Microsoft likes doing shadowdrops, apparently. Hi-Fi Rush being the most prominent, but they also shadowdropped the Ninja Gaiden 2 remake a few months ago.
I mean, despite whatever reputation UE5 may have, Oblivion was legendarily buggy. Oblivion defined Bethesda's reputation for producing bug-riddled games.
I am actually not even sure how much input Bethesda had in this. It was remastered by an outside studio contracted by Microsoft. The same studio handling the remaster of Metal Gear Solid 3, apparently.
The only part that gives me pause is that this is supposedly in Unreal Engine rather than Bethesda's usual engine.
Not to say that there won't be a modding scene, but it will be substantially different without the equivalent of the Construction Set/GECK/Creation Kit.
There's always hope. The feeling you are experiencing is what the people who are causing all of that want you to feel.
Now if everything seems bleak and hopeless all the time, that's also a strong indicator of depression, and may also be worth talking to a professional about. Or if not a professional, at least people in your life whose perspectives matter more than random internet strangers like me.
For me they're still on par in terms of game pricing because PC still doesn't have the advantage of physical media that you can buy used or borrow for free. But the console makers seem to be doing everything in their power to kill that advantage, with Nintendo's "game key card" being the latest move in the all-digital direction.
Not to mention it being a moot point with Nintendo anyways since they've figured out the magic formula of keeping their games in a permanent state of high demand and short supply, effectively ensuring they never come down in price.
Good luck getting one, hardware has been practically non-existent lately. At least for anything other than scalper prices. I hope that this trend doesn't continue too much longer.
It's not like the PC market is in great shape either, though. I mean I'm sure it's fine if you're mostly playing indie games that are not too visually demanding and taxing on the hardware, but it is insanely expensive to buy a good computer these days that can play newer games in good quality. Even with the price increases, a GPU alone will run you the cost of a PS5 or more, maybe even double.
Or maybe that's just it, maybe there won't be a noticeable gen bump for a long time, since no one can afford it. Time to start focusing on how to make hardware cheaper instead of better.
When I was younger, you got $20 from a friend if you were lucky, and that was fine by us because no one wants friendship to feel like an obligation. Today with inflation that might be more like $50, but still not a big thing.
$100 is typically what family would give, I wouldn't go that high because it honestly may be seen as stepping on the toes of family members if they don't give that much.
Not to develop mods, but the PS5 version of the game (and Xbox) supports some mods available from the mod manager that you can also find on PC. I think the console versions of mods require an approval process to make sure they work.
I mean, it's not like Square Enix isn't also making newer games, too. Rebirth and FF16 game out within a few months of each other, after they released a small pile of other more traditional JRPGs (even with sprites!)
Leviticus is from the Jewish part, though, and is therefore inherently less valuable to Christians unless there's anything in there about murdering gays or treating women like property.
I'm assuming America is only paying El Salvador for prisoners America sends to El Salvador. They don't give a shit what El Salvador does to their own domestic prisoners, or America's, quite frankly.
Microsoft likes doing shadowdrops, apparently. Hi-Fi Rush being the most prominent, but they also shadowdropped the Ninja Gaiden 2 remake a few months ago.