@thedevilsjester This is why for the longest time, I've wanted info about how the system works with external storage.
Something like Sharefactory is the kind of app I'd want to shunt to and use from an external HDD, rather than have it taking up space on what - let's face it - is going to be some pretty expensive internal storage.
They said in the UI reveal video that PS5 will be capable of recording gameplay at up to 4K 60fps. If it's like the PS4 and that video can only be recorded on the internal drive, at around 20GB for an hour of video, that's going to chew through your internal storage rapidly even if you fully expand it. You certainly won't be wanting to keep many clips on the system.
And let's hope it's quicker than PS4 if you want to copy clips off to USB, too.
Personally, I've never seen the point of card and board games on computers/consoles.
The point of poker and such is the risk/reward of losing/winning cash, which I've never found carries over to a videogame.
For board games, the appeal (for me at least) is the tactile feel of rolling the dice and moving the pieces... and in some cases, arguing with family over the implementation and/or interpretation of certain rules... which again, you don't get in a videogame version.
The problem with Sharefactory was that nowhere near enough custom intros/outros/transitions were released for games. There were some great ones for Horizon, DriveClub, etc. Hope it gets better support from devs on PS5.
Bought a lot of Ubi titles this gen - probably more than any other developer. They've all had microtransactions, but they've all been entirely optional, with no detriment to gameplay. And that's why I have no problem buying their games... if there's a "right way" to do MTX, this is it.
@ShogunRok "Sony's been leading up to this on PS4. Like people have mentioned, some games have given out exclusive avatars if you have the Platinum."
Will be great as long as they ensure that people actually get them, and that it isn't decided by region or by random. Never did get my theme for Horizon. It really needs to be an "everyone or no-one" approach.
Why would anyone want a party chat to be like Discord?
Discord is a mess in visual form - hundreds of people effectively talking over one another, with no way to follow a discussion. Why would you want that in audio form?
To my mind, small, private party chats were the ideal solution to the chaotic in-game lobbies where you could hear everyone talking/eating/drinking/singing/playing music. Baffles me who'd want more than 10 people in private party chat.
@Chryssy75 It's not something which bothers me. If the frame rate is smooth and consistent, I'm quite happy with 1080p and 30fps. If I was bothered by that stuff, do all my gaming on my PC.
Seriously, why up to 100 people in a chat? Who wants it? Who needs it? There were 3 of us on last night and multiple instances of talking over each other.
Why is it that every single EA game which features 'realistic' character models always seems to have waxy-looking skin? Like a sheen on it - not sweaty looking, but more... 'polished'.
Is it just me, or do others see it that way too? FIFA, Madden, NHL... even NFS, Star Wars... they always have the same look.
Shame they haven't dropped the PS Plus price. Maybe that's still to come, or they're saving it for Black Friday. Think I'm signed up until 2022, but always nice to extend it on the cheap.
@SJBUK Well, we'll have to wait and see. The reason I'm a little pessimistic is that developers tend to play it safe and stick to what they know. That, and the fact that all many people seem interested in are resolutions and frame rates, which in turn encourages devs to play it safe and make the same again, but with minor tweaks.
If we're honest, PC has had the power and the SSDs for a good number of years now, but have games significantly changed or improved outside of graphics and frame rates?
@thefourfoldroot Nope. He didn't have those. Haven't really been a fan of Wipeout since the original anyway.
I played EVE: Valkyrie, RIGS, the Star Wars X-Wing thingy, and a few others. I was impressed with the hardware itself, and there have been a couple of games I'd like to play (Robinson, Moss), but there's nowhere near enough games on it that I'd want to play to justify buying one for myself.
@thefourfoldroot Nah. Used it twice in my life... the original arcade models back in the 90s, and a friend's PSVR. It doesn't do much for me. While it's visually immersive, I've found gameplay for most games quite basic and limited.
Plus I despise having anything on my head for any length of time.
At the moment, if I got a VR system, I probably wouldn't use it for gaming at all, but more for the virtual tour type stuff, to 'visit' places I otherwise may never see.
@Jaz007 We'll see, I guess. But the things I'm thinking of... better AI, more interactive worlds, etc. could have been done by now.
The fact that R&C is the only game so far that anyone can point to kinda proves the point I'm making. The rest - so far - seem like more of the same, and don't really justify new hardware.
It's potentially an advantage which only Sony first-party studios may truly make use of, as others will still have to cater for other platforms; and we already know that one of those platform holders has a habit of requiring 'feature parity', potentially preventing developers from having features in games which their platform doesn't/can't support.
It's all very well saying "it allows developers to...", but it still requires them to actually do it. So far I've not seen much evidence. I do genuinely hope I'm wrong.
Never been that bothered by loading times, coming form 20+ minutes on a C64 cassette.
Naughty Dog seemed to have it cracked, with an initial load and then nothing noticeable during the game.
Though others did begin to try my patience, particularly open-world games. Horizon wasn't great for loading, but the quality of the game made it worthwhile. GR Breakpoint gets very intrusive for the supposedly 'fast' travel... so much so that I tended not to use it, but rather find a helicopter and actually make the journey across the map.
Even so, when loading times are one of the 'big things' people are talking about, it's easier to understand why this 'next gen' is the least excited I've been in a long time.
I want something that's going to really improve the actual games I'm playing. The new controller might help a bit. Load times, 4K, and 60fps are not going to lead to better games - only more of the same, but slightly prettier. And that's not enough to get me excited.
@MarcG420 Smaller than they would be, perhaps. But that's not what was stated. If someone installs a game which takes up 100GB, I don't think they're going to be that bothered that it might have taken up 120GB on a HDD.
As the other article I linked states, savings from not requiring duplication of assets could be lost or even outweighed by the higher quality of those assets. So while it's certainly true that games may be smaller than they may have been if using a standard HDD, the assertion that they will be smaller over all isn't going to be true in all cases. In the case of Spider-Man Remastered, it's entirely possible that the game takes up less space because it shares at least some assets with the Miles Morales game; that would make sense, as it's the same city... plus you can't buy it as a stand-alone title.
Wherever you choose to look, the general consensus is that the installs are going to be large, and eat up the initial internal storage fairly quickly.
@thefourfoldroot No, I read it all. They're about the same size as PS4. That makes them not smaller.
If you only play 2 or 3 then yes, you'll be fine. I don't play that many myself compared to some, but on PS4 I've got a 1.5TB internally and a 1TB external, and I've still had to delete some to make room after various patches, updates, and DLCs.
They're possibly going through by name in alphabetical order... a mate whose surname starts with H has updated, another starting with T is yet to update, mine and another mate starting with W are untouched.
I had this on PC way back when it originally released. I seem to remember you were supposed to be able to pull in at a gas station and refuel the cars, but it never seemed to work. Have they fixed the bug in the last 18 years? 🤔😄
I've been gaming for 40+ years, since the late 70s. Through all the nonsense in the past about gamers being nerds, spotty teenagers, living in mum's basement, having no girlfriends, etc. I've never been embarrassed to tell people that I'm a gamer.
This last 2 or 3 years, though... that's starting to change. Some people are an absolute fecking embarrassment. A hobby which was once great fun, even with the 'tribal' rivalries of format wars (which go back to the C64/Spectrum days) were light-hearted. Barely a week goes by now without someone being "outraged" or "offended" about something completely insignificant.
Once again, as with so many of the (non) issues plaguing the world today, social media is usually at the centre of it, allowing the rants of morons to find traction when in the past they'd have been laughed at and forgotten. The faceless keyboard warriors, wastes of skin and oxygen, desperate for likes and clicks of approval from their idiot followers to make them feel like they somehow matter in the grand scheme of things.
@Arugula I'm the same. As long as the frame-rate is smooth and consistent, I really couldn't care less if it's 30, 60, or higher. I'll take a smooth, locked 30 over something which varies between 50 and 60 any day.
This video, to me, looks no different to when I played it on my Pro. 60 is not the necessity many believe.
I enjoyed Fallout 3, but New Vegas was way too similar, bored me, and I didn't play much of it. Plus, Bethesda have become a bit of a running joke.
Horizon 2 will do me for the next gen, even if it's the only one I ever play on it.
There's always been a bit of a disconnect for me with MS. The games they've made have never held much appeal for me (probably why my original Xbox and 360 hardly saw any use), and none of the studios they've bought in recent times have really inspired me either. It's just a big ball of 'meh'.
This doesn't really bother me personally, but that being said, I can see absolutely no valid reason why this should be the case, apart from 'the individual developer wants it that way.'
Why they'd want it that way, I don't know... except perhaps as a form of encouragement to buy a PS5 version. But it's just data... there's no reason you couldn't just copy the file and have the game read and convert it as necessary.
Never been interested in it. Love the two games, but tried the multi-player briefly on PS3 and never touched it again. Same with the Uncharted games... played the required amount of online for the Platinums, but that was about it.
@blockfight They are best played that way, but since PS4 (and presumably PS5) support keyboard and mouse, there's no reason it couldn't be played that way on the console - if the developer were to support it, which many don't even when they could/should.
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Re: Rumour: Share Factory Studio Coming to PS5
@thedevilsjester This is why for the longest time, I've wanted info about how the system works with external storage.
Something like Sharefactory is the kind of app I'd want to shunt to and use from an external HDD, rather than have it taking up space on what - let's face it - is going to be some pretty expensive internal storage.
They said in the UI reveal video that PS5 will be capable of recording gameplay at up to 4K 60fps. If it's like the PS4 and that video can only be recorded on the internal drive, at around 20GB for an hour of video, that's going to chew through your internal storage rapidly even if you fully expand it. You certainly won't be wanting to keep many clips on the system.
And let's hope it's quicker than PS4 if you want to copy clips off to USB, too.
Re: Ripstone Deals Poker Club to PS5 for European Launch
Personally, I've never seen the point of card and board games on computers/consoles.
The point of poker and such is the risk/reward of losing/winning cash, which I've never found carries over to a videogame.
For board games, the appeal (for me at least) is the tactile feel of rolling the dice and moving the pieces... and in some cases, arguing with family over the implementation and/or interpretation of certain rules... which again, you don't get in a videogame version.
Still, if it's your thing, more power to ya.
Re: Rumour: Share Factory Studio Coming to PS5
The problem with Sharefactory was that nowhere near enough custom intros/outros/transitions were released for games. There were some great ones for Horizon, DriveClub, etc. Hope it gets better support from devs on PS5.
Re: This Is How Watch Dogs: Legion Is Handling Microtransactions
@2cents I could play on PC if I wanted to, but generally keep that for simulation type games.
Re: This Is How Watch Dogs: Legion Is Handling Microtransactions
Bought a lot of Ubi titles this gen - probably more than any other developer. They've all had microtransactions, but they've all been entirely optional, with no detriment to gameplay. And that's why I have no problem buying their games... if there's a "right way" to do MTX, this is it.
Re: Earning PS5 Trophies Might Net You Some Digital Rewards
@ShogunRok "Sony's been leading up to this on PS4. Like people have mentioned, some games have given out exclusive avatars if you have the Platinum."
Will be great as long as they ensure that people actually get them, and that it isn't decided by region or by random. Never did get my theme for Horizon. It really needs to be an "everyone or no-one" approach.
Re: Random: What if Apple Made PS5? Fan Trailer Finds Out
Smaller? Maybe. Twice the price? Definitely.
And most likely trumpeting features that the competition had 3 years ago, and claiming they invented it.
Re: Sony Looking into Feedback on Roundly Criticised PS4 Party Changes
Why would anyone want a party chat to be like Discord?
Discord is a mess in visual form - hundreds of people effectively talking over one another, with no way to follow a discussion. Why would you want that in audio form?
To my mind, small, private party chats were the ideal solution to the chaotic in-game lobbies where you could hear everyone talking/eating/drinking/singing/playing music. Baffles me who'd want more than 10 people in private party chat.
Re: Another Indie Dev Suggests Sony's Denying PS Store Sale Requests
And yet...
Some time ago, I recall reading that Sony doesn't set the prices for the store, the publishers do.
So...?
Re: Bethesda Games Are Looking Increasingly Unlikely on PS5
Legend has it that is you're very, very quiet in the dead of night, you can hear the sound of me not giving a sh*t.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of the PS5 UI?
Looks quite swish... I like it.
Re: PS5 UI Revealed in New State of Play Presentation
@Keyblade-Dan Well, you'd think so, but as these comments show, some are just never happy.
Re: Poll: How Often Will You Use PS5 Backwards Compatibility?
@Chryssy75 It's not something which bothers me. If the frame rate is smooth and consistent, I'm quite happy with 1080p and 30fps. If I was bothered by that stuff, do all my gaming on my PC.
Re: PS4 Friends List Cannot Load After Firmware Update 8.00
Seriously, why up to 100 people in a chat? Who wants it? Who needs it? There were 3 of us on last night and multiple instances of talking over each other.
Re: Poll: How Often Will You Use PS5 Backwards Compatibility?
Rarely, if ever, as I'll be keeping my Pro.
Re: PS5 Controller Will Convey Player Fatigue in NBA 2K21
@ApostateMage Ladies, perhaps... but not as many laughs as Mike Hunt.
Re: FIFA 21 - A Step Up from FIFA 20, But Must Do Better on PS5
Why is it that every single EA game which features 'realistic' character models always seems to have waxy-looking skin? Like a sheen on it - not sweaty looking, but more... 'polished'.
Is it just me, or do others see it that way too? FIFA, Madden, NHL... even NFS, Star Wars... they always have the same look.
Re: Amazon Prime Day PS4 Sale - All Deals on PS4 Games, PS Plus, Consoles, and More
Shame they haven't dropped the PS Plus price. Maybe that's still to come, or they're saving it for Black Friday. Think I'm signed up until 2022, but always nice to extend it on the cheap.
Re: Devil May Cry 5 Takes Four Seconds to Load on PS5, 22 Seconds on PS4
@SJBUK Well, we'll have to wait and see. The reason I'm a little pessimistic is that developers tend to play it safe and stick to what they know. That, and the fact that all many people seem interested in are resolutions and frame rates, which in turn encourages devs to play it safe and make the same again, but with minor tweaks.
If we're honest, PC has had the power and the SSDs for a good number of years now, but have games significantly changed or improved outside of graphics and frame rates?
Re: Devil May Cry 5 Takes Four Seconds to Load on PS5, 22 Seconds on PS4
@thefourfoldroot Nope. He didn't have those. Haven't really been a fan of Wipeout since the original anyway.
I played EVE: Valkyrie, RIGS, the Star Wars X-Wing thingy, and a few others. I was impressed with the hardware itself, and there have been a couple of games I'd like to play (Robinson, Moss), but there's nowhere near enough games on it that I'd want to play to justify buying one for myself.
Re: Devil May Cry 5 Takes Four Seconds to Load on PS5, 22 Seconds on PS4
@thefourfoldroot Nah. Used it twice in my life... the original arcade models back in the 90s, and a friend's PSVR. It doesn't do much for me. While it's visually immersive, I've found gameplay for most games quite basic and limited.
Plus I despise having anything on my head for any length of time.
At the moment, if I got a VR system, I probably wouldn't use it for gaming at all, but more for the virtual tour type stuff, to 'visit' places I otherwise may never see.
Re: Devil May Cry 5 Takes Four Seconds to Load on PS5, 22 Seconds on PS4
@Jaz007 We'll see, I guess. But the things I'm thinking of... better AI, more interactive worlds, etc. could have been done by now.
The fact that R&C is the only game so far that anyone can point to kinda proves the point I'm making. The rest - so far - seem like more of the same, and don't really justify new hardware.
It's potentially an advantage which only Sony first-party studios may truly make use of, as others will still have to cater for other platforms; and we already know that one of those platform holders has a habit of requiring 'feature parity', potentially preventing developers from having features in games which their platform doesn't/can't support.
It's all very well saying "it allows developers to...", but it still requires them to actually do it. So far I've not seen much evidence. I do genuinely hope I'm wrong.
Re: Devil May Cry 5 Takes Four Seconds to Load on PS5, 22 Seconds on PS4
Never been that bothered by loading times, coming form 20+ minutes on a C64 cassette.
Naughty Dog seemed to have it cracked, with an initial load and then nothing noticeable during the game.
Though others did begin to try my patience, particularly open-world games. Horizon wasn't great for loading, but the quality of the game made it worthwhile. GR Breakpoint gets very intrusive for the supposedly 'fast' travel... so much so that I tended not to use it, but rather find a helicopter and actually make the journey across the map.
Even so, when loading times are one of the 'big things' people are talking about, it's easier to understand why this 'next gen' is the least excited I've been in a long time.
I want something that's going to really improve the actual games I'm playing. The new controller might help a bit. Load times, 4K, and 60fps are not going to lead to better games - only more of the same, but slightly prettier. And that's not enough to get me excited.
Re: Western Digital Reveals First PS5 Compatible SSD
@MarcG420 Smaller than they would be, perhaps. But that's not what was stated. If someone installs a game which takes up 100GB, I don't think they're going to be that bothered that it might have taken up 120GB on a HDD.
As the other article I linked states, savings from not requiring duplication of assets could be lost or even outweighed by the higher quality of those assets. So while it's certainly true that games may be smaller than they may have been if using a standard HDD, the assertion that they will be smaller over all isn't going to be true in all cases. In the case of Spider-Man Remastered, it's entirely possible that the game takes up less space because it shares at least some assets with the Miles Morales game; that would make sense, as it's the same city... plus you can't buy it as a stand-alone title.
Wherever you choose to look, the general consensus is that the installs are going to be large, and eat up the initial internal storage fairly quickly.
Re: Western Digital Reveals First PS5 Compatible SSD
@thefourfoldroot All a diversion from the point I initially made: PS5 games aren't smaller in size.
Re: Western Digital Reveals First PS5 Compatible SSD
@thefourfoldroot No, I read it all. They're about the same size as PS4. That makes them not smaller.
If you only play 2 or 3 then yes, you'll be fine. I don't play that many myself compared to some, but on PS4 I've got a 1.5TB internally and a 1TB external, and I've still had to delete some to make room after various patches, updates, and DLCs.
Re: Poll: What's Your New PlayStation Trophy Level?
I've gone from 16% of the way through level 25 to 40% of the way through 375. So... Silver Tier 1.
Re: Western Digital Reveals First PS5 Compatible SSD
@thefourfoldroot Guess you didn't read this article: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/09/ps5_game_install_sizes_revealed_and_theyre_enormous
Re: Don't Expect Star Wars: Squadrons to Get Any Post-Launch Content
@graysoncharles Got it in one, I reckon.
Re: World Record Trophy Hunter Hakoom Has Hit Level 999 Already
Mine hasn't even updated yet.
They're possibly going through by name in alphabetical order... a mate whose surname starts with H has updated, another starting with T is yet to update, mine and another mate starting with W are untouched.
Re: First Mafia: Definitive Edition Update Adds Noir Mode
I had this on PC way back when it originally released. I seem to remember you were supposed to be able to pull in at a gas station and refuel the cars, but it never seemed to work. Have they fixed the bug in the last 18 years? 🤔😄
Re: PS5 Could Lose Out on Upgraded Versions of Past Bethesda Games
Honestly don't care. Haven't played them anyway, and I don't buy new hardware to play old games.
Re: More PS5 Launch Games Will Arrive a Week Before the UK Console Release
No, because...
(a) At the present time, it seems I won't be getting a system for launch day, as I pre-ordered with ShopTo.
(b) I'm not that bothered by (a) because, for the first time since PS2, there are no launch titles I feel I absolutely must have.
I've said before that I'd have been happy if 'next gen' hadn't happened for another year or two, and so far nothing has happened to change that.
I'll get my PS5 whenever the pre-order materialises, but for now I'm perfectly happy with PS4 and my PC.
Next-gen for me so far is stacking up to be a bit of a let-down.
Re: Star Wars: Squadrons - This Might Not Be the Game You're Looking For
A Star Wars game which is disappointing? Imagine my lack of surprise.
Re: Spider-Man Creative Director Calls for Respect as PS5 Remaster Criticism Crosses the Line
I've been gaming for 40+ years, since the late 70s. Through all the nonsense in the past about gamers being nerds, spotty teenagers, living in mum's basement, having no girlfriends, etc. I've never been embarrassed to tell people that I'm a gamer.
This last 2 or 3 years, though... that's starting to change. Some people are an absolute fecking embarrassment. A hobby which was once great fun, even with the 'tribal' rivalries of format wars (which go back to the C64/Spectrum days) were light-hearted. Barely a week goes by now without someone being "outraged" or "offended" about something completely insignificant.
Once again, as with so many of the (non) issues plaguing the world today, social media is usually at the centre of it, allowing the rants of morons to find traction when in the past they'd have been laughed at and forgotten. The faceless keyboard warriors, wastes of skin and oxygen, desperate for likes and clicks of approval from their idiot followers to make them feel like they somehow matter in the grand scheme of things.
Re: PS5 Fan Noise First Impressions Are Promising
I've recently been playing some games on a Dell G7 laptop. Trust me, the PS4 really isn't that loud.
Re: Sony Abandons Decades-Old Japanese Controller Logic for PS5
It's amusing how gamers can adapt to different controls from one game to the next, yet swap 2 buttons on the UI and everyone has a hissy-fit.
Re: Ghost of Tsushima Looks Insane at 60 Frames-Per-Second
@Arugula I'm the same. As long as the frame-rate is smooth and consistent, I really couldn't care less if it's 30, 60, or higher. I'll take a smooth, locked 30 over something which varies between 50 and 60 any day.
This video, to me, looks no different to when I played it on my Pro. 60 is not the necessity many believe.
Re: PS5's Stray Shares New Story and Gameplay Details
So far, probably the game I'm looking forward to most... behind Horizon 2.
Re: Spider-Man PS5 vs PS4 Comparison Shows Off a Generational Leap
The mug clearly does cast a shadow on the PS5 version, it just seems to be shorter due to a higher lighting angle.
Apart from that, the biggest change appears to be in the reflections in skyscraper windows.
I won't be buying it again, though; might not even bother with Miles Morales.
Re: PS Plus October 2020 PS4 Games Announced
Nothing for me thanks, Bob.
Re: PlayStation and Funko Collaborate Once Again on New Line of Vinyl Figures
Not usually interested in these, but... that ThunderJaw...
Re: New PS5 Features Discovered in PS Store's Source Code
Has anyone ever wanted or needed a party with up to 100 people?
Genuine question.
At some point, it just becomes noise, surely?
Re: Talking Point: Are You Worried About the Future of Western RPGs on PS5?
No, because I've never really played them anyway.
I enjoyed Fallout 3, but New Vegas was way too similar, bored me, and I didn't play much of it. Plus, Bethesda have become a bit of a running joke.
Horizon 2 will do me for the next gen, even if it's the only one I ever play on it.
There's always been a bit of a disconnect for me with MS. The games they've made have never held much appeal for me (probably why my original Xbox and 360 hardly saw any use), and none of the studios they've bought in recent times have really inspired me either. It's just a big ball of 'meh'.
Re: Sony Begins Advertising Spider-Man Films as PS5 Essentials
Yeah... no.
I have a large DVD collection. I rebought a few movies on Blu-ray. I won't be re-buying anything in 4K.
New purchases may be 4K discs. Depends on the price. This habit of charging more for the same movies in higher resolutions is complete BS.
Re: PS5 Pre-Orders from Some Retailers May Not Be Fulfilled Until 2021
I had a message from ShopTo telling me they couldn't get me mine for launch day. They did ask if I wanted to switch to the Digital Edition. Ha ha! No.
I'm honestly not that fussed. I'm sure the wait won't be too long afterwards, and I've still got lots of stuff unfinished/unstarted on my PS4.
It's also helped by the fact that there's nothing I feel I absolutely must play on day one.
Still, more stock is being produced all the time, so there's a good chance they'll get another allocation of units soon.
Being perfectly honest, I'm less excited for "next gen" than I've ever been before.
Re: Rumour: Your PS4 Saves May Not Work on Upgraded PS5 Games
This doesn't really bother me personally, but that being said, I can see absolutely no valid reason why this should be the case, apart from 'the individual developer wants it that way.'
Why they'd want it that way, I don't know... except perhaps as a form of encouragement to buy a PS5 version. But it's just data... there's no reason you couldn't just copy the file and have the game read and convert it as necessary.
Re: The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Will Be Worth the Wait, Says Neil Druckmann
Never been interested in it. Love the two games, but tried the multi-player briefly on PS3 and never touched it again. Same with the Uncharted games... played the required amount of online for the Platinums, but that was about it.
Re: Soapbox: The Week After PS5's Showcase, Sony Told Us Nothing About Its Next-Gen Console
If it plays games, I'm happy. Everything else is fluff.
Don't really care what the UI looks like. Just want to know about the copying of games when internal storage is full.
Re: Football Manager 2021 Is Not on PS5, PS4 Because Sony Didn't Send Devkits
@blockfight They are best played that way, but since PS4 (and presumably PS5) support keyboard and mouse, there's no reason it couldn't be played that way on the console - if the developer were to support it, which many don't even when they could/should.