OldGamer999

Yeah yeah, if there was no switch or switch 2 then some would buy a PS5 or PS6 instead.
It’s a game console, it’s competition.

And at the same time Sony would produce games to get what was the Nintendo gang over to PlayStation.

What a load of bull.

Yep £60 and probably cheaper physical at stores about £54.99.
And more expensive on Sonys digital stores.

It should be cheaper on digital. At least Nintendo have got that the right way round.

Will be leaving premium in August 2025 when it runs out.
The only way to get better games is to vote with your money.

I upgraded to premium last year but it runs out August 2025.
I will not be keeping premium and may even have no PS subscription at all.
I shall wait and see.

Tried cloud gaming on both consoles.
And it’s strange the company Xbox making a big deal of it and pushing it has the worse cloud gaming fidelity and picture quality and smoothness.
Sony seems a bit better on all levels.
Anyway glad to Sony keeping the downloaded game experience at the top of their list above cloud gaming.

At the end of the day for those that haven’t played on the series x and have a PS5 Pro, then just enjoy the best way to play it visually if it’s your type of game you wish to pay for.
It’s all very simple.
The most powerful console the best looking and smoothest version of back in the day what was a great game.

Totally agree, even though Sony dismiss it the Nintendo switch 2 is competition.

If it did not exist those gamers would have no choice but to go with PS or even Xbox.

And also if switch 2 didn’t exist Sony would have a hand held on the market, making more money.

Not sure how popular Outer worlds is in general.
But probably the wrong game to start the price increase with from Xbox studios.

Maybe a brand new big AAA HALO campaign with multiplayer and the forge, but not outer worlds 2.

Guess they trying to send a message also about game pass ultimate being good value.

MKW at £75 physical and £67 digital seems far better value for the money with multiplayer racing as well as campaign etc.

Oh well these companies continue to make these crazy decisions this generation.

My premium runs out in August 2025.
One shall not be renewing.

May go with the basic subscription or not even bother at all. As I have an issue with Sony and their tightness over cloud saves for others using my own console when they log in, basically no cloud saves for them.

@ChrisDeku
Gonna give you a little history lesson of me now.
Every PS since PS1 day one including vita etc.
longest serving European PSN member.

Sony TV fanatic, current TV Sony A95L 65
Sony sound bar, sub woofer and rear speakers.

I spent more on Sony than you probably ever had or will.

Just because I give it Sony on here sometimes and think bad of them and they should get their arse in gear and have made stupid decisions, doesn’t mean I totally dish them.
I just say as I feel after many decades with Sony.

@ChrisDeku
The other month I was praising the pro and Ubi for the PSSR patch with assassins creed shadows.
So it works both ways.

@ChrisDeku
They all get the same treatment including Xbox and Nintendo.
Sony are definitely not singled out.

All Sony had to do was leave them to make a single player AAA campaign game which would been released earlier or around now.
And we could really do with one of those from a Sony studio.

Sony studios most lacklustre generation the PS5, well after the first two years anyway

Don’t worry Xbox studios will fill the game gaps for ya Sony.

Sorry to all those talented people that lost their jobs, hope they find new work very soon.

And I think this is were somehow Xbox will go with their next gen PC console hybrid, with store front switching.

Store one Xbox
Store two game pass
Store three steam deck, access to PS games.

I do not understand all the tech and how it all works but I think that is what Xbox will bring next generation

Never mind all the PS5 excuses etc.
well done Nintendo for also making an effort to keep the scalpers at bay.

UK seems to have run out of stock now but more is due this week.

This is how to launch a console the right way.
Preordering was very good and some day one stock was held back as well for release day to add to the fun.

@UltimateOtaku91
Yep it still won’t be straightened forward.
I guess the PS logo will be there for games day one on Xbox and PS.
But for those that might come 6 months plus after Xbox release to PS, the logo might not be there.
Really is not simple and easy with Xbox and what games PS might get.
It’s also leaves potential new consoles buyers possible a bit miffed on wait console or eco system to buy into, if they sitting on the fence.

For me it’s only GPU on Xbox that currently keeps my series x.

Currently I’m enjoying Switch 2 mainly.

Some of it will still be wrong and we will be left wondering it’s multi platform or not.
Remember some games might come to PS5 a year or 6 months after Xbox release so will they get the PS symbol on reveal?

Xbox need to keep Xbox owners hanging on a thread for a lot longer yet as that is where most GPU subs are.

I’m a very big AAA game player only
RE9 was it for me.

@crackeastwood
I have all three consoles including the latest PS5 Pro and switch 2

It would be a wonderful world if one console made by whomever played all the games.
Not having to buy three consoles and three subscriptions etc. what a wonderful world it would be.
Then they can all fight over who makes the best games for that console.

@lazarus11
Thanks for helping Xbox out, I’m sure they are happy with 100 million dollars plus.
Also it gives PS5 players a chance of a AAA game they would not have played.

I think all three companies can survive and get along.

Sony have PS5 and PC. Through I think switch 2 is more competition for Sony and they know it, hence the state of play on switch 2 release eve.

Nintendo do their thing that works very well for them. They probably just going to have the biggest ever console launch week in gaming history.

Xbox have their strategy, which seems the up and down loose approach out of them all.

@KilloWertz
I get your take on the greedy, but they all getting greedy really.
If you like the games the best value at the minute is GPU, especially if you are in the old rate of £11.99 like me.

And now the developer warns us, actually published.
It’s just a tech demo.

@Member_the_game
I’m now clicking and collecting at Smyths Toys as well.

Sony you should have left this date alone, Switch 2 eve and let Nintendo have their switch 2 release.

Don’t like the new Sony, the more this generation has gone on.

@Member_the_game
First time ever I have felt Sony see Nintendo as competition.
PS5 console, controllers, game and membership sale, on right now.
PS5 state of play June 4th.
None of this is coincidental to the switch 2 release, it’s planned as Sony see Nintendo as very strong competition.
Actually thank you Sony, I can watch your state of play then get reading to go to the switch 2 midnight launch and get me switch 2.

First time ever I have felt Sony see Nintendo as competition.

PS5 console, controllers, game and membership sale, on right now.
PS5 state of play June 4th.

None of this is coincidental to the switch 2 release, it’s planned as Sony see Nintendo as very strong competition.

Actually thank you Sony, I can watch your state of play then get reading to go to the switch 2 midnight launch and get me switch 2.

@DennisReynolds
I agree that Xbox need the money from publishing. Actually they don’t they are loaded but just totally lost in direction and focus.

But Sony could get some good money out of it and the sales would good I think.
Also it might push even more over to Sony in the long run when Astro Bot 2 comes out on PS5 or PS6 only in the future, already having a taste for Astro Bot on Xbox.

It’s a strange world currently gaming. Brings some people together but still drives some apart attitudes.

The ultimate is one console plays all the games. Sony, Nintendo and Xbox then they can all fight for games sales. And we then only need to pay for consoles and services etc.

Doom ages by a long shot for me.
Who would have thought this a year or so ago on PS5.
Open up Sony and release Astro Bot on series s and x. Join in, it will not hurt your consoles sales at all now. But you will make some good cash off it as Xbox really lacks that type of game.
Your console competition is Switch 2 now not Xbox.

Some assassins creed shadows on PS5 Pro.
Does this game look beautiful and now with PSSR no foliage shimmer, so much better.

Gonna wait and see how this one turns out reviews wise.
I think it’s about £50, so cheaper than some other games.

The prices in the UK are great at the minute console wise.
Would have been a little better with £100 off the Pro though.

I’m a premium member and even though I get to have a try on a couple of games I would not have done, didn’t like them.
Once it runs out I will go back to the basic one.

I really get annoyed that it is only the member on the same console that gets cloud saves and not others that sign into the same console, like my series x does, any that sign into my Xbox console get cloud saves for them and always have done. Very tight of Sony.

And now PS stars has stopped as well.
Surely Sony could give a little to us gamers.

Sometimes they really don’t deserve us.

@Cikajovazmaj
The thing is for a Sony 2025 TV costing lots of money.
1 hdmi 2:1 PS5
2 hdmi using for earc
And that is it.
What about a second console series x or even Switch 2. That would have to run on hdmi 2:0.

The even more annoying thing is a PS5 VRR needs an HDMI 2:1 port, unlike the series x you can use HDMI 2:0 port for VRR.

Sony studios over the years have created some amazing outstanding games but their hardware be it PS5 or TVs also plays bare minimum on certain aspects, cost cutting really.

Sony are the same with TVs.
Only supply 2 HDMI 2:1 ports and one of those doubles as your earc. And that’s with a £2k plus TV. Also including their two new 2025 65 inch TVs costing about £3k each. It’s a joke Sony.

Elsewhere in good world LG and Samsung supply all 4 HDMI ports at HDMI 2:1.

Also they are so tight with cloud saves
Only the member gets the cloud save feature.

As on Xbox the member and anyone else signed onto that Xbox gets cloud saves.

Actually I think Xbox cloud saves maybe free anyway.

This is what happens when one company, Sony doesn’t have it try hard to sell consoles.

@rusty82
You would think if you are already on the top tier you would get something off as you can’t go any higher.

I always try to compromise but obviously Sony can’t.

Of course I’m not happy it’s gone.
I got £20 in total over a small period of time.

They do the best sales especially on hardware Sony, better than the other 2.
I don’t think Xbox did any special deals even for fall last year and new year.

I went with an 8 playing on series x with GPU.
I definitely was more into and preferred Doom Eternal.

@Rich33
Great memories of the Atari 2600.
Oh dear I went Commodore 64.

You know what I remember that being the very start of the console wars.
Spectrum vs Commodore.

@Rich33
I know I’ve just downed our great hobby.
But after 47 years in gaming and playing grandstand pong on a black and white tv in 1977, I have a bit of stance and experience on it all.

@Rich33
At the moment I did think there is any great very good directions the gaming industry is going in.
I just see price increases overall coming in all directions and definitely less big AAA campaign productions that I love playing, of which Sony and Nintendo are the best at.
We also get the good third party big AAA that might come close to Sony and Nintendo.

I think all the companies want to make even more profit and basically give us less for costing more. It’s an ok ish time for us gamers , but definitely not that golden PS4, switch and Xbox one era.

It maybe my age and my many decades in gaming, but the current situation games wise and no shows like E3 or the old gamescom stage stuff, it all seems very dull and pure business and corporate like.

@The_Elder
See my post below.
Microsoft knew they were going the publisher route before the buyout started and it was always their plan. As Xbox consoles and GP was not doing great.

What I mean by this is, they didn’t buy ABK then decide to go publisher.
They bought ABK to help go publisher.

It’s a weird one really.
I thought once this deal went through along with the earlier zenimax deal Microsoft were going to come out fighting with big new promotions for Xbox consoles and game pass etc and have many many exclusives, apart from COD of course.

Looking back I think what I thought was never Microsoft’s intentions, I think they strung us Xbox console folk along and still are a bit.

And Microsoft always knew if the deal went through they were definitely going the publisher route.

When the deal buyout started Microsoft already knew Xbox consoles and GP was not selling well and being a publisher was already their plan.

It’s never gonna be the same for all the big three.
The passion and excitement of the old shows.

Some of the best reveals and crowd reactions
Of GOW, Uncharted 4 and last of us 2 etc.

For me that was part of the whole PlayStation universe experience and excitement and passion.
They now seem so dull and corporate in comparison.

@GymratAmarillo
I think the gamescom were the best ones.

When they announced GOR and uncharted 4 and the amazing one with last of us 2.
Horizon zero dawn etc etc etc.

The crowd the excitement etc.
That really was PS at number one times

Yep we are the gaming world across the whole board, Of pay more get less.
Especially when it comes to the old exciting days like E3
Imagine that cost, that has now gone from the companies.
But they still keep charging more for less.

After the first two years of this generation, I’ve never known such an unexciting, mediocre generation.

I might be wrong but are Sony with playststion making more profit than ever?

If so us gamers just keep getting mugged off.