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Argh .... 1st world problems

@get2sammyb @Yaycandy

You would think that, but when the sale was on in January it would only let me upgrade for what remained of my contract... (at the time I had about 10 days left)

I had to wait till it expired on 31st January only then would it let me renew for another year with 35% off.

I was fortunate that the sale ran till 5th February

Is there any way to opt out?

I've timed my renewals to perfection for the last few years so that it renews when they have a 35% - 40% off sale

With these extra 5 days it'll probably take me over the sale period and I'll potentially have to renew at full price next January

Not good enough Sony..... come on sort it out!!!!!!

Otherwise I want a refund for time lost (even though it's the middle of the night and I wouldn't be playing anyway)

The only reason I know about this is because I just got out of bed to use the toilet and had a quick scroll on my phone..... it's 4am here so I'm going back to sleep

I'd rather they release it when it's 100% ready than rush it out to appease their shareholders.

That said, if the rumoured £100 price tag turns out to be true I won't be buying it anyway.

Never in my life have I paid more than £60 for a game and I can't see that changing any time soon.

I'll happily wait for it to go on sale

Will definitely give Pac Man a try

I agree that it's still too soon.

Don't get me wrong, I do believe that we are heading that way eventually but it's too soon for the PS6 to just abandon physical media

I've redeemed Hot Pursuit but I'm not going to bother with the other 2 as I know for a fact I'd never play them

Obviously just a rumour at this point but if it were to be true I'd be totally on board with it.

I have Zero interest in the Online side of the game so if it keeps the cost of the main game down then that can only be a good thing

@RiverGenie

Yeah I've heard that's a possibility.... it just seems like too much effort to do something that in theory at least should be straight forward...

Delete progress..... start again from the beginning.....

It's borderline criminal that they've made it so difficult

I have selected yes but that may change if it turns out to be a Switch 2 launch title.

I'd prefer to have something to play on my shiney new console.

@get2sammyb

I loved Gran Turismo when it first launched but I fell out of love with it when I tried to delete my progress and start over from the beginning and realised you simply can't do it.

I hadn't played it for over a year and couldn't quite get up to speed with where I was up to so just wanted to delete and start over but for whatever stupid reason they won't let us so until they rectify that I unfortunately won't play it again

I only wanted The Forza games and we got one, I don't personally have any interest in their other stuff.

I know due to licensing issues Forza Horizon 1-4 will likely never happen as they're not even available on Xbox anymore.

So the only other game I want from them is Forza Motorsport

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the one I've been waiting for, it's the only thing I miss about previously owning an Xbox Series X

I wonder if it will get haptic feedback support

@TheFakulty

Yeah I guess you could read it either way so a bit of clarity would be nice.

Personally though, I'd be amazed if they just suddenly decided to remove all existing PS4 games from the service..... I just can't see the logic in doing that whereas maybe focusing on only adding PS5 games moving forwards does make more sense

@TheFakulty

The way I read it is that they're not necessarily removing all existing PS4 games..... rather that they just won't really be adding many new ones to the service moving forward.

That was my take on it anyway.... apologies if I've got it wrong

@WiiWareWave

I understand what you're saying but at some point, support for the PS4 has to stop, it can't go on forever.

In January 2026 PS4 will be approaching 13 years old !!!

@HeeHo

Or maybe it might just give a few people the push that they need to finally upgrade to a PS5

I'm Just playing devil's advocate by the way

It's great that they're starting to focus more on the PS5 it's just a shame that by the time January 2026 rolls around it will have taken them over 5 years to do it.

Never heard of high on life so would need to know more about it.

Very happy with the other 2 offerings though

@Cutmastavictory

I'm afraid I have to disagree, as someone who in that past has owned both consoles (a PS5 and a Series X) I found them at their core to be very similar. I certainly couldn't say that one performed particularly better than the other anyway.

In fairness my way of thinking could well be down to the choice of games that I enjoy..

With the exception of Nintendo and my love for Mario games I'm not massively into any particular what you may call "Console exclusives"

The vast majority of games I play are titles that release on both PlayStation & Xbox ........, EA Sports FC, PGA tour, WRC rally games, WWE 2K just to give you a few examples.

Don't get me wrong there are a couple of exclusives I play, Astro Bot or Gran Turismo 7 off the top of my head, but in the main most of the games I enjoy playing are technically available on either console so when I say they are similar hopefully you can see where I'm coming from.

It just so happens that for whatever reason my Console of choice has always been Playstation

I've never once paid £70 for a game, no way am I dropping £100

I don't care what the game is, I'll wait till it goes on sale

@Nepp67

Very true, I was fortunate at one point to own both (as well as a Nintendo Switch)...

Very much a 1st world problem but I almost had too much choice over what to play, there are only so many hours in the day obviously.

I found with the Xbox, once I'd had my fill of the Forza games I was just playing everything else on the PS5 or Switch so I decided to cash in on the Series X whilst it was still worth something.

Back to your point though, yes there really isn't much (if anything) between them.

For whatever reason I just always have preferred to have the Playstation as my main console

If we're being honest (all fanboism aside) the PS5 & the Series X are both very similar products...

It's a bit like comparing Sky TV to Virgin..... you can pretty much watch all the same channels, it's just that the operating system is slightly different and if you're used to one in particular the other may seem a little weird and difficult to navigate simply because your brain is used to the way the other one works.

At the end of the day though, for most people it comes down to which set of "Exclusive" games you prefer.

But if Microsoft intend to release all (or at least the majority) of their games on Playstation then it virtually removes the need for anyone to buy an Xbox... Just get a playstation and you effectively get the best of both worlds

I wish he'd just stop tip toeing around the subject and just tell us which games they plan to port.

To be fair I'm only really interested in the Forza games but this constant game of will they won't they is getting tiring

@MrPeanutbutterz

I'd be happy with that if I'm honest, I haven't played the first 2 FH games so can't comment on them but out of 3, 4 & 5 I genuinely liked them all...... 4 was my favourite but that could be partly because I'm from the UK.

Long story short I'd still be happy with FH5 as there's nothing else on PS that come close to it.

The Crew Motorfest is probably the closest but just doesn't quite hit the same as the FH games.

You may have worked out from my comment that I did used to own an Xbox.... I sold it because I just didn't use it..... that might have changed if I'd waited till Forza Motorsport released but I didn't feel it was worth keeping just for one game alone lol

Personally I couldn't give a monkeys about Starfield.

Please just port the Forza games over and I'll be happy

I'm currently on Extra which also expires on 31st January.

There is an offer there for me, I can upgrade to premium for the remainder of my subscription meaning I can having it for 27p instead of 43p for the 8 days I have left.

It doesn't give me an option for any discount beyond when my current one expires.

If I could renew right now for year at 35% off Premium then I'd definitely be interested

Never played a single one of them..... Nor do I intend too

Depends what you mean by compete.

If a family can only afford one console for their child then yes they are both competing for sales.

As a graphical power house then no it probably won't compete.

Majority of people will probably have a Switch 2 and a PS5 (or an Xbox)

My PS Extra subscription expires on 31st January

Nothing on there particularly to my taste so happy to let it lapse for now

@dBackLash

It's not as though you can never play it again... you could always just buy the game

Every time I see an article like this pop up, for a very brief split second I think we're finally getting Simpsons hit n Run

Stop teasing us Push Square

I've always found black consoles and accessories to look rather boring.

Just my personal opinion but I think they look much more striking in white

It would have been interesting to see how much that 82% ps sales figure might have changed if Xbox didn't put it on Game Pass, meaning they have to buy a copy (be it digital or physical)

I'm sure it would have still sold more on Playstation due to the much bigger install base but still would have made a better comparison

@RudeHero

I think in an ideal world Sony would like it to be all digital but in reality they would have a riot on their hands if they actually tried to go down that route.

Don't get me wrong, eventually gaming will end up that way but I think the PS6 may be a little too soon to get away with it.

If it doesn't have a built-in disc drive option it will 100% have a drive that can be added on for those that want one (in my opinion)

I mostly put it in rest mode as it will still allow my controller to charge.

It does however depend on what game I'm playing, if I'm playing something that's connected to a server (IE black ops 6), the game will have timed out when you fire it back up so in that situation I'd probably just completely power it down.

If its a game where I can literally pick up and carry on from where I left it then it's rest mode all the way

I hope they buck their ideas up before the PS6 launches (on the assumption that it also will require a separate disc drive)

PS3 is my least favourite Playstation console so I don't have any particular investment in it

I just bought Black Ops 6 physical for £44.99 from Amazon , I'd be surprised if it's as low as that

WRC and Sonic for me

It just shows you where prices are at these days when £35 is actually 50% off

I'm probably 50/50 when it comes to video games between physical and digital.

DVD's however..... honestly can't remember the last time I bought one outside of something really obscure that's only available on DVD

Initially I was really excited for this game but after reading the terrible reviews I decided to skip it altogether..

In the meantime I'm patiently waiting for the day when (or rather if) Microsoft decide to port Forza Horizon over.

@Northern_munkey The Crew Motorfest is a decent game but it's just not quite Forza Horizon 😭

Sonic and WRC

That'll do me nicely, makes a nice change to at least get 2 games I'd quite like to play

Do these people not own a mobile phone with a "Cast to TV" function

@sanderson72

I bought my subscription at the end of January when it was 40% off

I'm hoping for a similar discount this time when it's due for renewal

Not quite the same thing but I have to say sometimes for myself the excitement of getting a new game and the general build up is quite often a better feeling than actually playing the game.

@Kidfunkadelic83

I believe there is some sort of loop hole where you can create another PSN account with a different email address but honestly, I just don't have time for all that.

It's inexcusable that I can't just delete my progress from both my console and the cloud and simply start again

@Kidfunkadelic83

Absolutely crazy decision to make it like that... I don't recall ever having the same issue with any other games.