March 3rd 2025.
This year is looking bleak for game releases, especially for PlayStation 5. After the recent Sony State of Play event, it's still unclear if they have any exclusives planned for the console this year. The reader, Renton, is not alone in their frustration with Sony's lack of effort. Even big third-party exclusives, like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Stellar Blade, are nowhere to be seen. It's safe to say that Sony is asleep at the wheel.
Many are considering giving up on Sony and switching to PC, unless the rumored Switch 2 turns out to be something truly impressive. The only upcoming exclusive for PlayStation 5 is The Midnight Walk on May 8, but it's not even developed by an internal first-party Sony studio. The highly anticipated Ghost Of Yōtei has no release date yet, and Wolverine's release date is also unknown.
Some are wondering if game developers will start releasing games across multiple generations, as seen with GTA 5. After all, if barely half of PlayStation 4 owners have upgraded to PlayStation 5, it doesn't make sense for Activision to make Call Of Duty current gen only. Graphics have reached a point where anything better is just a luxury, and most players won't even care about it.
The upcoming Switch 2 may not be much more powerful than a PlayStation 4, but it's sure to have plenty of support. In the end, the format you play on is becoming less and less important. However, some readers, like Pitacran, are still committed to buying physical copies whenever possible, even though they acknowledge it may be pointless in the long run.
One reader is excited about the upcoming Terminator 2 game, as it brings back fond memories of the 16-bit era. However, movie tie-in games during that time were often mediocre due to licensing issues and time constraints. It's an interesting concept to take an old franchise and turn it into a game that fits the time, so that "gaming dinosaurs" like themselves can finally experience it the way they always wanted.
Another reader, freeway 77, hopes the game will turn out as good as it looks and wishes the developers luck. They also mention the possibility of turning other franchises from that era, like RoboCop, into games. The reader icelticghost expresses their disappointment upon hearing about Monolith Productions, a game developer known for their work on the F.E.A.R. and Condemned series. They regard those games as a high point in the first-person shooter genre, along with other classics like Halo 2 and Half-Life 2. As an Xbox Series X owner, they haven't bothered with live service games and have stuck with mostly single-player experiences.
It seems that the upcoming game Ghost Of Yōtei will not be released this year, but there is a possibility that it will be out sometime in the future. This news has caused some disappointment among gamers, as seen in the recent letters page where one reader expressed their frustration with the digital-only version of Forza Horizon 5 for the PS5.
Looking at the upcoming games for March, it seems like there isn't much to look forward to. Even after the recent Sony State of Play event, it's still unclear if there will be any exclusives for the PlayStation 5 this year. While the sequel to Returnal won't be released this year, there's no confirmation on the release date for Wolverine either. It's no wonder that some readers are feeling let down by Sony's lack of big third party exclusives like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth or Stellar Blade. It's almost as if they're asleep at the wheel.
In fact, one reader even mentioned giving up on Sony and switching to PC. That is, unless the rumored Switch 2 turns out to be better than expected. Despite not being impressed with the Switch so far, if the April reveals are good, they might just have to make the switch to Nintendo to have access to some decent exclusives.
Moving on to a different topic, it's interesting to see how the gaming industry is evolving with the release of new formats. With only half of PlayStation 4 owners upgrading to the PlayStation 5, it's unlikely that game developers like Activision or EA will make their games exclusive to the current generation. In fact, with the small leap in graphics between generations, it's possible that games will be released across three whole generations, just like GTA 5 has done.
Perhaps Xbox is onto something when they say that the format you play on is becoming less important. This could also explain why the upcoming Switch 2, which is not much more powerful than the PlayStation 4, is still expected to have plenty of support. After all, we've reached a level of graphics where anything better is just a luxury, and not all gamers care about that.
It's also worth noting that some readers prefer physical copies of games over digital, especially after the recent PSN outage. Even though it may seem pointless in the long run, there's something special about being able to plug in an old NES Mega Man cartridge and have it work perfectly. It's a strange realization that games being released today may not be playable in a few decades, but classic games will always have a special place in our hearts.
Speaking of classic games, one reader is excited about the upcoming Terminator 2 game and reminisces about their favorite era of gaming - the 16-bit era. They acknowledge that, due to licensing issues and time constraints, movie tie-in games from that era were often mediocre. But they also believe that games like Super Mario World were the best that platforming could have been with the limitations of the consoles at the time.
The idea of taking an old franchise from that era and turning it into a game that fits the time is intriguing to this reader. It's almost like going back in time and giving their younger self the game they always wished existed. They also hope that the game turns out as good as it looks and that the developers will have enough success to start looking at other franchises from that era, like RoboCop.
Finally, in a different letter, a reader expresses their disappointment upon learning about the current state of Monolith Productions, the game developers behind F.E.A.R. and Condemned. They consider these games to be part of a high point in gaming, alongside other popular titles like The Darkness, Halo 2, Half-Life 2, and Doom 3. As an Xbox Series X owner, they also mention that they have always preferred single-player games over live service games.
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