Those animations are just incredible. It's perfect and I love it! The real question is, can we outfit both Peter and Miles in the matching Spider-Verse suits for the sections where they're both together?
Really glad to hear Sony's commitment to this, I know a few people with eyesight conditions that can sometimes struggle to play games, and this kind of stuff really does make a huge difference to them.
I’m very much adopting a “wait and see” approach for this game as I can imagine quite a bit changing in its first year on sale. I really hope they have a successful launch though, I’d hate for the devs to go through so much only to have a flop on their hands.
Played this on PC a while back and really enjoyed the first episode, but they do kinda drop off after that. If you see it cheap enough I'd say it's worth it for that first one alone, but very fair review overall.
Holy moly. This is the launch title I'm getting and I could not be more excited. It looks stunning. The lighting effect when the first boss was defeated made me audibly go "oooooooh..."
Great start to PS5 if you ask me. Astro included and Bugsnax with PS Plus? Lovely. Definitely grabbing Hollow Knight as well, got it on Switch but will definitely take a PS5 version with haptic feedback enhancements! Plus there's loads of games on the PS Plus Collection that I'll be taking for a spin. So Demon's Souls if the only game I'll actually be buying outright at launch.
Hope it turns out good - it would be such a shame for the developers to go through such well-publicized stress and pressure only to have no result at the end of it. As far as my understanding of submission goes, I'm pretty sure that the build would have to be approved and tested before going to manufacture as that whole process is managed by Sony and MS respectively. Might be wrong but pretty sure that's how it works.
As an attach rate, that's not a million miles off 50% of PS users picking up the premium sub. That's very impressive. I'd love to know how Game Pass fares by comparison.
Good to see that the excitement and demand is there, but yeah it’s not all that surprising. Covid is bound to have increased demand as well. Bizarrely enough I wasn’t planning to preorder originally but just kinda got lucky with GAME when they put a few cancelled bundles back online.
Glad to hear you guys are getting your PS5 soon, looking forward to hearing what you think. Exciting to see the coverage coming out today, Astro Bot looks like a great little game and I can't wait to try out the haptic feedback on the DualSense!
1440p is important because lots of people like to game on monitors, and having 4k on a monitor of that size is largely pointless. Lower resolution and high frame rate is the way to go on those kinds of displays - which in the influencer/streaming world we live in are now becoming more popular for consoles. Not everyone plays on their main TV in the living room and it would be great for Sony to support that. You'd think it wouldn't be too hard to do, so fingers crossed.
It doesn't affect me - I play on my main TV for the most part and I'm not particularly fussed about 120fps personally, but I can totally get why it would be a priority for other people.
I've been toying with getting started with this series for ages and knowing it's got a satisfying ending to this main arc is really good to know. Might be time to get stuck in!
The Last of Us 1 and 2 are up there with my favourite games of all time, and definitely have their horror moments, but if I was choosing out-and-out horror games for a horror fan the winners would be Resi 7, Resi 2, Bloodborne, Until Dawn and PT.
Very intrigued to see if I could get PT on my PS5 this way! Still got it on my PS4 and want to sell it but if there's a way of transferring it over I'd really like to do it.
@Woogy I'm no fan of influencers and agree people need to think for themselves, but "steal a living" is a bit much. Some of them work incredibly hard to get to where they are.
I'm sure there will be some good options eventually, but the 3D renders of these (as opposed to physical photos) and awful eye for design with the matching backgrounds make me think this probably isn't the company to go for. Will wait and see. Would rather pay a slight premium for a well made and finished replacement.
@deathaxe Tried to Google quickly but no luck. I expect they're both pretty awful but Amazon seems to be in the news for avoidance much more. Basically, they're both pretty evil.
I really hope they give Nolan a cameo of some kind, that would be really cool. He may be a young Drake but Holland is nailing the look too as far as I'm concerened. Feeling a lot more optimistic now!
Great to have the option, looking forward to trying them out and seeing the differences! Eventually anyway, it's probably one of those games where I'll be waiting for a discount though.
But yeah this was awesome, and very wholesome. Loving the marketing and stuff for this game so far. The old school spidey pointing bit towards the end was hilarious. Insomniac just get Spider-Man, they've nailed the tone so perfectly.
I wonder what the PS5's first PS Plus games will be? I remember Resogun being a great bonus when starting up with PS4 back in the day so it'll be interesting to see what the equivalent is.
@Kidfried Yeah I was a bit unsure about the looks at first too but it's grown on me. Do wish the square/triangle/circle/x buttons kept their colour scheme as well rather than being all monotone, but oh well. Like you say it's what it can do that gets me excited. One of my biggest disappointments with the Switch has been that so few developers have really used the HD rumble so I'm hoping that haptics really take off with PS5.
@Medic_Alert Yeah, absolutely. I love the look of the new Shock Blue Xbox controller, but it is a shame that there's nothing really new there.
Also much prefer the look of the Series S, personally. I agree it's all very samey so far. Good, don't get me wrong - and exceptional value with Game Pass - but still samey. There's games down the line I'm excited for like Fable and Hellblade, so I expect that eventually I'll pick up a Series S.
But at launch, there's not much to get my blood pumping.
New controllers can be such an exciting thing to get hold of. Remember being so excited when I finally got to hold the Dreamcast controllers, Wiimotes and Joy Con for the first time in particular. Really looking forward to DualSense, the haptic feedback and adaptive triggers together just seem like such a cool new change, can't wait to try it out with Astro Bot particularly.
@fluggy Agreed. I fully expect a new app to launch, to be honest. That's my hunch anyway.
As for the store stuff, I wish people would bear in mind that the people working on this stuff aren't idiots...the amount of work, thought and preparation that goes into something like this is no small matter. There's a lot of reasons for making the choices they have and most web designers would say the same.
Still tempted to pick up Avengers when it's much cheaper just to go through the singleplayer campaign. It's a tough one and I feel for them, because the idea of a live service Avengers game is actually pretty cool. But the finished product just didn't quite hit the right notes, and the poor technical performance of the beta on my base PS4 didn't help.
Personally I'm really loving the overall speed and instant resume, but also very impressed by the hints system, speech recognition and PS Store integration. So much less wasted time as a result of these improvements!
Looks very slick, and a natural evolution of the PS4 UI which I already really liked. It'll be interesting to see how much of an effect themes have on the UI though as there seems to be a little less room for customization, maybe.
OK this game just keeps getting better and better. The cat is fantastic but also just wow, the game looks stunning. The quality of the lighting and that transition from the warehouse back to the open world are sooo nice. Really looking forward to it.
I expect I'll be using it a lot at first, as I've got a fairly big backlog of games to get through, and will be selling my PS4 to help fund my PS5. I'd rather play them on PS5 since I only have a base PS4 so I'm quite keen to have them running at higher specs where supported. Probably after a year or two it'll be less important to me though.
I'm VERY picky with my themes but there have been some great ones for PS4, my favourites have probably been the Persona 5 main protaganist theme from the JP store, Firewatch, Rez Infinite and Transistor. Looking forward to seeing what we get on PS5.
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Re: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope - So Much Better Than Man of Medan
Sounds good to me, got a few other games on the go at the moment but will get it at some point for sure.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want to Know About PS5?
Can we transfer a game from a PS4 to PS5 via USB drive? Asking as I'd like to try it with PT!
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Gets Amazing Into the Spider-Verse Suit
Those animations are just incredible. It's perfect and I love it! The real question is, can we outfit both Peter and Miles in the matching Spider-Verse suits for the sections where they're both together?
Re: PS5 Accessibility Options Detailed, Screen Reader and Colour Correction
Really glad to hear Sony's commitment to this, I know a few people with eyesight conditions that can sometimes struggle to play games, and this kind of stuff really does make a huge difference to them.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Dev 'Not Comfortable, but Confident' in December Release Date
I’m very much adopting a “wait and see” approach for this game as I can imagine quite a bit changing in its first year on sale. I really hope they have a successful launch though, I’d hate for the devs to go through so much only to have a flop on their hands.
Re: Mini Review: Stories Untold - Uneven Horror Anthology Frustrates More Than It Frights
Played this on PC a while back and really enjoyed the first episode, but they do kinda drop off after that. If you see it cheap enough I'd say it's worth it for that first one alone, but very fair review overall.
Re: Demon's Souls PS5 Doesn't Have Sixth Archstone, No Difficulty Modes
Directors Cut DLC ahoy!
Re: Demon's Souls Latest Trailer Shows Off Nearly Six Minutes of PS5 Gameplay
Holy moly. This is the launch title I'm getting and I could not be more excited. It looks stunning. The lighting effect when the first boss was defeated made me audibly go "oooooooh..."
Re: Astro's Playroom Runs at a Flawless 60 Frames-Per-Second in 4K
It looks absolutely charming in the way that a good Nintendo platformer does. Can't wait to give it a spin.
Re: PS Plus November 2020 PS4 Games Announced, PS5 Game Bugsnax Included
Great start to PS5 if you ask me. Astro included and Bugsnax with PS Plus? Lovely. Definitely grabbing Hollow Knight as well, got it on Switch but will definitely take a PS5 version with haptic feedback enhancements! Plus there's loads of games on the PS Plus Collection that I'll be taking for a spin. So Demon's Souls if the only game I'll actually be buying outright at launch.
Re: No Man's Sky Getting Huge Update for PS5, Free Upgrade for PS4 Players
Woop! Will be downloading this on day one for sure. Can't wait.
Re: There's Growing Concern Over the PS4 Version of Cyberpunk 2077 Following Delay
Hope it turns out good - it would be such a shame for the developers to go through such well-publicized stress and pressure only to have no result at the end of it. As far as my understanding of submission goes, I'm pretty sure that the build would have to be approved and tested before going to manufacture as that whole process is managed by Sony and MS respectively. Might be wrong but pretty sure that's how it works.
Re: PS Plus Subscriber Milestone Closes on 50 Million
As an attach rate, that's not a million miles off 50% of PS users picking up the premium sub. That's very impressive. I'd love to know how Game Pass fares by comparison.
Re: PS5 Launch Advert Takes Us to Space
It's a bit (...actually VERY) cheesy but it does make me feel hyped for sure!
Re: New PS Store Sale Has Some of the Last PS4 Deals Before PS5 Arrives
@SuperSaeko What a shame, really enjoyed the graphic novel so hoped this would have been good.
Tales of Vesperia for £8.99 is amazing though, I think I'll be grabbing that as I've been wanting it for a while.
Re: Sony Admits Not Everyone Will Be Able to Get PS5 At Launch
Good to see that the excitement and demand is there, but yeah it’s not all that surprising. Covid is bound to have increased demand as well. Bizarrely enough I wasn’t planning to preorder originally but just kinda got lucky with GAME when they put a few cancelled bundles back online.
Re: PS5 Unboxings Reveal the Hardware in the Flesh
Glad to hear you guys are getting your PS5 soon, looking forward to hearing what you think. Exciting to see the coverage coming out today, Astro Bot looks like a great little game and I can't wait to try out the haptic feedback on the DualSense!
Re: Will PS5 Support 1440p Screens? Fans Are Eager for Answers
1440p is important because lots of people like to game on monitors, and having 4k on a monitor of that size is largely pointless. Lower resolution and high frame rate is the way to go on those kinds of displays - which in the influencer/streaming world we live in are now becoming more popular for consoles. Not everyone plays on their main TV in the living room and it would be great for Sony to support that. You'd think it wouldn't be too hard to do, so fingers crossed.
It doesn't affect me - I play on my main TV for the most part and I'm not particularly fussed about 120fps personally, but I can totally get why it would be a priority for other people.
Re: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV - A Stretched But Still Epic End to a Superb JRPG Saga
I've been toying with getting started with this series for ages and knowing it's got a satisfying ending to this main arc is really good to know. Might be time to get stuck in!
Re: Best PS4 Horror Games
The Last of Us 1 and 2 are up there with my favourite games of all time, and definitely have their horror moments, but if I was choosing out-and-out horror games for a horror fan the winners would be Resi 7, Resi 2, Bloodborne, Until Dawn and PT.
Re: PS5 Has Instructions on Transferring Data from PS4 Right on the Box
Very intrigued to see if I could get PT on my PS5 this way! Still got it on my PS4 and want to sell it but if there's a way of transferring it over I'd really like to do it.
Re: Looks Like PS5 Consoles Are Being Sent Out to Media and Influencers
@Woogy I'm no fan of influencers and agree people need to think for themselves, but "steal a living" is a bit much. Some of them work incredibly hard to get to where they are.
Re: PS5 Custom Faceplates Are Already Available to Pre-Order
I'm sure there will be some good options eventually, but the 3D renders of these (as opposed to physical photos) and awful eye for design with the matching backgrounds make me think this probably isn't the company to go for. Will wait and see. Would rather pay a slight premium for a well made and finished replacement.
Re: Sony Confirms PS5 Media Apps, Explains Dedicated Entertainment Space
@deathaxe Tried to Google quickly but no luck. I expect they're both pretty awful but Amazon seems to be in the news for avoidance much more. Basically, they're both pretty evil.
Re: Here's Your First Look at Tom Holland As Nathan Drake in the Uncharted Movie
Nathan Fillion is way too old to be playing Drake, let it go people.
Re: Sony Confirms PS5 Media Apps, Explains Dedicated Entertainment Space
@sanderson72 Is Disney really any more evil than Amazon?
Re: Tom Holland Receives the Real Nathan Drake's Approval in New Uncharted Movie Set Photos
I really hope they give Nolan a cameo of some kind, that would be really cool. He may be a young Drake but Holland is nailing the look too as far as I'm concerened. Feeling a lot more optimistic now!
Re: Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition Has Multiple Performance Modes on PS5, Including 4K at 60FPS
Great to have the option, looking forward to trying them out and seeing the differences! Eventually anyway, it's probably one of those games where I'll be waiting for a discount though.
Re: Sony Shares WhatsApp Chat Between Miles Morales and Peter Parker
@Clemerek Had the same thought haha!
But yeah this was awesome, and very wholesome. Loving the marketing and stuff for this game so far. The old school spidey pointing bit towards the end was hilarious. Insomniac just get Spider-Man, they've nailed the tone so perfectly.
Re: DualSense PS5 Controllers Are Starting to Appear in Retailers
@deathaxe wouldn’t that be something? I feel like we probably would have seen it already if that was the case but either way, that would be so cool.
Re: All PS5 Launch Games
I wonder what the PS5's first PS Plus games will be? I remember Resogun being a great bonus when starting up with PS4 back in the day so it'll be interesting to see what the equivalent is.
Re: DualSense PS5 Controllers Are Starting to Appear in Retailers
@Kidfried Yeah I was a bit unsure about the looks at first too but it's grown on me. Do wish the square/triangle/circle/x buttons kept their colour scheme as well rather than being all monotone, but oh well. Like you say it's what it can do that gets me excited. One of my biggest disappointments with the Switch has been that so few developers have really used the HD rumble so I'm hoping that haptics really take off with PS5.
Re: DualSense PS5 Controllers Are Starting to Appear in Retailers
@Medic_Alert Yeah, absolutely. I love the look of the new Shock Blue Xbox controller, but it is a shame that there's nothing really new there.
Also much prefer the look of the Series S, personally. I agree it's all very samey so far. Good, don't get me wrong - and exceptional value with Game Pass - but still samey. There's games down the line I'm excited for like Fable and Hellblade, so I expect that eventually I'll pick up a Series S.
But at launch, there's not much to get my blood pumping.
Re: DualSense PS5 Controllers Are Starting to Appear in Retailers
New controllers can be such an exciting thing to get hold of. Remember being so excited when I finally got to hold the Dreamcast controllers, Wiimotes and Joy Con for the first time in particular. Really looking forward to DualSense, the haptic feedback and adaptive triggers together just seem like such a cool new change, can't wait to try it out with Astro Bot particularly.
Re: Have a Gander at the New PS Store for Web Browsers
@fluggy Agreed. I fully expect a new app to launch, to be honest. That's my hunch anyway.
As for the store stuff, I wish people would bear in mind that the people working on this stuff aren't idiots...the amount of work, thought and preparation that goes into something like this is no small matter. There's a lot of reasons for making the choices they have and most web designers would say the same.
Re: Hands On: Ghost of Tsushima's Free Co-Op Update Defies All Expectations
This is going to be a priority game for me when my PS5 arrives. Can't wait.
Re: NBA 2K21 Is the Next Game to Include Unskippable Adverts After Launch
Yikes. Every now and then I get tempted to pick up something like NBA2K as I used to be a basketball fan when I was younger, but ugh - nothankyou.gif.
Re: How Much Do You Know About the PS5 UI?
10/10, finally got a full house!
Re: Marvel's Avengers PS5 Version Delayed to 2021
Still tempted to pick up Avengers when it's much cheaper just to go through the singleplayer campaign. It's a tough one and I feel for them, because the idea of a live service Avengers game is actually pretty cool. But the finished product just didn't quite hit the right notes, and the poor technical performance of the beta on my base PS4 didn't help.
Re: PS4 Friends List Displays the Console You're Playing On
Kudos to the person playing Dreamcast
Re: Beat Down Bad Guys at 60FPS in New Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Gameplay
Love the way the soundtrack incorporates hip hop elements. Really excited to finally play this.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of the PS5 UI?
Personally I'm really loving the overall speed and instant resume, but also very impressed by the hints system, speech recognition and PS Store integration. So much less wasted time as a result of these improvements!
Re: PS5 UI Revealed in New State of Play Presentation
@Brutal The grammar and overall layout on that image is a very suspect, doesn't look genuine to me. Good luck though.
Re: PS5 UI Revealed in New State of Play Presentation
Looks very slick, and a natural evolution of the PS4 UI which I already really liked. It'll be interesting to see how much of an effect themes have on the UI though as there seems to be a little less room for customization, maybe.
Re: Watch Another Minute of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PS5
@skaarj217 Probably not...? Not everything is for everyone.
Re: Spider-Cat Is the Reason to Buy Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
OK this game just keeps getting better and better. The cat is fantastic but also just wow, the game looks stunning. The quality of the lighting and that transition from the warehouse back to the open world are sooo nice. Really looking forward to it.
Re: Poll: How Often Will You Use PS5 Backwards Compatibility?
I expect I'll be using it a lot at first, as I've got a fairly big backlog of games to get through, and will be selling my PS4 to help fund my PS5. I'd rather play them on PS5 since I only have a base PS4 so I'm quite keen to have them running at higher specs where supported. Probably after a year or two it'll be less important to me though.
Re: Sony Updates Remote Play Apps in Preparation for PS5
Haven't used remote play in a good while if I'm honest but good to see it continue to be updated.
Re: Monster Hunter Movie Trailer May Bemuse Franchise Fans
Well, it's uh - definitely not for me, to put it lightly. The whole military angle is a big turnoff. It's all so bleak and colourless, too.
Re: PS5 Themes All But Confirmed via Dead by Daylight Listing
I'm VERY picky with my themes but there have been some great ones for PS4, my favourites have probably been the Persona 5 main protaganist theme from the JP store, Firewatch, Rez Infinite and Transistor. Looking forward to seeing what we get on PS5.