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Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying a PS5 'Slim'?

mrbone

You can put it up vertically without the stand. Don't understand the commotion. I now stand on its base without the vertical stand attached.
And coming black Friday, the consoles will be discounted lower than their original price. US has been spared from a price rise before, and even now they have been spared of the price rise of the disc version where the price is raised in the rest of the world. (Although where I live, I blame the high tax of UK- 20% is ridiculous).

Re: Sky-High Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Review Scores Make It One of the Top Rated Games of 2023

mrbone

I am sure it is well deserved. Games with less than 10 reviews should not be counted. But why these games are only reviewed by a few? To be fair, never heard of these games. Tetris effect is a new game? Unrelated, My Hero Ultra Rumble should be reviewed. Been playing since the weekend, it is quite a refined game but as usual, includes grinding being a free-to-play game. But you review the Honkai game (also free to play), and MHUR is based on a well-known IP. But very few media have reviewed this surprisingly.

Re: Indie Firm Devolver Digital Rejected PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Deals Over 'Undervalued' Games

mrbone

The interesting word here is it is not as big as they were. I am sure Microsoft (partly Sony) overpaid initially just to get good word of mouth from developers. The thing is they now realise it is unsustainable. I am sure people also noticed all the subscription prices including movie streaming services have gone up (the exception may be Crunchyroll whose price has gone down in Europe) as the period of focusing on subscriber growth has now finished. The ceiling has already hit.

Re: PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Spending Has Completely Plateaued in USA

mrbone

@Kienda Sound stupid. When do you represent the majority of PS+ and GP subscribers? Speak for yourself. For one, PS Plus essential subscribers were at least given great games compared to GWG subscribers (which is going to be scrapped). Personally, I subscribed to PS plus since I bought PS4. The only online game I play is Killing Floor 2 (which I got it free from PS plus). Yes, I can speak for myself I don't subscribe just to play online.
Why u think everyone who subscribed to gp did so because of the games? I mean if someone only wants to play online but if it would only cost an extra 1$ to convert to ultimate, why wouldn't they do it? That promo is now closed, we will see what happens.

Re: PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Spending Has Completely Plateaued in USA

mrbone

It will get worse with companies raising subscription fees. It is already happening in movie subscriptions. In the beginning, they want the growth in numbers. But when they hit the peak, they realised it was unsustainable and had to increase prices.
With 1$ trial scrapped and the loophole upgrade being closed, expect to see more gp subscribers going down (including me). Might take a couple of years as most upgraded to 3 years

Re: UK Sales Charts: PS5 Sale Keeps LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga at the Top

mrbone

@Enigk The good thing is you don't need to grind, unlike Diablo. You can just smash through the story in 30-40 hours and still enjoy the game. I have only played FFX-2 before and thoroughly enjoy this, more so because of active combat rather than a command-based one. I like yourself don't play RPG a lot because when I play I want to do everything.

Re: Final Fantasy 16 (PS5) - Final Fantasy's Triumphant Return to the Top

mrbone

I just pre-order it now. The reviews are glowing everywhere. Not sure when I get around to playing it with my busy work. but some developers just deserve it. I like the new directions of the story driven and action combat. Not everyone has time to level up everything. I don't like turn-based games. Interestingly IGN praise later side quests which are captivating. What are your thoughts on that?