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PS4 / PS4 Pro were fantastic machines of their day, but they are overdue their retirement. I'm surprised game devs are still making PS4 versions or their games.

I'm 9 hours in and hooked! Absolutely stunning game.

Its not a rewards program. Simple.
Its a shop selling overpriced merch with an entry requirement.

It's a great way to not sell any

A strong month! All 3 games are fantastic!

Not really a rewards program then. Its a store selling items for the same price as the game itself.

I was a day 1 PS5 Pro user, and I don't feel shortchanged in the slightest. I love the console, the difference it makes over the base PS5 is night and day. You just can't please some people!

I have ordered this already, can't wait to play it. I will fire it up as soon as the countdown ends!

I definitely will not be bummed lol

I bought both my PS5 & PS5 Pro for their raw power. I have no interest in reducing their power lol. Pointless feature for me 😂

Imagine buying an expensive powerful console, one of its biggest performance features, to then activate a power/performance reducing feature.
If power consumption is an issue to people, maybe they should have got a nintendo switch instead.

Ive had every ps generation since ps1 in the 90's. Going by the ps6 rumours, they are giving me every reason to make ps5 pro my last one before I jump ship and build a gaming pc

Ive never liked the subscription model. I just want to buy a game and play. Sony forcing you to pay for a subscription just to play online is the worst!

@HRdepartment of sorts. If im not using the thing they are cutting, then yes.

It is a price increase, just a stealth one.

But... Both my PS5 and PS5 Pro have 8tb SSD's. I don't use the console storage. If I was buying a new console, this wouldn't affect me negatively. It would be a price cut of sorts.

Current pricing is rediculous. Ive said previously that after 30 years of Playstation gaming, I'm considering building a gaming pc in a few years. The pricing of consoles, games and GTA+ is the reason. I can get better value for money building my own rig.

GTA Online with my son. We are addicted to the new Cayo Perico survival mode!

I have pre-ordered the digital deluxe version 😁

I have just pre-ordered the digital deluxe.
Now I just need to ask my boss for a few days off starting 2nd October.
Oh wait, I work for myself lol
Can't wait to play it!

Ive had every generation of PlayStation since 1995, and I think the way console prices are going, the PS5 PRO might be my last. I'm currently weighing up the options of building a PC gaming rig. If the silly pricing continues for consoles, I can get better value for money building a decent PC. It's a shame, but im not going to be ripped off.

Good to hear!
But.. How do you provide evidence a download game is faulty?
Error logs dont always happen, for example a game I recently bought kept freezing requiring manually closing the game from the home screen, but it didnt generate an error log. Its not always possible to screen record these things either.

Looking forward to playing it. I like games that go places others dont! ALSO HELLRAISER!!!

I found Forza 5 very over-hyped and underwhelming. Doubt I will bother with 6.

I spent many hours playing the original game back in 2007. I can't wait for stalker 2 to arrive!

XCOM 2, difficult game but great fun

Not an unexpected move. I might jump back in, haven't played it for a year or so. See what its like on PS5 PRO

@cainhurst94 you beat me to it 😂

Given The Sims 4 is FREE, any copycat game trying to piggyback on the success of the original and charge for it will likely have an uphill struggle. It will probably flop and get bundled into ps+ monthly games as a space filler soon after release.

My favourite Sims cash farm was throwing a party and locking sims in my house basement/dungeon with only an art easel and the basics to keep them alive. I ended up with a basement full of highly skilled artists, and made a fortune from selling their work. 😇🎨

Watch them surprise us with a Xmas week launch 😂

Its a very polarised poll. No option for Don't know / it will launch when it is ready.

As much as I hope the date sticks, I also want to jump into a Vice City which doesn't feel rushed and unfinished and full of bugs. I'm happy to wait, and until then I will keep on griefing in GTA V, and keep getting griefed by better players than I am, even after Ive been playing it for 11 years 😂

Excellent news! I played the original back in 2007, spent many hours glued to it. I have high expectations for this, and can't wait to fire it up on my PS5 PRO

@KingPev i just play solo, still love it after 20 years lol. There are several active communities for multiplayer. I just hope Epic make a new Unreal at some point.

Unreal Tournament 2004 and Deathloop (but not at the same time)

Good. Its a blatant Horizon rip-off

Looking forward to seeing marathon flop lol. Enough of the live service junk pls Sony

Finally starting to read the room lol. Hopefully they will move away from their love affair with live service now

I will be happy with MK 1, 2 & 3. Loved playing them in the 90's.

Imagine buying a DVD movie rated 18, then having to send the publisher your ID to watch it.

They are under the obligation of the law where they operate. For GTA and Rockstar it will likely be Rockstar Games UK Limited who manage the age verification in the UK, which will require full compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018, which is the UK's implementation of GDPR. If compliance is not met in full, they face massive fines and penalties.
The issue is that if it is all managed in a country where data protection laws are different, who knows what happens to your data, say USA and Rockstar Games Inc, then they would have to comply with the Privacy Act 1974, HIPAA, COPPA, and other state laws.
Like I said, the devil will bein the detail, and it will be worth taking time to read privacy policies for the verification process.

It is the fault of certain governments that this is happening, and they are leaving it to companies to implement. This raises serious privacy issues if you have to start sending every company your ID, there is a real danger of hacking and data breaches. Its not if, but when. If its a case of once verified your ID is deleted and never stored, then thats ok. If they keep it on file, and/or share/sell your info that is a big red flag. the devil will be in the detail.

Its a massive overreach by the government, for something that should be a parenting decision. But here we are.

If they only implement age verification where your IP is in an affected country, then my VPN at router level will be set to a country where it is not implemented.
I dont see any other way round it. Even then, they could block VPN access if detected.

Unfortunately I think it will be ID verification or no play.
I do think they will delete ID once verified 🤞 as data protection/gdpr requires companies to only keep data as long as its needed, which for verification is only a brief amount of time.

I hope the Goro controller has 4 thumbsticks 😂🎮

Aah, SO MUCH NOSTALGIA!
September 1992 was when I got MK on Mega Drive. So much gore lol. All the boomers were complaining about it (especially Scorpions fatality), and us GenX'ers couldn't get enough of it 😂
I can't wait for this kollection to arrive

Basically footage of most nights on the estate where I live 😂
Definitely buying this one!

There's a reason the River Thames runs through London. If it walked it would get mugged!
Ends will only feel authentic if it contains escalators with people stood on the wrong side, and angry people raging at them 😂

Horizon is right up there among the very best games ever! Loved watching haters and bigots totally lose their minds over Aloy's love interest in Forbidden West 😂

EA knows how to read the room.
Other publishers take note!

More live service junk!

Toasty Victory!

Ubisoft in general needs patching

Sigh.. More live service junk