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Does anyone even care about user reviews?

I can with certainty say I have never in 40 years of gaming made a decision to buy a game based on a user review.

Im even less likely to do so now with inflated or deflated scores being the norm. Just feels to me like a lot of people wasting their time to make a little number go down.

@KoopaTheGamer

Thing about being portable though is that they only need to match the resolution of the screen. For the steam deck, thats 720p. No reason to render any higher unless docked and on a large tv.

Hopefully they go for a 1080p screen like the portal, makes a huge difference over the steam deck or switch.

@Titntin Same with me, its a house only device and with my internet being solid, its never had an issue regardless of where I am in the home. I love the portal way more than I ever thought I would.

@colt45z I wish, this would have saved me from buying the mediocre sony earbuds and allowed me to use one of the several pairs of good earbuds I have laying around.

Ill also note that there is no apparent advantage to the earbuds either, all that latency crap is utter nonsense. The sony ones are not even noise cancelling.

@LikelySatan I must be going deaf then as I have the earbuds and always find them too quiet with my portal. I want louder settings...

@Rich33 Agree with most points, however, disagree on the story part. I am firmly in the camp of having them change the story. I know the original story, played it when it came out, and many times since. Im tired of the original story. Mix it up and bring us something fresh. Not saying im sold on this story, just that I am happy they made adjustments.

As for it being too blurry to play, it was always fine in fidelity mode. You dont need 60fps on an RPG. I have a pro now as well, so its the best of both worlds, but lets not fool ourselves into thinking it was bad before outside of just the unnecessary perf mode.

Maybe if it wasn't a minigame simulator it'd sell better.

I bought it at launch as usual, but I tired of the format around chapter 9. I just can't bring myself to burn through the game and certainly can't recommend it to anyone.

To be clear, its not a bad game, its constant minigames really wear you down.

@ATaco Kind of different use cases in my opinion. I have both a steam deck and a portal. The deck is too bulky for most things but allows you to play untethered for the most part. The portal, at least for me, is an accessory I can use to play in a more agile way at home. My portal has never left my house, but my deck has been in a lot of places.

This is perfect example of my play. I don't play PS5(or any games) until I am off work and have the kids in bed. This is right around 8:45-9pm. I love gaming, but life just doesn't allow me to play as much as I used to. The portal is an amazing device for playing in bed before you sleep.

Picked this up but its been backlogged for a bit. Waiting on the pro patch to clean things up a bit. I personally love bloobers works, so am quite excited to actually run through the game.

If not for the terrible controls, id agree with 9.

If anything, we need more players in the market using more open hardware standards. Eventually well get to a point where consoles are just PCs and run the same games from the same media(ie. buy once and play on any console or pc), then the console makers will have to compete on quality of hardware, accessories, OS, and Storefronts.

Can I get a "I dont have time to get good" difficulty option? I played the demo/trial and its fun, but i lack the time to put into actually progressing in the game.

This update does appear to address the map atleast.

Hogwarts and ff7 rebirth, but only because they are the only games i can tell a difference in. Spiderman 2 is a distant 3rd when put in quality mode.

Figuring itll be a year or so before it gets its wow game.

If you watch more than play than your not a gamer, your a watcher.

Im a bit older, so maybe its an age thing, but I never understood watching others play. Even as a kid in the 80s and early 90s when arcades were popular, I couldnt stand watching people play.

I know people are big into esports and whatever now, i just cant understand why.

Ive been trying to understand this "game". What exactly is it? Is it just a life sim with an anime girl? It seems like so much hype for something so....mundane.

@OldGamer999 Its out in the us too. I dont play disc games, so not an issue for me, but ive seen none in stock when i look.

I cant really tell the difference outside of a few new shiny effects in patched games. Im not upset though as its exactly as I expected. I was able to offset nearly the entire cost by selling my digital ps5 with ssd and purchasing the pro via 15x rewards points on the ps credit card.(total cost wound up being about $150)

Would I recommend it? At this time, probably not unless your framerate sensitive(which I am not), however I am happy with it.

I haven't played El Viento since it was released 3 decades ago. I have some fond memories of it. I never played the other 2, but id definitely be up for this if it was released stateside.

@FuzzieGinge88 These days though, most of is would just not play anymore. I know I cant be bothered to play games that dont respect my time. Its a hobby, and as such is quite a bit lower in priority than other parts of life. When I was younger and had more time, sure. I put hundreds of hours into beating ghouls n ghosts on the genesis when it came out. Stupid deaths and all. However, those are not fond memories.

In this particular instance though, they appear to have taken away a mechanic without the option to bring it back, so I can understand being annoyed a little.

@FuzzieGinge88

Having lived through those days, im happy we live in an era when difficulty is a choice.

99% of games have easy modes but also have hard modes. Dont like easy? Change the toggle.

Id been meaning to pick this up for a while, but the stealth was a big sticking point.

With this patch and the black friday sale, i finally pulled the trigger and am happy i did. Its a fun game. I dont much care for the lead character, but the world itself after 5 hours is enjoyable and rich.

@Balaam_

The draw is simple. It affords one the time to game when life is busy and other things sit at a higher priority.

I have 3 large oleds in my home(ranging from 65-77") a media room, and multiple high end audio setups to pair along with my xboxes and ps5 pro. I also have a more than capable gaming rig. Yet at my age with my career and my family life, time is a luxury I just do not have.

Enter portable gaming. I play most of my games on 3 devices. The ps portal linked to my ps5 pro, the switch oled, and the steam deck synching to gamepass and my series x via xbplay. All are played primarily from my bed before i sleep.

Its not that I dont have the space or the setups, its just I lack the time. (Also the older i get the earlier i sleep.)

Never question others reasons, in the end its all about priorities and sleep/family/work are mine. Just like gaming may be yours.

No chance. I have a steam deck and a ps portal. I love my portal and am not super thrilled with my deck.

Reason is simple, the deck is too bulky to be useful. Its like holding a brick with a screen.

For a portable to be good it needs a good battery and to be lightweight.

Unfortunately these run opposite of the idea of being a capable portable device at this time. Games require power which requires bigger batteries which create weight which makes portables with power bulky.

Until thats fixed, ive no interest in a portable outside of the portal/switch

Sony is just following a sales pattern. They want people locked in to pay more later, so it makes sense to not make the sale available to existing subs. Im guessing those that get it and are subbed are like I was and coming up to a subscription renewal.

This Sept I had cancelled autopay and planned on being completely unsubbed for the first time since ps+ launched its paid sub. It got to the day of renewal for me and they sent a notice offering me 30% to stay. (I wont pay more than $120 a year for ps+ in its current state, though it has been improving)

So just a hunch, but my guess is that its not random, but rather calculated based on risk of loss.

@johnedwin Ive been playing mine on the portal(via ps5 pro), where it plays great. Hoping it gets a patch for those on switch where I have also heard its less than optimal.

Game is really good and covers all bases. The easy mode removes the stress if you want just the story and leveling mechanics, the other modes offer the grindiness and challenge of the original but with lots of qualify of life improvements. One of my favorite games this year and definitely my favorite remaster of the year.

I love my portal, but it never leaves my home. Its just the primary way i play my ps5 pro.

I am also a premium member, but rarely use it.(i cancelled briefly this year before they offered me a big discount)

Will this be enough to make me take the portal out of my home? Maybe. Ill need a case now though....

I cant really tell the difference. Is it the haze that people are upset about? I guess if anything, its a bit blurry for my taste, but that could just be the video.

I hate the idea of choosing here. If I had to choose 1, I'd just quite gaming. AAA titles are just as important to me as indie titles and everything in between. I just dont play one type of game based on cost to produce. I like my Call of Duty Campaigns, but also enjoy indie rpgs like sea of stars. I like my AAA sports games like MLB the show and madden, but also enjoy puzzle games like picczle lines.

So short answer is, I support whatever I enjoy, regardless of who makes it and how much it costs to produce.

@Loamy I havent had a single issue on my pro with any game. that said, I havent been able to see any difference as well outside of hogwarts.

@Oram77 It was easily one of my favorites. It along with unity are easily my favorites in the series. Valhalla is a solid #3, with Origins and Odyssey 4 and 5. All the others were horrible. 1-3 and black flag. I didnt even bother with last years since it was a return to those style. Skipping this years' as well unless it comes out that its less like black flag and more like unity/valhalla/sydnicate.

@Stonergamer Determining which games are announced isnt an issue, just the ones that actually have been implemented. Id like a list of those....

2 points to make here.

1. It has been a pain to determine if a game has actually had a patch vs having once announced but not delivered.

2. If you need something to tell you its updated, does it really matter? It cant be that significant.

@Ricky63 seeing as how we appear to get 1 full gt game every 10 years or so, probably gonna be ps6 before the next and that will be ps5/ps6 bridged release. If were waiting that long, hope is lost.

Itd be nice to see a shinier version, though it was already shiny. Still wish theyd ditch the boring cafe/elevator music theme(and insanely overpriced vehicles), but all good if it plays well.(and is shinier)

As a pro purchaser who upgraded, this is kinda good news. Maybe well see some actual leverage of the added power. If not, atleast it looks better and supports better wifi.

Its not gonna be worth it to 85% of people, but the 15% are all it needs.

New(old) color filter looks horrible. I hated the orange hue from the originals, and now they are putting it back? Why dont we all just go back to CRTs and black and white? Would be better looking.

Happy to see people happy, for me this is nowhere near what were losing though this month in terms of quality. Not really excited about anything listed.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare

I put the blame squarely on parents as well and feel that the govt shouldnt be in anyones business.

I am a parent(I have a 24 year old and a 9 year old, both girls) The 24 year old was the first gen of common social media. My 9 year old isnt allowed on it, but i do allow her controlled communications with her friends as long as I personally know them and their parents.

Point im getting at here is ive dealt with 2 cycles now and by keeping myself involved have had no issues with social media related to my children. Its parenting, plain and simple. Putting your kids first and not relying on a govt to raise them. (Note I am not an aussie or brit though either, im an american. )

Booted up my pro the first time and didnt even realize the background was unique. Didnt realize anything actually since i really cant tell a difference with it operationally outside of hogwarts

How about 2 games. A virtua fighter compilation with 1-5, and an all new entry in the series.

I know id be day 1 on both.

Im ashamed of how many hours i put into this creepy postman delivery sim, and yet eagerly await the sequel. Seriously this was one of my favorite titles of its generation.

Despite having put way too many hours into it(i got the platinum), I intend on picking it up again on series x. (Much like how i picked up alan wake 2 today on ps5 pro despite 100% completion on xbox) its just that good.

PS direct had them as recently as Sunday here in the States. Being how optional of an item it is, just wait it out.

For me its 0 impact as I replaced my all digital launch ps5 with the pro(on the 7th), been all digital for a very long time.

Easily my favorite game of this generation. Sad that it hasnt recouped yet, but I can imagine it will have a long tail on it. I bought mine on xbox, beat it twice and cleared all the dlc, but plan on doing the same again when my ps5 pro arrives this week. Why? Because i can play aw2 over and over and still enjoy it.

Im not about to buy the game though for the ps pro for a few extra pixels or fps.(My PS5 Pro comes Thursday) I have a series x and a pc along with gamepass ultimate.

I love the idea of having each port maximize the capabilities of the console though. Noone benefits from exclusives and downgrades aside from the console makers. So really there is no reason why we the consumer should be against these kinds of moves.

@get2sammyb - while I dont disagree, typically constraints stop that. I cant recall the last console that was easy to get at launch. Some easier than others, but the last 20 years has seen rough starts for consumers.

(Its a much longer issue though, i remember waiting in line overnight for a 360, but had no issues with the og xbox. The saturn was hard to get, but the 32x and sega cd were easy, the nes and snes were also challenges at launch in my area)

@dschons Still easily available here stateside, just like the pro. Wonder if sony will redistribute to the eu

You know, we're 5 days from launch and we've essentially seen extremely limited gameplay from the pro. It's really no wonder its not selling in the states. (Still available everywhere for preorder)

Youd think sony would be screaming from the mountaintop...

@Artois2 Yep, the updated it so im thrilled. When i posted i checked and at that time it just said slim.

I dont buy physical, and already have the series x for movies, but the option to get one later is always appreciated.

No interest in death note, and already own ghost wire(which i love). The hotwheels games though are deceptively fun. That makes this month semi solid