@TBubs311 I grabbed it on Steam Deck, a month ago and I've had a blast with it. Its story is a tad thin, but its gorgeous and if you enjoy harder games I would recommend highly!
@Mega-Gazz Cheery as ever I see, that is a worry though. Part of the reason I'm waiting for a deeper sale, a little burned out on developers doing the same thing with different window dressings.
Sometimes I truly feel like the odd(old)man out, I bought my Series X solely with the intention of buying all my games. I think I subbed both PS and Gamepass for a few months, downloaded 1gb of games and except for Forza and Halo I didn't play hardly anything. Having that Netflix buffet of games didn't make me want to play them anymore then if I had bought them, in fact it made them easy to skip because meh not like I own then anyways.
@Smiffy01 So that's odd, because I brought mine all over Europe, across the pond from the middle of the US. Easily as the kids switch and ipad air tablets...pretty portable
@Bunchesopuppies It never ceases to amaze me when I read posts like this. I've had every PS console and almost all day one, and have had some insane, insane hours put in and never had drift issues.
Kids play Animal Crossing, pokemon again a lot of hours, and no drift
@deathaxe Zenimax is the parent company of Bethesda Studios, which is what Xbox payed 7 billion for, they are not under Activision/ Blizzard and the 60 gazillion dollars Xbox is paying for Call of Duty, and WoW/ Diablo
@Cashews So this might be an extreme reach, but I can't help but wonder if Sony is trying to further saturate the console market before ActBliz deal is finalized. If you eat up the market share, they can possibly offset for this and the next generation by establishing Sony ecosystems
@riceNpea Huh? That was a bizarre take away.....I mean the sex scene in wolfenstein was an eye opener, but was still just bizzare-i mean stars the point? Do the SIMS have actual sex scenes? I think that would be actually be a place it makes sense
As someone that's hardly burnt out on Halo, Infinite was..... . ...... bland. Wasn't bad, just really average and u was really excited to play it. Hiring him is not bragging rights
I'll admit I'm getting old, darn it really old actually.... But I still still vividly remember All the timed content of the 360 Era where it seemed like because Xbox was crushing PS3 we got either inferior versions or had to wait months or years because publishers saw a 3rd place console( well that and the stupid cell) so we were always getting the short end of the stick. This never really seems to get brought up, but Sony didn't just start buying the big guns, they spent years reestablishing their brand. I think MS started the right way but were not patient enough and said screw it we will buy our way to the top
I'm actually with with this as well, I really enjoy the Xbox ecosystem, but my golly there is nothing worth playing on it right know. I understand it's crappy to bail on the PS only owners, but we are kind of spoiled with great games
Ya, the timing on going back to a scored system with the release of Zelda and not giving it a 10....(they knew it would generate massive traffic). Not odd at all
They do have some really Talented wordsmiths, but their actual reviews on games can be a little obtuse at times. It should be interesting to see their reviews down the road with actual numbers attached
@kyleforrester87 What do you do with the burned Starlings? Burning money is understandable, it's the harbinger of adulting and a fun way to offset grey hairand eventual complete baldness
@Darude84 Take my opinion lightly, as I may have just been to burned out from work to enjoy anything but I loved RE 7, and REALLY didn't enjoy Village. I think I played until the castle and just wasn't finding it fun.
I simply have no faith left in most people to not lie for their own self preservation, or to encourage the ire of social media masses for the purposes of seeking attention for perceived ills. I've become far to cynical/ jaded
I know it won't happen, as I'm sure it didn't do well, but I would love a sequel to 40K Hired Gun- Had a really great time with it. I've had Cultic sitting in my Steam Cart for a while now- Boomer shooters are fun for an hour or two, but I grew up during Dooms heyday, I've had my fill
@CaptD Taxes in the US make it a little odd, because we don't add VAT into it listed price.
Where I live is not $69 it's $77 so pretty close across the board. Bigger cities think some are paying almost $80. It's maddening keeping track of all this
I really don't understand Publishers and their desire to keep impacting full price purchases.
I really want Redfall, and this(a shiny NEW game), and Dead Island 2, but I'll wait for patches first. After 2-3 months of patches the game will be complete, will definitely be cheaper, and most people are going to buy cheaper and not full price if they can.
I'll never forget Days Gone director complaining about a lot of "not full price purchases"- well ya.....
They almost created something VERY special with this game, the city itself is very well realized and the RT patch does look "pretty " Good. They came close- after 10 patches-, will be interesresting to see what this looks like with mods 10 years from now
@somnambulance This exactly. Some of the articles Pushsquare put out were incredible. It's one of those games, my backlog didn't allow me to invest in but a PS+ inclusion and I would have at least kepto it installed and who knows maybe gotten hooked. Sony can make just bizarre choices....
This was talked about a lot when Stadia was making waves, but compared to our fiends across the pond most of America has crappy internet, really crappy. I live in a decent sized city, almost 60,000 people and I pay for the "elite tier" of internet and its 14mbps( also known as 11 on average). Most of the time PS clod, and Xbox cloud would not run well. That's probably several million gamers in the US have similar speeds. Our internet infrastructure is hilariously behind Europe and Asia
I'm not remotely knowledgeable regarding 40k universe stuff, but I thought Hired Gun was actually pretty good, the world was fun to be in. This might be a nice and fun romp, here's hoping.
That was kind of fun, I haven't done any game reviews whatsoever since GameSpot stopped being GameSpot about 6-7 years ago. Also it was a huge mistake getting a SteamDeck, this just reminded me I'll never catch up.
I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but we have never had such a gluttony of game selection. I really want Dead Island to be decent, but I'll still wait 3 months so Dam Busters can patch the living hell out of it, no way it releases in a great state
@nhSnork Well said, it's humanity at its barest form. You remove all the built in societal safety nets of real human integrity and these instances will always show up. I don't think this is reflective of gamers, just a reminder that there are plenty of awful people and always will be.
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Re: PS Plus Essential Games for September 2023 Announced
@TBubs311
I grabbed it on Steam Deck, a month ago and I've had a blast with it. Its story is a tad thin, but its gorgeous and if you enjoy harder games I would recommend highly!
Re: PS Plus Drives Down PS Store Prices on Over 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games
@Mega-Gazz
Cheery as ever I see, that is a worry though. Part of the reason I'm waiting for a deeper sale, a little burned out on developers doing the same thing with different window dressings.
Re: Alan Wake 2 May Look Unreal on PS5, But the Dev's Done It with a Tiny Team
@General_Disarray Bioware comes to mind........ I'm not entirely sure anyone ever put that fire out.
Re: PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Spending Has Completely Plateaued in USA
Sometimes I truly feel like the odd(old)man out, I bought my Series X solely with the intention of buying all my games. I think I subbed both PS and Gamepass for a few months, downloaded 1gb of games and except for Forza and Halo I didn't play hardly anything. Having that Netflix buffet of games didn't make me want to play them anymore then if I had bought them, in fact it made them easy to skip because meh not like I own then anyways.
Re: Rumour: Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Targeting Summer 2024 Release at the Earliest
I adore those passionate enough to make us games for a living.
Having said that, I have Zero faith in current Bioware
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PlayStation Portal?
@Balosi it really is odd, kind of wonder if they get made in small enough batches that the failure rate is just crazy crazy random luck
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PlayStation Portal?
@Smiffy01
Ha ha, well played
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PlayStation Portal?
@Smiffy01
So that's odd, because I brought mine all over Europe, across the pond from the middle of the US. Easily as the kids switch and ipad air tablets...pretty portable
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PlayStation Portal?
@Bunchesopuppies
I put embarrassing amounts of hours into COD and BF, no lifed Bethesda rpgs.
Never had a controller break at all, it really is a fascinating issue and can't help but wonder what exactly happens 🤔
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PlayStation Portal?
@Bunchesopuppies It never ceases to amaze me when I read posts like this. I've had every PS console and almost all day one, and have had some insane, insane hours put in and never had drift issues.
Kids play Animal Crossing, pokemon again a lot of hours, and no drift
Is it really just blind luck?
Re: PlayStation Portal Is Sony's PS5 Remote Play Handheld, Priced at $200 / £200
I honestly wish I could justify buying this, the Steam Deck has been an absolute blast.
AAA gaming on a handheld, like 2077, is just such a relaxing way to play.
Re: No Man's Sky Teases Next Major Update, Echoes, in 7-Year Anniversary Video
@RadioHedgeFund
That is a brilliant way of looking at Starfield ha!
Re: Random: Influencer Brings Bedlam to New York City After Promising Free PS5s
@Wormwood23 I will absolutely throw money at this project, let me know when it starts
Re: After PlayStation's Biggest June in 15 Years, PS5's Price Drops in USA This Weekend
@deathaxe Zenimax is the parent company of Bethesda Studios, which is what Xbox payed 7 billion for, they are not under Activision/ Blizzard and the 60 gazillion dollars Xbox is paying for Call of Duty, and WoW/ Diablo
They
Re: Deals: Top PS5 Products Reduced to Black Friday-Level Prices in Sony Summer Sale (UK)
@Cashews The timing just feels weird, perfect analogy!
Re: Deals: Top PS5 Products Reduced to Black Friday-Level Prices in Sony Summer Sale (UK)
@Cashews So this might be an extreme reach, but I can't help but wonder if Sony is trying to further saturate the console market before ActBliz deal is finalized. If you eat up the market share, they can possibly offset for this and the next generation by establishing Sony ecosystems
Re: Larian Employed Intimacy Coordinators to Aid in Developing Baldur's Gate 3's Sex Scenes
@riceNpea Huh? That was a bizarre take away.....I mean the sex scene in wolfenstein was an eye opener, but was still just bizzare-i mean stars the point?
Do the SIMS have actual sex scenes? I think that would be actually be a place it makes sense
Re: Larian Employed Intimacy Coordinators to Aid in Developing Baldur's Gate 3's Sex Scenes
Video game sex scenes in a crpg is fantastically stupid.
We've come a long way from the Duke Nukem strip clubs
Re: Square Enix Happy with Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Considers Them 'Extremely Strong'
@Sekijo oh my dear God.........🤦♂️
Re: Square Enix Happy with Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Considers Them 'Extremely Strong'
@Sekijo was just a joke good grief I seriously can't recall them saying anything but" it's failed to meet sales expectations".
Re: All of a Sudden, High on Life Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
I grabbed it during the Steam sale for the Steam Deck, and it's okay. It's " Deck Verified"which I think is a stretch.
I think it's worth 30, full price worthy it is not.
Re: Square Enix Happy with Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Considers Them 'Extremely Strong'
@Gaia093 I'm almost positive they made this statement under duress.
I simply don't believe they
"have met sales expectations "
Re: Bungie's PS5 Marathon Reboot Recruits Top Halo Infinite Talent
@TheCollector316
As someone that's hardly burnt out on Halo, Infinite was..... . ...... bland.
Wasn't bad, just really average and u was really excited to play it.
Hiring him is not bragging rights
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PS5, PS4 Details Are Leaking Everywhere
@NinjaNicky
Exactly what I was thinking, a hard hitting grounded Battlefield, man BF1 was my end of COD, man I loved BF1. Those days are over though I think
Re: Honkai: Star Rail's Story Expands Significantly Prior to PS5 Launch
I have not understood a single thing anyone has said in this thread.
Is this a sign of early onset Old Man disease? Should I check the yard for kids?
Re: This Year's Call of Duty Has Been Secretly Shown Off to NBA Stars
@Lexluther23
That was Infinite, such a shame that game got dragged through the mud.
It's is one of the best COD campaigns by far, and it takes place in space. It's a really good FPS campaigns even if you hate COD
Re: Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
I'll admit I'm getting old, darn it really old actually.... But I still still vividly remember All the timed content of the 360 Era where it seemed like because Xbox was crushing PS3 we got either inferior versions or had to wait months or years because publishers saw a 3rd place console( well that and the stupid cell) so we were always getting the short end of the stick. This never really seems to get brought up, but Sony didn't just start buying the big guns, they spent years reestablishing their brand. I think MS started the right way but were not patient enough and said screw it we will buy our way to the top
Re: Indiana Jones Game Deal Amended to Exclude PS5, PS4
@evan23
I'm actually with with this as well, I really enjoy the Xbox ecosystem, but my golly there is nothing worth playing on it right know.
I understand it's crappy to bail on the PS only owners, but we are kind of spoiled with great games
Re: Final Fantasy 16 (PS5) - Final Fantasy's Triumphant Return to the Top
@PsBoxSwitchOwner
Ya, the timing on going back to a scored system with the release of Zelda and not giving it a 10....(they knew it would generate massive traffic). Not odd at all
Re: Final Fantasy 16 (PS5) - Final Fantasy's Triumphant Return to the Top
@JB_Whiting
Eurogamer being Eurogamer.....
They do have some really Talented wordsmiths, but their actual reviews on games can be a little obtuse at times. It should be interesting to see their reviews down the road with actual numbers attached
Re: Final Fantasy 16's PS5 File Size Pegged At 90.1GB
@tameshiyaku
Well tea isn't coffee so it's bland from the first cup, so that's not a great comparison
Re: Final Fantasy 16's PS5 File Size Pegged At 90.1GB
@Zoidpilot4
If Starfield wasnt coming to Gamepass would you still wait for reviews?
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Diablo 4?
Id give it a solid 7, played about 4 hours and have not been back in a week. Had 3 crashes doing nothing more exciting than walking around
Re: Sorry Physical Fans! The New Like a Dragon May Be Digital Only on PS5, PS4
@kyleforrester87 What do you do with the burned Starlings? Burning money is understandable, it's the harbinger of adulting and a fun way to offset grey hairand eventual complete baldness
Re: Assassin's Creed Mirage PS5, PS4 Includes a Desaturated Graphics Filter to Match the Look of the Original
Baghdad sounds pretty cool to explore. Would actually love a "20 hr" Assasins Creed, so so so so burned out on 100 hour worlds
Also holy French Accents Batman, but at least they are not Canadians.....
Re: PS Store's Double Discounts Sale Crashes PS5, PS4 Prices for PS Plus Subscribers
@Darude84
Take my opinion lightly, as I may have just been to burned out from work to enjoy anything but I loved RE 7, and REALLY didn't enjoy Village. I think I played until the castle and just wasn't finding it fun.
Re: Activision Boss Bobby Kotick Blames 'Outside Forces' for Firm's Poor Reputation
I simply have no faith left in most people to not lie for their own self preservation, or to encourage the ire of social media masses for the purposes of seeking attention for perceived ills.
I've become far to cynical/ jaded
Re: Warhammer 40k's DOOM-Style PS5, PS4 Shooter Actually Looks Sick
I know it won't happen, as I'm sure it didn't do well, but I would love a sequel to 40K Hired Gun- Had a really great time with it. I've had Cultic sitting in my Steam Cart for a while now- Boomer shooters are fun for an hour or two, but I grew up during Dooms heyday, I've had my fill
Re: $70 Games Could Be Hurting PS5, PS4 Sales, But There's More to the Story
@CaptD
Taxes in the US make it a little odd, because we don't add VAT into it listed price.
Where I live is not $69 it's $77 so pretty close across the board. Bigger cities think some are paying almost $80. It's maddening keeping track of all this
Re: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Has 2023's Most Essential PS5 Patch (So Far)
I really don't understand Publishers and their desire to keep impacting full price purchases.
I really want Redfall, and this(a shiny NEW game), and Dead Island 2, but I'll wait for patches first. After 2-3 months of patches the game will be complete, will definitely be cheaper, and most people are going to buy cheaper and not full price if they can.
I'll never forget Days Gone director complaining about a lot of "not full price purchases"- well ya.....
Re: What New Zombie Game? Dying Light 2's Gut Feeling Update Is Out Today
Thanks Pushsquare!! I knew this was coming up, but thought it was in June.
Finally took it out of the box and in 27 hours it'll be downloaded. (Might be kidding, not sure......)!
Re: THQ Nordic Dates Digital Showcase with 'World Premiere' PS5, PS4 Reveals for 11th August
That old THQ splash screen is probably my most cherished gaming memory.
That 1st time playing Red Faction was a true highlight, THQ left some aewsome gaming memories
Re: Cyberpunk 2077's New PC Update Is a Glimpse of the Future for Game Graphics
They almost created something VERY special with this game, the city itself is very well realized and the RT patch does look "pretty " Good. They came close- after 10 patches-, will be interesresting to see what this looks like with mods 10 years from now
Re: Reaction: Dreams Losing Support Is a Sad End to PS4's Most Unbelievable Project
@somnambulance
This exactly. Some of the articles Pushsquare put out were incredible. It's one of those games, my backlog didn't allow me to invest in but a PS+ inclusion and I would have at least kepto it installed and who knows maybe gotten hooked. Sony can make just bizarre choices....
Re: A Year After Stadia's Death, PlayStation Appears Poised for Cloud Gaming Push
This was talked about a lot when Stadia was making waves, but compared to our fiends across the pond most of America has crappy internet, really crappy. I live in a decent sized city, almost 60,000 people and I pay for the "elite tier" of internet and its 14mbps( also known as 11 on average). Most of the time PS clod, and Xbox cloud would not run well. That's probably several million gamers in the US have similar speeds. Our internet infrastructure is hilariously behind Europe and Asia
Re: Boomer Shooter Fans, Serve the God-Emperor of Mankind on PS5, PS4 in Warhammer 40K: Boltgun
I'm not remotely knowledgeable regarding 40k universe stuff, but I thought Hired Gun was actually pretty good, the world was fun to be in. This might be a nice and fun romp, here's hoping.
Re: Poll: We Need You to Rate More of Your Fave PS5 Games
That was kind of fun, I haven't done any game reviews whatsoever since GameSpot stopped being GameSpot about 6-7 years ago.
Also it was a huge mistake getting a SteamDeck, this just reminded me I'll never catch up.
Re: Poll: Which PS5, PS4 Games Are You Most Looking Forward to in April 2023?
I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but we have never had such a gluttony of game selection. I really want Dead Island to be decent, but I'll still wait 3 months so Dam Busters can patch the living hell out of it, no way it releases in a great state
Re: Hateful Comments Prompt Resident Evil 4 Remake's Ada Wong to Nuke Instagram Account
@nhSnork Well said, it's humanity at its barest form. You remove all the built in societal safety nets of real human integrity and these instances will always show up.
I don't think this is reflective of gamers, just a reminder that there are plenty of awful people and always will be.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for April 2023?
Random question about Tales, but does it play like Salt &Sanctuary?