Can't believe how privileged and snobby people are with those results.
How anyone can say its bad is beyond words.
Ps extra is an absolute steal for anyone 100s of games, plus your 3 games a month.
If that isnt good value then im sorry but you have more money than sense in my eyes.
Premium is a true let down really and isnt premium. Premium really is at extra. I've bought games full price and I've played many which I may never of bought by having extra.
Also the free monthly games from essentials may not be to my liking every month but I still appreciate getting a decent selection each month, for each genre.
Doesn't have to be every game I like because I've probably got it.
Its true that physical games can end up being alot cheaper than digital and go on sale quicker but that comes down to the fact sales for physical are declining.
Playstation either way arent pushing anyone really, they offer a ps5 base with or without a disc drive with an option to purchase a drive drive at a later date if one decides they want it.
The ps5 pro doesnt come with a disc drive but you can buy a disc drive. The reality is this isn't really a push its just where the market has gone. Whether we like it or not.
Also the only pricing they can control is their own games as its up to the third party and indie developers/publishers for what price they sell at.
I mean at this point there are that many games now that i can pick and choose what I buy at full price or not, no ones pushing me.
I'm still old school that I believe we should take responsibility for our own actions not blame others. Which in this modern age seems to be a rarity, everything is blamed on someone else and not the individual anymore.
On this topic, should I go out and sue the likes of Tesco, Morisons, Co-Op, Sainsbury's?
As they literally all inflate their prices to extreme amounts, blatantly, and publicly pushing you into registering for their loyalty cards, as its the only way to get the items at their normal price. Now that's pushing and entrapment, as these items could be sold at the "club card" price without having to register for the "free" card. That is a cause for law suit.
Playstation and anyone else has the right to sell their products at whatever price they see fit really.
Just like the guy down the road making custom made tables sells them for 1000s because they are "handmade" compared to a furniture shop.
@rjejr that's everyone though isnt it. We like the games we like.
Im not a huge fan, I used to be but fifa started to bore me, with its same gameplay over and over and the AI being awful and to simple and each year same old thing.
I just think this game is more of a puzzle and thinking game than a football game.
I think I've already got my money worth out of rematch and there is more to come.
I think what drew me to it more in the end was the sheer challenge of mastering the controls. A pass isnt just a press of a button and it magically knows who your aiming at, your having to really aim properly and even then it may not reach.
And the shooting in this game is so different as your aiming like you would in a fps game. Giving an added difficulty to the game.
I guess it isnt for everyone but from.what I've seen on YouTube there are many who dont like football but have connected with this game due to the challenge nature of it.
But its like every game, your either interested or your not. Many a game I've not even touched and yet many here will have you crucified because you haven't played the gsme of the year.
@Rich33 that is impossible to even price a game to a time played before refund.
Games cost the same amount near enough.
Whether its a uncharted game of 10 to 15 hours or a spiderman which is 30 plus hours or a witcher 3 which is 100 plus.
2 hours is a perfect time for you to know whether your going to stick it out or not.
You should know within 2 hours of play whether you like the gameplay hook and the story, to whether you want to carry on and see if it hits properly, 10 hours is obsured.
I think 2hours is generous, you shouldn't just be able to get your money back because you didnt like it and 10 hours of play is ridiculously long, its nearly half a game, for most games.
Thats like going to a movie sitting through 3/4 of it and then demanding a refund because you didnt like it.
Yes some companies may and do flirt with the idea of pacing the game longer than the 2 hour mark. Mindseye is a prime example of this.
But you have to have a cut off point for a refund.
@rjejr the graphics are actually very well done and sharp, character models look more like a upgraded sharper version of sifu and are customizable.
Its also nice to point out that the stadiums change aswel, throughout the actual game, some make it seem your underwater and once you score the entire stadium changes, or 1 where your in space, score and a black hole sucks the stadium into it and changes to a fully packed stadium.
The graphics are actually quite impressive.
The goalkeeping in the game is rotated after every goal, but anyone can be in goal, if there is no one in the goal area.
gameplay for the keeper is actually the best implementation I've seen in a football game. Directional input plus 1 button, its all about timing and positioning. Easy to understand and it feels very responsive.
@lazarus11 I dont believe there is local co op but the games themselves are only 6mins each so its not to bad to take in turns, me and my step son were swapping and having a great laugh at our attempts. It's actually fun playing with random, but I imagine if you had some friends it be alot more exciting.
To take a team through in ranks you need 5 people as ranked are 5v5 but you start off in unranked which are 3v3 and 4v4.
@rjejr I have actually eaten my words with this game well and truly.
I to saw the game and thought this is absolute trash, a studio which was on its way to perfecting a great souls like king fu master class, ends up doing a blocky, shoveler looking football game and its only online, you just be mad!!
But the trailers and screenshots dont do it justice at all. Its actually kore misleading than anything I've ever seen.
This game is pure bliss and just down right fun to play. Whether your good or not, its fun and doesnt get old and on top of that there is a simple learning curve for the basics but a steep learning curve to master.
The graphics are actually way better than the acreenshots had you believe.
Well worth the 19.99 entry. Honestly im a single player kind of guy. Never ever been interested in any online game apart from the odd match of rocket league back when it first launched and some call of duty with a friend every once in a blue moon. But this has changed my mind.
Because Rockstar really cares what anyone else does and istlnt just focused on their own multi billion dollar game franchises which will sell whatever other games come out.
Honestly story was great and I appreciate it for what they did.
But everyone saying how people dont like it because of what happened or the story.
No its just a pretty boring game for the most of it. Its just big for the sake of being big, so much filler and honestly it could of been cut down by a few hours if they took out the filler parts.
Honestly I couldn't finish it. I got really bored and ended up just watching a cut scene YouTube video to know the story.
The first was alot more tight and to the point compared to part 2.
Nothing has really grabbed me this year. I've been on a bit of a do i really want to sink into this and that and I've been jumping around alot of tiles.
The only 2 to really grab me were KCD2 and two point museum.
I love my tycoon games and two point always deliver bigger and better so they didn't disappoint.
And I have my moments where I love a good grounded rpg life sim type of game and enjoyed and still enjoying going through KCD2 when I get a decent chance to sit down with a game.
Im literally signed up to premium, only because I couldn't be bothered changing it.
I've used it for the game trials a bit, I really dont think old games are worth the premium price, Let's be honest 99% of them play like garbage and graphically not great. To each their own I guess.
But when your paying a premium and getting 1 game a month is awful, esp when they are old games and alot arent even classic games
@parkerdip because the reality of majority of people who actually play games. Our wages haven't gone up at the rate inflation has gone up.
Minimum wage hasn't gone up that much over the past 30 years.
If you compare it to cost of goods and living.
Video games are an escape for many and pricing people out of the market means less sales for said game.
Doesn't really matter what money your earning either, at some point there is a switch in people's minds which will question.whether a game is worth buying anymore.
We are at that point I believe already.
My spending habits on games has drastically decreased because now im having to think do I really want this game now? Or just wait for a sale. This leads to developers getting less money and less sales.
The problem with microsoft is they've shot themselves in the foot. Offering a more indie developers game for a premium price and shoving it on game pass which you can always get a month sub for dirt cheap.
For the ones who have money to throw around on games, im guessing that's down to your own life style.
But the majority of us who have kids a mortgage, bills to pay, the higher the price for a game the less likely we will purchase day 1. Meaning less money for the developer.
I dont really understand what Microsoft are thinking. Their entire thing is gamepass.
So you'd think to balance it out sell the game al la carte at a slightly lower price to entice people to buy. Instead of grabbing a discounted couple of months of game pass.
It just doesnt make sense, they literally have caused there own destruction.
@JDINCINERATOR your comment would be valid, but your missing 1 huge thing.
They didn't market or advertise the game at all.
They already knew it was a scam.
2 of the major players within the company bolted before the release, you had damage control by the ceo claiming any previews which said it was bad was rockstar.
They knew it was in a bed way and they just tried to save face and it back fired.
The funniest thing though is on all of.this people are saying about it was a former rockstar employee involved. There were quite a few and the 1 they talk about wasnt just any. He was president of rockstar north and is 1 of the major players in making gta what it is today.
Please tell me why Xbox is so all in on this whole 2 different handhelds ?
I mean reality is even 1 isnt worth it really. Who's going to buy it?
There are plenty of top tier PC habdhelds out there already which do exactly the same.
They just confusing the market again with 2?
Didn't they learn from the series s and x it just doesnt really work.
Anyway nothing really to show again from xbox main studios. I still dont count the studios which were already 3rd party before they just threw money at them.
@Simu001 I don't think you can class no man sky and cyberpunk.
Cyberpunk yes, 110% they sold us a dream and it was awful and took along time from a triple a developer.
No Man's Sky on the other hand was from an indie developer and the actual premise of that game was there day 1 and worked. The difference was Sean Murrary got pushed way to hard and within the excitement was saying things which was in the pipeline and not at day 1.
I honestly truly believe the lime light got the better of him and got to give him credit, they delivered on their vision in the end, but it was a solid game to begin with just not exactly what they said at the beginning.
CD Prokjet, they literally released a truly broken game and reality is they may of rectified it in the end but reality is, it wss all there in the firdt place just broken.
When will Disney/Marvel learn dont life your license to EA.
This is the company who took the Star Wars license and did next to nothing for 10 years, only to make 2 maybe 3 half decent games right at the end of their license, maybe even 1 after the license had expired.
If it ain't a project that will make them limitless cash they ain't Interested.
@Member_the_game I also did some research aswel because I certainly didnt buy it and there it is on my ps5 dashboard but can't get into it because of it being a connect to ea server all of the time. You can't even get to the main menu without having a ea account.
Anyway back on topic. It turns out that at some point, it became available for free and some had actually managed to download it and have get it for absolutely free, so I'm guessing I just so happened to luckily be 1 of the ones who managed to grab a free copy and that's why I just presumed it was a ps plus title.
Not a trial or a demo either as I dont think there is 1 for fc 25 and the writing on the dash does not suggest its a demo.
Unfortunately can't truly check because of the stupid account issue.
But yes some how a few people did get it for free, at some point.
I'm going to have to sort out my ea account and see where I get if I can log into it. Hahaha
@Member_the_game 100%
I've got it installed on my ps5.
But I can't actually get on it because fc 25 is always online and strangely my ea account some how is linked to an old account even though I set up a entirely new one for the ps5. So I've never been able to get back online.
So had to revert back to playing fc 24 single career modes.
Looking at the comments. The reality is the majority didnt bither with it nor did many even knew it existed.
Unless you are hard-core like ourselves, you wouldn't even know about it.
0 advertisement about on the ps5.
It's not even actually on the console its on the app, which I can imagine the majority dont even go on. And even in the app you wouldn't know about it unless you had seen something about it.
It just wasn't easily accessible or remotely advertised outside of the presentation about it.
I have stars but never once remembered to check and I hardly use the app at the best of times, I. He k all games and stuff on my ps5.
It was one of those schemes which was great on paper but poorly executed in real life. The resources would be better spent else where.
Everyone who put they need one and have lost touch.
Yea sales aren't lying and the games sell when they come out.
The only reason anyone has put that is more because management, have made a few iffy decisions and/or just want thrm to tell thrm everything years in advance.
The fact remains doesn't matter whether they have 1 or not, ps5 are selling and the games are selling.
Give me a showcase or state of play when we are close to release date.
I'll admit though we are this far in and first party haven't really shown up all that much.
We've basically had God Of War and Horizon and they were quite early on. We've had a few remasters of games which really didnt need any.
The funny thing is we've heard more cancelled games than actual games coming out which is a little bit worrying.
I honestly think Herman Hulst isnt the man for this job, he seems more like a yes man than a leader, I under stand we have the fall out of Jim pulling the whole lives service.
But still I'm just not convinced by his actions and words.
@Kairuuu that's the thing isn't it. Probably your experience to even with prices now, like my own, I won't just spend 60 or 70 on anything now but if a game catches my eye but I'm not to sure, there is a chance I may buy it full price, if reviews sell it to me.
But when games are costing 80 or 90 even a sale may only bring it down to 70.
If it goes standard at 80 to 90, honestly I think my buying will be halved and ill be even more selective on what I'm buying.
Going from 6 or 7 games a year full price to more like 1 or 2.
I'd rather not even bother and go to PC full time then and not bother with any console games except the odd couple which I'm truly invested in, whatever that maybe.
At the new prices for me personally it's like going to be a ps pro situation but just for a game. Even on bigger titles. Instead of incluse buys they are going to be pros and cons lists first. Get it wrong your nearly 100 out of pocket.
You will always find early adopters will head for the deluxe editions first.
But by pushing the price higher, you will find that your pricing people out of gaming.
You won't get more money just because you've upped the price, you'll just find less people buying the game at full price and more people waiting on the sales.
@twitchtvpat we are talking backwards compatability and not remasters or remakes or reboots.
Which I agree with you on.
I'm the worst person though because I was there since before the ps1 and I have 0 desire to go back and play those games.
I appreciate them for what they are and what they did for pushing the industry forward but I don't want to spend my time playing a ps1 game.
On the other hand though. I'm all for developers picking up classic games and remaking them.
I think capcom has done it best with their re imagining of their games in a modern way.
Then again Sony was using blue point as a developer to do this and they were masters at it.
So I'm in agreement more of those and less caring about backwards compatability. Ps premium is probably the best way to handle it though but they aren't even doing much with that either.
It's all great and all but every game mentioned.
Are from legendary developers whi have been majority of their existence been multiplatform companies.
I'm still always going to say it Xbox still have no games.
Apart from Forza which has exceeded expectations. They still haven't produced anything internal of any merit.
Halo not as good as it once was.
Gears not as good as it once was.
Fable don't even know where that's gone.
If you really look at it Microsoft has not produced any original or new franchises since the beginning.
The only way they've made money if they are even making any money is by buying out the biggest companies in the gaming world.
How does a developer who creates a pretty rock solid kung fu puzzle game, in which makes you feel like a absolute badass when you pull off a continuous combo which could of done with a sequel to just smooth out some of its flaws and the genre is pretty popular.
To a janky doesn't look that good online multiplayer game which is probably not going to sell much because your audience isn't really looking for that.
It just baffles me and this game is probably going to make them close or st the very least have to cut staff because of the low sales of the game.
I understand people cry about cuts within the gaming industry but when companies are making decisions, where your going from a kung fu masterclass in gaming to janky online football, I start to wonder is it really any wonder this sort of thing happens within the gaming world.
It truly hasn't even grabbed my interest at all and normally if its a developer I like id at least give it ago, but this game just isn't it.
Edit;
I've just read the first line of the article, as I commented on just the trailer.
What actual planet are you on that the trailer looks remotely promising?
The animations look awful, the gameplay looks janky and the whole concept and visuals look more generic than anything I've ever seen.
You have also put "unlike ea sports fc" rematch has you playing as a single player. I dont know if you know this but ea sports fc has a single player mode where you control 1 character within the team with npcs as team mates and online also has a mode in which you can play as 1 player within a team of 11.
So yes its very much like a watered down version of ea sports fc but only this time its strictly online only.
Where in all what is factual does any of this seem promising?
@Haruki_NLI that's all true. But the fact remains we are getting games now which are worse than some early access games selling at 70.
With Nintendo now going to sell games at 80 this is going to just open the flood gates.
Yes everyone has a right to pay what they want.
But I think this may destroy the gaming landscape and alot of companies are going to go under, due to greed and then we will probably end up with the generic trio of games over and over again.
In this climate right now games are expensive enough.
more games and companies are falling to the way side due to people not having the money to buy multiple games.
Upping the price widens that gap immensely. But like I've said many times about Nintendo, I'm just not surprised it was them who pulled the trigger. Their games have been more expensive than others and they hardly ever go on sale.
So people are still sold on this even though the price is rumoured to be near enough ps5 level and the games are going to increase the price of gaming.
Wow no wonder the world is having price hikes all over the world because people will just moan but pay anyway.
You have 0 knowledge and I've just read the entire article and still non of the wiser of how it stacks up against the other consoles. Hahaha come on! Slow week even when a new console is announced hahaha.
Also shouldn't we consider it to be comparable to the ps portal on the screen tech rather than the big boy consoles.
I can't say that I am shocked that it's Nintendo putting up the prices.
There games always stay full.proce way longer than they should.
Crazy to think Nintendo the company who just dominates sales all the time have chosen to raise prices.
The problem with raising prices is the fact games aren't really getting much better and alot of games just aren't worth the price tag even now. So it just opens the door for poorly optimised and generic games to be sold at a higher price.
9/10 times though Nintendo games are normally pretty polished they have that.
But honestly I don't really pay full price for the newest games now let alone at a higher price.
Are they even on this planet.
Most of us are struggling financially and things are just getting worse. Esp here in the UK and parts of Europe. How is upping the price going to help people.
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Re: Poll: 15 Years of PS Plus - What Do You Think of Sony's Subscription Service?
Can't believe how privileged and snobby people are with those results.
How anyone can say its bad is beyond words.
Ps extra is an absolute steal for anyone
100s of games, plus your 3 games a month.
If that isnt good value then im sorry but you have more money than sense in my eyes.
Premium is a true let down really and isnt premium. Premium really is at extra. I've bought games full price and I've played many which I may never of bought by having extra.
Also the free monthly games from essentials may not be to my liking every month but I still appreciate getting a decent selection each month, for each genre.
Doesn't have to be every game I like because I've probably got it.
Re: Sony Sued for 'Abusing Its Dominant Position in the Console Market'
Its true that physical games can end up being alot cheaper than digital and go on sale quicker but that comes down to the fact sales for physical are declining.
Playstation either way arent pushing anyone really, they offer a ps5 base with or without a disc drive with an option to purchase a drive drive at a later date if one decides they want it.
The ps5 pro doesnt come with a disc drive but you can buy a disc drive. The reality is this isn't really a push its just where the market has gone. Whether we like it or not.
Also the only pricing they can control is their own games as its up to the third party and indie developers/publishers for what price they sell at.
I mean at this point there are that many games now that i can pick and choose what I buy at full price or not, no ones pushing me.
I'm still old school that I believe we should take responsibility for our own actions not blame others. Which in this modern age seems to be a rarity, everything is blamed on someone else and not the individual anymore.
On this topic, should I go out and sue the likes of Tesco, Morisons, Co-Op, Sainsbury's?
As they literally all inflate their prices to extreme amounts, blatantly, and publicly pushing you into registering for their loyalty cards, as its the only way to get the items at their normal price.
Now that's pushing and entrapment, as these items could be sold at the "club card" price without having to register for the "free" card.
That is a cause for law suit.
Playstation and anyone else has the right to sell their products at whatever price they see fit really.
Just like the guy down the road making custom made tables sells them for 1000s because they are "handmade" compared to a furniture shop.
Re: In a Surprise to Absolutely No One, Rematch Is Doing Really Well
@rjejr that's everyone though isnt it. We like the games we like.
Im not a huge fan, I used to be but fifa started to bore me, with its same gameplay over and over and the AI being awful and to simple and each year same old thing.
I just think this game is more of a puzzle and thinking game than a football game.
I think I've already got my money worth out of rematch and there is more to come.
I think what drew me to it more in the end was the sheer challenge of mastering the controls. A pass isnt just a press of a button and it magically knows who your aiming at, your having to really aim properly and even then it may not reach.
And the shooting in this game is so different as your aiming like you would in a fps game. Giving an added difficulty to the game.
I guess it isnt for everyone but from.what I've seen on YouTube there are many who dont like football but have connected with this game due to the challenge nature of it.
But its like every game, your either interested or your not. Many a game I've not even touched and yet many here will have you crucified because you haven't played the gsme of the year.
Re: PS5's AI Slop Shovelware Has Hit a New Low
@Rich33 that is impossible to even price a game to a time played before refund.
Games cost the same amount near enough.
Whether its a uncharted game of 10 to 15 hours or a spiderman which is 30 plus hours or a witcher 3 which is 100 plus.
2 hours is a perfect time for you to know whether your going to stick it out or not.
You should know within 2 hours of play whether you like the gameplay hook and the story, to whether you want to carry on and see if it hits properly, 10 hours is obsured.
I think 2hours is generous, you shouldn't just be able to get your money back because you didnt like it and 10 hours of play is ridiculously long, its nearly half a game, for most games.
Thats like going to a movie sitting through 3/4 of it and then demanding a refund because you didnt like it.
Yes some companies may and do flirt with the idea of pacing the game longer than the 2 hour mark. Mindseye is a prime example of this.
But you have to have a cut off point for a refund.
Re: In a Surprise to Absolutely No One, Rematch Is Doing Really Well
@rjejr the graphics are actually very well done and sharp, character models look more like a upgraded sharper version of sifu and are customizable.
Its also nice to point out that the stadiums change aswel, throughout the actual game, some make it seem your underwater and once you score the entire stadium changes, or 1 where your in space, score and a black hole sucks the stadium into it and changes to a fully packed stadium.
The graphics are actually quite impressive.
The goalkeeping in the game is rotated after every goal, but anyone can be in goal, if there is no one in the goal area.
gameplay for the keeper is actually the best implementation I've seen in a football game. Directional input plus 1 button, its all about timing and positioning. Easy to understand and it feels very responsive.
@lazarus11 I dont believe there is local co op but the games themselves are only 6mins each so its not to bad to take in turns, me and my step son were swapping and having a great laugh at our attempts.
It's actually fun playing with random, but I imagine if you had some friends it be alot more exciting.
To take a team through in ranks you need 5 people as ranked are 5v5 but you start off in unranked which are 3v3 and 4v4.
Re: In a Surprise to Absolutely No One, Rematch Is Doing Really Well
@rjejr I have actually eaten my words with this game well and truly.
I to saw the game and thought this is absolute trash, a studio which was on its way to perfecting a great souls like king fu master class, ends up doing a blocky, shoveler looking football game and its only online, you just be mad!!
But the trailers and screenshots dont do it justice at all. Its actually kore misleading than anything I've ever seen.
This game is pure bliss and just down right fun to play. Whether your good or not, its fun and doesnt get old and on top of that there is a simple learning curve for the basics but a steep learning curve to master.
The graphics are actually way better than the acreenshots had you believe.
Well worth the 19.99 entry. Honestly im a single player kind of guy. Never ever been interested in any online game apart from the odd match of rocket league back when it first launched and some call of duty with a friend every once in a blue moon. But this has changed my mind.
Addictive and fun.
Re: PS5's AI Slop Shovelware Has Hit a New Low
@Rich33 just going to put it out there like another comment but steam does it best.
Buy, play, you have 2 hours any dislike before the 2 hours you can get a 100% refund no questions asked.
That should be standard. 2hours is long enough to know whether you'll like the game or not.
Re: Mini Review: Rematch (PS5) - Fun, Fresh Football Game Holds Huge Potential
I'd like to detract my opinion from this ain't going to do anything, to this could be my game of the year.
The trailers and build up did not do this any justice at all.
Its incredibly fun, addictive and doesnt matter if your playing with friends or randomers. Im having an absolute blast playing.
Basic rules, but complex and difficult to master.
The amount of times I've panicked and hit fifa shoot or pro who shoot buttons is every other game.
Seriously who would of thought putting in a fps style cross shooting system would be a game changer.
And who ever thought this small online only game would have the best goalkeeper controls I've ever played, I like actually enjoy being put in net.
Shame there are a few who think there naymar and run out of goal every time they get put in.
But small negative because everything else and many people brilliant.
10/10.
Re: Even Death Stranding 2's Luca Marinelli Was Fooled by His Solid Snake Appearance
I dont understand some comments here.
He does resemble snake, esp if you pictured the original game in real life. That entire trailer reminds you of metal gear solid.
So i understand where he was coming from esp if he's more of a casual onlooker to gaming.
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Re: MindsEye Considered an 'Abject' PS5 Pro, PS5 Game in Tech Analysis
@Czar_Khastik they secretly work for Rockdtar.
Because Rockstar really cares what anyone else does and istlnt just focused on their own multi billion dollar game franchises which will sell whatever other games come out.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About The Last of Us Part 2, 5 Years Later?
Honestly story was great and I appreciate it for what they did.
But everyone saying how people dont like it because of what happened or the story.
No its just a pretty boring game for the most of it. Its just big for the sake of being big, so much filler and honestly it could of been cut down by a few hours if they took out the filler parts.
Honestly I couldn't finish it. I got really bored and ended up just watching a cut scene YouTube video to know the story.
The first was alot more tight and to the point compared to part 2.
Re: Round Up: Digimon Story Time Stranger Previews Are Super Positive, Set to Be a Surprise Hit on PS5
If only I really cared for digimon.
I was there when pokemon first appeared and I was there for the trading cards the original 100. I was there for the first games on gameboy.
But when digimon came out, it really didnt click, I tried but it just wasnt the same.
Re: Talking Point: What's Your PS5 Game of the Year for 2025 So Far?
Nothing has really grabbed me this year. I've been on a bit of a do i really want to sink into this and that and I've been jumping around alot of tiles.
The only 2 to really grab me were KCD2 and two point museum.
I love my tycoon games and two point always deliver bigger and better so they didn't disappoint.
And I have my moments where I love a good grounded rpg life sim type of game and enjoyed and still enjoying going through KCD2 when I get a decent chance to sit down with a game.
Re: PSVR2 to Lose the Support of Its Best Game This Month
I mean how can you expect developers to support things when playstation doesnt even support the thing.
Such a waste of tech.
Re: Mini Review: TRON: Catalyst (PS5) - A Deftly Delivered Return to the Grid
And mindseye will still get more sales, such a shame
Re: 38% of PS Plus Members Are Paying More for Extra, Premium
Im literally signed up to premium, only because I couldn't be bothered changing it.
I've used it for the game trials a bit, I really dont think old games are worth the premium price, Let's be honest 99% of them play like garbage and graphically not great. To each their own I guess.
But when your paying a premium and getting 1 game a month is awful, esp when they are old games and alot arent even classic games
Re: Xbox to Blame for The Outer Worlds 2's Devastating $80 PS5 Price Point
@parkerdip because the reality of majority of people who actually play games. Our wages haven't gone up at the rate inflation has gone up.
Minimum wage hasn't gone up that much over the past 30 years.
If you compare it to cost of goods and living.
Video games are an escape for many and pricing people out of the market means less sales for said game.
Doesn't really matter what money your earning either, at some point there is a switch in people's minds which will question.whether a game is worth buying anymore.
We are at that point I believe already.
My spending habits on games has drastically decreased because now im having to think do I really want this game now? Or just wait for a sale. This leads to developers getting less money and less sales.
The problem with microsoft is they've shot themselves in the foot. Offering a more indie developers game for a premium price and shoving it on game pass which you can always get a month sub for dirt cheap.
For the ones who have money to throw around on games, im guessing that's down to your own life style.
But the majority of us who have kids a mortgage, bills to pay, the higher the price for a game the less likely we will purchase day 1. Meaning less money for the developer.
Re: 'Good Luck with That' - The Outer Worlds 2 $80 Price Has Gone Down Horribly with PS5 Players
I dont really understand what Microsoft are thinking. Their entire thing is gamepass.
So you'd think to balance it out sell the game al la carte at a slightly lower price to entice people to buy. Instead of grabbing a discounted couple of months of game pass.
It just doesnt make sense, they literally have caused there own destruction.
Re: Hands On: MindsEye Is a Boring Mess
@JDINCINERATOR your comment would be valid, but your missing 1 huge thing.
They didn't market or advertise the game at all.
They already knew it was a scam.
2 of the major players within the company bolted before the release, you had damage control by the ceo claiming any previews which said it was bad was rockstar.
They knew it was in a bed way and they just tried to save face and it back fired.
The funniest thing though is on all of.this people are saying about it was a former rockstar employee involved. There were quite a few and the 1 they talk about wasnt just any. He was president of rockstar north and is 1 of the major players in making gta what it is today.
He's staying very quiet right now.
Re: Gears of War Reloaded PS5 Gameplay Showcased for the First Time at Xbox Showcase
Seems a bit of a cash grab really. I'll fall for it because its all we've got.
But people are forgetting how short of a game this is. It really should of been a remastered trilogy, like the master chief collection.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced for PS5 at Xbox Games Showcase?
Please tell me why Xbox is so all in on this whole 2 different handhelds ?
I mean reality is even 1 isnt worth it really. Who's going to buy it?
There are plenty of top tier PC habdhelds out there already which do exactly the same.
They just confusing the market again with 2?
Didn't they learn from the series s and x it just doesnt really work.
Anyway nothing really to show again from xbox main studios. I still dont count the studios which were already 3rd party before they just threw money at them.
Re: First MindsEye PS5 Copies Leak, Dev Stresses to Wait for Day 1 Patch
@Simu001 I don't think you can class no man sky and cyberpunk.
Cyberpunk yes, 110% they sold us a dream and it was awful and took along time from a triple a developer.
No Man's Sky on the other hand was from an indie developer and the actual premise of that game was there day 1 and worked. The difference was Sean Murrary got pushed way to hard and within the excitement was saying things which was in the pipeline and not at day 1.
I honestly truly believe the lime light got the better of him and got to give him credit, they delivered on their vision in the end, but it was a solid game to begin with just not exactly what they said at the beginning.
CD Prokjet, they literally released a truly broken game and reality is they may of rectified it in the end but reality is, it wss all there in the firdt place just broken.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced During Sony's State of Play Livestream for June 2025?
Premium still not worth it.
Really we going down the resi route now?
It be fine if we hadn't got 2 Stella remakes of those games already and they both out shine the originals.
Capcom the masters of how to do a true remake of a game.
I'll keep waiting i guess.
Re: Despite Black Panther Cancellation, EA Is Still Making Three Games with Marvel
Another one bites the dust for EA.
When will Disney/Marvel learn dont life your license to EA.
This is the company who took the Star Wars license and did next to nothing for 10 years, only to make 2 maybe 3 half decent games right at the end of their license, maybe even 1 after the license had expired.
If it ain't a project that will make them limitless cash they ain't Interested.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for June 2025 Announced
@Member_the_game I also did some research aswel because I certainly didnt buy it and there it is on my ps5 dashboard but can't get into it because of it being a connect to ea server all of the time. You can't even get to the main menu without having a ea account.
Anyway back on topic. It turns out that at some point, it became available for free and some had actually managed to download it and have get it for absolutely free, so I'm guessing I just so happened to luckily be 1 of the ones who managed to grab a free copy and that's why I just presumed it was a ps plus title.
Not a trial or a demo either as I dont think there is 1 for fc 25 and the writing on the dash does not suggest its a demo.
Unfortunately can't truly check because of the stupid account issue.
But yes some how a few people did get it for free, at some point.
I'm going to have to sort out my ea account and see where I get if I can log into it.
Hahaha
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for June 2025 Announced
@Member_the_game 100%
I've got it installed on my ps5.
But I can't actually get on it because fc 25 is always online and strangely my ea account some how is linked to an old account even though I set up a entirely new one for the ps5. So I've never been able to get back online.
So had to revert back to playing fc 24 single career modes.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for June 2025 Announced
@Member_the_game I'm pretty sure they gave fc25 away a few months back.
I have it and i certainly didnt pay for it.
Re: Poll: Do You Care About the Death of PlayStation Stars?
Looking at the comments. The reality is the majority didnt bither with it nor did many even knew it existed.
Unless you are hard-core like ourselves, you wouldn't even know about it.
0 advertisement about on the ps5.
It's not even actually on the console its on the app, which I can imagine the majority dont even go on. And even in the app you wouldn't know about it unless you had seen something about it.
It just wasn't easily accessible or remotely advertised outside of the presentation about it.
I have stars but never once remembered to check and I hardly use the app at the best of times, I. He k all games and stuff on my ps5.
It was one of those schemes which was great on paper but poorly executed in real life.
The resources would be better spent else where.
Re: It's Over! FTC Drops Its Case Against Microsoft's Activision Buyout
Strange wording saying its for the players.
Whether they got rid of the toxic environment or not.
It was already a third party company so it was already for the players.
All this is, is happy news for Microsoft no one else .
Re: Talking Point: Does Sony Really Need Some Kind of Summer Showcase?
Everyone who put they need one and have lost touch.
Yea sales aren't lying and the games sell when they come out.
The only reason anyone has put that is more because management, have made a few iffy decisions and/or just want thrm to tell thrm everything years in advance.
The fact remains doesn't matter whether they have 1 or not, ps5 are selling and the games are selling.
Give me a showcase or state of play when we are close to release date.
I'll admit though we are this far in and first party haven't really shown up all that much.
We've basically had God Of War and Horizon and they were quite early on. We've had a few remasters of games which really didnt need any.
The funny thing is we've heard more cancelled games than actual games coming out which is a little bit worrying.
I honestly think Herman Hulst isnt the man for this job, he seems more like a yes man than a leader, I under stand we have the fall out of Jim pulling the whole lives service.
But still I'm just not convinced by his actions and words.
Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages Attracts 3 Million Players, Over 2 Million Estimated on Xbox
I'm still going to take a wild guess and say more people bought the game on ps5 than Xbox.
It's not like they earn much off of game pass.
So reality is we really still dont know how well it has done
Re: Real Fans Will Find a Way to Buy $80 Games, Says Borderlands Boss
@Kairuuu that's the thing isn't it.
Probably your experience to even with prices now, like my own, I won't just spend 60 or 70 on anything now but if a game catches my eye but I'm not to sure, there is a chance I may buy it full price, if reviews sell it to me.
But when games are costing 80 or 90 even a sale may only bring it down to 70.
If it goes standard at 80 to 90, honestly I think my buying will be halved and ill be even more selective on what I'm buying.
Going from 6 or 7 games a year full price to more like 1 or 2.
I'd rather not even bother and go to PC full time then and not bother with any console games except the odd couple which I'm truly invested in, whatever that maybe.
At the new prices for me personally it's like going to be a ps pro situation but just for a game. Even on bigger titles. Instead of incluse buys they are going to be pros and cons lists first. Get it wrong your nearly 100 out of pocket.
Re: Real Fans Will Find a Way to Buy $80 Games, Says Borderlands Boss
@Kairuuu but that's not the issue really.
You will always find early adopters will head for the deluxe editions first.
But by pushing the price higher, you will find that your pricing people out of gaming.
You won't get more money just because you've upped the price, you'll just find less people buying the game at full price and more people waiting on the sales.
Re: Fairgames, One of Sony's Last Live-Service PS5 Games, Loses Studio Founder Amid Internal Worries
That's funny.
Jade Raymond again. Sorry but I think she became to big for her own boots and this is the result. That's 2 studios now
Re: Bungie Conducting 'Thorough Review' After Plagiarised Art Is Found in Marathon
At thr end of thr day.
Bungie can take the blame but they hire these individuals to do the art work, not to steal other people's ideas.
You put trust into your work force and you can't expect everyone to know that this is from a very low key artist out there.
All in all though bungie are a shell of its former self.
I mean the last good game they made?
Halo.
Enough said
Re: Xbox Is Stepping Up Its Backwards Compatibility Efforts Again, to the Envy of PS5 Fans
@twitchtvpat we are talking backwards compatability and not remasters or remakes or reboots.
Which I agree with you on.
I'm the worst person though because I was there since before the ps1 and I have 0 desire to go back and play those games.
I appreciate them for what they are and what they did for pushing the industry forward but I don't want to spend my time playing a ps1 game.
On the other hand though. I'm all for developers picking up classic games and remaking them.
I think capcom has done it best with their re imagining of their games in a modern way.
Then again Sony was using blue point as a developer to do this and they were masters at it.
So I'm in agreement more of those and less caring about backwards compatability.
Ps premium is probably the best way to handle it though but they aren't even doing much with that either.
Re: Xbox Is Stepping Up Its Backwards Compatibility Efforts Again, to the Envy of PS5 Fans
The reality is only a minority actually go back and play these games and Sony knows this.
It's not worth the effort in my eyes.
And it seems the majority don't think so either when we are at 70m ps5 sold.
Re: Gears of War: Reloaded Remasters the Original Game This August, Confirmed for PS5
First game i actually care about coming over from Xbox.
Played the hell out of the original 3 games on 360.
Not bothered with an Xbox since ps3 launched apart from halo and gears.
Ps5 pro is the best time as any to reply these games. Since I haven't played since the launch of all these games.
What a world we live in.
I just don't see why Xbox would release another console.
They amking money on consoles just the games now. Slowly but surely The Xbox console will be faded out and just be in the history books.
Looks like it may well just be PC, Nintendo and playstation.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for May 2025?
All I'm going to say is....
What happened to Ark 2 with Vin Disel?
I understand it's the ps5 version of the game but I some how have the ps4 version of the game from I presume ps plus.
I'll give them all a go.
Why not.
Re: Xbox's Multiformat Move to PS5 Seems to Be Working Out Very Well for Microsoft
It's all great and all but every game mentioned.
Are from legendary developers whi have been majority of their existence been multiplatform companies.
I'm still always going to say it Xbox still have no games.
Apart from Forza which has exceeded expectations. They still haven't produced anything internal of any merit.
Halo not as good as it once was.
Gears not as good as it once was.
Fable don't even know where that's gone.
If you really look at it Microsoft has not produced any original or new franchises since the beginning.
The only way they've made money if they are even making any money is by buying out the biggest companies in the gaming world.
Re: Oblivion Remastered Tops 4 Million Players in Just a Few Days
My guess just comes from it being a bit of a nostalgia trip. I enjoyed oblivion alot more than Skyrim.
But considering all the bugs and stuttering within the remaster. I think I'll wait until it's all patched and smoothed out and then wait for a sale.
Re: Site News: Where's Our Days Gone Remastered PS5 Review?
Can't believe some of the hate.
The game turned out to be a pretty great solid open world game.
A little rushed as you can definitely see the potential of where they was going with it.
I'd of loved for them to give a sequel ago.
It's great the 10 upgrade.
But the problem is for me, I bought the physical special collectors edition when it first launched.
I got the game digitally by ps plus.
I've now upgraded to the ps5 pro,
So PlayStation decide not to allow the ps plus version to count towards the upgrade price.
Yet they sell a premium console with no disc drive and now I'm not eligible for the upgrade.
It's a bit of a kick in the teeth really and I'm not willing to spend 45, to buy a ps5 upgrade of a ps4 game.
No matter how much I enjoyed the original.
I'll buy in a sale.
But they truly did this to themselves really.
I think they should allow disc users the upgrade but maybe link it to your own ps account
Re: Oblivion PS5 Remaster Is Real as New Screenshots Leak
@Northern_munkey I actually preferred and loved Oblivion.
Skyrim to me was the weaker of the 2. Could not get into Skyrim at all.
Re: Sifu Dev's Multiplayer Soccer Game Rematch Kicks Off in June on PS5
I'm just so confused about this game.
How does a developer who creates a pretty rock solid kung fu puzzle game, in which makes you feel like a absolute badass when you pull off a continuous combo which could of done with a sequel to just smooth out some of its flaws and the genre is pretty popular.
To a janky doesn't look that good online multiplayer game which is probably not going to sell much because your audience isn't really looking for that.
It just baffles me and this game is probably going to make them close or st the very least have to cut staff because of the low sales of the game.
I understand people cry about cuts within the gaming industry but when companies are making decisions, where your going from a kung fu masterclass in gaming to janky online football, I start to wonder is it really any wonder this sort of thing happens within the gaming world.
It truly hasn't even grabbed my interest at all and normally if its a developer I like id at least give it ago, but this game just isn't it.
Edit;
I've just read the first line of the article, as I commented on just the trailer.
What actual planet are you on that the trailer looks remotely promising?
The animations look awful, the gameplay looks janky and the whole concept and visuals look more generic than anything I've ever seen.
You have also put "unlike ea sports fc" rematch has you playing as a single player. I dont know if you know this but ea sports fc has a single player mode where you control 1 character within the team with npcs as team mates and online also has a mode in which you can play as 1 player within a team of 11.
So yes its very much like a watered down version of ea sports fc but only this time its strictly online only.
Where in all what is factual does any of this seem promising?
Re: PS5 Players See Switch 2 as a Secondary Console, Not Direct Competition
@Haruki_NLI that's all true. But the fact remains we are getting games now which are worse than some early access games selling at 70.
With Nintendo now going to sell games at 80 this is going to just open the flood gates.
Yes everyone has a right to pay what they want.
But I think this may destroy the gaming landscape and alot of companies are going to go under, due to greed and then we will probably end up with the generic trio of games over and over again.
In this climate right now games are expensive enough.
more games and companies are falling to the way side due to people not having the money to buy multiple games.
Upping the price widens that gap immensely.
But like I've said many times about Nintendo, I'm just not surprised it was them who pulled the trigger. Their games have been more expensive than others and they hardly ever go on sale.
Re: PS5 Players See Switch 2 as a Secondary Console, Not Direct Competition
So people are still sold on this even though the price is rumoured to be near enough ps5 level and the games are going to increase the price of gaming.
Wow no wonder the world is having price hikes all over the world because people will just moan but pay anyway.
Re: James Bond PS5 Game Project 007 Resurfaces After 4 Years of Silence
Crazy to think it was 4 years ago and this is all the gave Nintendo for the announcement.
I love hitman but my God their time, which is fine but don't announce it until you have something to show.
Re: Nintendo Copies the Astro Bot Concept, Sells You Switch 2's Tutorial
Nintendo, best console sales, best software sales. Out performs all, marketed towards children.
The only company never to shock me in price rises and selling games which are advertised as a tutorial game, to the masses.
Who actually is going to buy the game which is basically the manual?
I'm just never shocked at Nintendo logic.
Nothing really stood out to me in that conference either. Not really. Seemed more like remasters and a new bigger Mario kart game.
Re: PS5 vs Switch 2: Full Tech Specs Comparison
Why did you even make an article like this.
You have 0 knowledge and I've just read the entire article and still non of the wiser of how it stacks up against the other consoles. Hahaha come on! Slow week even when a new console is announced hahaha.
Also shouldn't we consider it to be comparable to the ps portal on the screen tech rather than the big boy consoles.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Thoughts on Potential $80 PS5 Games?
I can't say that I am shocked that it's Nintendo putting up the prices.
There games always stay full.proce way longer than they should.
Crazy to think Nintendo the company who just dominates sales all the time have chosen to raise prices.
The problem with raising prices is the fact games aren't really getting much better and alot of games just aren't worth the price tag even now. So it just opens the door for poorly optimised and generic games to be sold at a higher price.
9/10 times though Nintendo games are normally pretty polished they have that.
But honestly I don't really pay full price for the newest games now let alone at a higher price.
Are they even on this planet.
Most of us are struggling financially and things are just getting worse. Esp here in the UK and parts of Europe. How is upping the price going to help people.
For me it's just greed.