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@pip_muzz You are absolutely right. I had meant to put it into the "pros" at the end of the review, but it slipped my mind. It's added in now. Thanks for pointing it out! 👍

@Nepp67 Why's that?

Looks chill. Could use something like that now.

If it's cheaper, I probably will buy the digital version. I haven't bought a physical game in years and I don't buy films. If they're close in terms of price (£50 or so), I'll probably get the disc version just to have the option (though I probably won't use it much).

I think the Digital Edition looks more elegant.

@Wormold Yeah, Prey has been there for a while. I played through it a couple of months ago on PS Now. Unless they took it away and are now re-adding it? Weird.

Would be nice to see Dishonored added.

Wow, I never thought this would happen, to be honest – Codies have been making the best rally games for decades now and they've never shown an inclination to get the license. I have to say, very pleasantly surprised and I can't wait to see what they comes up with. Worth pointing out how amazing their annual F1 games are, too – Codemasters really know what they're doing.

@MickOnYourFace In terms of pure gameplay, PES is superb – but it lacks the presentation of FIFA. You can download all the club names, kits, logos, sponsors, competition data, etc. online and install through a USB drive. It's very easy to do and then you get what is, in my opinion, the best playing football game available with all the trimmings. If you're interested, you can't really go wrong for a fiver. (Also, I believe there's a free demo available. Might be worth giving this a go before pulling the trigger.)

@Rob_230 I remember watching an episode of Pachter Factor (that's industry analyst Michael Pachter's show) on Siftd Games a while back and he discussed what was happening inside Sony. He said that, as you pointed out, it was kind of one big family, led by Andrew House. Once Andrew House left and Jim Ryan took over, Ryan brought his people in with him. I don't think there's anything nefarious in this, it's just a changing of the guard and it's only natural a boss would want people he trusts on his team.

Sorry I can't find a direct link to the episode, but it's worth fishing out on YouTube or Siftd if you're interested in finding out more.

@wiiware I often check howlongtobeat.com as well. I quite like the idea of a similar outlay on the dashboard showing the average completion time of the game, etc. I'm not keen on the idea of it "optimising" my play of a level, though. I don't even want that sort of thing suggested.

Games are great because you can play however you like at your own pace. This implementation shown here would encourage people to play optimally on a section-by-section basis to save time rather than just enjoy the experience and take it as it comes. If it's optional, fine – I'm clearly not the right person for this. I do worry about the possibile implication with microtransactions, however, because pacing a game to sell advertised packages would affect all of us, regardless of whether or not we choose to have such a feature on display.

@Gilvin Yeah, it's just an example off the top of my head given to show a possible use case.

Imagine if this were used to try and sell you microtransactions.

"Your estimated time to complete this level is 2 hours. If you buy the Enemy Reduction Pack, your estimated time to completion could be 1 hour."

Not saying they would do this, but it's possible some publishers might. It could be awful.

@Quintumply That would be wonderful.

All of the DiRT games have been excellent and Codemasters' driving titles always feel good to play. Colour me excited to see what comes of this.

@Olmaz Good call! That site seems especially useful because it also tracks Amazon prices, so you can compare between physical and digital. Very cool.

Ratchet & Clank near launch would be wonderful followed by Spider-Man 2 at a later date.

Yeah, that trailer really does ruin a lot. This is why I don’t watch trailers anymore. Ever. I came into this remake of my favourite game of all time completely blind to what they would change, and I loved that experience.

@Cubs777 You unlock hard mode once you finish the game.

@Octane They might just save it for the Complete Edition in another 23 years' time.

In all seriousness, I hope this is a bug. I haven't seen textures this bad in a long long time.

@GADG3Tx87 In no way would its appearance affect whether I would buy the console, but I really hope it doesn't look like that. It is absolutely hideous, and the more I see it, the more I dislike it.

@Athrum I think Code Vein was the best of that bunch you mentioned. I enjoyed elements of that quite a lot. But yeah, none of them are anywhere near close to the standard of Dark Souls, Sekiro, Bloodborne, Nioh.

Looks promising, but these games live or die by how they feel to play, so we'll just have to wait and see.

I'm definitely up for playing this masterpiece again, but not yet – especially at full price. The original took me 130 hours to finish. I loved it, but it was incredibly long. Give me another 24 months and I'll be up for round two. It sounds like they've fixed most of the small gripes I had with the base game.

Games already look amazing – just look at God of War on a PS4 Pro. Next gen they will look significantly better. Tiny differences in power mean little to me. They're both clearly powerful machines. However, the SSD with its ability to change the way games are pieced together is a real game changer. To me, that's really next gen.

@Quintumply @ShaiHulud I think a lot of people bought Animal Crossing because it's the perfect game for relaxing at home during quarantine.

Finally! Very exciting.

@ralphdibny I see this all the time and it really bothers me. Whenever I go into a public toilet, it seems like 9 out of 10 men don't wash their hands. Virus or not, that's disgusting.

Final Fantasies 7-9 are the best. Don’t ask me to pick between them.

Nothing's showing for me. It says I'm either under 18 (which I'm not) or I haven't played more than 10 hours this year (which is ludicrous).

I come here supporting Afterparty! We get so many fantastic indie games these days, it's a wonderful thing.

Definitely well deserved. This game is sublime.

I had a go on my friend’s Stadia kit when it launched. I was actually really impressed with the lack of noticeable input lag, but graphically it’s compromised. It suffers badly with macro blocking from file compression, and this is especially noticeable in dark areas. We also had problems with stuttering - like it would jump a frame every now and again. Resolution would shift in and out of “4K” and even below what looked like 1080p often, even on the 200mbps fibre connection (albeit over WiFi) we have in the office. I do sit close to the TV which certainly made it more noticeable, however.

It’s not good enough for me, personally. Not yet, anyway. I would rather download the files locally and have the graphical and gameplay fidelity. As such, out of these kinds of services, PS Now is more of a draw for me.

As someone with a tendency to live in the past, the original PlayStation will always be my first and my favourite. Some of my fondest memories revolve around that console, and also some of my favourite games. Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasies 7 through 9, Vagrant Story, The Legend of Dragoon, Crash Bandicoot, Jade Cocoon, Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Tomb Raider. Oh man, I could go on forever.

That is quite disappointing. I loved Firewatch. I thought it was a strange match when Valve bought the studio.

Shorter is fine. Good, even. I personally think around 25–30 hours is the sweet spot for a game like this (though I may get lynched for even suggesting that). Any longer than that and I tend to want to move on to something else, no matter how good the game is.

I think this is finally my chance to pick up Days Gone. There are some good deals here.

Wireless charging would be welcome.

I think if PS4 had this feature, I would let it surprise me, and then I'd just say "no", and then press Surprise Me again, and then "no". Etc. Etc. I wish I could say I would honour the surprise, but I just know I wouldn't.

Gorgeous. Can’t wait to play this again!

@Rhaoulos Yes, all PS4 games can be downloaded. It's only PS3 games that need to be streamed.

@consolfreak1982 Yes, you can play with another player instead of the AI companion. But we had a hard time testing this for review since there's no matchmaking system and it requires a code to play with someone you know.

@KnightWolf The main story is around 35 hours long.

@GamerDad66 Same game. Runs at 1080p 60fps on base hardware. Two options on PS4 Pro: 1440p at 60fps, and 4K at 30fps. No HDR.

I love Fairy Tail! I'm surprised it's taken them this long to make a Fairy Tail-themed RPG. I'm definitely interested.

@naruball Sometimes betas are locked behind pre-order initiatives which require immediate payment. That's a kind of demo.

For me this is great news. I really love the Yakuza games, but definitely not for its combat. It was always the characters and story that drew me in. I’m definitely more into this turn-based style.

Wow, this came out of nowhere for me! Very cool news. These were two of my favourite games on the Sega Megadrive when I was a kid. Definitely up for playing these again, but that is quite pricey!

This sounds really good. I hadn’t even heard of it before this review!

This was a great read, Sammy. Nice one!

@JoeBlogs The platform holder is the only winner. Deals like that aren't really for us.

I thought the article title was a joke at first. It's never even crossed my mind that people might buy The Last of Us for multiplayer. Honestly, I didn't even know the first one had multiplayer until I read this. (Mind you, it must be there in the game menu, so the fact that I never saw it there speaks volumes about my gaming habits.)

@roe I’d buy it.