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Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed into December

solocapers

@Kidfried it means it's playable and passes qa but testing late on may have found some pretty game breaking bugs not picked up earlier so rather than release like that and get complaints they've pushed it back for a big day 0 patch.

It does mean one bad thing.. in 15 20 years when psn is killed for PS4 and 5 then those disc versions already printed will be inherently broken for those loading up on an old machine for nostalgia's sake.

On a separate note the Twitter seethe is strong. It's a couple of days...some folk need to chill.

Re: PS5 Has Instructions on Transferring Data from PS4 Right on the Box

solocapers

I read that as 3 different ways rather than 1 stated in the article. @quintumply

So you can either connect to same network and transfer

Or use external storage

Or sign in and download profile etc.

Otherwise if that was all one process then you'd be required to buy an external drive.

The key was "in the following ways"

Re: PS5 Custom Faceplates Are Already Available to Pre-Order

solocapers

@Fred_Red I'd say that's harsh just because it's a go daddy website. Small businesses need to start somewhere. Plus you can check out with PayPal so you are protected.

It'll likely be renders just now until they get exact dimensions.

Here's hoping Sony do official ones soon enough so those of us who want a black console can get one.

Re: Amnesia: Rebirth - The SOMA Team Has Its First Dud

solocapers

Completely unrelated to this game but what's the deal with all the adverts on the main page now on mobile. It's practically article, advert, article, advert. Having to scroll a whole page just to get to the next couple of headlines before yet another whole page advert.

Re: PS5 UI Revealed in New State of Play Presentation

solocapers

@Flaming_Kaiser it didn't look particularly pleasing on the eye. Sure it's glitzy but it seemed a bit disorganised to me..it's hard to tell with what little we seen but it looks a little cluttered.

Month to go so hopefully once we're hands on it'll make more sense from a user perspective.

Re: Poll: What Do You Think of the PS5 UI?

solocapers

Looks alright if a little cluttered.

I like the voice transcribe for messages.
Seems fast/slick as you'd expect.
The hints system seems good but I doubt Devs will properly embrace it other than first parties.

The in game cards seem quite cluttered
The ps menu for games seems again a tad cluttered.

It's hard to say based on the video of course.. my eyes were wandering off to check other areas which weren't explained so hands on might be much better.

Re: PS5 UI Revealed in New State of Play Presentation

solocapers

@JinxMax really dude? I've had one Xbox console (360) and I've no intention of getting a series X or S and have my ps5 pre ordered.

Just because nothing excited me about the UI other than it being slick which was always gonna be a given with new hardware that makes me a Xbox fan boy? Idiotic comment.

I'm sorry I forgot about the memo to fawn over every PS reveal as if it's the greatest thing ever.

Re: Sony Didn't Allow Japanese Media to See PS5's User Interface

solocapers

For those saying it's not finalised yet as in there's gonna be huge features missing within the next 30 days I very much doubt that.

Sure there might be bugs here and there to iron out or small features to come in a 1.1 update however these consoles (that have already been manufactured anyway) will already be boxed ready for shipping with the 1.0 firmware on them.

I suspect there's no big blow out of information simply because there's not a huge amount to shout out about..share recordings at a higher res or FPS.. maybe but that's probably going to be about it.

The share features on the PS4 are already decent.. there's not much more you can do with it.

Re: Sony Abandons Decades-Old Japanese Controller Logic for PS5

solocapers

I can understand why Japanese gamers would be annoyed.

In essence Nintendo and Sony consoles are Japanese based and for Nintendo they've always kept the same mapping.. Why in the first place did Sony decide to go with X to accept in the west?

Why not circle to keep all regions in line I stead of forcing X on the eastern market all these years later.

Re: Soapbox: The Week After PS5's Showcase, Sony Told Us Nothing About Its Next-Gen Console

solocapers

From a pr perspective Sony have been an utter shambles this time going so far as Microsoft having pops about smart delivery showing how the tables have turned.

Sony have been slow, not very consumer friendly re their Spiderman fiasco and we believe in gens BS and have been expecting blind faith from consumers to keep things chugging along whereas Microsoft have been largely upfront, consumer friendly with gamepass, next gen free upgrades and have seem agile.

Yes people will scoff at mentioning Jim Ryan but comparing Andrew House' leadership compared to how the organisation is behaving now is night and day.

Re: Reaction: Spider-Man PS5 Debacle Shows Sony Is Out of Touch

solocapers

For those saying people are being entitled for expecting or atleast hoping for a free upgrade then all I can say is this. If Microsoft, cdpr and other devs are giving updates to their titles then a little goodwill from Sony would be nice.

Package and lock the upgrade in with Miles Morales for free. Stick a one time code in the box so that if you have Spiderman ps4 then you get a free upgrade. That'll maybe pull in people who wouldn't have been interested in Miles' story and creates some good press with it.

For those defending Sony effectively charging 20 quid extra keep in mind that the upgraded content in the Spiderman game is going to be more or less the same content that's in Miles Morales.. taking out the story and cutscenes of course. It's the same city, traffic and NPC's for the most part. So the hard work being described is mostly content they've already created and used for Miles.

The extra effort that is being defended is largely copy and paste work from what's in Miles Morales. It's ridiculous imo that they are trying to slap a £20 price tag on it.

Re: Sony Confirms Spider-Man PS5 Remaster Is Not a Free Upgrade

solocapers

@Loftimus it's not really when cdpr are updating the Witcher for free and let's be honest here..

A huge amount of assets in miles Morales will be reused Spiderman assets and vice versa. I'd happily pay for miles Morales with the provisio I don't need to pay to get Spiderman updated if they're planning on giving it away. Would have saved themselves aggro by just completely ignoring Spiderman.

Re: PS5 Won't Play PS3, PS2, or PS1 Games

solocapers

PS3 sure I can understand BC not being feasible due to the architecture.. PS1 and PS2?

No great reason imo.. unless its to lock security down with potential exploits being possible via the emulation.

Am I up in arms about it..no but it would have been pretty sweet.

Ahh well.

Re: Soapbox: Games As a Service Should Be Embraced, Not Misunderstood

solocapers

I would have agreed a few years ago to an extent, GTA online was beginning to show what would end up happening on a large scale. So now no way...no chance and I'm appalled you think overall GaaS is a good thing.

GaaS are largely now..note largely not completely... a predatory way to entice money out of customers.

GaaS worked relatively ok for dlc. Keeping in mind publishers then even kept back content locked on the disc day1 which then was clear as hell as predatory but that's largely forgotten.

Fast forward to modern times and developers are removing content from games then forcing players to cough up more money to get new content see: Destiny.

The only decent GaaS and keeping in mind that definition has largely been far removed from its original meaning is from games like the Witcher 3 which provide clear brand new content.

Attempting to pigeon hole both DLC like that and stuff like Fortnite skins is ridiculous and shows an elementary level understanding of modern GaaS.

Yes devs should be paid for their work but the reason devs and publishers went down this route isn't to make better games for you and me. It's to make easier money.

It's all about keeping you hooked, keeping stuff just slightly out of reach with that tempting few quid to get that item or it's in its simplest, most blatant form gambling mechanics which is nothing short of predatory and downright morally wrong.