@AdamNovice SIE is not a fan driven business. With size like that they need to reach out far beyond their core fanbase. Loyal as they may be they can't sustain the company.
@KidRisky There were too many cases of drift for relatively new controllers. I don't think everyone suddenly decided to hammer their controllers or to just outright lie. I've been through drift and fixed it with cleaning, so I believe that's the actual reason: some dusty residue from manufacturing process left inside.
Just clean the contacts with non-conducting contact cleaner. I had drift in my original dual sense I got with the console on the release, cleaned it thoroughly and the drift is gone. Never drifted again, still use it.
@ShogunRok I'd say the projects need quite a lot of time in development still. But the studio is running out of money, hence the attempt to reduce the spending in hopes that reorganisation will compensate for the loss.
@Styledvinny79 The difference is sound quality. Planar magnetic drives make sound very detailed, as they do not suffer from the distortion inherent to any dynamic drives.
Planar magnetic headphones and buds for that price? With lossless support?! I mean, I do own a couple of Audeze headsets for gaming, but I think of getting those too just because It's too good to be true 😊
@djlard Integrated batteries won't go away. The batteries need to be "easily replaceable by the user" which expanded as not glued to the body and not requiring special tools to replace.
I don't know if I would purchase it. This is indeed my type of game. However, some time ago knowing that this is a Microsoft exclusive I watched several YouTube videos about the story, different phases of the game, etc. Obviously, all spoiler heavy.
Now I doubt there's a reason to play a game which is light on gameplay and heavy on the story arc, when you know the story already.
@4kgk2 It's not about every game. There are very few decent single player shooters on PlayStation. It could have been another one, but now it won't. It's a missed opportunity.
@Synthatron_Prime Sorry, I spoke too soon! Later in the game I saw pretty significant drops, with fire in the castle. So yeah, those drops are quite noticeable, and I hope they will be fixed.
@KundaliniRising333 It's so weird. I haven't noticed any motion blur, or ghosting. I also haven't noticed any frame drops, but maybe VRR helps or I haven't travel far enough in the demo.
@Ocat They will not get Xbox once the news that Starfield only supports 30 FPS on Microsoft's consoles reach them. They will keep their PS5s and get a gaming PC.
I voted "it's not for me" but it's not the exact answer. I would like to play the game, but I'm boycotting Blizzard since their behaviour towards a player who demonstrated his support for Hong Kong freedom movement. Then Blizzard put forth several lies, explaining how they ban all political content and how it wasn't big of a deal.
Until the company comes clean in that regard I won't pay a single cent to them.
it may sound "naive" or "immature", but I'm none of those things. I have first hands experience with a dictatorship and despise every entity that suppresses people who's against this.
From the store owner perspective streaming games from your hardware is much less profitable than selling or renting out games to players to run on their own hardware. Because of that I predict it will remain a niche forever.
@Impossibilium I think you are conflating two different things. It is possible to support trans people and be vocal against harassment directed at JK Rowling at the same time.
@thefourfoldroot1 Corporations have no morals. They are money making machines that differ in their mode of operation.
I would call Microsoft's mode "ruthless". Microsoft is not very suited to operating outside of monopoly bounds, and as such they try to establish one at all cost.
I for one would love episodic games, where content is designed with such care. I still believe episodic games can work; a publisher has to find the right price / hours of fun balance.
Never played a Yakuza game, but want to get into action. I don't feel like I want to go through all of them, but I don't want to miss good ones either, so which one should I start with, and which ones should I pick next?
@LiamCroft Fair play. But nothing will. When the game came out me and my clan were eager to have fun, as we had in Destiny 1. You can guess what happened next.
I gave this game every chance I could. Played for almost a year when everyone left it. Returned when they "fixed everything" and the game was in a "best" state ever according to some gullible gamers. No. The broken game design, destroyed game mechanics, and clear consequences of movement into "free to play" territory killed the franchise.
They can release the best trailer in the world. But D2 still won't hold candle to D1 year 1.
@Ralizah I don't think many trans activists are on a crusade. Some are. But the most vocal voices are from, how to put it politely, different kind of people.
@Widey85 I think they are rising price because that ensures console sales profitability. When you can reliably make consoles for profit, you loosen dependency on game sales.
Technically, Returnal is very hard to port to Windows. Taken as is the requirements for configuration will be pretty high. So they will need to create a lower tier mode for the game to be comfortably playable on lower end machines. A lot of new code will have to be written just for that.
There are videos on YouTube going deep into technical aspects of the game. Making it run on Steam's average gaming rig and not looking ugly will be a real challenge.
@Goober1 I've been a PC gamer my whole life, until I bought a PS4 for no good reason. Never looked back. Finally I felt myself free from the necessity of micromanaging every tiny aspect of setting up games, only to repeat it some time later when I see a frame rate drop. Now I just enjoy the games.
@MKD88 @JudgeDredd @OrtadragoonX @RobN Clean it with a contact cleaner. There's no way the stick assembly which is the same as on PS4 dual shock could have worn out in that period of time.
I fixed the drift by opening the casing and spraying the contact cleaner into the stick assembly. That's it. No drift for more than a year since then.
Let's put the separating line here: No Man's Sky is a live service game, while what's listed there is either "pay to skip the grind" or subscription-based games.
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Re: Sony's New PS5 Earbuds and Headset Get Release Dates, Pre-Order Details
@xDD90x Hmm weird, I think it's not the case on macOS.
Re: Sony's New PS5 Earbuds and Headset Get Release Dates, Pre-Order Details
@IronMike That's rather inexpensive for planar magnetics
Re: Sony's New PS5 Earbuds and Headset Get Release Dates, Pre-Order Details
@themightyant If you need another lossless audio adapter for your phone or laptop, I think.
Re: Alan Wake 2 (PS5) - A Nightmare We Never Want to Wake Up From
@AaronBayne How long the campaign is?
Re: Reaction: PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan May Have Been Disliked, But Leaves Big Boots to Fill
@Fyz306903 1. Similar tactics works for Apple very well.
Re: Jim Ryan Retires as PlayStation Boss in March 2024
@AdamNovice SIE is not a fan driven business. With size like that they need to reach out far beyond their core fanbase. Loyal as they may be they can't sustain the company.
Re: Alan Wake 2 Has a Performance Mode on PS5, But It's Been Built as a '30FPS Experience'
@HonestHick Game developers then will just bump resolution to keep providing you with that 30 FPS cinematic experience on your shiny new PS5 Pro
Re: Nacon's Revolution 5 Pro Controller Promises to Eliminate Stick Drift on PS5, PS4
@KidRisky There were too many cases of drift for relatively new controllers. I don't think everyone suddenly decided to hammer their controllers or to just outright lie. I've been through drift and fixed it with cleaning, so I believe that's the actual reason: some dusty residue from manufacturing process left inside.
Re: Nacon's Revolution 5 Pro Controller Promises to Eliminate Stick Drift on PS5, PS4
Just clean the contacts with non-conducting contact cleaner. I had drift in my original dual sense I got with the console on the release, cleaned it thoroughly and the drift is gone. Never drifted again, still use it.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West's Rumoured Complete Edition Tipped for PC
@BacklogBrad Most likely Apple already approached them directly about that possibility.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West's Rumoured Complete Edition Tipped for PC
@TrickyDicky99 The difference is Xbox games are available on Windows on day 1.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West's Rumoured Complete Edition Tipped for PC
@Darth_Stofi You don't want their business to thrive so they could continue making even better games?
Re: Sony to Acquire Audio Tech and Headphone Specialist Audeze
Now I get where Sony picked up those planar magnetic drivers in newly announced headsets...
Re: BioWare Cuts Roughly 50 Jobs, But Still Confident Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Will Reach 'Full Potential'
@ShogunRok I'd say the projects need quite a lot of time in development still. But the studio is running out of money, hence the attempt to reduce the spending in hopes that reorganisation will compensate for the loss.
Re: PlayStation Reveals New Official Headphones and Earbuds, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore
@Styledvinny79 The difference is sound quality. Planar magnetic drives make sound very detailed, as they do not suffer from the distortion inherent to any dynamic drives.
Re: PlayStation Reveals New Official Headphones and Earbuds, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore
Planar magnetic headphones and buds for that price? With lossless support?! I mean, I do own a couple of Audeze headsets for gaming, but I think of getting those too just because It's too good to be true 😊
Re: Little Nightmares 3 from Until Dawn Dev Announced for PS5, PS4
Hmmm the visual style seems off to me compared to the first two games. I'll wait and see.
Re: Diablo 4 Players Use 'Dopamine Tunnels' to Gain 40 Levels in 2 Hours
@tselliot If a game makes you grind to have fun then the money you paid for it are already wasted. It should've been free to play.
Re: Diablo 4's Huge Patch Backlash Prompts Damage Control Chat with Blizzard Devs
@Triumph741 The problem is free to play economy, namely game design driven by exploitative monetisation.
Re: If Sony Does Ever Make a PS Vita 2, It'll Probably Need Replaceable Batteries
@djlard Integrated batteries won't go away. The batteries need to be "easily replaceable by the user" which expanded as not glued to the body and not requiring special tools to replace.
Re: Gory Horror Game Scorn Announced for PS5, Out This Year
I don't know if I would purchase it. This is indeed my type of game. However, some time ago knowing that this is a Microsoft exclusive I watched several YouTube videos about the story, different phases of the game, etc. Obviously, all spoiler heavy.
Now I doubt there's a reason to play a game which is light on gameplay and heavy on the story arc, when you know the story already.
Re: Rumour: Bungie Wants Marathon on PS5 to Be the Ultimate Live Service Game
@Ken_Kaniff If it's not free then there will be no reason playing it. Fans of that kind of games expect their games be free to play.
Re: Rumour: Bungie Wants Marathon on PS5 to Be the Ultimate Live Service Game
@4kgk2 It's not about every game. There are very few decent single player shooters on PlayStation. It could have been another one, but now it won't. It's a missed opportunity.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of the Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Demo?
@Synthatron_Prime Sorry, I spoke too soon! Later in the game I saw pretty significant drops, with fire in the castle. So yeah, those drops are quite noticeable, and I hope they will be fixed.
Re: Blizzard Nerfs Dungeons to Stop Rampant Diablo 4 XP Farming
@Uromastryx Games about grinding are not about fun
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of the Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Demo?
@KundaliniRising333 It's so weird. I haven't noticed any motion blur, or ghosting. I also haven't noticed any frame drops, but maybe VRR helps or I haven't travel far enough in the demo.
Re: Reaction: Solid Xbox Showcase Should Give Sony Some Incentive to Stop Being So Damn Cloak and Daggers About PS5, PS4
@Ocat They will not get Xbox once the news that Starfield only supports 30 FPS on Microsoft's consoles reach them. They will keep their PS5s and get a gaming PC.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Diablo 4?
I voted "it's not for me" but it's not the exact answer. I would like to play the game, but I'm boycotting Blizzard since their behaviour towards a player who demonstrated his support for Hong Kong freedom movement. Then Blizzard put forth several lies, explaining how they ban all political content and how it wasn't big of a deal.
Until the company comes clean in that regard I won't pay a single cent to them.
it may sound "naive" or "immature", but I'm none of those things. I have first hands experience with a dictatorship and despise every entity that suppresses people who's against this.
Re: Google Stadia's Biggest Exclusive GYLT Is Coming to PS5, PS4
From the store owner perspective streaming games from your hardware is much less profitable than selling or renting out games to players to run on their own hardware. Because of that I predict it will remain a niche forever.
Re: Insomniac 'Working Hard' to Make Spider-Man 2 Its Best Game Ever
Whatever they are doing for the sake of sanity and common sense I hope they will not make employee bonuses dependent on Metacritic score.
Re: The Gorgeous Watercolour Indie Title Dordogne Hits PS5, PS4 Next Month
Looking forward to your review! Potential buy 😊
Re: Hogwarts Legacy, PS5's Spellbinding Harry Potter Spin-Off, Massively Exceeded Sales Expectations
@Impossibilium I think you are conflating two different things. It is possible to support trans people and be vocal against harassment directed at JK Rowling at the same time.
Re: American Senators Continue to Target Sony Over PS5, PS4 Timed Exclusives
@thefourfoldroot1 Corporations have no morals. They are money making machines that differ in their mode of operation.
I would call Microsoft's mode "ruthless". Microsoft is not very suited to operating outside of monopoly bounds, and as such they try to establish one at all cost.
Re: Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Was an Experiment Fans 'Didn't Understand'
I for one would love episodic games, where content is designed with such care. I still believe episodic games can work; a publisher has to find the right price / hours of fun balance.
Re: Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now
Most likely it's a security fix.
Re: Poll: Help Us Rank the Yakuza / Like a Dragon Games
Never played a Yakuza game, but want to get into action. I don't feel like I want to go through all of them, but I don't want to miss good ones either, so which one should I start with, and which ones should I pick next?
Re: God of War Ragnarok Cleans Up at DICE Awards, Elden Ring Takes Game of the Year
@Kanji-Tatsumi Technical category had pretty weak competition
Re: Atomic Heart (PS5) - Alt History Shooter with an Identity Crisis
@trev666 Not so for me. That's why I stick with PushSquare. Their review scores match my own opinion pretty well.
Re: Atomic Heart (PS5) - Alt History Shooter with an Identity Crisis
@JB_Whiting I think the developers relocated to Cyprus.
Re: This Video Will Make You Want to Play Destiny 2 Again
@LiamCroft Fair play. But nothing will. When the game came out me and my clan were eager to have fun, as we had in Destiny 1. You can guess what happened next.
I gave this game every chance I could. Played for almost a year when everyone left it. Returned when they "fixed everything" and the game was in a "best" state ever according to some gullible gamers. No. The broken game design, destroyed game mechanics, and clear consequences of movement into "free to play" territory killed the franchise.
They can release the best trailer in the world. But D2 still won't hold candle to D1 year 1.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy Tops Japanese Charts as PS5 Domination Continues
@Ralizah I don't think many trans activists are on a crusade. Some are. But the most vocal voices are from, how to put it politely, different kind of people.
Re: Microsoft Can't Deny Xbox Game Pass Cannibalises Software Sales
@StylesT It is good for consumers in the short term. In the long term the games will degrade to remain profitable on subscription.
Re: PS5 Price Increase Confirmed for UK, Europe, Japan, Canada, and More
@Widey85 I think they are rising price because that ensures console sales profitability. When you can reliably make consoles for profit, you loosen dependency on game sales.
Re: Returnal's Steam Page Getting Regular Updates, Reveal Seems Imminent
Technically, Returnal is very hard to port to Windows. Taken as is the requirements for configuration will be pretty high. So they will need to create a lower tier mode for the game to be comfortably playable on lower end machines. A lot of new code will have to be written just for that.
There are videos on YouTube going deep into technical aspects of the game. Making it run on Steam's average gaming rig and not looking ugly will be a real challenge.
Re: Returnal's Steam Page Getting Regular Updates, Reveal Seems Imminent
@Goober1 I've been a PC gamer my whole life, until I bought a PS4 for no good reason. Never looked back. Finally I felt myself free from the necessity of micromanaging every tiny aspect of setting up games, only to repeat it some time later when I see a frame rate drop. Now I just enjoy the games.
Re: Soapbox: I'm Sorry, But Your Cute Cat Game Isn't That Great
That's why you can't review games on technicalities. Charm adds a lot. Novelty too.
The game is simple. maybe it's not great but it's good. It's adorable. It gives good time to player
Re: Sony Officially Acquires Bungie, Accelerates Vision to Create Generation-Spanning Entertainment
@JohntheRaptor Small team? They had around 800 people working (their own plus Activision owned studios helping them) and it still wasn't enough.
Whatever Bungie's problem is it isn't the lack of people. Maybe lack of talent?
Re: PS5's Rumoured Pro Controller Could Have a Sturdy Solution to Stick Drift
@MKD88 @JudgeDredd @OrtadragoonX @RobN Clean it with a contact cleaner. There's no way the stick assembly which is the same as on PS4 dual shock could have worn out in that period of time.
I fixed the drift by opening the casing and spraying the contact cleaner into the stick assembly. That's it. No drift for more than a year since then.
Re: PS5 Supply Issues a 'Top Priority' for Sony as It Aims to Overtake PS4 Again in 2024
@JJ2 It very well may be that the next generation PlayStation will have an Arm chip.
Re: More Than Half of PlayStation's Investment Could Be in Live Service Games by 2025
Let's put the separating line here: No Man's Sky is a live service game, while what's listed there is either "pay to skip the grind" or subscription-based games.