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Rumor: Riskit4TheBiskit says four separate sources indicated there is a Hellblade 2 port for PS5
Beer Baelly
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Not Hellblade!
Self_Destructive
Member
Makes sense. First game was on Playstation as well. If you're bringing games over, you might as well bring the sequels to the games that were on the other platforms prior. 
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Probably. The game being like 6 hours long and $40 tells us it’s not planned to be a heavy hitter like Fable or Starfield but more in the leagues of Hi-Fi Rush.
It’s absolutely inconceivable to me that a game that will have taken 7 years to develop is not only not very important but also incredibly short.
Microsoft should have tried to make this a system seller, not some interactive movie.
It’s absolutely inconceivable to me that a game that will have taken 7 years to develop is not only not very important but also incredibly short.
Microsoft should have tried to make this a system seller, not some interactive movie.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
Good. The more people that can play good games, the better. Assuming the game will be good, of course.
Jaybe
Member
Yeah. When I saw they were posting this type of stuff on Twitter, I made it clear they were making a movie in the guise of a game
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Of course there is. No need of an "insider" for this.
The language Xbox's blog post has used pretty confirm its future multiplatform existence.
The language Xbox's blog post has used pretty confirm its future multiplatform existence.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Yep. This is a fucking joke. They kept showing off this game in the biggest events and blew us away with the visuals, music, and art direction...only to tell us it's probably less than 8 hours long and selling for $40. Neither of these are inherently bad things but we can read between the lines that such a short game at a low price tag is not meant to be some juggernaut that sells systems.
This is just a baffling decision. Don't give it so much attention and hype if it's just gonna be a short-ass game we'll have all forgotten within a few days.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
All done last gen by RAD with The Order 1866 anyway. Still sad that all the effort they made in achieving that look was pretty much ignored due to whiners obsessing over the borders/framing.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
No one is rushing out to buy a new Xbox to play HB2 so why not put it on PS as well at this point?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
The stupider the name is, the more I hate the rumor.
Is this journalism or the GameStop that knows the CEO's massage sex workers maid brother in lard?
Is this journalism or the GameStop that knows the CEO's massage sex workers maid brother in lard?
Hollowpoint5557
A Fucking Idiot
What's the problem with the length? I beat Resident evil 2 remake and resident evil 3 remake in under 2 hours each. Want to guess how much they cost at launch?
Bonfires Down
Member
Xbox has lost Riskit4TheBiskit.
This is a nightmare.
This is a nightmare.
Unknown?
Member
Why do you want a super long game that is full of fat? If it is a good 8 hours I'll take it over 100 hours where only 8 hours of the game is actually doing something.
Skifi28
Member
If it's anything like the first game, you won't be doing much in these 8 hours other than mostly slowly walking with the occasional bit of clunky combat.
Killjoy-NL
Member
No shit.
MS is going full 3rd party publishing.
Guess I'll be playing this generation-defining game on PS5 afterall.
MS is going full 3rd party publishing.
Guess I'll be playing this generation-defining game on PS5 afterall.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Ah, yes, there are only two kinds of games: 6-hour or 100+ hours. There's nothing in between.
That I don't want a short interactive movie must mean I want some Ubisoft bloatware.
Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
...on repeated playthroughs where you know exactly what to do.
Also, they're games made for replayability by design.
Very disingenuous analogy my man, I mean, if you wanna "defend" Hellblade 2 feel free to do so but this (point) ain't it.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Humdinger
Member
Hellblade was born on Playstation, so it makes sense to bring the sequel over. It would have a ready-made audience.
I enjoyed the first game. I thought it was a very creative exploration of mental illness in a videogame. Characters, theme, environments, and atmosphere were all very well done. The sequel doesn't grab me the same way -- maybe it's because the ideas do not seem as fresh, or maybe because the action seems to be more reality-based, rather than a projection of her internal battles. But I'll still check it out.
I enjoyed the first game. I thought it was a very creative exploration of mental illness in a videogame. Characters, theme, environments, and atmosphere were all very well done. The sequel doesn't grab me the same way -- maybe it's because the ideas do not seem as fresh, or maybe because the action seems to be more reality-based, rather than a projection of her internal battles. But I'll still check it out.
Killjoy-NL
Member
Xbox fans had been warned that this would be the case, but they were too busy celebrating an easy win of this gen for Xbox based on the HB2 announce trailer.
Hollowpoint5557
A Fucking Idiot
Yes, this IS it. First play through is like 4 to 6 hours and they were expensive and highly rated.
I say what you and others are doing is what is disingenuous. No one here has played hellblade 2 but shit all over it for things other games get a pass for.
And I'm not "your man" bro.
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geary
Member
In 2024 no one is rushing to buy a console because of a game. In the middle of the generation, people buy the console where their friends are or has the mos players (for GAAS games or multiplayer). Games push consoles at the beginning of the generation. Now is just inertia..
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Draugoth
Gold Member
A Massive Xbox fanboy
Dick Jones
Gold Member
Rather than fix the issues with Xbox, MS allowed a fucking gonk lead the division for a decade to condition customers to not buy games and sell on the competing platforms. Jesus wept. Who is going to buy the next gen when you're told the games will come later to the competition?
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HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
That highly depends on the game. No one is buying a console (particular an Xbox) for Hellblade because it is not that kind of system mover. However, Nintendo and Sony have sequels that would push people to buy a system. It's always what happens when a game drops of that ilk — console sales go up for a week or two.
A new Zelda, Last of Us, Mario, or Spider-Man would push systems. No question.
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panda-zebra
Member
For a number of years people absolutely were holding up this game as being something people would do exactly that for. As poster child as things come.
From Garuda in the podcast that clip was taken from:
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Daneel Elijah
Gold Member
Would you go for a 30 minutes film? Or be hyped for a film that is revealed to be that short closer to release when it got blockbuster ads for years? That is the problem for some of us I suppose. I don't really mind that and I loved RE 3 even if it was pretty short. But RE 2 was not that short at all.
balls of snow
Member
Everyone is here xbox edition.
midnightAI
Member
Mr Hyde
Member
Since MS decided to port some of their exclusives, every game from now on will come with a rumor attached to it that it's coming to other platforms. That's just the nature of the beast. MS really shot themselves in the foot with GP. To condition your fan base to not buy games is a strategy that will be studied for years to come. Only a matter of time before MS exits the console hardware business and becomes a publisher/cloud service provider.
Skifi28
Member
Yeah, this is going to be happening for every game they release now and they did it to themselves.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Tbf, no-one is rushing out to buy an Xbox for any of its games.
Pretty much why we're here.
FalsettoVibe
Member
I mean.....would make sense. The first one is on PlayStation so why not?
Fredrik
Member
Sorry but limiting exclusives to new IPs is dumb. And Starfield is a new IP and he says that’s coming too, so I don’t understand what they’re doing. Zero thought of consequences. All of it. But I’m on PC now, if they want to kill their platform then keep going I don’t care.Makes sense. First game was on Playstation as well. If you're bringing games over, you might as well bring the sequels to the games that were on the other platforms prior.
And Sony is stupid too with the PC ports. Once you realize that everything will come and run and look better with access to mods, then why would you want a console version? They earn more money from ports but they do it at the cost of making their platform irrelevant.
Self_Destructive
Member
A gaming specific platform that costs ~$500 and provides direct access to all their games will not ever become "irrelevant". People game on console because it is cheaper, and for the most part hassle free.
These things aren't changing because Sony and Xbox put their games on PC. They're distinct markets for a reason.
I'm just shocked to see those pissed at walking simulators on the same page, I could have sworn HB2 was being propped up as a system seller.
I say this as someone who originally wanted an XSX because of this game, lol.
Horseganador
Member
Almost five years since its announcement and when it is going to come out it turns out that it will also be on PS5, you said this just a couple of months ago and no one would believe it.
Mobilemofo
Member
I look forward to the day we can have stupidly named games ...
The blade of Mangina.
Conkers massive fuckin adventure.
Ballsack: revenge of the urethra.
The blade of Mangina.
Conkers massive fuckin adventure.
Ballsack: revenge of the urethra.
Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
Cool your tits "bro", Jesus H Christ, angry much ?
Anyway, regarding the "disingenuous" part :
Both RE2Re AND RE3Re most definitely aren't "2 hour affairs", shit, even RE3Re which is definitely shorter than 2Re takes a good 8+ hours if you're a normal human being and you don't rush through things.
Again, these are games made for replayability by design - same thing applies to - say - MGS Rising Revengeance , a game where people accused it for being "5 hours long", guess what, it wasn't, it took a good 10 hours for a 1st playthrough and subsequently you could rush through it on a new game+ with everything unlocked, same thing with Ninja Gaiden 2, the world record is about 3 and a half hours on master ninja to boot, does it mean that it will take a normal individual 3 and a half hours to beat it the 1st time in MN difficulty ? Hell no.
So, yes, the point you were trying to make IS disingenuous for some weird reason, maybe it's because you love HB or because it's a MS exclusive and you're heavily invested in the brand but your flawed point does not a good conversation make.
Again, games made with high replayability by DESIGN Vs a linear game with a heavy emphasis on story (also by design), let's be real for a sec though, it's not like the 1st HB had any replayability whatsoever so don't expect the sequel to behave differently.
If you wanna continue this conversation I'm here, if you want to be aggressive and or angry ...let it rest and/or block me, I'm fine with it either way.
Take care my man
SneakersSO
Member
Yup. Not sure why some are surprised by this notion but I guess some folks actually believed Phil when he said it was just those 4 games and nothing else.
I'm sure we are gonna have this same dust up when both Indy and Starfield get announced for PS5, despite everyone already having heard that they are also coming already.
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