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Re: PS Plus Essential Games for June 2023 Available to Download Now

tomassi

I think it's an alright selection personally. Happy to get a next gen NBA game (albeit such a huge file size I may not actually get to install it)! Yomi I tried on my son's Xbox for 10 mins last year and it seems decent enough and JP, I have the first one and never really played it, so doubt I will this one either but you never know!

I don't see the sports games as being bad additions personally. People like different things. I can't stand JRPG kind of stuff, or even COD etc but have had a load of those games dumped in my lap via PS Plus over the years!

Re: GTA 6 Might Release on PS5 Before the End of Next Year

tomassi

It will likely never happen but, once GTA 6 finally releases I'd love Rockstar to remake RDR1 and release a next gen version of RDR2. And also to remake GTA 4.

The fact that no one can play RDR1 or GTA 4 at this point is just utterly ridiculous for two such massive games.

Re: PS Plus Essential Games for May 2023 Leaked Early

tomassi

I'll try GRID Legends but tend to get bored of racing games pretty quick as I'm just not interested in cars at all (and I'm rubbish at racing games).

No interest in medieval multiplayer things, and Descenders is already on Plus Extra and I tried it and found it a bit aimless and pointless, but that's probably on me for being stupid and not understanding what I had to do?

Re: Consumer Spending Growth on Subscriptions Like PS Plus Is Slowing

tomassi

As with all things, it comes down to greed eventually. Before streaming was a thing, big companies were complaining about downloading and pirating movies/music/games. With the advent of Netflix and Spotify a lot of that stopped. And then, guess what, EVERYONE wanted you to sub to EVERYTHING! So now we have Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Paramount+, HBO, Now TV etc etc. To the point where you would be spending hundreds of £ per month if you wanted it all. Then add in PS Plus, Gamepass, EA Access, Ubisoft+ or whatever game subs there are. And not to mention every single app on your phone nowadays is a sub service. Even if it's a product that really doesn't warrant a sub service. In fact, those are the most annoying ones, the apps. Go through the whole setting account up rigmarole and at the end - "choose your plan". F off!!!!! I miss the days when I could buy a useful app for £3.99 or whatever and have it forever. Now I even need to subscribe to my goddamn printer!!!

The good thing is, as this article suggests, these practices always consume themselves in the end.

Re: 16 Games Hit PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week

tomassi

I'll try Kena and Monster Boy (it's been on my wishlist for years)! I said only yesterday that there's no point buying something like Riders Republic as it will end up on Plus at some point, being a Ubisoft game. It's OK. It's fairly cringey but it's a mix between Steep and The Crew 2 so it's enjoyable enough.

Re: Zool Redimensioned Brings Gremlin's 90s Ninja Icon to PS4

tomassi

Zool was the game that alerted me to the fact I have epilepsy. Literally. Will not be buying this

Would love to see some classic Amiga games packaged up for PS though. How about a Sensible Software collection? SWOS, Cannon Fodder, Mega-Lo-Mania, Sensible Golf. These were awesome games!

Re: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's PS5 File Size Might Be Ridiculous

tomassi

I read the article about Marvel Avengers free stuff the other day and despite not having a shred of interest in the game I DO like free stuff so thought I'd download my PS Plus copy. The file size was something outrageous like 120gb or something. Nah, don't like free stuff that much!

Can't say I'm overly interested in Jedi Survivor either. I've got Fallen Order and I like it enough, but the puzzle element is a huge turnoff and sometimes it feels like you are going round in circles because of the map.

Re: Need for Speed Unbound (PS5) - This Stylish Arcade Racer Has Substance to Match

tomassi

I know I'm getting old, but this whole 'hey we're from the streets' style in games is just so lame and cringey. See also Watchdogs 2, the Volta mode in FIFA, The Crew 2 and a few other examples.

The worst bit is, it's probably been added by middle aged, middle class execs who THINK that's what people find cool

Either way, this game, like all the other NFS, will certainly end up on Plus one day, so I'll try it then.

Re: eFootball's Festival of Football Adds National Teams Ahead of the World Cup

tomassi

I so want to get into this. I play it very occassionaly for about five minutes and, although I don't love the gameplay, I feel I COULD love it once I've learned the ins and outs. But I don't game online so the complete lack of offline teams, modes, licenses and even difficulty settings etc just makes me turn it off again.

I really don't understand the strategy behind it from Konami? Like, just add in all the teams, an edit mode and unlock all the settings and you'd instantly increase the amount of people who play it. By all means add Master League etc at some later point, but at the very least make everything accesible offline for kick off mode just for some sort of variety!

Re: The Crew 2 Cleans Up 60fps Resolution on PS5 in New Patch

tomassi

@MFTWrecks I downloaded the Division 2 yesterday because it's now on Plus and I deleted it within about ten minutes. Whenever I paused the game for more than, like, twenty seconds, it booted me out and I had to start again. No time for online stuff like that. Just make a good offline game!

Re: Remember, PS Plus Premium Members Can Stream to Complete PS Stars Campaigns

tomassi

What is the reward? Just some picture of a boombox? I got ticks for Heavy Rain, Until Dawn and Detroit just by streaming them, but there's no way I'm downloading the whole of Returnal, Death Stranding and Uncharted 4 just to get a picture of a boom box

When do we start getting actual points that will contribute to getting decent rewards?

Re: Hardware Review: Backbone One: PlayStation Edition - The Best Way to Enjoy Remote Play

tomassi

I like the idea of this but unless I can remote play away from the home (where it's actually useful such as a plane journey or holiday abroad for instance) then I don't see the point in getting it. Can anyone who has one tell me if the remote play actually works well in those situations. No internet, no remote play. And if that's the case this thing is basically £100 wasted.

And can you play mobile games and Apple Arcade without having to sub?