Category: Games

On 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (Geha) board, a thread titled “It’s wrong that consoles are better value just because of ‘paid online’ or overall cost-effectiveness” blew up after someone replied with “Let me introduce you to: ‘electricity bills.’” The original post calculated the Nintendo Switch 2’s power draw at about 20W versus a gaming PC’s 300W, putting the difference at roughly ¥8.68 per hour — which adds up to over ¥6,000 a year if used 2 hours a day. The thread saw a flood of pushback over whether the math ignored online subscription fees and whether assuming a 300W power supply was even reasonable, and the debate never really settled.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry [Geha]) thread “Idiot: ‘It’s wrong that consoles are cost-effective just because of paid online!’ Me: ‘Electricity bills’.”

Which console was actually better, the Sega Saturn or the PlayStation, is a perennial topic that still gets rehashed regularly on 5ch, nearly 30 years after they launched. In this thread, plenty of posters argued that “for 2D stuff like fighting games and shooters, the Saturn crushed it,” and things got lively with specific titles like Sakura Wars, Devil Summoner, and Dynamite Cop. Meanwhile, some behind-the-scenes trivia about porting timelines came up too — “Darkstalkers was announced for PlayStation but never actually showed up, and since the Saturn version came out first, nobody bothered buying it” — along with nitpicky comparisons like “the 3DO version of D is the best one.” It turned out to be a thread with more nuance than a simple who-won-who-lost debate.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nanimo Jikkyo G) thread “[Proposition] Games Where the Sega Saturn Actually Beat the PlayStation.”

Speculation that Sony’s next-gen PS6 could cost as much as $1,200 if sold without taking a loss on the hardware itself (known as “gyakuzaya,” or reverse margin) became a hot topic on 5ch’s hardware/industry board (nicknamed “Geha”). Given that the current PS5 Pro has already climbed to around ¥200,000 domestically, some posters said “that wouldn’t even be surprising at this point,” while others worried “a price like that would kill adoption.” The thread also debated the reliability of an estimate putting manufacturing costs at around $760, as well as how the price would compare to PCs and the next-gen Switch.

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) thread “PS6 Price Could Balloon to a Max of $1,200 Without Sony Subsidizing the Hardware Loss.”

A discussion has broken out on 5ch’s Hardware & Industry (Geha) board over the burden of completionist elements in the latest Fire Emblem title. It started with reports that items and growth/training elements needed for Part 3 actually get locked in the moment you clear your first playthrough, with no way to go back and reacquire them later. Since the development team had previously explained that “no matter what order you play in, we’ve made sure no irreversible elements appear,” voices rose pointing out the discrepancy with this system. On the thread, opinions clashed between “trying to be a completionist is just asking for trouble” and “a system that contradicts the official explanation is a garbage system,” with defenders and critics continuing to go back and forth.

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware & Industry/Geha) thread “I’ve lost the will to clear FE, it’s just too exhausting.”

On 5ch’s “Hardware/Industry” (Geha) board, a thread asked why game scripts are so often written by in-house staff rather than famous screenwriters — like an Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist. Using Xenoblade and Final Fantasy as examples, posters repeatedly pointed out that writing a game script involves constraints unlike those of novels or film screenplays. Others pushed back, noting that Silent Hill f brought in a writer with a background in visual novels, and that Yakuza had used outside writers in the past — arguing that hiring external writers isn’t actually rare, which sparked further debate.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, aka Geha) thread “Why do games get handled by otaku-turned-developers instead of top-tier screenwriters?“

Sega’s new racing game “Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds” has become a hot topic on 5ch’s Hardware & Industry (Geha) board, after it emerged that the roster features a massive crossover lineup — including Minecraft’s Steve, SpongeBob, Hatsune Miku, Evangelion’s Asuka, and Final Fantasy VII’s Cloud. In the thread, opinions clashed head-on between those saying “the game itself is actually solid” and critics arguing that “the gadgets aren’t balanced, so the combinations feel monotonous.” The discussion ranged widely — from complaints that the ad artwork makes the characters too small to see clearly, to speculation about why there’s no voice acting, to suggestions that Sega should go free-to-play to combat poor sales.

1AnonymousOct 10, 2026 09:27

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2AnonymousOct 10, 2026 09:27

What the hell is this

87AnonymousOct 10, 2026 14:09

It's a Sega game, so why isn't Rappy (the rabbit-bird mascot from Phantasy Star Online) in it?

92AnonymousOct 10, 2026 14:38

Re: #87
If they put that thing on the track, people would say it's ripping off the Chocobo.

※This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5ch (Hardware & Industry / “Geha”) thread “Sonic Kart Turns Into a Game Where Steve, SpongeBob, Hatsune Miku, Asuka, and Cloud All Race Together.”

A user on 5ch’s Hardware & Industry (Geha) board posted a self-made “action game tier list,” and the thread erupted into a mix of praise and criticism. While titles like Sekiro, Devil May Cry 5, and Ninja Gaiden 4 landed near the top, many posters argued the list was “skewed” since it left out Nintendo-style and 2D action titles such as Mario and Astro Bot. Others claimed the combat in Devil May Cry 5 and Bayonetta is “just one-sided attacking,” broadening the debate into a bigger argument over what should even count as a good action game in the first place.

98AnonymousOct 10, 2026 12:19

Somebody else's tier list
Guess putting FF16 and Ninja Gaiden at the top is supposed to make you look like a connoisseur or something

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware & Industry [Geha]) thread “Action Game Hardcore Fans Have Decided the Definitive Action Game Tier List!!.”

Overseas analytics firm Alinea Analytics estimated that the Xbox-exclusive title ‘Gears E-Day’ sold around 230,000 copies in its first week, sparking discussion on 5ch’s hardware/industry board (Geha). Thread participants pointed out that this figure doesn’t include the 722,000 Game Pass upgrades, suggesting the real number of paying users could be around 950,000. At the same time, many voiced doubts about the reliability of Alinea Analytics’ estimates themselves, and the debate spread to how the numbers should even be interpreted.

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “Gears E-DAY sells 230K units — a huge bang of a flop wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”

Sony’s new action game Wolverine has seen another big swing in its Metacritic user score. According to the thread’s original poster, roughly 300 reviews were mass-deleted, dropping the score to 6.6. Post #48 in the thread compiled an independent timeline of the score’s rise and fall — 6.4 → 6.7 → 6.3 → 7.1 → 6.6 — and some are now pointing out that the total number of deleted reviews has topped 1,000. Behind the story is talk that the game carries a 6-million-unit sales target tied to keeping its Marvel license, and opinions were split on whether it still makes sense to keep manipulating the score this long after launch.

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch Hardware/Industry board (commonly called “Geha”) thread “[Sad News] Sony’s Wolverine Has Another Mass Review Deletion, Score Drops to 6.6 😭“.

Overseas outlet Game Business reported, citing figures compiled by research firm Ampere Analysis, that “Marvel’s Wolverine” had sold approximately 6.16 million units worldwide (about 95% digital). On 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (“Geha”) board, the numbers kicked off comparisons with Nintendo titles’ sales figures, but the conversation quickly turned to the reliability of Ampere Analysis’s estimates themselves. Pointing to the firm’s estimate of 1.4 million units for “Death Stranding 2” — a number never officially confirmed in the publisher’s earnings reports — posters repeatedly argued that “this outfit’s analysis can’t be trusted,” and the thread devolved into everyone demanding sources from each other.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, aka “Geha”) thread “[Bad News for Nintendo Fanboys] “Marvel’s Wolverine” Actually Sold 6.16 Million Copies lololol.”