Category: Games

Marvel’s Wolverine’s Metascore on the Western review-aggregation site has dropped from around 90 right after launch down to 78, sparking discussion on 5channel’s hardware/industry (“Geha”) board. Posters pointed out that this makes it the lowest-rated game yet from developer Insomniac Games, whose past titles (the Spider-Man series) scored in the mid-to-high 80s to 90. Meanwhile, users shared that major outlets like IGN and GameSpot were consistently landing around 60. The discussion centered less on the score swing itself than on distrust of the review criteria, with some questioning Metascore’s reliability altogether and others noting that reviews commonly complained the game was “linear” and “lacking in content.”

34AnonymousSep 11, 2026 00:11

Apparently Gaming Bolt — known for being super harsh — gave it a perfect score.

Marvel’s Wolverine Review – “I’m the Best There Is at What I Do, Bub”
https://gamingbolt.com/marvels-wolverine-review-im-the-best-there-is-at-what-i-do-bub

70AnonymousSep 11, 2026 00:32

Re: #34
Isn't that the site that gave that other game a perfect 100?

81AnonymousSep 11, 2026 00:44

Re: #70
FF16 was actually fun though.

87AnonymousSep 11, 2026 00:51

Congrats, it's Insomniac's lowest-rated game ever.

Spider-Man — 87
Miles Morales — 85
Spider-Man Remastered — 87
Spider-Man 2 — 90
Wolverine — 77



The big outlets are absolutely trashing it, lol

60 — IGN
60 — VGC
60 — GameSpot
60 — GamesRadar+
60 — Eurogamer
60 — Guardian

96AnonymousSep 11, 2026 01:00

Re: #87
Lol, don't you know Eurogamer hasn't given numeric scores for over a decade now?

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) thread “Wolverine Metascore 90 lol — ‘A Tour de Force with Top-Tier Action’”.

The Metacritic score for Marvel’s Wolverine, the new action game from Insomniac Games, has dropped from around 80 at launch into the upper 70s — sparking discussion on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (Geha) board. Major outlets like IGN, Eurogamer, and GameSpot all scored it in the 60s, cited as a key factor behind the drop. The thread saw a mix of reactions, from distrust of big review sites’ scoring standards to comparisons with past titles from other Sony-owned studios.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry board) thread “Wolverine’s Metascore Hits 80 wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”

Level-5’s new-title presentation “LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream,” originally set to begin at 9 PM JST on September 10, was pushed back to 10 PM at the very last minute due to equipment trouble. On 5ch’s hardware/industry board (Geha), posters piled on, noting that even the delay announcement itself came out late, and bringing up the old precedent of “Ni no Kuni II,” whose PS4-exclusive announcement was blamed for cooling the company’s popularity. Still, once the stream got going it pulled in a peak of around 130,000 concurrent viewers, with plenty of buzz also going to updates on “Yo-kai Watch 2: Haken” — a lively response despite all the delay drama.

The LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream stream goes live today at 9 PM (Japan time)!

We’ll be sharing lots of updates on our titles, so please tune in.

■YouTube

Source: youtube.com / Original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “[Live] LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream — Starting 9 PM.”

The mouse control feature built into the Joy-Con 2 for the Nintendo Switch 2 became a hot topic on 5ch’s hardware/industry (“Gehā”) board after an indie game developer released a Switch 2 port of their game just about three months after its Steam debut — and stated flatly that the reason was “it’s the only console that supports mouse controls.” Development on the port reportedly began just two weeks after the Steam release. Thread commenters debated the fact that the mouse feature — which some had dismissed as “barely useful” since launch — directly drove a real porting decision, as well as the point that while PS5 and Xbox can technically connect a mouse, it isn’t standard equipment on those consoles.

— Could you tell us why this ended up releasing exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2? Was compatibility with the Joy-Con 2’s mouse controls the main factor, or were there other reasons too, like performance or online features? Do you have any plans to expand to other platforms in the future?

Remorion: We went with the Switch 2 because it’s the only console that supports mouse controls. Expansion to other platforms is undecided for now.

Source: gamespark.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Gehā”) thread “Meccha Chameleon Dev: “We Ported to Switch 2 Because It Supports Mouse Controls”.”

Developments surrounding Kojima Productions’ new titles became a hot topic on 5ch’s hardware/industry board (Geha). According to the thread, OD, said to have originally been in development for Google, was picked up by Microsoft and remains in production, while Physint, reportedly a PlayStation title, has also moved to Microsoft due to circumstances on Sony’s side. Opinions in the thread were split on whether the delays are Kojima Productions’ fault or the result of Sony’s shift away from big-budget single-player games, and the discussion drew attention as criticism came even from posters who had long defended Sony.

42AnonymousSep 10, 2026 19:17

This is hilarious.

54AnonymousSep 10, 2026 19:19

Re: #42
How am I supposed to read this?
Are they saying Concord is worse than Kojikan?

※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “[Sad News] Kojima Productions’ Move to Xbox Sends Japanese and Overseas PlayStation Communities into Chaos, as Diehard PS Fans Turn into Flipped Haters One After Another.”

A thread on 5ch’s “Hardware & Industry” (console war) board took off over how Switch 2 versions of games are being treated. It started with a post arguing that the question has shifted from “will it come to Switch 2?” to “when will the Switch 2 version come out?” — with Monster Hunter Wilds’ Switch 2 port becoming the focus of discussion. Reports that the game’s file size has been drastically cut split opinion: some called it a fair trade-off for prioritizing frame rate, while others saw it as a de facto downgrade the platform was being shortchanged with. The debate also pulled in comparisons of total title counts against PS5, Xbox, and PC, spiraling into an argument over which platform comes out on top.

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Hardware & Industry / console war) thread “The Switch 2 Era Where Every Game Eventually Comes Out.”

The trailer for the new Kirby title revealed at Nintendo’s latest Direct was left far behind in view count by the trailer for the Yo-kai Watch 2 remake, announced in the same broadcast. According to the opening post of the thread, the Yo-kai Watch 2 remake trailer racked up 1.5 million views, while the new Kirby game, which closed out the presentation, managed only 840,000. The numbers sparked debate on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry board over whether Kirby can really be called one of Nintendo’s flagship titles, and whether comparing games by view count even makes sense in the first place. Posters also revisited the sales trajectory of the Yo-kai Watch series and Kirby’s popularity overseas.

34AnonymousSep 10, 2026 17:53

By the way, it's also getting crushed on X in likes and reposts by a wide margin
Is nobody interested in Nintendo games anymore…?

41AnonymousSep 10, 2026 17:56

Re: #34
Lol there's way too much Kirby
At this rate it'll catch up to the State of Play announcement numbers in a single day

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch Hardware/Industry (Geha) board thread “[🐷 Sad News] New Kirby Game Gets Utterly Crushed by the Yo-kai Watch 2 Remake.”

On the 5ch hardware/industry (“geha”) board, speculation was heating up that Sony’s PlayStation business might eventually withdraw from the market or be sold off. The trigger was an apparently contradictory situation: while Sony has been reworking its relationship with Kojima Productions, scaling back disc versions, and pushing through a string of studio closures and layoffs, its gaming division’s operating profit keeps hitting record highs. The thread was split right down the middle — one camp arguing “the earnings are great, so it’s safe,” the other suspecting “those very numbers were manufactured through asset sales and cost-cutting” — and the debate expanded to include comparisons with Nintendo. It’s worth noting that there’s no actual information confirming any withdrawal or sale has been decided; this remains purely user speculation.

9AnonymousSep 10, 2026 15:27

Nintendo's in way worse shape, so it's fine.
They'll win the next earnings report and the year-end sales season too.

69AnonymousSep 10, 2026 16:06

Re: #9
You always post 5-minute candlestick charts, huh (a stock-trading chart term — implying you're reading short-term noise, not the real trend).

30AnonymousSep 10, 2026 15:39

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※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Hardware/Industry) thread “Could PlayStation seriously be pulling out or getting sold off?.”

Director Hideo Kojima’s remark from a May 2025 interview—that Kojima Productions’ new title PHYSINT would still take another “5 to 6 years” to complete—resurfaced on 5ch and sparked discussion. Working backward, that timeline points to a 2030–2031 release, and since Sony reportedly cut ties with the studio around that same window, reactions poured in along the lines of “well, of course they’d get dropped.” The thread saw pushback comparing this to Death Stranding, which shipped in roughly three and a half years, with some questioning why this project needed so much longer, while others defended the timeline as normal for a big-budget title. The discussion expanded to include theories about needing to build a track record right after going independent, as well as comparisons to Sony’s past decision to pour huge sums into Concord before canceling it.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “Kojima blabbed in a 2025 interview that PHYSINT was still 5-6 years from completion lol, of course they’d get cut“.

Kojima Productions announced on September 10 that it is expanding its partnership with Xbox for its new next-generation espionage action title, “PHYSINT.” Following “OD,” which is already being co-developed with Xbox, the new title will also team up with Xbox — effectively marking PlayStation’s withdrawal from the collaborative development setup. On 5channel’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board, users discussed what happens to independent creators when they lose the backing of a major publisher, how Kojima’s work has been received since “Death Stranding,” and how streaming culture is affecting sales of story-driven games.

Thu, Sep 10, 3:10 PM

Kojima Productions, led by game creator Hideo Kojima, announced on Thursday, September 10 that it is expanding its collaboration with Xbox.

In addition to “OD,” which is being co-developed with Xbox, the studio will also team up with Xbox on “PHYSINT,” billed as a new-generation “action espionage game.”

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5channel (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “PlayStation pulls out of collaborative development on game creator Hideo Kojima’s new title — development continues via Xbox partnership.”