(not included for some reason, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, which is Xbox as well.)
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Shadowdrop, but this one used to pop up every now and then as supposedly available.
I think most people wanted to see at least one first party game in action
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What is general census on the SoP? I was a bit surprised to hear what one of the YouTuber I followed had to say. The console sale may be great but their output is truly the most disappointing, calling it Sonyâs weakest generation. Crazy to think when you look back on PS3, we got like 4 NEW titles from Naughty Dog alone. Now, weâre lucky to get even one.
I think it was a good show overall for gamers, but not so much for âPlaystation gamersâ. I mean for all of the negativity regarding Xbox putting games on PS, now we can sort of see itâs either that or nothing.
I think some of this is probably because this gen is likely done. MS and Sony are probably prepping for next gen.
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I donât know that there is one. The reactions Iâve seen are all over the place. Positive and negative extremes. I guess this show didnât really have any big âcrowd pleasers.â The games were for specific tastes and they either appeal to you or donât.
Iâve seen people who really like quirky Japanese titles posting that it was the strongest State of Play ever. And then the next post is âSnoozefest, I didnât see anything I liked.â
I get some of the reactions, though I donât agree with those about âBloodborne 2â or âRemastered.â Itâs not like I need them to satisfy me. I just want a better presentation, pacing, and sensation. I remember when they show GoW for the first time; it felt like a big deal. I know they sort of did that here but with interviews. I donât know, thatâs not what I would have done. The reason Xbox got attacked back then was because of the interviews in a big show. A game may not interest many, so best to save it elsewhere, especially if itâs a genre that is the lowest denominator compare to others.
Itâs pretty obvious Sony wants to cash in heavily on the last game, especially with Rivals despite that one is free or more âappealing to allâ sensation, and I hope it does well, but the buzz is only minimal as it is ânicheâ target. If anything, they should have saved it for EVO but again, they want to get everyone into it.
When it comes to third party games, theyâre good no doubt but donât have that strong flair that they used to have back then like when they revealed RE2 Remake or FFVII Remake. Theyâre now going elsewhere, including Xbox, who used to rely on smaller ones. Time has changed and I understand things arenât the same with first party output, but something needs to change.
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I would say that at least for me, Sonyâs published games have been of a higher quality than last generation but quantity wise, theyâre releasing less games than last generation. As my secondary gaming console this generation, theyâre easily the best âsecondâ that I have ever had so in all honesty, I canât complain.
Yep let Xbox players experience the disappointment too lol
(bought them after upgrading my PC, theyâre OK but thereâs just so many better games coming out I have to force myself back to slog my way through - I feel FF only does well when it has tight pacing and a strong story, or thereâs not much else coming out at the same time)
I suspect if youâre not into Japanese titles (usually quirkier than mainstream) or fighting games (which many arenât), or expected PlayStation during âE3â to at least have something first party to show, then youâd be really disappointedâŚ
EDIT: Also I suspect streamers / games media are much more likely to either like one of those genres or not have expected much first party - hence the disconnect from the opinion of so many of them compared to many of the gamers answering the polls
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I feel like they should have done this SoP last week to avoid some of the comparisons that will inevitably occur.
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Nice. I am definitely interested in the Suda game and I thought the 007 game looked pretty cool too. Wish the Marvel game was multiplat but oh well. Show was a solid C+ for me.
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At least it was an improvement over last year based on past poll, though I donât remember what was last year. If I recall correctly, it was Xbox that carried them and thus, everyone opened their eyes. That said I hope that would mean tomorrowâs SGF is a lot better than last yearâs.
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They are pretty wild, as we all know by now. But thisâŚis a different league of wild. Sheesh. 
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I guess the standards were so low that a 99% multiplatform show that wasnât a complete snoozefest is considered âamazingâ now. 
As a multiplatform show it was a C+ but as a âSGFâ show from a platform holder it was very disappointing IMO, as someone earlier wrote if this was an SGF-Not E3 Xbox showâŚoh boyâŚbut now that itâs a Sony show some journalists and a part of the PS community are trying to convince themselves that it was not a bad Playstation show. 
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Now that I think about it, if youâre still into the platform exclusive, this would heightened your disappointing further. Not one is coming only on PS5. Only Ghost is yet that one only advertise its next presentation. If you have that expectation, I can see why the reactions.
Every other game from yesterday is coming to Xbox? I understand this right?
Was thinking about that yesterday, if going third party is what it takes for Sony to finally stop with exclusivity deals, Iâm all for it. There is no point in it anymore for Sony too.
I mean ONLY on PS5. Not even on PC. But because of new announced titles are PC day one, this pissed many off.
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Ooooh I see. I guess weâre not there yet then. Then again, Xbox isnât either, isnât Space Marine remaster Xbox only right now?
As of now, yes. That part is still funny to me. Anyway, I donât know if itâs because itâs a fighting game, but maybe PS is opening up to more day one PC release as it is the latest announcement. But again, perhaps itâs due to the genre.