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[Fat Frog]

Unless by a miracle PS6 comes with a disc drive for backwards compatibility, hard pass.

Retro gaming ? PC gaming ? Xbox ? Switch ?

 

[Putonahappyface]

I'm in wait and see mode.

Plenty of time for things to add consumer protection on digital media, and for Sony to make games I want.

Let's not all act like if they announced Bloodborne remake or Bloodborne 2, we wouldn't be lining up lol

My sentiments exactly.

 

[tomato shrub]

As a real fan I can clearly see that this company is now controlled by corporate leeches that had no hand in building PlayStation's success.

PS4 leadership was mostly let go. Shu and Layden now criticize Sony online. Sony's oldest developers at Japan Studio were fired.

New leadership only serves the investors and sees fans as cattle. That's the reason you lose physical games and get a PS6 release during the worst time in an inflation.

 

[FalconPunch]

Depends on price of the console and if they stopped releasing games for the ps5. I'm not early adopting anymore consoles (closes was switch 2 (purchased it 6 months after launch in fear price increases because of tariffs and memory / ram apocalypse happened).

Frankly people bailing out on Sony and going to Pc might be the dumbest thing I heard in gaming. (Seriously does anyone even remember the last partial release on pc?) Everyone is going digital , just accept the change and hope for great games in the future.

It might be the dumbest thing you've heard if you're not intelligent at all. If you have to buy digital, it's better to buy it on a platform that has competition for prices, easy ways to store your games, one that is form factor agnostic. It's entirely idiotic to commit to a digital platform that can revoke your content, it's difficult to pirate or backup games, etc. One that has no competition and as a result can fleece you on prices and services. More importantly, paying for online is the biggest scam I've ever seen.

 

[scydrex]

Sony fan from the PS1. PS5 Pro will be my last Sony console as it's right now. Don't plan to buy the PS6. Fuck Sony.

 

[FalconPunch]

After what they did with PSVR2 I won't buy another Playstation.

I got burned with the psvr1, vita, ps vita. Now no discs after I gave these clowns money for multiple ps5 pros and 3 ps5s. Nah, they can go pound sand.

Also, the rumors of a ps6 handheld? You gotta be a sucker to buy with the way Sony has treated every non mainline console.

 

[kruis]

My PS5 Pro will be my main console for at least 8 years, all things considered. There won't be PS6 exclusive games and I'm not buying the console on launch, whatever its price. Sony deserves a good crash during at least the first 2-3 years of gen.

Yep. The godawful launch of the PS3 changed Sony an important lesson: the customer is king. They tried to do everything right in order to win back the lost market share: the PS3 became great value with a free online service and great 1st party games. The PS4 was a continuation of that effort and ended the generation with absolute bangers.

Now arrogant Sony is back and they've got to be brought down a peg or two.

 

[Swolebro_Thickdude]

I can't believe how anyone is defending that shit no matter if it is Sony Nintendo and MS

they think this 'hysteria' will make their favorite toy go away.

because fuck consumer rights as long as i get to play 1 naughty dog game every 8 years, right?

because fuck you, ive got mine.

 

[rm082e]

All digital for two generations. This whole thing is a nothingburger for me.

I will buy a PS6 if they have interesting exclusives. If not, I'll just spend all my time on PC.

 

[Jam Dingo]

I will never understand how anyone sane would defend this, they will force you to pay whatever they want at scam prices but also you lose the ability to resell and lend the game.

Hysterical reactions? I would say reactions like yours are fanboy reactions and I can't believe how anyone is defending that shit no matter if it is Sony Nintendo and MS

So you wait for a sale or buy a month of PS Plus for like €14 and play it on that.

Lack of competition is the one valid fear about the digital plans, but even that is MOSTLY very exaggerated, even with Xbox's troubles. Nintendo are resurgent and Steam is highly respected. Both of them would soon enter the fray to punish Sony if they became too predatory.

 

[Aryl]

Can't vote but i plan to buy a PS6 and the new PS Handheld. I have a huge digital collection on my ps5 pro and it makes no sense for me to switch to another platform.

 

[Robbit_80]

No drive, no buy.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I have a pro and a 5080. Sony will need to sell me hard on a PS6. I could probably afford one not bragging but I don't really feel the need for next gen right now. Sony has blundered and are quite lucky xbox blundered even worse otherwise they could have been feeling some pain.

They have the momentum from the PS4 generation but that can go away quickly and I'd say the PS5 output from a first party perspective has been pretty dogshit this generation bar a few standout titles. Maybe it's just my taste but they are really starting to miss the tastemakers like Yoshida etc.

Herman Hulst just doesn't have the eye for games. Sony need to course correct quickly as I think they will genuinely lose a lot of goodwill from the hardcore fan base.

Bit of a rant but right now I need them to show me why I need a PS6, I'm not buying blindly.

 

[John Marston]

My PS5 Pro still feels like new.

I won't be in a hurry that's fer sure.
Aaaand I got a huge backlog.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I honestly couldn't care less. Physical games are shit and about 90% of the negative reactions are hysterical nonsense.

 

[Shifty1897]

Between the lack of physical discs, the hacks, the revised TOS that lets them delete your account for inactivity, the ps+ price increases with rumors of more, the complete mismanagement of studios and the GaaS initiative, reducing AAA first party exclusives to one a year when we used to get two or three a year, and most of those first party games are "woke slop" now, the closing of the PS3 and Vita stores, and them deleting movies and shows out of your account...


Why would any of you still be okay with Sony? Explain how PlayStation in 2028 still makes sense to you as a consumer, because I don't get it.

 

[DeVeAn]

They need to improve their entire network/database. Full backwards compatibility. Self refunds similar to Steam. If they do that I'm in.

 

[Moses85]

 

[Sooner]

PS5 is my last Sony console.

Because they won't have discs? I guess it's your last console, period.

 

[Swolebro_Thickdude]

Because they won't have discs? I guess it's your last console, period.

why is it so hard to believe people are willing to stand by their principles?

i bet its because its impossible for you to imagine having any principles yourself.

 

[Fluffytheterrible]

Can poll makers stop putting swear words in their options? I'm Christian.

 

[Kazdi]

It sucks, but i dont really care. Buying PS6 day one probably.

 

[PauloRoberto]

Given Sony's operating system reputaion... i am pretty sure PS6 will be jailbroken in record time.

 

[Jam Dingo]

why is it so hard to believe people are willing to stand by their principles?

i bet its because its impossible for you to imagine having any principles yourself.

Ah yes the principle of being able to buy a licence to use some code on a plastic disc rather than via an internet download.

No hysteria here at all.

 

[Sevyne]

 

[tomato shrub]

Ah yes the principle of being able to buy a licence to use some code on a plastic disc rather than via an internet download.

No hysteria here at all.

vast majority of my PS4 discs ran offline, this sentiment was always gaslighting

 

[Swolebro_Thickdude]

Ah yes the principle of being able to buy a licence to use some code on a plastic disc rather than via an internet download.

No hysteria here at all.

the issues people have about the death of physical media have been explained 100s of times on this forum and elswhere on the internet.

you have a working frontal lobe (i hope), go do some reading.

 

[nightfly]

I'm going to buy, as will the VAST majority of people that play video games. In reality, the amount of people that actually care about this is very tiny.