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Updated the article, the patch is live for PS5.

VERY tempted to finally snag Midnight Suns. That's a hefty discount.

@UltimateOtaku91 Graham weighs up his thoughts on the co-op mode in the review text.

Very unfortunate news. I hope everyone affected is able to find work soon. What a brutal time this industry is going through.

@Deoxyr1bose Yeah, it clearly came in hot and probably should've been given a little more time. Hopefully the bugs are sorted out in patches soon, though, and then we'll be left with a very enjoyable game.

@Korra I double checked — it's PS4 only, but obviously backwards compatible on PS5.

@LordAinsley Hi-Fi Rush is $29.99/£27.99 on PS Store, the pre-order pages are live now. There's also a 10% discount if you're a Plus member.

@Americansamurai1 I think Disney itself published the original game.

Any questions, let me know. This is a tough game to explain, but trust me, it's very good

Really excited to play this.

Cool! I played a lot of Battlefront II back in the day!

@RubyCarbuncle There’s a tutorial, plus if you hit the touch pad it’ll bring up lots of info including all the hand types and their values, so you always have that to refer to.

@croaker_1 I don’t see an option for it in the game’s settings, and sadly don’t have a VRR ready TV to test it on anyway. Sorry!

@Frmknst Hard to say exactly, the story is there throughout but you’re free to do as many runs through the zone as you like, so I guess it’s sort of up to you what the ratio is! The story plays out while you’re playing so technically it’s all gameplay.

@ILikeStake I see no options for steering wheels in the settings. I would say it doesn’t, because you spend a lot of time out of the car, which would be hard to control on a wheel.

@glassmusic No, you don’t have to worry about hunger or thirst. That would’ve put me off too. As mentioned earlier in the comments, there are actually ways to make the survival aspect easier, like disabling damage to you or the car, or even making it so you can’t die. The default level of challenge felt good to me, though.

@JaphyRider It does have a Platinum Trophy! The list is good — there's a bunch for reaching certain points in the story, some fun stuff like reaching 88mph and escaping the zone while airborne, and then completionist stuff like scanning everything to fill out the logbook and unlocking all upgrades. I think it'd be reasonably tough to 100% but definitely doable.

@clicky The narrative throughout the game is pretty cool, yeah. It sets up an interesting mystery, and gradually expands the lore of the zone and so on.

Nothing living really chases you down as such, but there are sentient anomalies that'll attach themselves to the car or hinder you if you don't evade them.

@Impossibilium Yes, this is very much worth pointing out, so thank you for that. The game does have lots of accessibility options that can make things easier (or in some cases harder, if you like). I stuck with the default settings but yes, lots of ways to customise the challenge. Worth pointing out that some of those will disable Trophies, though.

As always, let me know if have any questions about the game!

@EfYI Sony published the game and owns the IP. The arrangement is similar to Sony's relationship with Insomniac (before it was acquired) — they owned and published Ratchet & Clank. Same for Helldivers.

@bowzoid Yes

@Shepherd_Tallon I haven't been keeping tabs on it that closely to be honest but I'm sure the trailer in SoP didn't hurt it!

For what it's worth, I don't think this will be the super duper mega-show that people want it to be. I'm expecting updates on stuff we already know about and nothing more. Still plenty to be excited about, but I don't see this being the venue for lots of splashy new first-party game announcements.

A friendly reminder to not get into spoilers here. Obviously The Last of Us 2 is a few years old now, but there may still be people looking to play it for the first time with this remaster, so please be considerate when commenting

Very curious to try this out, putting it on PS Plus means I definitely will. Good move.

@AFCC It does indeed

@ThaBEN I should be clear, if you hold the Options button it should just adjust itself to the right placement. I just thought it was a little strange there was no option to make further adjustments yourself.

@xDD90x It's pretty good, definitely a little nuance in the rumble. I don't think the adaptive triggers are put to any use.

@Bentleyma I personally didn't have a problem with that! But yeah I could see why that might catch someone out.

@KundaliniRising333 @KonstantTrouble Metroidvanias have a fair amount of backtracking by design, that's just the way they're built, so you will spend a good amount of time travelling back to old areas and finding new paths. The map's very big and full of secrets/optional things to do, so yeah, a runtime anywhere between 20 and 30 hours I'd say, though obviously it'll be a little different for everyone.

As always, hit me up with any questions you may have!

A great read, Sammy — always interesting to get the inside story on developers!

@CharlieChooChoo There actually is a VR version of the game, but it's not on PSVR2 sadly. Hopefully it gets ported over!

@Terra_Custodes It's free, and doesn't have any paid DLC. Hope this helps 👍

@misak192 13th!

@BusyOlf Funnily enough, I just noticed another brand new trailer has arrived, and it has proper gameplay! Added it above.

@PlayStationGamer3919 I don't think platforms have been explicitly stated for Blade, but I imagine it'll be Xbox exclusive.

I think I'd rather see award winners get a little more time to enjoy their moment than have Keighley's mates say nothing about a teaser trailer for 10 minutes, or A-list actors tell people to shut up.

@sloppysmusic Yeah, it makes perfect logical sense. I don't play inverted (I'm just so used to the "regular" way) but totally understand why people do.

@Legacy2K It was exactly the same time last year. The Game Awards is always a very late night for us!

Honestly, I think PowerWash Simulator might be the game I've put the most time into all year. I found it so soothing to play. Stick on a podcast and you're away. Really good.

@JackiePriest Ah! Just looked into this. It did have a disc in the US, but not Europe. That explains that. I'll update the text.

@Ralizah For all the stuff that goes down in this game, it would be an appropriate name haha

@Martijn87 I think I'd probably still enjoy it if I played through again (and maybe more so, as you say), but it's quite long and very bleak and both those factors put me off, haha. Never say never, though.

Honestly this is what I'm excited for the most with this remaster. The main game is amazing but I don't know if I can put myself through all that again. However, a roguelike survival mode with this game's combat is a big thumbs up from me.

@riceNpea You're gonna have to stop pointing out my errors, I'll get in trouble

(I won't)

(Thank you)

@thefourfoldroot1 Of the new retro games, Jet Moto has Trophies, but obviously Klonoa and PaRappa 2 have them too

@riceNpea You're very right. I wish I made less grammar mistakes.

I'll definitely be giving this a try.

@Ssimsim Yes

@UltimateOtaku91 There's a campaign full of missions, in addition to the sandbox

@Oddbodjunior It's remote access to your PS5. Whatever you can do on your PS5, you can technically beam to the Portal. However, trying to watch Netflix or other media apps probably wouldn't be optimal, because you're technically streaming it twice — once to your PS5 and then to the Portal. Similar issue to those wanting to use cloud streaming on the Portal.

@TheCollector316 @Gator_Rican If you don't want the TV to turn on when you use Remote Play, you'll have to disable the HDMI device link in the PS5's settings. Remote Play isn't a separate thing; if your PS5 turns on your TV, it'll do the exact same whether you turn it on properly or via Remote Play. As far as the PS5 is concerned, Remote Play turning it on and you physically pressing the power button on the front are the same thing.

@MFTWrecks The thumb sticks are actually not the same as the ones on the PSVR2 Sense controllers. @AaronBayne compared them and found the Portal's sticks are a little bigger than the Sense controllers', but a little smaller than the DualSense's.

Reflecting on it, I do think it's fantastic in many, many ways (combat, art direction, cinematics, performances, music, etc etc) but there are one or two aspects that put me off playing it again. First is the RPG elements — all the stats and status effects, all those fiddly extra mechanics — it's all a bit too complex, and I think a lot of that stuff could be removed and it wouldn't harm the game at all. The other thing is its length — it's huge. Most of it is very good and a lot of the side content is worthwhile, but there are some spots in the game where it gets a bit bogged down.

Having said that, Ragnarok is brilliant and up there when it comes to first-party games. It's an awesome sequel to GoW 2018, and when you consider the pair together — what an amazing adventure. Can't wait to see what the studio does with the series next.

My favourite PS5 game from Sony so far is still Returnal, though.