MrPeanutbutterz

@Andy22385 It is different. Even with high speed broadband downloading a game is still slower than scrolling through my library and pressing X to start it.

Like I've been playing Doom The Dark Ages recently. Took a notion and says "how does this compare to Doom Eternal and Doom 2016?". And wouldn't you know I had both of them still installed, so I was running around checking them out within a minute of thinking about it.

Proper throwback moment when he says we should have two jobs to afford that PS5 Pro!

@Dimey I mean there's just as many people that played it and said "meh". Just because you enjoyed it doesn't mean all the negativity around it is "blind prejudice".

For me personally, it was the game that made me box up my Series X and sell it. I sold it to a mate who wanted one mainly for Starfield as he's day one for almost everything Bethesda does, and even he thought it was meh (but he happily got stuck into another playthrough of Fallout New Vegas with framerate and resolution boost via back compat at least).

@Balie3000 I'd prefer to pay for and play 1 again than acknowledge III exists.

THQ Nordic actually pulled a similar stunt for Darksiders 2 in 2024, when the remastered Deathinitive Edition of the sequel got a PS5 version.

And it saw a bump from 30 to 60FPS. Petty good stunt.

@Andy22385

No idea why people need super high storage tbh. Why do you need 25 games installed? Just download when you want it in advance

I've currently got 260 games installed on my PS5 (50 PS5, 210 PS4). That's still only 30% of my collection.

Do I "need" them installed? No, but if we're going down that rabbit hole then you don't "need" videogames at all. Do I want them available instantly on a whim? Absolutely.

They're zeros and ones spread out over internal storage, the M.2 expansion, and an external HDD. It's easier to have them sitting on those than not (even if I do have the console hardwired to fibre broadband).

I'm fine with "only" 1TB on-board storage.

Would have actually preferred if they did this for the PS5 Pro and made it 50 to 100 quid cheaper to begin with because I already own an M.2 expansion (sure I delete stuff and cold storage other bits to a 4TB HDD, but 1.6TB of useable space is "enough" for my needs)

@Max_the_German As pointed out to you by someone else, the difference ain't so small when you're printing millions of discs.

@Max_the_German What a silly comment. You can't resell or buy secondhand codes.

As bad as this is, at least it still gives you the benefits of disc ownership for now.

The industry is cooked.

That thumbnail is comedy gold.

@CVCubbington Actually can't tell if you're serious or not. Especially when the only PS5 with 2TB on-board is the Pro (which 80% of the install base don't own), and the fact that a 4TB M.2 drive wasn't exactly cheap at the start, and definitely not now.

@nomither6 Clearly you don't pay attention to photography. Then again, seeing as you write "$ony" all the damn time, I wouldn't expect a secondary schooler to be into photography.

@Ken_Kaniff

They just want to produce mainly live service trash that attracts children nowadays.

They've clearly pivoted away from this. Marathon is well regarded, as is Helldivers 2.

So like them or not (I personally don't), their live services titles that have lived to see the light of day aren't trash.

@Globo Life is indeed a challenge for us all.

Gaming is a pass time, sure, but the hook for a lot of people is being engaged with the mechanics, having to know what you're doing, where you're going, which is to say people need to be stimulated by the game itself.

Why do you think Soulsborne games are so popular? If you could just hold forward and L1 to complete them without paying attention then they wouldn't be nearly as popular.

@Northern_munkey Oh my days look at their comment...

I don't really "do" trophies (have the notifications turned off many years), but I did get a sense of accomplishment from Platinuming WipEout Omega Collection. And Sekiro (after I bounced off it at launch).

This is the sort of crossover stuff that's cool. Ronaldo? Not so much.

@AhmadSumadi Bonkers mindset (I've OCD myself and one of the best things I ever did for gaming was turn off trophy notifications).

Can't help but feel they'd be better off with a Nintendo console.

@SuperSilverback Thanks. Did similar on HD/Fury, and 2048.

The trophies (if you're so inclined) on Omega Collection are fractionally kinder - Best Zico 2048 is different and a bit easier. Beat Zico HD is still the same, mind (and the completion rate for a lot of them is still close to zero).

Be prepared to want to eat your controller occasionally; the Elite campaign AI is next level BS at times!

Enjoy though, one of my favourite gaming experiences ever.

@Balaam_ Do you actually enjoy videogames? You make everything you play sound like hard work that you're being forced to engage with.

@SuperSilverback I've been very tempted to delete my WipEout Omega Collection save and start from scratch. But it's at 100% 🤣

@nomither6 Both games are cheaper than typical new releases in my local store, which is to say shop around a bit.

Nothing. The obscene price bump to the console has sucked the enthusiasm out of my sails.

Feels odd to be watching the death spiral of console gaming in real-time.

I'd say yes if it was like the PS2 or PS3 days where there was a steady flow of bangers, new and interesting IPs were ten-a-penny, games took a reasonable amount of time to develop and you'd see an entire series appear and finish on the platform.

Now we're lucky to get a sequel in the same console generation, it's largely same-old same-old games, and there's whole series and genres that are basically gone.

So I'm in the "no" camp. Not because I can't afford it, rather the gaming landscape is no longer appealing, and if I have to climb a €1k barrier for entry then I'm just not gonna bother.

@HRdepartment You're not wrong there.

@HRdepartment Haha yes that's fair, I should probably use it myself (rather than spend energy replying to some of the things on here).

@Uromastryx And that's without a disc drive... ugh, rough times for all.

@HRdepartment it doesn't work though lol

@Fighting_Game_Loser See also - normalising obscene pricing now so when the PS6 lands the sticker shock won't be nearly as bad because "the base PS5 has been €650 for years, so €800 for the base PS6 doesn't seem too bad".

@MyGeneration1979

your english is terrible by the way I don't understand what you mean so next time try to prove a point correctly. Anyway you guys and girls love this doom and gloom anytime sony might be in trouble you guys are all over it. Its like you want gaming to fail and im not just talking on this forum its every forum.

"your" and "english" should both be capitalised.

In this context it's "any time", not "anytime".

It's "it's", not "its".

"I'm", not "im". "Im" is the word for butter in Irish, not a contraction of "I am" in English...

"It's", not "its" (again).

Your English is terrible, so maybe next time try to prove your point correctly 🤗🤗🤗

@AnginaPectoris Same, cannot wait!

I'll admit that I only discovered them (like most of the world, probably) via the KEXP video (who knew that the YouTube algorithm occasionally gets it right), but I've become obsessed with them since.

Clicked for the bonkers aesthetic, stayed for the microtonal lunacy (that's still seriously catchy).

@AnginaPectoris Hello fellow Angine de Poitrine enjoyer, Vol. II is almost upon us.

praises the triangle

@Boxmonkey They don't need to.GTA6 is a' comin'.

@Shokwave2 So you reckon Digital Foundry have a malfunctioning unit? That only malfunctions with this game in performance mode? And also malfunctions in the exact same way as displayed in NX Gamer's analysis?

Hahahaha, thanks for the laugh, I guess.

That's my tipping point. I'm out if my current 11xx unit packs in. Which in turn means my game purchasing will also fall off a cliff in the interim.

Not because I can't afford either, rather out of principle. Can't listen to them honk about market conditions while the current gen is also their most profitable. I know we're all money teats to these corporations, but the trick is not making you feel like one. And boy oh boy do I need some Vaseline after reading this.

Well played, John Sony, well played.

@Shokwave2 Even when viewed via a lossy YouTube video there's a very obvious gap between the performance and balanced modes. The IQ is ***** on the base PS5 in performance.

You reckon there's that much difference between identical hardware running identical code that Digital Foundry are wrong about this? Lol.

@Terry12

don't agree with hammering your score just because performance on a PS5 and Pro is isn't great. This wouldn't have happened last gen when 30fps was the norm

Pity last gen ended 5.5 years ago and we've had mostly stable 60FPS since then, isn't it?

And you reckon games weren't shredded for poor performance back then? Assassin's Creed Unity ring any bells?

Just because you're happy to play lukewarm technical slop doesn't mean the rest of us have to lower our standards.

@Npc1987 That's some big "you can't afford a house because of avocado toast" energy there.

And newsflash - good for you you've seen a significant bump in salary. A lot of people's are stagnant and adjusted for inflation are effectively making less than they were in 2020.

I remember buying a brand new PS2 Slim in the console's sixth year (to replace my ageing PS2 Phat) for about €140 with two controllers, two official memory cards, and six or seven games.

Come back 2006, all is forgiven.

@KernOW76

Don’t listen to this tripe.

At least you prefaced your comment with helpful instructions.

@PuppetMaster I remember learning how to do Paul's reversal in Tekken 2, I felt untouchable when going to a friend's house 😂

In parry/reversal we trust!

@Archaeokaiser Right? Like of I see a game at a certain price and decide to buy it, then that's what I deem my "low enough and worth it" price (not that I don't buy certain games at or near release).

If it goes lower in the future or someone else is offered a slightly lower price then it's moot.

@nomither6 How many of the 29 characters in SF6 have you got to Master rank that it needs more of them?

I've not long finished Dark Souls 3 and am playing Wolong Fallen Dynasty, so this is a nice get.

@PuppetMaster Yep. What next? "Too many fighting games with parry mechanics, grr!!!!".

@AhmadSumadi Right? So what has first VF game got to do with anything here? Or the first Tekken? Or the first SF?

They're all repetitive muck today, but we're all ground-breaking in their own ways.

@Yousef- Don't you mean "air-run", like that saturated market? 🥺🥺🥺

@WolfyTn Doubling down on the lack of empathy sure is a choice.

@AhmadSumadi People don't generally play fighting games for the story... though if you want to get into it, SF6, T8, GGS all have stories too.

Virtua Fighter 5 is considered one of the best fighting games ever made, so you're not exactly insulting Tekken there.