so... this timed exclusivity is only for console. This game is simultaneously releasing on PC and PS5... So what if Microsoft made this game day 1 on Xbox Game Pass for PC (which is included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). So you could be playing the cloud version (of the PC game) on an Xbox at the same time as a PS5 and for "free".
@PullnPray actually, Game Pass Ultimate (GPU) is $15/month and that gets you Game Pass for Xbox, Game Pass for PC, XCloud for cloud gaming, Xbox Live Gold, and EA Play. So currently (March 3, 2021), there are 378 console games and 257 PC games.
Even in the worst case scenario where a game doesn't stay on Game Pass long, as a GP gamer, you get a discount on purchasing the game outright. And this discount stacks on top of any sale. So let's imagine that there is a summer sale where this game sells for $60 instead of $70. And then you get this GP discount off that $60. So you're still way better off than paying $70 on a PS5.
there's a preview detailing it at videogamer.com: http://www.videogamer.com/ps3/yoostar_2/preview-2839-2.html The microphone on the PlayStation Eye picks up the most acute noises, however, meaning that these score breakdowns are constantly criticising you for being too early with your lines and talking over your co-stars. If you're going to play YooStar2 on the PS3, make sure you're playing in a vacuum, or somewhere equally as quiet. It's worth pointing out that last time I played the game, it was the Kinect-enabled 360 version. I'll avoid beating around the bush here: the PS3 version is notably inferior to its Xbox sibling. The first thing I noticed was the distorted audio – although I was told this would be fixed prior to release.
also, because the Kinect has 4 mics, it captures audio much better. still not great like real professional mics, but a better job than what the Eye does.
@sacababe: this is why you can't do real tennis moves in a video game. it's because if you really knew how to play tennis, chances are you would actually play tennis. tennis is one of the hardest sports to play. it can take months for some people to just learn how to keep the ball on the court. that guy's motion is terrible in the VT Move demo. He's swinging like it's badminton. Virtua Tennis has always been an arcade game, not a simulation. But that's why it's fun too. They make tennis accessible to everyone. I'm sure they're making VT fit gamers' expectations rather than real tennis player expectations. People would never play a tennis game where they can't even keep the ball on the court.
I can't comment on the game itself because I don't have it. But one part of the review does bother me. I actually play real tennis (USTA rated 4.0-4.5). You do need to start initiating your swing when the ball is a good 6 feet in front of you. That way, by the time your swing is near the side of your body (racket face is open), you'll hit the ball square. If you swing too late, that's when the ball becomes a moon ball. In fact, late swings are the reason beginners can't keep the ball on the court. Again, I can't comment on the game since I haven't tried it but I can comment on tennis mechanics. for example, gamers have some weird notion that all racket sports have the same mechanics (table tennis, tennis, racquetball, etc.). they do not. In tennis, there is very little wrist action except for the serve and maybe the slice. Top spin and other groundstrokes come more from your legs for power and your arm motion and grip for type of stroke. A strong western grip for heavy topspin. A more continental grip for flatter shots. For example, if you finish with your stroke so that your arm is point straight forward, it'll be a straight flat shot. In fact, if you go into a tennis class and play with a loose wrist, they'll laugh at you. And yet gamers somehow talk about how important it is to have wrist action. I guess it's because gamers grew up playing Wii tennis games and watching tennis on TV rather than playing on the court. Again, I'm not covering the game, but just tennis mechanics in general. If the game uses the analog stick at all, I think that makes it a fail.
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@TommyNL actually you can with those...
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so... this timed exclusivity is only for console. This game is simultaneously releasing on PC and PS5... So what if Microsoft made this game day 1 on Xbox Game Pass for PC (which is included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). So you could be playing the cloud version (of the PC game) on an Xbox at the same time as a PS5 and for "free".
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it's not a director's cut when the director wasn't involved in making the extra content...
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@PullnPray actually, Game Pass Ultimate (GPU) is $15/month and that gets you Game Pass for Xbox, Game Pass for PC, XCloud for cloud gaming, Xbox Live Gold, and EA Play. So currently (March 3, 2021), there are 378 console games and 257 PC games.
Re: Reaction: Sony Said Xbox Game Pass Isn't Sustainable, Then Released One of Its Tentpole Titles into the Service Anyway
Even in the worst case scenario where a game doesn't stay on Game Pass long, as a GP gamer, you get a discount on purchasing the game outright. And this discount stacks on top of any sale. So let's imagine that there is a summer sale where this game sells for $60 instead of $70. And then you get this GP discount off that $60. So you're still way better off than paying $70 on a PS5.
Re: Review: Yoostar 2 (PlayStation 3)
there's a preview detailing it at videogamer.com:
http://www.videogamer.com/ps3/yoostar_2/preview-2839-2.html
The microphone on the PlayStation Eye picks up the most acute noises, however, meaning that these score breakdowns are constantly criticising you for being too early with your lines and talking over your co-stars. If you're going to play YooStar2 on the PS3, make sure you're playing in a vacuum, or somewhere equally as quiet.
It's worth pointing out that last time I played the game, it was the Kinect-enabled 360 version. I'll avoid beating around the bush here: the PS3 version is notably inferior to its Xbox sibling. The first thing I noticed was the distorted audio – although I was told this would be fixed prior to release.
Re: Review: Yoostar 2 (PlayStation 3)
also, because the Kinect has 4 mics, it captures audio much better. still not great like real professional mics, but a better job than what the Eye does.
Re: Review: Top Spin 4 (PlayStation 3)
@sacababe: this is why you can't do real tennis moves in a video game. it's because if you really knew how to play tennis, chances are you would actually play tennis. tennis is one of the hardest sports to play. it can take months for some people to just learn how to keep the ball on the court. that guy's motion is terrible in the VT Move demo. He's swinging like it's badminton. Virtua Tennis has always been an arcade game, not a simulation. But that's why it's fun too. They make tennis accessible to everyone. I'm sure they're making VT fit gamers' expectations rather than real tennis player expectations. People would never play a tennis game where they can't even keep the ball on the court.
Re: Review: Top Spin 4 (PlayStation 3)
I can't comment on the game itself because I don't have it. But one part of the review does bother me. I actually play real tennis (USTA rated 4.0-4.5). You do need to start initiating your swing when the ball is a good 6 feet in front of you. That way, by the time your swing is near the side of your body (racket face is open), you'll hit the ball square. If you swing too late, that's when the ball becomes a moon ball. In fact, late swings are the reason beginners can't keep the ball on the court. Again, I can't comment on the game since I haven't tried it but I can comment on tennis mechanics. for example, gamers have some weird notion that all racket sports have the same mechanics (table tennis, tennis, racquetball, etc.). they do not. In tennis, there is very little wrist action except for the serve and maybe the slice. Top spin and other groundstrokes come more from your legs for power and your arm motion and grip for type of stroke. A strong western grip for heavy topspin. A more continental grip for flatter shots. For example, if you finish with your stroke so that your arm is point straight forward, it'll be a straight flat shot. In fact, if you go into a tennis class and play with a loose wrist, they'll laugh at you. And yet gamers somehow talk about how important it is to have wrist action. I guess it's because gamers grew up playing Wii tennis games and watching tennis on TV rather than playing on the court. Again, I'm not covering the game, but just tennis mechanics in general. If the game uses the analog stick at all, I think that makes it a fail.