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@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!

@springer17
I had been holding back on Hell is Us because it looked a little stressful, and I tend to save those experiences for FromSoftware games.
It's not frustrating to play then?

@Rodster Welcome to the party!

But yes, your last point about sub burnout is one I've been thinking about a lot lately. That and social media burnout.

I recently deleted all of my social media accounts, and you know what? Nothing happened. The sky didn't turn purple and the far left/right/up/down/woke/anti-woke crowds didn't come for me while I wasn't watching.
Currently I'm subbing to PSN, Crunchyroll, Prime, Netflix, Disney Plus, Sky TV... I can't see myself ever getting rid of PSN or Crunchyroll, but, as with my social media accounts I don't imagine the world will end when I eventually let the rest of them expire without resubbing.
There are too many subs now. The bubble needs to burst.

Just Helldivers this weekend. Although my friend has been trying to convince me for years to play Hollow Knight, and since the sequel came out she's in Hollow Knight overdrive, so I might give the first game a go.

@BearsEatBeets Such a good show. I remember they used to walk us through Meatloaf's stunts on his music videos even.
You can still find them on YouTube btw.

Very often I'm glad I come from a time where we exclusively got our gaming news from magazines or shows like Movies, Games and Videos, when anyone who wanted to comment on something had to write out a letter, think about what they were writing, send it, then wait for a month to maaaaaybe see it in the back of the mag or at the end of the show, and that's if what they wrote was even deemed to be worth posting by the eds.

Is PS5 overpriced atm? Yup. All of the consoles are.
Does this sound like an excuse for the shareholders? Also yep.

@TrollOfWar tbh I think the main reason Sony wanted Haven was because they had some patented online development tech. I remember they seemed more excited about that than the actual game.
So if Fairgames is dead, I reckon Haven is dead.

The last thing Sony needs is another flop, and whether this game is good or not you get the feeling nobody is interested.
I was all for them trying out a few different gaas titles of their own, but they nailed it at the start with Helldivers, MLB and GT7. All pre-existing franchises. Nothing else has been able to stick.

Helldivers is the way. If they're still adamant they need more live service wins then build on Helldivers, fix Bungie and Destiny, maybe revisit the Kadokawa decision and go from there.

Edit: Obligatory "maybe give Factions to Haven" comment.

Wow. I wasn't expecting a 9.
I had cancelled my pre-order (wanted to see what Lost Soul Aside came out like), but I'll order again now.

Taking it easy this weekend. Some Nightreign on PS5 and maybe a little Bulwark (Falconeer Chronicles) on Steam Deck.

I watched the launch trailer earlier and thought the dialogue sounded pretty uninspired.
Access are streaming it right now. I'll give it a look but so far I'm not feeling this one. It never really felt like a Day1 buy for me.
If the combat is fun though I'll pick it up later on sale.

@Oram77 The Baker House and House Beneviento from RE8.
Every time I think to myself I might give 8 another play through, I remember the effin dollhouse.

I've installed it along with the 1.001.001 patch, but after reading this I think I'll just move it over to my external drive and play it in a month or two.

Added it out of curiosity. Be interesting to see if they revoke it.

2027 / 2028 is plenty of time. I'll be a Day 1 buyer, but yeah we still have a lot left to see this gen yet.