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@zekepliskin Thanks for a helpful reply, I was half expecting some flack for asking.

That makes a lot of sense, especially if you have a large digital library, I guess, seeing as most of the games I play are physical, it'd never occurred to me as pinning has suited me for the handful of PS Plus games that I actually play.

Although, on reflection, it'd be handy to have somewhere to stash all those Plus Essential games I will get around to playing... One day...

@TommyNL Link leads to a 404...

I honestly don't get the fascination with folders and backgrounds. They along with twitter are irrelevant to me, I seriously don't see the point in folders, and backgrounds would be seen for a few seconds at most. I'd rather Sony focus on more useful things... Which they seem to be doing... Slowly...

PS5 had twitter integration...?

@knowles2 This is what Sony want, people will pay slightly more for the disc-less slim, then 'upgrade' with a disc drive. And for manufacturing reasons all disc drives will be the same.
TronicsFix registered one drive to both consoles and switched and swapped them about. In some cases a factory reset was required of the PS5, but ultimately the drive would work seamlessly with either device once registered.

@AndroidBango My understanding is it's to do with core BD security than Sony deciding that is the way. Theoretically games on BluRay should be exempt from these protocols, but I'd imagine that for simplicity it's easier to bundle them all under the same ruleset.

@trev666 Well, yeah. That was obvious as soon as someone mentioned 'detachable disc drive' or to anyone who had seen a teardown of the original disc and disc-less versions. It would also have been cheaper to not pair PS4 drives to the console, but they were hoping to get more money by sanctioned repairs or people replacing entire devices.
The fact that they are proven to be swappable between multiple registered devices and (allegedly) available as a standalone hardware purchase, or you being able to re-register the drive to a new 'disc-less' console if your main console goes kaput is much more reduce/reuse than we are used to in the current era of technology. Sony should try and take advantage of this angle as it's something that will resonate well with a lot of people whose finances are incredibly stretched in these times, and the greenies, whilst also being a stick in the eye to the likes of Microsoft and Apple.

I would really really like to think this intentional by Sony and they've decided this is a good move to support right to repair and console longevity, and we all know this is something M$ couldn't fathom doing with their console.

But I'll hold my applause because the cynic in me still thinks that at some point these drives will become married to a single APU and swapping will no longer be possible.
Because Sony.

@iDreamwalker But TronicsFix went more in depth in swapping drives around. In theory one drive cane serve multiple consoles if registered correctly.

I finally got around to starting this earlier in the week and am quite shocked at how buggy it appears to be. I spent an hour (maybe more) last night playing as a tiny white cube and have had many crashes/freezes all week. A number of crimes have had to be abandoned because it either wouldn't let me finish the task, or there would be one remaining enemy who wasn't on the map. Subtitles have been way out of sync, duplicated or just skipped and some of the side missions haven't enabled me to start them.
Oh, and, it's made my PS5 black screen more than once and I've lost audio coming out of menus, forcing me to restart the thing.
Gotta admit this puts me off of getting games early.

@Bartig I picked that up when I got my PS5 and did NG+ for the plat last week, as I'd simply not gotten around to it, that playthrough was a right 'mare, I was glitching into buildings, landing underground along with a few other oddities. I was surprised because my first playthrough was flawless, as was Spider-Man (PS5 version) SM2 has been buggy as hell for me too. Which has been annoying.

More likely it's to permanently pair the drive to the first console it's connected to... You know, so when the console breaks you have to buy a new drive too, which I guarantee will be like hens teeth to find after a short period of time...

I looked into this earlier (after reading this) and I might actually be tempted. Shooters really aren't my thing, but maybe this is the exception?
Although I saw some gameplay footage and the lipsync is atrocious, which will annoy me no end...

@2here2there @get2sammyb Thanks people's! Feeling like I'm over the worst (after a ruddy week now) so hope to get to some web swinging tomorrow? I tried some MM just now and ain't up to it yet. Gutted because I've been looking forward to this game since it was but a rumour...

My copy came through the door yesterday, but I've been too ill to fire it up... If I can muster the energy to drag the duvet down to the living room (be better, but maybe too optimistic, to move the PS5 to the bedroom) I'll probably still feel too rough to fire it up. DAMN YOU COVID!

@BusyOlf Lvl 50 is the only one left for me. Really haven't fancied the idea of grinding the game out for hours and hours just for that... It was fun whilst it lasted I guess....

Well... This bodes well for GT7. 2 years after GT8, (or Sport 2, whichever they decide) a game many players paid top price for, will become little more than a crap demo.

Funny, I've just had to cancel and re-preorder SM2 due to card fraud which kinda bummed me out. Seeing this has reinvigorated my excitement for the game!

Definitely something I'd consider if I had the space but I bought a 55" Sony XH9005 in readiness for a PS5 (it was half price too and, thankfully, Sony eventually updated the software for VRR etc.) which replaced a 2015 full HD 43" model. Looking at it now a 200" display would be the whole frigging wall! Plus speaker placement is my top priority and they'd certainly get in the way.

ABK don't really make games that I gravitate towards, but this is bad for the industry. The few IP's that M$ don't put out to pasture will rot as that is what they typically do.
The majority of ABK's catalogue will be but a memory in 5 years, and M$ will be sniffing around for the next behemoth to kill.

@MickOnYourFace Ditto. Even Hawk himself seemed at a loss as to why they pulled away. Although it seem to me they were trimming the fat to look more appealing to M$...

It's nice to not actually already own any of the games this month. Trek to Yomi looks like it could good, won't even claim the NBA one. Might give the JP one a go, if I ever clear the backlog... So probably never...

I got an email last week offering me to re-up essential with the same discount, although I strongly suspected this was coming I took it, it was a one time deal best I could tell. Just checked again on the app and it's back across all 3 sub's.

Meh... I appreciate certain things have limited appeal, but PlayStation have really missed an opportunity here. I just don't see the point in it. I'll stick with my Vita and PSP for portable PlayStation gaming ta...

PS1 is the first one I heard, and that first time someone had nudged the volume control of the HiFi it was rigged up to moderately high, so it was loud and powerful enough to literally made the windows rattle throughout the building! None of the others could come close to that experience... Even now every time I hear it the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end and I get goosebumps... Even had it as a message tone on my phone for a while (until I lost the file)

This stinks of "it's my ball and I'm going home" to me. M$ won't exit the UK market, the odds are much higher of me winning euro millions 3 draws straight than that happening.

I'm tired of big tech overrunning the industry and the pool of talent getting ever restricted, M$ and Sony are guilty of this...

Seeing as reward points were mentioned I'm still waiting for Argos to stock it, nectar points balance needs to be spent on something other than Lego... Although I'm still likely to be waiting a year or so for a price drop. The thing is ridiculously expensive.

Percentages and statistics are very easily used to tell almost any story the statistician would like.
Although there may be some truth in this assertion, I do not know one person who specifically purchased a PlayStation console to play cod. And most of my friends play it (I never have and never will). I do have a friend that got his PS4 to play Fifa, and upgraded to a PS5 for the loading times but most of my friends picked up a PS5 because they were already in the ecosystem. One of my friends became a PlayStation convert after borrowing my PS4 and playing Spiderman. Funnily enough I'm the only one in my friends group who bought a PS5 specifically for GT7.

GT7 looks like a next gen game, but it feels like GTS. I'd rather they put the effort into bringing more tracks/circuits back. Midfield Raceway and R246 would be a good start...

PlayStation are notoriously bad at peripheral support (think move controllers which have been all but unobtainium for at least 3 years) so this is a really bad sign. Luckily I have a PS5 disc already. One advantage of this is the eradication of failed disc drives being tied to the rest of the console though. I'd say it's a win for right to repair, but it really isn't...

@Casco Ditto. Pretty lame month really...

That's seriously crook... Personally I'm keen to give the game a go, but it's not the be-all and end-all. And I'm sure that although there will be many millions of copies sold there are many millions more that are simply not interested in the game and thus would score it lower. I hate that as a global society we're being cajoled into a cookie cutter society...
Games are like art, ya likes what ya likes and it should not matter one jot to another, Nazi Germany didn't win the war.

I was seriously excited for Plus Premium, specifically for the retro content. Upon launch it seemed pretty light and Sony weren't saying very much at all about it so I held off. Bloody glad I did, might give it a go if they add a few more, but until then I'm more likely to just purchase titles outright...

They're f*@£ing HOW MUCH! 😲 Don't get me wrong, I'm not against paying for something if I think it's worth it, but £210 for a bloody controller? They can whistle. I've got 3 standard ones as it is, pretty sure that even at £150 it'd be too much for my tastes...

I was intrigued by the dev kit when it was first shown and wouldn't have minded if the launch console was similar. It struck me as slightly 70's though, and not in a good way. Comparatively I thought the launch console was pretty tame when that was finally revealed. I was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of the thing when I unboxed it, but it's a similar footprint to my HiFi pieces and looks correct under my TV with all the rest.
@kenshin4ever I was gonna say the same! My PS5 is sat atop the TV stand flanked by a PS4 and PS3 with a PS2 and original PlayStation underneath, the PS2 is probably my favourite mostly for posterity, but the PS3 is not a lot smaller than the PS5 yet carries itself with much more discretion.

Gave the original a go when it was on PS+ and found it surprisingly fun and ending up playing it a lot, either to pass time or with friends. Hopefully HCT2 will be as much fun!

Oh yeah... I remember these... What are they actually for again...???

I don't give a flying flamingo what Mr Ryan thinks, I'll play PlayStation when I can be arsed. Didn't help that Sony twisted PD's arm to shaft the player base over GT7 and they're insistent on releasing re-hash after re-make instead of expediting something a bit newer. I've got more than enough to do with my time than sit on my arse playing PlayStation day in, day out.

This is excellent news as that kit can be prohibitively expensive to acquire! Kena, Stray and a coupla others have done well, and not just because they look good, they've brought something different to the table which can only be good for the industry. The 'big' devs are too focused on perpetuating franchises which leaves them scared to innovate. Either that or their just complacent, or a mix of both, as I strongly suspect is the case with polyphony these days.

Really...? Really!?!? I own 2 of these... And have zero interest in yakuza...

So 3 cars...? They'll be hagerty priced (you know, cos hagerty price real life limited availability cars. Everyone who owns a copy of this game technically has all the cars already) and most likely not usable in the majority of races... When are we gonna get new tracks...??? The GT series has so many excellent tracks yet all we've had to date is a different pit exit at Spa. Pretty sure this is another update that'll install but still not be played...

I thought this was really cool as a thing, and the thermal results were incredible. I'd even consider paying real money for it. He did gloss over the sheer size of the PSU and radiator set up, pretty sure I couldn't fit that behind my TV, but I'd find somewhere. Now if only it could accommodate a disc drive....

Great to see Astro's do so well. Probably my favourite PS5 exclusive, which surprised me somewhat. I'm still sore over GT7 and the dumb flamingoery that's happened with it (including being touted as PS5 exclusive initially until it wasn't, which became known after I bought a PS5) so I was surprised to see that so high. Spiderman is in a good spot, really enjoyed it and glad I didn't get around to the PS4 version. Still need to get around to Ghost of Tsushima though, I've had it since launch (re-launch?) and just haven't found the time as I get the feeling it's one of those that I'll play for days straight... One day. Promise.

I really like the stock DualSense, but would consider one of these if the price was right... That's if it comes to fruition. Stick drift would be a minor concern, although it only takes 10/15 minutes to fit a new one. Although if they use completely different ones I would most definitely be waiting to see how they fare.

I bought RE7 near launch (it was cheap), then got a digital copy with the VR mega bundle and was slightly peeved to see it on the PS Plus collection when I got a PS5 (because I already owned half the games) but at least now I get the free upgrade! Maybe one of these days I'll get around to actually playing it...

I'll still give it a look, if they tell me I have to pay a lump sum for the 18mths or so I've left on PS Plus currently they can jog on. I still have all my PS1 games that work fine with my PS3, although my PS2 doesn't hook up to my (perfect for PS5) main TV and the PS3 is starting to worry me every time I turn it on these days... Meh, I guess we'll find out how greedy Sony really are in the coming weeks...

@huyi When I pre-ordered in December there was no mention of any of this. We knew there would be MTX, they started in GT5, but there's a difference between pennies to a couple of quid per car to what they want now. Most people (probably naively, but myself included) expected something like popping the game into their console and playing the single player elements as they did with Gran Turismo through GT4, there is absolutely no logical reason for a mandatory online connection to play any part of the single player component of this kind of game, and they've proven why it's such a terrible idea.

It wasn't 24 hours, it was over 32. Servers went off at 06:00 GMT and became accessible shortly before 15:00.the next day, so almost 33 hours without being able to play a game that cost me £90, initially I wasn't too bothered about the always online element, Sony and PD proved to me yesterday that I only paid for an extended rental, that ends when they say. Which is pretty much daylight robbery. After years of claiming the series is a labour of love and an homage to cars and motorsports PD have finally shown their hand. I'm in 2 minds whether or not to pack everything up, take it to cex tomorrow and trade it in for a GPU for my PC. PC games are cheaper and more accessible, after all.

To be polite, one is unimpressed.

Initially I wasn't too bothered about the always online requirement. That changed today, having sat down at 745am once the patch had installed to play this after having taken a couple of days break from it and still not being able to play the game after nearly 12hrs I'm rather effing annoyed if I'm honest. Not only did I spend £90 on the 25th anniversary edition, but I purchased a PS5 last year specifically for this game (before it became known it would be available on PS4 as well) but last week I ordered the Fanatec GT DD Pro... That's a total of £1400 on hardware primarily to play one game. Yes I've enjoyed a number of games on the PS5 since I got it, but that's besides the point, PD and Sony have been taking the p!$$ with this game since before it launched. Adding MTX, reducing the rewards for races to push people into them are the final straws.

I am seriously sitting here considering cancelling the Fanatec order and selling the PS5 stuff and buying a scalped GPU and just sticking with PC gaming. Not. Happy.

This patch better be worth the over 13hrs it's taken (so far) to try and get working...