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@SpinEnDash
Kayak is probably one of the last ones to play (after Aces of Thunder) if you are trying to avoid any issues imo.
For safe games, try Puzzling Places which I rate very highly, Demeo , Max Mustard, Ghost signal (highly rated, very cheap), Toy Trains, EDIT Moss.

I also think you might still get on with GT7 because you are placed in an environment where you are focused on looking forward and is more natural than bobbing around in the water, pick a slow car and see how you go. As I say there is a free starter pack (whatever it is called).

But most of all, take your time and don’t push it.

Last year was a great year for PSVR2 and this year is looking to be equally great if not better but of course it is dead for some and that decision was made before it even released.
Last year we had Hitman which (I guess) Sony paid for but don’t forget that they have continued to expand VR support across most of the Hitman content (Freelancer etc..) which (again I guess) goes past their remit, ask them if it is dead.

I do welcome PushSquare’s coverage of PSVR2 as they are one of the very few main stream gaming websites that covers PSVR2 content, I just wish they were a bit more positive. MSFS 2024 is on the way you know?!
And possibly RE9, yes I can still dream.

@SpinEnDash
I hope you enjoy your headset, there is hundreds of games for it and as for GT7, I never had much interest in it before VR. There is a starter game which you can download for free and it supports VR as far as I know. Also check out PSVR Without Parole on YouTube for a Top50 list, most of which I agree with.

More throw them a bone than to bury the news imo but yeah I agree with the conspiracy theorists on this one.
Distractions are all the rage these days.

Half the problem with Xbox is that the consumer doesn’t know where they are from one week to the next.
I do think though if they go the exclusive route then they need to drop day one on Gamepass which tbh they are already moving towards by raising the top tier pricing (again consumer not knowing where things are going).

Perhaps Neil Duckman could have a word.

Fantastic job on platting this wonderful game Stephen, I’m surprised you said it wasn’t tough as the challenges got the better of me.
Delightful game with bags of charm.

@Pat84
Totally agree. I’m waiting to see whether a VR mode will turn up, the VR community has certainly been vocal about it (the PS Blog was awash with VR comments).
It would be a major miss if they don’t implement it but I fear without Sony greasing palms it probably won’t happen, not on PS5 at least.
Fingers crossed.

Big fan of the previous two games so I’m pleased it is reviewing well although ACG, whom is also a fan did give it a “Wait for sale” but I think this was down to stuttering and other possibly PC only issues (what do DF call it #Stutterfest).

A plague on their GaaS games.
Hermen needs to go.

Todd has the whole team busy applying lipstick to that pig.

@graymamba
The Pro purchase is looking to be a great purchase at this point, just wish I had put my hand in my pocket and did likewise.

Anyway all this euphoric reaction is from tourists, or so I read on twitter but it may have been about something else.

I’m not a hater, I just couldn’t care less. Bungie was always on the MP/GaaS path, the problem I have is when studios that are known to develop a particular type of game (ie SP) suddenly pivot into GaaS resulting in delays for their “traditional” games. The pipelines seem to be in a mess at the moment.

All imo of course, don’t hate me.

@Member_the_game
I think the promotion is customer dependant as I’ve read some people haven’t been offered a deal despite them not currently having a subscription.
Plus the offers for me also include 25% off Extra (@ ~£74 so £3 extra for Premium @ 35% off). Essential isn’t on sale but (I think) it rarely is these days, Sony are pushing people to the higher tiers for their stats imo.

PSA There was a dev Next gen update livestream earlier today on Warhorse Studios YouTube channel if anyone is interested.

As much as I enjoyed Returnal the dodgy exchange rate employed by Sony ensures that I will get a physical version and most likely on the Pay Less Play Later scheme.

Nice, very generous of the Warhorse / Deep Silver especially as the game has been dirt cheap in the sales.
I shall revisit at some point but it is quite the time commitment.

Thanks for the review Graham.

I wonder if anyone ( perhaps @Dogbreath ) can answer this question, in MP you can compete against BOTs (as far as I’m aware), can you also play against BOTs if you don’t have PS Plus?
Many games check (inc game servers) before presenting the MP menu which has proved very annoying especially when the servers go down, anyway I digress.

Nice(ish) lineup, shame my sub is expiring (no lie) and I already have AC7 so not missing too much.
AC7 players: be sure to take advantage of the bump in player count to get the MP trophies (and medals) if you want them as MP is normally deader than a Norwegian Blue.
Oh and dig out that PSVR1 headset as the three VR missions are awesome.

Nice. I think those that viewed the recent GT live race should get their two free cars as well.

Hopefully it will include a look at Flight Simulator 2024 for PSVR2 and a release date.

Not really my bag but I’m all for wacky ideas.
Good state of pl...err direct...err developer direct, I’m interested in three out of four shame that Forza 99.99% won’t support VR which is pretty much the only racing games mode that I play.

Nice, synth riders does look the more interesting game not that I play rhythm games.
Regarding Beat Saber exclusivity I think exclusives was Meta’s big mistake in their VR push, people buy Quest for a particular reason and likewise with PSVR2 owners and I doubt there is much overlap so Meta have lost the sales of their products on PSVR2 (Beat Saber aside). Plus as many developers have stated, their games sell better on PSVR2 than on Quest.

Just my two cents and no doubt some people including Meta would disagree, anyway it is pretty much all academic now.

@graymamba
You will have to tell me what you think of Blood Dragon (somewhere around 2029 I guess).
I didn’t actually like it that much but I seem to be very much in the minority there.

@gaston
Make that two copies, I bought AC7 for the three VR missions and it was worth buying it for that alone.
AC8 without VR just wouldn’t fly with me.

After they mentioned that VR isn’t on the cards I’m not really interested any more which is a shame.
Still think VR will come at some point (ever the optimist) but until then my attention will be elsewhere.

@Northern_munkey
Indeed. When I saw I it I thought this should be good for a laugh which is mostly what I use their website for.

According to Sky News...
Given the IP (intellectual property) is owned by Microsoft, it's unlikely the game will make its way to PS5 any time soon after its initial release.
https://news.sky.com/story/most-anticipated-video-games-coming-out-in-2026-13477841
Clearly the author has been living under a rock for the last couple of years but then they are quoting Pachter in the article so perhaps they just don’t know any better, perhaps next time they should consult Push Sq staff or even their readers.

What’s up Pluto?

Looking forward to Epic Mickey Rebrushed.

Mafia 3 with lots of praying to the trophy gods for a glitch free experience.

Finishing Cat Quest 3 which was ntb but felt a little directionless. Next up is Biomutant.
Have a splendid weekend everyone.

@Czar_Khastik
@TimeDelayedGamer
Puppeteer is available on PS Plus Premium. I’m tempted to revisit it despite not getting on with it back in day.

I’m playing Borderlands 2, going for that 100% and Tomb raider anniversary (on Premium) which is very much a delightful jank free experience and the Rewind feature on the PS2 emulator removes all the stress and anxiety.

@graymamba
Wow you really should change your name to greenmamba.
I shall be doing my bit by (hopefully) taking to skies before promptly crashing and burning.

Great I knew it would be announced sooner or later, now we wait for PSVR2 support to be announced.

Or perhaps a mission involving a tool maker and their offspring.

@graymamba
Yeah it has certainly been my gaming announcement of the year so far, I just hope they can pull it off as the game seems to sometimes have micro stutters which are a bit of a no no in VR and Sony might need to be sweet talked into letting it pass certification.
Just my two cents and they did fix the more severe stutters in one of the most recent updates according to a YouTuber I watch.

Sure will be better with a Pro though.

Watched this video yesterday and apparently it is “s*** hot”
Also the Dev says he hopes it will be out by spring.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PzKKgIRHQkk
(About three minutes in if anyone is interested)

@StitchJones
Ha ha I mean sure if you do the Red Bull air races but the more general aircraft shouldn’t make you sick and if they do then perhaps stick to the airship or hot air balloon.
I’ve played quite a lot of the Ace Combat 7 VR missions and even that didn’t do anything to my stomach but then I have my VR legs/wings and everything else (fingers crossed for AC8 at the game awards and toes crossed it will support VR).

Not too interested in this as I never finished it the first time around despite it being one of the very few PS4 launch titles that I had, or that were available tbh.
Now if it was Black List Resynced then I would be there day one.
(I realise it is Blacklist but that wouldn’t have worked so well ).

@get2sammyb
Thanks for the review.
Did you happen to try the gyroscope controls? I’ve heard that they are pretty good especially with the helicopters.

Anyway good review, I’m waiting on PSVR2 support which seems to be coming along well, according to the dev in that other FS article posted today.

@Max_the_German
Personally I think this year has been rather good for psvr2 (Hitman, Robo, Vracer, Rush, Demeo, Undead Cit, Maestro plus a few I’m sure I’m forgetting) but with VR it is always a case of whether it appeals or not plus VR legs might discount many of them.
Hopefully Thief turns out to be good plus there is always the chance of Aces of thunder which is apparently in Sony certification atm.

Plus Ghost Town PSVR2 on 1st Dec. Looks pretty good.
Also early access (for all editions above Standard I think) for Flight Sim on 3rd, chocks away.

@graymamba
Wouldn’t you prefer a whole new backlog, a VR backlog?
Actually you better not as the VR games tend to (in my experience) have more broken trophies and far fewer guides.

I am tempted to buy a secondary headset though especially as the only place you can buy the controllers is from the Apple store for $250 (I kid you not).

I joined Premium solely for the VR content so when my sub is up in Feb I will be dropping down to Essential.
A bit strange that Arcade paradise is leaving as it seems to have been on the service for 8 months rather than the usual 12 (Rockstar games aside).

As for VR being dead, well PSVR2 has had a great year imo and this month alone has been banging and we still have three games coming on Thursday (Roboquest looks really awesome).
And then next year we have Flight Sim (and hopefully RE9) but I guess VR will always be dead for some.

@Bob_Tempura
“Why can’t you vote on VR?”
Possibly because one of the games only released today and you can’t possibly have judged it GotY yet!
But probably because of other reasons.

Oh and my VR GotY is Hitman which is not on the list...boo!

Personally I think Killzone is far better than Halo but then I’ve only played the MCC so things might have improved since then.
It is a real shame that Killzone hasn’t been given a basic remaster plus given additional psvr2 support (just basic DualShock will do, nothing fancy with the sense controllers) especially as Killzone3 had 3D (and Move) support. I’m sure it probably wouldn’t be easy but the psvr2 fan base would love it.
Plus I actually think Shadow Fall is extremely underrated, I last played it in 2019 and thought it was an exciting campaign.
Miss the MP which was in-depth.

@graymamba Shame the servers are off otherwise we could play the Killzone 3 campaign.

Can’t help that feel that Sony are about to learn some new much valued lessons.

Also Tom Henderson just put out a damning tweet.

Love all the PSVR2 please type comments on the video on the Official PlayStation YouTube channel.

@graymamba
The Sly Cooper games were pretty great and still hold up well today but yeah the inFamous games were also great. So much variety in the Sony back catalogue.

I have a few on the go atm which is unusual for me.
Just started the grind fest that is Aliens Fireteam Elite, this game strikes me as something that started out as a MTX based game.
Aliens rogue incursion VR. A little hot for this atm.
Lies of P. My main game. Enjoying this although little old P does seem to take a battering.
And Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Enjoying this in small doses.

I would also like to remind peeps and PushSquare that a VR showcase is on today at 5pm BST.
The last one was pretty good so fingers crossed for this one.

@Balaam_
I remember the Demolition Man (get 20 demolition kills) trophy in BF BC2 being particularly difficult to obtain so let’s hope there isn’t anything like that, well in the online component at least as it is fine in single player.