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Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for September 2025?

Rob_230

Surprised they are not doing a smash like roll out of Marvel Tokon chatacter reveals at these things. Thought for sure we'd see a new character.

Overall show was ok. Wolverine looks great . The wait for Final Fantasy 9 and Persona 6 goes on. Possibly this week at TGS?

Re: Poll: Are You Sold on 007 First Light?

Rob_230

I'm a big Bond fan and will no doubt be getting this. With that said, something felt a little flat in the trailer and I was disapointed to see all those red barrels. Plenty of time to iron out the kinks though and I will watch with interest

Re: PS5's High Price Becoming a Serious Headache for Publishers

Rob_230

Im not defending the rising cost of Playstation - It's way too high and he is right that for younger gamers, its becoming unaffordable - but more broadly, people are not spending as much on gaming nowadays. I'm certainly not. Life is far too expensive these days and so people are being more selective on what they spend their hard earned money on.

Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows' Big New Game+, Level Cap Update Arrives Next Week on PS5

Rob_230

Moving in game time forward was seriously lacking from base release so that's helpful, albeit should have been there at launch. Doubt I'll play new game plus tbh. Too many games, too little time. Would like them to toggle level scaling on and off though. Seems silly levelling up to be stronger in certain areas, only for enemies to just get stronger too. Appreciate that ensures challenge throughout the game, but negates the point of levelling up your character.

I will be playing the dlc though. Looking forward to that 😀

Re: There's More to Ghost of Yotei's Story Than Its Revenge Quest

Rob_230

Don't want to hear more, but I assume there will be a more coherent narrative than shadows. I love AC and have already put 70 hours into Shadows, but the main revenge quest so far is a little underwhelming after a great start. The various Shinbakfu members don't seem to have any concern members of their group are being taken out. I suspect ghost of yotei will be much more impressive in that regard

Re: Final Fantasy 9 Celebrates 25th Anniversary, But the Rumoured Remake Is Nowhere to Be Seen

Rob_230

Square have remade pretty much every final fantasy to date in some form or another so it only stands to reason that the best of the bunch will get a remake. The character models in the 25th anniversary logo also look like they could be the character models for said remake to me.

I don't think we are far off an announcement in any event, but its most likely at a dedicated platform holder event than a random YouTube drop or social media post

Re: Death Stranding 2 Is Causing Some PS5s to Overheat

Rob_230

Happens with me on AC shadows too. Its getting really annoying. I get shouted at when I say it but I just don't think PS5 is particularly well designed. Have dusted mine out multiple times (first time I have ever had to do that in 30 plus years of gaming, where i have never had overheating issues before), and that isnt resolving the problem. I even had to replace my launch PS5 due to overheating issues.

I appreciate games are getting more demanding, and systems more complex (and it's hot in the UK right now, but other countries are this hot all year around) , but another rethink is needed in terms of cooling solutions for PS6.

Re: Sony's PS6 Strategy Is 'Top of Mind', Cloud Streaming to Remain Ancillary to Local Play

Rob_230

@graymamba @sanderson72 @Juanalf @REALAIS yeah I try to clean it every couple of months. It COULD just be Assassins Creed Shadows (I remember hearing all about FF16 having issues - although that isn't something I replicated), but my PS5 has popped up a message a few times warning me it's overheating.

It's quiet as a whisper when streaming tv etc, but games like like a dragon, FF7, and AC shadows make the fans go into overdrive. This is my second unit too, so either I am very unlucky or there is something wrong with my set up.

I have the system standing vertically with plenty of ventilation on all sides, so im not really sure what else it could be

Re: 'We Won't Make the Same Mistakes Again': Sony Reflects on PS5's Catastrophic Concord

Rob_230

Problem for Sony is unless they are bringing something new to the table, people are not going to invest in the game. WoW, FFIV, Fortnite Warzone, Genshin etc already have the market sewn up and people won't move from games they have invested years and money into to play essentially the same game elsewhere. That's why concord failed, it did absolutely nothing new that gamers hadn't already been playing. And it's why Marathon is likely to struggle when you consider the competition. Helldivers worked because it was different, and is why Factions likely would have worked if completed.

I guess we'll have to wait and see (but I can't see myself playing these types of games)

Re: Xbox's Next Round of PS5 Games Are Available to Pre-Order Physically

Rob_230

Will wait and see what happens when they release, but at the end of the day they can still be sold at more competitive prices between different retailers and resold so it doesn't make the physical release redundant, even if its problematic for preservation.

That's always been the key difference for me and why i keep buying physical. I could buy for 70 quid on the store, or get games significantly cheaper both at launch or on sale at a later date, and if I don't like it or have had my fill, I have the option to sell it on in the future.

Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for June 2025?

Rob_230

Had low expectations and this exceeded them in nearly every way this evening. A fewtitles I would have culled (I dont need to see any more of Baby steps, thanks!) but overall a very solid show.

Lumines is back. That started stuff off 100% on a positive footing. Then getting to see titles like Bond, the new Marvel fighter, Final Fantasy Tactics (not IX, but i think an announcement is coming in July), Silent Hill, Sword of the Sea and the long awaited return of pragmata presented a lot to enjoy here!

I'll look forward to the Ghost of Yotei SOP in July too!

Re: Rumours of a Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 Version Swirl Again

Rob_230

Wouldn't be surprised if Rockstar also wanted to get their feet wet on Switch 2 to see what it's capable of before making a decision on porting GTA 6 to the system. Wouldn't be surprised at all if it's true. I actually picked up RDR 1 again on the switch because it felt like a novel way to replay it. What a game

Re: Just 4% of PS5, PS4 Fans Think PS Plus Premium Represents Good Value for Money

Rob_230

I am only subscribed to essential and have no incentive to increase to a higher tier as my backlog is embarrassing enough to the point I know i wouldn't get the most out of the digital catalogue.

Extra does seen to be the sweet spot for those that can benefit from the catalogue - i don't think Sony has yet done enough to justify the premium tier and think it would benefit from a rethink going forward.