Repeating what others have said, but picking up Arrowhead seems like a wise decision for Sony to make based on the performance of HD2. They have no IP to their name, so it works out for Sony, but being an in-house studio also open the studio to a lot of additional help etc.

I can't say for sure how much the MTX is actually doing for Arrowhead and Sony, but if it's making a decent ROI then it's something that can be evaluated for other teams working on live service titles as well.

And while I fully prefer extra content to be in-universe stuff, being a Sony studio will also mean that crossovers with Sony IP will have a more permanent place in the game.

btw, anyone have recommendations for a cheaper alternative PS4 controller? Got drift on the left analog, which is not so bad for GoT, but playing Lego 2K Drive with my kid is a painful experience sine advancing through the story is mainly dependant on my ability to win the races but the camera movement makes drifting a nightmare LOL

This for a PS4 right?

If you have other controllers like a Dualsense, you can use this

https://www.mayflash.com/product/magic_s_pro_usb_wireless_controller_adapter.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YRBZZQ3?ref=myi_title_dp&th=1

I use the PS3 equivalent and have been using it to use my Dualshock 4 for my PS3 when my PS3 controller got drift. Havent had any issues with it and highly recommend it.

Just finished Ventus story in KH BBS for PS4 (on PS5).

I collected all the stickers on both Terra and Ventus - gonna do the same for Aqua.

I didnt realize that is all I needed to get a extra scenario (which is a precursor to 0.2 Fragmentary passage) - so it will be my first time playing through that.

Pretty incredible how this went from a "shouldn't this be free/on PS+" to being a monster launch.

Game crushed all expectations. Peak player count surpassed even big games like Starfield, GTA V, Halo infinite, Destiny. Arrowhead and Playstation may have something very good here.

I am going to get the first game on Playstation when it goes on sale again.

If the split is about equal with the PS5 (as we heard they were... 60/40 split in PS5 favor?) ..... Theres not enough servers to accomidate everyone.
Theres potentially like 800,000+ people that want to play (going from steam numbers, and supposedly equal PS5 numbers).

They need to fix this. If you buy a game, you shouldn't be met with "servers full" msg.

Also I suspect Helldivers II is around 4m in sales :p

Meanwhile :
Suicide Squad: Kill the justice league ~ 2k players currently.
Halo Infinate ~7k players currently (on steam)
Destiny 2 ~45k players currently (on steam)
Sea of theives ~16k players currently (on steam)
Overwatch 2 ~34k players currently (on steam)

^ Helldivers 2, has more players than all above times 3.


Devs must be happy its popping off so much.

Edit:
Its #1 & #2 by revenue on steam top sellers list as well.

We need bigger servers to spread democracy and freedom!