Topic: PlayStation 5 --OT--

The share button menu changed! That’s all I noticed 😂

Glad I could be amusing....

I think with me I've either gotten used to the UI by now, or the problems never bothered me that much in the first place. I mean, not everybody is gonna pleased with everything all of the time, so there will always be a few peeps grumbling about certain aspects a console during its lifetime.

I had constant gripes with the PS4 system for instance, but it is probably the console I've spent the most amount of time with and the most amount of money on.

i hate that they changed the record feature in the latest update , it was absolutely 100% ***** fine at first & didn’t need to be changed at all . sony just knocking it out of the park with making stupid and bad decision after bad decision . it’s like they’re trying their hardest to hinder the PS5’s success . one thing for certain the ps5 doesn’t fail to fail me .

New rumor has it that a new PlayStation IP will be announced towards the end of this month (or early October).
Coming from someone who accurately leaked the contents of the Ubisoft stream a few days before it.

Unclear if it's a part of a bigger showcase but it would make sense.

It blooming better be! I don’t think the ‘roadmap’ for future Sony 1st party projects has ever been so unclear.

@Voltan Wonder which studio it could be...

Santa Monica? Guerilla? Japan Studio?

@Octane Your guess is as good as mine. Could also be Bend, London, Bluepoint, a few others. Not to mention that a PS IP doesn't have to mean a PS-owned studio (see Returnal).

The Guilty Gear Strive cross-play beta has been slightly delayed from "mid-September" to "late September into early October" (so in about 2 weeks).
Good news is that it will be free to play even if you don't own the game, so if you were thinking about checking out Guilty Gear, this will be a great time to do so

Just been watching some of the trailers from the state of play, some cracking looking games headed out way. I'm especially excited for all of The Like a Dragon games. Currently playing Yakuza 6 and it's brilliant. Loved all 7 entries I've played so far.

I'm not bothering watching GoW Ragnarok trailer, can wait the 7 weeks to experience the game for myself.

@MightyDemon82 Y6 is a strange one for me. I really liked the story and the reduced “bloat” from previous games but it had so much stripped out of it with so few of the other big characters involved, lots of the classic side content gone, and areas of Kamurocho cut off.

I did like the new area too though (and the spear fishing!). It’s also a very achievable platinum compared to the other games if you don’t mind the grind in clan creator!

@Thrillho I'm really enjoying the story, Just started chapter 7 and I don't mind if it's a bit stripped back because I'll be replaying them all for the platinum eventually. Pretty much just doing the stories but I do love going off on a tangent in these games.

@MightyDemon82 You don’t need to do a whole run through on Legendary to get the plat for Y6.

You can reload a save just before the final fight, bump the difficulty up to Legendary, and then get the trophy once you’ve tiger dropped the boss.

@Thrillho Oh cool thanks for the tip.

lol Just got my fourth invitation to buy a PS5.

Anyone else struggling to find one still? I feel like these things have become way more available online in recent months.

@Ralizah Maybe it's just the gods telling you that it's better than your Switch.

Joking aside, i guess it's good to know that you can get one if you want one from Sony if they keep sending you the invites. That's how I got mine last June.

I also forgot... In the world of Xenoblade Chronicles, there are no gods. (Yes, I just finished it).

@SinfulDestroyer Wow. They might not be actively sitting on store shelves, but it seems like it should be pretty simple to obtain one at this point.

@KilloWertz I just can't get over a company "inviting" me to spend half a grand on a product of theirs, like they're doing me a favor.

It's a way better approach to buying one than trying to haunt the stock drops online retailers receive.

The shortage obviously isn't over, but I feel like the days of PS5s being as common as unicorns is behind us now. It especially is for Microsoft. I actually saw a couple of Series X consoles just sitting behind a case at Wal-Mart a few days ago!

Oh, nice. How'd you get on with the game, once all is said and done? I recall you saying you weren't as gaga over it as you were hoping to be.

@Ralizah In a way they technically are doing you a favor though by making it a lot easier process of getting one. I get why you feel that way, but it was an extremely easy process when I got mine and I'm grateful it was.

Yeah, things seem to finally be getting better at least. Hopefully by sometime next year they will finally be readily available for everybody so the generation can finally fully start. It's going to be a long one regardless.

I'd say it was good. It definitely improved once the story kicked into high gear in the last few chapters, with the only real weakness for me still being the combat (besides the awful side quests). I did play the whole final chapter on Casual though as I was not grinding to get to a level where the fights in the final chapter were fair. The strength of the story and most of the characters elevated the game, and I thought they ended it really well. Not one of the greatest JRPGs like Nintendo Life declared, but a solid 8/10.

@KilloWertz I'm glad they're finding better ways of reaching the average consumer, but still, it's just them behaving in their own self-interest. Sony isn't Willy Wonka, and I didn't find a golden ticket.

Xenoblade combat is inherently pretty weird. I can't think of another series that feels similar, in that regard. The sequels add a ton of wrinkles to the basics introduced in XC1, which people have different feelings about.

In general, I'd say Xenoblade Chronicles overall is one of my favorite modern JRPG series, but the first game just never grabbed me like it did with some other people.

Any plans on playing Future Connected, or just moving on to whatever the next game is?

@Ralizah Fair enough. I get it, although I was just happy to get one easily when it was even harder 16 months ago.

The combat itself is simple for the most part, but at times felt a bit too simple. There's obviously wrinkles to it and such that I just simply didn't bother learning. I'll at least give it credit for not being overly complicated like some, as it was strangely nice at times to run into each battle without much concern for the mechanics, but I'd still consider it a weakness. Worse was the fact that the game wanted you to grind to get to certain levels so fights would be a lot more doable, but with the awful side quests, I eventually broke down and just chose to put it on Casual at times (mainly later in the game like I said earlier).

It was still a solid enough beginning that I still look forward to playing the rest of the series (especially XC3). While Shulk, Melia, and Fiora were the only 3 characters I ever really got attached to in the game (Riki was funny at times, but still), it was still good.

I haven't decided yet. I will play Future Connected before I play XC2, but I'm not sure if I will play that next or take a bit of a Xenoblade Chronicles break. The game had me at 92 hours even with skipping out of the side quests in the second half (with my profile saying at least 95). It's definitely getting played though as Melia was my favorite character for a lot of the game.