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@Balaam_ He's suuuuuuuch an annoying character. I dread Chadley. I love everything else about those games but I really dread that pest.

Got it at launch. Been looking forward to it since the reveal.
As soon as I get the plat in Yotei I'll go straight on to this.

Woke up early, rolled out of bed and went straight to Ghost of Yotei. Completely hooked on it now.

Most companies have an element of shysterism in their day to day, but Tencent seem to take it as a personal challenge.

Imagine luring a business partner around the world to show them something they already said no to, then after they say no a second time just going ahead with it anyway and having the gall to say it's something else.

Makes me wonder how spiteful they might be after this plays out.

@graymamba Astro Kart. Now we're talking. I'd love to see that.

@1UP-HUSKY Ehrgeiz! Ah you're taking me back. Instant nostalgia hit just reading that comment.

@Lowdefal Was just going to say, are we sure this isn't dev kits?

I'll definitely get one of its available for Christmas 2027, but it still feels to me like 2028 is the year for PS6 launch.

@Czar_Khastik 😂😂😂

@Slidey_Moments I used to do something similar. I'd take the manuals to school with me and read them in class. It was the only thing that helped with sitting in classrooms all day knowing there was a game at home waiting to be played.

I stayed up until the small hours playing the BF6 campaign. I've finished that, so I'll be jumping into the multiplayer for a run this morning before I go back to Absolum and Ghost of Yotei.

I logged in earlier at about 170,000. It took maybe 5 minutes to clear.
What I don't like is that the single player campaign is on the other side of that queue too, not just the multiplayer modes.

Been having a great time since I got in though.

@get2sammyb I get it - I stink against people at the same skill level as me and above in most fps games. So if there's any kind of a chance that I might come up against someone worse than me I'll take it.

Video sounds like wizards talking about the mysteries of the universe.

I played 20 minutes on my lunch break just now and loved it. Been hyped for this since the reveal, and the demo reviews from PC were great too.

Between this, Yotei and BF6, it's going to be a lazy weekend.

@GirlVersusGame
"There's nothing wrong with investing your hard earned money in something you love but it helps to balance your actual life too"

100% this.
I would add that when you're spending your money on FOMO, your gut knows that it's something you don't want and because of that, for me, I'd end up with anxiety rather than excitement.
Always listen to your gut.

@GirlVersusGame Been on a similar journey myself and I'm enjoying what I play a lot more now.
I think Nioh 3 was the last time recently where I realised I was trying to convince myself that I wanted it, but it was just FOMO.

I got this way about 15 years ago too and had to do a mad games detox just so I could remember what I actually enjoy again.

FOMO is an absolute buzz killer.
Rule of thumb - If you have to convince yourself that you want it, you don't want it.

That said, I got Yotei last week, and this week it's Battlefield and Absolum, but after that I'll not be starting anything new until Mario Kart at Christmas.

Surely that's a mistake re Helldivers. The amount of people online at any given time in the week or so after launch was crazy.

@SuperSilverback I think I got it before that one.
Maybe you get it after a certain amount of bounties?

@SuperSilverback I'm in that exact same boat. Exploring is too much fun, and then the map guy will have something else in stock and I'll have to go check that, then find 5 more things on the way.

Love it.

Got my favourite armour set so far from doing bounties, but yeah it feels like sets come slower this time.

@Lowdefal Agreed on all of these points.
Especially, "We can also ignore PS5 Pro as any indicator"
As you suggest, it's a niche product and not necessarily an indicator of the base PS6 launch price (we hope).

If this XBOX news is legit, nothing changes for Sony - They consider themselves an entertainment company now, so they have to entertain us.

As for the notion that they have no competition without XBOX, I just got myself a Switch 2 packed away for Christmas. Both platforms will be competing for my time.

Well I was going to save Ghost of Yotei for Christmas Day, but when it arrived on Thursday I couldn't help myself. So, Ghost of Yotei.

I mean sure there are a few revenge stories in there, but to say that the first party stable is starting to look samey because of this is an exaggeration.

Anyway, revenge stories are fun. Beating a boss where narratively you want revenge is very satisfying.
It's why I've loved to hate Sephiroth since '97 🤷

Excellent news!!!
I can't wait for this game but never expected an animated adaptation. Hoping for a Saturday morning style banger.

@zhoont I wonder if ai isn't where he's getting his takes.
Unless you ask it to do otherwise ai generally just predicts what it should say, rather then delivering fact based responses 🤔

This guy again 😂

@TheArt You're kind of making me want to go back to my second play through 🤔

@TheArt Very nice!
How long had you been stuck on that playthrough for???

Maybe an hour or two of Nightreign tonight with my friends, but otherwise I'm still on a bit of a detox this weekend, and it's working too.
I've hardly played anything in two weeks, and my hype for some upcoming games increases every day because of it.

Been reading X-Men and Wolverine since the early 90s. This trailer was exactly what I wanted to see.
A focus on the character with visceral and bloody combat, plus some nice X references. Loved seeing Mystique in what looked very similar to her 90s X-Factor uniform too. Class touch.

Will done to Insomniac.

@TheArt Normally I'd agree. Sekiro was the first game of theirs I've played since King's Field that I'd had enough of after one run.
I only needed a few trophies for the platinum too, just couldn't do it.

Amazing game tbf, I just stank at it.

@TheArt Ah corrupted saves, I don't think I could go back if that happened to me.
I beat it one time, started my second run, then just gave up right at the start.
I was super burned out after one run. Just couldn't bring myself to go again.

@TheArt I gave up on Metaphor! That game's just not for me.
But I finished Sekiro. Once. Then happily never played it again. Sekiro tormented me.

I said I'd skip Nioh 3 after hitting a wall towards the end of the second game, but playing as the ninja class was a lot of fun in the demo...

@get2sammyb It's happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enWyMpM0k4E

I get a lot of value out of it. I play Helldivers 2 a lot, and I'll be going back to FF VII Rebirth soon too. Both have very nice Pro upgrades.
I also play on a Bravia 8 with VRR, so everything looks and runs amazing.

Can't wait to play Ghost of Yotei on it.

@MrPeanutbutterz Yeah it's definitely not perfect, but it's getting better all the time.
It's not exactly the way I want to primarily play my games either, but it's a nice supplement.

Nightreign and Helldivers again this weekend. Just a few runs each. I'll spend most of my time snoozing and watching telly I think.

This might be the first fighting game I have legit hype for. And TGS is shaping up to be a cracker too.

Checkout the live tab on the PlayStation Japan YouTube channel. Tokon, Resi, Battlefield 6, Onimusha, Nioh 3, Sonic Racing, Ghost of Yotei and Lumines are all getting live stream time next weekend at TGS.

@MrPeanutbutterz I've been lucky enough to upgrade my internet recently. (My house was one of the last places in my town to get fibre. It was an annoying wait.)
Since I've gotten it Portal runs like it's playing local. I love it.
Before fibre though it wasn't great. I was still getting broadband through the old copper wire.

I played a lot of Golden Axe in my formative years, so I absolutely crave games like this.
I'm very excited to get going with Absolum. I've been hyped for a while, but that new trailer has me legit giddy.
Feels like it would be perfect for the Portal too.

So Ted and Dougal didn't have to change the music after all?

@Oram77 No, you never apologise for wanting anything related to Bloodborne or for shouting about it! NEVER!
(Sorry, feeling emotional. Watching Neveverending Story while I work.)

@Dogbreath I haven't looked at many gameplay videos. Is the open world part really that bad?

I definitely want the option to not play against PC players with mouse aiming etc, but I'm not fussy about being limited to just the players on PSN.
It'd be nice to be able to exclude PC and keep any potential XBL friendos in there, but as long as there's a healthy player count I won't mind.
'tis grand.

@Dogbreath Nintendo is a must-buy for me because of MK and Zelda, but, I haven't taken the leap yet on Switch 2 because of what you just said - MK seems kind of underwhelming this time around.
I've been playing it since the SNES days, but something is making me hesitate this time.

And there's too much to play on PS5 and Steam Deck right now too.

@SeaDaVie Good memory. And wasn't there a full X-Men game to come at some point after those three? Or did I just dream that part?

Nightreign and Helldivers.
Been having a lot of fun playing the campaign for the latest Modern Warfare trilogy too. Got the second two games on sale the other day.

@Ricky-Spanish The last I remember hearing about it was they wouldn't do The Last of Us Part III for the sake of doing it, and would only begin when they had a story they were happy with.
Nobody is stopping them from doing it, they're just waiting until they're ready.
(And for all we know they may have already started.)

🙏🙏🙏Golden Axe, come on...

@springer17 Sounds very nice. Okay then, it might be one for the weekend.
Cheers!