A Home For My Head

  The Death of Physical Games Didn't Happen This Week. It Happened Years Ago. Every time PlayStation announces another move away from physical media, social media explodes. "This is the end." "Sony has lost all goodwill." "I'm never giving them another dime." As someone who actually collects physical games, I understand the disappointment. But I also think the latest outrage is aimed at the wrong moment. The death of physical gaming didn't happen this week. It happened years ago. We Saw This Coming I own a disc-drive PS5. Ironically, I'm the only one among the 10–15 gamers I know who even bought the disc version. Everyone else went digital. That's the reality Sony, Microsoft, and publishers have been looking at for years. When roughly 85% of game sales are already digital, companies aren't dragging consumers toward digital—they're following where consumers have already gone. That's why the current reaction feels strange to m...

When Season Passes Felt Like a Thank You – A Look Back at Ubisoft's Gold Standard There was a time when buying a game's premium edition felt like a show of mutual respect between player and developer. You'd pre-order a title or pick up the Gold Edition and be rewarded with meaningful extras: story expansions, full games, and thoughtful content that made your early investment feel appreciated. Nowadays, however, the industry often leans toward slicing up games and selling content back to you piecemeal. But not everyone followed that path. One publisher that rarely gets credit for doing it right is Ubisoft. While they’ve taken heat for open-world fatigue and formulaic design, their Gold Editions and season passes have often been some of the best-value offerings in the gaming world. Take Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, for instance. The Gold Edition didn’t just promise a couple of cosmetic packs—it delivered two massive DLC arcs (Legacy of the First Blade and The Fate of Atlantis) t...

This post is full of SPOILERS for Gone Home. If you just want my verdict read the Last Para. I recently started clearing out some of the backlog that I have built in my PS4 library. I started off by finishing of Tales from the borderlands & Walking Dead: Michone just to get some bling in my trophy cabinet. Then I had planned to start Life is Strange for another easy platinum trophy but before starting it I looked at gone home's trophy guide which said everything could be done in 40 minutes, and I was sold. I had no idea what the game was actually about I thought it must be a cheap horror title with bad graphics and cheap scares, but how wrong was I. Trust me I am glad that I was wrong as what it actually was, was just so damn beautiful and actually a treat to go through, I played it once for the trophy for 10 minute playthrough but then I came back to listen to all of the Journals spread throughout the house of our Protagonist: Katie, who has came back home to her home ...

Console Wars! Everybody knows about the disastrous Xbox one launch & Microsoft has got a lot of bad rep for all the mistakes it made back then. Now the unusual mid generation console upgrades are here for the first time. Tables are seemingly turned this time around as Sony is the one whose PlayStation Pro has come under some criticism for not packing enough punch in its hood, while Xbox One X now looks as if it has made all the right moves and is definitely a lot more powerful & capable than Pro. Will it actually matter now? Is it actually gonna help make Xbox get back up & compete with Sony at the top, or is it bound to be a case of too little too late for the American Giant. I think it might me the later & Sony does not have much to worry about & was actually right to have not upgraded their original model extensively. Here are the reasons Sony doesn't have to worry about Xbox One X: The Price: Xbox One X is priced $500 while PlayStation Pro is $10...