@Wheatly It may connect directly to the PS5 via wi-fi (Ps VIta could do it with the PS4!) but for what I read on multiple Sony sources, PS Link is basically a replacement for audio Bluetooth. Not sure why they invested R&D resources on that, Bluetooth is quite efficient and allows you to easily use the headset with any phone or laptop.
One thing is sure: Sony is lacking proper and clear communication for this device, there's still a lot of confusion, in every thread. You can actually play remotely from a different network via internet, or locally without internet connection if in the same network. Playstation Link is for AUDIO only, it doesn't allow the Portal to link directly to the PS5.
If you could stream Ps Plus games without a PS5, this thing would sell millions of units. It would also increase subscriptions to Ps Plus Premium. And I don't think hardware requirements would be so much different...
Most of the changes are on combat, I would have expected something else to roleplay in this big city, other than slaughtering people. Night City has so much unused potential...
@Gamer_Guy thanks, I love Cuba and this game played with latin America Spanish language is a blast from the virtual tourist point of view. As an Italian, that mission with "Bella Ciao" as soundtrack will stay with me for long time... Gameplay is usual ubisoft/farcry comfort food, I imagine it getting boring fast indeed..
@NotSoCryptic I am sorry to contradict, but Sony has had a 3.5 jack in basically every device they produced from the Walkman on. It's still there on Xperia flagship phones (the only one), on the PS4 and PS5 controllers, on PSP and Vita. Not clear to me why in this case it should be "not in line with sony's typical design philosophy or components used".
It's a great game but it's not a RPG. Which is perfectly fine, is a cool semi-open world action game with a focus on exploration and the best inside location of gaming history. Just don't know why we keep calling these games RPG.
Played around 70 hours on the japanese version, it even had a very nice companion app on the Vita where you could do various activities including the dungeon fights (on of the best of the series). I'd like to ear more if they revamped the "Another Life" part, it was like secret oasis where you would dedicate to gardening and cooking forgetting all the fights, was a very nice touch)... funny that this game releases twice on the same console (PS4).
@SurvivorGirl1 You can play your PS4 game on a PS5 for free, something that never happened on previous gens. You pay 10€/$ more if you want to upgrade to the nextgen version.
I like those initiatives but I'd like Sony to take position on other topics as well, like anti-violence and anti-weapons stands. I respect any kind of human life and I find it sad that most of the games (especially western) main missions is to kill other people.
But such kind of stands would hurt the market, and therefore are a no-go.
Subscription services are not for me. I want to play the games I want, whenever I want, for the time I want. For what regards me, that's the end of story.
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Re: PS Plus Drives Down PS Store Prices on Over 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games
@Perryg92 Synth Riders: Electro Swing song pack is on discount, the best songs of Synth Riders by far
2MD: VR Football is on discount too.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PlayStation Portal?
@Wheatly It may connect directly to the PS5 via wi-fi (Ps VIta could do it with the PS4!) but for what I read on multiple Sony sources, PS Link is basically a replacement for audio Bluetooth. Not sure why they invested R&D resources on that, Bluetooth is quite efficient and allows you to easily use the headset with any phone or laptop.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PlayStation Portal?
One thing is sure: Sony is lacking proper and clear communication for this device, there's still a lot of confusion, in every thread. You can actually play remotely from a different network via internet, or locally without internet connection if in the same network. Playstation Link is for AUDIO only, it doesn't allow the Portal to link directly to the PS5.
Re: PlayStation Portal Is Sony's PS5 Remote Play Handheld, Priced at $200 / £200
If you could stream Ps Plus games without a PS5, this thing would sell millions of units. It would also increase subscriptions to Ps Plus Premium. And I don't think hardware requirements would be so much different...
Re: PlayStation Portal Is Sony's PS5 Remote Play Handheld, Priced at $200 / £200
@RobN With a phone you can remote play from an actual remote location such as an hotel room. With this thing, apparently you can't.
Re: PlayStation Portal Is Sony's PS5 Remote Play Handheld, Priced at $200 / £200
Thank you for introducing the € symbol to Push Square.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Update Gameplay Shows Huge Changes in Action
Most of the changes are on combat, I would have expected something else to roleplay in this big city, other than slaughtering people. Night City has so much unused potential...
Re: PS5's Meteoric Rise Underlined by Staggering German Sales Graph
...and yet no euro prices on Push Square
Re: Diablo 4 Players Use 'Dopamine Tunnels' to Gain 40 Levels in 2 Hours
Sad, bud never will ever beat AC Odyssey where people purchased "XP Boost" dlcs to actually play less the game.
Re: Reminder: 10 Excellent PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Leave Next Week
@Gamer_Guy thanks, I love Cuba and this game played with latin America Spanish language is a blast from the virtual tourist point of view. As an Italian, that mission with "Bella Ciao" as soundtrack will stay with me for long time... Gameplay is usual ubisoft/farcry comfort food, I imagine it getting boring fast indeed..
Re: Reminder: 10 Excellent PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Leave Next Week
I hope they keep Far Cry 6 for some time, just started it.
Re: PS5, PS4's Sizzling Summer Sale Adds Over 2,000 Discounts
I would bet on this site there are more Europeans than British or Americans, but no Euro prices are to be seen
Re: PlayStation's Skipping Gamescom, But It's Showing Up for ChinaJoy 2023
@Mikey856 Don't see why this should be "tragic". On the opposite, we may finally get new types of games.
Re: PS5's Remote Play Portable Appears to Leak Online
@NotSoCryptic I am sorry to contradict, but Sony has had a 3.5 jack in basically every device they produced from the Walkman on. It's still there on Xperia flagship phones (the only one), on the PS4 and PS5 controllers, on PSP and Vita. Not clear to me why in this case it should be "not in line with sony's typical design philosophy or components used".
Re: PS5's Remote Play Portable Appears to Leak Online
@NotSoCryptic The 3.5 jack is on the dual sense, why shouldn't be on this thing? This remote will be played most exclusively with headphones.
Re: Another 10 PS5, PS4 Games Leave PS Plus Extra, Premium in August
That's why I don't like subscription services. Luckily I'm almost at the end of Borderlands 3. I was even thinking to buy the pass, but now it's a no.
Re: EA Sports FC Reportedly Set for 29th September Release
@tomassi nothing will be different, besides the name.
Re: Yakuza Series Creator, Former Developers Disappear from Credits in New Collection
I heard in Japan the Company is everything and if you dare to leave it you don't exist anymore. Apparently this confirms it.
Re: Kit Your PS5 Out in LeBron James Designed Decals from 27th July
Sorry, don't need empowering quotes by a basketball player sticked on my controller.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Final Fantasy 16?
I'll wait for it to show up on ps plus. No matter how long, I'm a patient gamer.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Hogwarts Legacy?
It's a great game but it's not a RPG. Which is perfectly fine, is a cool semi-open world action game with a focus on exploration and the best inside location of gaming history. Just don't know why we keep calling these games RPG.
Re: Poll: What Review Scores Would You Give Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden?
For me those type of games are perfect on a portable console, I have both on the Vita, I play it on the Vita.
Re: Like a Dragon: Ishin! Is Playable Four Days Early If You Pre-Order Digitally
@fido This is a game released years ago, there's not much to spoil.
Re: Like a Dragon: Ishin!'s Combat Is Looking Brutal, Surprisingly Bloody
Played around 70 hours on the japanese version, it even had a very nice companion app on the Vita where you could do various activities including the dungeon fights (on of the best of the series). I'd like to ear more if they revamped the "Another Life" part, it was like secret oasis where you would dedicate to gardening and cooking forgetting all the fights, was a very nice touch)... funny that this game releases twice on the same console (PS4).
Re: PlayStation Showcase 2021: What Time Is Sony's Livestream?
@SurvivorGirl1 You can play your PS4 game on a PS5 for free, something that never happened on previous gens. You pay 10€/$ more if you want to upgrade to the nextgen version.
Re: PlayStation Celebrates Pride 2021 with Free Theme and Curated LGBTQ+ Games List
I like those initiatives but I'd like Sony to take position on other topics as well, like anti-violence and anti-weapons stands. I respect any kind of human life and I find it sad that most of the games (especially western) main missions is to kill other people.
But such kind of stands would hurt the market, and therefore are a no-go.
Re: Reaction: Xbox Game Pass Is the Thorn in PS5's Side
Subscription services are not for me. I want to play the games I want, whenever I want, for the time I want.
For what regards me, that's the end of story.
Re: You Won't Have to Wait Too Long for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on PS5
@TooBarFoo
One it's rent, the other buy.