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Saros delivers Returnal 2 in all but name

Housemarque's Returnal remains one of the best PS5 games. Built to kill, raised to die, and fine-tuned to annoy the shit out me while dragging me back in for yet another go at  2AM.  Not-a-sequel Saros ropes in my one of my favourite actors Rahul Kohli into the mix with proper shields, greater weapons freedom, Indian-styled visuals, and borrowing  Xenon 2: Megablast's palette and violence.  Saros is set on Carcosa, a shape-shifting, hostile alien planet. It changes on every death, where a total eclipse changes everything (very Pitch Black!). The video shows the first biome, hopefully the others shift up the palette more than Returnal did.  Along his journey he finds Nitya Chandran (Shunori Ramanthan), adding some depth to the Returnal-mayhem. The stunning environment Arjun explores is that of a lost ancient civilization fueled by the twisted enlightenment of the eclipse.  Saros lands in March 2026, check out the PlayStation blog post for more details on w...

Romancing Saga 3 physical release on the way?

Now that PSN has closed to new Vita games, any trophy listings that pop-up have to be for physical releases. I was expecting to see Indigo 7 appear, as the developer was talking about a late surprise, having missed the PSN window - which would have to be through PlayAsia. So far, so logical.

However, seeing Romancing Saga 3 trophies listed is more of a pleasant shock. Assuming its not some regional trophy shuffle action (which the PS4 badge might lean toward). The Square RPG was a PSN-only release back in 2019, but always seemed worthy of a grander release as the company's last Vita production. 

Update: A PS4 physical version is listed as going on-sale for Switch and PS4 on PlayAsia this week, so it could be that (with the Vita tagging on as a mistake or afterthought).  But wouldn't it be cool if PA managed to sneak out a little Vita production run? 

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Given the PSN version is still £27, any physical shouldn't be a relative bargain - assuming PlayAsia is looking at bigger releases and partnerships, beyond indies and niche Japanese publishers. That depends on the size of the production run I guess (after Limited Run's Super Meat Boy low-yield effort). Hopefully, if this pans out, PlayAsia will make a little more effort for the pack-ins with a limited edition, rather than their usual CD and card.


PlayAsia said earlier in August that they would have some Vita news "soon." They must hate trophy listings appearing for ruining their announcements, but since there's so little Vita news these days, anything at any time is a blessing. Of course, if it is a PSN quirk or mistake - apologies for getting Vita owners excited over nothing but the coincidence of RS3 turning up alongside a "confirmed" release is pretty convincing. 


Keep checking back for details of pre-orders and anything else that arrives. With such a high-profile release, there's always a suspicion that this might be the last Vita title, but guess we'll find out soon enough. 

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