Those idiots actually think Xbox had an amazing show
Hellblade - announced over 4 years ago, still no release date
OD - literal movie game with no release date
Blade - 2+ years away and they’re not even sure if it’s exclusive or not
Sony's future and possible studio/publisher acquisitions
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Hellblade - announced over 4 years ago, still no release date
OD - literal movie game with no release date
Blade - 2+ years away and they’re not even sure if it’s exclusive or not
Those idiots actually think Xbox had an amazing show
Hellblade - announced over 4 years ago, still no release date
OD - literal movie game with no release date
Blade - 2+ years away and they’re not even sure if it’s exclusive or not
the XBOX community is in pure meltdown rn. They thought they'd be getting huge news at the Gameawards. Just more broken promises and no release dates. Compared to this for the next 3 months
Final Fantasy XVI: : Echoes of the Fallen - out today
God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla - Dec 12
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered - Jan 19
Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Feb 1
Helldivers 2 - Feb 8
Pacific Drive - Feb 22
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth - Feb 29
Rise of the Ronin - Mar 22
Well yeah, Blade was just a cinematic reveal, Ronin had gameplay didn't it? (there was a few samurai-y games shown, could be confusing it).
No he is not right.
Please don’t quote that psycho here.
Every little thing MS does PS fans gets so fucking scared and annoying. That other poster he’s responding to also don’t know what the fuck they’re talking about.
Sony has games coming out right now and the next several months. Yet there’s worry about MS’s bajillion studios with no release date announcements, and no announcements at all, being some danger to Sony.
You guys are the epitome of the wait till next year meme. Always bragging about some unproven future instead seeing the immediate games PlayStation already has.
Wolverine will out before Blade even has a gameplay trailer.
PlanetSmasher is one of the most obnoxious and pretentious posters on era, and that is an extremely hard achievement.
I hope he at a least has friends. Wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t with the attitude he has towards everything. He never seems happy about anything.
The real problem with some of those folks on places like ResetERA is that for them, in order for Xbox to do anything good, PlayStation has to do bad. They can't accept a reality where both have a good showing. If anything there was probably more of a #PlayStationTax at the VGAs considering how something as universally criticized and disappointing as Forza Motorsport won not one, but TWO awards, the other being for accessibility. Which, frankly, is quite ridiculous considering how much more effort the other entrants in that category had to put in to make things accessible while still keeping the game fun.
But back to my point....yes Xbox had a good showing at the VGAs but not necessarily the console. Microsoft Gaming had a good showing...the importance of the console was immediately dismissed with the Samsung Game Pass commercials. Blade is at least 2026 going by Bethesda's own statement. I have nothing negative to say about Hellblade 2; I thought it looked good. About time they showed a bit more actual gameplay although I still don't necessarily "see" how it's as big a jump over the first design-wise like some of the devs were hyping on Twitter a year ago.
Outside of that the only MS 1P this year that deserved to win anything, HiFi Rush, got an expected win (sort of) and that's about it. Overdose looks interesting, but seems like it's further out than 2025. For me the best reveals were actually 3P: Sega's "Super Game" project(s), Moon Studio's new game, The First Descendent, etc. All of those are multiplatform games so how exactly is PlayStation having a bad showing when all of those games (and likely, games like Blade) are coming to the platform? The GOW: Valhalla announcement was also a huge W IMO; it being free was a surprise, it dropping in a week even more a surprise. This is the correct way you do a shadow drop IMO; give enough time and a big enough stage to announce it ahead of release.
On that note, The Finals shadow drop was also very good, again given how big a presence/stage the VGAs are at this point. But overall, I would say this was maybe the most "honest" presentation of Xbox/Microsoft Gaming content they've had in years, unlike say their last Showcase which has retroactively aged badly because of disappointing reveals (Forza), misleading presentations (Starfield) and yet more misleading presentations (Fable). I do think Sony could benefit from acquiring a few more notable studios or even a publisher or two, and I also would like to see them do more AA titles. But I'm not stupid or pessimistic enough to go saying they had a "dire" showing at the VGAs, just to make Xbox/MSG's presence seem better than it actually was.
They both had a solid presence at the show. Just be happy with that.
Honestly I'd not want to pal around with someone who's as constantly pessimistic and negative as Planet Smasher, no offense to them. At least when it comes to gaming.
They could probably use a vacation to a tropical resort to refresh themselves.
But back to my point....yes Xbox had a good showing at the VGAs but not necessarily the console. Microsoft Gaming had a good showing...the importance of the console was immediately dismissed with the Samsung Game Pass commercials. Blade is at least 2026 going by Bethesda's own statement. I have nothing negative to say about Hellblade 2; I thought it looked good. About time they showed a bit more actual gameplay although I still don't necessarily "see" how it's as big a jump over the first design-wise like some of the devs were hyping on Twitter a year ago.
Outside of that the only MS 1P this year that deserved to win anything, HiFi Rush, got an expected win (sort of) and that's about it. Overdose looks interesting, but seems like it's further out than 2025. For me the best reveals were actually 3P: Sega's "Super Game" project(s), Moon Studio's new game, The First Descendent, etc. All of those are multiplatform games so how exactly is PlayStation having a bad showing when all of those games (and likely, games like Blade) are coming to the platform? The GOW: Valhalla announcement was also a huge W IMO; it being free was a surprise, it dropping in a week even more a surprise. This is the correct way you do a shadow drop IMO; give enough time and a big enough stage to announce it ahead of release.
On that note, The Finals shadow drop was also very good, again given how big a presence/stage the VGAs are at this point. But overall, I would say this was maybe the most "honest" presentation of Xbox/Microsoft Gaming content they've had in years, unlike say their last Showcase which has retroactively aged badly because of disappointing reveals (Forza), misleading presentations (Starfield) and yet more misleading presentations (Fable). I do think Sony could benefit from acquiring a few more notable studios or even a publisher or two, and I also would like to see them do more AA titles. But I'm not stupid or pessimistic enough to go saying they had a "dire" showing at the VGAs, just to make Xbox/MSG's presence seem better than it actually was.
They both had a solid presence at the show. Just be happy with that.
Honestly I'd not want to pal around with someone who's as constantly pessimistic and negative as Planet Smasher, no offense to them. At least when it comes to gaming.
They could probably use a vacation to a tropical resort to refresh themselves.
No he isn't! I have my issues with Playstation at times but this year was a slow one and that's fine, as we still got great games. They have given so much since 2020, eventually they would have a slow off year. It is Xbox that needs to come out swinging because they haven't been delivering.
First party games are great but to act like they have nothing lined up is crazy... What does Xbox have lined up from January - March?
We dunno what Sony plans are for April - November lol.
But what's obvious is we are definitely getting some announcements next year.
Plus more partnerships I'm sure will get announced.
The Last of Us Past II
Helldivers 2
Rise of Ronin
MLB
Final Fantasy: Rebirth
FoamStars
All within the first 3 months... Something for everyone.
Final Fantasy DLC today
God of War: DLC next week
Come on...
I see people barely mention WBD & KADOKAWA both seem like natural acquisitions for Sony further expand Sony cross media & gather a ton of IP. Sony was interested in Marvel back then as much as bidding 50 billion & it’s rumor that WBD will sell off in 2024
As for publishers there’s only 3 target for Sony expansion
Capcom: EVO + Esport integration & VR expertise. Street Fighter & Monster Hunter GAAS games legendary IP
Square Enix: other then having Japanese studios creating Jap games not much expertise gained. IP heavily associated w PS double down on core, Sony would have to buy the Dragon Quest IP
Take 2: self explanatory, massive safety net w GAAS games such as GTA Online, Red dead Online & 2K sports + Zynga. Mobile expertise & IP potential to be brought to VR GTA 6 VR, Red Dead 3 VR, Midnight Club VR
Small acquisitions like Arrowhead NCSOFT new studios by veteran are a given
Don’t see Sony buying Ubisoft or Konami. Ubi = Hot mess & Konami is IP w no talent nor studio. I don’t see EA EA is worth more then Take 2 & imo would gain much less compared. Embracer = Hot mess
As for publishers there’s only 3 target for Sony expansion
Capcom: EVO + Esport integration & VR expertise. Street Fighter & Monster Hunter GAAS games legendary IP
Square Enix: other then having Japanese studios creating Jap games not much expertise gained. IP heavily associated w PS double down on core, Sony would have to buy the Dragon Quest IP
Take 2: self explanatory, massive safety net w GAAS games such as GTA Online, Red dead Online & 2K sports + Zynga. Mobile expertise & IP potential to be brought to VR GTA 6 VR, Red Dead 3 VR, Midnight Club VR
Small acquisitions like Arrowhead NCSOFT new studios by veteran are a given
Don’t see Sony buying Ubisoft or Konami. Ubi = Hot mess & Konami is IP w no talent nor studio. I don’t see EA EA is worth more then Take 2 & imo would gain much less compared. Embracer = Hot mess
The game awards made me think -even more- that Sony should consider Capcom, Remedy and Larian for whenever they decide to go back to make more acquisitions.
Remedy and Larian because of their quality. Capcom for obvious reasons, but seeing Monster Hunter Wilds dissapointed me because of the visuals. They are too bad, pretty likely because plan also to release it in Switch 2.
I'd like to see Sony and to block any Switch/Switch 2 release that would imply to downgrade the game in PS5 version of that game. Monster Hunter Wilds, as MH6 should be a flagship game with high end visuals, period.
Remedy and Larian because of their quality. Capcom for obvious reasons, but seeing Monster Hunter Wilds dissapointed me because of the visuals. They are too bad, pretty likely because plan also to release it in Switch 2.
I'd like to see Sony and to block any Switch/Switch 2 release that would imply to downgrade the game in PS5 version of that game. Monster Hunter Wilds, as MH6 should be a flagship game with high end visuals, period.
There's also the 'early 2024' release of HFW too.
So much of WBG's value is from the WB film and comic liscenses they make games of, and those are not for sale. Thats why there weren't any buyers last time around.
Edit: The rest of your post is riddled with errors too, lol why bother.
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WB Games was for sale but people wouldn’t buy WB Games with out the license
I’m talking about Sony buying WBD as a whole not just the WB Games gaming division. There was rumors of Discovery selling WBD as a whole in 2024 & I think Sony should go for it if there an opportunity, they were interested in Marvel back in the day an a exclusive DC Batman , DC Penguin or Looney Tunes game would kill
I would be disappointed & almost worry if Sony just bought 1 publisher MS bought 4 publisher in 3 years & from those leaked email there not stoping I wouldn’t be surprised if by 2027 MS bought Valve,Sega, Koie Tecmo etc MS wanted to buy Valve, WB Games & Sega/Square Enix all 3 at once Sony needs to buy 3 minimum by 2027 Capcom & Square Enix needs to be lockdown KADOKAWA also is another that would hurt if they where acquired by tencent Sony needs a massive safety net in GAAS games & I know Take 2 is unlikely but Take 2 + Zynga would be a major cash flow safety net for Sony
After the Bungie debacle with there independence I don’t ever see Sony buy a studio or publisher in which they don’t have full control
Sony would have to buy the Dragon Quest IP & then buy Square Enix
Sega is ass except for sonic and persona. Even though sonic doesn't really sell well. Just a iconic ip though.
It be interesting to see what’s MS next acquisition for the most part the industry didn’t care about Zenimax or ABK I think people would revolt MS buying a Japanese publisher the only one I can see is like falcom, sega, bandai namco even konami for the most party people would like side ways but if MS or Tencent buys KADOKAWA/Fromsoft that would be a dagger