OldGamer999

@Northern_munkey
Totally agree it’s 2025, time to move on.

Actually this website and its sister sites
Pure Xbox and Nintendo life could spend more time working on their cloud based software and provider.
Since they switched to cloud based the site is slow and is slow to post sometimes.
Every shop website I go on is faster.

This always gets mentioned but happens all the time.
Then let’s not forget most new games get many updates, just look at Assassins Shadows with the great PSSR update and a few quality of live things.

It’s 2025 without the internet I would never bother with gaming really as you would miss out on some very critical updates over the years.

We just had school kids at work for a few days work experience, they all had phones and all connected to the internet.
Let’s get with the 2025 programme and drop this rubbish in the future.

Not one ounce of shimmer on the Pro at 60fps PSSR on and VRR on, now I’m smiling at my PS5 Pro and it’s giving me what I wanted the real deal and amazing quality image with zero shimmer and pixel crawl when panning around, just spent two hours playing, what a visual treat.

Well it’s definitely not my type of game.
It definitely isn’t going anywhere near Fortnight levels of take up and longevity.
Give it a year or so then will wave it goodbye as it leaves.

@IOI
Totally agree a very good Pro upgrade and probably the best so far.

Assassins creed shadows on Pro with a great implementation of PSSR at 60fps no shimmer or pixel crawl.

@Rich33
I think this sums it up for me and taking in what you said.

I don’t normally give the Pro much credit but in many games now like Assassins creed shadows due to RT and complex graphics you get a lot of panning shimmer and pixel crawl especially in trees and foliage at mid range it’s is well known in Assassins creed, Avowed etc.
With PSSR and the update Pro has eliminated this mess shimmer and sharpened the image on Assassins and it looks so much better for it.
So credit where it’s due on this one.

Also developers need to take a chill on RT and graphical complexity else new games are becoming a shimmer pixel crawl panning mess.

Play any old game on PS5 and series x that have been patched and have less graphical complexity and no RT and have a high resolution and 60fps and you see absolutely no shimmering, try it on the patched far cry new dawn the image quality is better than new modern games.

The advertising and effort with Pro they are putting in is great.
What a shame they didn’t treat their very own Xbox console like this and even game pass with some great PR.

@HonestHick
I don’t normally give the Pro much credit but in many games now like Assassins creed shadows due to RT and complex graphics you get a lot of panning shimmer and pixel crawl especially in trees and foliage at mid range it’s is well known in Assassins creed, Avowed etc.
With PSSR and the update Pro has eliminated this mess shimmer and sharpened the image on Assassins and it looks so much better for it.

So credit where it’s due on this one.

Also developers need to take a chill on RT and graphical complexity else new games are becoming a shimmer pixel crawl panning mess.

Play any old game on PS5 and series x that have been patched and have less graphical complexity and no RT and have a high resolution and 60fps and you see absolutely no shimmering, try it on the patched far cry new dawn the image quality is better than new modern games.

@Rich33
Even with the Pro the main reason the games have say a 1080p resolution upscaled by upscalers is because they use the consoles resources for more LOD and ray tracing etc
If they cut back on some LOD and ray tracing they would be able to get nearer to native 4K.

I played farcry new dawn on Pro after the upgrade native 4K 60fps still looked very good of course with less LOD and ray tracing like the new big AAA releases, but new dawn run so perfectly and zero shimmer or pixel creep, looked so visual perfect when panning around.

My point I wish developers would chill out on ray tracing and LOD etc and increase base resolutions and remove all shimmer and pixal creep.

@Rich33
I guess there are many technical reasons for shimmer etc.
I just really can’t stand it, I like a quality smooth pan with pure visual perfection and no shimmer etc.

@lazarus11
The HDR is only broken with PS5 Pro when PSSR is on with some banding in bright colours.

I really think these companies have reduced or got rid of a lot of their quality control people.

@lazarus11
Watched a video on that the same chap that did the PSSR one at first he said HDR was running ok.

Mmmmm native 4K at 60fps.
There won’t any shimmer or pixel creep when panning round in this game.
As no dam upscalers are involved, trying make an image look better that is lower than native 4K.
Though I will say PSSR has done a great job at 60fps on assassins shadows and has set a new standard using PSSR.

I much prefer the old days, when studios released NEW games.
Tired of this remake this remaster that collection.
It is starting to get like living life all over again but more expensively.
We deserve NEW and better for the prices we pay for consoles and games today, we are a bunch of mugged off gamers.

I much prefer the old days, when studios released NEW games.
Tired of this remake this remaster that collection.
It is starting to get like living life all over again but more expensively.
We deserve NEW and better for the prices we pay for consoles and games today, we are a bunch of mugged off gamers.

@Grumblevolcano
Me thinks they are all in it together as 3 happy companies.

@Weebleman
I do like potatoes 🥔 🤣
Mashed, jacket or chips.

@Weebleman
It’s no good me having an extremely helpful programme schedule manager, that gets behind my latest developments 🤣
Come on, please get on board.

@Weebleman
Honestly, 2 to 3 weeks have passed, I wish you would keep up with the programme 🤣

With mafia and other studio releases for PS5 and then GTA6. COD and FIFA.
The question when are Sony gonna fit in Ghost of Y, this year 2025.

Really hope they implement PSSR as good as shadows has since the update.
The shimmer/pixal crawl has definitely reduced and the image when panning less fuzzy than when using Ubi own solution.

Just hope mafia is released like that day one and not after.

How times have changed with some saying they look forward to this more than the Sony direct thing and looking forward to Xbox studio games.
Who would have thought Sony studios would be having one major campaign AAA a year about 4 years ago when the PS5 started or back further in the PS4 days.
Now PS5 wishing games from Xbox studios and less chat about the one AAA campaign game a year from Sony themselves. Then they increase PSN prices with the excuse of saying to keep up producing high quality games, more like to pay for the GAAS mess up.

@roe
With one big NEW Sony studio AAA per year at the moment.
Bring back the PS4 days please.

Every time subscriptions go up
Every time game prices go up
Game pass ultimate looks even more of deal
Especially now Xbox have many studios, knocking out games and COD of course.
I’m signed up until March 2027 on the old £11.99 rate so I can’t complain.

And yes I have a PS5 Pro and preordered a switch 2 so no bias here.

@Artois2
Very surprised they don’t cover this on Push Square with it being an all UK thing and also knowing that Astro Bot was going to do well and Helldivers 2.

@Mikey856
GOTY Astro bot.
So five to Astro.

Astro bot cleaning up at the BAFTA game awards, 3 awards so far.

Will be interesting to see if that fizz is gone when panning around in the mid distance in the tree foliage and bamboo.
Does look messing to me and spoils a really beautiful game.

Seems to be thing this generation with most games on PS5 and Series x.

Not that I’m any expert, but play something like far cry new dawn on PS5 Pro at 60fps and no fizz. As we are getting native 4K at 60fps with no fizzy whizzy fizzy upscaling from low resolutions. Maybe why we get fizz now a days.
@Titntin
Will know why better than me.

The more interesting one will be GTA6 cost.

@MrPeanutbutterz
Very true but it’s very hard for any game on any console in the world to beat a game.
BOTW 97 METACRITIC SCORE.

Mmmmmm the PS5 been out four years a no Sony studio game beat that.
And many other Nintendo games to come to think about it.

@Titntin
For me Nintendo consoles are always about Nintendo studios AAA not really third party, the Pro is best for that now.
Did I preorder a switch 2 yep, MK edition from Smyths toys delivery 5th of June and a switch 2 pro controller, why? I just can’t resist and I do like MK especially online racing and DKB looks good as well, also wind waker from the GameCube thing.
Definitely won’t be playing cyberpunk on switch 2. 🤣

@Titntin
I will say though with DKB I’ve not world seen destruction and uses like that in a Nintendo game before not to that level and graphics.

As for MKW it’s just an evolution , I’m not sure what they could have done after the success of MK8.

@Titntin
I’m only having a bit of mediocre on this.
Actually it’s more about the three big boys and all the PR they come out with then U turn a bit and change things.
All in the name of sales and money 🤣

@dskatter
Correct but Nintendo if you are part of a family gives cloud saves to the family group upto 8 family members. But of course you pay.
Sony you have to all have your own PSN subscription to have cloud saves even family members.

Xbox is the free and best cloud saves
Nintendo second
Sony third and really creaming the money.

@dskatter
Cross generation is ok to a point.
But glad MKW and DKB are switch 2 only.
Nintendo know how to play this game they been at it for decades.

@dskatter
Thought someone may say Metroid prime a game that’s has been in development for the Switch for four years.

Not the same as HFW or GOW. That’s was originally meant to be PS5 as Sony said we believe in generations as a marketing stunt to get at Xbox.

I guess all those worried about money and rightfully so, go speak to President DT over in the USA 🇺🇸 because other items etc will go up as well like that have been and more now probably.
Take the UK business national insurance has just gone up so businesses have to pay more national insure per employee.

You think none of that will get passed on to us the public.

At least with Mario kart world and Donkey Kong Bananza
Nintendo believe in generations

Now what company said that and some of those on here that had an outcry when it didn’t happen with god of war and horizon forbidden west.
Those were the days 🤣🤣🤣

Well what’s this.
The sell preservation society
On here now.

Hang one minute the PS5 has not had a chance to produce games with its power and capability let alone the PS5 Pro.

Developers have also not got it right, until we get some Sony AAA games starting with Ghost 2 soon, then we might see what can really be done.

It’s not so much about the power it’s the development time and cost that needs to go into a game to use that power to its fullest.

@Medic_alert
Yep switch had BOTW and then October Mario Odyssey and also games like arms etc in between.

After 8 years I expected a better launch line up.
Then again a new Mario 3d game could still come in say November this year.

DK game looked a bit mmmmm maybe, but need to see more.

MK world did not mention actual racing online like in MK8 when you gain and lose points etc.

And still no date for Metroid prime 4.

@Mikey856
I was dissatisfied as well but I didn’t want to be I really wanted something special.
Yes the mouse thing is weird, I guess we gonna have joycon mouse mats now 🤣 as I don’t play near a desk, silly idea.
As for the games MK World, no mention of the great online like in MK8, just roam the world and take silly photos with friends.
And DK not sure on that game, definitely not on first showing the standard I was wanting, but it may have some good surprises.
But yes underwhelming for me.

The cows been so milked the udders must be falling off.

Guess they have to do something with only big AAA potentially from Sony studios this year like last year.

@themightyant
Would love to see if Starfield goes PS5 and Pro the actual return on investment for doing that work against sales.

I think those that really wanted to have played starfield.

I’m not sure Starfield will sell that well on PS and they might not make the money back on undertaking the ports.

So as a business what is the point of doing it.

Only put about 15 hours in so far on Pro.
Will be honest it is a bit AC repeat if you get me.
I wanted to explore Avowed’s world more even though it is four smaller areas and not real open world. It sort of drew me in more.

I had put in about 150 hours to AC vanhalla, but Shadows not drawing me in exploration and discovery wise.

If I could get a refund, went digital, I would be considering a refund.

We probably would have had one ND campaign game releasing by now, if we know what had not happened at Sony HQ.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS

It’s a tough one as we are getting a big dose of this with Assassins creed shadows, and I’m not sure I want more anytime soon.

Then we have other games later this year and of course GTA 6.

Also different but let’s not forget switch 2 and a possible new Mario kart and 3d Mario platform game this year.

Maybe next year is better but it will put almost like last year until Astro Bot rescued us, zero Sony AAA games from their studios.

I guess we always Xbox studios to fall back on 🤣

Does this now involve a 25% import tariff
If games are sold in the USA.

The world is going crazy 🤪

It’s simple it is a Sony in-house big AAA from ND, a video game that hopefully will be amazing.
No more to be said.