As ever, this is going to be a challenging succumb to Xbox, and it simply got a little bit harder with this announcement. Xbox might have the power edge this time, but Sonys very first party studios continue to fire on all cylinders.
Ghost of Tsushima is getting a totally free co-op upgrade called “Legends,” which is a 2-4 player mode that will let you take on story and survival missions, and theres even a four player raid coming too. Gamers will choose different class and enemies now have supernatural powers influenced by Japanese folklore.
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Yesterday, Sony basically got a totally brand-new special with a surprise announcement for its breakout hit of the year, Ghost of Tsushima.
The release date for this is simply “fall,” which, considered that were 2 weeks far from September, suggests to me that Sony may wind up timing this with the launch of PS5.
Microsoft does obviously have actually “boosted for Xbox Series X” variations of its own exclusives coming like Gears 5 and Ori, but theres not like a Gears of War expansion coming out or anything like what were seeing with Tsushima here. Yes, its likely that Tsushima may have launched something like this anyway even if we werent about to introduce a new console generation, however because that is happening, the timing could not be better for Sony, and yes, I would absolutely think about Tsushima Legends a substantive exclusive release this fall, given how beloved that game was, and that its totally new material, not a remaster. However that might be coming too.
We still do not really know what the deal is with video games like The Last of United States Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima in terms of how youll buy or play them on PS5. It stands to reason that at minimum, a game like Ghost of Tsushima will load faster and perform much better on PS5 at baseline, even if there are no other upgrades. Yes, its most likely that Tsushima might have launched something like this anyway even if we werent about to introduce a new console generation, but because that is happening, the timing might not be much better for Sony, and yes, I would definitely think about Tsushima Legends a substantive unique release this fall, offered how beloved that video game was, and that its fully new content, not a remaster.
Ghost of Tsushima Legends
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The deck is beginning to feel a bit stacked for the PS5 and Xbox Series X launch in favor of Sony. Microsoft has lost Halo Infinite as a launch title, which was going to be among the greatest profile games to launch with a new console in a few generations, while Sony has Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and unique console access to Gearboxs Godfall and Arkanes Deathloop this fall.
This strikes me as Sony essentially getting another exclusive title for PS5s launch, provided the evident breadth of this update. I expected perhaps some sort of Tsushima re-release for PS5 (which still could be coming), but I was not anticipating this, and this sounds rather a bit better, real brand-new material to play, instead of replaying the initial game with better resolution or what have you.
We still do not actually know what the deal is with video games like The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima in terms of how youll buy or play them on PS5. However it stands to reason that at minimum, a game like Ghost of Tsushima will fill faster and perform much better on PS5 at baseline, even if there are no other upgrades. And its already gorgeous enough where that may be all it needs.
