I imagine an easy temporary fix would be to have a filter for these "games" under £1. It's seems like these fluff trophy games are all sold for pennies, so you could remove them with that one filter.
Personally though, trophies or achievements are only ever something I bother with, if I really like a game and want to extend my time with it. However if they have stuff tied to various difficulty levels or online trophies, I don't bother. While I've occasionally replayed games at harder difficulties (eg. HZD and it's 'Ultra Hard' mode), it's the exception, as I find higher difficulties usually just turn enemies into bullet sponges.
Add that to the list of reasons why taking a simple option of PS+ and/or PS Now subscription options, and changing into a 3 tier PS+ mess wasn't the best idea. Why pay £50/yr for PS Now, when instead you can get some of those games for £84/yr or all for £100/yr. Great for consumers...
They release the 'PS Classic' with a bunch of PAL games, get rinsed by both the press and fans for it, but then don't learn their lesson and include PAL games on the £100/yr service? What a botch job. Then they rush out a "NTSC games are coming soon" when it launches in the UK/EU, but no timeline. Be sure to keep giving Sony money in the meantime though, for the poorer PAL versions.
@EVIL-C You can use a USB stick to backup your saves (USB 3.0 or 2.0), and it would also allow you to backup your screenshots & video clips. As USB 2.0 sticks work, you may even have an old one in a drawer. Failing that, they are very cheap.
What I don't like is the fact that previously PS Now and PS+ were separate, whereas now to get access to the same games it's up to double the price. A point glossed over by most media outlets.
I have no interest in PS+, but could get PS Now for £50/yr. Now to play the same games, I'd now have to pay £84/yr (for less games) or the full suite of games for £100/yr, ie double the PS Now price.
"But you need online anyway", I don't, in the 5.5yrs I've owned the PS4, I've had PS+ in only 12 of those months. Also worth pointing out, online multiplayer was included for any PS Now games in the service.
So I'll ask, if all I want is access to the PS Now games, why do I have to now pay double the previous asking price? Am I supposed to be excited by the rebranding?
Like the 'easy loot' setting, I'm glad the game has plenty of optional settings to tailor the game to your liking. Even down to the custom difficulty settings, allowing for individual tweaking of the damage dealt & damage received, that should allow a lot more people to experience and finish the game.
I've played 3-4hrs on PS4 (base, CUH-1200 model) and haven't noticed any major issues. One time it seemed to freeze for 10 seconds or so when opening the map, but sorted itself and was fine after, I played for another hour or so.
I haven't noticed pop-in, but I do have an SSD installed in my PS4 (1TB Crucial MX500), so its possible the faster read speeds are reducing pop-in. Granted I've probably only spent about 60-90mins in the games main area, so it's possible I simply haven't reached more densely packed areas, that are maybe more prone to pop-in.
Remember when people swore up and down, and "analysts" guaranteed that a Switch Pro was coming? Be prepared for an OLED like disappointment, if you are grasping at PS3 trophy data signalling backwards compatibility & Game Pass competitior.
I'd be surprised if a PS version of Game Pass was anything other than simply a combination of PS+ & PS Now, likely tier system to keep standard PS+ pricing.
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Re: Press X for Trophies Is a Sad Indictment of PS5, PS4 Today
I imagine an easy temporary fix would be to have a filter for these "games" under £1. It's seems like these fluff trophy games are all sold for pennies, so you could remove them with that one filter.
Personally though, trophies or achievements are only ever something I bother with, if I really like a game and want to extend my time with it. However if they have stuff tied to various difficulty levels or online trophies, I don't bother. While I've occasionally replayed games at harder difficulties (eg. HZD and it's 'Ultra Hard' mode), it's the exception, as I find higher difficulties usually just turn enemies into bullet sponges.
Re: PSA: PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Removed from Service Aren't Yours to Keep Forever
Clear as mud.
Add that to the list of reasons why taking a simple option of PS+ and/or PS Now subscription options, and changing into a 3 tier PS+ mess wasn't the best idea. Why pay £50/yr for PS Now, when instead you can get some of those games for £84/yr or all for £100/yr. Great for consumers...
They release the 'PS Classic' with a bunch of PAL games, get rinsed by both the press and fans for it, but then don't learn their lesson and include PAL games on the £100/yr service? What a botch job.
Then they rush out a "NTSC games are coming soon" when it launches in the UK/EU, but no timeline. Be sure to keep giving Sony money in the meantime though, for the poorer PAL versions.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PS Plus Extra or Premium?
@EVIL-C
You can use a USB stick to backup your saves (USB 3.0 or 2.0), and it would also allow you to backup your screenshots & video clips.
As USB 2.0 sticks work, you may even have an old one in a drawer. Failing that, they are very cheap.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PS Plus Extra or Premium?
What I don't like is the fact that previously PS Now and PS+ were separate, whereas now to get access to the same games it's up to double the price. A point glossed over by most media outlets.
I have no interest in PS+, but could get PS Now for £50/yr. Now to play the same games, I'd now have to pay £84/yr (for less games) or the full suite of games for £100/yr, ie double the PS Now price.
"But you need online anyway", I don't, in the 5.5yrs I've owned the PS4, I've had PS+ in only 12 of those months. Also worth pointing out, online multiplayer was included for any PS Now games in the service.
So I'll ask, if all I want is access to the PS Now games, why do I have to now pay double the previous asking price? Am I supposed to be excited by the rebranding?
Re: Horizon Forbidden West's 1.09 Patch Makes Looting So Much Better
Like the 'easy loot' setting, I'm glad the game has plenty of optional settings to tailor the game to your liking. Even down to the custom difficulty settings, allowing for individual tweaking of the damage dealt & damage received, that should allow a lot more people to experience and finish the game.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West's PS5, PS4 Visual Issues a High Priority, Patch Incoming ASAP
I've played 3-4hrs on PS4 (base, CUH-1200 model) and haven't noticed any major issues. One time it seemed to freeze for 10 seconds or so when opening the map, but sorted itself and was fine after, I played for another hour or so.
I haven't noticed pop-in, but I do have an SSD installed in my PS4 (1TB Crucial MX500), so its possible the faster read speeds are reducing pop-in. Granted I've probably only spent about 60-90mins in the games main area, so it's possible I simply haven't reached more densely packed areas, that are maybe more prone to pop-in.
Re: PS4 Trophies Bugged Out with PS3 Labels and People Are Jumping to Conclusions Again
Remember when people swore up and down, and "analysts" guaranteed that a Switch Pro was coming? Be prepared for an OLED like disappointment, if you are grasping at PS3 trophy data signalling backwards compatibility & Game Pass competitior.
I'd be surprised if a PS version of Game Pass was anything other than simply a combination of PS+ & PS Now, likely tier system to keep standard PS+ pricing.