The Friday letters web page is satisfied there shall be a The Last Of Us Part 3, as one reader celebrates a very good yr in gaming for 2025 to this point.
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Reasonable expectations
I’m beginning to fear that the Nintendo Switch 2 is being puffed up a bit an excessive amount of at this level, with all these gross sales predictions and other people cryogenically freezing themselves till April 2.
I feel, as with something, we have to set extra affordable expectations, in order that we’re pleasantly stunned reasonably than horribly disenchanted. I wouldn’t be stunned if Nintendo nonetheless held again some secrets and techniques concerning the console and didn’t announce the discharge date and/or worth.
And whereas they’ll have to indicate some video games, we could not get greater than two or three from Nintendo themselves proven off in any element, and a type of might be Metroid Prime 4. I do know it’s thrilling, however I don’t need to be studying about how disenchanted individuals have been within the reveal for months after, as a result of they thought there have been going to be a dozen new video games and no matter else.
Zeiss
No change
So now that Microsoft has owned Activision Blizzard for some time, is there something that has truly modified? I actually can’t see something, even been a eager gamer that checks the information daily, and many others.
Activision hasn’t mentioned something about making any new video games apart from Call Of Duty and neither writer has talked about bringing again outdated retro franchises. So I suppose Phil Spencer’s T-shirts weren’t a touch about something.
They did layoff a bunch of individuals, so I suppose that was one thing that modified, however principally all that discuss of constructing the corporate higher and increasing what it does was simply mentioned to get the deal via. I do know I shouldn’t be stunned however I’m disenchanted.
Bentley
Big field rental
An attention-grabbing thought by Sony, to start out renting out PlayStation 5 consoles, to the purpose the place I’m undecided why they didn’t consider it earlier than. Too a lot problem I suppose and really, desirous about it, I’m undecided I need to play a console that’s been in a dozen completely different properties already, particularly if I’m the one Sony blames when it inevitably breaks down.
Given how fragile the PlayStation 5 is (I’ve by no means seen a PS5 Pro) I wouldn’t need to be placing that in a parcel to submit off, or nevertheless they’re distributing this stuff.
Overall, it’s nonetheless a good suggestion nevertheless it form of underlines the truth that consoles are simply too costly for lots of people and, particularly in tough occasions, not the type of factor they’re going to drop a number of hundred kilos on.
Gifford
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The Last Of Us Party
I don’t consider for one second that Sony shouldn’t be going to make a 3rd The Last Of Us recreation. Maybe Naughty Dog gained’t make it, and I’d be stunned if Neil Druckmann did, however there’s no manner they’re going to finish one in all their most well-known franchises when there’s nonetheless story threads they will follow-up and a serious TV present offering free promoting.
I don’t need it. I’m nonetheless not satisfied there ought to’ve been a second recreation, however the issue with motion pictures and video games these days is that nothing can ever finish. No story can come to a conclusion, no character ever stays useless, and nothing is immune from a reboot. And The Last Of Us hasn’t even acquired to that stage but.
At least we may be assured there gained’t be a The Last Of Us Kart or another dumb spin-off however that’s about it, I’m afraid.
Gloin
Get wrecked
I could also be a number of years late, however I want to present some like to Wreckfest. I managed to select it up fairly cheaply and it’s scratched an itch that hasn’t been scratched because the Destruction Derby/Burnout days.
The physics are wonderful and the races are quite a lot of enjoyable. I simply completed a race with 7% well being and solely three of the 24 vehicles truly completed the race, because the others acquired wrecked from criss-cross sections, all while having the largest smile on my face while doing so.
I urge any racing recreation lovers on the market to present it a attempt in case you haven’t already.
Anyways, I’m off to do a destruction derby match with a faculty bus…
Adam_Lion_23 (gamertag/PSN ID)
GC: It is excellent and a sequel was introduced final yr, though it doesn’t have a launch yr but.
All or nothing
I’ve little question that Take-Two goes to cost £100 for GTA 6. Why would they not? They know most individuals can pay it and you may make a very good argument that it’s value it, or no less than that it offers good worth for cash. But that doesn’t cease it from being a ridiculous amount of cash to pay for a online game.
As has been mentioned not too long ago, video games was £40. You may get price range video games for that much less too and through gross sales you might choose up three or extra video games for £50. Nowadays that’ll solely get me the DLC I want to purchase to make the bottom recreation full.
Even in case you assume GTA 6 is a particular case and well worth the worth that’s not going to cease Call Of Duty and EA Sports FC and all the opposite microtransaction heavy video games charging the identical quantity – you recognize, those which are the least justified to cost extra.
It’s going to create such an enormous vary of costs, from £10 or so for an indie recreation as much as £100 for triple-As I don’t know what that’s going to do for non-gamer’s notion of what’s happening. Are they going to assume that they solely correct video games are those which are both free or £100?
Goose
GTA 2.5
Regarding Halman’s electronic mail on what PlayStation video games I’d wish to see purchased again, I’d’ve beloved to see Urban Chaos.
I do know it wasn’t a Sony recreation, nevertheless it did seem on the PS1 (and PC).
I do know the sport was a bit janky however I appreciated it sufficient.
It was GTA 3 earlier than GTA 3.
LeighDappa
GC: It was forward of its time in quite a lot of methods, however the flaws have been vital and it was a serious flop. Developer Mucky Foot Productions went bust in 2003 and because it was initially printed by Eidos it’s exhausting to know who owns it now. Probably Embracer Group or presumably nonetheless Square Enix.
Glass half full
Nice overview of Split Fiction, I feel it was apparent this was going to be a banger nevertheless it’s good for a hyped recreation from a revered studio to ship. I’ve to say that regardless of the doom and gloom across the business proper now, a few of it deserved in relation to job losses and people worrying gross sales figures, good video games are nonetheless dropping with shocking regularity.
2025 has gotten off to a flyer and I can’t consider one other yr the place by early March we’ve had three bona fide Game of the Year contenders. Those being Split Fiction, Monster Hunter Wilds, and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. All three would have probably been up for final yr’s prime prize at The Game Awards, primarily based on opinions.
I took a glance down the Metacritic for the yr and throughout the board it’s been a robust begin. For massive releases we’ve additionally had new entries within the Like A Dragon, Civilization, Dynasty Warriors, Two Point, and Sniper Elite franchises. Original releases from well-respected studios in Avowed and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.
Strong remasters in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, and Virtua Fighter 5 (let’s not neglect Jedi Power Battles… or perhaps we must always). Also a number of sequels to beloved indie titles like Citizen Sleeper 2, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (stunned GC didn’t choose that up for overview given the final recreation), Ender Magnolia, Rift Of The Necrodancer, and Tales Of Iron 2. With extra massive names like Doom nonetheless anticipated pre-summer.
I admire when individuals complain that ‘there aren’t any video games’ what they actually imply isn’t actually that… It’s that they miss the extra unique tent pole releases, significantly from PlayStation studios or Nintendo’s A-team. But let’s get actual, there are nonetheless extra top quality video games being launched than the common individual would ever have time to play, even with out time sink reside companies.
Marc
Inbox also-rans
That foldable Nintendo Switch from Samsung is admittedly neat. I don’t assume I’m the primary to say that one of many extra apparent issues with the Nintendo Switch 2 is that it’s enormous and never very transportable in any respect – none of those new gadgets are typically.
Bootles
I feel it’d be enjoyable if Capcom did some type of Kingdom Hearts/Super Mario RPG type recreation with all their outdated franchises in it. Something humorous that may rejoice all of them, particularly those that most likely won’t ever get a reboot irrespective of how a lot Monster Hunter cash is available in.
Cooper
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