@somnambulance Nintendo fan here. I don’t get the love DKB is getting. I rage quit from the skewonky controls in the snow/zebra level and hadn’t turned it back on since. Is it just me? Maybe. I just beat Silksong so I know how to figure out control schemes and difficult games. I went into DKB excited and then it just fizzled until I just kept dying because I kept falling through the ice even though the zebra was supposed to stay on top of it. I don’t know. To each their own, I suppose.
@Cerny the specs between the PS5 and new steam machine aren’t really 1:1. The CPU in the steam machine will blow the PS5 out of the park. The GPU on the other hand… well, the PS5 has 36 RDNA 2-ish compute units compared to 28 RDNA 3 in the steam machine. Yeah, the GPU is lack luster, as is the amount of VRAM. That said, I think valve probably got a good deal for the silicon from AMD and they’re taking a gamble. I think it’s a good thing. Competition is only good for the consumer.
Cool story, Sony. Except. I’ve been playing Breath of the Wild in 1440p/60 and it’s breathtakingly amazing. I have my ps5 pro and I’ll play my non PlayStation titles there (because lol at first party’s output lately). And I’ll play my first part Nintendo, indies, and RPGs on my switch 2.
Dear borderlands boss: every time Borderlands 3 is on sale for 80% off, which happens quite often, I think to myself… maybe. Eh. But I’d be happier with the $12.
@Rich33 don’t feel sorry for us. 1/3 voted for Kamala Harris, 1/3 for the Cheeto con man, and 1/3 didn’t vote. I don’t know how to make Americans wake up, pay attention, and actually care about whats going on but. A depression or Great Recession would work.
I was under the impression that 1440p > 4k checkerboard. But I neither know nor care. 1080p is enough for my old eyes. Give me frames all day every day.
@Yegor I would consider myself a hardcore Nintendo fan. I still don’t defend this pricing. This is Nintendo’s predatory greed at its finest. Sony and Nintendo really are racing to the bottom lately aren’t they.
@Fyz306903 correct. US pricing doesn’t include sales tax. In the Pacific Northwest, where I live, it ranges from 0% in Oregon state to 10.35% where I am in Seattle. Not sure how much UK VAT is. But there’s also other things in play, besides just sales tax.
@LifeGirl this is standard ubi play at this time. But no worries! Give it like six months, and the ultimate super dee duper deluxe edition will be on sale in the PlayStation store for $20. This is Ubisoft, you know.
@darylb24 the series S/X and PS5 CPUs are actually pretty great, and were top class for their time, unlike the PS4/XBO which were considered slogs when they were brand new.
@Loamy first party pro patches have rocked. As have some third party (FF7R). Look at the developers who have the crappy patches. They’re the one to blame. Not Sony.
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Re: Expedition 33, Ghost of Yotei Have Started Scooping Up GOTY Awards
@somnambulance Nintendo fan here. I don’t get the love DKB is getting. I rage quit from the skewonky controls in the snow/zebra level and hadn’t turned it back on since. Is it just me? Maybe. I just beat Silksong so I know how to figure out control schemes and difficult games. I went into DKB excited and then it just fizzled until I just kept dying because I kept falling through the ice even though the zebra was supposed to stay on top of it. I don’t know. To each their own, I suppose.
E33 is my 2025 GOTY. Silksong a close second.
Re: PS Plus Gets a Decent Black Friday Discount, But There's a Catch for Existing Members
@Darude84 billion dollar corporations are not your friends.
Re: Poll: Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5?
@Cerny the specs between the PS5 and new steam machine aren’t really 1:1. The CPU in the steam machine will blow the PS5 out of the park. The GPU on the other hand… well, the PS5 has 36 RDNA 2-ish compute units compared to 28 RDNA 3 in the steam machine. Yeah, the GPU is lack luster, as is the amount of VRAM. That said, I think valve probably got a good deal for the silicon from AMD and they’re taking a gamble. I think it’s a good thing. Competition is only good for the consumer.
Re: Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
This makes no sense, and probably saves Sony a dollar or two. What a baffling, anti consumer thing to do.
Re: Sony's Zelda Movie Now Has an Official Social Media Account, and It's Only Following PlayStation
Yeah, something tells me I’m going to be pretending this movie doesn’t exist. Just like the CDi games…
Re: Borderlands 4 a $70 PS5 Game, Offers $100 and $130 Versions Too
No thanks to all of that. I hate the monetization of games in 2025.
Re: Switch 2 Can't Achieve a Great Experience on Big Screens, PS5 Boss Implies
Cool story, Sony. Except. I’ve been playing Breath of the Wild in 1440p/60 and it’s breathtakingly amazing. I have my ps5 pro and I’ll play my non PlayStation titles there (because lol at first party’s output lately). And I’ll play my first part Nintendo, indies, and RPGs on my switch 2.
Re: Real Fans Will Find a Way to Buy $80 Games, Says Borderlands Boss
Dear borderlands boss: every time Borderlands 3 is on sale for 80% off, which happens quite often, I think to myself… maybe. Eh. But I’d be happier with the $12.
Re: Even More PS5 Price Increases Being Considered by Sony
@Rich33 don’t feel sorry for us. 1/3 voted for Kamala Harris, 1/3 for the Cheeto con man, and 1/3 didn’t vote. I don’t know how to make Americans wake up, pay attention, and actually care about whats going on but. A depression or Great Recession would work.
Re: Even More PS5 Price Increases Being Considered by Sony
@Dimey exchange rates and value added taxes. Why is this so difficult to understand?
Re: Days Gone Remastered PS5 Amplifies the Horror Compared to Its PS4 Predecessor
I was under the impression that 1440p > 4k checkerboard. But I neither know nor care. 1080p is enough for my old eyes. Give me frames all day every day.
Re: Ghost of Yotei's PS5 Price Provokes Fresh Switch 2 Fury
@Yegor I would consider myself a hardcore Nintendo fan. I still don’t defend this pricing. This is Nintendo’s predatory greed at its finest. Sony and Nintendo really are racing to the bottom lately aren’t they.
Re: Ghost of Yotei's PS5 Price Provokes Fresh Switch 2 Fury
@Yegor Nintendo fan here. I absolutely will not defend their pricing strategy.
Re: Ghost of Yotei's PS5 Price Provokes Fresh Switch 2 Fury
Vote with your wallet. That is all.
Re: Elden Ring Expands with New Armor, Weapons, More in Tarnished Edition
@Ash_uk1 from fromsoft? lol. I mean. I hope so.
Re: Random: You've Been Pronouncing Balatro Wrong (Probably)
I’ll keep calling it bah LAH tro, methinks.
Re: Capcom's Crappy Microtransactions Are Back in Monster Hunter Wilds, Including Paid Character Edits
I remember hearing about this in past games. And I was like. Nope. Not even going to check it out.
Re: Over 1,000 PS5, PS4 Games You May Have Missed Going Cheap
Immortals at that price is a steal. I got it close to launch and liked it quite a bit. Runs well on PS5 too.
Re: Call of Duty Confirms Use of Generative AI in Blockbuster PS5, PS4 Franchise
@AgentMantis executive bonuses
Re: Saros Is the Next PS5 Exclusive Game from Returnal Dev Housemarque, Coming 2026
@twitchtvpat I knew somebody would say this. I have my reply already. I’ll come back in a year and say it again:
Housemarque 2
Naughty Dog … 0
How pathetic one of Sony’s Crown Jewels has only released remasters this gen.
Re: Saros Is the Next PS5 Exclusive Game from Returnal Dev Housemarque, Coming 2026
Housemarque 2
Naughty Dog …. 0
Re: Sony XDEV Is Eager For You to Watch Today's PS5 Livestream
Bloodborne lazy 60 FPS port. $69.99, no upgrade for current owners.
Re: PSN Down Worldwide as PS5, PS4 Players Can't Log In or Play Online
Back in 2011, PSN service was free, since I didn’t pay for Plus. I shrugged and said to myself, “it’ll be back when it’s back.”
Now in 2025, PSN is no longer free - and quite expensive for something you get for free if you game on PC.
So yes, to all those saying to go outside, do something else, etc. This is absolutely maddening and unacceptable.
Re: Sony Issues DMCA Takedown Against Bloodborne 60FPS Mod, Four Years After Release
@Grumblevolcano I’m going to one up you and say it’s gonna be the last of us 2 remastered remake.
Re: Shuhei Yoshida Reels Off List of Reasons the PS Vita Bombed
Ridiculously overpriced, proprietary storage is the sole reason I never bought one.
Re: New PS Store Sale Hands Out Big PS5, PS4 Game Discounts
@Fyz306903 correct. US pricing doesn’t include sales tax. In the Pacific Northwest, where I live, it ranges from 0% in Oregon state to 10.35% where I am in Seattle. Not sure how much UK VAT is. But there’s also other things in play, besides just sales tax.
Re: New PS Store Sale Hands Out Big PS5, PS4 Game Discounts
@Dimey how much is your VAT?
Re: The Elusive PS5 Disc Drives Are Back in Stock Right Now in the US
@Voltan Sony is probably trying to supply the US before tariffs kick in. Then EU/UK should be supplied. Just a guess though.
Re: Death Stranding 2 PS5 Enters Crunch Period, Hideo Kojima Questions How Much Longer He Can Do It For
Just delay it. Yeesh.
Re: 10+ Hour DLC Packs Grow Assassin's Creed Shadows After Launch
@LifeGirl this is standard ubi play at this time. But no worries! Give it like six months, and the ultimate super dee duper deluxe edition will be on sale in the PlayStation store for $20. This is Ubisoft, you know.
Re: STALKER 2 Dev Says There's No Current Plans for PS5
I have no current plans to be interested in the mess that is this game.
Re: CD Projekt Red Won't Say Which, If Any, Current Consoles Can Handle The Witcher 4
@darylb24 the series S/X and PS5 CPUs are actually pretty great, and were top class for their time, unlike the PS4/XBO which were considered slogs when they were brand new.
Re: CD Projekt Red Won't Say Which, If Any, Current Consoles Can Handle The Witcher 4
@DennisReynolds it will be. I don’t have a lot of faith in CDPR.
Re: Mark Cerny Basically Confirms PS6 Partnership with AMD in PS5 Pro Tech Deep Dive Video
@Medic_alert buy a 5090 then. They’ll probably only be around $2500 USD. 🥴
Re: Xbox Feels It Made a Mistake Skipping PS5 with Hellblade 2, It's Claimed
Just get Nixxes to do it.
Oh wait.
Re: Actress Tati Gabrielle Grateful to Work with 'Video Game God' Neil Druckmann on Intergalactic PS5
@Jey887 what this guy said times a million.
Re: Rumour: Kadokawa Employees Eager for Sony Buyout and Change in Management
Sounds like it’s a sure thing, as one can ever be, at this point.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws Patches in PS5 Pro PSSR Toggle, Lets You Turn It Off
@Danloki first party games look great. As does FF7R. Doesn’t sound like it’s the tech fault. More lazy devs.
Re: Avatar Dev Will Let You Turn Off PSSR as It Fixes Poor PS5 Pro Patch
@HonestHick it’s not Sony’s fault there are a lot of lazy devs out there. But yay. I paid $1,000 for the 30th pro to be a beta tester.
Re: PS5 Users Are Begging for Themes, PS1 Startup Screen to Stay
Kind of annoyed the boot screen animation is almost complete before my TV starts its output.
Re: Sony Brings Back Iconic PS1 Startup Screen on PS5, But Only for a Limited Time
As a child of the 80s and 90s, I want this on all present and future Sony hardware going forward. I. Love. This.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: Dragon Quest 3 Is an Absolute Monster, PS5 Pro Falls Off
Didn’t it come out on Xbox and PC too? How long before we get a “didn’t meet sales expectations” article from Squeenix?
Re: PS Portal Will Allow Cloud Streaming in New Beta Update
@Loamy first party pro patches have rocked. As have some third party (FF7R). Look at the developers who have the crappy patches. They’re the one to blame. Not Sony.
Re: Random: Super Smash Bros Maker Masahiro Sakurai Says He Bought a PS5 Pro Today
Can we put a moratorium on the phrase “eye watering”? Pretty please?
Re: PS5 Pro Could Seriously Improve the Quality of Your PS4 Games
@SlipperyFish see comment above.
Re: PS5 Pro Could Seriously Improve the Quality of Your PS4 Games
@get2sammyb yes. I know. That’s why I said so in my original post.
Re: PS5 Pro Could Seriously Improve the Quality of Your PS4 Games
If this could somehow, magically, make Bloodborne run at 60 FPS, that alone might justify the $700 price point.
And nobody tag me telling me how this is impossible. I know.
Re: Sony Knows How to Sell PS5 in China, And It's with Gacha
@Pushsquarian this is not for me. Wink wink.
Re: PS5 Pro Is Not Compatible with PS5 Slim Face Plates
I kinda wish they could have made them compatible. But oh well. I’m getting the 30th anniversary one so I won’t be swapping plates anyway.
Re: PS5, PC Flop Concord Never Returning, Studio Closed Down
@Balaam_ wish we could delete trophies for anything we haven’t platinumed.