DarkTron

So we're all just ignoring the fact that Dreams is both in the Essential and Extra tiers this month?

For a customer in Ireland, we were completely shafted with regards to the cover plates (what I wanted more than the controller). Can't order from PlayStation Direct, no partnership with any retailer (Smyths didn't have them, despite selling the controller and the console bundle) and Insomniac had no word on anything. Only got the controller on order, which is more of a consolation prize as I've already bought another DualSense in the sale.

Whole point of Part 1 was to bring it up to the technological standards of the sequel, this is a blatant lazy money grab to capitalise on the resurgence in popularity in the series.

@BeerIsAwesome they probably won’t need to be, usually they just include a Deluxe Upgrade pack (designed for the physical versions) as an option at launch, that’s how you’ll get it.

>community demands updates for game
>SE: "we have nothing to announce at this time"
>community becomes irrated and continues to demand
>SE: "we will provide updates when we are ready to do so (also why would we try to direct attention away from the newest FF game at this point)?"
>community continues its tantrum
>SE: "fine, we'll give you what you want"
>SE provides the most basic of updates for weeks
>community still throwing tantrums

SqEnix said it wasn't ready and they announced updates when they were ready, fanzines like this demanded more information, and you got all what was ready (aka the basics). Not SqEnix's fault it's fans are all whiny brats who can't wait until after 16 releases (in 2 weeks) to gear about the next game.

@Robocod no real “hell” to go through, Sony have been using the theme in the modern movies (even being adapted for the MCU movies, as well as Spiderverse).

@Shepherd_Tallon because companies have never attempted to deceive their shareholders before? /s

@Shepherd_Tallon yes, because there's never been an instance at any point in history of a company lying to its employees /s

BREAKING: Company blocks ears and covers eyes with hands, claims it can't see or hear any criticism.

@Uncharted2007 I actually have a weird version of events. My installation didn't come with a single update (as in, the Downloads tab didn't show a separate update for the updates, nor did it continue installing after putting the console in rest - which it usually does for games that aren't fully "on the discs", at least making that distinction clear).

Sackboy is a very unusual inclusion, as it's also currently part of the Essential Monthly Games package.

Hats off to the Guerrila marketing team, who released this trailer at 2pm GMT Thursday 13th April 2023...

1 hour before the Zelda TotK trailer was to drop.

@Jireland92 you literally have to pay money to get access to them, it's not a "bonus" by any definition.

So rather than fix the framerate as it currently exists, they just slapped on a new feature that instead makes it worse.

@Martijn87 from the sample reviews, I don't see how you're getting that impression. One review seems to be over-inflating its score with compared to others (seems to be saying the same as IGN - flashy combat and traversal, but held back by being generic - but awarding it an 8 over a 6) and the rest being average or close to it.

@stvevan not anymore. Last sale it went on was for $29.99, even the PS4 version (which are now sold in a bundle).

@Cyberpsycho they upped the price to €29.99 (on sale) for the Complete Edition in Europe after the PS5 update (very annoying because the upgrade was announced a day after the GOTY went off sale, which I had missed), and I've been seeing some retailers selling for €29.99-€34.99 instead. Not as bad a deal if you want, although the physical version is effectively DoA with the upcoming update with regards to being complete.

@SamMR and those great games have been out for years already, hence the price cut, youre comparing then to a 2022 brand-new release.

@RogerRoger Sonic is a newer game, the majority of sports title sales happen within the first few weeks (declines are expected around November) and Sonic had a significant BF discounts. Not that surprising in context.

@4kgk2 2 exclusives in the top 10 (the rest being multi-platform) and potentially only because Nintendo don’t report regional digital sales doesn’t scream “domination”.

@freddquadros the confusion surrounding this is justified, though. Usually with Season Passes, the falls into 2 categories: new content (additional campaigns, new modes) or new features to enhance what's already there (New Game+, new skins etc.). "Death animations" don't fit into either criteria, they scream "omitted for time" more than "omitted for bonus content". They're the type of feature that would typically be included as a free update afterwards (akin to Dead Cells updates, for example) as an actual paid feature.

You might claim that it's contradictory to the developer's claims that they weren't even started before going gold, but I believe that the comment is contradicted by the Trophy List, which listed them as a requirement for one trophy, and as such would indicate they were intended to be there for launch. "Not holding back anything for the Season Pass" is a confusing comment with that in mind.

Article presumably written because of the Dunkey and Nintendo Life review outliers.

8 is a little high for me personally, but I'm getting a lot of enjoyment out of the game, which is really what I want in any purchased title, so it doesn't matter.

Personally, I use review scores solely if I'm on the fence on purchasing a title (like for Frontiers, I've been burned by the hedgehog the last few times) or to learn if there's some huge fundamental flaw in a a title that would warrant a last-minute cancellation.

Find it hard to believe the game is anywhere near complete, when they still haven't revealed the release date for the reveal of the release date /s

@TwoPieceTanookiSuit completely fair reason to be negative about it, it's a massive cost with little benefit, more likely a forced upgrade for any who wish to enjoy the future VR titles. Sony reintroduced BC with the main console, so deliberately building it out of the peripheral also is a negative.