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I'd be delighted, especially if it picks up from the existing game. (rather than start from scratch.)
V possibly my game of the generation.

Physical games should be in durable, but easily recyclable packaging should disposal be required. See the state of 90s cardboard games packaging for the reason why. The impact of physical games will naturally diminish as digital takes over, anyway.

A decent, basic FPS with light RPG elements.
It's like Fallout 4, with about 75% of the RPG complexity removed, in the Terminator universe. I quite enjoyed it, actually the best bit of Terminator story since T2 Judgment Day.
It's short and easy, but they got the music, enemies and weaponry just right.

Since when is 2-3 games a "handful"?(apols to anyone with 3 fingers)

But anyway, it's surprising how many people don't know this is possible, so it's worth an article.

@Mpquikster yes it's an awful Americanism. Can't they just say "on the same day"?

While I deeply appreciate the use of "brouhaha" I do wish the absolute gibberish that is "day and date" could be phased out immediately

@feral1975 just return it, Amazon even send a courier to collect returns

Expecting one or likely two current or recent PS Now titles. Appears to be the method they follow now, and must be related to Sony holding digital rental licenses for those titles.

@Ear_wiG agreed. I'd love a special edition but have no interest in or space for a £150 plastic statue .

I'd also buy the hell out of a steelbook with RE 7 and 8 bundled.

Will be waiting for a sale or the Gold edition most likely.

@Wolfie88 U OK M8?

@Bazooka no this will be new sales only

LoU3: Lev spends 25 hours fruitlessly seeking revenge on someone or other

For me Resi games are supposed to be single player, lonely, creepy, gorey and slightly silly survival experiences.

I've never got into the more action focused or multiplayer games.

That said, no doubt Outbreak would be a good target for a remake for fans of that type of game.

@fR_eeBritney some but not all can, yes.

Shame Death Stranding and HZD got PC releases in a sense, as they'd have been my No. 1 & 2. It's good to share the quality around though.

But wow, what a generation.

I'm certainly intrigued as I enjoyed what I played of the beautiful Odin Sphere, and this looks interesting and similarly stunning. I think the problem I and millions of other keen Western gamers have is that it is an extremely niche type of game, so we're hesitant to spend RRP-type money on it, not least when most of our backlogs are absolutely ridiculous as it's the end of the generation.

@Envy I thought I was the only person who liked the recent TRs more than Uncharted!

Shame about the ongoing overlap with PS Now, but otherwise these are very good Plus games. Much better than December.

PS4 Maneater would've been nice too, oh well.

@Mysterio Shadow of the Tomb Raider has much less combat and much more exploration and puzzling than the other two in the recent trilogy. It feels much more like an old school TR game in that sense. Other than the forgettable story, it's really good.

Nier Automata seems like a good prediction given the prequel (?) coming out soon

No PS1 version? Pffft.

@DrClayman true about Skyrim. But if anything, games should be at their best at the end of the gen, given the huge amount of accumulated experience. And with 7+ years of development this game really should be getting the basics right at launch.
Anyway, I suspect it'll be largely fixed and eventually go down as an all time classic.
Time will tell.

@Kidfunkadelic83 it's 6pm on launch day, most of us havent had time yet mate

Preordered and paid over a year ago. But wouldn't be buying now if I hadn't. Would be waiting for a sale probably, so much backlog to play.

Thanks for sharing Push Square.

Wish I had some videos of this type from my childhood. Would pay a fortune for footage of my mates and me playing a Sensible Soccer tournament on the Mega Drive.

I add everything to the library, probably end up properly playing about 2-3 of them a year.
I'm most thankful for the family games it's given, like Overcooked and Sonic. Had a few joyful sessions with the kids on games I wouldn't have bought otherwise.

@get2sammyb great point. It's top value for a teenager who can get Plus for Xmas then a guaranteed 24+ titles in the coming year for <£50. Would've loved that back in the days of £39.99 to buy (the awesome) Streets of Rage.

There's been 28 games with PS Plus in 2020, certainly plenty (actually 32 if you consider two are trilogies). So if you only use Plus for your games, that's a very decent return for your subscription, even at the full price of £50. That said, while I mainly use Plus for the online backup and occasional online multiplayer, as a subscriber to Now and EA Play, I've not had an especially great year of Plus games for various reasons. Here they are listed out, highlighting duplications:

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection - PS Now PS3
Goat Simulator
BioShock: The Collection-- PS Now PS3
The Sims 4
Firewall Zero Hour
Shadow of the Colossus - PS Now PS3
Sonic Forces
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
DiRT Rally 2.0
Cities Skylines
Farming Simulator 19
Call of Duty: WWII
Star Wars Battlefront 2 - EA Play
Rise of the Tomb Raider
NBA 2K20
Erica
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Fall Guys
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - PS Now
Street Fighter V- PS Now
Need for Speed: Payback - EA Play
Vampyr - PS Now
Bugsnax (PS5)
Hollow Knight-- PS Now
Middle-earth: Shadow of War - PS Now
Worms Rumble
Just Cause 4 - Left PS Now in October 20
Rocket Arena - EA Play

So that's 5 on Now at the time of release to Plus, but also:

1 that had only just left Now in Just Cause)
3 (or 7) that have PS3 versions on PS Now.
3 that are also on EA Play

So there were actually 12/28 that weren't fresh to me as a subscriber to all 3 available services. (not counting about 5 I already owned, but that's my own fault!). The period Sept to Nov was particularly bad for the duplication as well.

Sony won't ever please everyone with the Plus games, but I do think they should be more careful to avoid duplication between services if they want to maximise retention and take up.

@LiamCroft it is an annoyance when games on PS Now pop up on PS Plus. If you're looking forward to a couple of new games, then they give you stuff you've already got in Now (or EA Play!) , it's a bit disappointing. We'll all survive though. Forum comments always sound more dramatic than they'd be in real life.

To my mind, the bigger problem that Sony have with Now is that a massive chunk of the customer base still think it is a streaming-only service. That feels worth an article and poll to gauge awareness, maybe?

Edit: see the comment right below this one for evidence!

@Wormold Comparing the streamed PS3 games to PS5 @60fps+, 4k is never going to be a fair comparison, streamed or otherwise. Yes they'll look very dated.

(almost?) All PS4 games are downloadable on PS Now so the requirement to stream isn't an issue for the PS4 titles.

@Muttt if you're talking two digital versions then I don't know. But the disc Complete Edition version does not work with the digital Complete edition. So, I'd not be confident that the standard disc version saves are compatible with any digital version.

@Kyevo8814 Darksiders and Broforce were on Plus but Wreckfest hasn't been. A rare case of a game I'd like to play and don't own appearing on Plus or Now, in fact!

The constant duplication between the two services is poor though, I agree.

Horizon Zero Dawn is not on PS Now, at least not any more

Edit: this comment has not aged well

Don't forget you can use the accurate and reliable PS Time Tracker service

https://ps-timetracker.com/

@pharos_haven I hadn't played the first two and enjoyed Exodus just fine. There is a very short story recap at the start anyway. I suspect there are characters and references to the first two that I missed but I still followed the story and enjoyed it.

Really enjoyed my playthrough on the PS4 Pro. So atmospheric, and other than ridiculous load times it performed fine. The graphics are already great, especially within eerily lit enclosed spaces, so it'll be incredible on next gen consoles.

PS Now Game? Check
(worthless) EA Play game? Check

It's like clockwork now. Rubbish to be honest.

When the smeg is this getting announced then?

It needs a fix for the colour, lighting and contrast settings. I just couldn't get it looking right on my Pro. My TV isn't HDR but apparently those settings are the source of the troubles for many others

In lieu of a PS5 and/or Miles Morales I decided to play City that Never Sleeps last week on my trusty Pro . Is it me or have the PS4 Pro loading times dropped since last year? It's really quick to get from the title screen to the action, and I'm fairly sure the subway rides are shorter.

The remote-bricking solution would indeed stop someone else using it and is a good idea in theory. But it wouldn't stop thieves, they'd just sell it on and let the over-paying end customer suffer. Then delete their eBay account.

Just flogged my PS4 copy to CEX for a tiny loss of £5. It's just too ropey to be enjoyable atm, even on the Pro.

A shame, as the story was starting to get interesting.

But the colour, lighting and overall visuals were infuriatingly bad. Characters faces went from red to grey to orange between scenes. Out of cutscenes, the characters have PS3 level graphics. Scenery popping in. Water like something on the PS3. The landscape just the wrong colour, sometimes looking almost cel shaded.

How they managed such a technical downgrade from the gorgeous (if boring) Odyssey I cannot understand.
I tried all sorts of settings on the console and within game and couldn't get it settled at all.

Might rebuy when it's on sale and patched up.

A couple of old games that are already on PS Now

Just gonna sit here and work on my disgraceful PS4 backlog and let everyone else fight over the next gen consoles til well into next year!

@LiamCroft it was totally possible to avoid it, agreed. But the fact they knew their game was too long and decided to charge extra to relieve the grind was sheer cheek.
It should've just been built into the Easy difficulty setting or something.

It was the payment for an XP boost to make Odyssey's grind bearable that was the annoyance. Is that making a reappearance?

No, the PS4 titles are already on PS Now and Bugsnax is no use to me. Nothing wrong with the games though.

Is Neil concerned about Ubisoft's comments? Coz I'm VERY concerned about Ubisoft's comments

#brentbyaccident

@JohnKarnes PS4 titles and cross gen games are likely to be the norm for quite a while until a backlog of PS5 exclusives builds up. Not necessarily bad.

Seriously what's the deal with putting PS Now /EA Play games on Plus every single month?
They're cannibalising the value of each badly.
I already have those subs so there's nothing new here, has happened several times this year already.

Push Square surely there's an article to be made on this subject?
@LiamCroft @ShogunRok