@get2sammyb that’s frustrating. But. Since I had to play Demon’s Souls (PS5) through New Game ++ to get my platinum, and Returnal god knows how many times for that plat, I guess it’s fine.
@TheTinfoilTitan mine just started throwing networking errors left and right. Got so fed up, I did a complete reinstall of the whole OS last night. If this doesn’t fix it, I’m throwing my PS5 out the window.
I just platinumed the game just now. I think I can die a happy man! Or come back to life and have to platinum the game again over. And over. And over…
@Daleaf it’s probably the one from using the Reconstructor. You have to pay six ether on the first one. Die somewhere in the first biome. Regenerate at the reconstructor, then die again. When you reach the reconstructor on your next run: taa dah: audio tape.
@Dezzy70 Returnal is my game of the year so far. I’d describe it as a Metroid game that was born from a cross between a soulslike and hades. The game is brilliant. And brutally punishing. Be prepared to die. A lot.
@MattyHammo Aloy is a trans lesbian, and she also happens to brutally murder the original Aloy from the first game and you’re forced to play it. And it’s shoved down your throat.
@Xenomorph_79 eh… but digital doesn’t really compete with physical now does it? I’ve gone full digital and haven’t looked back. It’s great. I don’t have plastic and discs cluttering my living room, I don’t have to stand up to change games, and if I ever lose them. Well. I can’t. As long as the store is operational, I can just redownload them.
@JapaneseSonic don’t take it personally, man. We have APUs powerful enough and AMD will be releasing tech soon that will allow for 4K/60 with RT on a regular basis. This is a good thing. Hopefully Sony and developers will be able to take advantage of it. Google AMD Fidelity FX and/or AMD Virtual Super Resolution if you want to know more. This is their analog to Nvidia’s DLSS.
@Juanalf agree. I’d rather have dynamic resolution and 60 FPS over any 4k/30 with RT. Honestly, the tech is in there… and when AMD releases super resolution (should be released this year)… hopefully Sony will support it, and we’ll get more 4K/60 being the baseline. We’ll see I guess.
@MatthewJP only certain items are permanent — certain suit upgrades, weapon abilities, and one of the two currencies. To not give away too much, I feel the game was brutally difficult and became much easier by the end of the first biome when I got the melee weapon. I now start each run with the melee weapon, which drastically simplifies playing biome 1. If the save got corrupt, you’d have to start all over without that permanent upgrades. That would be enough for me to throw my dual sense against the wall.
You know, I try not to fanboy, but The Last of Us part 1 and 2 are both better than anything Microsoft has ever made. This is just my humble opinion but. Sounds like some people are salty that their games don’t sell as well, or as critically acclaimed.
@Hootnoodle I played it fully on switch and decided I wanted to double dip and play it in 60 FPS goodness. I’m past act 1 and almost through the (intermission?). Amazing game, DQXI is.
@roe Have you gotten gold on the Ripsnorter yet? That was my last trophy (besides the platinum, of course), and it took many many frustrating hours of platforming.
@SilkySmile89 I don’t think they can update the USB port to usb4 with a firmware update. However, I believe all of the usb 3 ports on the PS5 are gen 2, and therefore twice as fast as most usb 3 ports. They reach around 1 Gbps vs 500 mbps on a standard usb 3 port. Oculus has already proven they are able to drive the visuals using oculus link and a usb 2.0 cable. A 3.2 gen 2 port should be more than sufficient.
@helloim_anthony I believe the PS4 version will run at 1200p at 60 FPS on a ps5. A native PS5 version may be able to hit 4K/60 and eliminate loading times.
@TheArt that wouldn’t make any sense. The reason Sony and Microsoft sell these below cost is because they know they’ll more than make it up with PS Plus, Xbox Live Gold, Game Pass, and licensing fees charged to publishers.
Sony doesn’t make any money selling only to scalpers. Rogue employees doing so could be charged with federal embezzlement crimes.
Can’t really blame Sony for this, other than making a great piece of hardware that lots of people want.
@Premier_Class I wonder what they could do. One thing they could do is offer priority access to PlayStation direct to PS Plus subscribers. With the vaccine, they just need to put them in stores.
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Re: PS4 Saves Are Compatible with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on PS5
@TwomanybuttonS I know, right?
Re: Beware This Trophy in PS5 Stunner Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
@Marquez
R&C platinum = 😎
Returnal platinum = 😖🤬😖🤬
Re: Beware This Trophy in PS5 Stunner Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
@kingbreww considering the intended audience for this game, it’s probably an appropriate platinum.
Re: Beware This Trophy in PS5 Stunner Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
@get2sammyb that’s frustrating. But. Since I had to play Demon’s Souls (PS5) through New Game ++ to get my platinum, and Returnal god knows how many times for that plat, I guess it’s fine.
Re: Beware This Trophy in PS5 Stunner Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Didn’t someone from Insomniac specifically say they made the platinum easily achieveable?
Re: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Graphics Comparison Shows Fidelity, Performance, and Performance RT
@ElMarko I sure don’t. 1080p and 4K look the same to me. But 30 FPS vs 60 is night and day
Re: New PS5 Firmware Update Available to Download Now
@TheTinfoilTitan mine just started throwing networking errors left and right. Got so fed up, I did a complete reinstall of the whole OS last night. If this doesn’t fix it, I’m throwing my PS5 out the window.
Re: Battlefield 2042's First Year Will Be Marked by Four Battle Passes
I’ll pass, thanks.
Re: New PS5 Firmware Update Available to Download Now
@Richnj I honestly don’t care that it has to be plugged in. I’m just glad they are fixing issues and upgrading features.
Re: New PS5 Firmware Update Available to Download Now
Still no m.2 support. You’re killing us, Sony.
Re: PS5 Architect Mark Cerny Adds Returnal's Platinum to His Collection of Prestigious Pots
I just platinumed the game just now. I think I can die a happy man! Or come back to life and have to platinum the game again over. And over. And over…
Re: PS4, PS Vita Games Can Be Purchased for As Little As £0.16/$0.19 on PS Store Right Now
Shovel ware. No thanks.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 379
@Daleaf it’s probably the one from using the Reconstructor. You have to pay six ether on the first one. Die somewhere in the first biome. Regenerate at the reconstructor, then die again. When you reach the reconstructor on your next run: taa dah: audio tape.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 379
@Dezzy70 Returnal is my game of the year so far. I’d describe it as a Metroid game that was born from a cross between a soulslike and hades. The game is brilliant. And brutally punishing. Be prepared to die. A lot.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 379
That Returnal platinum trophy is pointing at me and laughing…
Re: Ubisoft Claims It Won't Abandon PS4 Version of Far Cry 6
@Icey664 you gotta play Returnal.
Re: Aloy Trends As Fans Discuss Horizon Forbidden West Hero
@MattyHammo Aloy is a trans lesbian, and she also happens to brutally murder the original Aloy from the first game and you’re forced to play it. And it’s shoved down your throat.
Re: Aloy Trends As Fans Discuss Horizon Forbidden West Hero
Gamers are just. Gross sometimes.
Re: Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for June and July 2021
@Loftimus how much of that is VAT?
Re: Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for June and July 2021
Cue the complaints about $70/£70 games?
Re: Reminder: Returnal's Selene Costume Available Now for Sackboy: A Big Adventure as Free DLC
@2cents but… Selene is free?
Re: Returnal Team Out to Prove It's More Than Just the 'Resogun Studio'
@Loftimus $70 is totally a fair price for a game. Maybe you should check out the shovel ware they have on the mobile games market?
Re: Rumour: Another 'Major' PS5 Exclusive Final Fantasy Game Will Be Announced at E3
Remake Final Fantasy IV or VI
Re: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Features an Enormous List of Accessibility Options
Is anybody else worried about that permanent reticle (looking at you, Returnal) burning into their oled tv?
Re: Poll: How Excited Are You for This Summer's Gaming Events?
We need that m.2 SSD slot unlocked, Sony, please!
Re: Sackboy: A Big Adventure DLC Brings Returnal's Selene to Craftworld on PS5
@themcnoisy I don’t know how many hours I spent on the Ripsnorter. But when I finished, and those gold and platinum trophies popped. Felt so good.
Re: New PS Store Sale Discounts 250 PS5, PS4 Retro Games and Remasters
@Xenomorph_79 games ship broken now. So a physical disc is only as good as the store that can patch it.
Re: New PS Store Sale Discounts 250 PS5, PS4 Retro Games and Remasters
@Xenomorph_79 eh… but digital doesn’t really compete with physical now does it? I’ve gone full digital and haven’t looked back. It’s great. I don’t have plastic and discs cluttering my living room, I don’t have to stand up to change games, and if I ever lose them. Well. I can’t. As long as the store is operational, I can just redownload them.
Re: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Gets Loads of Glorious PS5 Screenshots, Stunning Key Art
@Floki if Sony would implement VRR already, 1-2 frame drops wouldn’t be noticeable.
Re: Sony on Upcoming PS5 Games: Wait Until You See What's Coming from Our Third-Party Partners
@awp69 you have lots of choices. You have PS4. PS4 Pro. PS5. PS5 Digital Edition. See? Lots of choices.
Re: Returnal's Save System Still Being Investigated, New Content in the Works
@Mega-Gazz so you play for an hour then kill Selene off when you’re done. Your permanent progress will be saved.
Re: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PS5 Size Isn't So Bad
We need that m.2 slot unlocked sooner, rather than later, Sony…
Re: First Impressions: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Is an Eye-Popping Demonstration of PS5's Power
@JapaneseSonic don’t take it personally, man. We have APUs powerful enough and AMD will be releasing tech soon that will allow for 4K/60 with RT on a regular basis. This is a good thing. Hopefully Sony and developers will be able to take advantage of it. Google AMD Fidelity FX and/or AMD Virtual Super Resolution if you want to know more. This is their analog to Nvidia’s DLSS.
Re: First Impressions: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Is an Eye-Popping Demonstration of PS5's Power
@JapaneseSonic I was never fine with 30 FPS.
Re: First Impressions: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Is an Eye-Popping Demonstration of PS5's Power
@Juanalf agree. I’d rather have dynamic resolution and 60 FPS over any 4k/30 with RT. Honestly, the tech is in there… and when AMD releases super resolution (should be released this year)… hopefully Sony will support it, and we’ll get more 4K/60 being the baseline. We’ll see I guess.
Re: PS5 Users Are Playing More and Buying More Than PS4 Early Adopters
@DeepSpace5D you beat act 3, right?
Re: Sony Extends Final Fantasy VII Exclusivity, Intergrade Won't Appear Anywhere Else for Six Months
@nessisonett it belongs on PC a year after PlayStation. 😂
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Returnal?
@MatthewJP only certain items are permanent — certain suit upgrades, weapon abilities, and one of the two currencies. To not give away too much, I feel the game was brutally difficult and became much easier by the end of the first biome when I got the melee weapon. I now start each run with the melee weapon, which drastically simplifies playing biome 1. If the save got corrupt, you’d have to start all over without that permanent upgrades. That would be enough for me to throw my dual sense against the wall.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Returnal?
@Fuzzymonkeyfunk remember when Push Square reported it was going to be an easy platinum? Lol.
Re: Alternative PS5 Controller Colours Apparently En Route
Shrug. The white of the PS5 has really grown on me. I think it and its controllers look great.
Re: Leaked Document Reveals Xbox's Opinion of The Last of Us 2
You know, I try not to fanboy, but The Last of Us part 1 and 2 are both better than anything Microsoft has ever made. This is just my humble opinion but. Sounds like some people are salty that their games don’t sell as well, or as critically acclaimed.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 374
@Hootnoodle I played it fully on switch and decided I wanted to double dip and play it in 60 FPS goodness. I’m past act 1 and almost through the (intermission?). Amazing game, DQXI is.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 374
@roe Have you gotten gold on the Ripsnorter yet? That was my last trophy (besides the platinum, of course), and it took many many frustrating hours of platforming.
Re: Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Doesn't Think People Will Buy Wired VR
@SilkySmile89 I don’t think they can update the USB port to usb4 with a firmware update. However, I believe all of the usb 3 ports on the PS5 are gen 2, and therefore twice as fast as most usb 3 ports. They reach around 1 Gbps vs 500 mbps on a standard usb 3 port. Oculus has already proven they are able to drive the visuals using oculus link and a usb 2.0 cable. A 3.2 gen 2 port should be more than sufficient.
Re: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order PS5 Version Feels the Force This Summer, Free Upgrade from PS4
@helloim_anthony I believe the PS4 version will run at 1200p at 60 FPS on a ps5. A native PS5 version may be able to hit 4K/60 and eliminate loading times.
Re: Sony on PS5 Stock: Don't Expect a 'Drastic' Supply Increase This Year
@TheArt that wouldn’t make any sense. The reason Sony and Microsoft sell these below cost is because they know they’ll more than make it up with PS Plus, Xbox Live Gold, Game Pass, and licensing fees charged to publishers.
Sony doesn’t make any money selling only to scalpers. Rogue employees doing so could be charged with federal embezzlement crimes.
Can’t really blame Sony for this, other than making a great piece of hardware that lots of people want.
Re: Sony on PS5 Stock: Don't Expect a 'Drastic' Supply Increase This Year
@Premier_Class I wonder what they could do. One thing they could do is offer priority access to PlayStation direct to PS Plus subscribers. With the vaccine, they just need to put them in stores.
Re: Sony on PS5 Stock: Don't Expect a 'Drastic' Supply Increase This Year
I just want to know what SSD m.2 drive I should buy before the Chia cryptocurrency sends the price of all SSDs through the roof. Sony… please?
Re: Court Documents Reveal Almost 50% of Fortnite's Revenue Is on PlayStation
@KippDynamite you never played the last of us multiplayer, didn’t you.
Re: Free Days Gone PS4 Dynamic Theme Available for One Day Only
@The_New_Butler totally agree. They don’t have themes on PS5 because each game has its own theme?
But I get what people are complaining about. They want it to be the same across the OS.