@LiamCroft Hi Liam, there is no upgrade if you have a physical disc. The upgrade seems to work for digital versions but not for the physical disc containing both games. Has there been any comment from the developers on this or from Sony?
@ShogunRok I think that 90% of all workplaces that develop code, whether it's games, applications, services or whatever are using AI in their development and test pipelines at the moment. It's only going to increase as AI gets better and cheaper. I understand the justified backlash against AI art assets and horrible slop games, but I think the conversation needs to be a bit more nuanced and less naive.
@Dogbreath I think that before calibrating HDR on the PS5 at the OS level (not in game), one should turn off dynamic tone mapping or whatever it's called on a particular TV. Then for the first two calibration screens, click up until the star has just completely disappeared (not barely visible as the blurb says). For the final screen, click down until you can't go any further. At this point HDR is correctly configured. It's then a matter of user preference to leave dynamic tone mapping off or to turn it back on on the telly. For myself I leave it off, the picture is slightly less punchy, but seems nicer to look at.
I started seeing hard crashes to the PS5 Pro OS menu after the patch last week. It occurs at random times, so save scumming is a must at the moment. Still loving the game and being back in Velen, even if I have very few crowns.
@Shinnok789 As mentioned earlier, using the 2.4 band is good and manually setting your WiFi router channels can help. The portal doesn't like the smart WiFi channel hopping feature like many other devices.
Folders and theme colours would be nice. I'm sure it's not that hard to implement folders on the library screen for installed items. I have 300 games installed, so organisation is tricky at the moment. The purchased screen has game lists, but games can be added to multiple lists and there's no indication that a game is on a specific list. BTW, has the hidden list bug gotten fixed yet?
@get2sammyb thanks for the list. One thing that comes to mind in our digital future are the many PS3 games that we bought digitally years ago and now can't access unless we have a working PS3 console. Will Sony fix PS3 emulation on the PS5 and allow us to download and play our purchases?
It's probably more important to have a conversation about digital ownership rights at this point and about media preservation. The future will be increasingly online and cloud based... people should have the right to own what they purchased.
@Titntin Storm in a teacup...I haven't bought a physical game in years, far too lazy to swap discs in and out of the console. I hope Sony fix up the Store and offer to sell us cheap digital versions of our remaining discs....
Modern work culture is rubbish, people seem to accept that it's okay to burn yourself out so that the executives get their bonuses...as long as this continues we will have an inequality and the current ***** system.
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Re: Free PS5 Upgrades for Metro 2033 and Last Light, Out This Month
@LiamCroft Hi Liam, there is no upgrade if you have a physical disc. The upgrade seems to work for digital versions but not for the physical disc containing both games. Has there been any comment from the developers on this or from Sony?
Re: PS5's War Against Jailbreaks Triggers Fresh Wave of Criticism
People who complain about firmware updates that are designed to combat piracy and protect the games ecosystem are idiots.
Re: Star Wars: Galactic Racer Is the Blueprint for a New Burnout, and I Need It to Happen
Can't wait to play this..
Re: Is Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.5 Worth Returning to Night City For?
@Hypoman yeah, HDR is completely borked now with no control over any levels.... https://youtu.be/Iqg8wqEisYg?is=ASMTNHWXwjXfKA8h
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Update 2.5 Live Now, Get the Patch Notes Here
@DennisReynolds
Yeah, just one slider for brightness is all I see now, setting it to around 20 works well on an OLED
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Patch 2.5 Notes Revealed, Update Live on Thursday
"Fixed an issue where adjusting HDR settings on PlayStation 5 had no effect"
Jaysus lads...how old is this game...and it still had a HDR bug....
Re: PS Store Must Copy Steam If PC Players' Campaign Against AI Content Succeeds
@ShogunRok I think that 90% of all workplaces that develop code, whether it's games, applications, services or whatever are using AI in their development and test pipelines at the moment.
It's only going to increase as AI gets better and cheaper. I understand the justified backlash against AI art assets and horrible slop games, but I think the conversation needs to be a bit more nuanced and less naive.
Re: The Witcher 3 Remastered Patch Specifically Targets PS5, PS5 Pro Problems
@Dogbreath
I think that before calibrating HDR on the PS5 at the OS level (not in game), one should turn off dynamic tone mapping or whatever it's called on a particular TV. Then for the first two calibration screens, click up until the star has just completely disappeared (not barely visible as the blurb says). For the final screen, click down until you can't go any further.
At this point HDR is correctly configured.
It's then a matter of user preference to leave dynamic tone mapping off or to turn it back on on the telly.
For myself I leave it off, the picture is slightly less punchy, but seems nicer to look at.
Re: CD Projekt Red Delivers The Witcher 3 Remastered Fixes, Improvements in Patch 5.01
I started seeing hard crashes to the PS5 Pro OS menu after the patch last week. It occurs at random times, so save scumming is a must at the moment. Still loving the game and being back in Velen, even if I have very few crowns.
Re: Wolverine PS5 Sales Estimates Are Somewhat Soft, But Here's Why I'm Not Worried
Get it on a deep sale....
Re: Another PS Portal Firmware Update Is Now Available, Just Two Weeks After the Last
@Shinnok789
As mentioned earlier, using the 2.4 band is good and manually setting your WiFi router channels can help. The portal doesn't like the smart WiFi channel hopping feature like many other devices.
Re: Anime Racing Game Screamer's Latest PS5 Update Lets You Turn Off Its Right Stick Drifting
Excellent, the right stick drifting never clicked for me...just ended up scraping walls 😁
Re: October 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
@Feffster I think that F1 23 is a more focused racer without all the management fluff...bounced pretty hard off F1 25...
Re: The Witcher 3 Remastered PS5 Pro Performance Seems to Vary Massively Between Players, and No One Knows Why
No issues so far with a Pro and XR55A80J oled from Sony...all the sensible display settings on the TV and the pro
Re: 'People Are Very Happy Using PS5': Former Sony Exec Shuhei Yoshida Thinks PS6 Can Wait
Christmas 2028 would be fine for a PS6, even then I would wait for a Pro version
Re: 600+ PS5 Games Going Cheap in New PS Store Sale, Including Halo and AC Black Flag Resynced
Is Starfield fixed yet?
Re: Metro 2039 Locks Down 4th February 2027 Release Date in First PS5 Clips
@LiamCroft
Combat looks good, typical close quarters stuff for Metro...nice pacing and gorgeous graphics.
Re: Massively Upgraded The Witcher 3 Remaster Comes to PS5 in September, Free for Existing Players
Woohoo...nice one
Re: 'It's a Relentless Onslaught': Wolverine PS5 Dev Responds to Unprecedented Criticism
Why are people still using X? Seems that nobody has a backbone anymore or worse, they are okay with Elon's shenanigans....
Re: These New Xbox Prices Are Truly Terrifying for PS6
@get2sammyb thanks for posting the Euro prices
Re: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Brings Bombastic Xenomorph Blasting to PS5 Next Month
@LukeNI thanks, my bad
Re: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Brings Bombastic Xenomorph Blasting to PS5 Next Month
@Oram77 thanks, my bad.
Re: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Brings Bombastic Xenomorph Blasting to PS5 Next Month
Bounced off the first game, it was poor compared to XCOM.
Re: New PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now, Here's What It Does
Folders and theme colours would be nice.
I'm sure it's not that hard to implement folders on the library screen for installed items. I have 300 games installed, so organisation is tricky at the moment.
The purchased screen has game lists, but games can be added to multiple lists and there's no indication that a game is on a specific list.
BTW, has the hidden list bug gotten fixed yet?
Re: With Over 17 Million Starfield Players, Bethesda Commits to Sci-Fi RPG's Future
Fix the game and your rubbish game development process... it's not 1997 anymore
Re: 50+ Digital PS3, PS Vita Games to Buy Before It's Too Late
@get2sammyb thanks for the list. One thing that comes to mind in our digital future are the many PS3 games that we bought digitally years ago and now can't access unless we have a working PS3 console. Will Sony fix PS3 emulation on the PS5 and allow us to download and play our purchases?
Re: 'It's a Fairly Dramatic Decision': Shawn Layden Reacts to PlayStation's All-Digital Plan
It's probably more important to have a conversation about digital ownership rights at this point and about media preservation. The future will be increasingly online and cloud based... people should have the right to own what they purchased.
Re: Reaction: PlayStation's Reputation Is at Rock Bottom - Where Do We Go from Here?
@DanijoEX
Thanks... I'm definitely a lazy ***** 😁
Re: Reaction: PlayStation's Reputation Is at Rock Bottom - Where Do We Go from Here?
@Titntin
Storm in a teacup...I haven't bought a physical game in years, far too lazy to swap discs in and out of the console.
I hope Sony fix up the Store and offer to sell us cheap digital versions of our remaining discs....
Re: Opinion: The PS6 Cannot Come Out in This Era of $1,000+ Consoles
2030 is time enough...if we all live that long 😁
Re: Rumour: GTA 6 Price Potentially Leaked by European Retailer
Woohoo, the site finally lists a price in Euros 😁
Re: Sony Aims to Drive PS Plus Profits by 'Improving Service Proposition'
Essential for me as I like to hold onto games rather than see them disappear like we see films and series on Netflix.
Re: Starfield Patch Promises to Fix Its Biggest Crashing Issue on PS5, Two Months After Launch
Buy it next year when it's fixed for a fiver
Re: PS5 Store's Shovelware Purge Is Getting More Interesting by the Week
About f##kin time they got their ***** together!
Re: PS5's PS Store Shovelware Purge Continues with the Removal of More Garbage Games
It's about time they did something with the endless tide of absolute crap.
Re: Third Witcher 3 DLC Is Real! Songs of the Past Comes to PS5 in 2027
Woohoo ... fair play to them
Re: Destiny 2 Support Ending After 9 Years, Sony Dev Bungie to Focus on a 'New Beginning'
@wildcat_kickz
Same here D1 was always easier to return to with a much simpler format, D2 was always a pain to get back into.
Re: Starfield PS5 Gets Yet Another Crash-Fixing Patch, Over a Month and Two Updates Later
Pull it from the store until it's fixed...
Re: Rumour: Rayman Legends Remake May Be Announced This Summer
Not required....
Re: PlayStation's Lofty Preservation Efforts 'Not Stopping Anytime Soon'
Fix PS3 emulation on the PS5 or PS6 and give us access to our digital PS3 games.
Re: USA Bank Wants You to Pay $80 for GTA 6 So Other Devs Can Charge More Too
What a shower of absolute c##ts!
Re: These 6+ PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted in May and June
If you have the storage, it's probably best to download anything you wish to play again at some point.
Re: PS5 Firmware Update Out Now, We Hope You Like Emojis
So no folders or background colour options then....meh...
Re: PS5 Age Verification Coming to UK and Ireland, Needed for Messages and Voice Chat
@Shepherd_Tallon
Same here today, just tried it, seems like they are lumping Ireland in with the UK...they are different countries Sony.... facepalm
Re: Pragmata (PS5) - Brilliant Combat Is the Star of Yet Another Capcom PS5 Hit
@species yeah, the shooting does very little damage unless the enemy is hacked...I found it awkward in the demo and the guns seemed a bit lacking
Re: Naughty Dog Embraced Crunch Culture After The Last of Us, as It's 'What It Takes to Make Games at Our Level'
Modern work culture is rubbish, people seem to accept that it's okay to burn yourself out so that the executives get their bonuses...as long as this continues we will have an inequality and the current ***** system.
Re: PS5 Home Page Refresh Live Now for Some Users
Folders please and the ability to change the background colour....
Re: 'The Solution Is to Get Rid of Consoles': Analyst Predicts $1,000 PS6 and a Transition to Game Streaming
This useful idiot again...why does anyone listen to this guy....
Re: Everyone's Talking About DriveClub Again, PS4's Underappreciated Racer
Still playing it now and then...great game
Re: Sony Delists 100s More Crappy PS5, PS4 Games, Including Jesus Simulator
Sweet Zombie Jeebas!