Playstation 5: Thread 03

[Atticus]

I pre-ordered Returnal through the Store and the clock counting down implies it’ll be playable from lunchtime today. That can’t be right can it?

[arcnas]

My NIer Automata did this last week , but it was a error , i suspect this will be the same, have not turned my PS5 on today but i will check mine.

[wakka]

Yeah, looks like it's been set for the wrong 12 o'clock. Guessing the actual unlock time won't be connected to that onscreen display though.

[Neon Ignition]

GDC survey results:

[Cassius_Smoke]

Which Platform(s) most interest you as a developer?

PC - 58%

PS5 - 44%

Switch - 38%

XSX/S - 30%

VR - 27%

The platform(s) of the current project?

PC - 58%

PS5 - 27%

XSX/S - 24%

Switch - 17%

VR - 10%

The platform(s) of the next project?

PC - 53%

PS5 - 30%

XSX/S - 25%

Switch - 19%

VR - 11%

[Cassius_Smoke]

I don't know. I mean it's interesting I guess, but we don't know who was asked and how many.

[nonny]

What if the project is cross platform? It's interesting for what it is, but I don't think you can read too much into it other than PC, Next Gen and Switch are now the main platforms outside of Mobile.

[Neon Ignition]

It seems like what you'd expect. Given PC seems to get most of what's released these days coupling that with Indies it would easily come out on top. PS5 would naturally come second because it's the most popular platform, XSX broadly gets the same content minus as many exclusives which explains the small difference in numbers. Switch gets a lot of ports etc but like always a company either makes money on it or not so would have less working on it.

The most notable figure is VR, higher than I would expect

[Family Fry]

I mean switch gets 200 games a day so I thought interest would have been higher than 38%.

[Cassius_Smoke]

Playstation has market share.
Couple it with the info like 50% of Fortnite revenue comes from playstation and its easy to see why its preferred for development. Money to be had.

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/04/court_documents_reveal_almost_50_percent_of_fortnites_revenue_is_on_playstation

[hudson]

don't forget this little beauty coming in August for £32.99

[Cassius_Smoke]

Both Kena and Ratchet and Clank look like they were made by Dreamworks. Hard to believe its running in real time on a console.

[ItsThere]

Returnal is getting some good reviews.

I'm enjoying Nier: Replicant before RE:VIII though so I might pick this up later on.

It sounds like an atmospheric rogue like with some tough combat. Should be pretty popular here I would have thought.

[Atticus]

My NIer Automata did this last week , but it was a error , i suspect this will be the same

You're right, it's now counting down to midnight.

[hudson]

Kena reminds me of Star Fox Adventures.