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The numbers are still very nearly 50/50 for physical and digital overall I'd say. Naturally there will be periods when there's more sway either way. E.G. black myth sold a lot and was only available digitally in this period. All these 80-90% figures are nonsense tbh. Some of those stats have included mobile and PC which are obviously 0% physical. And some have even included PS plus downloads. When the game is available both is a copy and digital it's close to even

As a whole worldwide it isn't really changing though. Physical still has the same market it has for a couple of years

I mean he's right. I'd honestly be surprised if Sony are making anything on this machine. But console gaming is supposed to be more entry level. On the other hand it is an enthusiast model. I'm 50/50 on whether it should be as is. Or cheaper parts and cheaper to buy

Honestly don't care the resolution if it's upscaled well. DLSS quality mode is outstanding and I can't even differentiate between that and native whilst playing. If it's anywhere near to that it'll work great

@OldGamer999 it does but Native 4K is an overwhelming waste or resources. If you can have RT in and a low res or more details on screen it will always be a better looking game upscaled.

@KundaliniRising333 even with that, it's still not overpriced for that you get. People are used to entry level consoles and prices that's the issue

@KundaliniRising333 it's not overpriced though, not at all. The tech is well worth the money. The issue is they've made it too powerful so that needs to be a high price point. They'd have been better making the GPU a bit worse and a smaller SSD because people will naturally go nuts at the price. Even though people don't seem to whine at PCs costing thousands even though they're both optional.

This image is obviously exaggerated but are people forgetting how rebirth looked exactly on performance mode? There was instances of very low poly models and everything for the most part was quite blurry compared to quality. I'd be willing the bet the vast majority who said it looked awesome were playing on quality mode. The difference is we're now getting the quality mode visuals with the performance mode frame rate. Whether that is worth it is another matter

@S1ayeR74 isn't a chance on this planet the cheapest it'll be is £600

@x3King84 I agree with some of what you say, I've got into PC gaming this year but if I'm buying day one games it's certainly not cheaper. I'd spend far more overall on those. I'm not getting a pro for PS 4.5 games though. I've played maybe 15-20 so far that are only on the 5 but it's not about the past before the Pro existed. Now PS4 is getting phased out there should be an abundance of next gen only ones over the next 3-4 years. That's what my Pro will be for.

@OldGamer999 and then same thing happens in 2026/7. That just delays next gen by 3 years

@Pranwell yeah I expect to pay £250-300 for the Pro once I've sold my PS5. It's more than worth it for 3-4 years of better experiences. Especially once GTA 6 hits. Not saying it'll happen but it's worth that money to me alone if they manage to wring 60 fps out of it on the Pro. Or even 40.

@30fps60fps because it'd cost £1000 compared to 399

@LikelySatan seems like a lot on here 😂

@LogicStrikesAgain exactly. You're happy with that performance keep your PS5. But don't hold those of us who are willing to spend our money back. It's just selfish.

@OldGamer999 not that im disagreeing with the prices beibg high but pro was £350 not 300 and in fairness that's nearly 500 in today's money. We don't know the price of the new pro but 500 to 600 is quite a way off double and it could easily be cheaper than 600 yet

@nomither6 in fairness I don't think you do. Unless you're running a 4K screen of course. I actually downgraded from a 4K to a 1440p and I can max every game out so far

£560 and £650 for me if there's 2 versions. If one, £549 digital.

@nomither6 yeah CPU will be ancient compared. That'll limit it. But much better to put the money in the GPU I guess. 4070 is upper limit, didn't want to say 4060 cause it'll be more than that. Maybe 7800xt

@nomither6 I mean I don't know your PC but I have a 4070 and I except it to be very close to that

@Waitinonpsvr2 People thought the same for the PS4 Pro. Sold out instantly. And the power is close to maxing. Because games aren't hitting 60 fps. Given the power of it and the rumoured price, they're losing money on units. Won't be dropped for a long time.

Just hope there is 2 different versions. Making it digital only would be the dumbest thing ever, because you won't be able to get hold of the disc drives. Then that'll stop people buying it.

@nomither6 it'll be better than 90-95% of people's PCs. Really isn't that substandard. It'll be equivalent to a mid to high level gaming PC, which for a console is pretty good

@StylesT of course they will. Some games are dropping to 720. When that's bumped up to 1440 or higher it's a huge difference

@Waitinonpsvr2 it'll sell out instantly. Bet by tomorrow end you can't get one if preorders are right away

@16BitHero you're right they do. But we're moving to UE5 now and those aren't doing

@Dr_ENT financial suicide if it costs that much. They could easily price it at 549.

@Jacko11 buy yet with it being more costly it still makes money. Concord put Sony in a hole. Spiderman 2 made a fortune.

@nessisonett if we're getting more and more games dropping far below 60. It's been more than tested.

@Jacko11 literally no idea where you're getting that. It's the opposite. If live service games are runaway successes they'll just make more of them instead. Concord failing and Wukong being a monster success is the best thing that's happened for Story games in ages.

No matter what you think of it, it's the only offline FF not playable on a new PlayStation and that's not right

@rjejr GTA V sold over 10 million day one and the hype for this one is way higher. 20m day one wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. It'd the most hyped game released in history

@trev666 perhaps but skip it. You didn't have to play one card game in the whole game to progress

Missing out the FFXVI one

@WaveBoy as do I. 4K doesn't interest me as much any more. I've just switched from a 4K monitor to a 1440 OLED and it looks far better. But I'd love more 120hz support

@Coffeeglitch yup absolutely. PS4 Pro was supported pretty well. But even if they don't bother adding a specialist mode on some games, if the performance is choppy it'll smooth that out without any dev input

Keep them coming. I don't think I'll ever burn out of this series. Gotta say whilst I did still love the newest one. Hawaii didn't have the charm of Japan

For anyone that is saying it doesn't need to exist, games aren't maxed out. They literally are. That's why we are dropping more and more frequently under 30 fps. Potentially tripling the graphics power ensures that won't happen for 95% of games. And the PSSR sounds like a revelation. Just because you don't want one, doesn't mean the rest of us who have had their console 4 years don't. For the sake of a couple hundred quid upgrade

@Ajfennell77 that should be the least reason one exists

Days gone was awesome. Never in any way a 6. The hoards were amazing. Issue was it was a bit rough on release and the reviews reflected that. Fully believe if it was reviewed now it'd score 80+

@nomither6 they'll always be relevant because of the value. Until PCs can be bought for 400 that overpower them, there will always be a market. Plus a lot of people aren't as technically minded and just wanted a simple plug and play, and owning a gaming laptop myself they're rarely just plug and play.

@nomither6 massively cost saving for me, thats why i still game on PS5, and I own a good laptop

@Dalamar its more than likely winning game of the year. It was outstanding 😂 butchering is a rare opinion

@0niguy as good as spiderman 1 was in the same timeframe with half the console base. Pretty big success tbh

Don't see the issue myself. If it was day one sure. It literally benefits us as it means sequels are more likely. Don't affect you in slightest if a game comes out in PC. It'll be 4 years for the PC port of Ragnarok. Is it that big of a deal?

Just get the ps plus streaming on it like is possible

Ni no kuni 3 please that's all

@NEStalgia gameplay is outstanding imo. You could skin this is any game and it'd have got the same reviews. I dunno why people call it milking, 12 years of full development is expensive. Given the sales aren't what's expected I doubt its made much

@Bentleyma probably not tbh. It's been in development a while, and UE5 is power hungry. And it'll release on PS5 which rebirrh is already struggling on

@belmont brawler is simple if you pause. Just need to learn which animation is which putting. The sit ups were a nightmare. They're by far the hardest minigame in the game for me