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Uncharted 4! If I didn't have a PS4, I would have quit eating until I could afford to buy one by the time this launches. As far as new IP's are concerned, Horizon: Zero Dawn is my most anticipated, just ahead of Scalebound - both looked very interesting but Horizon concept and protagonist grabbed me a bit more. After Uncharted, there are few games I am interested in but I haven't seen or heard enough about them yet - ME4: Andromeda, Gears 4, etc I think I will have to reassess after E3...

Would you rather have a decent length, linear, cliched and relatively predictable but 'fun' campaign or would you rather it was just an MP only game?

Throw me some linearity!

What are some of your favourite game soundtracks?

@Churchy: Bastion's really grabbed, the Witcher 3's is great, Bloodbourne and Dark Souls I always enjoyed. Also Crusader Kings/Eu3/Victoria 2 games for pc have great classical soundtracks.

Which would you prefer; Which historical period would you like more games to be set in?

@Hego: Historical period isn't important to me. As long as the setting is relevant and the story, game-play etc is great then the era is not important! As long as it fits the story, concept etc - Steampunk look for example fits the Victorian Era and would seem 'odd' if that was used in a modern setting/equipment.

With Turok 2 coming to PS4 and its 'Cerebral Bore' - probably my favourite weapon in a game, what's your favourite weapon in game and why?

It would have to be Biker Mice from Mars (mainly as I have no idea who/what Street Sharks was).

Katana's are Awesome - from their manufacture though to their performance and including their spirituality and reputation.

Samurai or Ninja?

I like both but if have to pick one it'll probably be ninjas.

Favorite Transformer from Michael Bay's Transformer movies? lol

@WanderingBullet: Optimus Prime! It had to be. The first time we see him transform properly when he meets Sam for the first time was incredible. Not just from the CGi but its how I would imagine Optimus would transform in reality and how I perceived them in the 80's. I know Michael Bays movies get criticised but I do like the Transformer movies and particularly the CGi of them transforming.

Favourite non-marvel/DC superhero and best one to make a game of (if different)?

TMNT no doubt, especially if they go back to the beatem up style.

Do you believe breakfast is the most important meal of the day?

Yes. It helps me wake up easier.

What is your least favorite controller?

My least favourite official controller is probably the gigantic original Xbox controller. It was a clumsy first attempt that dwarfed the DualShock 2 and the GameCube pad, but it paved the way for the 360 controller, which was a huge leap forward.

How much would you be willing to spend to upgrade from PS4 to the rumoured PS4K?

@Quintumply: £250. Anything over £300 and it would be too much for the same thing. The more I think about it, I just dont see how this is going to be popular. Unless its really cheap. That wont affect my purchase - especially if I can get a glorious 60hz refresh rate on new games. But it will fragment the user base.

Chess or Draughts?

@themcnoisy: Chess

On the topic of PS4k, Its rumoured to cost £350ish ($400) same as PS4 did at its launch. Its certainly something I am very interested in - more so than PSVR. Uncharted 4 will run at 1080/30 for its campaign and 900/60 for its MP, PS4k (for example) 'could' run this at 1080/60 for both parts - maybe even 1440/60. It's not going to fragment the user base as BOTH are running the same games - BOTH will be able to play online together - its not like those using PS4k will be in their own lobbies away from PS4 - like PS3 and PS4 owners. I don't know what games you are really looking forward to but say Horizon:ZD is 900/30 because of its scale and open world on PS4 but 1080/60 on PS4k, would you be interested then for the price? ALL PS4 games will run on both consoles. You can still play your 'Rocket League' with the same people even if some have the PS4k and others just the PS4.

Why do you think it (PS4k) will fragment the user base?

@BAMozzy: These things always do.

Who loves work?

@themcnoisy: Being Disabled with 'health' complications, I would love to Work. I miss the people more than the 'job' itself.

How did the various PS3/XB360 consoles fragment the user base? How does the various Vita or 3DS consoles fragment the user base? How will the PS4/PS4k fragment the user base? (I am not having a go, I am curious to know how you think it will fragment the user base. Its able to play the same games and online with the same people regardless - Its not like PS3 and PS4 that can't. Surely its no different from mid-range PC gamers and the highest spec gamers)

@BAMozzy: Thats the point though - we are not PC Gamers. Incremental changes do not help in the long run, most developers will develop for the lowest common denominator. Its not as simple as flicking a switch and bingo you have better graphics. The bigger the pixel count the more work developers need to put into development of games. Which will effect everyone even the people without a ps4k. Wherever that is waiting longer for games to release or paying more. The PS4 is just about hitting its stride and developers are getting to grips with the hardware at last. I dont want the PS4K to turn into the Amiga 600 or 32X, The CPC 6128 or the N64 with added Ram. None of them worked, this wont either, completely pointless and although it could be a success - the PS5 will look less impressive as a result. Developers need to get a grip of the hardware and start making 1080p 60fps games. They can, its been proved. However they all suffer from a lack of programming talent and using bloated third party tools, more interested in a strand of hair than giving gamers 60fps. I think thats my viewpoint, but heck Im willing to be proved wrong.

Whos buying final fantasy 15?

@themcnoisy: Not me!

Games are already developed at higher resolution and most games already have 4K capability but are downscaled in the optimisation process to get them to run on console. Most developers make the game visuals at 4K and higher - thats things like Character Models, weapons etc. At the end of its development, they optimise down to a set level on PC - say 1080/60 and then see what PC spec will be needed to run that - if its too high a spec, they may tweak and optimise more. When it comes to consoles, they have to optimise even more - reduce the frame rate down to 30, take out unnecessary assets (like drivers etc), take out graphic options/control from the menu, tweak the lighting, particle, shading, texture effects until it runs 'consistently'. Point is this game development is done primarily on PC's and ported to console - even exclusive titles. In PC versions you have a slider to output in different resolutions etc so the information is there already. All developers would need to do is optimise for the PS4 and it will run on a PS4k. I expect they would check performance and adjust the graphic sliders accordingly - for example if a game is optimised to run at 1080/30 on PS4, PS4k may have the option to increase frame rate to 60 and resolution to 1440 (I think 4K is unobtainable at this price point but Polaris GPU is certainly impressive and can do 4K if they use it), Maybe tweak visual effects (lighting, particles etc) but if they run at 1440 with max effects, the game runs at 30fps - its not that different from PC games. The coding/information is already there from the development. Incidentally the N64 with more RAM was successful. DK64, Perfect Dark and even Majoras Mask (although this released too late in the N64's life to get the recognition it deserved at the time) all became classics and required the Expansion to run. All the other games like Turok 2, 3, Vigilante 8, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Shadow Man, Resident Evil 2 etc all benefited from the increased resolution the RAM gave.

What are you looking forward to most this year? (not necessarily in gaming)

Holidaying it up in Spain!

Carpet or Wood flooring?

A school chrome book looks like i'm dead.
With the recent GOW News were would you like it to take place?

Shropshire.

Serious answer: Ancient Egypt could be really interesting as a setting.

What will you name your first newly discovered planet in No Man's Sky?

I have no intention of buying it at the moment.

If you could own any pet (mythical accepted) what would it be and why?