{"id":567161,"date":"2026-05-05T09:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/567161\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:30:11","slug":"games-inbox-is-saros-on-ps5-a-disappointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/567161\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: Is Saros on PS5 a disappointment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_294370805-8c7e.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28095216\" alt=\"Saros screenshot of main character Arjun Devraj pointing a gun\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSaros \u2013 have you played it yet? (Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n<p>The Tuesday letters page wishes Forza Horizon 6 was coming out on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/playstation-5\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PS5<\/a> this month, as a reader is surprised by <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/sony\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sony<\/a>\u2019s obsession with Until Dawn.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/games-inbox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Games Inbox<\/a> is a collection of our readers\u2019 letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/05\/games-inbox-saros-ps5-a-disappointment-28235951\/mailto:gamecentral@metro.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disappointing return<br \/>I\u2019ve been playing <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/04\/24\/saros-review-returnal-king-28093384\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saros<\/a> over the bank holiday weekend, and I was really looking forward to it after enjoying <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/04\/29\/returnal-review-the-best-game-on-ps5-14493186\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Returnal<\/a> so much. It has been good, but even after knowing of the drawbacks from GC\u2019s review I still find myself disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the combat is amazing. There is no argument from me on that, but I don\u2019t like the story, all the areas I\u2019ve been so far are too samey, and I think the skill tree actually makes it feel more repetitive than before. The underground machine level is the only one that doesn\u2019t look like a rejected biome from Returnal and I don\u2019t find any of the characters sympathetic.<\/p>\n<p>But the problem with the skill tree, I find, is that when you die you come back and unlock a few things but with Returnal it was more subtle than that. You were more looking to see what the new layout was and maybe upgrading your gun a bit, but the focus was on you training yourself up and getting better.<\/p>\n<p>In Saros it almost feels like you\u2019re just dying a set number of times until you\u2019re powered up enough to win. It\u2019s not quite that obvious but I\u2019ve found it quite demoralising at times and the whole thing is just miserable and grey instead of the weird, dreamlike Returnal. It\u2019s good but I\u2019d say it\u2019s a step back and quite disappointing.<br \/>Cranston<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tExpert, exclusive gaming analysis\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/game-central\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GameCentral newsletter<\/a> for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>New battlefields<br \/>I can\u2019t believe there\u2019s a new <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/star-wars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars<\/a> film out in a couple of weeks and I haven\u2019t even bothered to watch the trailer. If my younger self knew that it would absolutely blow his mind, but here we are.<\/p>\n<p>I do agree that the games have been doing a lot better than the films, and been more consistent than TV, even if I don\u2019t feel there\u2019s been a top tier game out of any of them yet. For me the Star Wars Jedi games are slightly overrated. They\u2019re good but the whole Dark Souls thing seems a bad fit to me and some of the level design is very contrived, including in the second one.<\/p>\n<p>I am hoping for the best with Zero Company and the new Knights Of The Old Republic, but I can\u2019t say I\u2019d care too much if Eclipse never happened, given who\u2019s making it. What I\u2019m dying for though, is for them to announce a Battlefront 3.<\/p>\n<p>I worry that the last two weren\u2019t quite big enough though and it\u2019d need a new film with lots of ground action to justify one, and I don\u2019t think anything like that is coming soon. The next film after is Starfighter with Ryan Gosling though, so hopefully that will inspire some new games at least.<br \/>Caliban<\/p>\n<p>Eternal Dawn<br \/>For a game that has never been that popular, and where they scared away the original developer so they can\u2019t work on it anymore, Sony sure does have a strange obsession with Until Dawn. Now there\u2019s <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/04\/sony-developing-horror-shooter-ps6-claims-rumour-28227089\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rumours about another spin-off<\/a> as a <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/playstation-6\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation 6<\/a> game?<\/p>\n<p>I mean, if there\u2019s one thing that\u2019s guaranteed to convince people to part with \u00a3500-odd for a console they know they don\u2019t need it\u2019s a spin-off to a 11-year-old interactive horror movie that isn\u2019t very scary. And even if it\u2019s not Until Dawn related the rumour is still something horror-based. Is that really a good idea for a lunch game?<br \/>Tacle<\/p>\n<p>Email your comments to: <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/05\/games-inbox-saros-ps5-a-disappointment-28235951\/mailto:gamecentral@metro.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mad world<br \/>The number of times I have to question reality itself when reading the news nowadays is getting truly disturbing, but I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d be doing it with gaming as well. <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/04\/gamestop-trying-buy-ebay-40-billion-rival-amazon-28228595\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GameStop is going to buy eBay<\/a> by borrowing $20 billion? GameStop\u2026 the shop that sells boxed games and Funko Pops? I don\u2019t even know what to say, except why has the whole world gone mad?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d actually forgotten, until you mentioned it, that <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/electronic-arts\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EA<\/a> has done the same thing to themselves as well, and that wasn\u2019t even a hostile takeover. Of course, it\u2019ll be superyachts for everyone when it comes to the execs but give it five years, or less, and none of these companies are going to exist anymore.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d be surprised if <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/xbox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox<\/a> did either or Ubisoft come to that. It\u2019s all the American companies, of course, so no surprises there and\u2026 I\u2019m not sure I even care anyway. They all make so few games nowadays, and the ones they do are so completely uninteresting and safe, that I\u2019d barely notice. If it wasn\u2019t for the thousands of developers that\u2019ll be losing their jobs I\u2019d say good riddance to them.<br \/>Bernie<\/p>\n<p>GC: Ubisoft is French.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Busman\u2019s holiday<br \/>Two new indie titles have recently been released and I highly recommend everyone goes and checks these out. They are Restore Your Island from Paiband Game Studio and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7vfuy3TWit8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bus Simulator: Ultimate<\/a> from Gamersky Games.<\/p>\n<p>These are good games to own and play and it shows that there are some good indie titles being made. They are currently on Microsoft Windows and hopefully these can come to next generation consoles in the future.<br \/>gaz be rotten (gamertag)<\/p>\n<p>GC: Well, as long as it\u2019s the ultimate bus simulator and not just a run-of-the-mill one.<\/p>\n<p>Timed exclusive<br \/>While I don\u2019t disagree that Xbox is a worrying mixture of delusional and running scared, I think the stupidest thing they\u2019ve done lately is not releasing <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/04\/forza-horizon-6-best-pre-order-deals-get-early-access-28231137\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forza Horizon 6<\/a> on PlayStation 5 at the same time as Xbox. They\u2019re going to do all the marketing and making all that fuss and then the format that it\u2019s going to sell the most on has to wait for who knows how many months. It doesn\u2019t make any sense.<\/p>\n<p>If the PlayStation 5 version wasn\u2019t going to be ready until next year I\u2019d get it, but it\u2019s out this year. Why on earth wouldn\u2019t you just delay the Xbox and PC versions until then and have them all come out at the same time, with one big marketing blow out.<\/p>\n<p>The only excuse I can think of, other than stupidity (which I wouldn\u2019t rule out), is that this is what the new Xbox boss means by exclusivity. Having a new game appear on Xbox for a few months early and then going to PlayStation 5.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t really see any benefit in that though and if they think people are going to be so jealous of Xbox they\u2019ll run out and buy a new console, just to get a game a couple of months early, I think Microsoft are going to be very disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Forza Horizon 6 should\u2019ve been the biggest multiformat release ever for Microsoft and it still probably will be, once it reaches PlayStation 5, but they\u2019re really not dong their best to take advantage of it.<br \/>Curly<\/p>\n<p>Infinite money glitch<br \/><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/grand-theft-auto-6\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GTA 6<\/a> might not ending up cost \u00a3100 but I will be surprised if it doesn\u2019t involve some kind of subscription service, probably connected to GTA Online 2.<\/p>\n<p>It probably will be just \u00a370 but there\u2019ll definitely be deluxe versions that will cost much more and I best some kind of thing for the online, where you\u2019ll get free items and money and whatever. They\u2019ll definitely do a battle pass too.<\/p>\n<p>A company as successful as Rockstar knows you don\u2019t need to make all your money just from the first purchase, they can have people paying for years to come. Based on GTA 5, maybe decades.<br \/>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tDon&#8217;t miss Gaming news! Add us as a Preferred Source\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>As a loyal GameCentral reader, we want to make sure you never miss our articles when searching for gaming stories. 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Even if most of them are fake I\u2019ve never seen it like this before, which goes to show just how much bigger Requiem was than usual. I\u2019m not convinced about the movie myself yet, but the extra buzz from that is definitely going to help too.<\/p>\n<p>So, as far as I understand, we\u2019ve got some kind of \u2018minigame\u2019 this month, story DLC probably not till next year, and maybe a Code: Veronica remake reveal this summer. It may be a bit early for that under normal circumstances but I feel that with Resident Evil being so hot at the moment Capcom will figure that at least a tease at the next remake will go down well.<\/p>\n<p>As for the idea of bringing in new characters\u2026 well, first of all I wouldn\u2019t believe a word Capcom says. They\u2019re not going to give away any plans at this stage and can just say they changed their minds later. I don\u2019t think anyone wants to see the Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny version of Resident Evil but I also don\u2019t want to see Leon and the gang getting turned young again through some Umbrella virus, which I really worry they\u2019re building up to.<\/p>\n<p>At this point I think they need to commit to having them older and bring up a new group of younger characters, which I feel they\u2019re doing well. I think everyone liked Grace and I definitely would like to see her again.<\/p>\n<p>I also don\u2019t see any reason not to do flashback games to their younger days. In a way that\u2019s what the remakes are so when they run out of those just do some of unseen missions of Leon, Jill, Claire, and the rest. 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