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Re: Random: Turns Out the PS5 Can Be a Lot Smaller, and You Can Build One Yourself

NoCode23

That custom housing is a similiar design to what I was hoping for the PS5 and then the slimmer model. The PS5 design used is just ugly, has a flimsy horizontal positioning, having all black is an extra cost, the price went up after release, and the PRO model doesn't appear to make enough difference for the difference in cost.

Still rocking with my PS4 Pro which is a noticeable upgrade over the regular PS4, is a pretty all black rectangle, can do local saves, and I can screenshot anything on the internet to quickly use as a theme.

Re: Talking Point: If Xbox Drops the Cost, Would You Be Happy Still Paying for PS6 Multiplayer?

NoCode23

I'm on PS4, can make local backup saves, and have not played online since 2024 and will not until whenver GTA6 is finally released and I might then purchase a PS5.

The deal is I want Plus Extra but there is a paywall of needing to also pay for Essential which I do not need, including the 'free" games I rarely play.

MS and then Sony may drop the fee for online play, but both will not want to lose such easy money. Both will likely then raise prices elsewhere to maintain that easy income. Cloud backup saving should not carry a fee when local backup saving was removed.

Re: Sounds Like Sony May Finally Be Starting to Wind Down PS4 Support

NoCode23

Still doing well with my PS4 Pro. If the slim PS5 had been an all black rectangle design, a ui similar to the PS4, and had a web browser I would have purchased one as soon as possible.

I still have a small backlog, the PS6 is coming, and there is the option of PC with no fees to play online. So I may just skip the PS5 gen.

Re: Borderlands 4 Dev 'Exploring' FOV Sliders on PS5 Following Player Feedback

NoCode23

An fov slider was added to the first 3 Borderlands games when ported to PS4. Borderlands 3 was released with an fov slider. Wondelands added an fov slider after release. BL4 releasing without an fov slider is puzzling.

As for performance, I have played all previous Borderlands games on my PS4 and have not noticed any change in performance when using a wider than default fov. I like an fov of 90 as 70 or 75 feels narrow and removes the feeling of peripheral vision.

Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for September 2025?

NoCode23

My premium sub ends this month. Right now I'm not too motivated to extend the sub. I will not need online play until GTA6 releases.

The big issue I have is that I had to pay for the online play this past year even though I only wanted the extra and the premium. So even if I still want extra now I see little reason to pay for the online until GTA6 online becomes available and there is a reason to pay for online play.

Re: Rumour: To Avoid Even More PS5 Price Increases, Digital Edition to Get Reduced SSD Space

NoCode23

Let me translate this. Sony has lots of 825GB allready in stock and already paid for, and what they don't have is now probably dirt cheap. So we get that instead of the new larger ITB. Then too that drop will hopefully prompt more purchasing additional storage.

Comparing to PS2, 3, and 4 gens a regular PS5 with disc drive and 1TB drive should now be $400, and the Pro with drive and 1TB $500. Then in 2027 a 2TB slimmer slim with 2 TB for $300. My PS2 slim was $125 new as compared to the original price of $300 for a PS2.

Yes there has been inflation and skrinkflation, but unfortunately hourly pay and salaries have not kept up with rising prices.

Re: 'The Vast Majority of Players Don't Post on Reddit' - Helldivers 2 Boss Warns of Online Tunnel Vision

NoCode23

There is problem if developers do not regularly read sites like this as well as Reddit and GTA Forums for GTA and Red Dead games. Also comments to youtube videos. All a developer needs is one gamer to sort out the negatives and trolls from the sincere. Almost any reasonable gamer can do so.

When both GTA5 and RDR2 were new the GTA Forum was a treasurer chest full of very usefull information, and still is. The trolls and trouble makers are called out quickly by the community. That one site is probable all R☆ needs for game evaluation.

Reddit has a lot of trolls but also lots of good game intormation. It's just a matter of learning to filter. Often I only need to read the title for a quick passover.

Re: Will GTA 6 Be Delayed Again? CEO Plays It Safe with His Answer

NoCode23

@darylb24
GTA6 will undoubtedly be playable at release on a PS5. However it will also then be playable on a PS6. Fall of 2027 or Fall of 2028 could be when the PS6 releases.

GTA5 released 2 months prior to the PS4 release in 2013. One year later in 2014 GTA5 was released on PS4. The longer GTA6 is delayed the more the possibility of it being released close to or when the PS6 is released.

Re: Secret New PS5 Firmware Update Out Now, Get the Patch Notes Here

NoCode23

It's a secret? So it must be the addition of the option to have the PS4 UI, folders like the PS4,themes, saves to usb drives, and a proper way to use the web browser like the PS3 and PS4 have. Also an added shape shifting ability to optionally make the PS5 into a pretty matte black rectangle shaped console.

Re: GTA 4 PS5, PS4 Port Rumours Continue to Pick Up Pace

NoCode23

My memories of playing GTA4 on my PS3 are not good. Horrible graphics, Nlko running around acting like he may have brain damage, and land vehicle physics that made any high speed or chases no fun as the streets all seemed permantly ice covered.

The Ballad of Gay Tony had some inprovments in graphics, vehicle handling, protagonist, story, and features. A remasterd BOGT at 60fps is all I desire of the three GTA4 games.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 585

NoCode23

4Pro from Plus Extra: GTA3 and Dying Light 2. On disc Handsome Jack.

With GTA3 I am first making a starter file, I just got the 99th hidden package, next up is Paramedic for infinite running. Fun so far, and looks and plays smooth in performance mode. However the brightness in game and my tv needs set to max.

Overall my only issues are the overdone constant gang attacks and fragile vehicle. Both are present in the original on PS2 but a disc with codes can disable gang attacks.

The more I play GTA3 the more I wish it would be an updated Liberty City Stories. Overall I find LCS more fun than GTA3 with its story, relayable side stuff, Tony over Claude, and it has motorcycles. Also a not cheat way to get a helicopter.

Dying Light 2, first play.

Borderlands Pre Sequel. Replay after a few years, this time with Aurelia, a vault hunter I had not previously played. So far half way through normal and I am enjoying her action skill,

Re: 38% of PS Plus Members Are Paying More for Extra, Premium

NoCode23

What may the numbers be at the present if yearly subs could not have been stacked 2 or 3 years ago and at less cost than present prices?

Last fall I dropped down from Premium to Extra. Premium is just disappointing with the games offered, that sceen shots and video can not be captured, and games like Fallout 3 and New Vegas that do not include their dlc. Also with streaming there is the obnoxious being kicked from the game after a short time of inactivity.

Re: Xbox to Blame for The Outer Worlds 2's Devastating $80 PS5 Price Point

NoCode23

80 bucks at release is only an issue for those that salivate at the mention of OW2 and just got to have it now. Also for those that are ok with the usual amount of post release updates Bethesda games usually require.

OW was ok when I ignored the long load times. Overall it is not a game I desired to replay and purchase dlc. OW2? I can wait for a price drop and the patching.

Re: Atomfall (PS5) - British Charm Elevates Riveting Mystery

NoCode23

@theheadofabroom,
In just writing "Lacking" at the beginning I view as without gun and melee play. While "Lacking" at the end would to me need "is" before lacking and thus would define the gun and melee action as done poorly. Also I read the entire review before reading the conclusion.

Re: Atomfall (PS5) - British Charm Elevates Riveting Mystery

NoCode23

@LiamCroft,
Your conclusion about gun and melee has that it lacks gun and melee, not that it lacks "good" gun and melee action.

Overall the game looks interesting and maybe the " clunky" combat can be patched. I'll wait for user evaluations, technical analyis on various platforms, and patches.

Re: GTA 6 Publisher Reiterates a Fall 2025 Release Window

NoCode23

@stefan771, How does my hunch make sense? GTA6 is a guaranteed fortune when released, its money in the bank. However when 6 releases GTA5's money printing will almost overnight decrease significantly.

GTA 5 been nearly pure profit for years, and the GTA5 money has been enough to probably pay most of GTA 6. Any planned delay would be then to milk the GTA5 cash cow for as long as possible while delaying the known instant fortune 6, new cash printer, will provide when released.

It's just my hunch, and yes whenever 6 is released I will begin a most probable hundreds of hours of my time playing and replaying it on and off line.

Re: Borderlands 4 Boasts Series' 'Deepest and Most Diverse' Skill Trees

NoCode23

My hopes for BL4 is that the ui is improved. Easy to read text size and boldness along with not over a background that makes reading text a chore.

For me I prefer to keep skill trees simple and not overchoicey. That is how I found Wonderlands to be, too many choices. Also simple easy to use vending machines. Basically Borderlands 2 readable text size, simple skill trees, and plain simple vending machines is what I like.

Re: Some Think GTA 6's Multiplayer Mode Could Be Sold Separately on PS5

NoCode23

There could be the base game for $70 and then online play at an added cost of $20-$30. However what I am most curious about is how will GTA+ be used. Will there be significant or major online features behind a paywall of GTA+. Enough features that could make GTA+ seem essential for online play. Maybe a monthly fee to play online that costs less than GTA+ but is included with GTA+.

Re: $100 for GTA 6 Is 'A Bridge Too Far' Even for Rockstar, Says Analyst

NoCode23

All this price speculation for a game that may not be released until 2026. Seriously is 6 gonna be released while 5 is still printing money? Releasing 6 will certainly nearly end the money flow called GTA 5 almost overnight.
GTA 6 will probably be near all profit when released as GTA5 money most likely paid for both 5 and 6.

My hunch is that $70 usd will be the minimum for the base game. There will be at least 2 deluxe editions that will bring in more money. Then there could be a not so free online this time. That could be with putting more features/benefits behind a GTA+ paywall.

Hopefully GTA6 is awesome and provides hundreds of hours of play like GTA 5 has because GTA7 may not be until the 2040's - 2050's.

Re: Would You Pay $100 for GTA 6?

NoCode23

@Fishnpeas, Yes there are some concerns that was not present with the release of GTA5 backing in 2013. Then I was only concerned with how it looked and performed on the PS3. Now I'm concerned about the game itself. Will it still be GTA or will it be similiar to the recent failed Hollywood trends and not be GTA as we knew it and want GTA6 to be.

Re: Would You Pay $100 for GTA 6?

NoCode23

$100 GTA6? For me GTA5 was a bargain at $60 purchased at release in 2013. Hundreds of hours of replays and online play for two years. Online played like no added cost dlc and there was no additional cost for playing online. I never purchased a Shark card.

Now the cost to play online needs to be factored in. $50 and now $60 per year to play online is not significant when spread out between multiple games and if online play dominates overall game time. For those that online play may only be GTA6 then $60 per years played is added to that possible $100 purchase price. Now add possible online stuff that may be behind a real money paywall.

Will it all be worth the cost? If you play hundreds of hours and there is added on dlc like content added online at no additional costs like in GTA5 then I say probably maybe.

Re: PlayStation Fans Want The Simpsons: Hit & Run, GTA, God of War Back on PS Plus Classics

NoCode23

Updated/definitive versions of GTA Vice City and Liberty City Stories are long overdue for the PS4 and now also the PS5. Both games on PS2 have updated camera and character movement that play like San Andrease. Also I find Liberty City Stories superior to GTA 3 with the improved camera, motorcycles, characters, side activities, and story. Needs to be downloadable and purchasable along with streaming.

Re: How Well Do You Know Uncharted?

NoCode23

8/15. It's nice to get questions about games that I have played. With Uncharted I have played 1, 2, and 3. The first 2 multiple times especially 2 as collecting stuff unlocked stuff, and some online play.

Re: PS3 Games Could One Day Get Emulated on PS5

NoCode23

Fast forward to January 2030: Breaking news and it is absolutely insane. From reliable insiders the rumor is officially believed to be possibly true. True that Sony will as soon as late 2031 release an, at cost, app that will allow backwards compatability with the November 2028 released PS6.

The app will play PS!, PS2, and PS3 games and upgraded to at least 720p for PSI & 2, with a full 1080p for PS3 games. No halfway believable rumor has surfaced yet about a 60fps standard or at least being offered at reduced graphics definitions. Mark your calendar tor late 2031, it is rumored to be possibly insane.

Re: GTA 6 Fans Are Obsessed with a Better Version of the PS5 Game's First Trailer

NoCode23

So tired, tired of waiting, tired of waiting for GTA6.

I was a lonely gamer.
Needed fun like GTA5
Years go buy with hopes for GTA6
But R☆ keeps me waiting, all this time, what can I do

It's your game, and you can do what you like.
Do what you like
But please don't keep-a-me waiting
Please dont keep-a-me waiting

Cause I'm so tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for GTA6
Tired of waiting for GTA6
Tired of waiting for GTA6

Inspired by "Tired of Waiting For You" written by Ray Davies