MattBoothDev

@GreatAuk so don't call the fascists fascist? What else are people supposed to do? Say nothing?

@FatalBubbles so you're insinuating that, because I know about Twitter, I must be a secret user of Twitter?

It's not because it's been around over a decade and high profile?

No, Twitter and Facebook censoring things isn't fascist. That's not how that works 🤷‍♂️

Conversely, Facebook didn't and probably still doesn't do enough moderation. I left years ago because it was a hellhole of unmoderated content. I reported a video of someone being beheaded in Syria and their moderation team decided it wasn't in foul of their community standards, so I left.

@Gunnerzaurus yeah, but that's oversimplified.

It's not that they weren't being "treated well" it's that their advertisements were being shown under racist, misogynistic and fascist tweets and they didn't want that.

@T-Bone09 😂 what am I paranoid about? I'm just explaining what the facts are

Twitter was a cesspit before Musk bought it and then he threw out the guardrails and it's just gotten worse 🤷‍♂️

I've never had a Twitter account so one absolutely no skin in the game.

@GreatAuk no, they're calling people Nazis because they're exhibiting fascist tendancies.

@T-Bone09 What's crazy about it? He didn't buy twitter for "free speech". He bought it so he could turn it into a right wing hellscape.

What you're whining about a laptop is just called "moderation". Social media requires moderation. Without it, it devolves into trolls and mental health problems. See twitter in is current form.

There's nothing political about this. It's just an observation of the facts.

I didn't have a Twitter account before it went mental and I see no reason to bother with a bsky account.

Both 30FPS modes absolutely suck. Performance is pretty good with VRR but balanced is a solid 60FPS and slightly better image quality.

@Veritas7Ax it's even more pronounced in the UK, as Sony don't allow digital codes to be sold in retailers, so they're the only place to buy digital games. They have a monopoly.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is £40-£50 on Amazon pro m pretty much all the time. When not on sale, that's £70 on PSN.

@davebaby i got my Pro and disc drive in a bundle from Very. As a new customer I signed up for the credit account and got 20% off.

So the whole bundle worked out at £635 instead of £800 and the best part was I paid cash and didn't use the Very (pun intended) expensive credit account.

It's overpriced at £100. It's easily a £40 part.

@Atreus97 I mean, it only hurts CDPR not to, not Sony. Sony seem to have run out of ducks, with the PS5 Pro pricing. Whereas, just as the Phantom Liberty DLC drove a bunch of new sales (like mine) a PS5 Pro patch could drive a few more (especially if it's done well).

@Mostik Absolutely. Wouldn't have gone through with it myself if I had to use the credit as I think the total cost would've been about £1,200, which is absolutely crazy. The hard search has already hit my credit score but I don't really care about it.

@themightyant mines not due to be delivered until the 29th November 😐 right at the end of my week off 😂

I ordered last Wednesday and they had disc bundles available, one per customer!

The Edge controller is such a scam. Apparently the replacement thing sticks are next to impossible to buy and they didn't even fix the drift issue, which is fixable and therefore wouldn't necessitate removable thumb sticks.

Very have an 20% offer on for new customers that sign up for a credit account with them. It works on the PS5 Pro. The catch is you're taking a hard credit search on your record, but you don't actually need to use the credit to get the offer and can pay in full using your card.

The code is WELCOME and I have ordered a PS5 Pro disc bundle for £635 (instead of £794).

I do NOT recommend using the credit account for anything as the APR is ridiculous. I only recommend doing this if you're going to pay with your card.

Told you, they're ganking us on the prices.

@Vaako007 maybe it's because the articles are so heavily slanted it's obvious

@crashcontrol that's £800 if you want the full feature set

I literally don't care. The PS5 Pro is too much money for what it is and sets a terrible precedent in terms of gouging on price.

Where's the "no, but if it weren't so stupidly priced, I would" option?

NB: Reviewers didn't have to pay £800 for one

No I'm not planning on getting a PS5 Pro and contributing to a serious problem

I'd buy this one. One of the few games Microsoft did really well on. I think it's one of the few studios they left to get on with it after buying them, rather then having a capitalbro looming over them 24/7 chasing the upward line.

@ApostateMage £800, mate. My base PS5 has a disc drive, as do, apparently, 85% of PS5s sold. To be able to play any of my disc games, which is about 20, I need the disc drive.

So it's an £800 console if your need feature parity.

Man, you guys really, really want people to buy this thing for £800, eh? I still haven't moved on from the price and I'm unlikely to until the price moves.

Honestly disgusting. Not the idea of a digital only console, of course. Who'd be bothered by that, but that they're putting this rubbish on the packaging.

5 years only to fail really hard and upset millions is fans.

When the PS4 Pro come out it's was £450, £50 more than the £399 PS4 launch price.

The PS5 Pro is £830 and the launch PS5 was £430.

Absolutely insane. There's no logistical reasoning that makes this price ok. It's doubled the launch price. The price of the Yen and silicone doesn't matter.

I will keep not buying them.

@thiagoauler 85% of PS5s are equipped with a disc drive. Sony counts skins, digital currency and battle packs as digital purchase in these figures. They're fudging the numbers to make it look like people but physical less than they actually do.

I call BS on this one. Most PS5s have a disc.

You know what they can't delist? My physical copy of the PS4 game.

Where's the "nope, it's too expensive" poll option?

Step 1, lose all sense

Literally none of the graphics performance is worth £800 for a console.

@Psnfanboy79 You don't need a "really good PC" to compete with a PS5 Pro, though.

I want a £600 PS5 Pro with a disc drive more then anything.

I have already managed the platinum last Sunday 👌

Unless it's going to enable 60FPS in 30FPS locked PS4 games then it's worthless.

There's a load of good PS4 games that hold up today and need a 60FPS PS5 patch

£700 is a total joke. No disc drive (I'm not buying one separately - it should be included).

This is supposed to be a "Pro" console but they can't even throw in a cheap £25 stand and include the disc drive? Sony own the Blu-Ray licensing and produce millions of them. They can include one for free at that price.

Lol, "worry"? It just makes me angrier. It should be included and be £599.99 or less. Otherwise they can screw off.

@Rob3008 They're definitely turning a profit this generation, rather than loss leading on the console and making up for it on accessories and software.

I suspect the lack of competition is part of it, but not necessarily because it's intentional, but that there's simply more demand for PS5 Dual Sense controllers because there's more PS5s out there.

@Paranoimia No one wants live service games with battle passes, paid skins and all the other shady selling tactics that go with it.

>Sony needs a cash cow, because its single player games are costing too much and taking too long to make.

Author is part of the problem. Single player games do not cost too much and don't take any longer than rubbish like this.

They spent $200m on this live service crap. That could've probably paid for another Uncharted game.

PS Stars is terrible anyway. However, obviously some people were getting "too much" value from the service and opting for the credit instead of the useless rubbish for the virtual shelf.

Firstly, there's no reward for having bought a game physically. Secondly, there's no reward if you've bought a game recently. I.E. I bought a game, digitally, only to see it had extra points available but since I didn't check and start the promotion, I can't get the bonus points.

Finally, not getting points for my PS Plus subscription is a slap on the face. I'll likely never get enough for £20 in credit ever again.

£720 for an SSD and they give you a month of PS Plus Premium... Worth, what, £20? Jesus.

I suppose there didn't need to be anything at all given away since you're still getting your SSD's worth but it hardly seems worth putting it on the box. Can you even add a free month if you have already subscribed?

Calling the Playstation store authoritarian is ridiculously tone deaf and infantile.

Also, this isn't a good idea. People are stupid. Metacritic is a shining example of this, as are Steam's reviews. Ok, Steam's reviews aren't on the same page as metacritic, but there's 10 stupid reviews for every 1 decent review.

Steam also seems to think I care what YouTubers think.