I got whiplash from this whole thing.
It`s safe to say Sony`s having an interesting couple of days. After a strong, compelling PS5 games showcase highlighting some of the top-tier games coming over the next year, preorders unexpectedly went live a day before planned, with disaster ensuing. In addition to this chaos, information on PlayStation Blog revealed that games previously believed to be PS5-only, including Horizon Forbidden West and Marvel`s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, will also be releasing on PS4.
Going through PR of the games announced before the showcase, it would`ve been impossible — or downright laughable — to think a PS4 version was also on the way, as there was no such mention on the PlayStation Blog, which referred to them solely as PS5 games. At its absolute best, this is extremely poor communication. At worst, it`s intentionally misleading. Announcing a next-gen version of a game months after an initial reveal is hardly uncommon but taking the opposite approach ...
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