Marvel Rivals – has it had its time? (NetEase Games) The Friday letters page hears more tales of people getting teary-eyed over video games, as a reader is frustrated at Borderlands 4’s hidden extras.
Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions.
To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk End of an eraI would love to think that the rule of live service games is finally coming to an end.
Hearing that they’re all in decline is music to my ears, especially as it sounds like once you strip out the live service titles, ‘proper’ games are actually doing pretty well right now.
The big question is whether this is just the old guard losing their grip, to be replaced by newer live service games, or whether the whole idea has run its course.
I’d like to think it’s the first, obviously, and there hasn’t been a big new hit since Marvel Rivals, unless you count Arc Raiders – which isn’t free.
The problem is that the main reasons these games are successful is because they are free.
That’s the main reason people play them and I think if they were completely different games, as long as they were free they’d probably be just as popular.
People aren’t playing these multiplayer shooters because of what they are but because they don’t cost £70.
Obviously, the games have to have a certain level of quality, but would anyone pretend Fortnite or Apex Legends are the best games ever? We’ll see what happens over the coming months, but I imagine GTA 6 is going to be very bad news for a lot of these games, if they’re already on the ropes before it even comes out.Tolly Keep it at homeI really don’t think Sony should release a dedicated handheld system, it wouldn’t be powerful enough.
I think the PlayStation Portal is a great bit of kit, and even in the new 1080p high bitrate settings it barely uses more than a 25MBs download.
I get over 1GB speed at home and anywhere between 40-1,000 on my mobile hotspot so that’s been my portable system for a while now and I do own a Switch 2.
I’d much prefer a 120Hz HDR enabled 1440-4K model and would be happy to pay for it.
Inbox magic, please.P B Good AI vs.
bad AIRegarding Oscar’s worries about ‘AI slop’ being used to bridge the power gap in the new PlayStation handheld, it’ll definitely have a ML upscaler like DLSS (so, PSSR 2 or its successor, since it’s PlayStation).
That’s just how modern graphics work and I wouldn’t be too worried about it, as ML upscaling has been a game changer on Switch 2 and is now finally allowing PS5 Pro to consistently outshine the other home consoles.
DLSS 5, the technology that was just announced to ‘yassify’ existing games is Nvidia technology so you won’t be seeing that on PlayStation or Xbox anytime soon (they use AMD, which is about three to five years behind Nvidia with upscaling, frame generation, etc.).
The only console that uses Nvidia chips is Switch 2, and it’s too underpowered to ever run something like DLSS 5 which hasn’t even come to high-end PC gaming (and might never, given the backlash).
So, we’ll have to wait at least another generation or two to finally have Mario look like Bob Hoskins the way he’s supposed to.Magnumstache Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk Doctorin’ the TRYDISThanks for that interview with Nigel Alderton.
I always enjoy David Jenkins’ enthusiasm and depth of knowledge on these matters.
I particularly liked the gentle prodding towards indie games.
It would be great if this interview led to Alderton re-entering the industry after all these years.
Please keep up the good work! Incidentally, does anyone remember Doctor What on the Spectrum? You had to reunite the eight doctors spread across space and time and get them....
