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More Astro Bot, If I can get my son off the new EA FC 25... I should have snagged a second PS5 instead of the Dualsense and Edge 30th...

@Kidfunkadelic83 It hasn’t shown up in PayPal… yet.But my orders are confirmed.

Edit - Email states payment on shipping.

Edge and regular Dualsense secured! Happy with that, no sign of the Pro bundle by the time I got in though.

@Czar_Khastik You and me both. Looking forward to promising to ‘ride her like my motorcycle’, but in 8K.

At this point, unless the big guns at the likes of Naughty Dog and Sony Santa Monica pull some incredible new IP out of the bag in the next couple of years, this generation will have been pretty underwhelming compared to PS4.

Just got back from watching City sneak over the line against Brentford thanks to Haaland, so from one robot to another it is... time for Astro Bot!

I gave it a 9, if they fix the save bug so I feel safe to see more of it without losing my progress, I'll give it a 10...

I've paused playing it until they fix the save bug - I've lost as many as three worlds' progress in one go... here's hoping it's sorted as the only way around it is to quit out to the Home Screen and restart the game to force a save, which breaks the immersion.

If I had a £ for every comment on this thread about the insane price, I still wouldn't be able to afford the insane price.

If my launch day regular PS5 ever dies, I'll get one. And if it doesn't, I won't. I just can't get excited enough for this mid-gen refresh when, like many others here, I'm unconvinced the base model has delivered consistently to its max potential.

There's always the danger of course that the incoming Cerny ASMR will hypnotise me into a purchase...

@ApostateMage A 'Gallagher' far far away...

I'll see myself out.

Currently playing 'stare out of the window waiting for the Amazon van containing my copy of Astrobot'.

And then, Astrobot

@AfroMario Where I am is actually pretty good where equality is concerned, more a general comment on western society - there is lots left for us to do.

@Shigurui White people should acknowledge our privilege and work towards equality, we are already accepted and included as 'the norm' in society while others simply aren't, and have the responsibility and opportunity to raise those others up. I've looked at the roster and that's clearly the goal, which I applaud. Have a great weekend.

@Rols I was listening to what you had to say until you described DEI as an 'agenda', like being inclusive is somehow not right? Have a quiet word with yourself mate.

@dardel Tell me you have no empathy for hard working human beings, without telling me you have no empathy for hard working human beings.

I hope the studio get a second chance, even if Concord doesn't.

Sony ‘Hey! We’re excited to celebrate 30 amazing years of PlayStation!’

Usual suspects on these forums ‘I hated Jim, now I hate Hermen and where’s my F2P 4K 120FPS VR-capable Ape Escape/Killzone crossover you b******s!’.

Give it a rest! Let’s enjoy our games and some positive discourse.

Going to start Thank Goodness You're Here! - need smaller companion games alongside my leisurely Death Stranding playthrough. Have a top weekend all!

Definitely some positive changes based on the previews, but the success hangs on the new Ages + Leader + Civ pivots throughout the game and whether that provides the continuity of a single leader/Civ format. I'll be day one on more than one platform regardless - so here's hoping!

I finally got into the first game a couple of weeks ago, something about it clicked for me after all this time and now I know there's going to be a sequel I'm doubly excited. Bring it on, Kojima-infused weirdness and all.

Great narrator choice, gameplay changes looking great - a first day double purchase for me on PS5 and... on Mac!

I wish Newsk and the team all the best with this one - the keyboard warriors have been overly negative over a game that is at the forefront of Sony's much-maligned live service push, making it an easy target. The beta showed it has excellent FPS mechanics/bones and I hope they build a solid community.

@KillerBoy Pretty sure they're doing this as well as dipping their toes in live service if you look at the latest roundups of titles in development. There's room for both.

Definitely waiting - PC only codes is a red flag all day, every day. And this brief glimpse does nothing to convince me that all is well with the PS5 version.

I'll play it on Extra anyway, it would have to be a classic to convince me to then go on and buy a physical edition. But I know lots of people still love physical media so I'm happy they have the option.

Quietly meandering through Death Stranding - how I didn't get into this when it came out, I'll never know. Superb.

@colonelkilgore Makes sense - personally I find the load balancing when you set up for a delivery and the step by step mechanics so rewarding, when you get it right. Definitely my kind of game.

@colonelkilgore I just don't understand the divisiveness, every aspect so far has been of such high quality. Looking forward to another lengthy session tonight!

I know I'm late to the party (and to this thread today!) but finally giving Death Stranding a proper go and I am having such a good time. The atmosphere of this game, driven by the landscapes and soundtrack is seriously special. Story so far, with the on the nose character names and dialogue are peak Kojima.

Potentially a great month (or so)!

@get2sammyb Does that mean we can expect a PS review of College Football 25?

Well... I have the house to myself for the next two weeks while the fam are away and I already have backlog paralysis! I've been sitting here for two hours staring at my library and the GG app without success...

The plan is to clear a handful of games, focussing on those that are the best big screen experiences while I have the TV all to myself. I barely started Death Stranding and I have Alan Wake II in my backlog so they seem like a pretty good start.

Suggestions welcome, have a great weekend all!

This game keeps on giving - great looking update. Time to reinstall.

Just here to praise the sub-heading.

Concord beta, Destiny 2 and then I'll pick something at random from my backlog to start - in no particular order. And after all of that... It's Coming Home!

Where the hell is Concord you animals?!

Waits for @Zuljaras to post

In that lovely but horrible spot where I'm so much back into Destiny 2 I can't even find time to look at my backlog. The Final Shape is all-consuming at the moment.

Enjoy your diverse range of games everyone, I'm off to the Pale Heart

Concord - who's with me?

tumbleweed

Or possibly Astro Bot.

I've been holding off on Anno 1800 every time it's been on sale for exactly this moment, so pretty chuffed.

Played a bit of MH Rise on Switch when it came out but it's nowhere near as good as MH World.

Loved the main campaign and some of the scripted adventures that follow are the best in Destiny to date. Fantastic gunplay, still the best out there, combined with Prismatic, is so much fun. And the streamlining of bounties into the new Pathfinder system has made patrolling a tighter and more rewarding experience. So far - great. Looking forward to the episodes that follow.

My clan couldn't crack the first encounter Friday/Saturday, and there's some really capable players in that fireteam. Looking forward to over-levelling and then rolling through it later in the season - that's my normal approach to raid drops

Butchering of Bowie aside, I enjoyed the trailer and the art style doesn't bother me since I'll spend most of the game in some kind of zoomed out isometric mode, no doubt. Looking forward to the gameplay reveal tomorrow.

Destiny 2: The Final Shape - currently playing through the story missions on legendary difficulty and it's a really decent challenge. The new area(s) are absolutely stunning and, although I've only unlocked some of the abilities so far, the new prismatic subclass... wow. I hope the story sticks the landing.

I'm not going to judge it until I play it - they've covered their bases with the mode variety, which is good.

The only real hurdle is the lack of PSN availability in so many countries and territories (170?) although it should be noted that 1) PSN is available to most of the largest populations and 2) those currently excluded will include multiple island nations with five people, nine dogs and a shared 28k modem.

As for the game itself? I'd never judge an FPS on watched footage, because it's all about how the gunplay feels when you have the game in your hands. Let's wait and see.

I'm really excited for this, I think TV as a medium gives them the opportunity to smooth out the kinks in the narrative pacing, especially over the course of three seasons. I'm also expecting them to expand on what happens between the two games, with a slower buildup to THAT event.

It’s almost tradition at this point with Destiny expansions, I typically wait a couple of days before diving in but I can see how everyone wants to get that Final Shape story nailed with spoilers out there.

I’ve read the bulk of the comments so far thinking ‘tell me you’ve never led a company without telling me you’ve never led a company’… striking a balance between profitability and customer need is not easy. Definitely some missteps from Sony recently, but how about taking a step back and waiting to see what happens next?

It's a weekend of gaming crunch with Dragon's Dogma II unfinished, prep for Destiny 2: The Final Shape required and the need to boot up one of my gaming touchstones in G-Police

Have a great weekend everyone!