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Yeah, no thanks.

This should be £599 with a disc drive... even then I'd be hesitant with how lacking PS offerings have been this gen.

I'm usually Mr. Positive, but unless something changes I'm going to be going all in on PC gaming because so far the PS5 has been mostly used for Hoyoverse games.

$915 in the UK is WILD!

No way does it equal that price in the States after taxes, no effin' way.

Honestly not much this weekend, mentally I'm just not up to focusing on a game, the most I'll do is some FFXIV dailies with the bestie.

I have, however, binged the entire season of Batman - Caped Crusader and thoroughly enjoyed it even if some of the character reimagining's didn't quite hit.

It'll be interesting to see what happens to Firewalk, I do hope they get a chance to salvage this mess before they're shut down.

@BasicalliLexi I'm really hoping we get better context in Wilds' story because yeah, to date they haven't done the best job of conveying why we do what we do as Hunters.

Won't stop me bonking a massive pink dinosaur on the head with a sledgehammer!

It's going to be so funny when the Concord episode genuinely slaps!

(Obviously it might suck, but gimme that unexpected redemption arc!)

I wonder if this will be close to what Overwatch was before it became Overwatch... Titan, although that was an MMO... unless it was gonna be an MMO in the sense that Destiny is an MMO?

I'll be interested to see if it ever see's the light of day

Yes*

*got a month of Ubi+ but the vram leak is making it run like bantha poodoo on my pc.. So I'm likely going to play other stuff this month and pick up Outlaws later on

I am a sucker for all things SAO! Just pump it directly into my veins.

The love for Croc pouring out in this comments section does my old heart good.

I've had a pretty good day and seeing this news upon getting home has been the cheery on top!

@man_what I feel it should be pointed out that for everything except Elder Dragons you don't have to kill them, you can capture them for examination and, if they aren't a danger, release back into their home ecology. You are encouraged by the game's mechanics (more and rarer loot) as well as the narrative to capture whenever possible.

Elder Dragons have to be killed because they will, without exception, destroy the biosphere they nest in either through predation or environmental contamination.

I do agree that the games could do a better job of showing this - we do see biomes that are a result of past ED contamination but it isn't ever made obvious unless you do a lot of digging.

But the killing thing, yeah you don't need to do that, only lazy or bloodthirsty hunters put the regular animals down in the field, so that's on you.

The boob harness is a little too on the nose... Other than that Yumia's design is great. I still need to finish the last trilogy though before I even think about this one

@crossbit Yeah, I don't think a lot of people realise that the Guild exists for conservation purposes, from a gameplay only perspective you're murdering animals to make gear, from the lore and narrative it is done to preserve the natural balance of the lands.

I unironically loved the first two films, they had no right being as entertaining as they were... I'll be there opening week!

@Korgon it's okay man, I have a decade on you and I cannae wait!

Sounds like a perfect "get a month of ubi+ to speed through" kinda game.... Which is exactly what I'm doing.

As much as I love my Vita I'd be hesitant to buy a new full handheld with how PS treated the Vita, it deserved so much better than it got... but if it had solid support I would be very much inclined to get one.

@mkr What politics are those?

@get2sammyb the difference with the titles you mentioned and this is that they had pretty good singleplayer campaigns... This isn't really about Concord specifically it's that all we know of coming from Sony at the moment is MP trend chasing, something the majority of PS owners don't buy PlayStations for.

We know in a vague way that the first party studios are working on "stuff" other than multiplayer/live service titles but there isn't anything specific to rally behind and be excited about.

The more we have live service and multiplayer titles marketed at us the harder it is to believe the Big Event Single Player Games are cooking.

Yeah, that looks rad as all hell.

Plenty of build variety, tasty combos and the game looks solid.

Cannot wait to dive face first into this.

Final Fantasy XI (11) baby! It's free login campaign time!

Gonna try and make more progress on the Voracious Resurgence content!

I've also been streaming Guild Wars 2's base game with a brand new character over on Twitch (the_grumblr) during the week... I'd forgotten how strange chill that game is for being an MMO

I had to check but it is indeed up for pre-order on the PS store so yes, we are getting it day and date with the other platforms.

I wonder if Atlus are assuming the fanbase on PS is so in tune with their ***** that they don't need to advertise to their largest target demographic.

I'm really looking forward to this, it looks fun, I do hope they have a scene where she goes to town on a packet of Jaffa Cakes.

@JackiePriest I'm beginning to think that Sam was a fever dream we all shared except for the people making TR stuff.

Maaan do I wish they'd just show the actual new Tomb Raider game. Maybe at the Game Awards?

@personauser93 the short answer is yes.

The longer answer is yes, especially when you only have starter gear or a weapon that isn't set up for the particular monster you're hunting. Half of the game is preparing; crafting gear, items, choosing weapons based on what's needed. Even when you know a Monster well it still takes time, the whole game is slower than a typical action game which isn't to everyone's tastes.

I'm going to lose so many hours of my precious time on this Earth to this game... I can't wait!

@ironcrow86 you'd get the normal, well adjusted reaction of 'Cool! More people get to play games I like'

Aaaaand you'd get the batshit insane 'Sony has betrayed us, rise up brethren mine and scream uselessly unto the void!

Any one else get chills during that trailer? The whole thing feels like it belongs in the IT universe

@Victor_Meldrew do you think every character action game or ARPG is Soulslike?

I've been stomping my way through Guild Wars 2 after not playing it for almost a decade, been incredibly relaxing to start 'fresh' with new character... I won't be up to speed for the new expansion but I'll get there eventually

@Marquez it's wonderfully meditative at its core and I hope the sequel doesn't lose that.

This has that Janky-but-swanky look to it, not sure if I'll pick it up day one but it'll be soon after launch... I'm expecting to be elbow deep in DA:VG during all of November

I'm calling their bluff, Atlus NOT doing a complete/golden/royal/vengeance version of a popular release screams BS but they'd obviously deny it existing to stop people just waiting.

@HiNess to be fair, there isn't much that I don't watch at the cinema and I have seen some absolute stinkers, but I've also seen many more gems that I wouldn't see if I didn't have that card. I lean towards favouring the smaller, stranger films but I'm also not so far up my own arse that I can't enjoying mindless entertainment as well.

Putting WiLD in the ground hurts, but it is another casualty of Ancel's hubris.

I've decide to finally (after a decade) return to Guild Wars 2, started with a new character to a relearn the whole game and hopefully work my way through the expansions.

My financial situations a bit dicey at the moment so its going to be backlog games for the foreseeable future until I can square away a new job.

@UltimateOtaku91 Came to say the exact same thing.

On a personal note I am ready to lose another significant chunk of time to a new Monster Hunter... again.

@WhiteRabbit He has not... and i kinda hope he never does stop, his film are not-great but I have a strange fondness for the resident evil films.

Their next film is called In The Lost Lands and has something about a magical girl want to turn into a wolf girl or something.

All the bad reviews are actually making me more excited to see it just to see actually how bad it is.

I have a Cineworld Unlimited card so all i have to lose is a few hours and who knows I might find it hilariously rubbish.

Perfect timing if true, a proper replay of the whole franchise is next up on my docket, got DA:O ready to go! I'm thinking I might turn it into a YT series so I can always point back to the dumb choices i make getting characters killed.

I wonder which ending they'll go for? Probably the one where the blonde is the only one still alive if they adhere to Slasher tropes.

@IntrepidWombat I feel you on the whole EvE thing, every so often I re-install realise the F2P version means I can't pilot most of my ships so I do a little mining/trading and log out feeling vaguely dissatisfied but the itch is scratched enough where i can uninstall for another year or so.

I'm still playing First Descendant, finished the campaign and now i am firmly in farming mindlessly territory whilst catching up with Critical Role... Mainly focusing on farming Ultimate Bunny until I get bored at which point I'll finally move on to something else.

@AndyKazama I'd read the same thing [not] sure how they'll do it or how many amorphous materials we'll have to open. I hope its a clear counter with a 'Pick the one you want' option at the end.

@AndyKazama I'm hoping the Blueprint dismantle/shop they're implementing has a single weekly Ultimate chunk we can get with the currency from breaking down the spare blueprints because whilst I don't mind farming for stuff RNG can be a massive pain.

I've managed to get two of the Ultimate Bunny bits but the last two are refusing to cooperate.

@AndyKazama exactly how I see it, I've just started the endgame loop and I'm slowly creeping on that descendent limit... but 'm also a good halfway through the pre-season battle pass and depending on how much it is it might end up being worth getting that to get all the shinies AND the premium currency to use on expanding my descendant stable.

Worst possible time to get ill over the week, been doing some decorating and had hoped to be full finished by the weekend but noooope... almost done and almost recovered but I haven't had much time to do any gaming, just enough to finish The First Descendant's campaign and begin the real game - farming for Ultimate Bunny! (and obviously getting properly geared up so I'm not dying constantly)

I'm feeling a bit grim so I'm turning my brain off and playing some more First Descendant, just unlocked Sharen and now I'm going to level her up for her stealth ability to aid brainless farming!

I enjoyed last weekends beta but I would much rather this be a Co op pve game with a deep narrative that also happened to have pvp bits.

I was hooked on this at launch, the atmosphere was outstanding and the story intriguing. The driving was quirky in all the right ways with a fantastic loop of upgrading and pushing forward that never felt too grindy. I've needed an excuse to go back for another run and this'll do it.

I'll be continuing with The First Descendents, it's not a good game but it's scratching an itch I didn't know I had; that for early Warframe before it became an unmanageable mess.

I'm also going to give Concord a fair shake, I kinda dig the off-brand GoTG vibe

@EfYI pressing X to select a target and pressing X again would technically begin combat but you wouldn't get very far with just auto attacks. The basics boil down to following combo chains, not getting hit by telegraphed attacks and using buffs and debuffs when appropriate.