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Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut PC cross-play and system requirements revealed. PlayStation overlay, cross-play, and Trophy support!
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crackajack
Member
Took them long enough to bring over some features that are hardly quintessential but just nice. Keeps players in the PS system, while on PC, or get them somewhat into the PS world while letting them stay PC players.
Crazy that MS could have had that already when they launched GfWL, but then did one of their many u-turns with their confused, easily startled strategies.
Crazy that MS could have had that already when they launched GfWL, but then did one of their many u-turns with their confused, easily startled strategies.
Mr Moose
Member
Topher
Identifies as young
So is this a trojan horse to make all PC's PlayStations?
Beat me to it. Great minds think a like n' all that.
lol.......man that thread is going to get more hilarious as time goes by
Mibu no ookami
Banned
Not sure I'm ready to do my victory lap, but yes, this would appear liekly to be a precursor to a launcher and storefront.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Microsoft playing 4D-chess with the Sony top brass.
Sony wants every PC to become a PlayStation but Microsoft wants every PlayStation to become an Xbox. Thus every PC will also be an Xbox and every PlayStation as well.
Now I understand why Phil is the boss. He might be the most intelligent post-Einstein man.
Sony wants every PC to become a PlayStation but Microsoft wants every PlayStation to become an Xbox. Thus every PC will also be an Xbox and every PlayStation as well.
Now I understand why Phil is the boss. He might be the most intelligent post-Einstein man.
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King Dazzar
Member
SportsFan581
Member
Every step towards getting the games out on PC is a good one. For users that do not intend to own a PS5.
Little Chicken
Banned
Better late than never, I guess.
Topher
Identifies as young
Portugeezer
Member
"All consoles are just PC's these days"
Mofos were right.
Mofos were right.
Mibu no ookami
Banned
If anything this sounds like a precursor to a storefront/launcher.
The only way I envision someone would be able to use this for 3rd party games is via a Sony launcher.
Sony continues to take steps towards that PS PC Storefront. From PC cloud streaming to Dual Sense support on PC to PSVR2 support on PC to this.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
If you look 2-3 steps ahead in 10-15 years my prediction is:
- consoles decline in relevance, and turn into apps on every device
- PCs increase in relevance along with cloud. people get used to shopping on multiple stores
- physical media is gone
- all storefronts have to downgrade to 10% fee or less instead of 30% to stay competitive.
If a huge chunk of that guaranteed platform holder passive revenue from having a locked console goes away then all you have left is the games you put out yourself, and subs to generate your own revenue stream. 1st party games development will have to become less expensive since it wont be as subsidized. Your strength is just going to be what you publish yourself.
- MS can operate as a 3rd party publisher, especially with Activision / Blizzard / Bethesda / Minecraft / Gamepass
- Nintendo will transition last, but they can put out 5-8 games a year and they aren't overbudget. They make a ton on 3rd party sales but they already lost most of the large 3rd party games so they didn't get income from that anyway, mostly indies which will still be happy to be on a Nintendo store.
- Sony does not put out a ton of games a year and they're all really expensive budget games. They have insanely strong brands and talented game devs but will have to adjust to the budgets you see for other 3rd party games that don't get passive revenue from a platform. 2nd party stuff will decrease as well.
- All other 3rd party publishers will get +20% more than they did before.
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Mibu no ookami
Banned
I really don't see crossbuy happening. That's really bad for revenue.
Larxia
Member
Okay I have a question, what's the difference between trophies and achievements, and why are people so much into trophies on playstation, while they seem to just be the same as achievements?
I didn't have a console for a long time, but I had a ps3 and trophies were identical to achievements on steam for example. Even the objectives inside them are the same, they're the same thing.
I'm really confused as to why playstation players seem to be so much into trophies, while it's not as much as a big deal on other platforms.
The only reason I could think about why people are interested about it here in this particular case is if they also play on playstation consoles and want shared trophy / achievement progression across platforms. Most of the times though it seems like people just want trophies because they're trophies lol.
I didn't have a console for a long time, but I had a ps3 and trophies were identical to achievements on steam for example. Even the objectives inside them are the same, they're the same thing.
I'm really confused as to why playstation players seem to be so much into trophies, while it's not as much as a big deal on other platforms.
The only reason I could think about why people are interested about it here in this particular case is if they also play on playstation consoles and want shared trophy / achievement progression across platforms. Most of the times though it seems like people just want trophies because they're trophies lol.
This relates to what I've been saying in this post, you can kind of already do that, since most games (or all?) have an achievement that unlocks once you unlocked all other achievements, so it's there, it's just not called platinum.
Dusktildawn48
Member
Good, I can't wait to never buy a console again. More money to spend on my PC.
Roman Empire
Member
Next: All PCs are Playstations!"All consoles are just PC's these days"
Mofos were right.
Truly a devious plan by Sony!
JimboJones
Member
There is no difference just people addicted to that dopamine hit seeing a box pop up that they got to level 2 lol
Games of Today
Member
This overlay is really promising because it means that there are going to be some sweet new first party multiplayer that will have crossplay.
Larxia
Member
Yeah but the box also pops up on other platforms when you unlock an achievement, there even is a sound too on steam now lol.
Is this only because of the user level system?
Mibu no ookami
Banned
I think cross save is the bigger deal.
I think someone is probably more willing to buy a copy of a game like Ghost of Tsushima on PC as a double dip on PC if they're able to just do new game+ from their existing save.
So that might end up being exclusive to a sony storefront and/or PS+ subscribers.
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Lucifers Beard
Member
Nice. Those minimum requirements should mean that it works nicely on Steam Deck.
darrylgorn
Member
I mean.. they could just have all this information in-the-lay, but I'll take it.
CuteFaceJay
Member
Wait is this released today?
BlackTron
Member
Kinda a big deal that you can just switch between PS and Xbox ecosystems on the same hardware now by pressing a button? I mean it might seem like just another annoying game overlay, but don't overlook the significance of this. It's turning your "PC into a Playstation" the same way Xbox does the same with its Gamepass app, but I think the fact that you can just toggle between the two now with one hardware is kinda nuts lol.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
I'd much perfer the ability to import all my PS5 saves from all Sony games to PC via simple link to my PSN account, but of course they won't do that.
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Action Jackson
Member
Is it cross-save too?
Guilty_AI
Member
Long after the nude and CJ mods
Topher
Identifies as young
Priorities
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
PC gamers right before disaster:
