Topic: General PlayStation 4 Thread

@Th3solution that could be it.

You can change the PS4 screenshot output from JPEG to PNG. That should improve quality at least. Not much you could do to the shot in question now though other than post process it.

@KALofKRYPTON So PNG is a higher detail file? I didn’t realize. I’ll check my PS4 when I get home and see what it’s set to. (still at work 😞)

@Th3solution that's actually a tricky one. They both have their benefits, but PNG is lossless compression - whereas JPEG does lose some detail, but makes for far smaller files.

Not sure how that may work out for you. JPEG is fine for photos really, but something like game images may look better as png.

Okay, so I started Resi 6 to get past the prolouge so I could have it ready for co-op. It made a good first impression. I heard about the action game it was, and Resi 5 was an action game too, so I don't mind that. It feels like Uncharted 3 and Resident Evil had a baby, it would be this game.

The Japanese box art of Red Dead Redemption suggests the game ships on two discs rather than one. So instead of having to download the other half of the game, everything is on disc; That's pretty good news if it applies to all regions. It says ''2 discs'' on the back of the box in one of the blue squares on the left:

https://assets.vg247.com/current/2018/10/red_dead_redemption_...

@get2sammyb & @ShogunRok may be interested in this?

What happened to Astro Bot? It's pretty much sold out everywhere, and the only retailer that still sells it is selling it for only €9.99. That went fast lol.

@Kidfried If you look at the article that says the codes have been sent out, someone got one and said it's been working flawlessly so far.

@Jaz007 Doesn't mean it will work as well for everyone though. The warnings are in place for a reason.

@JohnnyShoulder True enough, but these may end up being rare. In which case, it shows promise that these problems will be gone after the beta, in time for the official release.

Medievil trailer:

https://gematsu.com/2018/11/neko-para-vol-1-for-ps4-removes-s...

The censorship in PS4 games is so random now. Nekopara still has the "touch mode," but they added extra steam in certain CGs to cut down on nudity and removed a "chest bounciness" slider.

I had a thought prompteted by all the Lego screenshots in the screenshots thread. You know I might have interest Lego games again if a new developer who forgot about the current developer's way of making them got a chance. I'd love to have something more in the vein of Lego Island than a copy paste of the formula since Lego Star Wars. Does anyone else remember Lego Island?

@beemo Yeah! @RogerRoger and I were saying the exact same thing over at the Recommendations thread the other day. I put the same question out there and not a soul has responded to say they played it. The ‘Net is strangely quiet about any impressions or reviews of the game after the first episode. So strange how it fell off the face of the earth and no one seems to have played it. I’m with you though, I’m willing to take a chance on it for the price, since alternate history and story based games are right up my alley.

uhhh, Nekopara just showed up the PSN store and it's rated E... The ESRB website says the same thing.... I know Sony censored it a bit, but I feel like this can't be right. Not even E with Suggestive themes, but a nothing E. This has less to the content rating than Mario Party. For a point of reference it says it's rated M on the Switch for sexual themes.
All of that aside though, it looks too cute and I might have to get it.

So Nekopara is now rated M, not E. There have been no updates to it, it simply was a mistake that it was E. I said as much and I was right.
@Get2sammyb @Shogunrock You might want to put up another article or update the first one.

@Jaz007 lol so all that nonsense in the comments were for naught? Some people were convinced this was the premonition for the end of the world.

@JohnnyShoulder Pretty much, and I mean this was always going to be a censored release. The original wouldn’t be allowed by any of the big three, so the little more Sony had done isn’t a big deal when you think about it. The original was porn, while this much more just being cute with a few dirty jokes in it. And honestly, regarding it being M, I haven’t seen anything in it that surpasses what some T rated JRPGs have so far. I still think it’s funny no one thought it was a mistake.

@Kidfried Aren't most bosses horrifying?

I really really hope Sony improves their operating system and some policies regarding it for the next gen. There are many idiosyncrasies and even some anticonsumer decisions which competition simply does better.

What surprised, frustrated and disappointed me right now is that even though my playstation has been on today and for the past couple of days, it simply didn't register that I need update for Black Ops 4 until I started it. So now if I want to play it I need to wait for 9.432 GB to download... I just want to relax a little and play a couple of rounds. This simply beats the very purpose of rest mode and console gaming to me.

@NecuVise I used to really like the PS3 feature where you could set it to turn itself on at a set time, it would check for any updates and download them before turning off again. The PS4 feels a lot more hit and miss as to whether it will do it.

Not that I use it anyway as 1) my PS4 makes a very quiet but continuous whine when off but turned on at the wall and 2) I'm a bit more eco-aware and turn the console off anyway now rather than leave it in continuous standby.