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[Hudo]

Can they make Druckmann leave to oversee and direct these TV shows? The guy clearly wants to get into Hollywood and Naughty Dog really needs someone who actually wants to make video games. Win-win.

 

[jumpship]

Exactly, last year was a great year for PS in comparison to releases on xbox. Had Helldivers 2, FF7 Rebirth, Stellar blade, Rise of the Ronin, Wukong, and Astrobot. Tons of GOTY contenders/winners. The xbox diehards keep spouting "but some of those aren't first party studios" and I'm sat here thinking why the hell would I care?

The amount of times I've read PS5 has no games.

It honestly takes olympic level mental gymnastics to make that argument.

The flawed logic came to life after MS basically bought half the industry - the criteria for online list wars then norrowed to first party vs first party only.

Nothing else matters.

Therefore, even though I can play and enjoy the following:

VR games don't count - Those great immersive experiences with 100's games already in the library, completely unnavailable on Xbox, don't count.
3rd Party exclusives don't count - Exclusives are wrong now, so exclude FF7 Rebirth, FF16, Stellar blade, Rise of the Ronin, Silent hill 2 but still include Stalker 2.
Games from the East don't count - Phantom Blade 0, Infinity Nikki, ZZZ, honkai star rail, China Hero games etc, games unnavailable on Xbox, don't count.
Games also on PC don't count - Counts only for Xbox games also available on PC.
Games developed by a 3rd party don't count - Games like Arrow heads Helldivers 2 are excluded but Asobo Studios Flight simulator is included.

It's ridiculous to exclude so many games then turn and say you have no games.

It's a level of cope to the point of losing all objectivity. Preferring to create there own reality and rules for what should or shouldn't matter for other gamers.

Like you said why the hell should I care.

 

[mckmas8808]

Can they make Druckmann leave to oversee and direct these TV shows? The guy clearly wants to get into Hollywood and Naughty Dog really needs someone who actually wants to make video games. Win-win.

Druckmann literally just said the 100% opposite of what you are accusing him of. Weird some of the hate he gets on here.

 

[mckmas8808]

The amount of times I've read PS5 has no games.

It honestly takes olympic level mental gymnastics to make that argument.

The flawed logic came to life after MS basically bought half the industry - the criteria for online list wars then norrowed to first party vs first party only.

Nothing else matters.

Therefore, even though I can play and enjoy the following:

VR games don't count - Those great immersive experiences with 100's games already in the library, completely unnavailable on Xbox, don't count.
3rd Party exclusives don't count - Exclusives are wrong now, so exclude FF7 Rebirth, FF16, Stellar blade, Rise of the Ronin, Silent hill 2 but still include Stalker 2.
Games from the East don't count - Phantom Blade 0, Infinity Nikki, ZZZ, honkai star rail, China Hero games etc, games unnavailable on Xbox, don't count.
Games also on PC don't count - Counts only for Xbox games also available on PC.
Games developed by a 3rd party don't count - Games like Arrow heads Helldivers 2 are excluded but Asobo Studios Flight simulator is included.

It's ridiculous to exclude so many games then turn and say you have no games.

It's a level of cope to the point of losing all objectivity. Preferring to create there own reality and rules for what should or shouldn't matter for other gamers.

Like you said why the hell should I care.

I vote this the BEST GAF post of 2025 so far!!!

 

[Hudo]

Druckmann literally just said the 100% opposite of what you are accusing him of. Weird some of the hate he gets on here.

I just don't think the guy is a good director after Last of Us 2. And no, I have not only issues with the writing and pacing of the story. I think it's also worse in level, combat and encounter design aspects than the first. I was actually so disappointed with the game that it killed all the interest that I had left for Naughty Dog, which is a shame. The Jak & Daxter games (yes, even Jak 3), Uncharted 2 are really good and the first Last of Us is pretty solid.

 

[jumpship]

I vote this the BEST GAF post of 2025 so far!!!

 

[vivftp]

Your list seems pretty accurate and also just killed my hype for the rest of the rest of this gen for Sony. With that said I'll probably still end up buying at least a dozen games from that list.

Heh, keep in mind that the list is what I think will be on the lower end of the spectrum, I think there is more on top of that. Plus there are many new IP being made that we have no clue about yet.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

Well, yeah, this is kinda why Sony invaded the living room in the first place.

Hardcore gamers never enjoy hearing it, but the harsh truth is that PlayStation was invented so that Sony could sell DVDs and Blu-Rays. The games were the Trojan horse, good in their own right, but never the main objective.

 

[mckmas8808]

I just don't think the guy is a good director after Last of Us 2. And no, I have not only issues with the writing and pacing of the story. I think it's also worse in level, combat and encounter design aspects than the first. I was actually so disappointed with the game that it killed all the interest that I had left for Naughty Dog, which is a shame. The Jak & Daxter games (yes, even Jak 3), Uncharted 2 are really good and the first Last of Us is pretty solid.

That's cool and that's your opinion of course. But what does any of that have to do with him only wanting to be a Hollywood Director and off videogames?

Well, yeah, this is kinda why Sony invaded the living room in the first place.

Hardcore gamers never enjoy hearing it, but the harsh truth is that PlayStation was invented so that Sony could sell DVDs and Blu-Rays. The games were the Trojan horse, good in their own right, but never the main objective.

Who lied to you?