Stellar Blade and FF7 Rebirth remain as the only two Enhanced games I've played on my Pro and they've both made the upgrade worth it. Very fun, looking forward to the sequel.
I mainly bought mine as a cheap first-time PCVR headset with the adapter and the sale, but I REALLY had a blast with Synapse, and I still haven't beaten it yet (though I do have to buy it since they just took it off PS Premium...).
Synapse is probably up there with the Half-Lifes and Among Us as quintessential VR titles for me.
Not every PS5 game is supported, just the ones that support cloud streaming (tbf most games do but it's worth noting).
I've had my portal for about a year now, I picked up the 30th Anniversary model alongside my gray PS5 Pro, and it's nice but these recent updates don't do much for me as someone with a physical game library. The most this update did for me was add 3d audio support.
I would like for my gray PS5 Pro to remain relevant for a little bit longer... but now that I think about it I guess we are still getting games on PS4.
Good, and similarly to Reload I do not expect this to just be P4G HD.
The original game had such a fantastic voice cast and art direction, I'm not saying that the new guys won't be fantastic either (Reload's new cast was great), BUT there is a certain magic that Golden has, and I'm glad it's still easily accessible. Looking forward to this releasing in 2027.
I think the concept is neat but they're marketing it wrong; it's not a reward, it's exclusive access.
I probably won't buy anything from this store, as the only Platinum I've ever achieved was for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but hey if they do one of these for FFVIIR3 then I'll be there for it.
The comments from the silent hill guys about F not being a soulslike would be pretty funny if it got a collab with a soulslike the day it releases.
I do wonder if this even is silent hill, they already released the whole "complete edition" with all the dlc, and so far all the licensed updates have been paid. Maybe an IP-free halloween update? Maybe a free silent hill dlc?? Maybe they just say screw it and add more paid dlc??? Not complaining either way.
Very nice, my controller setup will probably be my 30th Anniversary Edge and standard on my gray 30th Anniversary charging stand, and I'll pick up a standard charging stand for my two Astro Bot controllers.
Favorite fighting game of all time, don't let a weird guest character ruin the experience for you. Looking forward to Ken and his themes getting added, maybe we'll get that release date at Evo.
Maybe it's just me but none of those cons really turn me away from the game.
If this game is "low budget" then 90% of the fighting games I've played must be made from scraps (which they are lol). Fighting games will always be plagued by bad menus and weird guest characters, and nobody really buys fighting games for the single player (maybe Tekken excluded).
When it comes to the actual competitive gameplay, just from the in-person tournament I played during the beta, it's a 10/10. It's got good footsies, there's no fear of Drive Impact unless your opponent is on that specific third of health, there's air parrying, special into special canceling, it's super fun and I'm looking forward to picking it up soon.
Big fan of Atari seemingly letting indie studios take reign of their IPs to create brand new games. The Recharged games were alright, I've got them all on Steam but they were more or less just a fresh coat of paint and new controls on a classic game.
I've been saying this for a while; that the next gen consoles are going to be optimized PCs.
Because really, that's still what they are now, except they are very limited on what you can actually do with them PC-wise.
I think the only way Xbox can make a major comeback is if their new console either is more powerful than the PS6, or if it can install Steam.
I see the Steam Deck as a console, no different from the Switch but it is ALSO a pc. I believe the next xbox will follow suit, and perhaps feature other things like individually upgradable graphics cards.
The only problem with games that don't have big compass objective HUDs is that whenever I take a break for a month or so, maybe longer, I've got no idea what I'm doing when I get back.
As long as there's some sort of recall system or heck even in-game notetaking, I'd be fine. But when I boot up FF2 Pixel Remaster after 6 months and have to google an entire playthrough just to figure out where I'm supposed to go, it can get annoying.
@Andy22385 By on the go, I mean going to places without internet, or good internet at that. Whether it be a car ride, an airplane flight, or an international country. My portal would be completely useless at 90% of places outside of my home because my phone hotspot just isn't enough for a playable connection (or at the very least, there's no reason to suffer with input lag and hotspots when I can just bring my Steam Deck oled instead).
I still can never give this thing above a 6/10 just because it's a handheld without anything to do on the go, but to be honest I don't ever play my handhelds outside of my home.
I am still hopeful that they'll add some sort of little game to play natively on it, it's got about 1 gb of storage.
@Dman10 Half Life Alyx and Half Life 2 VR are both in my top ten video games of all time, if you've got a friend with it I highly recommend you try it out, I never liked shooting games but they are just so much better in VR.
I think the PC adapter made it far more worth it than the price drop.
Now instead of having a bunch of cool features but locked to a system with very little vr games and customization, NOW you've got a great PCVR headset with oled screens, then you add all the extra great features if you wanna play on PS5.
I seriously doubt WB would pursue any sort of legal battle with anyone who does something like this, any of the people there that would be signing off on it probably have no idea what it is.
The Steam charts says about 9,000 people were playing the beta test at its peak and I don't think those are bad numbers. I haven't even gotten around to it due to sleep and work.
SF6's beta was about 30k and it still is at about 25k 2 years later with spikes for new DLC. If COTW even launches at half the numbers of SF6 I will be very pleased.
@PuppetMaster @ButterySmooth30FPS I mean, Nintendo surprised dropped the Mario Movie cast during a Nintendo Direct which focuses on "games releasing on Nintendo Switch" so it's not illogical for Sony to do the same.
What is it with Playstation announcing all the good stuff the day after the State of Play? First the Astro Bot update and now this, I'm expecting Bloodborne Remastered by 6 pm tonight.
@James_42 Yeah I guess I'm pretty disconnected from this stuff because I don't recognize any of those games you mentioned. It still looks good, just not for me.
@James_42 I was also thinking of that Alien-but-not-Alien game, yeah there might have been some in-game cinematics but I couldn't really tell what was going on.
Yeah there were a couple of PSVR2 titles but just like you I wasn't immediately hooked by the trailer itself, the game has to interest me without saying it's for PSVR2. I'm not gonna go from 'eh I don't care about this' to 'wow VR? I gotta play it.' Like I remember when Synapse was announced, I was hyped for that trailer.
@James_42 I'm probably in the minority on a Playstation forum, but I don't care for the shooters or the big "wow look at how realistic this guy's face is, here's no gameplay and it launches in 2026." I mean, don't get me wrong, the Naughty Dog Intergalactic Heretic whatever game from the Game Awards caught my interest but none of these other games really hit for me.
My personal, realistic hopes for this State of Play was Astro Bot dlc, Stellar Blade updates, a new look at the new Fatal Fury game, some kind of Square Enix JRPG (wasn't expecting KH4 but DQ12 has been announced for years), and something cool for VR2. That isn't to say that I'm disappointed, my wishlist is small so even though this was all that got announced I'm very much looking forward to it.
@Titntin I'm pretty picky when it comes to the games I play, just because of how little free time I have. I don't really ever look at a game and go "I haven't bought this yet but now that it's free I'll play it" because if I wanted to play it, I'd have bought it already. That's why I prefer Xbox's more curated quality game list vs the quantity of Playstation. I just prefer the PS5 as a console, and I've got a Steam Deck oled so I buy my PC games on Steam.
But even just glancing at Game Pass' current lineup, there are so many new games on there that I've poured hours into on Steam. They got the new Ninja Gaiden 2 remake day one, Metal Slug Tactics day one, Persona 3 Reload day one (with DLC, which PS Plus never does), Octopath Traveler II, the new Doom coming up, and most of the Yakuza games instead of just two spinoffs. It's definitely a personal preference but these are all my type of games.
Maybe that's the downside to having a massive backlog but the only game I've actually beaten on PS Plus Premium was FF7 Remake Intergrade, FF7 Crisis Core would be on there too but I bought that game at launch 😅
The only SOP announcement that interested me, haven't played Nikke but another update is always nice (if I can ever get around to getting far enough in the game to use them)
The only thing that interested me was another Stellar Blade update but even then it's dlc with that gooner shooter game.
No Astro Bot dlc, no fighting games, no Final Fantasy, I mean I wasn't expecting Persona 6 or Bloodborne or anything but jeez it was kind of just nothing.
I like how they seemed to really push games coming to PS Plus day 1 aka "the catalogue" but dang they really should've used some more interesting games.
Like Game Pass not only has Xbox games day one but also Persona games and other big third-party titles, wish I could use the good subscription service of Xbox on the good hardware of the PS5 Pro.
I'm not expecting much but I'll definitely be watching just in case. New Astro Bot levels would be nice, maybe some PS2 titles, VR stuff, maybe yet another Stellar Blade update?
Locking characters to grinding or paying was not the way, I genuinely don't know why they did it this way instead of just releasing the game as a standard package and adding DLC, that's why I haven't played.
I'm just gonna leave my 30th Anniversary Pro's internet off so it doesn't switch off. Don't need to verify any of my disc games with the internet and I don't play multiplayer so I'll be all good with my PS1 bootup.
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Re: Stellar Blade Fans Rejoice: Developer Shift Up Now Recruiting for 'Next Work' in the Series
Stellar Blade and FF7 Rebirth remain as the only two Enhanced games I've played on my Pro and they've both made the upgrade worth it. Very fun, looking forward to the sequel.
Re: Sony's PS Plus Premium Offer for PSVR2 Games Seems to Die Next Month
I mainly bought mine as a cheap first-time PCVR headset with the adapter and the sale, but I REALLY had a blast with Synapse, and I still haven't beaten it yet (though I do have to buy it since they just took it off PS Premium...).
Synapse is probably up there with the Half-Lifes and Among Us as quintessential VR titles for me.
Re: Hands On: PS Portal Is a Whole New Device with Cloud Streaming Update
Not every PS5 game is supported, just the ones that support cloud streaming (tbf most games do but it's worth noting).
I've had my portal for about a year now, I picked up the 30th Anniversary model alongside my gray PS5 Pro, and it's nice but these recent updates don't do much for me as someone with a physical game library. The most this update did for me was add 3d audio support.
Re: Talking Point: PS6 In 2027 - How Do You Feel About Sony's Next-Gen Console?
I would like for my gray PS5 Pro to remain relevant for a little bit longer... but now that I think about it I guess we are still getting games on PS4.
Re: Sony Reveals Icon Blue PS5 DualSense, Quite Possibly the Bluest Controller Ever
I would like it if they weren't dropping the new Astro Bot controller literally a week later...
Re: 'It's Not Just About Adding More': Persona 4 Revival Producer Wants to Get the Remake Right
Good, and similarly to Reload I do not expect this to just be P4G HD.
The original game had such a fantastic voice cast and art direction, I'm not saying that the new guys won't be fantastic either (Reload's new cast was great), BUT there is a certain magic that Golden has, and I'm glad it's still easily accessible. Looking forward to this releasing in 2027.
Re: PlayStation's New 'Rewards' Program Goes Down Like a Lead Balloon
I think the concept is neat but they're marketing it wrong; it's not a reward, it's exclusive access.
I probably won't buy anything from this store, as the only Platinum I've ever achieved was for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but hey if they do one of these for FFVIIR3 then I'll be there for it.
Re: Even More Xbox Price Increases Make PS5 Look Like a Good Deal
I am feeling better and better about my $1,000 PS5 Pro every passing day.
Re: Stellar Blade Tease Appears to Hint at New Horror DLC
The comments from the silent hill guys about F not being a soulslike would be pretty funny if it got a collab with a soulslike the day it releases.
I do wonder if this even is silent hill, they already released the whole "complete edition" with all the dlc, and so far all the licensed updates have been paid. Maybe an IP-free halloween update? Maybe a free silent hill dlc?? Maybe they just say screw it and add more paid dlc??? Not complaining either way.
Re: PS5's Lovely Astro Bot Controller Gets a 'Joyful' Re-Release
Very nice, my controller setup will probably be my 30th Anniversary Edge and standard on my gray 30th Anniversary charging stand, and I'll pick up a standard charging stand for my two Astro Bot controllers.
Re: $200 MGS Delta Collector's Edition Ridiculed Over Temu-Esque Snake Figurine
I have a feeling this'll be like the Street Fighter 6 collectors editions and go on sale for $60 at Gamestop
Re: Bonus PS Plus Extra Game for August 2025 Announced, Out Now
Man if they actually drop some decent games on PS Plus like this day 1 I might finally start using it again.
Re: PS5 30th Anniversary Console Gets a 'Limited Restock' in September
I was able to grab the 30th Anniversary Pro and Portal, really wish they had made more of the Pro. It's just so cool.
Re: Fatal Fury PS5 Adds 120Hz VRR, Cristiano Ronaldo's Campaign
Favorite fighting game of all time, don't let a weird guest character ruin the experience for you. Looking forward to Ken and his themes getting added, maybe we'll get that release date at Evo.
Re: Marvel Tokon and 'Completely New Titles' to Star in Surprise Arc System Works Showcase
Persona 5 Arena calling it now
Re: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (PS5) - A Fiery Return That REVs in the Right Places
Maybe it's just me but none of those cons really turn me away from the game.
If this game is "low budget" then 90% of the fighting games I've played must be made from scraps (which they are lol). Fighting games will always be plagued by bad menus and weird guest characters, and nobody really buys fighting games for the single player (maybe Tekken excluded).
When it comes to the actual competitive gameplay, just from the in-person tournament I played during the beta, it's a 10/10. It's got good footsies, there's no fear of Drive Impact unless your opponent is on that specific third of health, there's air parrying, special into special canceling, it's super fun and I'm looking forward to picking it up soon.
Re: Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme (PS5) - Splashy Dating Sim Barely Gets Its Feet Wet
Shame what DOA has become, at this point they should just release a classic collection
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Finally Revealed in Fatal Fury, One the Most Ridiculous Guest Characters Ever
If this means IShowSpeed introduces Fatal Fury to 500k+ zoomers I'm good with it lol
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for April 2025 Announced
Robocop is the first game in a LONG time that I will be there for day 1. Just seemed like a ps plus/humble bundle title.
Re: Missile Command Delta Is a Total Reinvention of Atari's Tactical Defence Classic on PS5
Big fan of Atari seemingly letting indie studios take reign of their IPs to create brand new games. The Recharged games were alright, I've got them all on Steam but they were more or less just a fresh coat of paint and new controls on a classic game.
Re: Stellar Blade Reveals Massive PC Frame Rate Improvements with Cutting-Edge Nvidia Tech
The PS5 Pro makes this game look and run fantastic at 4k 80 fps so I'm good, plus you've got the low-latency mode that really changes the game.
Re: PS6 Could Be the Only High-End Next-Gen Console, As New Xbox Touted to Be a 'PC in Essence'
I've been saying this for a while; that the next gen consoles are going to be optimized PCs.
Because really, that's still what they are now, except they are very limited on what you can actually do with them PC-wise.
I think the only way Xbox can make a major comeback is if their new console either is more powerful than the PS6, or if it can install Steam.
I see the Steam Deck as a console, no different from the Switch but it is ALSO a pc. I believe the next xbox will follow suit, and perhaps feature other things like individually upgradable graphics cards.
Re: Don't Sleep on Promising PS5 Dark Fantasy Hell Is Us
The only problem with games that don't have big compass objective HUDs is that whenever I take a break for a month or so, maybe longer, I've got no idea what I'm doing when I get back.
As long as there's some sort of recall system or heck even in-game notetaking, I'd be fine. But when I boot up FF2 Pixel Remaster after 6 months and have to google an entire playthrough just to figure out where I'm supposed to go, it can get annoying.
Re: PS Portal Keeps on Defying Odds, UK Makes It a Best-Seller
@Andy22385 By on the go, I mean going to places without internet, or good internet at that. Whether it be a car ride, an airplane flight, or an international country. My portal would be completely useless at 90% of places outside of my home because my phone hotspot just isn't enough for a playable connection (or at the very least, there's no reason to suffer with input lag and hotspots when I can just bring my Steam Deck oled instead).
Re: PS Portal Keeps on Defying Odds, UK Makes It a Best-Seller
I still can never give this thing above a 6/10 just because it's a handheld without anything to do on the go, but to be honest I don't ever play my handhelds outside of my home.
I am still hopeful that they'll add some sort of little game to play natively on it, it's got about 1 gb of storage.
Re: Capcom's Crappy Microtransactions Are Back in Monster Hunter Wilds, Including Paid Character Edits
Waiter! Waiter! More microtransactions, please!
Re: Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 Snatches April Release Date on PS5, Priced at $60
What, were y'all expecting this to launch at $40? It'll go on sale.
Re: Talking Point: Is PSVR2 Worth Buying In 2025?
@Dman10 Half Life Alyx and Half Life 2 VR are both in my top ten video games of all time, if you've got a friend with it I highly recommend you try it out, I never liked shooting games but they are just so much better in VR.
Re: Talking Point: Is PSVR2 Worth Buying In 2025?
I think the PC adapter made it far more worth it than the price drop.
Now instead of having a bunch of cool features but locked to a system with very little vr games and customization, NOW you've got a great PCVR headset with oled screens, then you add all the extra great features if you wanna play on PS5.
Re: Fans Are Fuming Warner Bros Patented the Nemesis System But Isn't Using It
Tbf, patenting game mechanics is stupid.
I seriously doubt WB would pursue any sort of legal battle with anyone who does something like this, any of the people there that would be signing off on it probably have no idea what it is.
Re: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Open Beta Is Ready to Throw Down on PS5, PS4
The Steam charts says about 9,000 people were playing the beta test at its peak and I don't think those are bad numbers. I haven't even gotten around to it due to sleep and work.
SF6's beta was about 30k and it still is at about 25k 2 years later with spikes for new DLC. If COTW even launches at half the numbers of SF6 I will be very pleased.
Re: Another Disney Classic Looks Locked for PS Plus Premium in the Future
@Hundred_Hand_Slap "That thing" is crazy there really are people who have never seen Wall-E
Re: Peacock's Surprisingly Great Twisted Metal TV Series Returns This Summer
@PuppetMaster @ButterySmooth30FPS I mean, Nintendo surprised dropped the Mario Movie cast during a Nintendo Direct which focuses on "games releasing on Nintendo Switch" so it's not illogical for Sony to do the same.
Re: Peacock's Surprisingly Great Twisted Metal TV Series Returns This Summer
What is it with Playstation announcing all the good stuff the day after the State of Play? First the Astro Bot update and now this, I'm expecting Bloodborne Remastered by 6 pm tonight.
Re: PS5 Favourite Stellar Blade Plays Dress Up with NIKKE DLC, Coming to PC in June
@James_42 Yeah I guess I'm pretty disconnected from this stuff because I don't recognize any of those games you mentioned. It still looks good, just not for me.
Re: 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for February 2025 Announced
@Titntin Yeah I mean it's all personal preference because none of those interest me other than Crisis Core, which I bought at launch lol.
Re: PS5 Favourite Stellar Blade Plays Dress Up with NIKKE DLC, Coming to PC in June
@James_42 I was also thinking of that Alien-but-not-Alien game, yeah there might have been some in-game cinematics but I couldn't really tell what was going on.
Yeah there were a couple of PSVR2 titles but just like you I wasn't immediately hooked by the trailer itself, the game has to interest me without saying it's for PSVR2. I'm not gonna go from 'eh I don't care about this' to 'wow VR? I gotta play it.' Like I remember when Synapse was announced, I was hyped for that trailer.
Re: 5 More Astro Bot PS5 Levels Coming for Free, First Is Out Today
Why wasn't this in the State of Play?? New levels AND a Pro patch would've brought the SOP from a 3/10 to an 8/10 for me.
Re: PS5 Favourite Stellar Blade Plays Dress Up with NIKKE DLC, Coming to PC in June
@James_42 I'm probably in the minority on a Playstation forum, but I don't care for the shooters or the big "wow look at how realistic this guy's face is, here's no gameplay and it launches in 2026." I mean, don't get me wrong, the Naughty Dog Intergalactic Heretic whatever game from the Game Awards caught my interest but none of these other games really hit for me.
My personal, realistic hopes for this State of Play was Astro Bot dlc, Stellar Blade updates, a new look at the new Fatal Fury game, some kind of Square Enix JRPG (wasn't expecting KH4 but DQ12 has been announced for years), and something cool for VR2. That isn't to say that I'm disappointed, my wishlist is small so even though this was all that got announced I'm very much looking forward to it.
Re: 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for February 2025 Announced
@Titntin I'm pretty picky when it comes to the games I play, just because of how little free time I have. I don't really ever look at a game and go "I haven't bought this yet but now that it's free I'll play it" because if I wanted to play it, I'd have bought it already. That's why I prefer Xbox's more curated quality game list vs the quantity of Playstation. I just prefer the PS5 as a console, and I've got a Steam Deck oled so I buy my PC games on Steam.
But even just glancing at Game Pass' current lineup, there are so many new games on there that I've poured hours into on Steam. They got the new Ninja Gaiden 2 remake day one, Metal Slug Tactics day one, Persona 3 Reload day one (with DLC, which PS Plus never does), Octopath Traveler II, the new Doom coming up, and most of the Yakuza games instead of just two spinoffs. It's definitely a personal preference but these are all my type of games.
Maybe that's the downside to having a massive backlog but the only game I've actually beaten on PS Plus Premium was FF7 Remake Intergrade, FF7 Crisis Core would be on there too but I bought that game at launch 😅
Re: Directive 8020 Looks Like a PS5 Return to Form for Until Dawn Creator
I was half-paying attention to this one and I thought it was Alien Isolation 2 and got real excited.
Re: PS5 Favourite Stellar Blade Plays Dress Up with NIKKE DLC, Coming to PC in June
The only SOP announcement that interested me, haven't played Nikke but another update is always nice (if I can ever get around to getting far enough in the game to use them)
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for February 2025?
The only thing that interested me was another Stellar Blade update but even then it's dlc with that gooner shooter game.
No Astro Bot dlc, no fighting games, no Final Fantasy, I mean I wasn't expecting Persona 6 or Bloodborne or anything but jeez it was kind of just nothing.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for February 2025 Announced
I like how they seemed to really push games coming to PS Plus day 1 aka "the catalogue" but dang they really should've used some more interesting games.
Like Game Pass not only has Xbox games day one but also Persona games and other big third-party titles, wish I could use the good subscription service of Xbox on the good hardware of the PS5 Pro.
Re: Elden Ring Nightreign Is Out Sooner Than You Think, Set for PS5, PS4 This May
I've never gotten into the Souls games and the co-op is very appealing, but the lack of two-player co-op means I'll be waiting on a sale.
Re: State of Play Confirmed for Wednesday, 40+ Minutes of PS5 News and Updates
I'm not expecting much but I'll definitely be watching just in case. New Astro Bot levels would be nice, maybe some PS2 titles, VR stuff, maybe yet another Stellar Blade update?
Re: Great Scott! Back to the Future Co-Creator Says a Brand New Game Is on the Way
This has massive potential or it's GameMill Entertainment.
Re: Rumour: Devil May Cry Remake Supposedly Outed by Vergil Voice Actor
No reason for them to remake the good game, remake the game that actually needs updating and qol changes
Re: Rumour: MultiVersus Season 5 Could Be the End for Free-to-Play Fighter
Locking characters to grinding or paying was not the way, I genuinely don't know why they did it this way instead of just releasing the game as a standard package and adding DLC, that's why I haven't played.
Re: PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4 Themes on PS5 Will Leave Tomorrow, But Sony Is Working to Bring Them Back
I'm just gonna leave my 30th Anniversary Pro's internet off so it doesn't switch off. Don't need to verify any of my disc games with the internet and I don't play multiplayer so I'll be all good with my PS1 bootup.