Rolla
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp...n-how-activities-became-a-cornerstone-for-ps5
Sony flexing about their single player prowess
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Vice: Sony documents show that single player is thriving, PlayStation users spend more time playing offline games than online ones
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp...n-how-activities-became-a-cornerstone-for-ps5
Sony flexing about their single player prowess
Blood Borne
Member
Best news ever.
Single player > Multi player.
Single player > Multi player.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Someone should tweet this to EA.
Hawking Radiation
Member
Its why I bought PS4 Pro over Xbox One X.
6Terfloppy Super duper mega monster killah can't replace
Ghost of Tsushima,
Death Stranding,
God Of War,
Uncharted 4,
Horizon Zero Dawn,
Dreams,
Gran Turismo Sport,
The Last of Us 2,
Days Gone.
Before my purchase I legit compared this above list to what Xbox had at the time and what was coming and I ended up with:
Gears of War 5,
Halo 5,
Forza Horizon 4,
Forza 5.
So yes, exclusive story driven games apart from GT Sport is what drove me to go PS. Crazy thing is I have not yet finished them all. I'm waiting on PS5 to finish these campaigns in glorious 4K and hopefully 60fps across the board.
EDIT: My post is not intended to start a list war. It's just a means to explain my reasoning for choosing PS.
6Terfloppy Super duper mega monster killah can't replace
Ghost of Tsushima,
Death Stranding,
God Of War,
Uncharted 4,
Horizon Zero Dawn,
Dreams,
Gran Turismo Sport,
The Last of Us 2,
Days Gone.
Before my purchase I legit compared this above list to what Xbox had at the time and what was coming and I ended up with:
Gears of War 5,
Halo 5,
Forza Horizon 4,
Forza 5.
So yes, exclusive story driven games apart from GT Sport is what drove me to go PS. Crazy thing is I have not yet finished them all. I'm waiting on PS5 to finish these campaigns in glorious 4K and hopefully 60fps across the board.
EDIT: My post is not intended to start a list war. It's just a means to explain my reasoning for choosing PS.
Fake
Member
Glad I not alone. Multiplayers are fine, but singleplayers if well made are superb.
I guess that is the point. They can't make a decent singleplayer and start to think people love multiplayer more than singleplayer.
The sin of reading and collect abstract data. Microsoft almost get fucked for this.
I guess that is the point. They can't make a decent singleplayer and start to think people love multiplayer more than singleplayer.
The sin of reading and collect abstract data. Microsoft almost get fucked for this.
SkylineRKR
Member
I think the sales reflect this. The likes of Horizon sell a ridiculous amount. Witcher too ofcourse. And GTA V across generations now. I'm glad the forced co-op and online trend didn't push through.
ManaByte
Gold Member
Or someone inside Sony made a report for their bosses to kiss up and try to convince them that they're more popular than Call of Duty.
GTAV sells across generations for GTA Online.
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A Most Virtuous Cat
Banned
100%. However, there is an immense need for a AAA, non-mtx/ p2w, non-season pass etc., multiplayer first party by Sony.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
single player shall never die
Rolla
Banned
Alternatively... Activision Sold Sony the marketing right and ever since Sony picks up 80% of royalties for that game, world wide. And 70% within the US. So infact, they want COD to be great. Despite what you may think or any theories you may have?
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Hawking Radiation
Member
Yep. Playing through and finishing Last Of Us 2 reminded me how important and enjoyable these experiences are.
My partner who has no real interest in games was hooked on that story to the point where she would just watch me play the game and we would watch every cutscene as well. It really was like we watched a Netflix TV series each night. It really was amazing.
I want more of these experiences on PS5 and I hope Sony continues down this road. I'd hate for them to start banging out GAAS titles.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Most companies have bungled the multiplayer game experience. I still enjoy a good MP game but nowadays playing one is like buying a house, you need to invest all this time and energy into it, with GAAS shit, battle pass, unlock grinding, it is so dumb and annoying. And I know, technically, you don't "have to", but these companies have teams of people to design these systems to give you FOMO if you're not, to keep you locked in. So more often than not I just don't bother.
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TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Thank you PS (and Nintendo) gamers for almost single-handedly keeping SP games alive.
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michaelius
Banned
megreotsugua
Banned
All hope is not lost on Sony though. They greenlight and fund games like destruction all stars.
I hope they revisit Warhawk multiplayer. And maybe Socom (though I don't have attachment to it, I'm sure many people do.)
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Someone should tweet this to Microsoft.
QuantumZebra
Member
Yea that's what gets me.
If you want power - get a PC. If you want games - get a PlayStation or Switch. If you want... 3 franchises of varying quality (Forza is *always* dope though), then get Xbox.
Edit: I think Gears and Forza are on PC, too. Is Halo also? If so, yikes.
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Hawking Radiation
Member
Yes you can play Gears, Forza on PC. Not sure about Halo.
Agreed. Forza Horizon 3 was one of my favorite Xbox games of the past few years. I played that on PC a couple years ago almost daily. Wish PS would pull their finger out and develop a similar game with Polyphony Digital but yeah you can't have everything.
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megreotsugua
Banned
There's a lot of older gamers nowadays that don't have the time to invest in grindy GaaS games but don't want to leave gaming as a hobby. Those well-made single player games fulfill the desire of experiencing something magical and awesome that he experienced when he was younger playing games.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
What genre of entertainment hates to be told a story? From books, movies, TV shows, etc.....they all thrive on telling an interesting story.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
I'm extremely skeptical.
There's no way more time is spent on single player games.
There's no way more time is spent on single player games.
Desudzer10
Member
With multiplat games, Rpgs and single player games i mostly play on playstation, mulitplayer i always play on xbox. I'd say my library is 50/50 single-player/multi.
DonJorginho
Banned
Single player games will always be king, most multiplayer games cover their shit qualities by making the players forget about the game itself as they play with their mates.
A multiplayer game has to be really good to get me invested, I'll still play games of FIFA, COD, Destiny and Siege when friends wanna play though. Nice to have a balance.
A multiplayer game has to be really good to get me invested, I'll still play games of FIFA, COD, Destiny and Siege when friends wanna play though. Nice to have a balance.
DonJorginho
Banned
Which they use not to evolve their games or fix their servers, but to line the pockets of their executives. Great.
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FunkMiller
Gold Member
Excellent work Rocksteady. Just excellent work.
And you WB Montreal.
*slow hand clap*
And you WB Montreal.
*slow hand clap*
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Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
It's not even true.
Look at XBoxs most played games list that they regularly update.
The most popular single player game is rank #20 right now. There's only 3 single player games on their whole list.
It's a bogus article from Vice.
This is stupid and I don't believe it for a second outside the hardcore in here there is very few who play the couple of Sony exclusives a year and then put the system away. Fortnight call of duty rocket league ect rack up millions of hours played but most playstations are offline sure lol.
Redlancet
Banned
thats why games like god of war (triple AAA,crazy production values,not a single micro payment,or gaas or that shit)made the compettion (microsoft,ubisoft,ea) look like pure shit,thats the difference,thats why they are winning and thats why they will win this generation,you can fill your subcription services with mediocre gaas crap and old games,people want the good stuff
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Slings and Arrows
Banned
Good.
I memba when multiplayer meant co-op play, local or otherwise and dicking about in frag matches.
Not: spoilt kids, MTX, lootboxes, getting beaten by 13 year olds, ads, grinds, P2W
I memba when multiplayer meant co-op play, local or otherwise and dicking about in frag matches.
Not: spoilt kids, MTX, lootboxes, getting beaten by 13 year olds, ads, grinds, P2W
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DeltaPolarBear
Member
Those multiplayer games are also available on every platform. So no one would choose a console because of them. It is the differentiator that matters. What one side has that the other side hasn't got.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Are you upset by this or something?
MrMephistoX
Member
Not going to change for me this gen with the mediocre hard drive space: Single Player on PS5 and I’m getting all my multiplayer in on SeX.
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