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I don’t do backlogs! I play and complete a game before moving on and buying others, so my game situation is quite dire 😂 I’ve luckily already gone through the phase of playing 15 mins of a game before switching, bored, not knowing what to play, so I’ve decided to start reading the Witcher Books! Can’t get enough of the world, so it’s time I tackle them.

@RenanKJ Should have went gold months ago? It’s very common for video games to go gold a month prior to release, sometimes even 3 weeks. Judging by the wording and screenshots on this, I wouldn’t be surprised if we were going to get that Gold announcement within the next couple of weeks, along with a new trailer.

This could well be a fatal unforced error for Sony in the run up to launch. The narrative is already set online as the majority don’t have the knowledge of the technical side to understand how their SSD is a game changer. The fact that Sony’s first major showing to the public is a spec list that shows the Xbox is more powerful is enough to stick for this whole marketing push. Seems to me they’ll be on the back foot for the foreseeable future trying to market it in the current Twitter/Forum world we’re in, where teraflops are all that matters.

It’s also a worry how Sony are going to prove that 3rd party devs will actually dedicate resources to the PS5s SSD, and not have it be something we see taken advantage of by 1st party only. Both SSDs in the consoles are fast, and that’s all that’s going to matter to the majority of devs.

All I can say is good luck to them, this’ll be a narrative hard to shake.

Not really impressed by the PS5 on paper. The Custom SSD is impressive, but will only be taken advantage of by the WWS as 3rd party devs wouldn’t dedicate the resources to something exclusive to 1 platform

@JoeBlogs there are so many launchers on PC now, it’d make no difference to Sony if they launched their own. There would be no 30% cut losses, much like their current takings on the PS4 PS Store

I’d imagine they'd also want to take advantage of the Witcher Netflix series’ popularity. It’s a no brainer. I’m really interested to see how popular cyberpunk really is at release, if it’s as big as I think it will be, they may be forced into developing 2 games simultaneously, which in fact, is why they were expanding so much in the first place.

Phil Spencer also said this back in 2016 about Xbox Games Studios releases. Currently they are now all being released day and date....

@Nyne11Tyme no nothing I’m afraid! I’m from the UK, and spoke to various retailers, most said they are unsure when they’ll get them in, the rare couple keep pushing back their estimated dates. The most recent date for stock is the end of May....
I’m certainly not a fan of spending double the standard cost just to have a pair, due to the current stock situation! I’ll have to be patient.... it’s just frustrating.

Looks great! I’m trying to love my PSVR, but haven’t been able to buy any Move controllers due to the twin pack being out of stock for the last 3 months! Blood and Truth hasn’t been opened since I got it.....

This article mentions PSN as a way to negate additional costs, as well as Sony selling at a loss, but you aren’t taking into account all the hidden costs with shipping a product, such as retailer margins, shipping etc. The components of the PS4 at release ranged in the $380~ range, later selling for $399 at a LOSS. If we look at this figure, you could take from it that it’d cost similar to the total component cost, when sold at a loss (£449), but that then doesn’t take into account the high demand for certain components, which is something the PS4 didn’t have to deal with!

I’m definitely on the side of believing exclusives are important. Microsoft are quite different from the rest with this, due to the fact that they run the largest PC ecosystem!
The reason I believe they’re important (exclusives) is because of the effect it would have on me personally. I have a good gaming pc, if Sony brings their exclusives over to PC without large delay between them next gen, I absolutely wouldn’t buy PS5 and instead re-invest that money into my PC, where I can play PC, Xbox and now PlayStation games on 1 platform. It’s a no brainer. I also realise there is a lot of gamers that don’t want to spend as much as the cost of a PC on hardware. Either way I would gladly take this, as everything coming to 1 platform suits me, but I also don’t believe it’s the best for Sony’s hardware sales.

The Witcher 3 is the game my mind consistently thinks of when talking about the best games I’ve ever played! I love everything about it!
Put 1400+hrs into it, and still keep coming back for the world, lore and story.

The shows great too, so please give it a look on Netflix 😉

I mean.... why not? We can see Sony testing the waters with it. I’d rather save myself £400-500 next Crimbo.

Also kinda funny reading the tone of the end of this article compared to MLBs 😂......... “...you need not worry everyone”

@Creative_Native Well, the One X will obviously have the better version of the game. But it’s going to be a looker on all consoles, especially 7 months later when the PS5 patch launches day and date with the console 😉.
Stadia is inconsistent at the minute.

The PSVR mega pack V2 is now down to £209.99 at Game and Argos. Fantastic deal, considering you get Astro bot, RE7, Everybody’s Golf, Skyrim and VR worlds.

Absolutely love both of these games for this exact reason. I love the change of pace, taking my time with DS as I did with RDR. I’m currently nearly 30hrs into DS and in episode 3. It’s got its hooks firmly in me 😂

I’m looking forward to the completely different direction of Death Stranding. I’m willing to give games a go, but I’m sure I’ll like this due to the slower pace of it.

I’m also someone that loved RDR2, due to the slower pace of it but also read on the same site that Sammy mentioned about the dreadful controls.

Different strokes and all that...

This comment section is getting heated

I prefer to be the glass half full type, so I will look at this and believe that “complete” doesn’t mean the whole PS4 catalogue, but rather, the whole Playstation (1,2 and possibly 3) catalogue...

I know, I know.

I do believe For Honor used this exact system as well. It’s really impressive

@ApostateMage how much success do you have playing solo? Is it actually any fun? I’ve been really interested in this MP for a while, just because I loved the base game. Now with these roles being added it makes me want to give it a go. The trouble is, I never touch MP games! So I don’t want to spend on PS Plus unless I know I’ll enjoy it, and I always fear the “yeah it’s good, but rubbish solo” outcome

This game has been under the microscope since it’s reintroduction, and has been nit picked on a weekly basis.

Surely there isn’t a more certain tell tale sign of it being GOTY?

They will no doubt be incredibly similar, with clocks slightly separating them. Unless MS aren’t bothered about putting out 2 models, with 1 priced high

Unbelievable trailer, been waiting too long it’s so surreal to get a date!

That PS Now deal looks insane for 12 months. I’m tempted by it

The usual last minute ND delay, which also happens to be the exact reason Sony doesn’t reveal dates early anymore.

Either way If the DS 8th of Nov rumour works out, the Dec - Summer 20’ period is going to once again be insane for us!

Then it’s onward to PS5 😁

@playstation1995 nah. Low 80’s at best

I think there’s a good chance it’ll hit this year. Either way, if their pushed and it hits early next year it’s insane knowing we’ll be playing another ND game in the next 12 months!

Now they’ve confirmed PSVR support, I will 100% be jumping in this year. That’s all I’ve been waiting for tbh, as I didn’t want to lose compatibility when moving to the PS5

Outta nowhere

Looks like it is releasing on the 15th of November. Really looking forward to this.

@kyleforrester87 yeah, I enjoy it but I understand how it can grate some 😂

@kyleforrester87 nah, reaching Skellige and hearing the soundtrack was one of the best moments of the game for me. Amazing

Where’s that PS Plus revamp that they mentioned last year?

The format is superb, speed of game showing also great. For a first showing it was okay, hopefully the internet doesn’t put them off!

Really looking forward to this one, bit of a dodgy release period but better than September usually is for smaller games I suppose.

Cyberpunk launches this year, and Cyberpunk Online is a stand-alone launch in 2021, exclusive to Next-Gen.

Calling it.

US peeps letting us down

Looks like a sleek and fast user experience so far, but I’d much rather see genuine footage instead of PR talk and controlled demos.

Would also be interested in what is actually required for their 4K 60 streaming. Seems like something you’d only be able to pull off in city areas, rather than rural (like down here..... in Cornwall). 25mb was for their 1080/60 streaming in the Project Cloud test, and although i doubt it scales linearly, the most obvious assumption is to put it at 4X those requirements (for 4K vs 1080p).

I ain’t getting anything close to 100mb for a while to say the least 😂

And that’s without mentioning input lag.

Great price imo. I’m in!

I’ve been unable to finish this game since release (bought the Gold edition) due to a bug. Hopefully that gets fixed up soon, as I’ve been looking forward to starting over as Kas.

Great!......... now we just need that release date..

@RogerRoger Yeah, that’s what I’d recommend anyway. Not huge amounts of content (1hr ish each), but it’s nice to jump back into the game and play a few, back to back.

It’s not long DLC, but I’m still enjoying the content being added.

It’s better to wait and play 2 or 3 together.

Control is Day 1 for sure!

Biomutant is interesting as well.

I think it’s probably 2020, but what would make it more interesting is when the PS5 will release that year.

If TLOU 2 is an early next year release, I don’t think it would carry the same weight being patched for the PS5 compared to ‘launching’ with the PS5 (ala Breath of the Wild on the Switch).

I think if Sony decides to launch them alongside each other in Q2 2020, with strong 3rd party support, it would be the start a fresh console hopes for.

It wouldn’t be the first time a console manufacturer has held software exclusives for a console release, and it won’t be the last. Sony is keeping very tight lipped with its upcoming schedule as well....

Solid list overall. I’d probably change 2 and 3 though, and put DQ11 above CoD. But either way, what a year for games!

Now roll on RE2 and AC7

Nier Automata!

Edit- just realised that it’s for 2018... whoops

In that case..... would Shadow of the Colossus count?

Really looking forward to this!

Courtney Hope 😍

Wow!..... 1127 hours in The Witcher 3: Wild hunt.... I was a big fan though 😂

313 hours in Bloodborne