It’s double time after the price hike. I watched a video yesterday, an old one, where he explained the pressure for games to deliver will be even more crucial. The one genre he sees that could be seeing most difficult is fighting games, which now I think about it, he’s not wrong. $80 fighting games is too much in compare to say RPG or even shooters. You got to load it up from the get go.
In short, difficulty has risen.
https://x.com/insidergamingig/status/1923725188153414078?s=46&t=O_AGT9SEnlptKOF_2SxtqQ
That’s…not assuring…
It is much better but I wish there was also an option to remove the “Browse the store” and ads too. I literally never use them or even look at them so it just ruins the wallpaper.
Ads are never going away
I don’t believe Sony would close Bungie. I see a growing likelihood of Sony taking full control and putting in new management.
Video games is in such a strange place right now. Try to follow industry headlines and it’s nothing but bad news and scandals nonstop. And yet the actual games coming out have hardly ever been better, banger after banger coming out at a pace I can hardly keep up with. 
They already did this with the last layoffs and moving the gummy bear team to just being a new studio under Sony.
https://x.com/klobrille/status/1923789456802255226?s=46&t=O_AGT9SEnlptKOF_2SxtqQ
Oh that’s right. Game Pass does multiplayer as well. Funny, because it was once argued that Game Pass is only done for multiplayer games, notably co-op.
That has already happened. Sony has full control now.
This is why MS has a good formula with Gamepass. You sell your games for those that want to buy outright but have that subscription cushion because let’s be honest, not every game will be a success no matter the dev.
Even if there was an option to rearrange them would be better (e.g. move ads to top left, top right etc) then you can work your wallpaper around it.
It’s where it is for maximum eyeballs/revenue, they’re not shifting it easily.
In other words…
Sucks because the game is so awesome. One of my favorite souls likes in years. It’s my favorite non from software game and bosses are a 10/10
https://x.com/_tom_henderson_/status/1923844051549204533?s=46&t=O_AGT9SEnlptKOF_2SxtqQ
Haven’t heard this since WWE with Vince still in charge.
Sucks to hear.
Then cleaning house at the leadership level is next.