Playstation Showcase OT: NOT ACTUAL GAMEPLAY

[Sparda3g]

Paul Tassi

I remember last gen had that headline but in reverse. What a time to be around.

[AllianceOfficer]

@SheepDip

I’m good as long as Naughty Dog is still in the game. If they come out next time like, “Hey gamers, instead of Uncharted 5, here’s our new PvP extraction hero shooter!” then it’s time to panic.

Are you sure we aren’t getting Uncharted 5: Extraction

[Knottian (Daniel)]

@SheepDip

Are we allowed to talk about TLOU Factions 2 being in development hell at this point? It’s now 3 years removed from the game that it was supposed to be the multiplayer mode of, and we haven’t seen gameplay. All the while it’s constantly rumored to be right around the corner and it’s definitely going to be in this next showcase guys!

You absolutely are! I sure have been using it as a reminder of the dichotomous nature of games journalism/gamers for months now. Where are all the articles/narratives about shit management or problems with Sony’s output… because last I checked, there’s going to be nearly a year before their next non-MLB release if SM2 actually releases this year.

[Sparda3g]

Wario64

Sony used to do it but now Xbox does it. The hype is getting more real!

[pg2g]

@Sparda3g

Sony used to do it but now Xbox does it. The hype is getting more real!

Imagine being in the theater during that Sony show, hahaha.

[Sparda3g]

@pg2g

Imagine being in the theater during that Sony show, hahaha.

I’ll have Pokémon First Movie flashback. Lol. Long story.

[Mort]

@pg2g

Imagine being in the theater during that Sony show, hahaha.

Could have been the first time it was dead silent in a movie theater?

[Sparda3g]

@Mort

Could have been the first time it was dead silent in a movie theater?

Probably be like Star Wars Episode 2 experience. The crowd was silent and only woke up when Yoda starts fighting. Yoda is Spider-Man 2.

[No-1HoloLens-Fan]

Xbox have changed the exclusive game. Xbox can show as many multiplats as they can but most of them will be on gamepass.

Gamepass is the new exclusive platform now

[Sparda3g]

@No-1HoloLens-Fan

Xbox have changed the exclusive game. Xbox can show as many multiplats as they can but most of them will be on gamepass.

Gamepass is the new exclusive platform now

That’s the strong point when a third party gets announced with game pass day one perk. Put it this way, if PS twitter does the same back at Xbox, it will be easily countered by folks saying “But I’m getting in game pass.”

Speaking of which, lack of PS+ day one games here hurt.

[peter42O]

@Anecronomicon

The lighting was extremely flat & the overall vibe of the open world was definitely last gen in its presentation. I mean just look at the texture work & shadows as well. There’s no point denying the complaints you read this morning do have some truth to them.

There’s a problem with how video games look these days & what happened last night is part of a wider discussion regarding how misused the power of these systems is.

Studios are having trouble with look dev, basically, i.e. determining what makes a video game look better than a previous entry is getting harder & harder considering the diminishing returns of the hardware tech.

Do they go with 60 fps? RT? Higher poly count? 4K textures? More particle effects? Visuals are all over the place nearly 3 years into current gen. And the color palettes & art direction in many of these titles… ouch. I mean bring back the PS360 era browns because IMO what we’re getting now is over-saturated neon garish overload to the point of being unwatchable (I’m looking at you, i.e. Immortals of Aveum).

What can I say? Looked great to me. I have no complaints and im sure that it will look amazing when I end up playing it on my LG CX OLED. Any issues now im sure won’t exist when the game launches.

Maybe people are expecting too much? PS4 was insane for visuals so it’s not that big of a leap this generation. For me, it’s going to be 10/10 in visuals like most games this generation. The main draw this generation is 60FPS and ultra fast loading times. Maybe Ray Tracing to a much lesser extent.

@Ironfistchinmi

It looks good, but having played a bit of Miles Morales recently, I didn’t see much of an evolution. The trailer was also too long and the on-rails segments didn’t help at all.

I do like that bot Spider-Men are playable and interested to see how that’s utilised.

I think it easily looks better than Miles Morales. The evolution is being able to traverse multiple boroughs and switch from Peter to Miles at certain aspects or perhaps at any time. I’m not 100% sure. The on rails segments are action sequences. They’re in most games nowadays.

For me, Spider Man 2 is my #1 most anticipated game for the second half of 2023. I’m definitely hyped!!!

[REDDEADANDGTACLUB]

@DoctorFaustus

… City expanded the game and gave Batman a playground to work within (mini open world) Arkham Knight gave us killer graphics and an entire Gotham City with car mechanics.

Spider-Man 2, just like Miles Moralas, and just like Spider-Man 1… ALL use New York. There are levels within the game that do the story beats, but it is the same areas. Also, unlike Tears of the Kingdom, which also uses the same map, Tears gives you 2 other areas to basically play in with new mechanics. The new mechanics here is the ability to play as two spider-men. One with Venom powers and Miles. The story looks great, and I’m sure it’s going to be amazing. However, we literally just played Miles a few years ago. Fatigue is going to happen with this franchise unless they do a Spider-Verse and go to “different” New Yorks.

I just want to see destruction physics when Spidey slams his enemies against walls and floors. That would have elevated the gameplay.

[LavishAssassin]

Showcase was terrible.

[Biggzy (Hassan)]

@Knottian

You absolutely are! I sure have been using it as a reminder of the dichotomous nature of games journalism/gamers for months now. Where are all the articles/narratives about shit management or problems with Sony’s output… because last I checked, there’s going to be nearly a year before their next non-MLB release if SM2 actually releases this year.

I would also add that last year would have been really dry as well if the likes of God of War hit their original dates and were not delayed into 2022. Granted they would have had an amazing 2021, but as we can now see they would have had a long stretch of nothing.

Bringing Xbox into this, I think it just shows how hard it is to get a consistent release of big AAA games.

[banksy122]

@DoctorFaustus

… One of Spider-Man’s enemies who is the star of one of Spider-Man’s best stories.

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Why’s he covered in baked beans?

[SheepDip]

Tom Henderson now saying that he saw trailers that were ready to go but Sony intentionally held back from the show. He’s not saying what they are or anything about them, but he definitely saw them.

Because apparently living in a reality where Sony has a slow 2024 is just too painful

[Sparda3g]

@SheepDip

Tom Henderson now saying that he saw trailers that were ready to go but Sony intentionally held back from the show. He’s not saying what they are or anything about them, but he definitely saw them.

Because apparently living in a reality where Sony has a slow 2024 is just too painful

Xbox: First time?

[Ironfistchinmi]

@peter42O

I think it easily looks better than Miles Morales. The evolution is being able to traverse multiple boroughs and switch from Peter to Miles at certain aspects or perhaps at any time. I’m not 100% sure. The on rails segments are action sequences. They’re in most games nowadays.

For me, Spider Man 2 is my #1 most anticipated game for the second half of 2023. I’m definitely hyped!!!

I know that the on-rails segments are action set-pieces and are in games of this ilk. My point is, they didn’t showcase well in this trailer.

Being able to traverse multiple boroughs and switching between the characters might be an evolution to these games, but considering we’ve done it in GTA 5, around 8 years ago, I just wasn’t particularly impressed by that.

[Staffy]

@SheepDip

Tom Henderson now saying that he saw trailers that were ready to go but Sony intentionally held back from the show. He’s not saying what they are or anything about them, but he definitely saw them.

Because apparently living in a reality where Sony has a slow 2024 is just too painful

It’s just getting weird now. Why would Sony do that? But at the same time why would Tom lie about this?

[BRiT]

@SheepDip

Tom Henderson now saying that he saw trailers that were ready to go but Sony intentionally held back from the show.

Were they movie trailers?