It's kinda funny that for all that hype around the "Sony's only after cinematic blockbusters!" report the next PS5 exclusive... doesn't share those sensibilities. I'm staying as removed as possible from coverage, but even the game's PR & such basically say "we're making an TPS roguelike with old-school difficulty first and foremost." Not exactly a Days Gone/Aliens crossover.

FYI: Several prominent online outlets are selling It Takes Two for $30 atm. I can't recommend it enough.

Hell, I don't understand the appeal of it fully, but I had nostalgia for the original and it's really nice to enjoy new, uncommon kinds of games. If nothing else, it's nice to play a game where you're not killing things or fighting or whatever. It's a game of mostly-passive observation and nature watching in the form of a Pokemon game. seriously, it's just so unlike anything else on the market and it's fun to explore and take pictures. 

I liken it to challenging your inner nature photographer.  There's something cathartic about nailing The Perfect Shot by either having quick reflexes to spot a hidden Pokemon or being patient enough to wait for the right action pose.

This PS5 exclusive game plays really really good , I'm waiting for it, hope it Metacritics high . But the gameplay is super devil may cry formula and is like final fantasy ,It's already in high 70's I'll wait for it's story to bump up a notch or 10 points more? hope its good, but man that gameplay is amazing.

Here's  my 2 cents worth, whether by happenstance or design Returnal may well turn out to be looked at as Housemarques First Party audition' the reason behind my thinking is Returnal shows off their potential worth and how well they adapted to the growth required to make that step up much more than smaller scale games like resogun - nex machina etc even though they were great, still there are caveats like how much Housemarque values its independence and while we may see it as a good acquisition Sony may well feel the present partnership model is working well and favour a continuation of the status quo over outright ownership at least for now.

On to Bluepoint  I'm not sure whether the Souls remake while continuing to further showcase their technical capability, pushes their portfolio forward in terms of  showing they having the DNA to deliver a strong original product  and that seems to be what Sony values , but they certainly tick all the other boxes and even if bought as remake specialists i'm sure like Bend with Days Gone and others they would be given a chance. 

@Bristow9091 

I am interested to see how PS5 downloads are performing. Returnal’s UK physical sales are low even by my modest expectations. But obviously digital is the bigger indicator (we’ll know later in the week). Difficult not to blame the £70 price

— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) May 2, 2021

Kinda expected. £70 for a video game, outside launch is too much of an ask for us Brits. Shame because it looks like such a great game that going to be hampered by questionable price/s.

For those of you across the pond thats close to $100 US. Hard sell for a brand new IP and niche game at that. Jim Ryan and the board at Sony needs to rethink the global pricing tbh. $70 =/= £70. He's British himself, why didn't he see thing coming. Ratchet and Clank will be the test and if that under performs well.. yeah. Also doesn't help that games like Resident Evil are releasing in the same time frame which can be picked up for £50ish quid lol.

Yeah, not gonna' lie but I expected something like this myself... the price hike for games here is just ridiculous... I wouldn't mind them going up £10 as they went up $10... but we're talking a £20-30 jump, which is somewhere around the $27-42 mark for our US friends. It's really not a good look for Sony if they want to continue momentum of game sales into the next gen. At least most third party games are still selling for the standard prices lol.

Yeah, not gonna' lie but I expected something like this myself... the price hike for games here is just ridiculous... I wouldn't mind them going up £10 as they went up $10... but we're talking a £20-30 jump, which is somewhere around the $27-42 mark for our US friends. It's really not a good look for Sony if they want to continue momentum of game sales into the next gen. At least most third party games are still selling for the standard prices lol.

Damn!!

https://www.sie.com/en/blog/announcing-playstations-new-partnership-with-discord/

Announcing PlayStation’s new Partnership with Discord
Popular communication service will integrate with your social experience on PlayStation beginning early next year

Jim Ryan, President & CEO
At PlayStation, we’re constantly looking for new ways to enable players around the world to connect with one another, form new friendships and communities, and share fun experiences and lasting memories. It’s in this spirit that we’re excited to announce a new partnership with Discord, the communication service popularized by gamers and used by more than 140 million people every month around the world.

Together, our teams are already hard at work connecting Discord with your social and gaming experience on PlayStation Network. Our goal is to bring the Discord and PlayStation experiences closer together on console and mobile starting early next year, allowing friends, groups, and communities to hang out, have fun, and communicate more easily while playing games together.

To bring these experiences to life for our players, Sony Interactive Entertainment has made a minority investment as part of Discord’s Series H round. From our very first conversation with co-founders Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy, I was inspired by their lifelong love for gaming and our teams’ shared passion to help bring friends and communities together in new ways. Empowering players to create communities and enjoy shared gaming experiences is at the heart of what we do, so we are beyond excited to start this journey with one of the world’s most popular communication services.

It’s always a privilege to work with great partners to bring fresh experiences to our fans, and we’ll have more to share in the coming months. Stay tuned to our channels and @Discord for all the latest updates.