Such a fantastic game. I'm hoping for Santa Monica's best work yet. Man, I love Playstation.

Thats a very special game. Getting to go from that straight into Ragnarok is unbelievably lucky

 

[geary]

Well, he wont be getting a job at any Sony studio anytime soon.

Reviewers in a nutshell

 

[Fredrik]

Preinstalled! Now the waiting starts…
I’ve seen so many 10/10 from people I trust, and a 9 from Fextralife bodes well, rarely goes higher.

 

[mxbison]

Well, he wont be getting a job at any Sony studio anytime soon.

That games has a 93 on Metacritic, a 10/10 score isn't exactly suspicious.

Editor switching company in the same industry, put on the tinfoil hats...

 

[kikkis]

Preinstalled! Now the waiting starts…
I’ve seen so many 10/10 from people I trust, and a 9 from Fextralife bodes well, rarely goes higher.

I liked that fextralife review, really down to earth unlike four instance the ign review.

 

[Tomi]

Preorders are probably exploding after reviews

This is crazy guys

 

[Auto_aim1]

The preload is 84GB right on the PS5?

 

[Slothbeing1209]

Hope the side quest are really as good as they say. I saw some reviews praise it a lots.

 

[Xeaker]

The same HYPE that was going on when Elden Ring released. Disgusting

 

[Danjin44]

The same HYPE that was going on when Elden Ring released. Disgusting

Yes it’s so disgusting that people are excited for a game, everyone should be like you consistently hating on every game that comes out. /s

 

[Yoboman]

Well, he wont be getting a job at any Sony studio anytime soon.

Meanwhile 343 have Xbox fanboys they found on GAF running the Halo franchise

 

[Certinty]

The Witcher 3 had great side content but Red Dead Redemption 2’s was better. Will be interesting to see if Ragnarok can compete with the latter in that regard.

 

[DavidGzz]

The preload is 84GB right on the PS5?

98 for me, I just started it.

Edit: Nevermind, it's 84, you're right.

 

[3liteDragon]

98 for me, I just started it.

98? What version of the game is downloading for you?

 

[jm89]

Hope the side quest really as good as they say. I saw some reviews praise it a lots.

I can't even remember side quests from 2018. Really good to see more improvements on side quests, guerilla did an amazing job with horizon forbidden west and now Santa Monica. Hopefully we can move away from the side quests of fetching and barely any story in more games.

 

[Hestar69]

PlayStation Nation will welcome you with open arms once you sell your Xbox

We have squirrels

I'll never forget those commercials for the psp or egoraptors video he made about them lol

OT: Glad the scores are good. Tempted to get it,but 70 is pricey especially with pokemon coming out in a few weeks. Here's hoping for a BF sale.

 

[DavidGzz]

98? What version of the game is downloading for you?

Oh weird. I'm not used to the PS UI, maybe 98 was what I had available. It does say 84.095 when I go to downloads in progress. My bad.

 

[JusticeForAll]

I'm very excited to hear about the side quests being so good. Nothing I have more than side content that feels like a slog, but you still need to do it if you want to have cool armor or weapons.

The fact that so many reviews mention that there is still a lot to discover and areas to go back to after the credits, do seem to spoil one thing, don't they?

I didn't play the game yet, but I figure

Spoiler

that Kratos survives and the world didn't end and was reborn, so they managed to stop Ragnarok. [\spoiler]

Anyway, I really don't understand why people get so worked up about what game wins GOTY. Does GOWR deserve it? Probably, yes. Does Elden Ring deserve it? Yes. Is your enjoyment of either game dependent on them winning it? No.

 

[Fredrik]

I liked that fextralife review, really down to earth unlike four instance the ign review.

Yeah Fextralife is solid for these types of games. And the 9 can easily be a 10 for fans, biggest complaint is that it’s ”safe”, I’m just thinking that Forza Horizon has been ”safe” since FH2 and it’s still my favorite racing serie.

 

[John Wick]

Impressive scores, i expected that, even a bit higher actually, but still a GOTY contender.

I wonder why Metacritic didnt add the controversial IGN Korea review.

Because it didn't matter as the reviewer was reviewing DLC for God of War.

 

[John Wick]

Sony cares about sales, not optics

GoW:R is gonna sell them another 20M

Those PS5’s gonna fly off the shelves. Those GOWR Bundaroos gonna slay. Hope Dumbo has made preparations for that demand.

 

[Erebus]

Are there any media that focuse on the PS4 Pro version? How is it?

 

[shubik]

Just preordered the physical edition in the hope that the store will ship it a couple of days earlier Can´t remember I did that the last time.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Are there any media that focuse on the PS4 Pro version? How is it?

Seems all reviews are PS5 so far.

 

[John Wick]

It should be 95!

 

[killatopak]

Unfortunately won’t be able to play this for a while but happy that the game looks to be great.

Enjoy, everyone.