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Re: Walmart Upgrades Some PS5 Digital Edition Orders to Blu-ray Model

skaarj217

Disc version looks a lot uglier, IMHO. As if designers just didn't know where to put the disc drive in the encasement. Hey, I'm by no means a fanboy but speaking of the design vs disc drive the XSX is a good example of how to get it all right. Such replacement would disappoint people who deliberately wanted the disc-less version, and I believe design was one of the main points for those people.
But yes - this is a first world problem.

Re: New PS Vita Games Will Sadly Cease This Summer

skaarj217

@Boucho11 Yes, absolutely. I have the physical box of the Trilogy for Vita and played through them all. One of the AA titles on the system, I'd say. Graphics is very good and gameplay is too, despite being a linear 2D action/stealth platformer. China is the best of the three, India is rather good, Russia is on the weak side, but in general the collection is a must have for AC fans.

Re: Talking Point: Would You Buy a PS1, PS2, or PS3 Emulator for PS5?

skaarj217

If Sony doesn't provide an emulator (and I would happily pay for it!), then I will jailbreak my Vita and install RetroArch. Sad but it's a simple solution. If Sony doesn't want to provide a way to legally buy games for legacy systems, then I don't care about legality of such actions because Sony will make me do this.

Re: PS3, PS Vita, and PSP Online Stores to Close This Summer, Says New Report

skaarj217

Is there a way to re-download a purchased game on the Vita without going to the PS Vita Store, searching for that game and clicking on the Download button on the game's page? I'm afraid that if they shut down the Store, we won't be able to re-download any games at all.
Will we also lose access to PS+ games on the Vita? The console checks periodically when you try to launch a game that the game is still eligible for download (your PS+ subscription has not expired). I'm wondering, what will be with these games?..

Re: Soapbox: PS5 Backwards Compatibility Has Kept Me Glued to My Next-Gen Console

skaarj217

I'm playing AC Syndicate, thus I HAVE TO play it on my PS4.
I don't have a PS5, because we don't have PS5s in stock, only the double priced units sold by scalpers. But even if I did... how could I play that great AC game on it?
I will buy an Xbox instead soon, despite being unsupported in my country. The PS5 can wait... and moreover, it has no games I am interested in at the moment.

Re: Here's Why DualSense PS5 Controller's Face Buttons Don't Have Their Iconic Colours

skaarj217

Current tendency to simplify the colors, depth and shape of everything is a very controversial decision. They call it 'modern look', but that doesn't mean it's likeable for all people.
I appreciate that they made the PS5 the way it looks (in contrary to the XSX, which looks very strict = "modern", but kinda boring), but the controller buttons and the PS logo should have had the iconic coloring.

Re: Talking Point: Happy 20th Birthday, PlayStation 2

skaarj217

I bought a PS2 slim in 2010, if I recall correctly... I had already had an X360 by that time. But there were no Fatal Frame and Forbidden Siren on the Xbox.
That PS2 slim is connected to my TV and hopefully it will work at least a few years more. Recently I bought a PS2-to-HDMI adapter just in case my next TV wouldn't have any analog component inputs.

Re: Plex Will Be Available on PS5 At Launch

skaarj217

I have been using Plex every day for at least two years. I have several terabytes full of 1080p movies lying on my NAS. I don’t know how it would be possible to organize all that without Plex. It’s THE best tool to stream content on your local home network.
I’m happy it will be on PS5 at launch 😉

Re: New PS5 Features Discovered in PS Store's Source Code

skaarj217

Console launch during pandemic is not an excuse for lack of communication and lack of information about what exactly they are launching.

Speaking about wishlists, the wishlist on the web PS Store has always been "just for the record". For instance, when you buy a game which is present on your wishlist, it does not get removed from the wishlist. Such feature has been present on Steam right from the start.