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@vikramsingh

Yeah weirdly Extra or Essential wasn't on sale, only the Premium option was 35% off

As I say for the sake of an Extra £18 is was silly not to get premium . (breaks down to an additional £1.50 per month if spread out over the year)

For anyone who isn't currently subscribed... PS plus premium is on sale right now for £77.99

I was just about to resubscribe to Essential for £59.99 but for the sake of an extra £18 is was a no brainer to get Premium

Yeah I'll be watching live, I'll have a few cups of coffee this evening to try to keep me awake.

A 10pm start isn't a problem, it's staying awake for over an hour to watch it that can often be the issue lol

As always I'll try to keep an open mind... hope for the best and expect the worst.... that way it avoids disappointment

I think what they meant is that because they game is so big, it will take till 2027 to fully install from the disc

@carlos82

As I said I haven't played it, I'm only going off what other people tell me.

I've played previous Sonic racing games and wasn't overly impressed by them

I haven't played it because I'm happy enough with Mario Kart world for my Kart racing fix but from what I've read and listened to on various video game podcasts this game is as good as if not better than Mario kart world (in it's present condition, no doubt MKW will get updates and DLC over time)

Sounds like it would be expensive

But in answer to the question of whether I'd buy one, I'd have to say no.

I think the PS5 controller is perfect as it is

@twitchtvpat

To be fair I share the same view... PS plus for me is all about trying games you wouldn't normally buy.

It's just in this case all 4 games are from genres that I just have no interest in.

@LogicStrikesAgain

Haha maybe on here (so far) but on the official playstation UK Facebook page there's plenty of toxic comments as you'd expect 😂

As I said I'm generally quite positive about the games we get offered, there will usually be at least 1 that I'm interested in but this time there's just nothing that catches my eye.

That said if we all had the same taste in games these messages boards would be a boring place because everyone would just be universally agreeing with each other lol

I usually try to be positive about the Monthly Essential games, it does my head in when I see nothing but moaning in the comments section, but even i'm struggling this time.

1st time in a long time I won't even be bothering to add a single one of them to my library

Just not to my personal taste at all

@WolfyTn

For me personally the Mario Kart thing was a no brainer... not only did buying the bundle save me £40

But I know that myself and my family will get 100's of hours of use out of it, it's a game I would never consider trading and will consistently use it for the life of the console.

I usually prefer to buy physical in case I don't like the game, that way I can flip it and trade it in if needed.

GTA 6 however I'm fairly confident I won't be getting rid of it so if ever there was a game to buy digitally...... this is it

I applied the same logic with the Mario Kart world bundle when I bought my Switch 2

This is definitely a good thing, PS6 isn't needed any time soon. PS5 is only just getting into it's Stride

I'm not knocking the device, I actually bought one myself. Unfortunately our internet couldn't handle it so I sold it.. Our internet is better now so I'm tempted to buy another.

But all I'm taking away from this article is that 93% of US PS5 owners haven't bought one so when you look at it like that I'm not seeing a success story

It just goes to show that statistics can be spun in any direction depending on your point of view

I'm mean... they do look nice but £65 for a bit of plastic? Not a chance!!!

They're worth a tenner at best

May as well just watch a walk through on You tube

My resolution is to downgrade my PS Plus subscription to the Essential tier.

Every year I say I'm going to do it and I never do.. I probably helps that there's usually a sale on around the time it's due to expire. Last year I ended up upgrading from Extra to Premium so did the exact opposite lol

My issue is that I hardly touch any of the extra / premium games so Essentially (pun intended) I'm just throwing my money away

Nobody (and I mean nobody) needs a PS6 any time soon. PS5 is only just getting into it's stride and although it's now getting better we're still seeing games released for the PS4 which should have been layed to rest at least 3 years ago

Assuming that you claim and play every single game then you simply cannot argue that it offers great value for your money.

However I've just scrolled down the list and I think I've only actually bothered to download and play 9 of those 40 games listed. (I always claim the games, just don't always download them)

Obviously that's just me, everyone's personal taste in games will differ. (as is clearly evident in the "are you happy with your monthly games" Polls)

Despite not playing them all, Id still argue that 9 games for £60 a year is worth it... for me at least

@Jammer

You can but then when you reinstall the game it all comes back again.

It's impossible to permanently delete and just start again.

As @Northern_munkey suggested is probably to stop people abusing the online rankings.

Still seems absolutely crazy though that I can't just start the game from scratch.... Unfortunately I ended up selling the game for that very reason

@PuppetMaster

Unfortunately not, you can delete the game and data from your PS5 but as soon as you reinstall it, your save file will magically reappear as it's saved and linked to the GT servers.

It's physically impossible to delete and start over

I wish they would update the game so that it allows you to delete your progress and start again from the beginning.

I left it too long without playing, couldn't really remember where I'd got to and just wanted to start over from the beginning.

I believe the only way around this is to create a new Playstation account which is too much hassle.

Just let me delete and start again

You can make an argument that it's not really a reduced price model.

It's pretty much the same price as the OG 2020 PS5 before the price hikes which wasn't selling anyway.

I don't know what the answer is, thankfully Sony has more than enough success in the rest of the world to compensate

@themightyant

Oh I know, my daughter is a wizard on Roblox playing on her iPad.

I downloaded it on the PS5 for her and she just couldn't get her head around how to play with a controller in her hand 🤣

Sorry but I lost interest as soon as I read using a mobile phone as a controller.

Touch screen controls are generally terrible, especially for a game of football

Not my personal cup of tea but very impressive numbers, especially considering it was available on PS plus extra at one point

Impressive well done Sony.

At £340 I'd be almost tempted to pick up a 2nd one for myself so I can have one in my games room on my gaming monitor and also have one downstairs on the main TV.

It's a pain having to constantly move it around depending on where I want to play

I can't say I've ever heard of this device before.

A friend of mine used to have a Kinect which could be fun in the right circumstances and with the right people.

This seems a little bit expensive for my taste though , it'd probably be fun for a short while but I wouldn't expect to get years and years of use out of it like I would with my PS5

@Northern_munkey

I know you were obviously joking but I guarantee there will be people out there amongst us that genuinely do feel that way 🤣🤣

I don't really play online so my subscription is purely for the "Free" monthly games.... despite the fact the I never even bother to download 70% of them lol

@Gunbeld @RoomWithaMoose @Rich

I wouldn't say I was apologising as such, more a case of trying to clear up a misunderstanding on your part. Just to clarify this is directed at Gunbeld

You saw my original post as an attack on Playstation and wrongly assumed (or at least that's how it came across) that I was somehow trying to paint out that the Switch 2 was selling much better and was superior in some way, which as I say was never my intention.

My original post was more a case of pointing out a flaw in the headline of the article that the extra 6 months worth of sales in favour of the pS5 will definitely be a key factor in why it's edging out the Switch 2 in 2025.

Any way at the risk of reigniting the argument.... see you again at the November sale article lol

@PuppetMaster

I get that and completely agree, i understand that it's obviously done deliberately to draw people in.

But then I feel it's only fair for the readers to be able to call out and correct the clickbait as and when it happens.

Clearly this is what the website wants as it then creates lots of engagement for them lol

@PuppetMaster

You haven't been rude at all, in fact you come across as very respectful compared to others which shall remain nameless lol.

The title of the Article is about the PS5 edging out the Switch 2 so far in 2025.

My original comment (which I deleted because I had to go to work and didn't have time to deal with all the notifications I was receiving) literally just pointed out that the additional 6 months of sales will have helped with that.

Nothing more, nothing less, it wasn't intended to be that deep but some people saw it as if I was trying to deminish the PS5 in some way when I made it perfectly clear that I own both consoles and love them both equally

down playing the success of the PS5 was never my intention, I was just pointing out an obvious flaw in the headline

@Gunbeld @Rich33 @RoomWithaMoose

This whole debate / argument started just because I attempted to point out that it wasn't really a fair comparison to compare a console with only 6 months of sales Vs a console with a full 12 months of sales... nothing to do with launch sales specifically, just Sales in general over a 12 month period.

It was never my intention to try to put down or deminish the PS5 in any way shape or form... If the article was specifically about sales for October then that would be fair enough, but it wasn't it was about 2025 as a whole.

This might be a silly analogy but bare with me...... let's say all 4 of us have to walk a 12 miles (months) race..... 1 of us gets a 6 miles (months) head start on the others...... Now to me it's pretty obvious and stands to reason that the one with the 6 miles head start will likely will be the one to get to the end first.

I did point out in my OG post that I own both a PS5 and a Switch 2 and love them both equally so in no way was I attempting to claim one or the other was more superior.... just simply that 12 Vs 6 wasn't a fair comparison.

Anyway... at the risk of going round in circles again I'm going to leave it there and hope we can all respectfully move on 🙂

@RoomWithaMoose

I just like to thank you for having my back this morning.

I deleted my comments because I was leaving for work and didn't have time to deal with all the Drama 😂

I've never known such a dramatic over reaction to what I thought was a fairly reasonable point that I made.

Will definitely give Lego Horizon a try but I'm not really interested in any of the others.

That's fine though, as long as I get at least one game per month on PS Essential that interests me then I feel the subscription is working

I don't really play online, very rarely anyway so I literally do subscribe for the "Free" games

@scottXedgar

Haha good idea, far too many overly defensive people in here .... I've got to go to work now and I can do without all the notifications so I've removed my comments 😂😂

I was a day one adopter, have to say I love mine.

One thing that really bugged me initially was all the Cross Gen releases...I understand that it was because the PS4 has such a large install base but I spent all that money hoping for a bit of exclusivity, It was really annoying seeing the majority of games being released on both PS4 & PS5.

Thankfully it's getting better now in terms of "Current gen only" releases but it's taken far to long in my opinion.

As much as I love my PS5 one thing I have learnt is that I'm in no rush whatsoever to get a PS6 as I'm 99% sure I'll still be able to play every thing I want too on my PS5 for foreseeable future

@TheSlythe

The past 3-4 years there's usually another similar sale at the end of January... If you don't mind letting it expire and do without it for a month or 2 you should be offered a similar discount at the end of January that you will then be in a position to take advantage of

@AccessibleDaydream

I haven't read all the comments on this thread so apologies if someone has already answered you.

If the past 3-4 years have been anything to go by, there will likely be another similar sale at the end of January so if you're paying monthly at the moment, as long as you let it expire it on 6th January you should in theory be good for a discount at the next sale.

I've renewed mine at a discounted rate in January for the last 3 years

Currently subscribed to PS Premium which I believe expires at the end of January (or thereabouts)

I say it every time but this time I'm 100% dropping down to the essential tier.

It's not even about value or Money, I just don't really ever play any of the games on Extra or Premium so I'm just paying for a service that I don't use

If it actually happens on that day it'll be exactly 6 years to the day after the launch of the PS5

@dodgykebaab

My internet is fine, we have the fastest available EE fibre broadband.

I think the issue was that I was an early adopter and they have since updated the portal to work/run alot lot better.

If I'd known they were going to update it I'd have probably kept hold of it but as it was at the time it was borderline unplayable unfortunately

There should be an option in the poll along the lines of

I bought one but had to sell it because it was far too glitchy and not fit for purpose

Played it via game pass when I used to have a Series X

Once I'd flew out from my local airport (Liverpool John Lennon) and found my house (or what looked a bit like it) I soon got bored and uninstalled it.

@Fandabidozi2025

Yes I guess what I meant was that I was poking fun at the fact they've already done just that haha

@djlard

stray is still a crappy selection

"In your opinion", which you're obviously entitled too.

However my original post wasn't about whether the game is any good or not...... it was about whether the fact that it's already been available via PS Extra specifically makes it crappy.

I was simply pointing out that just because it's been on PS Extra in the past doesn't automatically mean that everyone has already played it.

@Max_the_German

Same for me, I do subscribe at Premium level but for one reason or another I never got around to playing Stray when it was originally on Extra.

I'm definitely looking forward to giving it a try because I've only ever heard good things about it.

@Cerny

I understand what you mean, however.... you need to take into account that not everybody subscribes to Extra or Premium.

To the "Essential tier only customers" it's a new game.... one that they get to keep as well

If they ever do get close again Sony will conveniently find a few more million sales receipts that had been "misfiled"

With that being said (I was obviously just joking)... the release of the Switch 2 pretty much killed off any chance it did have

Also why the hell Nintendo decided to put the price up rather than dropping the price is mine boggling.

I love Nintendo but they really do some weird ***** from time to time

The problem is that it's all subjective and everyone will have their own personal taste in games.

I've noticed that whatever games we get, it's impossible to please everyone, if Sony release a really popular game people moan because the chances are they've already played it or own it.

Release a lesser know game and then people will moan that we're not getting a triple A title.

In short what ever games we get Sony can't "Win"

Someone will always be unhappy with them for whatever reason