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@MFTWrecks I think where you’re going wrong is thinking NMS is a survival game. Unfortunately I had the same problem with NMS, there was no surviving or risk involved.. you could literally just stand around and nothing would happen to you.

If you want to know if you enjoy survival games you have to play something like The Forest, The Long Dark, Subnautica, Stranded Deep, Green Hell etc. The appeal of these is you have to take risks to survive, food and water need to be gathered or else you die, and generally you’re trying to reach a goal (eg. escape the island or whatever).

Aw man I was so looking forward to playing this over Halloween with friends and family, I guess I have to change my plans.

What are you going on about? Generation Zero is a really good game, but now because of your bad scoring everyone who hasn’t played it has the opinion that it’s not worth playing…

…to anyone reading this, grab a friend or two and give Generation Zero a shot. It’s a beautiful game with fun gameplay and bucket loads of atmosphere.

@KaijuKaiser I agree that AI has the potential to help in so many areas. I don’t know how it should be regulated or if that’s even possible though. There are many inherent negative implications and although automating mundane jobs sounds great, a lot of people rely on those jobs. I think the other big issue is AI is now being used heavily in the creative sphere. When you say it would hopefully allow people to give up their mundane job and instead focus on their passion… if your passion is creative, AI has that covered too.

It is definitely a tool and like any tool it’s how you use it. I think strict transparency about how and when it’s used is important. As humans we connect through how we express ourselves and our human experience, having a computer create an algorithmic interpretation of that feels empty in my opinion. Would you read a new “Stephen King” novel if it was generated from a prompt and then watch an AI generated movie based on that in the style of a Spielberg film… or would you care more if it was created by those actual humans.

What if you found out all the comments that you’re responding to online are just bots..

There’s a great looking game to wishlist on the PS store called.. “Rocket Car: Ultimate Ball League Machines”….. definitely not Rocket League at all.

Also “Spaceship Impostor VR: Multiplayer Deduction Simulator Among Game”…. also seems familiar. Lol

Stay Out of the House (PS4 and PS5) is out today (16th June) too! A new Puppet Combo game on console, can’t wait to play it!

Super excited, day one purchase!!

I think the character’s hairstyle looks far too edgy. The whole thing gives me mobile game vibes.

@FatalBubbles Yeah I got it to work but I haven’t checked the trophies yet, thanks for the heads up.

@FatalBubbles Might have found a workaround on Reddit. Looks like you have to sign in as console 1 user, join as console 2 (couch co op), promote console 2 to party leader, console 1 signs out and leaves, now console 1 can sign in as normal and join up.

Hopefully this works, I’ll try it later.

@FatalBubbles No game sharing, well that’s gonna change my weekend plans… did you see something official about this? I just tried and I got invalid license but I’m not sure if that’s the login glitch from earlier today or if it means I can only gameshare from Tuesday??

@Ken_Kaniff Both games in one, along with additional story.

@RBD I guess we’ll see when it comes out.

@nessisonett I get what you’re saying, but remember that creating a remake with updated visuals and controls opens the game up to a whole new generation of gamers that wouldn’t have otherwise experienced it. Think of the RE2 remake (or many of the RE remakes). I don’t know if you’ve gone back to tank controls recently but it’s quite horrible after not playing them for years. I for one am excited for the new Silent Hill 2 remake, let’s hope they deliver a great experience for old and new gamers alike.

@Paranoimia you’re welcome. It’s a fun one to play with friends, and it’s often on sale too.

@Paranoimia Have you tried Generation Zero? It’s a good coop PvE with stunning graphics.

I think something people seem to forget is that this is a free to play title so the looting extraction aspect makes complete sense in terms of long term engagement and monetisation.

Most commenters here so far seem to prefer single player or coop experiences, so hopefully there’s a non PvP mode as well so as many people can enjoy as possible.

@SmiggleMcJiggle That’s disappointing. DMZ ticks a lot of boxes and the gunplay and gameplay loop are addictive, but I didn’t like how the guns handled in Battlefield 2042 so if it doesn’t bring something else to the table I might just give it a skip.

Obviously Tarkov isn’t out on console (yet) but I’m waiting for a more tactical extraction looter shooter. If Insurgency made a PvPvE extraction mode that would be amazing.

Woohoo! I’m happy about this news, I love a good extraction shooter!

Everything about this game seems exciting, I’m just hoping the gameplay and controls feel as good as the rest of it looks.

Never heard of Battlefield’s hazard zone. Is it in 2042, and worth trying out?

I have a fear of snakes so could they make a mode where Slytherin is removed from the game please?

Another kind of stick drift.

It is “pay to win” in a way but not as big a deal as people make it out to be.. as usual tend to ramp one another up to an extreme level.

I play DMZ every day and I bought the new bundle so I could run a 4th operator to add more variety. Although starting with a medium backpack (or future perks like 2 plate or UAV) is nice, it doesn’t impact the chances of your survival by that much. You can generally find better loot quite quickly.

The UAV addition isn’t a huge deal either since Ashika Island has so many of them and most people know the spawn points and generally rush you if they’re wanting to team wipe straight away. The spawn points are a bigger issue as well as people exploiting the 6 man team mechanic.

The people that will generally benefit from this are the solos and teams that are bulldozed easily by PVP chads. The 6 man teams hunting other teams already have 3 plates and UAVs etc. so it doesn’t make much of a difference. It’s just a slight benefit once you die.

That’s a strange decision not to utilise the headset haptics.

Maybe Monster Hunter could ask for compensation since they’ve been giving them free advertising all this time.

@kyleforrester87 my bad it looks like that’s true. In any case I’ll eat my hat if both players need a PS+ sub, it’ll be the first game I know of to do that. Only one PS+ subscription is needed on a console and every other account on that same console can play online games no problem so the same should apply here.

@kyleforrester87 I played both betas with my wife and we only have one PS+ subscription between us. We just had to create a battle.net account and it was smooth sailing from there (apart from the queue times in the beta lol).

@kyleforrester87 no you don’t need separate PS+ subs. Dunno where this weird rumour started coz no games work that way in couch co-op.

Half Life Alyx needs to join the lineup already. Oh and if they can release the VR mode of The Forest for PSVR2 that would be great too.

And for everyone that says it’s as simple as making a better first person shooter than COD that’s easier said than done. Whether COD is your type of game or not, nothing comes close to the gameplay and responsiveness of COD, not Battlefield, not Destiny.. maybe Doom comes close but that works best as a single player experience. COD isn’t my favorite shooter when it comes to immersion, story or world building, but the gameplay is like butter and I think that’s where they come out on top.

@cragis0001 Nintendo has big licenses like Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon (the biggest franchise on the planet). If those were ported to other consoles there would be no reason to buy Nintendo so I guess it’s like that with big titles like COD for Sony. And I have heard mention of COD coming to Nintendo’s next console (remember they were quick to sign an agreement with Microsoft about the deal).

@Kiefer-Sutherland If you haven’t played Rust I’d suggest that. My wife, my sister and I have played over 1000 hours of it. It’s brutal because of the always online element (like in Ark) but securing your base and loot while you’re offline is a big part of the fun.

I’d also recommend DayZ. It’s an even more hardcore experience since there are a lot of complicated mechanics that take a while to learn and navigation is done mostly by stars, road signs and position of the sun etc. But because it’s more realistic it can feel quite satisfying if you’re into a hardcore experience.

Why do literally always the most boring and bad commenters feel the need to voice their negative opinions? If you’re looking for attention try adding something rather than just being a troll.

Woohoo! I can’t wait for Sons of the Forest to come to PS5!!!

Not Diablo 4.. can’t wait til next weekend!

The only thing I want to know is does using the Discord voice chat allow you to communicate in in-game chat at the same time?

This is the one feature that would make me move from PS party chat.

The write up got me super excited but then I watched the video and it doesn’t look as cool as I imagined it to be. Maybe I’ll still pick this up at some point.

I think I’ll pick up Bloodwash and the Livonia expansion for DayZ this sale.

Very well-written article, nicely done!

@Titntin Sorry to hear man, that’s rough! I’d say all hope isn’t lost though and don’t feel like it’s not for you.. I see a lot of people get discouraged when they jump in, end up feeling nauseous and then completely dismiss VR as something either they can’t handle or something that needs to be “fixed to reduce nausea”. The reality is that yes some people have stronger stomachs than others but in truth VR needs to be eased into, to get your “VR legs” as they call it. And I’m not talking a few days, I’m talking weeks of playing in short bursts, starting with more stationary games and easing very slowly into games with full locomotion or extreme movements. Think of it like training your body for anything else (you wouldn’t suddenly jump into a rocket without acclimation or training and then blame the equipment for making you feel ill). The second you feel even a slight bit nauseous, stop immediately, take a long break or come back tomorrow. It’s really not the tech, but something your brain needs to get used to. I eased myself into it over a long while and there were times when I thought I’ve fully gotten my VR legs and either played too long or jumped ahead and played something like Ace Combat and felt super sick for over a day. VR is a really magical experience and I hate to see people turn away from it coz they think it’s not for them. You can do it my dude, just ease into it that’s all.

I think another reason why this is happening is coz the PS5 version is more than twice as big at over 100gb, while the PS4 version is just over 40gb. I’d prefer to play the PS5 version but don’t wanna take up all that extra space.

@dBackLash If you have a friend with a PS5 you can play it via the screenshare mode where they give you control, so you’re technically playing it on the PS4 then.

@Flaming_Kaiser No need to be rude. Do you think the artist made up that breed of dog… no… and the military outfit… no… the gun… also exists. So he just combined 2 things, it’s not something completely made up out of his head, if it was then I’d have no doubt it was ripped off.

I do this for a living so I’m providing some perspective as to how this might have happened. You’re entitled to your opinion.

@Flaming_Kaiser There’s no proof of plagiarism, but because people on the internet have decided to grab their pitchforks it makes sense to just cut their losses.

As a professional artist myself I’d generally want to side with the artist in this situation, but there are a few grey areas that don’t seem to add up.

I doubt a big company would be stupid enough to make artwork that could be accused of direct plagiarism. It’s far easier to make something just different enough that it’s an original creation. Which leads me to how this kind of artwork is created. Reference plays a big role here and it’s not impossible that both the independent artist and one of the company’s studio artists used similar if not the same reference. As an earlier comment said, it’s just a dog’s head on a soldiers body. So if the idea is a winter soldier.. look for a dog breed that comes from cold snowy regions, then find an appropriate snow military outfit.. put those two together and you probably only have so many combinations. People have the same idea all the time.

Had the image been a direct copy I would have said that it’s more likely that they plagiarised the artist, but it’s a different angle completely so I think it’s more than likely just an unfortunate coincidence (more unfortunate for Activision since they now can’t use the content they created because of the similarities… more fortunate for the artist since he’s gotten a lot of exposure)

Apologies to the artist if I’m wrong and there is some shmuck at Activision that stole your idea. I have had my work blatantly stolen and used but I know that because it was the actual image, not a similar one.

Cool concept, and that soundtrack is dope!

@Milktastrophe Oh wow if that’s the case Sony should just save everyone the hassle and sell platinum trophies for a dollar.

@IonMagi lol I was just thinking about those dumb jumping games that appear everyday! It really makes browsing the latest releases an awful experience.

Not to be mean to the developer of this trash but I wish Sony was more strict about what they released on the store. These games wouldn’t sell on mobile, I doubt anyone would buy any of these (on purpose) on PlayStation. Does Sony think publishing more games on the store equals more sales, coz I would argue these kind of games stop people from buying other titles coz browsing becomes unpleasant.

I think it’s a shame, encouraging positivity and good sportsmanship is a great idea but I think they didn’t implement it in enough games (at least ones that I play).

Perhaps if there was some incentive or reward attached to receiving accolades (like a small voucher or store credits) it would have gotten more traction and encouraged more comradery.

@Worlock_ed That’s awesome! Yeah I love the franchise and VR is just so damn immersive! I watched some gameplay a while back and even being able to draw on a whiteboard early on gets me excited lol

@Worlock_ed That’s true, I’m still hoping for it to come to PSVR2 though 🤞