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Re: Reaction: We Need to Talk About Tiny Tina on PS Plus

dapinionated

@TheCollector316 cod isn't going anywhere anytime soon. People don't seem to realise the cash cow that it is, particularly on ps! Microsoft would have to be real bitter to just throw that profit away. Shoving it on gamepass for £10.99 a month (majority don't even pay that) won't bring in the millions it's generated for Activision over the years.

Re: BioWare Still 'Hard at Work' on New Mass Effect, Dragon Age 4

dapinionated

I've not played many of their games. I finished ME1 and played a good chunk of 2. Didn't get around to 3 or any of the DA games. I do hope they recover from Anthem though. They were put in a ***** position by EA to rush that game out and suffered massively from it.

I think in terms of open world, Witcher 3 nailed it down. Not only with it being single player but it lasting much longer with all the DLC too. Nobody is against DLC as a whole. If it keeps people playing the game long term then I'm all for it. Too many games skimp on story DLC these days and save it for sequels. It's not the way to do it. Hopefully BW go along these lines.

Re: Days Gone Also Sold Over 8 Million Copies on PS4, Claims Director

dapinionated

Bought it after all the hype for it got to me. I'm sure I spent a good few days going back to it but it just didn't end up hooking me in. I purchased it from the ps+ collection and will possibly go back down the line but the attitude of the dev is beyond ridiculous at this point. Your game didn't perform to standards set this generation. You've been given the green light to work on a new IP for Sony, think yourselves lucky your studio hasn't been dropped.

ND - Crash - Uncharted - TLOU
SP - Infamous - Ghost of Tsushima
G - Killzone - Horizon ZD/FW

nothing stopping them knocking this new IP out the park bar their own attitudes.

Re: PS Plus Blocks Free Mortal Shell PS5 Upgrade

dapinionated

@Bleachedsmiles that's not always gonna be a plus for Microsoft. At one point they'll have to take full advantage of the series X hardware and produce games that aren't held back by the previous gen. Otherwise they've sold you an upgraded Xbox one S/X.

Bad practice from Sony still but don't act like Microsoft have it all figured out.

Re: Talking Point: Is Sony Being Stingy with PS5's First-Party Pricing?

dapinionated

Doesn't affect me in the slightest. I'll always usually stump for special editions of Sony exclusives anyways. Have done since TLOU. Followed suit with UC4, HZD and then TLOU2.

I get the ease of buying digitally and not having to get off your ass to put a disc in but physical will always win that battle. R&C Rift Apart was literally going for £25 physical yesterday at Tesco here in the UK. That's literally more than half the price of digital. If there's a game I desperately want and it's sitting under say £20 digitally then I'll be tempted to get it but that's my limit.

There's too many folk enabling these price hikes by account sharing. I guarantee if Sony put a stop to that, digital sales would drop massively.

Let's not forget that (as mentioned in the article) Nintendo are probably worse if not just as bad as Sony and while Gamepass is a fun, fleshed out concept, it's still expensive or will be expensive in the long run. The £1 stacking deals won't last forever, then you're over £130 a year for it. Let's not also forget that they sell their first party titles digitally at roughly the same price as Sony do too.

Re: Kena: Bridge of Spirits Characters Don't Look Quite So Cute as Fall Guys Costumes

dapinionated

Kena has been on my radar since the reveal. With the price range it's safe to assume the game won't be overly long but the world looks incredible. The guys behind it are former animators for Pixar right?! It shows! Who knows, maybe we'll get some nice dlc if the game sells well. The lack of reviews doesn't concern me for an indie title.

On the other hand I only have 4 crowns right now...

Re: Shawn Layden Reveals Why He Left Sony PlayStation

dapinionated

@NEStalgia did you miss the part where I said digital prices are as high as they are because people account share and Sony check it down as a positive sale at £70?

I didn't ignore digital at all 😂

Also gamepass aside, games are just as expensive on XB.

I'd rather pay a fair price (see my last comment) for a top quality game than £130 for a bunch of games that don't come close.

Re: Shawn Layden Reveals Why He Left Sony PlayStation

dapinionated

I've searched bargain sites for games since the 360/PS3 era. I rarely ever pay full price for games. During the PS4 era, the only games I paid over £40 for were special editions of HZD, UC4 and TLOU2. Any decent third party titles (cod, bf, rdr2 etc) were all bought for under £40.

I just get this really lazy impression of these people complaining about the $70 price tag. Instead of shopping around they'd rather moan about it in a comment section for upvotes. It doesn't help that to get around the prices, so many folk share accounts with friends and justify Sony using that price point. They don't realise people are paying £35, they just see sales of games at $/£70.

I get the appeal of gamepass. I've used it a few times myself. Most recently to play The Ascent and Hades. But the appeal of it for most come from the £1 deals. They're getting more and more rare. So now you have to pay £10.99 a month (£131 per year) for a bunch of games that probably aren't worth a lot of your time. As opposed to this $/£70 price tag for a top quality AAA game that you KNOW will more than likely be enjoyable. For the time being at least, you're not going to get a game anywhere close to the quality of the majority of PlayStation's exclusives. That's near fact and of course down to personal taste and opinion still.

Gamepass is great but it's NOT the future of gaming.