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Re: Massive PS Store Sale Makes 2,800+ PS5, PS4 Games Cheaper Than Ever

Stevemalkpus

@MrGilly69. I’m not sure how the promotion works. My son’s plan expired a few days after Black Friday and he was offered a renewal at a discounted rate while his membership was still active. My plan expires December 2, and I have been unable to get a discount. I even cancelled my current subscription (at least turned off the auto-renewal) thinking I would get the offer in the new sale, but no such luck. I guess after ten or so years I will let it lapse because I refuse to pay the $135.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 500

Stevemalkpus

Wow! I did not realize how large the staff of Push Square was until everyone did a WAYP at the same time. I always kind of imagined Sammy running it out of his bedroom. Oh well. Shattered illusions and such. Anyway, still playing Spider-Man 2 with my son and we might try Lost in Random that I picked up in the store sale for under three dollars because of a mention from someone here on the site. Also Salt and Sanctuary for under a dollar. Thanks guys for paying attention.

Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Marvel's Spider-Man 2?

Stevemalkpus

And of course someone has already voted Abysmal, even though there are no votes for Average, Poor, Bad or Terrible as of yet. I doubt this person has even played the game. And if so, it begs the question why spend seventy dollars on a game that will obviously play like it’s predecessor? They must know if they liked the original by now. If they did, does more of the same justify abysmal? And if they didn’t like it, then why buy the sequel? Trolls are gonna troll.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 496

Stevemalkpus

Dead by Daylight. My son bought the Nightmare Edition which includes Steve and Nancy and the Demogorgon from Stranger Things. The developers lost the rights to the Stranger Things characters so they have been removed from the game and the physical copy sells for an obscene amount on eBay. But it’s his money that he has been saving, and he loves the game, plus the price seems to be gradually increasing, so he can always resale the disc later. He has found a glitch (he loves glitches) that allows him to put a portal on a downed survivor, and when he starts to burrow, he is able to carry the survivor with him through the Upside Down. He did it during a game, and then the other survivors started standing on the portal and teabagging because they wanted to be carried through the Upside Down as well. Hysterical. Much fun. The only bad thing is that it is a PS4 disc and the PS5 upgrade that he usually plays does not unlock the characters for some reason. So now he has been playing the game nonstop on our older console and will probably end up getting a second Platinum. That is not ideal for our trophy competition.

Re: PlayStation Reveals New Official Headphones and Earbuds, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore

Stevemalkpus

@gonzilla. The poster’s original comment made it seem like he was talking about the audio coming from the controller itself, not using the jack on the controller for a wired headset. I was just using the Pulse as an example of any headset being superior to the sound from the controller. The post has since been edited to clarify a wired headset plugged into the controller.

Re: PlayStation Reveals New Official Headphones and Earbuds, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore

Stevemalkpus

@GamingFan4Lyf. Are you being serious? You don’t have to be an audiophile to tell the difference between the twee sound coming out of the controller compared to the 3D spatial audio of the Pulse headset. Tons of examples. In shooters, you are able to discern the direction of incoming fire. Horror games especially are enhanced and made creepier by the overall sound design. Audio truly adds to the overall immersion of the gaming experience. But surely you know this.