It should be a free upgrade for ps3 owners as well..... but they won't cuz R*
And before anyone starts chucking economics etc at me it's more about doing the right thing for gamers. That might be a silly ideal but If ya paid once wouldn't it be nice if you got entitled to future upgrades..... They did it with the doom remasters.....
Gt2 certainly had some mental machines at the time the espace and the Suzuki escuso pikes peak were the peak..... (Pun intended) Of what I aimed for on gt2.
I recently got a series s new cheap about 2 years ago? Black Friday sale or something. Was fun to finally be able to play the halo games being a playstation owner is totally missed out. And I really enjoyed them, the library and warthog escape from the pillar can absolutely get in the sea though haha. If they release a physical version for the ps5 though? We'll I might have to get it. I'm still don't own it on my Xbox as I'm somehow rinsing game pass with points? But the chance to own it on its rival console from back in the day is just a bit wild.
Andnincan remember actual fist fights in school over Nintendo Vs sega. Seriously. And one reason I'm glad it's on another platform. The wars are over. Everyone kiss and hug....
@BusyOlf It's like a dubai skyscraper and a BT router had a baby. It's awful.Then again it might look better in 20 years who knows? But its too bloody big now and i wouldn't get a new model unless they seriously shrunk it.
As someone who remembers actual Nintendo Vs sega fist fights in school (none I took part in). I couldn't care less at the age of 43. More people having access to more games for the win as far as I'm concerned. I'm fortunate enough to be able to own a ps5 and series s. I game mostly on my ps5 but enjoy having access to the Xbox content I never could as a playstation owner since the first Xbox. I actually only got the series s to turn into an emulation beast but just have not got around to it yet lol.
Stars was very poor compared to m$ rewards. It's possible to farm out an entire month of GPU Uusing that. In the entirety of the stars life time I think I've only reclaimed maybe 25 quids worth. Considerably less value for money than GPU or converting the points into other vouchers. And the collectibles I saw absolutely no need for them to exist. Other than to scratch some primal itch people have for collecting. And speaking as someone who hoarded stuff once I get that but when it doesn't even "exist" I don't see the point.
Nope I actually couldn't care less now. Sony didn't put the effort into it they should have. I just hope they redirect the wasted energy elsewhere.
@KillerIsD34D ists a great installment the live action footage of actors was certainly new and worked well. Awesome soundtrack of course. "Zero" is a banger. I usually chuckle now that if I hear an ace combat tune I say "needs more bass slaps or maracas"
It's also very well done how the conflicts in strangereal can mirror more than one conflict here in the real world. Belkan? Balkan? But with ww2 allegories.
People talk about the nuke scene in cod4.... The one in belkan war/zero is bloody amazing too. And quite shocking.
Ps cheers! I'm a big fan of the owl. I live in Liverpool and know where a lot of their old digs were. Sorely missed.
(Colony wars remaster Sony you cowards!)
I got through the last gen on an original fat PS4 and never felt like I missed out, and that tempered any thought of swapping to a ps5 pro. I genuinely couldn't and still cannot see any benefit to it. Because as it runs now, with my needs and entertainment setup it's just fine. The only good upgrade would be to shrink the ps5 to an acceptable footprint and make it look less like the unholy spawn of a Dubai skyscraper and BT router....
Entropy. There is no escape. Sounds daft but it makes me question hanging onto some crap til later life. It's just gonna make someones life harder after i shuffle off.
@ro-kurorai thank you dude. I pulled the trigger earlier in the week and it was all good after a bit of going back and forth bless the PSN stores clunkiness....
Actually this worries me as i wasn't aware about the Blu-ray encryption update. So it's possible in the future that even if you use your ps3 as a Blu-ray player you could end up with one unable to play the most recent releases.
The ongoing future of things being released on disk being a separate matter....
@ro-kurorai thaks, unfortunately I don't already own it but as it's on offer I was considering getting the trilogy. But it's trying to confirm if that includes the free upgrade now.
Now bear with me as I did this search early morning today but on the ps app turok showed up as a pre-order? I didn't see the trilogy or a PS4 version so bit confused here! Have they just upgraded the PS4 version and it plays on ps5? Or are there separate versions?!
I'll say exactly what i said over at PX cause i have both systems:
Ah good to see the discourse about stick placement is alive and well. How about whatever works for the individual? It's their own comfort surely. I've only ever known symettrical sticks since the original dual shock. Only been gaming with a xbox pad for about 10 months and didn't think i would ever get used to it, but i have. And i can appreciate the design of both controllers. This on my coffee table would confuse the hell out of me haha. I'd be picking up the wrong pad for both. At least with the normal pads there is no confusing them if you pick them up blind.
Which one do i think is better? if you must know. Dualsense. personally it feels more well made to me. BUT the xbox controller feels like a quality product as well. So no shade. And i had a LOT of crappy 3rd party controllers as a kid.... i can still remember that mega drive style SNES pad. **shudders**
@Nakatomi_Uk Indeed. I actually live in Liverpool now. And didn't realise they were based here until i moved here to go to university. I ended up living not far from their last HQ which was in Wavertree technology park. I've gotten to know a lot of their old locations over time from living here. In a case of it being a small world my paths crossed with them again when i worked for a small IT company that supplied internet access to a small college that tookup residence in their old offices near the existing docks in Liverpool. Such a fantastic history of games from themselves and what they published.
Might be time to pick it up then! Question for the community though would it make sense to get a ps4 physical copy for my ps4 and ps5? Is it essentially the same game on ps5 or is there an upgrade path for it?
@Perturbator Came here to mention circuit breakers. Great minds! I really loved that on ps1. just great fun, did you ever get the extra tracks released with OPSM? i did lol!
So I have the emulated original version on my PS4 and ps5. And it's fun but god it's janky controls wise and the difficulty sometimes is just downright unfair. I actually abandoned my recent play through because I wasn't having fun. And dualsense controllers are not cheap.... But if this is a remaster that fixes those issues I could be interested. I've no problems with aspyr, the jedi knight remasters they did were good fun. And best way I've played them so far.
Nobody does post apocalyptic japes like us brits. Well things have been a bit post apocalyptic since 2012 anyway..... Looking forward to this. I'm still waiting on my THREADS video game though. Traffic warden skin DLC.....
While my teenage years in an ex mining town in west yorkshire we're nowhere near as glam as this in the mid to late 90s I still dig the vibe and have fond memories of that time. Did feel like.... things could only get better..... smirks
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Re: Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat Publisher Warner Bros Bought for $82 Billion by Netflix
from slinging dvds in the post to corporate overlords in only a few generations....
Re: Mini Review: Old School Rally (PS5) - Don't Cut This Retro Rally Throwback
for it to be an effective tribute the pixellated trees that look fragile need to have the density of a neutron star. Yes, im looking at you CMcR2
Re: Red Dead Redemption 1 Confirmed for PS5, Out 2nd December
It should be a free upgrade for ps3 owners as well..... but they won't cuz R*
And before anyone starts chucking economics etc at me it's more about doing the right thing for gamers. That might be a silly ideal but If ya paid once wouldn't it be nice if you got entitled to future upgrades..... They did it with the doom remasters.....
Re: The Real Star of Gran Turismo 7's Free PS5, PS4 Update Is a 312km/h Minivan
Gt2 certainly had some mental machines at the time the espace and the Suzuki escuso pikes peak were the peak..... (Pun intended) Of what I aimed for on gt2.
Re: Halo Confirmed for PS5, Remake of First Game Out in 2026
I recently got a series s new cheap about 2 years ago? Black Friday sale or something. Was fun to finally be able to play the halo games being a playstation owner is totally missed out. And I really enjoyed them, the library and warthog escape from the pillar can absolutely get in the sea though haha. If they release a physical version for the ps5 though? We'll I might have to get it. I'm still don't own it on my Xbox as I'm somehow rinsing game pass with points? But the chance to own it on its rival console from back in the day is just a bit wild.
Andnincan remember actual fist fights in school over Nintendo Vs sega. Seriously. And one reason I'm glad it's on another platform. The wars are over. Everyone kiss and hug....
Re: Revised PS5 Pro Model Reportedly Coming Soon in Europe, But Don't Expect Much
@Lowdefal oh I loved the PS2 from the get go. It's just iconic to me now. I think most of my problems with the ps5 stem from how sodding big it is!
Re: Revised PS5 Pro Model Reportedly Coming Soon in Europe, But Don't Expect Much
@BusyOlf It's like a dubai skyscraper and a BT router had a baby. It's awful.Then again it might look better in 20 years who knows? But its too bloody big now and i wouldn't get a new model unless they seriously shrunk it.
Re: Holy Sh*t! 90s Hack 'n' Cast Classics Heretic and Hexen Launch on PS5, PS4 Today
Young me never saw the point in a magic and swords doom.... Young me was daft. Just look where doom ended up!
Can't wait to give this a try since I never played it. And nightdive can do no wrong in my eyes, now if only they could remaster DESCENT
Re: Rumour: Sony to Put More First-Party PS5 Games on Xbox
As someone who remembers actual Nintendo Vs sega fist fights in school (none I took part in). I couldn't care less at the age of 43. More people having access to more games for the win as far as I'm concerned. I'm fortunate enough to be able to own a ps5 and series s. I game mostly on my ps5 but enjoy having access to the Xbox content I never could as a playstation owner since the first Xbox. I actually only got the series s to turn into an emulation beast but just have not got around to it yet lol.
Re: PS Stars Program Marks Its Eventual Shut Down with One Last Collectible
Stars was very poor compared to m$ rewards. It's possible to farm out an entire month of GPU Uusing that. In the entirety of the stars life time I think I've only reclaimed maybe 25 quids worth. Considerably less value for money than GPU or converting the points into other vouchers. And the collectibles I saw absolutely no need for them to exist. Other than to scratch some primal itch people have for collecting. And speaking as someone who hoarded stuff once I get that but when it doesn't even "exist" I don't see the point.
Nope I actually couldn't care less now. Sony didn't put the effort into it they should have. I just hope they redirect the wasted energy elsewhere.
Re: New Ace Combat Game Teased in 30th Anniversary Message
@KillerIsD34D ists a great installment the live action footage of actors was certainly new and worked well. Awesome soundtrack of course. "Zero" is a banger. I usually chuckle now that if I hear an ace combat tune I say "needs more bass slaps or maracas"
It's also very well done how the conflicts in strangereal can mirror more than one conflict here in the real world. Belkan? Balkan? But with ww2 allegories.
People talk about the nuke scene in cod4.... The one in belkan war/zero is bloody amazing too. And quite shocking.
Ps cheers! I'm a big fan of the owl. I live in Liverpool and know where a lot of their old digs were. Sorely missed.
(Colony wars remaster Sony you cowards!)
Re: Poll: 15 Years of PS Plus - What Do You Think of Sony's Subscription Service?
Like every gcse report for maths and PE i ever had.... "must try harder"
Re: New Ace Combat Game Teased in 30th Anniversary Message
Yo buddy. still alive?
Re: New Ace Combat Game Teased in 30th Anniversary Message
@KillerIsD34D all the bass slaps haha
Re: Microsoft Windows Classic Backyard Baseball '97 Hits PS5 Today
now give me ski free! Yes ski free on my super mega hyper powerful ps5. waste of resources? You bet!
The yeti needs his excercise though!
Re: Rumour: Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 Version Is Real, Out This Year
This should be an insta free upgrade for any disk ps4 copy owners. But it won't becuz rockstar gonna rockstar.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Think of the PS5 Pro, Six Months Later?
I got through the last gen on an original fat PS4 and never felt like I missed out, and that tempered any thought of swapping to a ps5 pro. I genuinely couldn't and still cannot see any benefit to it. Because as it runs now, with my needs and entertainment setup it's just fine. The only good upgrade would be to shrink the ps5 to an acceptable footprint and make it look less like the unholy spawn of a Dubai skyscraper and BT router....
Re: Disc Rot Already Afflicts Your Physical Game Collection
Entropy. There is no escape. Sounds daft but it makes me question hanging onto some crap til later life. It's just gonna make someones life harder after i shuffle off.
Re: Star Wars Goes Tactical for New PS5 Game Reveal from Former XCOM Staff
And while we are at it someone hurl money at nightdive to make DF2 JK
Re: Star Wars Goes Tactical for New PS5 Game Reveal from Former XCOM Staff
Make squadrons 2 you COWARDS!
Re: Classic Turok Game Upgraded for PS5 with New Features and Fixes
@ro-kurorai thank you dude. I pulled the trigger earlier in the week and it was all good after a bit of going back and forth bless the PSN stores clunkiness....
Re: Sony Remembers the PS3 in Surprise Firmware Update
Actually this worries me as i wasn't aware about the Blu-ray encryption update. So it's possible in the future that even if you use your ps3 as a Blu-ray player you could end up with one unable to play the most recent releases.
The ongoing future of things being released on disk being a separate matter....
Re: Still Wakes the Deep Publisher Goes Solo After Sumo Group Buyout
Excellent news! And best of luck going forward, now if we could just get the irn-bru DLC for still wakes the deep.... 😂
Re: PS5, PS4 Fans Baffled by Sony's Decision to Promote Shovelware
Imagine how handy it would be if you could filter the store to remove games from certain Devs or publishers......
Re: Classic Turok Game Upgraded for PS5 with New Features and Fixes
@ro-kurorai thaks, unfortunately I don't already own it but as it's on offer I was considering getting the trilogy. But it's trying to confirm if that includes the free upgrade now.
Re: Classic Turok Game Upgraded for PS5 with New Features and Fixes
Now bear with me as I did this search early morning today but on the ps app turok showed up as a pre-order? I didn't see the trilogy or a PS4 version so bit confused here! Have they just upgraded the PS4 version and it plays on ps5? Or are there separate versions?!
Re: In Big News from Little Tokyo, Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past Revealed
This has made my 42 year old knees ache
Re: Picturesque British Setting Belies Atomfall's Post-Apocalyptic Dangers
I you can't pickup kendal mint cake then gtfo.
Re: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Sales Reach New Heights as Game Celebrates Sixth Anniversary
"yo buddy, you still alive?"
Re: This New Xbox Controller Looks Exactly Like a PS5 Pad
I'll say exactly what i said over at PX cause i have both systems:
Ah good to see the discourse about stick placement is alive and well. How about whatever works for the individual? It's their own comfort surely. I've only ever known symettrical sticks since the original dual shock. Only been gaming with a xbox pad for about 10 months and didn't think i would ever get used to it, but i have. And i can appreciate the design of both controllers. This on my coffee table would confuse the hell out of me haha. I'd be picking up the wrong pad for both. At least with the normal pads there is no confusing them if you pick them up blind.
Which one do i think is better? if you must know. Dualsense. personally it feels more well made to me. BUT the xbox controller feels like a quality product as well. So no shade. And i had a LOT of crappy 3rd party controllers as a kid.... i can still remember that mega drive style SNES pad. **shudders**
Re: Do You Put Your PS5 in Rest Mode or Shut It Down?
Full shut down beccause 1) I'm not wasting the money on the power for no reason 2) Environment
Re: Rumour: PlayStation Is Working on Reviving Some of Its 'Deep Cut' Franchises
@Nakatomi_Uk Indeed. I actually live in Liverpool now. And didn't realise they were based here until i moved here to go to university. I ended up living not far from their last HQ which was in Wavertree technology park. I've gotten to know a lot of their old locations over time from living here. In a case of it being a small world my paths crossed with them again when i worked for a small IT company that supplied internet access to a small college that tookup residence in their old offices near the existing docks in Liverpool. Such a fantastic history of games from themselves and what they published.
Re: This Awesome LEGO PS2 Set Will Be Officially Considered for Production
I like it! Except for the controller....
Re: Rumour: PlayStation Is Working on Reviving Some of Its 'Deep Cut' Franchises
Colony wars or gtfo 😀
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 Remake or Remaster of 2024
No dark forces. This entire thing is now rendered moot.
Re: Opinion: Thank Goodness You're Here! Is Easily 2024's Funniest Game
Ayup. I'm a Yorkshire lad. I approve of this game.
Eeee it's champion.
Re: Rumour: Ubisoft Turmoil Continues as Shareholders Consider Buyout
To quote Birgirpall....
"Ubisoft, plez"
Re: No Xbox Games Are Off the Table for Release on PlayStation, Says Phil Spencer
Delicious fanboy tears.
For transparency i own a series s. But for me the console wars ended years ago now. Let everyone play everything. Be nice.
Re: GTA Trilogy Massively Upgraded on PS5, Patch Out on PS4 Now Too
Might be time to pick it up then! Question for the community though would it make sense to get a ps4 physical copy for my ps4 and ps5? Is it essentially the same game on ps5 or is there an upgrade path for it?
Re: Make Way Is Micro Machines with DIY Race Tracks, and It's Out Now on PS5, PS4
@Perturbator Came here to mention circuit breakers. Great minds! I really loved that on ps1. just great fun, did you ever get the extra tracks released with OPSM? i did lol!
Re: PS Stars 'Returning Soon' in Regional Rollout
Meh i remember the great psn outage, i aint mad. Though just highlights to me how piss poor it is compared to m$ rewards.
Re: Beloved PS2 Action Shooter Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Is Being Remastered on PS5, PS4
So I have the emulated original version on my PS4 and ps5. And it's fun but god it's janky controls wise and the difficulty sometimes is just downright unfair. I actually abandoned my recent play through because I wasn't having fun. And dualsense controllers are not cheap.... But if this is a remaster that fixes those issues I could be interested. I've no problems with aspyr, the jedi knight remasters they did were good fun. And best way I've played them so far.
Re: Still Wakes the Deep (PS5) - Scottish Oil Rig Conjures Up the Horror Magic
Is there Irn-Bru? Or Tunnocks?
Re: One of PS2's Most Overlooked First-Party Games Is Coming to PS5, PS4
And MEDIEVIL. Dont forget that absolute gem.
Re: Three New PS2 Games Now Available on PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
4 quid for clone wars.... don't say it.... don't say it.....
ANOTHER FINE ADDITION TO MY COLLECTION!
Loved the game, the republic gunship was a beast. But those on foot sections can get in the bin.
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Demands Always Online Internet Connection, Campaign Included
Splendid i was unlikely to play it and now i definitely won't. This sort of thing needs to be resisted at every opportunity.
Re: Atomfall PS5, PS4's Apocalyptic UK Setting Will Be Familiar for All Those Unfortunate Enough to Live in Britain Today
Nobody does post apocalyptic japes like us brits. Well things have been a bit post apocalyptic since 2012 anyway..... Looking forward to this. I'm still waiting on my THREADS video game though. Traffic warden skin DLC.....
Re: Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Says DOOM Franchise Is Something That 'Everyone Deserves to Play'
Remember people, if it can't play DOOM, it is not a thing. Them's the rules.
Re: Mixtape, the Promising Coming of Age Outing, Is Heading to PS5
While my teenage years in an ex mining town in west yorkshire we're nowhere near as glam as this in the mid to late 90s I still dig the vibe and have fond memories of that time. Did feel like.... things could only get better..... smirks
Re: PlayStation Fans Are Losing Their Heads Over an Iffy Portable PS4 Rumour
I mean?........ The portal should have done this to begin with? In my opinion.