I've recently bought the Arcade 1up Street Fighter 2 cabinet, so it'll be some of the various versions of that and stuff like Final Fight and Giga Wing that's also on there. Then on PS5 I'll be putting the T-1000 through his paces (well, fumbling aimlessly with my Arcade stick at least)
@get2sammyb no problem, I think Nvidia have been purposely vague about what these numbers represent recently whilst marketing their new 50 series. So even for someone like myself who spends way too much time following the tech side of PC gaming, it's not always immediately clear what's actually been represented in these videos and graphs
What this article doesn't mention, though Nvidia themselves don't make it clear, is that this "framerate" is achieved with their multi frame generation technology and not just DLSS 4 upscaling, so 3 out of every 4 frames displayed, is an AI frame, so not real performance.
At this point I've got zero sympathy for any developer who puts all their eggs in the Iive service basket. We've seen countless examples of this model being disastrous for its developer (far more so than the successes), yet here we are again
@nomither6 Gamecube has the best launch lineup I've seen and on day 1 I had Luigi's Mansion, Burnout, Wave Race, Star Wars Rogue Leader and Super Monkey Ball. From then I got all of Nintendo's own games and as a big Resident Evil fan I was spoilt for choice with those games as well
I didn't get the PS2 around launch and in fact when I first saw it I was rather disappointed given the absurd hype around it. The first game I played was The Bouncer, which was a bit rubbish and looked worse than games I'd been playing on the Dreamcast.
I did get a PS2 around a year later and it certainly had some amazing titles that I enjoyed like GTA3, Vice City and Metal Gear Solid 2 but I played on the Gamecube much more than it.
There's no denying that consoles overall impact but it wasn't a huge part of my own gaming journey
They seem to be pretending that performance is fine on PC and that any issues are people are having are down to out of date drivers, as opposed to their appalling optimisation. I've even seen reports of some broken textures and models not loading on the console versions now as well.
Luckily for Capcom, the majority don't seem to care if their games look and run poorly
@naruball I was going to say the same thing, as much as I moan about performance in games (and this runs really badly for the visuals on show), I'll happily concede that the vast majority simply don't care
I started playing this a few weeks ago and its brilliant and certainly would have been my GOTY had I played it last year. It really captures the look and feel of the 1st and 3rd Indy movies and Troy Baker is indistinguishable from Harrison Ford in the role
At this price I'd say it's worth it but it does have a fairly limited library but with some excellent exclusives and often the best version of multiplatform games and the haptics and screen are great. Downsides are the controllers battery life, the cable connecting to the PS5 and I'm not a fan of the lenses, though this likely won't be an issue if you've not used other types.
The biggest shame for PSVR2 is the lack of backwards compatibility as many great games never made the jump to PSVR2 and since I moved over to the Quest, it's only highlighted how limited PSVR2 is by comparison
It sounds like they're trying to get rid of inventory at this point.
Though whatever the reason, PSVR2 has some truly great games but also sadly misses out on many but if you're a fan of Gran Turismo and Resident Evil in particular, they play brilliantly on PSVR2
Despite what some online would suggest, the Steamdeck was never going to be a competitor to the Switch, nor was it ever intended to be. It's just an option to play PC games portably, alongside the other PC handhelds we have now and gaming laptops.
I've considered getting one several times but I rarely even use my Switch outside of it's dock, so don't know when I'd ever use this over my desktop
Warner Bros are a joke, so many great games came from Monolith such as Blood, FEAR and Condemned, as well as creating the excellent nemesis system for Shadows of Mordor
I enjoyed Ghost of Tsushima but it certainly leaned far too heavily on bandit camps and many of it's side quests were a bit pants but the core gameplay was really good, so if they can just build on that in more interesting ways, I'll be happy
@ShogunRok yeah on that benchmark run it dropped my 5800X3D below 60fps for a sustained run during a section in a village with a handful of NPC's, which is why I feel the engine is perhaps just better suited to the small environments of Resident Evil and Devil May Cry.
That said, hopefully they continue to optimise it, as I still like to see developers using proprietary engines than just relying on Unreal which has its own issues
I just don't think the RE Engine is particularly well suited to open worlds. I've not played the full game but it was clear from the benchmark tool that the consoles were going to be in for a rough ride and I found it to be more demanding than the visuals justified. I also wouldn't be sad about the loss of RT as this isn't a strength of the engine either
I'm playing the Sonic Racing Crossworlds beta and its a lot of fun so far with no connection issues. It seems to be a chaotic mix of Sonic Racing Transformed, CTR and Sonic Riders, with plenty of customisation both cosmetic and game affecting.
It's clearly designed for a niche market (which I'm part of), the PS4 Pro was a significantly cheaper investment and aligned nicely with people upgrading to 4K tv's. The issue for PS5 Pro is that realistically you have to upgrade that TV again to really take advantage of it and the differences so far aren't necessarily that big but it's still early days.
Though in general I'd say we've long since hit the point of diminishing returns, with only RT making a big impact over the last few years
I've just started a new playthrough of Cyberpunk (on PC) as I only played through the dlc with the 2.0 updates. Starting fresh with all the improvements in place are making for a rather different gameplay experience than I had first time round and I'll be looking forward to playing the sequel years from now 😆
The word canon is the single biggest self imposed limitation that media has and often has no benefit for the product.
As far as Assassin's Creed goes, it's been a long time since I cared what the "real world" story is and is now more of an irritation that takes me off my pirate ship, or out of Egypt/Greece etc
That said, I don't care if there is a canon option, as long as I get a freedom of choice option
Simply put, PC players have a lot more choice of what to play and those who really want to play Playstation's games have already bought the console.
For me personally, I did get Spider-Man and Horizon Zero Dawn on PC but none since as either performance is truly dreadful (TLOU) or I just don't find the games that interesting
The reality is that Playstation's own published games have always likely being the minority of the overall amount of games that people play, and were only ever an added benefit of playing on the platform. Whilst Microsoft having more games is merely a result of their acquisitions
@themightyant I probably explained myself poorly, but my point is that I do believe it's ridiculous that controller support specifically is locked behind a paywall, by all means let them sell the rest as dlc (even if many others have offered way more as free extras) but I do not believe anyone should be charging you to use the hardware that you have already paid for, whether that be on PS5 or PC
@themightyant I'd say this though it's notable that PC doesn't get a seperate version like HZD did, instead just a "dlc" pack for full Dualsense support (sorry but that's ridiculous) and its photo and other horde modes
At this moment I'd argue Xbox's recent and upcoming output is significantly better than Playstation's. At the moment I'm playing Indiana Jones, whilst looking forward to Doom and playing Sea of Thieves online with my son, yet Xbox have made it so that I don't need an Xbox to do any of that, so I do so through PC and PS5.
Which for me is fantastic, as all I care about is playing the games I want to and get to do so at much higher quality then if they were just locked to their consoles
This would be a free patch on any other game, it was obvious there was no real upgrade when on PC there isn't a seperate version or mention of improved fidelity.
Instead they are charging you £10 to use your PS5 controller and TV's own features and its a joke
I'm a big Sonic fan but realistically there isn't enough interesting characters to fill out 23 spots, I already don't care about the likes of Cream for example. So hopefully there's a couple of other Sega characters at least for the base game
It's nice to see a game like Astro Bot get such recognition and hopefully we get more fun games like this.
Overall I'd say Indiana Jones is the best game I've played from last year and that's done rather well here and is something Playstation players should look forward to
I've just been playing this and the combat is so much fun and yes I had to visit Revolve Bar for a bit of Karaoke. I really can't wait for the full game
They can keep it, it was the worst game I played last year by some distance. Combat feels very disconnected and scripted, exploration basically doesn't exist and the puzzles are insultingly boring.
It's neither a compelling walking simulator, nor a good action adventure game but seems to want to occupy an awkward space between the two
Good old Sony selling patches as £10 upgrades but not if you dare to pay for a subscription as in that case you have to cough up full price.
Will I be paying £10 for the privilege of being able to use my controller's functionality (that I've already paid for) and a bit more grass on screen? Absolutely not
Frankly Sony are becoming a bad joke for things like this
Easily my favourite game shown yesterday, Sonic Racing Transformed was so much fun and as good as any Mario Kart, so to see that concept expanded is very welcome
Finally, we get some new gen destructible environments which look less impressive than in the 18 year old Crysis.
That aside, this is actually looking pretty good and even as someone who has long since grown tired of Ubisoft open worlds, this is making me seriously considering playing it
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Re: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Officially Out for PS5 on 17th April
So it comes out on the 15th then. If I can buy a product and use it, then it's out
Also selling "early access" for a game that's been out for 5 months (or 3 and a half years for FH5) is f*****g stupid
I will say that the game is really good though, I've been playing it in early access on PC for 4 months 😉😂
Re: Ex-Xbox Console Exclusive Indiana Jones Will Be Available Physically on PS5, But May Require an Internet Connection
"Early Access" 😂😂😂
I don't know what's worse, selling "physical" editions which really aren't or this early access nonsense for games that are already out elsewhere
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 573
@Darude84 GT7 on PSVR2 is spectacular, even more so on the Pro which is a big upgrade over the base console, throw in a wheel and it's gaming heaven
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 573
@Onearmbandit I've been meaning to get one for years and it's so good. I might have to get a Mortal Kombat one to go next to it
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 573
@Zuljaras The Messenger is so much fun and one of the best games of recent years
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 573
I've recently bought the Arcade 1up Street Fighter 2 cabinet, so it'll be some of the various versions of that and stuff like Final Fight and Giga Wing that's also on there. Then on PS5 I'll be putting the T-1000 through his paces (well, fumbling aimlessly with my Arcade stick at least)

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 572
I just picked up Half-Life Alyx in the Steam sale and MK1 in the Playstation sale in preparation for the T-1000 releasing, so it'll be a mix of those
Re: Stellar Blade Reveals Massive PC Frame Rate Improvements with Cutting-Edge Nvidia Tech
@get2sammyb no problem, I think Nvidia have been purposely vague about what these numbers represent recently whilst marketing their new 50 series. So even for someone like myself who spends way too much time following the tech side of PC gaming, it's not always immediately clear what's actually been represented in these videos and graphs
Re: Stellar Blade Reveals Massive PC Frame Rate Improvements with Cutting-Edge Nvidia Tech
What this article doesn't mention, though Nvidia themselves don't make it clear, is that this "framerate" is achieved with their multi frame generation technology and not just DLSS 4 upscaling, so 3 out of every 4 frames displayed, is an AI frame, so not real performance.
Re: Another PS5 Live Service Title Does a Concord, Game and Dev to Close Two Weeks After PS5 Launch
At this point I've got zero sympathy for any developer who puts all their eggs in the Iive service basket. We've seen countless examples of this model being disastrous for its developer (far more so than the successes), yet here we are again
Re: As Fans Eagerly Await Updates on GTA 6, Rockstar Promotes New Danny Dyer Film
It's almost like Danny Dyer was in Vice City as well
Re: RoboCop Returns in Unfinished Business, a Standalone Rogue City Expansion for PS5
It's the year 2025 and my 2 most anticipated games are now Robocop and Termimator 2.
Rogue City was so good
Re: Sony Expands Its PS5 Console Rental Service to the UK
Sorry but you've got to be out of your mind to do this, those 36 month prices are basically what the hardware is worth but then you give it back.
There are many better ways of getting these consoles, at least Xbox did that all access thing. I wouldn't advise anyone go anywhere near this
Re: PS2, the Most Popular Console Ever, Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
@nomither6 Gamecube has the best launch lineup I've seen and on day 1 I had Luigi's Mansion, Burnout, Wave Race, Star Wars Rogue Leader and Super Monkey Ball. From then I got all of Nintendo's own games and as a big Resident Evil fan I was spoilt for choice with those games as well
Re: PS2, the Most Popular Console Ever, Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
I didn't get the PS2 around launch and in fact when I first saw it I was rather disappointed given the absurd hype around it. The first game I played was The Bouncer, which was a bit rubbish and looked worse than games I'd been playing on the Dreamcast.
I did get a PS2 around a year later and it certainly had some amazing titles that I enjoyed like GTA3, Vice City and Metal Gear Solid 2 but I played on the Gamecube much more than it.
There's no denying that consoles overall impact but it wasn't a huge part of my own gaming journey
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds Patch Fixes Game-Breaking Bug, No Word on Performance Improvements Yet
They seem to be pretending that performance is fine on PC and that any issues are people are having are down to out of date drivers, as opposed to their appalling optimisation. I've even seen reports of some broken textures and models not loading on the console versions now as well.
Luckily for Capcom, the majority don't seem to care if their games look and run poorly
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds Breaks Records within Hours of Releasing
@naruball I was going to say the same thing, as much as I moan about performance in games (and this runs really badly for the visuals on show), I'll happily concede that the vast majority simply don't care
Re: Game of the Year Contender Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Targeting April PS5 Release
I started playing this a few weeks ago and its brilliant and certainly would have been my GOTY had I played it last year. It really captures the look and feel of the 1st and 3rd Indy movies and Troy Baker is indistinguishable from Harrison Ford in the role
Re: Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 Snatches April Release Date on PS5, Priced at $60
@get2sammyb early access for a 4 year old game 😂😂😂 Just pure stupidity.
I'll wait for a very big sale to double dip
Re: Talking Point: Is PSVR2 Worth Buying In 2025?
At this price I'd say it's worth it but it does have a fairly limited library but with some excellent exclusives and often the best version of multiplatform games and the haptics and screen are great. Downsides are the controllers battery life, the cable connecting to the PS5 and I'm not a fan of the lenses, though this likely won't be an issue if you've not used other types.
The biggest shame for PSVR2 is the lack of backwards compatibility as many great games never made the jump to PSVR2 and since I moved over to the Quest, it's only highlighted how limited PSVR2 is by comparison
Re: Terminator 2D: No Fate Looks Like a Modern Day Mega Drive Game for PS5, PS4
This looks absolutely fantastic and the kind of movie licensed game we should have got back on the Megadrive/SNES. Definite day one purchase
Who'd have thought that a 16 Bit style Terminator 2 game would instantly become one of the most exciting releases of the year
Re: PSVR2 Gets Enormous Price Reduction Starting March 2025
It sounds like they're trying to get rid of inventory at this point.
Though whatever the reason, PSVR2 has some truly great games but also sadly misses out on many but if you're a fan of Gran Turismo and Resident Evil in particular, they play brilliantly on PSVR2
Re: Steam Deck's Install Base Estimated to Be About a Third of PS Vita
Despite what some online would suggest, the Steamdeck was never going to be a competitor to the Switch, nor was it ever intended to be. It's just an option to play PC games portably, alongside the other PC handhelds we have now and gaming laptops.
I've considered getting one several times but I rarely even use my Switch outside of it's dock, so don't know when I'd ever use this over my desktop
Re: Warner Bros. Games Closes Multiple Studios, Wonder Woman Cancelled
Warner Bros are a joke, so many great games came from Monolith such as Blood, FEAR and Condemned, as well as creating the excellent nemesis system for Shadows of Mordor
Re: Ghost of Yotei Dev Eager to Push Creatively and Technically with Anticipated PS5 Sequel
I enjoyed Ghost of Tsushima but it certainly leaned far too heavily on bandit camps and many of it's side quests were a bit pants but the core gameplay was really good, so if they can just build on that in more interesting ways, I'll be happy
Re: Hands On: Monster Hunter Wilds Performance Certainly Isn't Perfect on PS5, PS5 Pro
@ShogunRok yeah on that benchmark run it dropped my 5800X3D below 60fps for a sustained run during a section in a village with a handful of NPC's, which is why I feel the engine is perhaps just better suited to the small environments of Resident Evil and Devil May Cry.
That said, hopefully they continue to optimise it, as I still like to see developers using proprietary engines than just relying on Unreal which has its own issues
Re: Hands On: Monster Hunter Wilds Performance Certainly Isn't Perfect on PS5, PS5 Pro
I just don't think the RE Engine is particularly well suited to open worlds. I've not played the full game but it was clear from the benchmark tool that the consoles were going to be in for a rough ride and I found it to be more demanding than the visuals justified. I also wouldn't be sad about the loss of RT as this isn't a strength of the engine either
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 569
I'm playing the Sonic Racing Crossworlds beta and its a lot of fun so far with no connection issues. It seems to be a chaotic mix of Sonic Racing Transformed, CTR and Sonic Riders, with plenty of customisation both cosmetic and game affecting.
Really looking forward to the full release
Re: Sony's Pricey PS5 Pro Is Now Being Outpaced by PS4 Pro Launch Aligned in the US
It's clearly designed for a niche market (which I'm part of), the PS4 Pro was a significantly cheaper investment and aligned nicely with people upgrading to 4K tv's. The issue for PS5 Pro is that realistically you have to upgrade that TV again to really take advantage of it and the differences so far aren't necessarily that big but it's still early days.
Though in general I'd say we've long since hit the point of diminishing returns, with only RT making a big impact over the last few years
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins PS5 Patch 1.003 Out Now, Makes NPCs Shut the Hell Up and More
Shut the **** up options need to be in every game from now on 😂
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Hype Already Rising Thanks to Ambitious Job Listings
I've just started a new playthrough of Cyberpunk (on PC) as I only played through the dlc with the 2.0 updates. Starting fresh with all the improvements in place are making for a rather different gameplay experience than I had first time round and I'll be looking forward to playing the sequel years from now 😆
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows' 'Canon Mode' Makes Fans Ponder the Point of RPG Options
The word canon is the single biggest self imposed limitation that media has and often has no benefit for the product.
As far as Assassin's Creed goes, it's been a long time since I cared what the "real world" story is and is now more of an irritation that takes me off my pirate ship, or out of Egypt/Greece etc
That said, I don't care if there is a canon option, as long as I get a freedom of choice option
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Performance on PC Has Not Been Amazing
Simply put, PC players have a lot more choice of what to play and those who really want to play Playstation's games have already bought the console.
For me personally, I did get Spider-Man and Horizon Zero Dawn on PC but none since as either performance is truly dreadful (TLOU) or I just don't find the games that interesting
Re: GTA 6 Reportedly Wants to Be the Next Big PS5 Metaverse
I can understand why they're heading in that direction but it's absolutely not for me, I'll play the single player and then move on to other games
Re: Reaction: Xbox Publishing More Games on PS5 Than Sony Is Not a Gotcha, It's Just a Sign of the Times
The reality is that Playstation's own published games have always likely being the minority of the overall amount of games that people play, and were only ever an added benefit of playing on the platform. Whilst Microsoft having more games is merely a result of their acquisitions
Re: PS5 Fans Are Pondering the Point of Days Gone Remastered After Graphics Comparison Emerges
@themightyant I probably explained myself poorly, but my point is that I do believe it's ridiculous that controller support specifically is locked behind a paywall, by all means let them sell the rest as dlc (even if many others have offered way more as free extras) but I do not believe anyone should be charging you to use the hardware that you have already paid for, whether that be on PS5 or PC
Re: PS5 Fans Are Pondering the Point of Days Gone Remastered After Graphics Comparison Emerges
@themightyant why is charging for controller support ridiculous? Personally I feel that question answers itself
Re: PS5 Fans Are Pondering the Point of Days Gone Remastered After Graphics Comparison Emerges
@themightyant I'd say this though it's notable that PC doesn't get a seperate version like HZD did, instead just a "dlc" pack for full Dualsense support (sorry but that's ridiculous) and its photo and other horde modes
Re: Xbox Boss Says He's Given Up Trying to Convince PS5 Players to Switch Systems
At this moment I'd argue Xbox's recent and upcoming output is significantly better than Playstation's. At the moment I'm playing Indiana Jones, whilst looking forward to Doom and playing Sea of Thieves online with my son, yet Xbox have made it so that I don't need an Xbox to do any of that, so I do so through PC and PS5.
Which for me is fantastic, as all I care about is playing the games I want to and get to do so at much higher quality then if they were just locked to their consoles
Re: PS5 Fans Are Pondering the Point of Days Gone Remastered After Graphics Comparison Emerges
This would be a free patch on any other game, it was obvious there was no real upgrade when on PC there isn't a seperate version or mention of improved fidelity.
Instead they are charging you £10 to use your PS5 controller and TV's own features and its a joke
Re: PS5, PS4 Kart Racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Rumoured SEGA Stars Could Be DLC
I'm a big Sonic fan but realistically there isn't enough interesting characters to fill out 23 spots, I already don't care about the likes of Cream for example. So hopefully there's a couple of other Sega characters at least for the base game
Re: PlayStation First-Party Cleans Up at the DICE Awards 2025
It's nice to see a game like Astro Bot get such recognition and hopefully we get more fun games like this.
Overall I'd say Indiana Jones is the best game I've played from last year and that's done rather well here and is something Playstation players should look forward to
Re: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii PS5 Demo Available Now
I've just been playing this and the combat is so much fun and yes I had to visit Revolve Bar for a bit of Karaoke. I really can't wait for the full game
Re: 5 More Astro Bot PS5 Levels Coming for Free, First Is Out Today
Playstation Jesus is back
Re: Sony Reiterates Major PS5 First-Party Games Will Launch in 2025, Anticipates High Performance
@get2sammyb ahh ok, fair enough then
Re: Sony Reiterates Major PS5 First-Party Games Will Launch in 2025, Anticipates High Performance
In that case, I'd much rather see these shown off yesterday, then some cgi trailer for a game coming next year
Re: Xbox Game Hellblade 2 Might Be Out for PS5 'Very Soon'
They can keep it, it was the worst game I played last year by some distance. Combat feels very disconnected and scripted, exploration basically doesn't exist and the puzzles are insultingly boring.
It's neither a compelling walking simulator, nor a good action adventure game but seems to want to occupy an awkward space between the two
Re: PS Plus Copies of Days Gone Won't Offer Cheap $10 Upgrade to New PS5 Version
Good old Sony selling patches as £10 upgrades but not if you dare to pay for a subscription as in that case you have to cough up full price.
Will I be paying £10 for the privilege of being able to use my controller's functionality (that I've already paid for) and a bit more grass on screen? Absolutely not
Frankly Sony are becoming a bad joke for things like this
Re: PS5, PS4 Kart Racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Will Feature Iconic Characters from SEGA Universes
Easily my favourite game shown yesterday, Sonic Racing Transformed was so much fun and as good as any Mario Kart, so to see that concept expanded is very welcome
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Simply Stunning in New-Gen Features Trailer
Finally, we get some new gen destructible environments which look less impressive than in the 18 year old Crysis.
That aside, this is actually looking pretty good and even as someone who has long since grown tired of Ubisoft open worlds, this is making me seriously considering playing it