![]() ![]() And yet instead of utilizing these complications to amplify humanity's impending doom, they take over for it. Much of the conflict in this story is interpersonal differences, (man vs man), or Elma's own struggles with anxiety (woman vs herself). There are even some really important, riveting moments relegated to lines of dialogue that miss the chance to strike any kind of emotional chord. Most of the narrative is presented with dialogue-people having meetings about what did, what will, or what is happening. But she seems to shy away from telling this story through the active moments that could have really set this story apart. I did finish it, in the end, and will say this much - Kowal is a good writer and narrator. ![]() I actually stepped away from this book several times, moving to other audio books because I just couldn't stay interested. Unfortunately, after the exciting introduction, the rest of the narrative devolves into a rather flat, predictable, and frustratingly passive affair. It really is a fantastic set up, and promises what great science fiction usually does-cataclysm and how a protagonist will resolve or work around it. The start, as many other reviewers have identified, is a riveting and well-crafted hook. I listened to The Calculating Stars on recommendation of a friend. The PS5 launch was an exception and not the new normal.The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Spider-Man was announced 2 years before release, it will be the same or longer - which is fine - for Death Stranding 2, Wolverine, Concord, Factions. The other thing I keep reading here is "but Sony wants to announce games closer to release now!", and I'm sorry but that's the same, I don't buy it until I see it. I agree that they are probably going to expand more, but there is a some latency between buying studios and delivering the games, that's why today's strategy will define PS6, and maybe show some results at the end of the PS5 lifecycle. Even if it's a low guess, that clearly shows the goal is not to increase dramatically their output, they're happy with a few games per year for now. People here are like "no, they're saying 2 but it's 5 or more!", when in reality those numbers are generally overestimated rather than the opposite. Sony's own documents showed they are aiming at 2 major releases per year. Sure, that would do, the thing is I don't believe that "15 games in the next 3 years" guess at all. Thus, if the acquisition happens, Sony Pictures will have a remarkable portfolio of top-notch British shows under its umbrella Moreover, their ownership of Eleven, the production company behind Sex Education Additionally, Sony Pictures also owns Left Bank Pictures, responsible for acclaimed shows like The Crown, Fear Index, Three Pines, and Outlander. This is due to their existing ownership of Bad Wolf, the production company behind successful series such as His Dark Materials, Industry, I Hate Suzie, The Winter King, and the highly anticipated upcoming Doctor Who. If Sony Pictures were to acquire All3Media, it would likely result in strengthening their position in the high quality tv shows industry in the UK. This year, they have produced The afterparty, The Night agent, Last of US, S.W.A.T, Outlander, The Good Doctor, Platonic, Accused, Three Pines, Twisted Metal, etc and there are more shows coming on the way, like Gen V (The Boys Spin-off), for all mankind, the wheel of time and Cobra, etc. So it seems that Sony Pictures still want to expand their TV shows library, and they're producing a lot of a great show recently, as far as this year. Add Rebirth and you have four chonky SP console exclusives next year, five if you add the Silent Hill 2 remake. Yes, most of the games in your list haven't been announced yet, but that doesn't mean they're not in development.Įven if Wolverine and Asobi's new game aren't 2024 games, it's very likely that Rise of the Ronin, Death Stranding 2 and Stellar Blade are. ![]() That's a lot of SP gaming.ĬOVID has slowed down development, but even in a more quiet year like this, we still got Call of the Mountain, Burning Shores and Spider-Man 2 (and FF 16 which is essentially a console exclusive) if you don't care for more MP oriented games like MLB and Helldivers 2. That and people seem to forget that before we're even three years into this gen, we already had sequels for Horizon, Gran Turismo (yes, it has MP as well I know), God of War, Ratchet and Clank and Spider-Man, on top of Astro Bot, Returnal, Miles Morales, the Demon's Souls and Last of Us remakes and PS5 versions of Spider-Man, Ghost, Death Stranding and Uncharted4/The Lost Legacy. ![]()
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