My long history of never achieving a Platinum trophy in any game continues.

As long as it doesn’t have the spiders in, I’ll watch this in the cinema.

Finished Death Stranding 2 a few days ago (masterpiece) and was going to start Pragmata next (DS2 took 72 hours to complete and I wanted a quicker experience for the next game). I’ve started Starfield instead and it’s not bad. Only 4-5 hours in so early days yet.

Never really played Destiny so maybe this is a good time to play as it’s free. Does it have an offline / single player element or is it multiplayer only?

@marktehshark69 same re MM

Some nice bits and pieces, gutted we didn’t even get a screenshot or trailer (or anything) from Naughty Dog (what is going on with that studio). Intergalactic a 2028 title? Would have liked to have seen something from MM (but that was more like wishful thinking I guess).

@liamcroft

Would this need to be the digital version or would the disc version also get the upgrade?

I really (really) struggled with Returnal - couldn’t make it past the first boss (am in my mid-50’s and my reactions are slow, and I get very little time to spend ‘getting gud’ as the kids say. Would like to get this (I’ve got every Housemarque game) but not sure if this will click for me, even with the balance settings.
How close in difficulty would you put this to Returnal?

Not really into multiplayer but might give this a go.
If they’re planning on releasing single-player DLC I’ll definitely be interested.

Would this have a knock on effect on Nixxes, or do they also provide support elsewhere?

@Intr1n5ic - came here to say the same thing. They would have kept them exclusive to the Xbox ecosystem if the numbers made sense. They didn’t port these titles to other consoles out of the kindness of their hearts.

Sony in Operation : Charm Offensive shocker.

As much as I’m not too keen on an endless stream of remasters, I understand the need to pump these out alongside bigger titles to keep the money coming in. So surely there was a place for Bluepoint in all of this- seems crazy to shut a studio with a relatively small headcount. I hope those affected find something else soon. Seems like a ridiculous thing to do.

Really wanted to love Returnal but it was just too hard for my old reflexes. The balance mechanic in Saros is interesting, but will have to see if I can put myself through another round of absolute diabolical punishment.

Really enjoyed Zero Dawn, Forbidden West and the Lego Horizons adventure but have zero interest in online play so this isn’t for me, but I do like the art style.

@dskatter I’ll check once I’ve finished work! Bought the game on disc a few weeks ago but haven’t had a chance to try it, but will check to see what’s what.

Such a massive improvement from where it was at launch. One of the most enjoyable games I’ve played in decades. Only complaint would be that my PS5 regularly crashes while playing the DLC. Other than that it’s pretty much perfect.

Lego Horizon is well worth a play, particularly if you have kids and a second controller - it handles 2 player without the need for split-screen. Finished it with some help from my 4 yr old last week.

Do wonder how loudly they’d be shouting this if their previous strategy of locking their titles to their ecosystem had actually paid off.

Can’t even sign up for this as it tells me the test isn’t available to people under the age of 18. Which is fine because I’m in my mid-50’s but there you have it.

At one point, Stefano Sollima was linked to this and I would have totally been up for watching that. Depends on the director and who’s attached to it I guess.

Couldn’t get into it - the login screen brought up an email address I’ve never used, and I’ve no idea how to change this. Hopefully this won’t be the case when it releases, but I don’t fancy dropping money on something I can’t play.

Maybe a tad too long, but a fantastic achievement on a base PS4.

As much as I loved the design, I was rubbish at Returnal and made virtually no progress in it - my over-50’s reflexes just didn’t work well enough. I’ve enjoyed every other Housemarque title though, so will definitely be getting this.

@breakneck he seems like an awesome person too (and he also supports Liverpool, so that’s perfect for me).

As much as I liked Returnal I was rubbish at it, so although I've bought every Housemarque title this was the one I enjoyed the least. Hoping for something with a slightly easier difficulty curve for my old-man reflexes.

Have the Lego Tallneck but haven’t built it yet. Would happily buy mire Horizon sets if they ever released them.

@DonkeyFantasy
Sounds like a plan!!

Dammit. Got a PS4 Pro to get the best out of No Mans Sky, and went for PS5 when they updated again.
Not sure how many essential organs I’ve got left to sell at this point.

Not too far in, but had an issue last night where I supposed to be hammering nails into something but it seemingly froze part way through. Was still showing the helpful clip in the far left, but couldn’t close down or get back to Home Screen. Had to reboot ps5 but worked ok after that.

Having thought about this overnight, had the price been say £650 - 700 with drive and stand I might have considered it, especially if they announce No Man’s Sky PS5 Pro patch …
Would be interesting to see a costed BOM for this build, just to see how it stacks up.

Pricing has done me a favour as I won’t be tempted to get this at launch. Does seem a weird sell too - ton of cash to make existing games run (a little?) better. If they’d have shown off some new / unannounced 1st / 2nd party stuff to show a more compelling case I might have caved.

Pretty poor for me. Path of Exile, Astro Bot and Where Wind Meets (?) looked interesting. Everything else was not really for me. Know some stuff might be being held back for Summer Game thing, but f*** me that was not inspiring.

A few games for me, so that was good. And DS2 will be a day one - and 2025 gives me time to get around the finishing the first one. Still concerned that no real sniffs of what any of the 1st party studios have in the horizon - does this mean 2025 at the earliest for any of them? Will be a lean year for me if that’s the case.

I’ve got a pacemaker so I’m all set to play this. I’ll be rubbish at it, but still.

I love my PS5 - I just wish the first party titles roadmap would be a little clearer. Really don’t want another poor year for Sony titles.

Love my PS5 - it gets used daily, whereas the Series X (only got for Starfield) is barely on. That said, I am a little concerned about the next 12-18 months from a 1st party point of view. Not a lot of clarity on when each studio will be dropping something new, and while will get the upgrade for Last of Us part 2 remastered, would like even just a peak at what’s coming next.

@Jill_Sandwich thanks for that! Assumed it was something just affecting mine! Weirdly it only shuts down when playing ps5 games - seems ok with ps4 titles.

@Jill_Sandwich had the same issue with mine I think. Just shuts off after about 30 mins of play.

Hoping it’s a game with an EASY setting. I’ve loved all of their PS output, but Returnal was just too hard for my reflexes.

Only had time for a quick blast while scoffing my lunch - looked great - apart from a weird glitch that made Seyka look like she was beatboxing rather than talking. Seemed ok when I restarted the enemy encounter.

I know your review was delayed by lack of codes but I haven’t seen any reviews anywhere for this. I’d pre-ordered it so I guess it doesn’t really matter, but was curious to see how well it was reviewing.

Finally completed Forbidden West earlier this week after sinking around 85 hours into it. Thought it was fantastic, so am definitely keen on the DLC. Didn’t get the story at all (never got far into the first game) but I loved this. The side quests were excellent too.

@Cutmastavictory only if you’ve bought the game digitally.

After picking up a new disc copy of the last game, only to find out they’d changed eligibility for a free upgrade, I’ll be giving the new game a miss.

@ShogunRok - Hi. Looks as the free upgrade is only for digital owners - if you’ve got the game on disc (like me) they are not making the free upgrade available - is it possible to clarify / amend the article? Thanks.

Looking forward to this - think Silent Hill 2 was the only one of the series that I actually completed.

99.99% sure that the actor doing performance capture for James is Luke Roberts (used to be in Holly City!)

@Voltan Gah that sucks balls.

Sold my PS4 copy of RE 7 a while back - will the version from the instant collection by eligible for the free upgrade path also? (know this isn't always the case)

@Dezzy70 Maybe it's a product of the increasing amounts of money and time it takes to make a new AAA title? Guess it's far easier to have a smaller team working on this while the majority work on newer stuff that might not see the light of day for another few years. Would be interesting to see how many AAA titles a studio can put out during this console generation