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@nomither6 It's the Carbonox armour from Ratchet and Clank Going Commando

I can't see any of these on the app. Anyone else have the same issue? I seem to have a new Eye Toy one though

@Tharsman The PS5 console bundle with God Of War. The game will make people move to PS5 (even though on PS4 as well) In return some will subscribe to Plus.
Sony has mentioned Plus is doing well on PS5.

I don't blame them, people take for granted how much time and effort it takes to keep up to date with news and to centralise it in one location. Whether it a social media channel or a website etc.

They asked for small support after year's of free content and struggled to get it.

Then you got Twitters new issues to add to the frustration

PlayStation didn't even tweet about the game on it's launch until late in the day, for the UK anyway and it had total lack of marketing.

What's point in making people work on these games if they aren't even going to promote them?

Hi @get2sammyb
@ShogunRok
@Quintumply
@LiamCroft

Sony has also changed this week how it displays games leaving soon on PS Plus

Before you could see the leave date but now you cant. Rez Infnite is leaving soon but no one knows when. I wasn't sure if this would be worth an article but I sent examples to Liams messages on Twitter. As his DM are open and just dropping message here too.

Just hoping the issue can be raised and fixed. As it's annoying not knowing when games will leave now. It's been like this since the games refreshed

@Somebody They are both making stupid statements to try make the other look bad. This one by Sony amused me for this exact reason 🤣

PlayStation's highest number of reported active users was 114 million during the peak of Covid 19 in Q1/Q3 FY20.
Xbox reported 100 million in January 2021.
Not sure this statement from Xbox works out.

Wondering why Microsoft is adding console sales together instead of the actual active users they both report.

Also, ignoring the fact that if they all switched from PlayStation. That's a lot of PS Plus subscriber losses, and then new subscribers gained on Xbox Gold /Gamepass. Subs are one of the concerns raised by the CMA

https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/21q4_supplement.pdf
https://hothardware.com/news/xbox-live-surpasses-100-million-active-monthly-users-gamepass

The AI needs work on this game. If you get too close to some enemies they will just stand and look at you instead of fighting. On the mission surrounded you can run into the enemies, and they won't even notice you. It tells you to stealth but other than the spotlights there is no need to

I also had weird bug where the game would start in what I assume was Chinese and had to quit the game and restart for it to fix. This happens a few times.

It also sent me back to the menu at the end of each chapter. No idea if this was a bug or intentional but some chapters would consist of a cutscene only. So you finish the previous chapter, return to the menu, load the next chapter, watch a cutscene, return to the menu, then load the next chapter to finally play again.

Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered is also part of the post source you linked but not included above.

Hi @get2sammyb I just had a response from Shopto. Thought it might be useful to share... it was through their ticket system so copied the message below..

Hello,

It appears that with the new integration of PS Plus Premium, Sony have temporarily disabled the stacking of PS Plus subscriptions. This is due to players trying to exploit the carrying over of subscriptions to this service. What this means is, any codes which you try to redeem while you already have an ongoing subscription, will not be redeemable until either Mid-June, or until your current subscription ends.

Please do not worry though, all codes are valid and redeemable for up to 12 months from generating it

If you have any other questions or queries, please do raise another ticket so we may assist.

Apologies for any inconvenience and Kind regards

Can confirm this !
I tried to do this earlier today by stacking a couple from Shopto.

Contacted PS Support live chat and the person was helpful but couldn’t resolve.
They asked for the codes and tried to add them to my account but they were all showing as valid but not activated. Said I had to go back to retailer to advise codes weren’t activated.

Elden Ring is the easiest Souls game I played with the easiest trophy list.

Bloodborne I found the hardest

Dark Souls 3 is incredibly grindy for some trophies so this doesn’t surprise me at all.

I’m really surprised that people prefer Ratchet and Clank PS4 to the original ?

The story is so much better in the original to me. Sure it looks better technically but a modern remaster of same story would have been better than a remake. They literally abandoned a sequel to the PS4 game as well and went back to the future series which followed the original trilogy

I always get confused with THQ and Koch Media. Isn’t Saints Row Koch Media ? Or will showcases be both because they have same parent company ?

If it’s both then we might get some TimeSplitters News / update on Free Radical. That’s one I’m most interested in

That trailing mission in Chapter 3 felt like it was never going to end. Killed the entire flow of the DLC for me but still really enjoyed it

TimeSplitters Trilogy, Onimusha Trilogy, Splinter Cell Trilogy, Hitman games, Medal Of Honor, Ratchet and Clank Trilogy, Prince of Persia Trilogy. I could go on but I think there are a lot of gems just here...

@Katep if it doesn’t show try go to User and Accounts - Account - Payment and Subscriptions - Subscriptions - PlayStation Now - Extend then you get option of 12 months , 3 months 1 months. That’s UK on PS5 for me might work same on PS4 can’t confirm

Use your console and go to PlayStation Now. I just added 3 more years onto PS Now. Subbed to 1/6/2025 now 😅

@nomither6 yes I got bombarded with comment on YouTube 😅 so it’s definitely affecting a lot of people. Some said free to play games work but not been able test that as I’m out

This update has broken online. Multiple users reporting errors. Games think they don’t have plus when trying play but they do. Basically all online play is broken which requires plus on PS5. Not sure if PS4 also

8 for me. I’m disappointed in lack of next-gen features. Feels like I’m playing a PS4 game (although a very good one). Had a taste of what next-gen souls game could be with Demon’s Souls but that lacked some features as well. Might be why Elden Ring is cheaper than most PS5 games?

Also disappointed with repeat boss fights. Especially when just doing the side content. Must faced Ulcerated Tree Spirit in at least 6 locations now and it’s got graphic glitches each time and bugged out on me twice. Where the boss would just stop fighting. Most sides bosses are pretty boring and simple to beat to be honest and repeat across the map. The good side ones are the ones that trigger trophies or are part of quest lines.

Everything else love about game. Main bosses are great and good challenge. Plenty option on how tackle fight and much easier to change build. Despite open world still pretty easy to summon or join other players. Music always great and environments as well. Environment’s could been pushed more though

@LiamCroft is the day one patch available yet?

Just wondering if the issues are prior to this release. I saw DF post they arent doing analysis video until after the patch

This game really needs a new game plus.

Id like to start again with my existing character, inventory , gear etc instead of fresh new save

"Vehicles

• Fixed an issue when summoned vehicles could spawn within each other, resulting in either shattering to pieces or being launched in the air."

I'm sure this happened during the live gameplay part of the stream but they quickly turned the camera away when it happened

I also noticed Traffic still just sits behind parked cars instead of driving around. At least there was more on the road now. After patches, the PS4 version had too many dead roads.

This is most likely to help the deal pass

Also games like Call of Duty make money from Add on content / DLC / Micro-transactions etc whatever people want to call it. Subscriptions and retail sales (even if they all come to PlayStation) barely make any money in comparison.
So they want these games on as many platforms as possible to make as much money from them.

I also think we will start seeing PlayStation's multiplayer games added on day one to PC for the same reason.

More and more multiplayer games will see this type of paid content added and PlayStation will follow. The rare instances of earning additional content in games through gameplay (Like Ghost Of Tsushima Legends) will become even rarer.

@IonMagi it’s fake but was right 😂 today has been mental. State of Play, MLB 22, Bungie, Discord

I doubt this one as well. I’ve seen they have a new account now and claiming “this week Sony will go out with major reveals”

https://twitter.com/accountngt/status/1488161039376162817?s=21

Edit: aged horribly

Looks like history is repeating itself with another cancelled Battlefront 3.

Sometimes the leaks are hours before the official post. I've followed him since the first post he made about Plus ha.

Also just to note @ShogunRok there is a surprise of 12 games leaving PS Now next week instead of just GTA 3. EA is removing 7 PS3 games which I think were Codemasters.

Then Undertale, GhostRunner, Hotline Miami 2 and totally Reliable Delivery Service are also leaving with GTA 3.

@Quintumply great write up. I think it will be worth including details about the Odyssey in this as well. https://horizon.fandom.com/wiki/Odyssey

@XOF From own Sekiro so no need to worry about that.

It’s just Call of Duty bunch IPs they haven’t done something with but Microsoft might. And Spyro and Crash.

I can live with that, after years buying cod annually. I stopped couple years ago after getting bored them. Not played one since. Curious to see what the studios made up of ex cod, halo,destiny , Mass effect etc devs will come up with. Might bring life back into FPS for me as right now non interest me.

@lolwhatno only 4 weeks to find out 😅

Does Push Square have spoiler tags I can't remember how to if it does?

I have a theory about the person at the end but don't want to post without spoilers. It could be huge though. So excited to wait and see what happens here.

Edit:
Thank you @Voltan for the help

@Bagwag82 😂

Later this month / 21st felt a few weeks away. Then I looked at the calendar. Only 9 days 😅

@Chaosbros oh yes not knocking it at all. It was probably just £30 tbh I’ve never spent over £40 on Plus I buy it in deals on bulk. I’m been harsh just because I haven’t played them yet, that only reason said it’s okay.

I only played 1 of the games I claimed (ignoring the ones I own already)

I have about 10? that I claimed that I will play eventually. I played a lot more from PS Now this year instead.

I rated it okay. It gave me good selection to play I just haven’t found the time for them yet.

Can’t really pick a month as not played enough of them to vote for one

@ShogunRok this was my plan until Mass Effect was added to EA play. Now I’ll be playing the trilogy again 😅

@TheMysticOne Yes you’d think that would bring the completion down slightly. I just had another look at few more games.

Horizon Zero Dawn on 31% Given to everyone during Play At Home, on PS now and I think it was once a Plus Game? (play at home probably lowered this one a lot)

Uncharted 4 35 % on PS Plus Collection - This one surprised me, expected higher

God Of War 49% on PS plus Collection and on PS Now

Quick glance at trophies , about 25% completed Days Gone Story vs Ghost Of Tsushima (PS4 only) which is at 50%

(That’s what my trophy list says anyway)

Ghost Of Tsushima was received well critically. Days Gone wasn’t.

So PlayStation reason must be one of the two or both. I was really looking forward to a sequel as well, was gutted when news broke it was cancelled.

Both are great games for me and both should be getting a sequel

Warframe has PS5 version and still getting regular updates

@theheadofabroom yes I’ve been following the fan project for years, TimeSplitters Rewind, but that’s pc only and still looks long way away.

So hoping we get a console remaster from Free Radical Design. I actually saw FRD PS2 dev kit in a museum yesterday which was pretty cool ha!

My predictions:
Free Radical Design announce TimeSplitters Trilogy Remastered

A First Party PS5 exclusive game to be announced for 2022 (don’t know who or what but we currently don’t have one)

Ratchet and Clank is 20 years old in November. Original Trilogy Remastered or a new shorter game like Quests for Booty will launch in November.

Project Spartacus will launch in April 22 for PlayStation, PC, Mobile and Sony TV’s

This was one of the 34 Easter Eggs in the Play Has No Limits advert. A wall was covered in posters of this costume

Third tier sound like it’s has some plus benefits from PS3 days returning. (Demos and ps once classics etc) which is good to me

@Americansamurai1 never even though about dualsense great shout !

I think it will be plus game eventually but it would be better if multiplayer was out before and creators had time to tweak their games for multiplayer

I’m tempted to try out these new tools. I did manage to make my own platformer , with menu, level select etc but it was far from polished.

I gave up trying to create more as I felt I hit a wall but these tools might help. I just need to find the time to revisit it.

@Americansamurai1 what would you want to see on a PS5 version?

Personally all I want from this game is multiplayer and increase the thermostat but then would levels becomes unplayable on PS4 and split the community if they did that ? (Not sure fully how they would work)

@harchibald hopefully they add multiplayer then include it as plus game once a selection of mp levels are available