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I was really looking forward to this. Maybe it'll be fixed for the physical release in October?

Ah well, might as well boot up the faithful PS3 in the meantime...

How are you supposed to grow food in a camper van? Mould? Moss? Fungi?

Wait a few months and then buy it on a shiny silver platter for £20 less - job done.

Steam numbers are a bit like Netlix viewing figures but only taking the US into account.
We've lost a few good series because the Americans "didn't get it" and we could be having the same issue if games are judged purely on PC players

Xbox's total lack of clear direction and the ever-tumbling number of XSX and XSS boxes sold means that more companies are going to prioritise PS5 and Switch 2 above the Xbox versions.

Anyway with "create bespoke character builds that fit your playstyle" then I'm mostly likely in.

Yay, now we just need everyone to go out and buy an 8K TV which has no broadcast-able service support....

Not sure if I've still got First Samurai on floppy disc for the loft-residing Amiga A1200?

Admission price is probably worth it for those 2 games alone!

@Robocod The Evercade console seems to be getting some more Amiga releases since they finished their emulator. Unfortunately we're not going to get the Amiga version of Sensible Soccer and have to put up with the inferior (but still fun) Megadrive version.

@Andy22385 And for £15 less than the store price.....
https://www.thegamecollection.net/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-deluxe-edition-ps5-38690?sqr=oblivion

Only film I'm vaguely interested for this year is the reboot of Red Sonja!

Isn't New World supposed to have a demo available? Or is one of those stupid ones that's tied behind Premium?

PS3 is probably still the best console to watch or listen to stuff on - the CD, DVD and Blu-ray compatibility is second to none - although the lack of Disney+ is an obvious omission (or happy omission dependent on your take on the Evil Mouse Corporation’s latest output) these days. Netflix, Prime and YouTube are still there

To be honest, I stream via our Freesat box or via the LG TV's own streamers.

Has a Fenyx vibe to it?

Sony translation: "Security loophole closed". Probably introduced in the last firmware patch.

Been waiting for a physical release, although I was mostly waiting for performance improvements.

£15 less than the digital version - bit of a no-brainer for those of us with a disc drive.

Might have sold a few more copies if it had a physical option.

@SMJ @nomither6 Yes, you can back up PS4 game saves onto a USB stick or whatever on the PS4. I have a mini USB stick in one of the Pro's front ports for that very reason.

But here's the real kicker; you can back up your PS4 game saves onto a USB stick on the PS5 but the option simply isn't there for the PS5 game saves.
Surely a free 10GB wouldn't kill Sony would it? Unfortunately, with $ony these days, it's all about the $$$$s

@get2sammyb I think we're looking at PS6 for enough grunt to emulate the wacky Cell - though some of the PC emulators are getting close but with much more horsepower and we'd need a UNIX port.

@tofuman86 Did the original PS4 have rear USBs? The Pro definitely has one rear USB as that's where my extended storage hard drive is plugged in but I don't remember the original having any?

The PS3 is still the only PS console to play CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray and yes, that was the console that got stripped of the good stuff the most. From my original fatty 60GB to the Slim I have now did seem like a bit of a downgrade. Still, could be worse, I could have kept the Super Slim (shudders!)

Seem to remember having loads of fun with VRally on the PS1 (and Rally Championship on the PS2) in couch co-op mode. Any news on this offering split screen?

Well, I shall be booting up my old Pro tonight and installing the latest update. Hope it doesn't affect the stability though!

"The PS4 was jailbroken quite some time ago" - but it still took a lot longer time to break it than it did for the PS5 though...

ShopTo offers better PS Store Credit amounts than the ones listed above.

My PS4 can't even see Diablo 4 - I can only see King Of Fighters. Took some effort to download it onto the PS5 so maybe I need to repeat those steps for the PS4 (to be lazy as I already had it installed from the disc)

Bet if Sony allowed PS5 saves to be backed up onto USB, like you can for PS4 saves on the PS4 & PS5, those numbers would drop.

Had PS+ for many, many years now (started in the PS3 days) but the service seems to have got worse and the prices keep going up.

Sony, bring back those LBP, ModNation and Everybody's Golf servers, dammit.

Diablo 4 was (is) very good - creepy and action filled. The main campaign is very good, the expansion was a bit disappointing. Hoping for good things whenever the next chapter emerges.

@Vivisapprentice Ha, ha! Must be a PS6 release? Or does that make the PS4 (still) current gen? I'm confused...

PS5 Pro is always going to be held back by the base PS5 - same as was the case with the PS4 & Pro.

I think a 2027 release for the 6 would be most likely as that keeps it in the usual PS upgrade window and the PS5 will continue getting releases for another few years after that. That said, at the current rate, the PS4 will still be getting new versions of FIFA, Fortnite, etc.

Apart from a sheer horsepower update,. I really am struggling to see what the new one is going to offer? I mean 8K TVs are hardly a standard these days (or ever likely to be one given the lack of 8K media) so what's going to be the point of upgrading, especially if Sony's release schedule doesn't improve?

Same bull as the £30 price hike that hit everywhere apart from their home country of the US of A not long after the PS5 was out and available for non-scalpers. Still not seen that come off despite the exchange rates levelling out.

Why are we still waiting for a port of Sensi on the PS platform? I know there's Sociable Soccer from Jon Hare but just a straight port of SWOS would be the best footie game on PS.

Give us the Amiga versions, Team 17! On the subject of those, I wonder how Andy Davidson's Director's Cut + edition is coming along?

I just wish with these ones that they'd add customisable controls. The defaults are just at total odds with Worms2: Armageddon on the PS3.

Don't want anything else apart from money off PS+ subs.

Good job I've still got a fully working PS3. Shame all the online stuff has died.

The label 'AI' gets slapped on everything these days (including washing machines - I mean, wtf?)
What is actually happening is a program is running well established mathematical procedures that have been hanging around for decade or two so it's not AI at all.

"PlayStation Thinks Its PS Plus Games Are 'Improving' Every Year"

I laughed so much, I fell of my chair!

Lets hope they give some money off PS+ subs for those of us loyal customer types so we can stack them without having to "upgrade".

@Sergo Yeah, no DLC will be included. That said, the main game will keep you going for ages . After that, keep an eye out on the Store for the DLC on sale.
Might very well give Jusant a go.

@SuntannedDuck2 "But to me PS5/Series X are the most dull consoles ever,"

Well said, can't agree more.

I think Evil Mouse Corporation might be knocking on their door due to the 'laser sword' in that screenshot.

@AhmadSumadi Same with me - had high hopes as looked amazing but the game played like an absolute car crash.

Anyone know if it's a free upgrade for those who paid for/suffered the PS4 iteration? Not hoping for much as I don't think it was the PS4 Pro holding it back...

PSVR2 - alongside this the PS Vita looked like a storming success.
I know that the controls were different but the lack of backwards compatibility seemed like a major misstep - especially given something so niche.

@Grumblevolcano Of courses PS6 won't support either of the previous iterations but Sony will probably announce PSVR3 for the PS6 which is also not compatible with the previous ones.

@twitchtvpat @get2sammyb @themightyant I know hardware only accounts for a small percentage but the PS4 and PS5 are at odds with the old consoles because Sony effectively lost revenue with each one they sold (certainly in the case of the PS3 fatties) No effort remasters and MTXs must be propping up PS.

Still prefer the last generation (and the one before) to this one. Lets face it, the PS5 is STILL standing on the shoulders of the PS4. At this rate, the PS6 will be doing too.

Don't get me wrong - I like it when Sony do things right (just bought an Xperia 10 VI to replace an XA2 and we still have our Bravia TV, PS3 Slim and PS4 Pro) but they seem to just be concentrating on profit when they have little to offer. Kind of wish MS were still relevant...

By far the most expensive PS ever makes more money than all the others? Not really a surprise is it?
Most of the early PSs made a small loss and recouped the cost from the software licences. The PS3 fatty made a large loss per console due to the tech in it, but the PS4 levelled out the loss but cost a lot less than the PS5.
Maybe all those pointless PS4 remakes are adding into the PS coffers too?

Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots is actually the game I'm looking forward to most.
Forgot about Crimson Desert - hope it's actually fun to play rather than Black Desert which looked amazing but was a totally confusing bore fest. I had no idea what was going on in that game...

For those who are old enough, like me, it almost seems that MS will be doing an MSX - i.e. the next Xbox will not be a box but a spec of PC. In order to run their games, your PC must meet certain criteria.
IF they manage to keep the UI (in console 'mode') to be bare minimum like a console dashboard, then that could be a turning point for them.

As for the PS6, well who knows? It'll be another Unix-based OS custom box, hopefully designed by someone with working eyes this time unlike the PS5's gargantuan size, weight and weirdness. What they really need to do though is to go back to the end of PS3/start of PS4 era and work out what made them great and stand out in that era. Sure they're selling a decent number of PS5s but the software output for the tub o' lard has been below par.

@REALAIS @Rob_230 Yes, the PS5 seems to have a curious issue where it tries to suck in as much fluff as possible and leave it on the fan and all the innards. It's way worse than the PS4 but at least you can pop a side off and get the hoover in there a bit easier.

"Of course, it’s expected that Sony is about to get absolutely trounced in its home region."

What, the USA? PS is about as Japanese as "mom's apple pie" these days

Glad I dropped to Essential...

Given that the DS4 could be plugged in and update it's pairing in no time at all, the DS5 is just a weird pain to unregister and re-register every time you want use your controller on a different system.

Was hoping for Avowed PS5 edition - oh well.