The reason Nintendo games hold their value is because their games generally age exceptionally well and have the best gameplay and gamefeel in the industry.
Sony have a long way to go to come close to matching what Nintendo put out consistently. They are improving however.
I still don't understand why so many gamers are so quick to adopt digital, it must be clear by now that if we go digital only they have no intention of passing the savings onto the customer even a little. You can already get all the PS5/4 exclusives for nearly £20 cheaper, while the digital versions are stuck at the ludicrous £69.99 or what they were 6 months ago.
Since being able to find the exclusive games for £55-58 I have been able to get stuff like Returnal day one and pre-order Ratchet and Clank which is nice. I've had to be patient, use coupons (Jeez, now I feel like Alan Partridge reading that back) and build up store credit, but it's possible to get them at a reasonable price.
Playing Returnal and Resident Evil Village this past week has been what getting the PS5 day one was all about for me. A great couple of weeks gaming that has felt truly next gen.
@djdizzy I think it's mainly that the game has only been out a week and most people don't want it to be spoilt. It's a hard game, so even those that have it probably haven't finished it yet.
I'd like to think the planet and what's happening is real to some extent as I'm not a huge fan of 'It was all just a dream!' or 'It was all in her mind!' narratives, but it's hard not go for the suggested story here.
I did wonder if there was an aspect of dementia to what's going on with the whole thing being fragments of Selene's memories mixed up with dreams, aspirations and self identity.
Meh... guns go pew pew real good. That's all that matters in the end.
@Juanalf apparently it's cheaper to buy a new copy of the game with the shark card thing than buy the money in the game. That's one of the main reasons it keeps selling physical copies. I don't how true this is, but it would explain a lot.
If this is true, it's pretty irresponsible of Rockstar and TakeTwo to waste all those resources to keep selling copies when they could just make the shark cards cost in parity with the new game offer.
Such a mess. I haven't even bothered with the PS+ version because it's all so mixed up with different versions, varying quality and pricing (either free or £70 for a minor upgrade or £20 secondhand with free upgrade but no dlc... urgh). I've just decided to wait for it all to be totally complete and consider the inevitable super mega massive complete ultimate master's chocobo break wonder edition in 2029.
I always wondered why they don't try to do some kind of replication of a shop with shelves kind of thing.
You could have a vast panel of titles on screen that you can zoom in and check and move around like you would in a store.
It wouldn't solve all the issues, but it would make checking different titles more interesting in my opinion. It wouldn't have to be the front page, but it would be a nice browsing option.
However, the real inclusion I'd like to see, and this would be especially useful on the switch eshop, would be able to hide games I have already bought or I'm not interested in. It would be amazing if you could whittle away at titles you will never buy so the store becomes simpler and more streamlined over time.
I've heard some rumours that there are much lower print runs of physical games this gen. It seems that Sony aims to keep the prices high by not flooding the market with discs and controlling the digital market at the same time.
I've noticed that the Nioh collection has completely vanished from most stores outside of Amazon and eBay too. I think some physical copies of games might become hard to come by this gen.
I had 3 or 4 crashes on Demon's Souls (70 hours), 1 crash with Miles Morales (20 hours) and I've had 2 with Returnal (about 15 hours) since buying my PS5 at launch. Is that a lot? I'm wondering if I should get my PS5 looked at before the warranty expires now.
I've found that most consoles since the PS3 crash now and then in their lifetimes, but my consoles do get fairly heavy use.
This is the kind of game I like to play during the Xmas holidays, so I'll wait til then probably. As good as it looks the actually gameplay doesn't really promise anything original or even that exciting to be honest. I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun if I'm in the mood for it though.
Finished it last week, decided to pick up a few more trophies and found that the fast travel locations trophy doesn't work since the last patch haha. Closed the game and deleted it there and then. Seems a fitting end to my time with the game.
To be fair, I did get 100 hours out of it and I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy my time with it. I'll probably go back to it on PS5 proper one day, but it's still a great shame the game was released and tarnished this way. Imagine spending 8 years of your life working on something to have it sh@t out like that.
I had my first worrying issue yesterday with my Dualsense controllers having no battery even though they were both fully charged and one of them was even plugged into the PS5 in rest mode.
It can't have been the controllers cause they were both at 0%. I can only think that the PS5 was draining them somehow in rest mode. I hope this is fixed with this update, to be honest I've barely used rest mode after all the scare stories and left it in rest overnight by accident this time.
I don't really care so long as it doesn't push the price up, but I don't really watch films much anymore so it would probably be wasted on me. I'd like to have access to crunchy roll though as I need to keep up to date with anime for work so that would be a bonus.
If this is true then they have to accept that some games will not sell as well as others and they need to consider that all their projects as a whole should support each other. Obviously, if a game is a real stinker then that's a different matter.
@thefourfoldroot UEFA has proposed a new version of the Champions League with 35 teams, but obviously this Super League has ruined that. Honestly, I think the 12 clubs going for the European Super League never really thought it would happen, I think they are trying to push for a higher share of the money from the new CL format.
It has spectacularly backfired though. There is going to be many large portions of humble pie guzzled up in the coming weeks.
@thefourfoldroot as it is, the top 4 teams in each league in Europe get into the European Champions League, which is worth a huge amount of money, based on merit. What these 12 teams have decided is that they will participate in their own version of a European competition midweek every year no matter how well or badly they perform the previous season, with only 5 teams being able to join them on merit. They basically want to fix it so they are guaranteed billions each season no matter what just because they say so.
No only that, they expect to stay in their own respective leagues whilst also taking away any incentive to compete for the other teams with no hope of aiming for European qualification. It's pretty rotten.
The most important thing here in my opinion is that we will still be able to update the games that need patches and download games we've paid money for.
There has to be some reassurance that we can trust them to provide access to our games and updates if they want us to invest in the digital future. I'm not sure I will ever be happy paying money for digital games, but the previous decision to close the store, with patches going AWOL, really killed any hope of me going digital outside of subs and free games.
I would love to see a bunch of classic ps 1,2 and 3 games. Stuff like parappa the rapper, kurushi, vib ribbon, metal gear solid 1,2 & 3, mgs4, resistance series. The sort of games I probably wouldn't pay money for again, but I'd like to have easy access to on my ps5.
I think I'm about halfway through this, but fell off a few years ago. Now I'm waiting for a 4k 60fps ps5 update. I really thought that would come with this, in time for the sequel.
@LordSteev that was kind of my point, but the truth is the game is too ambitious to run on last gen. They wanted the money and user base, but it's never going to run properly on PS4 and One X.
@ShogunRok it must be a bit of a headache trying to decide what to do with unfinished games and reviews these days, especially when there's such a demand for instant gratification and to stay relevant. I don't envy your position.
I think the hardline approach you took was the right one. It's either that or a 'Not fit for review' pending score which isn't very satisfying.
They should have just released the PC version then PS5 and X a year or so later in a proper state, dropping PS4 and One X. Alas, they chose to take the publicity hit and suck up the PS4 One X sales instead. The sales numbers show why they probably made the right decision in the short term.
@huntbearpig it depends if you plan to play it twice. I stopped playing in December after about 30 hours mainly messing about without doing the story stuff. Since last week I've gone back to play the story missions and it's been pretty good so far, but I plan to play it again one day with a different character with the PS5 update.
I've also played the game as a shotgun thug and just blasted my way through the game so I don't need to worry about stealth and ai nonsense. It's actually been a lot of fun this way. Hopefully the hacking and stealth stuff will be better with the next gen version.
I've put in quite a bit of time with the game these past two weeks and all I can say is it's almost a gaming tragedy it was released in the state it was.
The police and civilians are still a joke, but if you ignore them, a lot of the game is really good. I still think much of the base mechanics and systems are outdated, but there are some really great stories going on. Such a shame, but at least I'm finally enjoying it.
This is why you collect Nintendo and buy Playstation games on the cheap and move on. Sony's offerings have always been seen by me as throwaway experiences since PS2. This move has simple justified my approach to Sony products since they started releasing barely finished games that required patches to even be playable later on.
They really needed to confirm that game patches will be indefinitely accessible to change this attitude, instead it seems they've done the opposite. All this does is make their games even less valuable to me going forward.
If you can put a whale like me off paying for new releases you've done something seriously wrong. I just cannot see any way they don't reconsider the pricing outside the US.
I replayed it for the Platinum trophy last year in the run up to TLOU2 and it still holds up. I really don't see the point creatively, but it's easy money so I understand why they would want to make it.
I won't be buying any games new on PS5, so this poll doesn't really have any relevance to me. Switch games new, PS5 secondhand for me this gen. I'm sure I'd play it eventually once I can find it cheap secondhand.
Wow, OK. The game's not amazing or anything, but a 4 seems almost personal haha. Different strokes and all that I guess. I'm about halfway through and would say it's a solid 6 possible 7 if it gets better towards the end. Judging the comments though I'm clearly in the minority.
Strange, maybe I'm being more lenient cause I haven't played a game like this for a long time, so it feels fairly fresh in a way and it came with the sub.
Bluepoint remade Demon's Souls from the same generation and did a great job, so why not I guess. It does feel like we're going round in circles a bit though, is it really that hard to find new creatives with some new ideas?
The generation is becoming a confusing mess for me. I want to support new ideas like Returnal this month, but then I refuse to pony up the new prices. Then we hear arguments about new ideas being too risky and not selling.
@Medic_Alert I wouldn't take my offhand speculation too seriously, but to not see how MS benefit from this game and its exclusivity on PS5 being brushed away with the Autumn rush of releases is a bit blinkered.
The game gets a lacklustre release on PS5 and forgotten about then MS get to roll out the red carpet for its gamepass release, with new content most likely, and boast about how much they love and appreciate games like Deathloop. Again, I'm commenting offhand with my first impression.
Being so close to release, tinfoil hat firmly in place, I can't help but think there's been some external pressure to delay this game to a busier period by Microsoft in order to lessen its impact on the PS platform. If I was Sony, I would force them to delay it until early next year when they need a game to fill a gap.
Got to feel a bit sorry for Sony, they helped fund two unusual games that would probably have never been made otherwise and now Microsoft has bought up both studios, with Zenimax, that have been working closely with them and had access to all their tech and dev kits for a long time. MS really are going for the jugular this gen.
@4kgk2 I mean... I'm not going to disagree with you that given the choice of universal healthcare or cheaper entertainment, I'd pick universal healthcare.
I was just explaining why people are complaining about the price of games this gen so much. Honestly, I don't think it will go away until there is a larger user base on PS5 and the prices can come back down to something close to reasonable. As someone who can afford £70, it's hit a point where I just cannot justify paying that much for a piece of entertainment, it's just not right.
It'll be interesting to see the reaction when they come back and say that they have to raise the US prices in parity with the rest of the world, cause it's only 'fair' or something like that.
@4kgk2 Most of the complaints aren't directly against this game but the £70/80€ price outside of the US in general. As it's mainly a UK website we're a bit miffed that we have to pay 95$+ for our games with a massive jump (25$) in new game prices compared to the minimal 10$ in the US.
Yakuza like a dragon, hitman 3 and godfall have been cheaper than this for the past month or more on most online retailers and even Amazon in some cases. The digital eco-system just seems like a way to trick people out of their money to me by offering falsely inflated prices to begin with. Digital future ftw! Games can become cheaper without a physical production cost etc... Blah blah blah... Bah humbug... Mumble mumble...
Going back to it after three months away with the update has only really highlighted just how average the game is at a base level sadly. I'll play it through eventually, but the fact that some reviewers gave this game a 9 out of 10, even on pc, and with all the bugs is pretty embarrassing.
@Waffles12415 I think it'll be the same size if it follows the previous updates. They seem to replace the old files with new ones. You do need the extra space to initially download the update though, which is a bit annoying.
@PlayNation5 not really, I've got Resident Evil 8 for £46 and switch games are still reasonably priced. I'll just carry on sending my money that way until I'm a year behind the PS5 exclusive curve.
The writing is on the wall though, I think I'll probably end up going for the PC/Nintendo combo after PS5. With all the negative press and silly pricing I wonder if Sony might be in for a pretty rough ride this generation.
This is a fun article! Resident Evil has been a big part of my gaming life and I've got high hopes for Village after the demo. Capcom really have provided so many great games over the years and have seriously been knocking it out of the park recently.
@theMEGAniggle I wouldn't buy any game for £70, it's an absolutely ridiculous price to charge for a game. The only thing that would tempt me is any new game from Hidetaka Miyazaki, but that's because I know I'll be playing it for years on and off. Even then I would be reluctant and do my best to find it closer to £60.
@theMEGAniggle I think in my case it more about the principle. The most I paid for a new game last gen was £50 for Red Dead Redemption 2 at a midnight launch. To suddenly be expected to pay an extra £20 in the least extreme case smarts. I've gone from someone who bought pretty much all of the 1st party games on release at £45 to now not buying anything new in approaching six months when Resident Evil 8 comes out in May. Usually, I'd buy one game a month so long as there was something I wanted to play.
I really don't understand Sony's strategy this gen, they are simultaneously giving away a load of games and raising the price of new releases by a huge amount. All this has done has put me off spending any money at all for what could be the first whole year of the PS5's life.
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Re: When Will PS5 Exclusives Drop in Price on PS Store?
The reason Nintendo games hold their value is because their games generally age exceptionally well and have the best gameplay and gamefeel in the industry.
Sony have a long way to go to come close to matching what Nintendo put out consistently. They are improving however.
I still don't understand why so many gamers are so quick to adopt digital, it must be clear by now that if we go digital only they have no intention of passing the savings onto the customer even a little. You can already get all the PS5/4 exclusives for nearly £20 cheaper, while the digital versions are stuck at the ludicrous £69.99 or what they were 6 months ago.
Re: Dreamy PS5 Controller Colours Cosmic Red, Midnight Black Announced
Ooooh, I hope they release side plates in these colours.
Re: PS5 Users Are Playing More and Buying More Than PS4 Early Adopters
Since being able to find the exclusive games for £55-58 I have been able to get stuff like Returnal day one and pre-order Ratchet and Clank which is nice. I've had to be patient, use coupons (Jeez, now I feel like Alan Partridge reading that back) and build up store credit, but it's possible to get them at a reasonable price.
Playing Returnal and Resident Evil Village this past week has been what getting the PS5 day one was all about for me. A great couple of weeks gaming that has felt truly next gen.
Re: Talking Point: Returnal Story and Ending Explained - What Does It All Mean?
@djdizzy I think it's mainly that the game has only been out a week and most people don't want it to be spoilt. It's a hard game, so even those that have it probably haven't finished it yet.
Re: Talking Point: Returnal Story and Ending Explained - What Does It All Mean?
I'd like to think the planet and what's happening is real to some extent as I'm not a huge fan of 'It was all just a dream!' or 'It was all in her mind!' narratives, but it's hard not go for the suggested story here.
I did wonder if there was an aspect of dementia to what's going on with the whole thing being fragments of Selene's memories mixed up with dreams, aspirations and self identity.
Meh... guns go pew pew real good. That's all that matters in the end.
Re: Ubisoft Pivots Strategy Towards Quality Free-to-Play Games
What's an Ubisoft?
Re: UK Sales Charts: Returnal Falls from Top 10 While Resident Evil Village Rules the Roost
@Juanalf apparently it's cheaper to buy a new copy of the game with the shark card thing than buy the money in the game. That's one of the main reasons it keeps selling physical copies. I don't how true this is, but it would explain a lot.
If this is true, it's pretty irresponsible of Rockstar and TakeTwo to waste all those resources to keep selling copies when they could just make the shark cards cost in parity with the new game offer.
Re: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's PS5 Yuffie DLC to Be Download Code
Such a mess. I haven't even bothered with the PS+ version because it's all so mixed up with different versions, varying quality and pricing (either free or £70 for a minor upgrade or £20 secondhand with free upgrade but no dlc... urgh). I've just decided to wait for it all to be totally complete and consider the inevitable super mega massive complete ultimate master's chocobo break wonder edition in 2029.
Re: Soapbox: 69% of PlayStation's Revenue Is Driven by PS Store, But the Shopping Experience Sucks
I always wondered why they don't try to do some kind of replication of a shop with shelves kind of thing.
You could have a vast panel of titles on screen that you can zoom in and check and move around like you would in a store.
It wouldn't solve all the issues, but it would make checking different titles more interesting in my opinion. It wouldn't have to be the front page, but it would be a nice browsing option.
However, the real inclusion I'd like to see, and this would be especially useful on the switch eshop, would be able to hide games I have already bought or I'm not interested in. It would be amazing if you could whittle away at titles you will never buy so the store becomes simpler and more streamlined over time.
Re: Random: Dev Cheat Codes Discovered in Returnal Let You Spawn Weapons and Re-Roll Biomes
I guess this makes the physical copies more valuable in a strange way.
Re: Leaked Document Reveals Xbox's Opinion of The Last of Us 2
Meanwhile, Sony internals waiting to review Xbox games ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... tumbleweed passes ... ... ... ...
Re: UK Sales Charts: PS5 Roguelike Returnal Off to Slower Start Than Other Sony Exclusives
I've heard some rumours that there are much lower print runs of physical games this gen. It seems that Sony aims to keep the prices high by not flooding the market with discs and controlling the digital market at the same time.
I've noticed that the Nioh collection has completely vanished from most stores outside of Amazon and eBay too. I think some physical copies of games might become hard to come by this gen.
Re: Returnal Crashes May Be Sony's Problem, Other Bugs Being Investigated
I had 3 or 4 crashes on Demon's Souls (70 hours), 1 crash with Miles Morales (20 hours) and I've had 2 with Returnal (about 15 hours) since buying my PS5 at launch. Is that a lot? I'm wondering if I should get my PS5 looked at before the warranty expires now.
I've found that most consoles since the PS3 crash now and then in their lifetimes, but my consoles do get fairly heavy use.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart?
This is the kind of game I like to play during the Xmas holidays, so I'll wait til then probably. As good as it looks the actually gameplay doesn't really promise anything original or even that exciting to be honest. I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun if I'm in the mood for it though.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Has Now Spent Over Four Months Missing from PS Store
Finished it last week, decided to pick up a few more trophies and found that the fast travel locations trophy doesn't work since the last patch haha. Closed the game and deleted it there and then. Seems a fitting end to my time with the game.
To be fair, I did get 100 hours out of it and I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy my time with it. I'll probably go back to it on PS5 proper one day, but it's still a great shame the game was released and tarnished this way. Imagine spending 8 years of your life working on something to have it sh@t out like that.
Re: Next PS5 Firmware Update Available to Download Now
I had my first worrying issue yesterday with my Dualsense controllers having no battery even though they were both fully charged and one of them was even plugged into the PS5 in rest mode.
It can't have been the controllers cause they were both at 0%. I can only think that the PS5 was draining them somehow in rest mode. I hope this is fixed with this update, to be honest I've barely used rest mode after all the scare stories and left it in rest overnight by accident this time.
Re: Poll: Is PlayStation Plus Video Pass the Right Way to Expand PS Plus?
I don't really care so long as it doesn't push the price up, but I don't really watch films much anymore so it would probably be wasted on me. I'd like to have access to crunchy roll though as I need to keep up to date with anime for work so that would be a bonus.
Re: PlayStation Studios Boss Wants 'Distinct and Diverse' Range of Games, Sony Committed to Both AAA Quality and Experimentation
If this is true then they have to accept that some games will not sell as well as others and they need to consider that all their projects as a whole should support each other. Obviously, if a game is a real stinker then that's a different matter.
Re: What Would the Super League Mean for FIFA 22?
@thefourfoldroot UEFA has proposed a new version of the Champions League with 35 teams, but obviously this Super League has ruined that. Honestly, I think the 12 clubs going for the European Super League never really thought it would happen, I think they are trying to push for a higher share of the money from the new CL format.
It has spectacularly backfired though. There is going to be many large portions of humble pie guzzled up in the coming weeks.
Re: What Would the Super League Mean for FIFA 22?
@thefourfoldroot as it is, the top 4 teams in each league in Europe get into the European Champions League, which is worth a huge amount of money, based on merit. What these 12 teams have decided is that they will participate in their own version of a European competition midweek every year no matter how well or badly they perform the previous season, with only 5 teams being able to join them on merit. They basically want to fix it so they are guaranteed billions each season no matter what just because they say so.
No only that, they expect to stay in their own respective leagues whilst also taking away any incentive to compete for the other teams with no hope of aiming for European qualification. It's pretty rotten.
Re: Sony Backtracks PS3, PS Vita Online Store Closures
The most important thing here in my opinion is that we will still be able to update the games that need patches and download games we've paid money for.
There has to be some reassurance that we can trust them to provide access to our games and updates if they want us to invest in the digital future. I'm not sure I will ever be happy paying money for digital games, but the previous decision to close the store, with patches going AWOL, really killed any hope of me going digital outside of subs and free games.
Re: More Free PS4 Games and Offers Coming Soon, Sony Confirms
I would love to see a bunch of classic ps 1,2 and 3 games. Stuff like parappa the rapper, kurushi, vib ribbon, metal gear solid 1,2 & 3, mgs4, resistance series. The sort of games I probably wouldn't pay money for again, but I'd like to have easy access to on my ps5.
Re: Here's When Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition Will Be Free
I think I'm about halfway through this, but fell off a few years ago. Now I'm waiting for a 4k 60fps ps5 update. I really thought that would come with this, in time for the sequel.
Re: Returnal Trophy List Spawns Another Easy Platinum from Sony
All new PS exclusives will have one single platinum trophy called '£69.99'.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Re: OlliOlli World Grinds Up PS5, PS4 This Winter
The Olli Olli games are class!
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.21 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Features More Crash and Bug Fixes
@LordSteev that was kind of my point, but the truth is the game is too ambitious to run on last gen. They wanted the money and user base, but it's never going to run properly on PS4 and One X.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.21 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Features More Crash and Bug Fixes
@ShogunRok it must be a bit of a headache trying to decide what to do with unfinished games and reviews these days, especially when there's such a demand for instant gratification and to stay relevant. I don't envy your position.
I think the hardline approach you took was the right one. It's either that or a 'Not fit for review' pending score which isn't very satisfying.
They should have just released the PC version then PS5 and X a year or so later in a proper state, dropping PS4 and One X. Alas, they chose to take the publicity hit and suck up the PS4 One X sales instead. The sales numbers show why they probably made the right decision in the short term.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.21 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Features More Crash and Bug Fixes
@huntbearpig it depends if you plan to play it twice. I stopped playing in December after about 30 hours mainly messing about without doing the story stuff. Since last week I've gone back to play the story missions and it's been pretty good so far, but I plan to play it again one day with a different character with the PS5 update.
I've also played the game as a shotgun thug and just blasted my way through the game so I don't need to worry about stealth and ai nonsense. It's actually been a lot of fun this way. Hopefully the hacking and stealth stuff will be better with the next gen version.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.21 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Features More Crash and Bug Fixes
The game is actually playable on PS5 now, dare I say it... good! I wonder if Pushsquare will revisit the review and score eventually.
Re: CDPR Refuses to Drop Cyberpunk 2077 Development, Plans to Sell It for 'Years to Come'
I've put in quite a bit of time with the game these past two weeks and all I can say is it's almost a gaming tragedy it was released in the state it was.
The police and civilians are still a joke, but if you ignore them, a lot of the game is really good. I still think much of the base mechanics and systems are outdated, but there are some really great stories going on. Such a shame, but at least I'm finally enjoying it.
Re: Some PS3 Games Supposedly No Longer Taking Patches
This is why you collect Nintendo and buy Playstation games on the cheap and move on. Sony's offerings have always been seen by me as throwaway experiences since PS2. This move has simple justified my approach to Sony products since they started releasing barely finished games that required patches to even be playable later on.
They really needed to confirm that game patches will be indefinitely accessible to change this attitude, instead it seems they've done the opposite. All this does is make their games even less valuable to me going forward.
Re: Sony Planning PS Now in India as PS5 Software Struggles
If you can put a whale like me off paying for new releases you've done something seriously wrong. I just cannot see any way they don't reconsider the pricing outside the US.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Buy a PS5 Remake of The Last of Us?
I replayed it for the Platinum trophy last year in the run up to TLOU2 and it still holds up. I really don't see the point creatively, but it's easy money so I understand why they would want to make it.
I won't be buying any games new on PS5, so this poll doesn't really have any relevance to me. Switch games new, PS5 secondhand for me this gen. I'm sure I'd play it eventually once I can find it cheap secondhand.
Re: Oddworld: Soulstorm (PS5) - A Tough Game to Love
Wow, OK. The game's not amazing or anything, but a 4 seems almost personal haha. Different strokes and all that I guess. I'm about halfway through and would say it's a solid 6 possible 7 if it gets better towards the end. Judging the comments though I'm clearly in the minority.
Strange, maybe I'm being more lenient cause I haven't played a game like this for a long time, so it feels fairly fresh in a way and it came with the sub.
Re: Rumour: Sony Planning 'Counterpunch' to Xbox Game Pass
Mind Pong 99
Re: The Last of Us Is Getting a PS5 Remake Eight Years After Release, Claims Report
Bluepoint remade Demon's Souls from the same generation and did a great job, so why not I guess. It does feel like we're going round in circles a bit though, is it really that hard to find new creatives with some new ideas?
The generation is becoming a confusing mess for me. I want to support new ideas like Returnal this month, but then I refuse to pony up the new prices. Then we hear arguments about new ideas being too risky and not selling.
Re: Promising PS5 FPS Deathloop Delayed Until 14th September
@Medic_Alert I wouldn't take my offhand speculation too seriously, but to not see how MS benefit from this game and its exclusivity on PS5 being brushed away with the Autumn rush of releases is a bit blinkered.
The game gets a lacklustre release on PS5 and forgotten about then MS get to roll out the red carpet for its gamepass release, with new content most likely, and boast about how much they love and appreciate games like Deathloop. Again, I'm commenting offhand with my first impression.
Re: Promising PS5 FPS Deathloop Delayed Until 14th September
Being so close to release, tinfoil hat firmly in place, I can't help but think there's been some external pressure to delay this game to a busier period by Microsoft in order to lessen its impact on the PS platform. If I was Sony, I would force them to delay it until early next year when they need a game to fill a gap.
Got to feel a bit sorry for Sony, they helped fund two unusual games that would probably have never been made otherwise and now Microsoft has bought up both studios, with Zenimax, that have been working closely with them and had access to all their tech and dev kits for a long time. MS really are going for the jugular this gen.
Re: Returnal Gets New PS5 Gameplay Footage in Another Housemarque Dev Diary
@4kgk2 I mean... I'm not going to disagree with you that given the choice of universal healthcare or cheaper entertainment, I'd pick universal healthcare.
I was just explaining why people are complaining about the price of games this gen so much. Honestly, I don't think it will go away until there is a larger user base on PS5 and the prices can come back down to something close to reasonable. As someone who can afford £70, it's hit a point where I just cannot justify paying that much for a piece of entertainment, it's just not right.
It'll be interesting to see the reaction when they come back and say that they have to raise the US prices in parity with the rest of the world, cause it's only 'fair' or something like that.
Re: Returnal Gets New PS5 Gameplay Footage in Another Housemarque Dev Diary
@4kgk2 Most of the complaints aren't directly against this game but the £70/80€ price outside of the US in general. As it's mainly a UK website we're a bit miffed that we have to pay 95$+ for our games with a massive jump (25$) in new game prices compared to the minimal 10$ in the US.
Re: Balan Wonderworld (PS5) - One of the Worst 3D Platformers of the Past Decade
Barren Blunderbland more like.
Re: E3 2021's Digital Event Will Be Free for All After Reports Mooted Paywall
Seeing as the whole event is essentially one big advert, especially now it's all online, going free seems a sensible decision.
Re: CD Projekt RED Cancels Dedicated Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer Game
Wow, one of the most sensible decisions yet... why did it take so long?
Re: PS Store Spring Sale Goes Live with 500 PS5, PS4 Deals
Yakuza like a dragon, hitman 3 and godfall have been cheaper than this for the past month or more on most online retailers and even Amazon in some cases. The digital eco-system just seems like a way to trick people out of their money to me by offering falsely inflated prices to begin with. Digital future ftw! Games can become cheaper without a physical production cost etc... Blah blah blah... Bah humbug... Mumble mumble...
Re: Hands On: Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 - Less Crashing and Better Performance on PS5, PS4, But We've Still Got a Long Way to Go
Going back to it after three months away with the update has only really highlighted just how average the game is at a base level sadly. I'll play it through eventually, but the fact that some reviewers gave this game a 9 out of 10, even on pc, and with all the bugs is pretty embarrassing.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 Available to Download Now on PS5, PS4, and It's a 44GB Monster
@Waffles12415 I think it'll be the same size if it follows the previous updates. They seem to replace the old files with new ones. You do need the extra space to initially download the update though, which is a bit annoying.
Re: Feast Your Eyes on New Footage from PS5's Returnal
@PlayNation5 not really, I've got Resident Evil 8 for £46 and switch games are still reasonably priced. I'll just carry on sending my money that way until I'm a year behind the PS5 exclusive curve.
The writing is on the wall though, I think I'll probably end up going for the PC/Nintendo combo after PS5. With all the negative press and silly pricing I wonder if Sony might be in for a pretty rough ride this generation.
Re: Feature: What 25 Years of Resident Evil Means to Game Developers
This is a fun article! Resident Evil has been a big part of my gaming life and I've got high hopes for Village after the demo. Capcom really have provided so many great games over the years and have seriously been knocking it out of the park recently.
Re: Feast Your Eyes on New Footage from PS5's Returnal
@theMEGAniggle I wouldn't buy any game for £70, it's an absolutely ridiculous price to charge for a game. The only thing that would tempt me is any new game from Hidetaka Miyazaki, but that's because I know I'll be playing it for years on and off. Even then I would be reluctant and do my best to find it closer to £60.
Re: Feast Your Eyes on New Footage from PS5's Returnal
@theMEGAniggle I think in my case it more about the principle. The most I paid for a new game last gen was £50 for Red Dead Redemption 2 at a midnight launch. To suddenly be expected to pay an extra £20 in the least extreme case smarts. I've gone from someone who bought pretty much all of the 1st party games on release at £45 to now not buying anything new in approaching six months when Resident Evil 8 comes out in May. Usually, I'd buy one game a month so long as there was something I wanted to play.
I really don't understand Sony's strategy this gen, they are simultaneously giving away a load of games and raising the price of new releases by a huge amount. All this has done has put me off spending any money at all for what could be the first whole year of the PS5's life.