SantaC
Member
except the important games like Demon's soul and bloodborne...
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Rumor: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the next PC port being made by Nixxes
Umbasaborne
Banned
The way sony treats their back catalogue is despicable..why not make the ps3 and ps2 games availible natively on pc and ps5 as well. Its like they only do the cheapest ports and remakes they can these days, and are scared of anything that may take a mono-come of effort, like getting ps2 and ps3 games running natively on modern hardware. This is a fine game, but its literally the safest and most boring choice they could have gone with.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Buying a cheap PS4 to play a $10 copy of Bloodborne. Such a high bar to clear lol.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Even a used PS4 is what, $100-150? Buying that to play one game stuck at 30fps with bad frame pacing isn't exactly an enviable solution.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
PC support is all that matters.
Sony’s won’t bother supporting PS5 games beyond two generations.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
That’s a PS4 game for you.
Point is if it’s so important to play, it’s not some high bar to entry. People drop more money on a PC case.
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Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
True. I platinum'd it and have it on PS4 so I'm not too bothered by this. Still, I'd want less games to be buried alongside dead consoles. The one thing I love about PC ports is that the games won't just die with the system after a time. Trying to play PS3 games is a bitch without an actual PS3 as even the emulator is still wonky.That’s a PS4 game for you.
Point is if it’s so important to play, it’s not some high bar to entry. People drop more money on a case.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I’m with you 100%. Sonys console BC record is very fragmented. At least we’ll be covered on PC regardless of what they decide to do with their consoles.
For what it’s worth I still have my copy of Bloodborne as well. I had the original Demons Souls back when it released on PS3, so I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything.
I still want to see Demons Souls PS5 come over and I’m sure it will. Sony’s been bringing over their games at a pretty fast clip.
64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
01011001
Banned
it's not about what the devs said, but many people (fanboys) said the game would be impossible on PS4 and is one of the games that shows the power of the console, a true "next gen" game.
when that's absolutely not the case. a PS4 version would be absolutely possible without much of a downgrade, and with a PC version at hand we could finally actually test that to see what exactly is going on during dimension jumps.
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Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
I think the test, again we are talking about quite a lot of months of additional work (which you are discounting), will be a PC with 8 GB of RAM and 4 GB of VRAM max (keeps the Windows tax in check and is fair to how much free VRAM you would have for graphics only on PS4) and bandwidth, 8 cores Jaguar like CPU specs (or a bit more since yes you are running on Windows), and a mechanical <7000 RPM HDD and then see what the cuts are and what the performance is.
You want to talk about a PS4 target, put it in the same conditions. If you talk about 16 GB of RAM and 8+ GB of VRAM and Ryder 4 cores then we’ll, you are winning against your own strawmen and you know it…
PixelatedBeast
Member
Must be bait, because Sony isnt making any money on pc, lol.
Braag
Member
Honestly one of the main reasons I've stuck with PC for so long is that the games I bought in Steam 15 years ago are still available and playable in my library to this day.
I know a lot of people don't care about older games after a while but for those that do, PC is great for that.
sendit
Member
Agreed. Victory is finally in our grasp. I can smell the fear.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Sure unless you cheat in the PC comparison by overloading with RAM compared to PS4 and ignore almost an extra year of development (which matters… being able to get something done quicker and at a reduced cost is what good architecture jumps are for).
NightmareFarm
Member
PS boys are getting cucked hard, damn.
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
They are. Proven over and over by dumb decisions in the past and even with the PS5 launch we witnessed bizarre decisions. “Sony” is just a collective of people that sometimes can come up and commit to a stupid idea.
This PC approach is good for PC gamers absolutely and it makes more people try your games. Is the sales on PC worth it? No. Is it devaluing your console? Yes. Is Sony plan that the PC crowd when they try a game on PC they will buy a PS5 to play the sequel rather than wait for the sequel to hit PC? Absolutely fucking not.
Does this PC approach make since for Microsoft? Yes + they have a very cheap console to buy.
Does it make since for Nintendo? No.
Does it make since for Sony? No.
So to clarify your post. Sony isn’t dumb. Yes, yes they are.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Demons souls when?...that would sell 3 to 4 times what it sold on ps5 on PC.
Can't believe they've waited this long tbh...strange business decision at Sony.
Can't believe they've waited this long tbh...strange business decision at Sony.
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StueyDuck
Member
Crack in Time is better than any of the OG trilogy don't @ me
CityHunter1981
Member
Perhaps that means they announce the next Ratchet and Clank game soon. In the past Sony is often porting games, which have a sequel coming in order to force more people to buy the console if they want to play the sequel directly.
Examples:
God of War
Horizon
Spider-Man
Examples:
God of War
Horizon
Spider-Man
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Rivet is one thing... but that fucking spider robot is cringe nightmare.
It is still all better than 2016 disney game
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Sony has competition on PC. Big difference from being the big fish in the little PlayStation pond.
PixelatedBeast
Member
What do you mean competition? Explain please...you mean gaming publishers like Ea, Take2, Micrososft, Ubisoft, Sega, Capcom,Nintendo, Techland, Epic Games, SE, Tencent, Konami, Warner Bros, NetEase, Bandai and Embracer Group does not qualify as competition for Sony?
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Competition within the platform. Sony is easily the biggest fish on PlayStation the way Nintendo is on their consoles.
On PC Sony is just another third party competing for sales. So when you point out lower sales, well yeah - totally different selling games to Sony specific customers, versus PC gamers.
Their games will have very long tails on PC though.
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Elder Legend
Banned
Does a PS4 emulator not exist yet for PCs?
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Yes but good luck playing anything on it. The PS3 emulator needs a ton of work. A functioning PS4 emulator is years away.
Elder Legend
Banned
Thays strange considering the hardware is about to be a decade old when November hits this year..
With the internet, reddit, and the communities and all the tech how is it not properly functioning yet ?
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Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
The hardware isn't the main hurdle for emulation, it's the software.
Elder Legend
Banned
I see. Well I am not that well versed into programming or anything, so I'll take your word for it.
PixelatedBeast
Member
Ok, and that is why Sony does not make a lot of money on PC. Pc players treat Sony like a 3rd party devs, they wait for their games to go on sale, get a discount code or just pirate it. They didnt buy PCs to only play CsGo or Valorant, where as there are people who willl buy a ps5 just for Spiderman 2.
So to see people saying Sony will ditch playstation for Pc....
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
What a smooth brain take. People absolutely buy PCs to play CSGO and Valorant. They are some of the most popular games on the planet.
PixelatedBeast
Member
Well, I guess my point still stands.....Sony isnt making any real money on PC gaming.
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Well, I guess my point still stands.....Sony isnt making any real money on PC gaming.
What do you think it costs to port a game to PC in comparison to developing a game from the ground up? A few hundred thousand vs 100M+ for some of these games. Even if they sell less it’s still good ROI and the only downside is crying fanboys.
PixelatedBeast
Member
Its funny how some here believe this kind of revenue will lead to Sony ditching playstation for PC, but emotional responses to these facts are just as equally as bad.
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
PixelatedBeast
Member
Who said that?
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I have legitimately never seen a person say that Sony is going to abandon PS to make PC games. Nice strawman you’ve constructed but nobody is saying that anywhere.
Interfectum
Member
Can't wait to play on Steam Deck.
Senua
Member
Ok, and that is why Sony does not make a lot of money on PC. Pc players treat Sony like a 3rd party devs, they wait for their games to go on sale, get a discount code or just pirate it. They didnt buy PCs to only play CsGo or Valorant, where as there are people who willl buy a ps5 just for Spiderman 2.
So to see people saying Sony will ditch playstation for Pc....
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
So to see people saying Sony will ditch playstation for Pc....
Said noone ever. But I’ve seen insecure PlayStation fans crying that PC ports exist.
Nope. Just plenty of ram.
