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[SlimySnake]

They said they understand the reasoning behind it, but dont like the sneaky way Sony went about revealing these ports.

Timestamped:

• John brings up fundamental changes in UI design that will not be seen because they need to be the same on the PS4.
• Richard brings up the driving physics that will get held back in GT7.
• Alex talks about animations and the fact that these games will be limited by 2012 tablet level CPUs.

Personally, I hope more people in the industry call out Sony for this. Internet outrage isnt enough. The execs have hidden behind the Sony's own Blogs instead of talking to the media. Since the media cant question execs, they need to continue to bring up not only how Sony hid this until now, but also question them on how this cross gen stance will hold back so many of these games.

 

[Max_Po]

here is my stance on DF and their 400% waan waan zoom shit

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[xPikYx]

We believe in generations....

 

[DemonCleaner]

rigthfully so.

ryan must be stopped.

 

[Captain Toad]

We act like there hasn't been a single PS5 exclusive. There's several, including one releasing Thursday.

 

[Astral Dog]

More than cross gen its the way they reveal them, hyping up the PS5 versions then making fanboys cry when they announce PS4 months later even if that was always the plan

 

[FunkMiller]

They said they understand the reasoning behind it, but dont like the sneaky way Sony went about revealing these ports.

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Personally, I hope more people in the industry call out Sony for this. Internet outrage isnt enough. The execs have hidden behind the Sony's own Blogs instead of talking to the media. Since the media cant question execs, they need to continue to bring up not only how Sony hid this until now, but also question them on how this cross gen stance will hold back so many of these games.

Any serious interrogation of this would require games journalists to actually be journalists, rather than social media figures who are terrified of getting on the wrong side of games companies because it could ruin their click rates.

 

[mansoor1980]

thats bait

 

[Hendrick's]

This and the whole 30 fps marketing is a shitty practice.

 

[hemo memo]

I agree 100%. It is not about the cross-gen releases but all the ridiculous “Believe in generations” and all the “Fast SSD” bullshit going back to Cerny talk about how the PS5 will change game design. DF is right.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

We act like there hasn't been a single PS5 exclusive. There's several, including one releasing Thursday.

Not the point. They presented GoW and GT7 explicitly as PS5 titles. They lied. Not sure why some Sony fans are defending them for this.

 

[Astral Dog]

Good thing the title was changed it was misleading, cross generation development makes sense for some titles

 

[Reindeer]

.

 

[Captain Toad]

Not the point. They presented GoW and GT7 explicitly as PS5 titles. They lied. Not sure why some Sony fans are defending them for this.

They never said GoW was a PS5 exclusive.

They did with GT7, but it sounds like it was only recently decided to be getting a PS4 version.

 

[GymWolf]

They said they understand the reasoning behind it, but dont like the sneaky way Sony went about revealing these ports.

Timestamped:

• John brings up fundamental changes in UI design that will not be seen because they need to be the same on the PS4.
• Richard brings up the driving physics that will get held back in GT7.
• Alex talks about animations and the fact that these games will be limited by 2012 tablet level CPUs.

Personally, I hope more people in the industry call out Sony for this. Internet outrage isnt enough. The execs have hidden behind the Sony's own Blogs instead of talking to the media. Since the media cant question execs, they need to continue to bring up not only how Sony hid this until now, but also question them on how this cross gen stance will hold back so many of these games.

Lol, if even sony fanboys inside forums defend this shit (as you can see in this very topic) there is no hope for a big outrage on the internet, jimbo is gonna do the fuck he want ragardless...

 

[Black_Stride]

 

[AJUMP23]

We believe in generations....

We believe more in Profits.

 

[hemo memo]

Not the point. They presented GoW and GT7 explicitly as PS5 titles. They lied. Not sure why some Sony fans are defending them for this.

The lie goes back to the first Cerny talk about the fast SSD and how that will change game design. before even revealing the games for the damn thing.

 

[kretos]

 

[skit_data]

I agree with them. Sony should’ve been more transparent.

They’ve somehow managed to make their mixed PS5 only/crossgen releases strategy look worse than Xbox’s none/only crossgen releases strategy.

Don’t know how that happened really, but I guess that’s how stuff like this works.

 

[SlimySnake]

Lol, if even sony fanboys inside forums defend this shit, there is no hope for a big outrage on the internet, jimbo is gonna do the fuck he want.

I dont know man. i have seen internet outrage work before. Just recently with the PS3 store, and the XBL Gold price increase.

The thing we need either twitter or the media to give it exposure and I am not seeing anything on twitter so media is our last hope. Even if nothing comes from it, I want these greedy suits to be held accountable and have to answer some uncomfortable questions.

 

[N1tr0sOx1d3]

I really enjoy the PlayStation brand, but their marketing has backfired. I agree they can’t ignore 100million + PS4 consoles, but just say that rather than breaking people’s expectations.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Rightfully so.

 

[Faithless83]

People were outraged about the lack of PS4 support, now are outraged about the inclusion of PS4 support.
Yet we had zero MS AAA games on XSX since Gears5 DLC.

I don't get why people are freaking out about this.

Does Horizon look like a crossgen title to any of you?

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

I think Digital Foundry gets overly focused on, specifically their analysis that 99% of people wouldn't notice yet brag about their version being better lol. That being said it's very obvious Digital Foundry would be the ones who hate cross gen the most, all they care about is the technical aspects of a game. Even as an Xbox primary fan, I care way more about the negative of the games being crossplay than I do about Sony's slightly deceiving way of announcing it. The people who have already bought a PS5 are the ones who were going to anyway, I doubt very many people only bought a PS5 because they thought Horizon or God of War would only be on it, considering those games are still several months away from release (more so for God of War obviously). For the people who did I sympathize but I just don't think it's a sizable amount of people (maybe I'm completely wrong as I have no statistics, but just my guess)

 

[Bernd Lauert]

I dont know man. i have seen internet outrage work before. Just recently with the PS3 store, and the XBL Gold price increase.

The thing we need either twitter or the media to give it exposure and I am not seeing anything on twitter so media is our last hope. Even if nothing comes from it, I want these greedy suits to be held accountable and have to answer some uncomfortable questions.

The thing is that outrage won't work here. The games have been planned as PS4 games since the beginning, and they certainly won't change their scope now, when they're probably at least 2 years into development.

 

[Codes 208]

They never said GoW was a PS5 exclusive.

They did with GT7, but it sounds like it was only recently decided to be getting a PS4 version.

what was the point of hiding it? The game was revealed during a PS5 event to hype it up as a next gen GoW experience. At least with with MS we know the games are cross gen because that’s how Xbox works. There’s no reason why Sony should be secretive about this.

comes off as bait and switch to me.

 

[kretos]

We believe in generations....

Demon's Souls

Returnal

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

they believe more than the competition atleast

 

[SlimySnake]

The lie goes back to the first Cerny talk about the fast SSD and how that will change game design. before even revealing the games for the damn thing.

Yep. He brought up Spiderman multiple times and they even allowed an internal presentation to leak that showed the amazing potential of the SSD streaming in Spiderman way back after the first wired article. They misled the public from the very beginning starting from 2019.

Now Cory is like BLAME ME. I made the call. Ok, Fine I will blame you. now go and answer some questions to the media because he certainly isnt answering them on twitter. Is GoW being held back? if so, how? Why should we buy a game for a $10 price increase on a new $500 even though its held back?

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

We act like there hasn't been a single PS5 exclusive. There's several, including one releasing Thursday.

You're missing the point; it's not about Sony not having any 1P or partnered 3P PS5 exclusives, it's about how the media are basically handling their messy messaging WRT cross-gen for their biggest 1P games (which most assumed would be PS5-only) now confirmed as coming to PS4, and only now conveniently deciding cross-gen support is a good and even necessary thing.

Yet when Microsoft outright said they were doing cross-gen support (and now, some of those games might not even come to XBO), a lot of the same media types eviscerated them to Hell and back for supporting older platforms. This was also when even games like Miles Morales were assumed to be PS5-only (until Insomniac mentioned PS4 on their Twitter). Sony basically played right into the narrative and let the media and gamers think FOR MONTHS that the last 1P Sony game on PS4 would be Ghosts of Tsushima, even when they knew behind-the-scenes Miles Morales (and other games like GT7, which were presented as PS5-only even tho a Spanish retailer leak had the PS4 version listed back in spring of last year) was going to be cross-gen.

It's the double standard in the media's treatment towards Microsoft vs. Sony for essentially both being very strong on cross-gen 1P support that Digital Foundry are calling out, and it's 100% warranted. Personally, I never had too big an issue with cross-gen, but I do think the media sites that attacked Microsoft last year should issue some type of apology and be cool with cross-gen 1P support regardless of which platform holder is doing it.

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

People were outraged about the lack of PS4 support, now are outraged about the inclusion of PS4 support.
Yet we had zero MS AAA games on XSX since Gears5 DLC.

I don't get why people are freaking out about this.

Does Horizon look like a crossgen title to any of you?

Here's the thing, people mad at cross-gen (me included for both Xbox and Playstation), aren't complaining the games won't look good. Cross-gen games will always "look" very good, the issue is things like AI/Physics and other CPU heavy stuff, as well as fundamentally changing game design by using an SSD vs a HDD. The game will be a very pretty very good game, but it will be limited by what the PS4 is able to do and personally I don't like that

 

[RowdyReverb]

I agree with them. Sony should’ve been more transparent.

They’ve somehow managed to make their mixed PS5 only/crossgen releases strategy look worse than Xbox’s none/only crossgen releases strategy.

Don’t know how that happened really, but I guess that’s how stuff like this works.

Yeah, I’m ok with crossgen even though I have a PS5, especially since these new consoles are so damned hard to get, but they should have been more upfront about these games. It just looks sleazy

 

[cormack12]

 

[Stuart360]

They should of been more transparent and open about all this, but its not that big a deal. And to be fair to a lot of the Sony fanboys on here, they said the same. Its just the warriors that feel like its betraying Sony if they say anythng negative, that wont admit this.

 

[01011001]

the trailer for GT7 literally stated it is a PS5 exclusive. this is misleading marketing.

they only now came clean about it also being on PS4

pure bullshittery that should be called out by everyone

 

[hemo memo]

Demon's Souls

Returnal

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

they believe more than the competition atleast

The “competition” didn’t scream how they “believe in generations” and their game changing super fast SSD. Microsoft strategy with Series X and Gamepass was clear from the start.

 

[RoboFu]

It’s a solid argument.

 

[GymWolf]

I dont know man. i have seen internet outrage work before. Just recently with the PS3 store, and the XBL Gold price increase.

The thing we need either twitter or the media to give it exposure and I am not seeing anything on twitter so media is our last hope. Even if nothing comes from it, I want these greedy suits to be held accountable and have to answer some uncomfortable questions.

Sony doesn't give a flying fuck about some minor outrage on the internet dude.

It's the sad truth, and at least for me, the big damage is already done, they literally crossgendered my number 1 and 2 gotg from past gen, my 2 most hyped games.

 

[Killer8]

Sony PR has been a disgrace this generation.

 

[skit_data]

Yeah, I’m ok with crossgen even though I have a PS5, especially since these new consoles are so damned hard to get, but they should have been more upfront about these games. It just looks sleazy

Me too, I really couldn’t care less about all of this if being honest. I rather have games releasing closer to launch than an almost barren 1st party landscape for 1-3 years as in previous generations.

But PR doesn’t seem like Sonys strong suit. Luckily they have what matters more to me in the end; games

 

[Jigsaah]

I'm finding it hard to care. Sony's been overpromising and under delivering for years. This is nothing new.

Some folks will take em to task, others will move the goalposts for them like good little fanboys.

I personally think it's good business and necessary for their biggest games. I don't think anybody disagrees with that. But I also don't think it will diminish the quality of the games Sony puts out.

By mid gen this will all be a distant memory.

 

[GymWolf]

We only believe in Profits.

FTFY

 

[Faithless83]

Here's the thing, people mad at cross-gen (me included for both Xbox and Playstation), aren't complaining the games won't look good. Cross-gen games will always "look" very good, the issue is things like AI/Physics and other CPU heavy stuff, as well as fundamentally changing game design by using an SSD vs a HDD. The game will be a very pretty very good game, but it will be limited by what the PS4 is able to do and personally I don't like that

Do you understand the basic concept of consumer base?
Covid caused component shortages, people are having trouble getting consoles after launch (I've preordered mine).

They need the sales to have the investment back and the games were developed with PS5 in mind, since the decision came rather recently to include PS4 versions of it.
Which also indicates how far along the development was.

I do believe we won't have a cyberpunk scenario on Sony's first party games, and I wish GOW wasn't in this list, but it's far from "the end of the world" some are pointing out.

 

[Heisenberg007]

This and the whole 30 fps marketing is a shitty practice.

How is that a shitty practice? They are advertising the game in one of the playable modes. It's also not like they are doing "running a PC representing the console specs".

 

[Demon2blades]

Lies are lies absolutely should have been straight from the start and they deserve the flak for it , but the games on ps will be held back as much as software in development for the Xbox aswell it's no different both have to support that ancient cpu and from the previous gen even though many said it wouldn't hold anything back.

 

[RetroAV]

At least Sony has been releasing games for the PS5. Where's the criticism for Microsoft not releasing anything at all for the Series X?

 

[Fake]

100% agree. Would be dishonest to not do it because they did the same with Xbox about crossgen.


Now, I find strange that gaming media that bash Xbox for crossgen is in silent about Sony crossgen.
Crossgen games are not 100% dedicated softwares to that machine, so PS5 is not using his full potential. Every tech guy know this.

And one last thing, the level of fanboys defending this are impressive. Actually, defending Sony the 'right to make profit'... They're not so different from Nintendo fanboys.

 

[RoboFu]

At least Sony has been releasing games for the PS5. Where's the criticism for Microsoft not releasing anything at all for the Series X?

Everywhere

 

[Spidey Fan]

Welcome to gaming industry, where everyone hypes themselves, and Gets clowned every time. Cyberpunk, fallout 77, No man sky, and other bulshit stuff that happened.

Sony now is at Apple level. People will buy their product. Whatever they release will make people magically forget all other bullshit they did (apple headphones and charger). Both fandom will eat you if you criticize them. Same on the xbox side.

‘God Of War: Ragnarok’ staff harassed after delay announcement

'God of War' developer Alanah Pearce has been subjected to online abuse following the announced delay of the 'God of War' sequel.

www.nme.com

Spider-Man PS5 Team Calls Out Fan Harassment Over MCU-Inspired Peter Parker

Insomniac Games has a response for abusive fans.

screenrant.com

Some Xbox fans are upset more people will play Quantum Break

This is a ridiculous "controversy"

www.polygon.com

That is prime example, what certain fandoms can do.

PlayStation have communication problems. And their fans need to sort that issues. But the fandom also needs to call out those toxic people in their circle.

Hope DF dont get crucified it for this. Peoplent should be afraid to express their opinion and their criticism of certain brand.

I love splinter cell, and the recent news about it being on other game makes me mad. but i am not gonna harass them. I will just continue to hope they make new game. Metro Prime fans are the same waiting patiently for their game. same for mother fans.

 

[Abriael_GN]

Oh look. Dudes with opinions.