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Already played stray so nothing for me personally

I mean massive sales of mh world may have skewered their predictions. I dont know the sales figures for that game but say 20mil bought over its lifespan. If half loved and half hated it (I struggle with it personally), then the first half will likely rush out and buy it in the first 6 months. The rest of us will probably never buy it as we didnt get on with the first one, wait for it to hit a subscription service to try before buy, or wait for an incredibly low sale. Just because the last one sold bucket loads does not mean the next one will, as everyone forms an opinion on it.

@REALAIS yes that is exactly what I am saying. So the bread and butter mp that most people loved in the paid up front games for COD is declining because the players are getting similar free content. Therefore reducing numbers. It's no coincidence that COD no longer releases paid dlc maps now as the reduced player base isn't worth it. This could up end the same for BF with more focus on the free to play if suddenly the numbers swell there. I dont play either game mp, so not gonna be affected but would be sad to see a return to form for BF, ruined by spreading out its player base

@REALAIS but isn't a COD a good example. Year on Year sales are declining for the paid game, which coincides with Warzone coming out. I know they make money on micro transactions but it's still split the player base.

Won't this dilute the player base? It's essentially competing with itself then

@Stragen8 they probably did and then put it in the content vault for anyone who bought a playstation lol.
I am not bitter honestly

They just need to open up streaming games you own now and it would massively take off. There are so many of my ps4 games I could get through on this but you can stream ps4 at moment

Damn no tomb raider anniversary. Plus yakuza has been ps plus essential game previously

I think I would actually play all of the leaked games this month as i own none of them. God my backlog is getting worse

I bought ps1 day one. Ps2 once gta3 launched a year later. I bought ps3 when slim came out that Xmas and ever since then I bought pa4, ps4 pro, ps5 and ps5 pro, ps portal day one. Never bought psp.
I bought vita, psvr, psvr2 all after a year on the market.

However, I wont be buying ps6 day one this time. I will get one. Maybe a year or so after launch.
This mainly due to the backlog, and the fact I no longer buy games brand new because of the backlog. I find I am playing either ps4 games or upgraded ps4 games more these days. I have bought far more ps3 games recently.

I think the only way I would buy ps6 day one is if it could run ps3 games, and bonus if it can upgrade them. Then I could sack off ps3 finally and just game on one system.

I dont care if the games go on pc day one. I dont want a PC for gaming. I want pick up and play. I love playing games on the Portal. I just wish they open up, so I can stream all my library ps3 to ps5 on it. That would cure my backlog

Am I the only one here, that doesn't care about the article in terms of PS6, but what they have said about the full fat version of fsr4 launching next year for the pro. That's what I want to hear more about. What are the improvements because we have that console now.
I am also wondering if they will launch a version of pssr for the ps5 when it's in low power mode to really test the functionality of the potential handheld device. The would be more wiggle room for pssr to be available on a ps5 at the point. It might mean that you are then get same results in low power mode as you would normally

When was ac3 set?

I only buy old games now. I think I have purchased more ps3 games than I have ps4 and ps5 together in the last couple of years. A big backlog and ps plus premium keeps me going

@Cry_Zero that's my exact point. It's all written with stupid nonsensical sounds. Get the characters to speak the words on the screen or say nothing at all. I mean they could easily get ai to put speech in.

Has there been any improvements to voice acting. That was so terrible in the original.
I'm not sure i like the idea of no progression. Platformers in the 90s have always been about earning new abilities and opening up new areas. I say this as someone who finished the first game and almost came close to platinum

Bought it. Thanks for the heads up

Excellent. I always buy COD once the price drastically drops in promotions just to play the single player campaign, so I will definitely drop what I am playing to get through this in the trial period

To be fair, I have bought a lot of ps4 games (no cross gen) and I play a lot of ps4 games. However these are all played on my ps5, ps5 pro and portal. That's because they released patches rather than upgrades. My ps4 and ps4 pro have been put away for a while

As long as this doesnt effect ubisoft classics, don't want to be losing a numberof games from plus premium

Now Avalanche have just confirmed Liverpool closure

Had mine since day 1 again. But being honest, I haven't played many games that would take full advantage of it. I am currently playing dead island 2 on it and it looks sublime but then I haven't tried said game on my standard ps5 so I cant compare. I have actually been using the older ps5 more as it's linked to my portal and I have been playing older ps4 games like gr wildlands, ac odyssey, destiny 2, bloodbourne mgs1 as well as playing sonic transformed on ps3. I think as soon as they said it would be improved in 2026 then I just backed off on the better games until then

I mean most of the ports already exist in yakuza games. So just bundling them together with some extra would make sense.

@Jammer could be good if they fixed the controls to be more modern.

I bought disc drive ps5 day one and then I bought the detachable disc drive for pro day 1.
I dont bother putting the disc games in as I have become lazy, which means back log pecking order is now digital first. I have 33 physical games, however, 75% of these have been available digitally through ps plus (up to premium) where i played them instead. I have a much larger ps4 library but there's not a lot that a ps6 will do to improve them that i would invest day one in a detachable disc drive again

@THGhost it wasn't originally and it has since been added in as per the other person's post

@antdickens yes I had same but now fixed and submitted.
My answers about buying games really hit home on how little I buy games now. This not because I dont like any of the games, i always love reading up on new releases and putting them on my wishlist. However, 1 and haf year's ago I made the decision not to buy any more games, because of my humongous back catalogue of purchased and ps plus games across 3 generations. I was finding I was buying games but not getting round to playing them until they end up being on ps plus or being a few years old and then ridiculously low sale prices. It was just wasting money. The only purchases I have made in recent years was Astrobot for my daughter and helldivers 2 (for hype and didn't like it) and the rest have been ps3 games, and then only dlc, a couple of vr games and then ps5 £10 upgrades.

Why is not buying any new hardware not an option?

@zebric21 actually odyssey took me 200+ hrs including all dlc. I am on the from software run at moment, having done demon souls remake, dark souls remastered, ds2 and now on bloodborne (I held out for a patch that never came). I am currently doing the following games and all are relatively medium to big games:
Bloodborne
Ghost Recon Wildlands
Death Stranding Directors Cut
AC Valhalla
Dead Island 2

However I also have dlc for other games i completed during the year plus racing games that I jump into.

@zebric21 actually thinking about it, this the same for me. I have a spreadsheet of all games from ps3 through to ps5 and vita. And in the 3 years of ps3 [I bought Xmas 2009] and the release of ps4 day 1 in Nov 2013, I completed far more ps3 games and have much less backlog. I think this is due that the ps3 games took a lot less time to complete, weren't as multi player focused and I was childless. However, the ps4 games I have in backlog not including ps plus is around 200. I think this is due to how cheap deals became a thing that I bought more games. I also have loads of triple aaa games in plus for ps4 to as backlog. I think the issue that arose, was the rise of live service games which I am not into but was addicted to destiny and division, and the size of the single player games all becoming a standard 30hrs plus, with a high percentage sitting at 80hrs or more. I dont like starting games and not completing them as I invest into the stories. Then back compatibility with ps5 has not helped, as I just end up getting more ps4 games where normally I would have stopped or massively reduced spend on last gen. I then have the guilt of having bought games and potentially just dropping them to concentrate on ps5 games. Therefore in the last year and half, I have stopped buying games altogether and just focus on backlog or ps plus extra / premium (where games i would have bought have dropped onto and therefore the race to complete before they are removed)

I own but haven't yet played either psychonauts so I discount that from the offering for me. However I am interested in viewfinder as it looks an interesting puzzle game

I enjoyed the game but I don't think I could face it again. It was frustrating as hell in some sections. Also the fact that the talking was mumbo jumbo and therefore pointless, I couldn't put up with that again.

I thought it was supposed to run ps4 and ps5 games in low power mode, so I would be less interested to play weaker versions of both games on what is essentially a ps5 series s.
If they can nail the cross save to instantly update the saves to main console that would be better for pick up and play. Unless the docking station boosts to a standard ps5 or ps5 pro but then it would be ridiculous money

Woopa.... excellent month for me

Anyone want to try the new update?
Not sure what benefit it is for ps5 player but there is four uses here
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My problem with open world games, is that sometimes there is too much to do in the game. And now that I never buy games when they come out (I have a 200 game backlog including ps3, ps4 and ps5 especially thanks to 15 years of plus), by the time I do get them, they have expansions or free content updates making them even bigger and more overwhelming.

@AverageGamer I wasn't aware about d3 and the mobile game. No interested in latter but definitely would like a new division. Just not sure where they could take it, where it could be iconic like new York or Washington. Unless they take it out of America but would prefer not to be a safe option like London (they didn't do too week with a London watch dogs setting). France would probably work well

I don't thibk there is anything wrong here, you get massive games full of content. I mean people moan about the ubisoft nature of bloat in games, so why moan about more stuff?

What is the new Division game. I thought heartlands or homelands was cancelled

Better not be bloodborne, I think I am either halfway or over through it and don't want a superior version now. I held out long enough for a remaster or patch.

Had got Wild Hearts downloaded but never got round to playing it. Not overly fussed though as it's always mega cheap if I wanna pick it up and still gpt two monster hunter games to do (rise and world) in back catalogue which i guess are far superior. It's too long to jump in now, as going holiday in a few weeks.
Everyone should play jedi if they haven't already. Very good game let alone very good star wars game.

Definitely something there for me. Banisters and New world

Would be very generous of sony to give him Factions 2 and let him change the ip, on condition they get some sort of early exclusivity. A lot of the work is done but it would be at his risk and finance

Thank you all. I will deffo do original.
I have no idea how I have owner this since ps4 and now ps5 and still not played it.

@rusty82 thank you. It's in my next to do

Not played part 2 yet. Would people recommend playing the old way or the new way?
Would the new way create spoilers for those of us not familiar with the story?
I have kept away from the second tv series for that reason

I enjoyed it when I played back in 2019. Yes it wasn't the best game in the world, but it played great.

Decisions for me. Start Dying Light 2 or Remnant 2. Both similar in length (add 10 hrs for me as I seem to be slower than the average times). Have not played the originals to these 2. Which should I go for?

@Northern_munkey yes but buying a film, boxset doesn't equate to same value

I will add people need to be open to trying games on the service. I would never have bought Atlas Fallen, but I have just done 26 hours on it and really enjoyed it for what it is dont know any other industry where I would get 26 hours of entertainment for £13.49 let alone that being for a month with other stuff to still play. Depending on whether they are leaving or not I will likely play dead island 2, dying light 2, remnant 2, sonic frontiers, or returnal next. If not I have plenty of side missions to clean up in like a dragon gaiden, not mention all the arcade games in it to play. I think when you look at it as a whole, and not just what's being added in a month, it's great value.

Personally nothing that interests me, although I might give deus ex a go (still have not done the ps3 and ps4 games yet so makes sense to do in order).
I got such a backlog of games, so I am more interested in what is leaving ps plus next to see if I need to jump on those games or whether I can tackle some of the purchased games I have wanted to play. Only game i started (other than racing games) that i have yet to complete is ghost recon wildlands. Was holding for a 60fps patch but I think I will just jump on that now.