Guide: Dreams Early Access - Dates, Times, and Everything You Need to Know

I wouldn't be surprised if PSN buckles under the weight of so many people trying to buy this when it goes live tomorrow. £25 for the whole game is an absolute bargian.

I Look forward to seeing all of the stuff that people will make

@Areus same here I never been the one to make cool stuff I just don't have the imagination for that but I always enjoyed playing other people's awesome stuff in LBP.

@Kidfried @Quintumply @rjejr Here's hoping we all get in this time around!

So incredibly pumped for tomorrow... Booked the rest of the week off to get properly stuck in. Bring on 10.30 Tuesday!

@Octane Thanks, you too man. Spent too much time yesterday discussing w/ the kids whether we're getting this or not, seemed like a waste w/o PS+ and no single player mode, but if we don't need PS+ I guess we're in for $30.

One thing the faq left out that I'm sure most people want to know - when does the full game release? The cynic in me sees it only releasing on PS5 and this is all some kind of marketing ploy, like Yooka-Laylee kickstarter getting it's most money for the Wii U version. Even if we only pay $30 I'm still going to be very annoyed if I need a PS5 for story mode.

I guess best case cynicism they are using this to get people to sign up for PS+ when the game releases.

To end on a positive note - $30-to-start is still a whole lot better than $60-to-start. There's a $99 version of MK11 on the Switch eShop. 😝

@rjejr There is no indication whatsoever that it will only launch on ps5. Zero. You have nothing to worry about. You're just overthinking it.

@rjejr You don't need PS Plus for early access.

Dreams is definitely coming out this year, and the PS5 is still at least a year away. If the PS5 is BC and all I expect PS5 compatibility at some point (I imagine everything carries over and it's the same game between both systems). But you don't have to worry about that right now.

For Media Molecule's sake, I hope everything goes smoothly tomorrow.
I just can't shake the feeling something is going to go wrong and people will be flooding MM's Twitter. Whether it's going to be something with getting into the game or running out of spots for the early access within 3-5 minutes while everyone is dealing with a laggy server.

I hope the space isn't too limited... I won't be able to purchase it until a few hours after it goes live.

@naruball "There is no indication whatsoever that it will only launch on ps5"

The Dreams game engine was first shown off in the PS4 announcement 6 years ago in Feb 2013, with a beta promised pretty much every year since then, the game itself was properly announced 2 years later at E3 2015 nearly 4 years ago, and they are just now getting around to a "limited" Early Access release. Nothing about that timeline makes me sure the complete game is releasing any time soon. And they screwed up the beta as several of us on here can attest.

So, I'll believe it when I see it b/c this has been a long bumpy slog just to get to this point.

@Octane Worrying makes up about 95% of who I am.

I am only after the creation tools so this early acces is great for me......... my wallet is topped up just hope I sleep tonight been a long time coming but well worth 25 quid .

Thanks for the comprehensive information Push Square there were a few things that I needed to know and they have been answered.

Sooooo excited for Dreams a U.K. Game too.

@rjejr When has a game had a beta on a console but was released only on its successor?

That's right. Never. Like I said, your assumption is completely baseless.

The reason I bought a PS4 recently is this game! Tipped me over the edge and never had any PS before. This could be essentially unlimited gaming for the price of one game if the creations are anything like the media is suggesting they will be.

@quinnyboy58 I think Sony will shift more consoles once word gets about.
This is ideal for game makers, artists, kids, musicians anyone that dares to be creative imaginative it could change gaming as we know it.
I predict "Dreams" is going to be massive.

@quinnyboy58 I hope you're also enjoying some other games in the meantime

Did you go all in with a PSVR and Move controllers?

It's 16 april 10:30 PM for me, a good time. I can't wait to try dreams early access

Is it supposedly to be available to preorder now? There's nothing on the store.

@Octane haha yes just a few so far all costing next to nothing! God of War, Wipeout, kingdom hearts the story so far, ni no kuni 2, persona 5, little big planet 3, ratchet and clank, tearaway, digimon story, journey and jak and daxter. Will get DQXI and Spider-Man when price drops a bit as got plenty to get on with. Any recommendation for me? I like Nintendo and Rareware single players style games as you can probably tell from the list! I also have Spyro Trilogy on Xbone.

Early access is available now on the german store (console store)!

Purchased. Can't wait to get home. Haha.

boom got it here in the UK! didn't seem that busy or difficult so hopefully there is plenty to go around

Got one right on 10.30. Can’t wait to remember how bad my creation skills are.

Got one. Still not overly sure why because I will likely have no idea how to use it, or have the patience to make anything good. But I'm hoping it's simple enough that my son and I can make things together on there. Only 2gb install size as well!

@quinnyboy58 As someone who grew up on Nintendo; I'd say Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian. Not really Nintendo-like games, but I do prefer action/adventure single player games. Both are cult classics (and if TLG isn't yet, it will be once enough time has passed I think). Very different experiences from other games, but I dig the world building and lore in those games, the straight forward gameplay (even though it can be a bit clunky at times).

Gravity Rush is worth looking into as well. I quite liked the first game. The second one is good as well, but it drags on a little too long imo.

And not a PS exclusive, but if you haven't played Hyper Light Drifter yet, you should!

@roe Was planning on holding off....then read your message and it pushed me over the edge and i clicked buy. Haha. Look forward to checking it out later 😁

@roe Thats exactly what i was worried about too. But then i remembered playing the PT level in the beta and its clear the possibilities are endless. It will be fun to fool around with. And when VR is added, it surely will be a killer app. For this price it is hard to say no

@Octane "Here's hoping we all get in this time around!"

It was supposed to release in my region 35 minutes ago but I still can't find it online in my web browser. Gonna go check my PS4 now. Did you have to fill in some secret society handshake code or something or was it just there?

@rjejr It took a while. I think I had to wait 5 minutes before it appeared. Try searching for ''early access''. Don't try ''dreams'', as you'll get a ton of clutter.

@Octane I got it, thanks. Now I'm just sitting here listening to the GoT theme as I wait for it to download. And hope I don't regret the $32.57 purchase. It's installed, more later.

A game/experience that finally makes a lot of use of motion control and I really hate it. Find the use of it very frustrating. Hopefully they will provide other options on full release.

.. just purchased now in UK (17/04) - so must be a lot of copies to go around... sad that VR option isn't here... but at least it gives me time to get used to new UI / toolset... I'd really like to create something like Theseus (PSVR)... I thought the RE-style fixed camera angles and over-the-shoulder perspective worked really well... hey, I'd also like to do a PSVR version of Donkey Kong... the sky's the limit!

I bet Media Molecule are really annoyed at Sony for announcing the PS5 on the same day this got released and thus totally overshadowing something that people were looking forward to. Not one mention of it anywhere since the PS5 announcement. Shame. I got it and it's good. I'll be interested to see what becomes of it!

Tried buying today won't let me for some reason. When it comes time to put in your payment card codes. It will just not go past that. Grrrr