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Re: PS Plus Overloads DayZ's Servers and Causes Connectivity Issues

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Tried a while back, buggy, crappy inventory and it is impossible and I mean impossible to play and enjoy this game without heavily researching the game first. Some might say 'it doesn't hold your hand' but that's just an excuse, if a game is impossible to play without a guide then it's lazy. If you don't research heavily then you will wander round an empty feeling world wondering wtf you do.

Re: Poll: What Was Your PS5 Game of the Month for July 2025?

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Nothing really, slow month for me, bought Ready or not but was very disappointed, may give it another go. Played four games on the list, didn't finish any of them. Will prob go back to Wuchang on GP at some point. Still on DG remaster, nearly finished, I don't seem to be able to stick to one game at the mo. Nothing seems to grab me, to much choice more than likely. Not enough good quality MP games which are my preference. Still have KF3, i girl and that cozy Shire game on my list for PS5 so it's certainly not quality that's the problem, just me Oh actually I finished Robocop but that was on launch day on Xbox, many moons ago, was ok.

Re: Battlefield 6 Beta: All Start Times and How to Get Early Access

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Won't be playing the beta i'll just jump straight in on launch. Really want this to be amazing, sick of CoD also. Ps5 purchase for sure, just bought RON on Ps, kinda disappointed to be honest, I don't play betas or watch any gameplay, just jump in so i'm hoping BF6 fills a gap. I'll give RON more time, I didn't even finish the tutorial last night Wasn't feeling it. Just want a decent shooter, CooP or MP.

Re: Microsoft Reiterates It's the Top Publisher on PS5 in Earnings Call

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Love human nature. Kinda weird to see all these people that are able to tell a trillion dollar company (a very successful trillion dollar company) that they don't know what they are doing

They seem to have PS jumping through their hoops and are controlling which direction the gaming market goes. Pretty impressive for a dead platform. S/c.

Re: PS Plus Essential Games for August 2025 Announced

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Good month, managing to build up a backlog thanks to the service at last. Played some already on GP but i'll play them again, especially on the PS5/Pro, will be a better experience I reckon. Added Banishers to the list of will plays as well.

Re: 'Increasingly Selective Consumers' to Blame for Underperformance of Blades of Fire

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It's the cost and sheer volume of games. To many and they all cost to much at launch. It's that simple. Drop the price and people will buy it. Ofc it's the new generations fault for liking the wrong games. Damn them. s/c. 71 on MC is to much of a gamble for many these days as there are cheaper games/services out there and probably just as good, might as well grab it in a sale and then take the risk. Maybe people are sick of 'researching' every game or watching some streamer play for several hours just to make sure you're not wasting your money? My opinion.

Re: Xbox U-Turn the First Step Towards Gamers Rejecting $80 Games

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Funny that I don't know anyone that has a Switch 2. Everyone I know has an Xbox or PS/, noboidy at work has a S2, neither any of my friends, nor any of the people at the gym/shrug. There's no way I would pay £80 for a bog standard version of a game these days. No game is worth it. The market isn't what it used to be. Anyway good news

Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for July 2025?

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I'm part of the 3%! Abiotic Factor and yeah i'm happy enough with the Premium offerings for a change. Some good games Zoo Planet, Cyberpunk (even though not a fan), Banishers (read up on it, doubt it's for me) even if all arent to my liking there's a few on there i'll play at some point.

PS+ was ok, I don't expect much from that service but it's good enough for what it is. I won't be playing them though.

Re: Poll: Are You Sold on Ghost of Yotei?

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Tried the first on Extra or whatever, wasn't a fan so not very hyped at all for this. Looks like it's going to be pushed hard At the time of writing there are 5 articles under 'Todays news' and they are all about this game.

Re: 10 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Announced for July 2025

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Good month, wasn't a fan of Cyberpunk but New World is ok for an MMORPG. Will give Banishers a go (never heard of it) but Anibiotic Factory is my most anticipated. I've been turning my PS on every day wondering if it was out yet. Could just look but i'm not the googling type.

Re: Romero Games Shuttered and Over 100 Staff Axed After Xbox Pulls Funding

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Aww man, sucks but that's life. After spending 68 Bill MS need to snip off the loose ends/threads. The staff will be alright, if not they will have to get a different job stacking shelves or something until something better comes along. That's life, billions of people in the same boat.

If MS don't invest, like an OP has suggested, what did they do with 68 bill not long ago? Pretty sure that was the biggest investment in gaming.

Re: Mass Xbox Layoffs Begin, Everwild and Perfect Dark Both Cancelled

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MS still have forty games in production, its portfolio hasn't changed much. I won't miss these games. At least MS have an excuse, when you buy a 68 bill company, makes sense to me you are going to have to lay a hell of a lot of people off. MS more than likely have staff that can do the jobs already and don't need them. That's my take, might be wrong. I don't know if Sony/PS can say the same. I'm not a share holder so wouldn't know, sounds like there's a lot of shareholders in here though ^^

Re: Red Dead Online Springs Back to Life as PS5 Port Hopes Increase

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My mate (my only mate on PS ) bought the ultimate edition yesterday for £20 (I have it on Xbox) I don't think many people would pay £60+ for it now, some but not many. Sucks. He actually lol'd and was like WTF it's still £60!!?? Until he saw the £20 version and was happy to pay that.

Re: The 90s Anime Vibes Are Immaculate in Full Metal Schoolgirl on PS5

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Well, Japan does love its schoolgirls. Game looks ok, i'll keep an eye on it, do like a roguelite. Any 'pearl clutching' is warrantied, in fact, i'd say that this game is aimed at that audience. Just look at the pics above, why else would a schoolgirl be going to battle in a bikini? Maybe she's hot? Or is that the school uniform? Either way it's weird but if the game's good, meh, who cares?

Re: Mass Effect-Like The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Sounds Like One of PS5's Most Promising Action RPGs

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I'll keep an eye on it, I really liked the first season but the second season dragged a little. Amos (I think he was called) was awsome, hope he's in the game He kept me watching it but it became to focused on the finding of that womans kid, it all became a bit of a drag after that, I don't rate her at all. Was ok though.
Also that fake accent, the ones the people born in space use (can't remember the name) >.< almost turned me right off the show.

Re: First PS Plus Extra Game for July 2025 Confirmed

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Oooo pleasant surprise, Anbiotic Factory sounds right up my street. I'll certainly give that a bash, not sure when but that's a good game (at least sounds like) for me, love survival/crafting games.
However TM will be a defo skip for me. Not into older games, tried to play them, just can't Was great in its day though. Will be nice for fans of nostalgia.

Re: 'Employees at Virtually Every Studio Are Worried': Major Layoffs at Xbox Expected Next Week

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@DaveTheRave I honestly don't care, not in a nasty way, just an honest way. I'm a consumer not an employee, I care about that emplyee about as much as they care about me and right now as a consumer i'm getting an amazing deal. How long will it last? Who knows? I'll leave that to the billionaire business men/women at MS to figure out. Even if I did care i'm not going to pretend I would know, I'm just going to ride the wave whilst I can and enjoy it.

Re: 'We're Not Looking to Put First-Party Games in PS Plus Day and Date': Sony Rejects Xbox Game Pass Model

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That's why it will always be my second platform. Sucks but that's the way it is. GP is to good. With MS talking about adding Steam to its next console the games available will be doubled, if it works out. Lost in Random is keeping me on Xbox then it's Alters, not long finished Doom and Avowed, before that Atomfall. Maybe after that i'll play the DG remaster that cost me £40, or I could buy another game on PS, OR maybe Wuchang will be out by then and I can play that for practically free on GP, there's other great games launching as well. That's the problem that PS have. Ignore it or play it down as not good enough but I know where my bread is buttered.
Also it's not first party games not being released that's the only problem, it's that they rarely release day one games and when they do, they are also on GP. It's a horrid service.
Might as well throw Rematch in there, £20 saved.

Re: Microsoft Rivals PSVR2 with Meta Quest 3S Xbox Headset

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Would be better if it was a Quest 3 but to be fair I don't use mine to play Xbox games. I bought it instead of the PSVR when I bought my Pro. Don't regret it and Horizon (Metas Game Pass) is Awsome at £7.99, need to buy a gunstock to play shooters though £25. Would of been better if it wasn't the S. Meta has many more games than the PSVR2 and pretty much all the 3rd party PS games available on the PSVR2.

Re: Actor Charlie Cox Feels Like a 'Total Fraud' After Expedition 33's Success

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So he should, I could never have a known actor in my games and the experience wouldn't be marred at all for me. I don't like actors or celebs in my games. Their parts in any video game are totally overblown and I genuinely believe literally any able bodied person would be able to do it. It's just another way for celebs to make even more money from us. Played the game on Xbox, really good. Has absolutely nothing to do with the acting for me though.

Re: SEGA's Accidentally Outed Sales Numbers Put a Lot into Context

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Doesn't really mean much unless you can see other Studio sales numbers. Who are we to know what is good or bad? All we have is speculation. It's interesting like but that's it, as much as people here might really like these games, they are not that popular to the masses. This is Sega ffs

Re: Mini Review: Rematch (PS5) - Fun, Fresh Football Game Holds Huge Potential

SBBuds

Good game and reminds me so much of when RL launched on PS+, but this time it's on GP, dammit, been playing it over there. Minor latency issues but other than that nothing really. Hope they don't start adding tricks, that's the reason I don't Fifa. That rainbow (whatever) kick is already being abused, imagine if they add more. Personally I think it will be a RL contender, certainly a decent alternative at worst.

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2's PS5 Version Could Be Announced Next Week

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@Outlawed_Samurai Well lets hope so, I don't want it to sell bad. I'm assuming you have some experience in the industry? I can't argue with what you say because I don't, 2 or 3 people and a couple of weeks work sounds rather quick and easy for a game like this. Wouldn't they have done it ages ago and do it for all games, if it's that simple? I wouldn't know.
Edit: Maybe it's a marketing tactic? Makes sense to make a mill off an update rather than throw it in for free at the start Or maybe they just didn't have the means to do it at launch /shrug, who knows?