Can tell you I didn't like DM4 much, and liked DMC more. I'll start DM5 in the next few weeks probably.

Plat the GoW past week and playing some movie interactive games that were on promo on PSN to offload the tension of GmGoW

Excellent news for Final Fantasy fans.

https://www.gematsu.com/2022/12/esrb-rates-final-fantasy-pixel-remaster-series-for-ps4-switch

ESRB rates Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series for PS4, Switch
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has rated the Pixel Remaster versions of Final Fantasy I, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V, and Final Fantasy VI for PlayStation 4 and Switch.

Kinda weird that it's not also on Xbox since Xbox has 7-12. Seems kinda unfair for them to not complete the set. 

That’s a much bigger debate overall. I don’t believe 7-12 on Xbox launched day and date with the PS sku’s. I would suspect that they will eventually come over to Xbox in due time though. Then you look at the Japanese side of things where they are pretty much nonexistent in that region. But Square Enix knows where the fan base is at and knows where the consumers are that will purchase these games day 1. I suspect after a year or two SE will take some GP money and do a deal with that. It’s much less riskier that way for them.

 They’ve seen the data and have experience with MS now with their JRPG’s either just launching on their system or with their Gamepass platform. It made sense for Outriders on day 1 but Octopath Traveler 2 is skipping it after MS paid for the first. Then you look at games like Star Ocean that didn’t even chart in the Oct NPD on the Xbox side. There are also some Xbox gamers that are outright boycotting Crisis Core (which is coming to Xbox) for example because of the FF7R situation and that’s not going to help this case. 

So I think things going forward are going to be a case by case basis for SE games on Xbox day 1. Financially, it just makes sense for Japanese publishers to do PS/Switch on day 1 for consumers who prefer to buy their games day 1 and then when that revenue starts to saturate over time they know MS will offer from 1 to 100 million dollars for a Gamepass deal.  It spreads out the revenue stream over time for an IP and it’s just a good long term strategy.

FF VIII was the same day.

IX was a year and 5 months after.

VII was like 4 years after.

I'm becoming convinced that Square has a random generator between 0 and 4 years that determines when they launch the Xbox version after the Playstation one.

There's no rhyme or reason to when they launch the Switch/Xbox versions relative to the PS version.

Small update on the PlayStation 5 that has a detachable disc drive - I've heard from two people now that the test kit is in people's hands and it "works flawlessly". We should hear more about it officially soon.https://t.co/2rzlDrjYAb

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) December 12, 2022

This might be the version I will buy depends on the price. I dont mind going all digital but I do have a few PS4 titles that are physical.

I'm likely gonna go all digital for PS5 titles.

Call it nostalgia if you want since DMC3 was the only one I played on the PS2 while I tried the remasters on PS3, but at the time better games existed already, but for me the best DMC is the third one.

Just had another thought about this based on what you said above.

While Sony is inching towards digital more and more, they must understand the importance of core gamers and underdeveloped nations and new customers wanting physical copies. To the point where they realize(d) the importance of physical copies enough that somewhat recently they announced they'd be working on a more proper PS3 BC program.

What if along with a PS5 Digital Slim and a separate disc drive accessory, they also announce true PS3 physical BC?

Guess you put me wrong in quote, but yes I would like to see a PS5 with bull BC for all 4 gens =p even if I wouldn't bother playing anything in BC kkkk, I rather a good remaster with trophies or even a major remake.

If the reports are accurate, and Microsoft is offering concessions to get the deal through regulators, its the best outcome Sony could've hoped for outside of the Activision Blizzard acquisition getting outright blocked.