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Re: PS Vita Island Closed as Sony Officially Lays Handheld to Rest

Dange

I love my Vita. Its a shame I never really got the use out of it that it deserves. I bought a 32gig card and somehow lost the memory card. Really can't justify buying another card at the prices I see them. I may dust it off and try the new Toejam and Earl with remote play soon though.

Re: Sony Didn't Forget the PS3 on Valentine's Day as System Gets New Firmware Update

Dange

PS3 is set up in the bedroom. PS4 Pro is in the living room connected to the 4K TV and my old PS4 which was in the dining room is currently in limbo. Debating sending it for repair or just buying a second hand one cheap.

Have to say though. I still get plenty of use out of my PS3. It's my retro console as it's got loads of PS1 content and old Sega classics. Not to mention using it for the apps YouTube etc. Also, PS plus means I'm installing MGS4 right now. Looking forward to relaying it again soon.

Re: Feature: Why You Shouldn't Worry About PS5 Backwards Compatibility

Dange

@Amppari over the new one? It's not one or the other. I love GT Sport but I would enjoy a trip down memory lane playing the original to see how far it's come.

I get what your saying. It's not a brilliant example. But plenty of games are worth revisiting. FF7 for example. A game I have foolishly bought on PS1, PS3 and PS4. Am I gonna have to buy it again on PS5 because I tap out. I'm cool with remastered games but I'm done buying the exact same games every time a new PlayStation comes out just so I can continue to play it on my current system.

Re: Feature: Why You Shouldn't Worry About PS5 Backwards Compatibility

Dange

@JohnKarnes I'm not debating with your opinion. I'm speaking more in general and personally. What you do is your choice.

I think they should have BC for the next PlayStation for the reasons I've given above in my previous lengthy comments. 😁

And I would want the PS5 to be 100% backwards compatible with the PS4 Not 25%, 50%, 75% or even 99.9% compatible. 100% 😀 I've got enough clutter in my house. Only so much room on my tech shelf. Somethings gotta give.

Re: Feature: Why You Shouldn't Worry About PS5 Backwards Compatibility

Dange

Sorry for the rant in advance. It's a long one.

@JohnKarnes But that's a completely different thing, someone who wants to play PS4 games on a PS5 is not a retro gamer. I want to be able to play RDR2 in years to come. Playing Journey or the Last of Us on my PS4 doesn't make me a retro gamer. Owning a Dreamcast does but that's a different time. Digital store fronts were not a thing then on consoles. Times have changed and people want to bring digital catalogues with them especially when funds are tight and they've invested lots of $€£ in this digital content.

Look at it this way. I buy a game off the Google play store. I want to be able to continue to watch that film on my next phone/tablet/smart TV. I've paid for it and I want it to come with me when I upgrade. And that's exactly what I get. It works. It wasn't always this way. A VHS or cassette for example is mostly useless now. But a DVD will still play on my Blu-ray player. And my digital films/albums will play on practically anything. It's progress and its consumer friendly.

When I buy a PSN game it's the same deal. They shouldn't lock out all the games to a previous generation as soon as the next one comes out.

The PlayStation 4 Pro plays all PS4 games (obviously it's a PS4) but it's still an upgrade in hardware. This is how it should continue going forward.

Why stay loyal to a specific brand if you have to rebuy your games every time you buy a new PlayStation. And what's PS5 gonna have at launch? Like 10-15 games that look a little bit better than PS4 games? What if they're all average or not to most peoples liking?

I think at launch BC is more important than any other time. 3-4 years into a console cycle when they've got a good few exclusives and the price has come down it's gonna grab people but surely releasing a new console with a back catalogue of 1000+ playable games is gonna tempt people to upgrade.

Also, why would Sony want to cut off the majority of its PSN store games to a previous console that they'll be moving away from by that point.

BC on a PS5 for PS4 games at least is a must. If Sony don't do that they risk losing a chunk of the market share. I say that as a Sony fan. Who has bought every playstation with the exception of the recent PlayStation Classic. Yes even PlayStation TV.

Re: Feature: Why You Shouldn't Worry About PS5 Backwards Compatibility

Dange

@JohnKarnes but this current generation are outstanding quality experiences. 1080p and 4K I don't think this generation becomes as unplayable as previous console upgrades.

Its anti consumer. Imagine having to rebuild your movie catalogue every 5 or 6 years. Or rebuy albums you've already paid for.

It still bugs me that I can play digital PS1 games on my PS3 but not on my PS4. It's a digital game, what's the problem? Heck even my Vita can play them.

Re: Feature: Why You Shouldn't Worry About PS5 Backwards Compatibility

Dange

@BAMozzy but consoles break. My less than 2 year old PS4 decided it wasn't gonna work after the last software update and Sony say as it's out of warranty it's gonna cost £130 to repair.

Anyways my point is. Things break. And if your Pro dies. It would mean buying another ps4 to play them games assuming they are still on the market at that time.

Personally, I don't mind if it's just backwards compatible with PS4 as I've already bought most the HD collections and remasters I want. But I don't wanna have to keep rebuilding my psn games catalogue every console generation. I think the next gen BC is a must. I certainly don't have space for a PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 and PS5 hardware in front of my TV.

Re: Where Can You Buy PlayStation Move Controllers for PSVR?

Dange

Bit surprised by how hard these are to find. According to Wikipedia 15 million Move controllers had been shipped as of 2012. Must be a lot of these gathering dust somewhere.

PSVR has sold what 3-4 million? so if everyone of them has two each that's eight million Move controllers needed for PSVR. And how many have Sony made since 2012?

Also, surely they can fulfil demand for an install base of 3 or 4 million. It's the same for the aim controller. Hardly ever in Stock. But the DualShock 4 is always easy enough to pick up and that's catering for an install base of 90+ million.

Finally this is an ongoing issue so it leads me to thinking Sony just don't want to meet demand for the Move, Aim controller and the PSVR headset itself. Very strange.

Re: StarBlood Arena No Longer Playable Past July 2019

Dange

@ROTTIEMAN I hope the servers stay busy but who's to say they won't dry up in 10-12 months. I'm very interested in the game but the lack of single player content is definitely a put off.

If I buy a game I want to be able to play it 5 years from now if I choose. This is why I think online games should all come with an offline bots mode. Just in case the servers get shut down. I haven't checked though, does Firewall have this?

Re: Resident Evil 2 - An Admirable Re-Imagining of the 1998 Classic

Dange

Very excited for this. Tempted to dust off the ps3 and play the original ps1 classic first. They really should make them ps1 classic games downloadable on the ps4. I'd buy loads more.

Question @LiamCroft. How is the game music? Is it mostly the same, similar or completely different to Classic RE2? And do the save rooms still have that relaxing piano music?