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I guess Sony feels since Microsoft is a non-factor in hardware sales, they don't need to rely on exclusive titles to sell Playstation anymore.  So any studio that isn't putting out massive hits is getting the axe since they're no longer considered necessary anymore.

Of course this is a rather short sighted strategy when PC gaming has been on the rise in recent years, especially with Sony themselves even porting many of their games to PC.  I mean the PS5 has recently started to fall behind the PS4's sales at this point in its life, and with Xbox sales literally hitting Wii U levels, the data is pointing very heavily to Microsofts former audience jumping more to PC then to Playstation.

Plus even Nintendo has been gaining more major third party support where we're seeing more day one releases on Switch 2 along side the Playstation version.  With the rumors of Sony trying to get a hybrid of their own, that's going to be a harder sell if the Switch 2 has many of the same third party titles combined with Nintendo's exclusives.
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Sony shut down Bluepoint Games out of nowhere and I am fucking pissed. There. That's your post. Sony had more Concords to make, so they shut down one of their most reliable studios.

And game companies wonder why their audience is increasingly hostile or apathetic about the overpriced slop they put out now.
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Since I have an Xbox, then I don't plan to buy third-party games on the Switch 2, which means I likely won't have to get any of those keycard dealies. The only way I would consider it is if there's somehow a third-party Switch exclusive that I really wanted.
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TalkBack / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Gets Surprise Switch 2 Edition Today
« Last post by Mop it up on Yesterday at 01:26:06 PM »
Coulda been woise, at least it wasn't $10 like Pokémon PiZzA.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: 2025 NWR Forum Awards - Best Switch Game
« Last post by Mop it up on Yesterday at 01:25:04 PM »
Pokémon Friends got shafted.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2
« Last post by Mop it up on Yesterday at 01:22:14 PM »
Oh yeah, I s'pose I forgot to post about the circumstances for how I scooped up a Switch 2 over the holidays. It was $50 off for Cyber Monday, and there was 10% off Target gift cards, and I had a cash back offer from my credit card. Now that's how to stack deals. So now I can be part of the club again!
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will Nintendo release in 2026?
« Last post by Mop it up on Yesterday at 01:10:51 PM »
Personally, I really liked the gameplay in Mario Tennies Aces, it was just a little lacking in modes and features. Fever appears to address that somewhat, although it looks like it has less online features than Aces does. In particular, you can't play 2-player doubles over matchmaking like you could in Aces, only in custom lobbies, which look pretty barren from what I saw. I may still pick up the game at some point in the future for a discount, but hopefully they have some updates planned for the game and will add 2-player doubles to matchmaking.
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TalkBack / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Gets Surprise Switch 2 Edition Today
« Last post by broodwars on Yesterday at 09:58:27 AM »
Not loving having to pay for a framerate update on a game that just came out a year ago, but at least it's only $5. Wish Nintendo had given the other Xeno games an update before I finished them last year. At least I'll be able to enjoy this one at a stable framerate.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will Nintendo release in 2026?
« Last post by Order.RSS on February 18, 2026, 11:28:30 PM »
Is anyone on the fence about Fever? I've been waiting to see one of you online playing but alas I am alone. This game is absolutely incredible if you enjoy Tennis in general or have always wanted to enjoy Mario Tennis but some ol' bullship like racket breaking got in the way. This game is a return to form. Single player(not so much story mode yet) has been pretty engaging and multiplayer online and off has had my home erupting in screams and laughter. This game is legit!

I think I saw SuperPhil from here playing it already! The game looks fun, but I don't want to fork over $70 for it, especially since last year was already very expensive with both new hardware and games like Metroid Prime 4. Glad to hear they've finally found their groove again though, since the Mario Tennis series feels like it's been floundering a little for decades now.
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TalkBack / Re: Ys X: Proud Nordics (Switch 2) Review
« Last post by Evan_B on February 18, 2026, 10:01:55 AM »
God, I wish they had just released some sort of upgrade pack. I have no interest in unlock stuff for NG+ but I would have gladly taken the performance bump.
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