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"...exclusively available on the PS5 console at launch"
I did latch onto this wording from the PS Blog. At launch does imply more ways is coming and I fully believe it's still in the cards for the Portal.

Until then I guess it's nice for game trials but I'd probably download and install any game I actually intend to play properly.

in the PS Blog they say "compatible with all PS5 models" which I'd interpret that it'll also work with the original models, and at least from these stills it looks a bit snazzier than the one that came with those.

@UltimateOtaku91 Nintendo Switch has been the best selling console last decade with the worst graphics, 2 hour battery life (originally) and well, a touch screen.

The graphics will be better on iPhone 15 Pro (it has hardware raytracing support among other things), battery life remains to see but taxing games like Genshin runs for hours on older devices and iPhones have controller support, including DualSense. It can also output 4K video via the USB-C cable so a “docked” mode is possible.

I don’t personally think they’ll compete with consoles any time soon, if ever.

I do think though that if there’s a company that could break into the market, it’s Apple with its bottomless pits of money to invest.

@ShogunRok I remember reading something about some changes to the original games ending, to align better with Phantom Liberty. Is that true? Are they in 2.0 or just PL? i guess my questions sort of live in the grey area that you maybe can't answer until the 20th, but I at least thought I'd ask.

@mariomaster96 Yeah; I actually thought the DLCs to FFXV was all good. Sure, as you say, they were partially cut from the main game, but they all added to the world building, and did something different. It's just a shame we never got the final arguably most important one....

Well, a report the other day said that Xbox Series X sales is slow, and I think Microsoft can partially blame Game Pass for that. Take Starfield, it's not like I'm gonna buy an Xbox for that game alone, but I might sub with Game Pass for a month or two to play it.

And then there's the problem with profitability within the Game Pass. And to improve profitability they cut down on quality now.
Game Pass was a great move from Microsoft, it probably saved them from going irrelevant in the "console war", but it's now causing them quite some pain I reckon.

@bindiana Or if Sony buys Ubisoft?

Even without, does this mean it could technically see Xbox exclusive games, such as Starfield, streamed to PS5?

Wish it was like it was for the PS4. Muted when starting through Remote Play, but not otherwise.

@Drago201 I’m actually at the opposite side - I want transparency mode. Sure, noice cancellation is great in noisy environments but when playing at home I want to hear what’s happening around me.

BRIO goes "hmm, this looks familiar"

When they finally got the game properly fixed, it turned into my favourite game last year and really looking forward to this expansion.

Persona 5 Total Edition. Another full price release with one new DLC added on.

Yes, I’m being cynical but as much as I like Persona 5 the constant full price re-releases has really irked me.

@TrickyDicky99 well, digital games go on sale as well. I do agree that the refund policys could be approved a lot, but I very rarely pre-order a game so the games I get I tend to play and it's not like you can normally refund a game at full value either way.

Is it snowing here?

I get that some like the physical sense of having their gaming collection on a shelf but to go there from making this a reason to not buy the game at all when it’s digital only is harder to understand.

I’ve been harping for years that Game Pass just won’t be viable in the long run. Either there’ll be fever games or the price will have to go up, drastically.

And I think Sony hit quite a sweet spot with Extra.

But where it may matter more in the coming years is when cloud gaming gets going more. It’s inevitable but Sony is sort of stuck in a limbo there. Maybe this rumoured cloud handheld is their chance to get back in the game for it.

Would really love a remaster of XIII. The only mainline entry I haven’t finished.

@Majk_SVK Yeah, I just voicing what I thought they should do. I'm not holding my breath while waiting though

The AC game I'm looking forward to the most since Syndicate.

Been waiting for deep integration with Discord for so long now. Great news!

As for PS5 streaming. Always thought the solution to PS Now/Plus Premium value problems would be to allow all of the PS4/PS5 games you own to be played through streaming. That way you could have a more reliable Remote Play experience on mobile or a computer while travelling. Streaming PS5 games to a PS5 is neat I guess, but not exactly a groundbreaking feature.

Nice but really hope they start testing the improved Discord integration soon. Really hope it’s in place before Diablo 4 and other big cross-platform games arrive later this year.

100% on Cyberpunk. It’s such a shame the game will always be tarnished by that mess of a launch but Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5 in 2022 is an absolute gem. The way they built Night City and the characters living is only challenged by Witcher 3.

I know first impressions last but it’s shame so many is missing out on this gem. (It’s all CDPRs own fault, not saying anything else.)

It's a bit odd now, that after this, the only main numbered entry you can't play on a PS5 is XIII.

Where can I read more about this? I have a sub, but have been trying to get a mate on it so we can play some online games against eachother.

Wonder if this will be the last Blizzard game released on PS considering the pending Microsoft acquisition of Blizzard.

Shame it was rushed, but such an excellent game. And that's coming as huge sceptic since I generally don't like first-person games. Looking forward to this expansion.

@KaijuKaiser All I can say is that you are certainly missing out on what is one of the best games in recent years.
Did it have an absolute mess of a release? Yes.
But today it's stable, runs great, and the world and characters they've built for this game is really hard to find better ones.

It’s really mind boggling it’s not on macOS either. All other streaming platforms are on it, and Remote Play is, but not Premium-streaming. And gaikai, the platform that PS Now was built on, was running on macs. Just doesn’t make any sense.

I do know you are UK based site, but since you seem to recognise USA, would be to crazy to also include EU?

I found it extra hilarious during the VR2 announcement where you even omitted the price in euros which was right there in the announcement from Sony.

It's a great game, but the genre in general doesn't lend itself all that well to consoles if you ask me.

Mobile games that are included in PS Plus Premium subscription. Doesn't need to be massively AAA games, but maybe looking at what Netflix is trying to do, but with Sony IPs.

I don’t think different games are really the way to go for Premium, they really don’t seem to have the content to keep Extra interesting if they put too much into Premium.

Instead, Premium should try to carve out other features. Like a permanent discount on games, better streaming options like being able to use PS Now tech to stream every game you own, not just the ones included in the service and so on.

Hopefully they’ll begin the beta for the discord integration this year. Really looking forward to that integration.

No denying the original game had a lot of issues at launch, but in it's current state I find it one of the more enjoyable games of the last couple of years. So I'm looking forward to learning more.

I do say though that this sounds more like a spin-off than a direct sequel.

@Martsmall oh get off your perch. We are talking about having the same level of support as you have today.

And who said I was getting the priority support? I rarely, if ever, buy games at full price. But I’m not undignified by Sony rewarding their most loyal customer a priority support. In fact, I’d expect it.

@Bleachedsmiles dude, check what I replied to…

@Fight_Teza_Fight You do realise that those more expensive seats in the front of the plane keeps the seats at the back cheaper.

To illustrate: if a plane has 200 seats, with 20 seats for 600 bucks each and 180 for 150. A full plan brings in 39000. They’d had to charge 195 dollars for each seat should all seats cost the same to bring in the same revenue.

@sentiententity Everyone? I think it’s great they value loyal customers. It’s not like everyone else is loosing something they had, right? It’s just the same as before.

@Martsmall oh yes, the priority with Sony support will certainly be my lifeline should I struggle financially.

Jeez… The binary world some people live in…

Love how people are acting like tiered support is unheard of. It’s great that they aren’t charging extra for it and instead giving it to their most loyal customers.

That said, something like the same priority offered to new customers during first 30 days after registration would be nice.

@TheDudeElDuderino for what it’s worth, Basims Persian mentors name, Roshan, means light.

@riceNpea it’s due out in 6 months according to rumours. And started as a Valhalla dlc.

I’m very excited about this. Looks like AC game I’ve been asking. Finally focus on assassins and not on we made a 20% bigger map than last time.

Nice.

Also, Remote Play app has been updated to allow background streaming. So finally you can exit the app for a bit and not have to reconnect.

If the rumours are true this will be a more focused Assassins Creed with focus on you, well, silly enough Assassins with a smaller world. And that sounds gold to me. Valhalla and Odyssey were fine but we’ve really lost track of what the essence of Assassins Creed series used to be.

My dream would be gone with the items and RPG stuff. Combo-based combat, like Batman or Spider-Man. Still upgrades through neat trinkets and so on. And then main game taking place in a city environment. And please, less god-world stuff. Stay in the mortal realm.

Would have been neat if this controller had an optional mount for mobile as well. Yes, there are 3rd party ones for the DualSense (which at best is flimsy) or use the official Backbone controller (but it lacks rumble and so on).

It wasn't great was it. But considering none of the heavy hitters were there, it's maybe not a big surprise.

Still some gems: Release date for Monkey Island, Where the winds meet looks interesting. Only trailer that got my non-gamer wife to stop reading her book. Atlas Fallen has potential. I guess Callisto looked good as well.

But 2 hours was way too long for the content they had.

Nice, Tintin’s visual style should suit well for games as well, and Pendulo has a decent CV.

But damn I hate the name Snowy for Milou. Such a poor translation. I know it’s what he’s always been called in the English version, but still, yuck.

@Voltan yeah. If you go by dividing the year into equal 3 month chunks, I’d also call Dec-Feb winter, which what I reckon Square Enix is thinking of.

@Voltan as someone living where it’s actually winter I can’t say the astronomical definition is used, well, ever. Metrological winter (when it’s actually cold) is more relevant for us.

Then again, by that account a country like Greece would never call anything winter and never get to experience Crisis Core.

So let’s just agree that giving a game the release window “winter” is a horrible decision. Especially considering half of the globe calls the same months summer. Or maybe when they delay the game until June next year then can say, we didn’t say who’s winter.

@IOI a bit weird definition of winter if you ask me, but I guess that all depends on where you live.

Anyhow, when they say winter, to me it’s a clear signal it’s not due this year. I’m betting early 2023.

As for the game, yeah, it was easily the best game on PSP in my opinion, and a shame it never got a re-release on the Vita. So looking forward to this a lot

Hmm, don't want to be cynical but there's certainly a bit of DE copy-cat vibe with it. Hoping I'm wrong.

I mean, even if it's a copy, if it's a good copy then it can still be worth playing. Just don't want it to be a cash grab.