Jaxx420

As a PS5 and Series X owner does this work on both? Looking to upgrade my Steel Series 7x.

At the minute I am in the camp of its early days for the revamped service as a whole, give it time.

Fast forward 6 months from now if its still the same I might change my mind.

This is being targeted towards PS5 owners who have come from other formats and have never played it.

Is it a cash grab? To an extent as they know those who have never owned ps3/4 probably would take a punt.

But those of us who have played it cant get in too much of a tizzy over it, we just dont buy it.

Its basically a mainstream tv show about a zombie virus with Resident Evil brand tacked on to it to sell it. Thats what it felt like for me watching it.

Lance Reddick made it watchable imo. Great actor that sometimes ends up in these mainstream car crashes. Must pay well though!

@Neverwild I rarely input on tit for tat but im going to as a one off.

Id second check that one @NEStalgia is one of the regulars across both sites that stays out of the console wars bs and most of their posts are a good read.

Was it a badly timed dig? Maybe but as a multiformat user myself you cant help but think if Jim saw an in for NFTs, he would be in.

On the same token. MS would absolutely do the same if they found a minimal impact on PR way to do it.

@NEStalgia I dont think the state of play will be far behind this. But I agree.

I think this was driven more by all the vitriol the devs got for missing an initial announcement date. Never seen that before either.

@NEStalgia they will save a gameplay blowout for a state of play im guessing.

PS5 : GTA Trilogy
Series X: Forza Horizon 5

Bugs aside I am enjoying the nostalgia kick from GTA. The originals were a little glitchy anyway so not bothering me.

Jim Ryan is the gaming equivalent of lets say Ed Woodward at Man Utd.

Ed isnt a football man. Jim isnt a gaming man. And it reflects in some of the quotes and perception. But both are good at making their companies a lot of money.

I just wish they would put someone else in play as the PR guy. Like Phil is at MS and Reggie was at Nintendo.

They are missing Tretton and Layden on that front.

If Sony are smart they could curry favour with the paid upgrades by offering upgrades to deluxe editions as a default moving forward.

Would make the upgrade path worth the price.

They are just shying away from a load of announcement trailers and showing separate gameplay reveals.

They used to get slated for doing the opposite before lol

They will be waiting to be ready to show actual gameplay for what is coming.

People seem to forget how much they got slated for showing CGI trailers and nothing else for games announced way too early. Taking a different approach.

@JJ2 its like there is a gang with pitchforks camped online whos sole purpose is to wait for him to open his mouth.

He has come out with some clangers but I think he has been translated incorrectly on this one. Simply talking about memorable games being the best not only the best being memorable.

Series X - Doom Eternal loving the upgrade. More FH4 convinced ill never finish it before FH5 🤣

PS5 - Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

Switch - gonna make a start on the new Mario Golf

Hearing rumblings on social media it was an Xbox fan trolling that did it.

Makes you wonder if Shu's hands are being tied. As head of indies I cant see this happening on his watch if he had weight.

@Col_McCafferty one is timed exclusivity. The other is trying to gain a monopoly. I have a Series X but Microsoft are being painted as some pro consumer saint this gen. I dont get the hype. They are not a charity they will make that money back later.

If as rumour is to be believed a few more acquisitions are in pipeline for Microsoft I expect some drama.

@K1LLEGAL timed exclusives have existed since the retro days. But the practice kicked up a gear in the last decade. Best example in 2014 Rise of the Tomb Raider. The company who moneyhatted it? Microsoft.

Sony may be still giving the practice some life this gen but they have all been at it.

Xbox had a timed exclusive on Yakuza 7's next gen patch. A patch....

@BRUTALSAM not too cheap to do it. They cant do it. Microsoft has a massive market cap advantage. They can afford to buy up publishers. Sony cant. So they have to go another route.

Whichever way you look at it. Its not just Sony. They are all at it locking games to platforms just doing it differently.

If the law was going intervene they would have to do it to all.

PS5 - Assasins Creed Valhalla and trying to finish Astro

Series X - more FH4 and Yakuza 7

Switch - Mario 3D world

PS5 - Crash 4 and Dirt 5

Series X - Yakuza 7 and more Forza Horizon 4

Switch - Mario 3D World

Little bit like some of the scaremongering in UK media at the moment about the outside world. This is a classic case of the media blowing things out of proportion.

Is it an odd decision? Sure. Does it make them a joke company? Nope.

@Grumblevolcano he does have that ps3 era Ken Kuteragi vibe to him.

Back then. Kaz came in and changed a lot for the better. Trouble this time is I dont know who would take that mantle. Hermen Hulst is likeable but I dont think he has that public speaking nailed that Kaz did to turn around any bad PR.

@get2sammyb to me this all just reminds me of the PS3 era I remember the $599 fiasco "Ps3 is a computer not a console. Get 2 jobs to pay for it" and all the bad PR that came with it. And Xbox took a lot of market share off the wave of that.

What happened after? Sony responded and responded big. I do wish they would be proactive and not reactive with these things but I think (and hope) the same thing will happen here.

Playstation is Sony's biggest asset they cant afford to let it drag out too long.

Series X - more Forza Horizon 4 and Yakuza Like a Dragon

PS5 - Tony Hawk, Crash 4 and Assassins Creed Valhalla

Switch - Mario 3D World. Not got round to the Bowsers Fury side yet might give it a bash this weekend.

Kinda makes sense. Itd be like Disney acquiring Warner Bros and it getting questioned over them owning Marvel and DC.

I do wonder whether the US would give that one as much attention if it ever happened though.....

I genuinely thought 2k had acquired the license.

I think itll be like Fifa/PES though and theyll both be able to exist in their own space.

Previous EA one was more arcadey so I expect new one will be the same and 2k be more sim-like.

Ps5 - Crash Ps5 and a spot of GoT. Waiting for Tony Hawk upgrade next week!

XSX - Continuing The Medium and more Forza Horizon 4

Switch - Mario 3D world.

Stacked weekend!

Me replaying games tends to be rare and isolated to a certain series of games I get attached to.

Final Fantasy, Metal.Gear, Silent Hill, GTA all series of games I have replayed a few times.

These days I do that much less but thats down to free time.

I am only an hour in shamefully. My backlog is immense.

Glad its not just me!

@Octane Sony would step in on refunds rather than Remedy, it's bad PR for 505, but possibly good for Sony lol

The chances are refunds will be issued.

I get its a 505 cockup a bit but people are getting angry prematurely.

@solocapers It's possible, although rather inconvenient for them to set up so you have to register the console to a specific user in under to unlock it - this would kill scalping off.

The downside you have then - it kills the preowned market unless an alternative can be found, so it's incredibly difficult. But it is one idea.

I have a PS5 and Series X and only realised last month or so just how lucky I was to get in there.

Scalping is a global issue that needs to be tackled. UK government looking at it but really Sony and MS should be the ones stepping in and offering a solution to retailers.

I have enough of a backlog works for me.

To be expected though. While computing professions are easier to switch to remote working inevitable things will have slowed down.

PS5 - Mafia Definitive Edition having watched Goodfellas in 4k last night in the mood!

Series X - bouncing between Forza Horizon 4 and Twin Mirror

Switch - Mario Galaxy trying to finish before 3D World hits.

@LiamCroft proud CX owner here

Tbh I have played the game to death already. I will just go for Miles Morales.

@nathanSF while burn-in is still a risk with OLED, many moves have been made tackling that with the 2020 models, I have a CX myself.

@KippDynamite I remember when they were a startup. Good old Electronic Arts.

How times have changed.

@Tharsman Not sure about Metacritic but sites have done before. Most significant one I can remember was Eurogamer amending its Driveclub review. But that was from negative to positive not the other way.

I have completed the base game but never played the expansions, so this will be perfect timing for me.

@Kidfried Would prefer a proper Splinter Cell but I would try it.

Sadly I cant make a useful contribution here.

My mindset is Splinter Cell or I will be dissapointed. My expectations are beyond help 🤣

Love me a good Simcade racer, Driveclub had the perfect balance there, hopefully this one is the same.

PS4 - PGA 2K21
Xbox One - Battletoads
Switch - Paper Mario

Looks good, might wait for a price cut, PS Store price is eyewatering.