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Tbh it feels a bit gimmicky in this, I preferred it before. Although it might just be because Im too used to it without.

I was annoyed when they were asked about people waiting for the next gen patch and they wanted to remind us that we can buy the game now to play on next gen.

So you're telling us to preorder without seeing the content, as if only a few days ago that's not what caused the PS4 outrage.

No thanks I'm waiting for full reviews of the PS5 patch before I buy it, I will not be buying a broken game now and at its most expensive price. Release will be lucky to be late next year.

@WallyWest @oldschool1987
The problem is that that statement makes no sense as is there is no next gen version and won't be until some time later next year; they said as much in the conference call. They haven't just made a next gen version and put it on the shelf, there is no next gen version yet.

They obviously haven't paid any attention to any console version at all and only focused on PCs, tried to port it to old gen and realised they fked up.

@Sh3p3000
The PS5 Upgrade path should have been working for weeks. I believe they patched that 2 weeks after release.

If you are still having problems either you're doing something wrong or you have to chase it up because it won't be fixed anymore.

Bit concerned about the level scaling, would prefer fodder to remain fodder tbh. Don't mind the level scaling on bosses however as once you get to around power level 200 I was able to kill lvl 400s, so it'll just force it to take a bit longer. I'm playing on hard difficulty too so the challenge is gone now.

Currently hit around power level 340 at 104 hours and still have 7 regions to clear in England plus another in Norway. That includes the story arcs as I clear each region with the arc.

I'm happy to wait for the next gen version. I hadn't even heard of this game until this year so I don't have the craving to play like alot in this comment section.

80 hours in and power level 280 but still only about half way through England. Im 100% each region as I go along.

I thought England and Norway were the only regions but as you go through the quests it throws even more areas at you !

Spoiler below*
Vinland making you start fresh was a good idea and that legendary animal! Taking that down whilst severely underleveled and undergeared.

Wait could you preorder this game from 2016? I hadn't even heard of this game until this year.

Let's be honest those 8 million sales are purely based on hype for the game.

Reviews until only very recently have not been allowed, and even then were PC based before allowing console versions since today(?).

In a more fair world C2077 would be punished by poorer sales to reflect the quality and reviews.

@LiamCroft If you look by the door of the shop the fruit is all lit up on Quality but not on performance.

Is that due to different settings or the time of day?

Thanks

What an option to have. I've only been playing AC Valhalla since I got my PS5 so when I get round to buying this game it'll be the best way to play.

I can easily see myself being at least a few months behind launch for games for the next year or 2 and then hopefully they will be patched up to perfection!

I bought my PS4 after launch when Infamous Second Son came out. I got my PS5 at launch because there were more games I wanted to play.

In my case my later buy of the PS4 moved to these launch figures for PS5, honestly I feel like there is more launch demand for it which may be offset by lower future demand.

I've heard that is because retailers have sold the Turkish version of the license which came accidently packed in the UK boxes, which is why it works on Turkish PSN. And it's only a particular version of CUSA that's affected.

PS. I am one of those affected and it's pretty annoying, but I just used the Turkish PSN.

@God_of_Nowt Maybe get some product placement type ads to increase the funding.

Like the next GTA where drinking Coca Cola or eating Dairy Milk refills your health. So it's not obtrusive but still enough that massive companies would pay to have it in there.

@God_of_Nowt
So in short quality drops are going to be inevitable, I would happily keep the current format going of paying for singular titles if I could but I guess I'm in the minority when it comes to the grand scheme of things.

@God_of_Nowt
GamePass makes a loss for Microsoft which is the way everyone sees it, and you've confirmed it true. How do you think they're making that money back?

Do you see the quality/ length of future games struggle because of it? Or is it case of if they get a certain number of subscribers it'll turn to profit. I feel like alot of the GamePass got it at a reduced rate in the first place.

Personal playing previous gen doesn't appeal to me anymore, and am happy with just the PS collection. But I don't want the future of gaming to suffer because of subscription services.

@LowTech
I'm playing in hard too and in the first mission where he teaches you about using the cloak I instantly alerted them as soon as I got close to their circle.
I thought I did something stupid... Glad it's not me and just a useless feature in hard mode. Shouldn't it be more useful in hard mode because the enemies are actually harder. 🙄

I thought about doing this after I realised I could gift the PS Plus collection to my friends. Saw on Ebay that people in the UK and US were doing it for £10/$10.

Then realised it probably broke some sort of agreement and thought better of it. Glad I didn't.

@djlard
Advantages to both sides.

But I'm completely satisfied with the product I've received so far and even if it has no further updates I will have seen it worth the amount paid. But we do know updates are coming so it will be even better.

Just tried the update and it defaults to quality mode for me. Just warning that you guys should check the settings if you want to go back to 60fps mode

While I'm not accusing you this seems very similar to a guide someone posted on Reddit yesterday, who used this to watch YouTube while playing NBA. If you are using his info, seems silly not to say so.

I had my only bug so far where I was stuck in a permanent sliding mode in between 2 pieces of terrain. Nothing I tried would work to get me unstuck until I took out the torch.

Actually I've also had the glitching bug where your sight can glitch through the object you're moving when trying to get to wealth POIs.

@Alpine021 it's clearly not a broken mess which is why it's getting such good reviews. Alot of these bugs it's fixing are quality of life bugs.

I'm having great fun with it so far and only just about to embark to England later this evening.

Yes I am after one and have noticed that they have been scalped. Seems silly though as the profit margin isn't as good and it's so much more of a luxury than the PS5.

I will happily wait for them to come back in stock, as no chance I am paying over RRP.

Does look good but all it showed was a dead city. Had no atmosphere to it

Just read that this scalper group is meant to have thousands of members. Suddenly this 3,500 doesn't even seem that impressive. As before I thought it was only a few people making £100K+ but it's more likely that an average of £500-£1k is made per person.

They targeted hot tubs earlier in the pandemic too

Played a bit of the new FIFA, I know this has been a problem for a long time but I wish there was a way we could adjust the time/weather of online matches.

Some stadiums in midday when they are half covered in shadow/ half sunny are absolutely impossible to play in.

Maybe there is a setting and I'm missing it.

Also I dont know if it's just me/ this gets easier as I get used to the game but I really struggle to identify health bushes and other point of interest. Unless they are really obvious like wealth.

And that's even after using Odin's sight.

@SJBUK @MrSec84 @SoulChimera
I have also received mine last week. Sorry to hear that Soul!

I started the game on hard and the combat definitely does take getting used to. Barely an hour in so far and have died multiple times, 2 hits from a boss and you're done. I need to get gud. 😳

@2cents
It was a financial decision. I bought Valhalla for £42 and is expected to last me for the next few weeks alone. By the time I'm ready to get a new game MM which you can't get for cheaper than £40 right now will be alot lower. I have no issue waiting.

I'm working out best value per playtime for me personally. So no I'm not ashamed.

@Jmatt_021 Potentially I was messing around with TV settings the other day. When I stop working I will check.

I have a weird thing happening where I turn my PS5 off but if my TV is still on by the time is fully shuts down it will turn itself back on.

Also when I turn my TV on my PS5 turns on automatically, think I have a setting on either PS5 or TV causing it.

Played it and have many of the same thoughts, especially regarding fast travel.

Also not being able to skip cutscenes was a bit annoying as I really didn't have much interest in the story and wanted to fast track the game to the end.

Question: We all know PS5 is cheap at RRP for its components but at £1200 is it still considered cheap? Or a savvy person would sit back and logically assess that a PC of equal price is better, and either buy a PC or wait.

So how much does it cost to build a PS5 equivalent PC?

@Kidfunkadelic83 Says my total play time is 14 hours but I think that includes time you're leaving the PS5 alone. Also if you complete all the side quests before finishing the game it won't take as long as I did.
Did need a guide to help pick up all the trophies however as there's a few hidden.

@Kidfunkadelic83

It's interesting for sure. I wouldn't have played it if it wasn't free but I wanted to get it out of the way before I delved into the real meat as I would never have a chance to go back to it.

Gets strangely dark towards the end which adds an element to a seemingly innocent game. Learning how to optimise catching them can sometimes be frustrating and it does start slowly. Didn't enjoy that there's no fast travel either. But theres some haptic inclusion which makes it more enjoyable too.

@Cloud39472
Yes sure but that's not representative of real world behaviour. People see 2 PS5 games one for £50 and one for £70. Some people will ignore the differences and just go off the price alone, plus Spiderman is so much more popular.

Add to the fact that there's so much choice atm, I haven't felt the need to buy either and will buy when I'm satisfied with my completion of last gen games and Valhalla; and hopefully they both will be cheaper.
Already platinumed Bugsnax and Astros Playroom.

@Cloud39472 Sometimes the length of game isn't the only reason why people want to buy a game. Spiderman just appeals to a bigger audience.

I haven't bought Sackboy, Demons Souls or Miles Morales yet because tbh there's too much choice and I've got too many games to play. AC Valhalla alone I expect will occupy me for the next 2 weeks plus all of the PS+ collection. And GoT just went on sale so picked that up.

Miles Morales would be my first pick of those I haven't got. So I understand why the latter 2 aren't selling as well.

Last week they did well as it was all PS enthusiasts buying but now people realise the choice they have are waiting a bit.

I just plugged my PS5 in for the first time with a disc copy of PS4 AC Valhalla. Anyone have a problem where it doesn't allow you to upgrade to PS5, I can only "Copy". Am I doing something wrong, this is ridiculous?

Help plz!

Great just checked Reddit and it does appear that other people are having the same issue.

@kingv84 the quality will drop as developers will make shorter games at the very least. At worst they will reduce the quality and go for quantity/ MTX.

GamePass is very lacking in the new quality and long games that we are used to.

@zupertramp Demon Souls, Astrobot ? And you can't say cross gen doesn't count as they are completely different on PS5 anyway. No chance I can get RT on my old fat PS4.

Just got word that my GF has received my PS5 from Amazon. Now the wait until tomorrow to get it from her!
Hopefully it works!!

@themcnoisy I got mine for £12.50 from PS Store earlier this year.

@mariomaster96
Let's be honest this game is probably going to get patched fairly heftily after release so they'll be downloading anyway!

How does 2 disc work btw? As in will it come in 2 parts so you need the correct disc when playing the corresponding part?

Also why not have only one disc and then the rest is downloaded from the PS store?

@JAMes-BroWWWn Well there's alot of good sales on physical atm. And with black Friday around the corner I expect more of the same

Managed to pick AC Valhalla for £42 last week, so far is the only PS5 game I have along with Astrobot/ Bugsnax. I have a PS4 backlog too so I don't want to buy a whole load of games and rather just buy more for hopefully cheaper when I finish them!

Otherwise I would be buying Sackboy, Demon Souls, Miles Morales... Ah the choices

@madcow78 I got the same email 👍