Cheski

I get so much vacation time that I am at a point where I have banked everything I can, so I need to burn through 24 vacation days each year or lose them. I have not secured a PS5 pre-order, but I am planning on taking a day or two off once I actually find one. Here is hoping I have some luck on launch day.

I am looking forward to playing it, but like so many other games right now, I am not going to bother until I find a PS5.

I am definitely excited for this. I’m also curious about the tease for the new game. That is probably several years away after Dragon Age 4.

The Mass Effect Trilogy were my favorite games from that gen. I have been waiting for years for remakes, but I imagine these will be simple remasters.

I think storage is going to be a problem across the board this gen. I typically delete games as I play new ones. I rarely return to stuff anymore, particularly big AAA games. I usually have a few big games and smaller/indie games installed at a time. With as huge as some of the games are getting though, that will go fast.

These look good. I am really looking forward to playing the remaster right after Miles Morales once I can find a PS5.

I'll need to avoid clicking anything Spider-Man related. I am not playing until I can find a PS5.

@jmac1686 the blog says only pre-orders will be available in store, and you can pick it up per your retailers instructions. Your pre-order is fine.

I can't tell if this means they will have stock available for curbside pickup that day or not. Obviously no camping to buy on the spot, but it gives me hope I might find one on launch day.: https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1324250000486854658?s=2

I am glad they are doing it this way with everything going on though. Hopefully I can at least get one ordered next week.

I don't understand the influencer culture. I guess Sony must see a benefit to it? The demand just seems so high I don't really see the point.

In other news, I am still looking for a way to give Sony my money in exchange for one, and I am not at all bitter about it.

Assuming they are actually available for purchase, I will use it occasionally once I can actually find one.

Especially on the white one, it looks like a teaser image of the PS5. Like, the black V is just showing us the corner and logo of the system at an angle against a white background.

My most played game of 2019 was Anthem. Hey, at least I got a platinum.

Looks fine. I say “good”. It’s exactly what I would expect for the PS5, and that is fine.

Being able to pop anything with a Playstation logo on it into one system? That would be awesome, but I am not expecting it.

I have made use of this a few times when the wife is using the main TV. It works pretty well without much in the way of lag. I normally use my computer and monitor, but have tested it out on iPad as well.

I just don't get it. Flip through all of their tweets today, and that is all anyone is asking for. Why in the world do they need to ask what we want to see?

I feel like this is a rumor every November 7th

I'm not getting it day one, but I am planning on playing it.

It's a fun game and I'd gladly take a port on PS4 or 5, but I agree. Spider-Man 2 please.

If they would have been confident enough to show actual gameplay during the reveal (instead of relying on breakdowns and leaked behind closed door footage), it might have been different. If they had taken a leaf out of Insomniac's book and really made the characters their own version, it might have been different. The reveal raised more questions than answers, which is probably not the feeling they wanted to go for when they were ~11 months away from launch at the time.

The character models are clearly inspired by the MCU, but are definitely not the MCU characters. That puts them in a sort of uncanny valley-like place for me.

I'll keep an eye on this, but I am more interested in the inevitable Spider-Man 2 on PS5.

The gameplay looks pretty fun... why didn't they just show some of this?

I'd like to see Sony do a State of Play around E3 next year. I don't really need a full stage show, but it would be nice to see them do something on the show floor. I do expect Sony to announce the PS5 at a stage show though, separate from E3.

I'm sure Square will want to sell a separate version for PS5 instead of beefing up the PS4 SKU

If Stadia does offer any compelling exclusive games, I'll just play them in 1080p with the free version and a DualShock 4 (or eventual 5). I don't see much of a reason to subscribe to play prettier versions of games I played years ago in some cases. I think xCloud coupled with Gamepass has the capacity to be something cool, but Stadia simply doesn't have the game selection I would be looking for.

I'll tune in. I like the Kinda Funny guys, and it is nice having a place to showcase indie games.

I have an Apple TV on the bedroom TV. It would be cool to get in app to stream from my Pro to the Apple TV.

I am probably most interested to see what Nintendo is doing, followed by Square.

Neat. Hopefully it is not too far off then.

Here is hoping Spider-Man PS4 Peter Parker makes it in Into the Spider-Verse 2.

I agree that people take review personally. I feel like the most vocal people when it comes to reviews are those looking to justify a purchase as opposed to looking for more perspective prior to making a purchase.

I am playing a bit here and there... not too far from that platinum. Like Mass Effect Andromeda before it, combat can be a lot of fun, but everything else either doesn't work well or is broken. The only thing really preventing me from getting the platinum is the broken drop system. I am playing on the Grandmaster difficulties, and keep getting the same stuff. If I do manage to get a masterclass or legendary drop, it is for a component I already have in that rarity.

$499 seems to be where it would fall. I would obviously like to pay less, but that is what I expect.

I think my copies of Forza Horizon 4, Forza 7, and Gears 4 on my PC are well over 100 GB each. I am getting used to large file sizes, but some of these are brutal.

Well whenever PS5 is revealed, if trailers are shown off for Horizon 2 and God of War 2, that would certainly make a statement. Horizon 2 will likely be a very early gen PS5 game.

I didn't see any puddles though

Format and presentation were fine. I didn’t think most of the games shown were that interesting.

I know Sony is staying out of E3, as far as participating on the show floor and having a conference, but I wonder if they will have one of these E3 week? They would remain in the conversation at least, and still communicate directly with gamers like Layden mentioned a few months ago.

Maybe it's too much to hope for, but I want to see the Square-Enix Avengers game. Seems like a good time to reveal it.

I think PS5 will still be the best way to play games going in to next gen. Stadia sounds good in theory, and certainly seems to offer benefits, but the negatives outweigh those at the moment.

I am more interested in what MS is doing with xCould. It seems like xCloud will supplement Xbox, or could be an alternative for some people. The flagship version of the games would be on Xbox One X or traditional gaming PCs, but I could stream to my phone/tablet or Roku on the bedroom TV when the wife wants the main TV. That would offer more value to me personally, if I had the go anywhere capability of Stadia to supplement my traditional console.

Game selection and cost will play a big role. The majority of the games on Now are PS3 games, with a handful of early gen PS4 games.

Now is also tied to PS4 hardware and Windows 10 is the only other option. It sounds like the others are trying to hit all platforms. Xbox showed this off working on a phone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thTW3GpyWVI

This combined with Xbox Game Pass would give you access to brand new MS games day one.

It seems like Google wants it everywhere as well: https://kotaku.com/heres-what-were-hearing-about-googles-plans-for-gaming-1833389082

If that is accurate, Google's service would allow you to watch a Twitch stream, then load a save file that the streamer was using and continue where they left off. Or immediately jump into a match with a streamer. Little details like that I think will make it or break it.

Now would have some work to do, and honestly I do not think it is worth it. Sony is great when it comes to dedicated hardware and stellar first party games, and I think they are best off sticking with that approach.

I'm looking forward to it. Wasn't there a rumor going around that it is coming this year? I highly doubt it, but I feel like I read that somewhere.

Good review,. I imagine EA/BioWare wants to improve this over time, but I wonder how much of an audience will stick with it by the time that happens.

Hopefully this is not the end of BioWare. I will wait hopefully for another great single player RPG that made them great to begin with. Under EA though, I do not expect that to happen. I'm waiting for EA to blame this on single player somehow.

How about a single player mode I could reasonably play without relying on randoms or hoping my friends are willing to sit through story moments?

We knew this was going to have issues going in to it, but this is unfortunate to hear. Have you tried playing solo? I'm not sure if that would do anything though, since it is completely online.

He will certainly be missed as the face of NOA. I wish him the best.

In other news, I am excited to see where NOA heads under the direction of Bowser (I also still struggle to believe that is his real name ).

I like some of the stuff Microsoft is doing at the moment like Game Pass and Play Anywhere, even some of their hardware has been interesting. Looking sttictly at the games though, it is a different story. Outside of Forza and Gears this gen, there has not been much in the way of first party content. Their best non Gears or Forza game was developed by Insomniac.

At this point, I think they should just focus on what they have shown they are good at. Buying up studios and trying to compete with Sony first party just seems like a wasted effort. Fortunately I’ll just play those handful of games that are interesting on PC.

I enjoyed XV, but I never felt like I needed the DLC episodes. I hope XVI doesn’t take a decade, but I imagine they haven’t really started on it yet. Especially with Kingdom Hearts 3 just launching and the VII remake seemingly taking priority until it launches.

Watch Dogs 3 seems like a safe bet for this year.

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