Makes me sad to see what Microsoft is doing to the Xbox brand, by trying to rebrand it as a games publisher now instead of just the console. The direction with going 3rd party instead of keeping their games exclusive to console and then using gamepass for day and date on all 1st party games (I mean really, what is 1st party now with Microsoft when they themselves are now 3rd party publishers) has just ruined what was once a fantastic console brand. Sad stuff.
Sony's 1st party offerings have been, on the whole, completely overblown and overrated (Spiderman 2, God of War, Last of Us 2, Uncharted 4 etc...). Spending FAR too much money and time to make 1st party games is a joke. Look and learn from Clair Obscur. Large budgets are not needed for brilliant game play and stories. Not everything needs to look like a fucking game that could only run on ultra settings on a 5090! Get back to game play please Sony! Fun games that aren't bogged down in boring stories. Give us more Returnal's and Ratchet and Clank's and FAR less God of War's and Last of Us remasters ffs.
Nintendo, whilst I most certainly do not agree with the price increases (which aren't as egregious here in Australia s they are in the USA) I still cannot wait to get my hands on Mario Kart World! Nintendo are the ONLY company that get me excited for anything in gaming today. I get it- they continue to release games with characters they created in the 80's, but now that GTA6 isn't out until next year, games like Mario Kart, Donkey Kong and Metroid Prime 4 are EASILY my most anticipated games of the year (along with indies like the new Terminator 2 retro game).
Overall, I'm really sad about what Microsoft is doing to the Xbox brand. What was once a really great console has been fucked up the ass by Phil and his minions of retards. Sony needs to go back releasing some exciting, fresh and original games that aren't fucking Horizon, Last of Us, Uncharted, God of War, Spiderman etc... (notice something about all of those Sony 1st party games I mentioned???). Go back to the PS1/2 days and see how great Sony were back then in the games they were releasing not only from 1st party but exclusive 2nd and 3rd party games! And being the hypocrite I am, Nintendo, just keep making brilliant games with amazing gameplay! I couldn't give a fuck if you release another Mario 2d platformer cause they are fucking brilliant!