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Next year is fine. Plenty to play in the meantime. I’m just happy it’s almost certain that I can play this jewel again after having sold my Series X. It was the sole reason why I had the console in the first place.

@Westernwolf4 Yet still it pushes the discussions in a direction where the games are seen as some sort of bonus instead of something you directly pay for. It’s still a strange term to use. I never hear someone talk about the “free movies” being added to Netflix.

“Free” games? You know subs pay for it, right?

@Porco I still find it hard to believe so many people don’t use ad blockers. It’s so easy to use and it makes websites so much better to navigate.

@Caveman49 As with many soulslikes there isn’t really anything easy or hard about it. It just needs patience to be beaten. I’m far from a skilled gamer and beat it all the way to the end by leveling up and making use of the right weapons/builds.

PS. I see other reactions coming in now. When I played it on Series X there were no difficulty options, so I thought your question was cynical

On-topic: PS Plus is definitely stepping up! I have quite a backlog, but I’m thinking of subscribing to claim Diablo 4 and Lies of P.

I heard people getting 40% discounts on a year subscription though, but I don’t see any offers in my account.

All these crossovers are so lazy. Let games just be games etc. They’re made for a specific medium for a reason.

@Thumper Thanks! Strange that this is not mentioned in the article.

Is this the old list or a new one? It’s confusing. The article is dated today but the reactions are older?

I just keep on keeping on. Taking my time with this lovely game, only just finished chapter 3 after 38 hours. Mixing it up with my daily GT7 credits grind.

@LifeGirl I only played two of their games - Elden Ring and DS Remake - yet and they’re far from identical in approach and setting. They’re within the same genre, that’s all. It’s the same as saying every race game is identical because they make you race.

Feels like NBA 2K25 should definitely be in this list. It’s only € 7,99, crazy.

@Thatguyoverthere Ah yes, I skipped that ridiculous last boss as well. Didn’t feel like worth my time to master it. I still had a really fulfilled feeling about the game though.

More importantly, is the cast reuniting though?

Playing Death Stranding 2 with my daily GT7 Spa credits/roulette ticket grind in between.

It’s a shame, but more from a historic point of view. The latest FM already was absolutely no competition at all for GT. It feels so incredibly empty and one sided compared to GT7 that I wonder how much work they actually put into it.

@Uromastryx This. I won’t give a verdict without having seen the end (only at 10% currently) and it’s hard to imagine many people have seen it after only a week.

Way too early to tell. Takes at least 50 hours (possibly twice as many) to come to a verdict.

For people who haven't played it yet: Death's Door is such a good, addictive game and an absolute steal for this price!

@BiosNova No need to be rude. And yes, I read the article again just now and still wouldn’t know the answer if I didn’t read it in the comments yet. Too technical for me.

So this will be a software update for today’s Pro, right? Not a new version of the console.

I’m perfectly fine with a release in 2028 or even 2029. There’s still so much power to extract from the PS5, especially the Pro. The golden years of this generation are more or less starting now.

Are there any signs we’ll get a discount on PS Plus subs somewhere in the coming days/weeks as part of the “15 years” promotions? I’m thinking about subbing for € 72 for a year, before we’ll get hit with another price increase.

@KidRyan AW1, Control (dlc) and AW2.

With Death Stranding being in my too 3 of games and having never played a MGS game I really want to check out this series. I really can’t stand old clunky controls and mechanics though (tried Mass Effect two times, just can’t play it). Perhaps that remake later this year will be the right entry point for me.

Might this be a cast reunion?

I currently have a lot of titles on my wish list: 8. That’s about the maximum I can imagine having on there, because I can’t play more games anyway.

Death Stranding 2, obviously. Although I’ve had it for two days now without touching it. Might sound silly, but starting it almost feels too big/loaded, with the first game being one of my all time favorites. Will be playing it this afternoon though.

In the meantime I was revisiting GT7, after having finished the also great RE4 Remake.

@twitchtvpat Ah sorry, misread your post then.

@DaveTheRave I still don’t know what it was, but it was the coolest thing on earth.

@DaveTheRave Felt like sci-fi as a kid whenever you saw that back part raising after starting the engine. (Yes, I’m that old…)

@twitchtvpat What’s wrong with renting it if that’s cheaper and you only want to play it once?

That top 10 only makes it more painful. Some of them are good or even great games, but pretty much all old and on there for ages. The days of games such as Demon’s Souls and Returnal being added while they were hot seem to be gone.

@Topov81 Thanks!

So if I (currently not subscribed to Plus) wanted to claim NBA 2K25 and Diablo IV, without playing them anytime soon, I could subscribe for one month (€ 8,99) now, claim both games and play them whenever I resubscribe, right?

I don’t know if I’d ever do that and play them, but € 8,99 is a good price to at least have the option available.

Encouraging that real quality still finds its way to the masses without big marketing budgets.

@mvhess You probably quoted the wrong user. DS1 is in my all time top 3 😊

@DennisReynolds So performance mode is the best option on the Pro? Don’t want to watch the video in case of possible spoilers.

@DennisReynolds Is 48 hours earlier access only available for the digital deluxe edition? Or also for physical copies?

Oh damn… Not going to read this to avoid absolutely any spoilers, but a 10/10 is very clear. I’m still in doubt what to do. I’m finishing RE4 today and have a small backlog (Bloodborne, Alan Wake trilogy and Clair Obscure) to play. My tactic was to do that first and then play DS2 once it’s in optima forma. All I want to do now is dive straight in though. Death Stranding is in my all time top 3 of games.

@thefourfoldroot1 I agree, but that’s a preference. The adoption via AAA games tells something about the popularity of the platform.

Nearing the end of Resident Evil 4 Remake. Great game! After this I might finally play Bloodborne for the first time.

@thefourfoldroot1 How many of those are AAA games though? There are quite some entertaining games for PS VR2, but apart from GT7 and both RE games there aren’t a lot of AAA among them.

I’m in the 2% of people having sold their PS VR2. I liked it, I was really impressed by the quality. For me the disadvantages were bigger though. It was too much of a hassle to set it up every time and clear the room. Besides that, it didn’t really fit well into my backlog. I like to eat chunks out of it and these are mainly games for sessions in between without actually beating the game. Besides that, it didn’t help that I’m high sensitive (HSP), this experience creates a lot of triggers for my brain.

It was nice while it lasted though. Don’t regret buying one and I sold it for an okay price.

Whaha! In all fairness, the dude was never hyping it up anyway. All he did was say “yes” to the question if he knew what was going on. If at all, Push Square was hyping up this non news.

Only just played part 1 on my Pro a few months ago. Looking forward to this one.

@PuppetMaster Yes, it baffles me. And even if it’s walking… it’s why we developed legs. What’s so intrinsically wrong with walking?

I already wondered why the internet was so excited with his simple “Yes” tweet. You could also read it as “Yes, I know something quite boring will be announced”.

Years later and people are still sharing this “walking simulator” nonsense. What does that even mean? Yes, you’re walking in the game (for big parts). What’s wrong with walking? If people mean there’s nothing to do BUT walking they’re dead wrong. You’ll definitely need tactics and skills to get through. And on the easier parts you can just enjoy the music and scenery or take some time to let the latest developments sink in (which make the story even more impressive). Again, I don’t see how that’s a negative.

@Shigurui Thanks, but I already have it installed with the latest patches.