Sony did well with Fall Guys as a day 1 on PS+ and that game blew up massively because of it, and the success on PC probably came off the back of that.
Some PS+ games I’ve picked up have probably done well off the back of it with DLC purchases; Borderlands 2 I got as a freebie but picked up a couple of DLC packs as I enjoyed it so much.
Merging PS+ and Now is a no brainer. I’m not sure I can see big games dropping day 1 on PS+ as I think it would need to be a regular thing to get people to sign up who wouldn’t otherwise.
The PS+ Collection is a good move but will need to keep expanding or rotating games to make it worthwhile.
GamePass still seems great but is still a fair gamble but one that will hopefully force Sony to respond.
@Thrillho Yeah, and maybe the PS Plus Collection will be the thing that evolves into the GamePass competitor and PS Now will be a separate thing. If the Collection gradually increases in size and adds PS5 games, and starts to rotate, then it’s basically become a miniature version of the GP idea, with again the only major change being the lack of new games. Right now many might argue that 20 high quality Greatest Hits — some of which are hundreds of hours of content by themselves like Monster Hunter, P5, and Fallout — is actually every bit as good a deal as having access to 200-300 games which includes the likes of EA sports games that are several years old and small indies that are charming diversions for a couple hours.
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@Th3solution my bad, it is wordy!! 🙈 I agree the article is one sided and your points about Sony are really interesting. I think plus, now and the base ea subscription combined is actually around the same price as gamepass ultimate but sony messaging around that is not great. Plus is better than games with gold. Tbh, it's the streaming thing I don't get about sony. Switch is partly so big in Japan because of portability and the WiFi is meant to be one of the best in the world. With 5 g becoming available as well, Ps now on smart phones, with a handset like Microsoft has for xcloud play, would do pretty well I think. That and pc are probably Microsofts best chance of hitting that 50 million mark rather than just consoles alone.
Can anyone recommend a controller that will work on the Xbox Series X, that doesn't sound like someone is writing their life story on the loudest mechanical keyboard, every time you play a game?
The MS Rewards App prompted me to "join a club" today. I didn't even know it was a thing. I'm guessing the recommendation was no accident based on the PS shutdown of its communities which I guess is a similar concept. Not that it makes a difference either way, I'm too antisocial to use such a feature on either platform!
Just started playing Fallout 4 (again) on the Series S and was surprised at how much better it looks. Runs at 60fps too. This could be where I turn into one of those 60fps snobs.
All this resident evil chat has finally made me fire up resi 7 on gamepass. Playing this with headphones on and hearing the footsteps heading towards you is so freaky! Kudos to those who have played in psvr! 🥶
I don't think the auto-hdr function that adds hdr to games that never had it gets enough praise. Playing outer wilds at the minute and when you toggle that on and off, it looks so much better with the hdr. It's just a shame that some big games are missing it. Played through gta4 ballad of gay tony, which didn't have it and keep waiting for them to fix it and add 60 fps boost for new vegas to try that game out.
Really disappointing E3 showing for me. Sure, I’ll give some a try like 12 Minutes as it’s *free, but I was really hoping for a lot more. Perfect Dark?
Looking forward to playing Flight Simulator and the new Top Gun DLC.
The highlight has to be Forza Horizon 5. That looks absolutely amazing.
*Paid ~£220 for 6 years of Game Pass Ultimate. As good as free. Haha.
I watched some of the trailers for the "big" stuff and it's still nothing that would make me want an Xbox. I suspect the indie stuff is actually more exciting but I'll have to catch up on that another day.
Halo looks fun but it's not a "I need to play this" kinda thing.
Forza Horizon looked more like an impressive tech demo than a fun game to me (I don't get the appeal open world driving games, tbh).
Stalker looks nice but it seems like a very slow paced shooter - which, again, is not my thing.
All I know about Starfield is that's it's a space game by the creators of some games I didn't care about (and it's still almost 1.5 years out). I know Elder Scrolls and Fallout are extremely popular so I get why everyone's excited but it's doing absolutely nothing for me at this point.
That said, Game Pass definitely continues to look good. I wouldn't mind PlayStation "responding" to it somehow
19 games coming to Game Pass in 2021 and that's not including the Bethesda ones they added today too....
2022 is looking strong but so is the latter half of this year. Couple these with all the other games releasing and I don't know that I have time to play all I want to - let alone whatever games do release from Sony too.
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I'm unsure if Sony will announce a competitor to GP, but if we get HZD day 1 and GoW day 1 - I will be buzzing!
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From my perspective, I have always had to own multiple devices to play the vast majority of games that appeal to me. Since Xbox arrived, it established itself as a must have alongside Sony's Playstation. I couldn't be without an Xbox - until now when I 'could' play on PC instead - but I prefer the convenience of consoles.
Just looking at the games coming to Game Pass in the next half of this year, I see a number of games that interest me - including some that perhaps wouldn't have if I had to buy. The Ascent is a game I wouldn't have bought - just waited for a Games with Gold release or miss out - but on Game Pass, I can play it day 1. The latter part of the year is often busy with releases but knowing I can play Scorn, FH5, H:I etc day 1 at no additional cost also means that any money I have to spend on gaming, can go on the games that I can't get on Game Pass.
To me, that showcase more than justified my continued Game Pass Subscription. In the next 5 months alone, there are 'enough' games coming day 1 that I want to play to more than justify the cost of my annual subscription.
Whether Sony do offer their own version of GP that gives Playstation gamers access to their exclusives day 1 (among others) or not doesn't matter too much to me. It could be cool, but I don't 'need' to buy games on Xbox. If, for example, Horizon: Forbidden West releases this year, its 'not' competing for my money against Forza Horizon 5, Halo, Back 4 Blood, the Gunk, Scorn etc - its competing against Guardians of the Galaxy, Battlefield 2042 etc. All those Game Pass games I can play and won't impact my budget.
From a Playstation owners perspective, for as little as £20.99 a month, you could get a Series S and GPU (which also includes EA Play and Gold) to play the next 2yrs worth of GP titles only or subscribe on PC to play and use your PS controller. Keep the PS5 for all the games you have to buy. If you wanted to play MLB, Outriders, Back4Blood, Yakuza, Hades etc this year, on PS, that will cost you a LOT more than an annual Game Pass Subscription. You could literally just have a Series S and GPU and never buy a game on Xbox - opting to spend money on Games for PS.
From my perspective, as a Game Pass subscriber, I thought MS's show was quite Strong - not as Strong as I expect next years to be but still strong. People asked about First Party exclusives and we have Flight Sim, Halo and Forza Horizon coming this year and MS want to hit at least 4 a year. That's also backed up by some 3rd Party Exclusives (timed or otherwise), The Ascent, The Gunk, Scorn etc and some multi-platform games at no extra cost too. The Show wasn't 'just' for Console gamers either and the fact that 27 of the 30 games shown will be coming day and date to Game Pass was good.
2022 does seem a while away - although its just half a year with a lot of big games coming - but it will be here soon enough and I can see MS having an even stronger E3 next year - with Perfect Dark, Fable, Hellblade II, Forza Motorsport, Avowed, State of Decay 3, Outer Worlds 2?, Starfield + what ever other games are ready to be revealed.
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I was expecting more from Microsoft at E3 but then perhaps that was naivety on my part. It's been a pandemic after all. But honestly it was the usual Forza. Halo still looks like whatever. Starfield was a CG trailer for a game that was announced three years ago and is still eighteen months away. I don't know.
I do wonder if I'll ever bother picking up a Series X. There's a good chance, but I don't think it will be for a while. I get the whole Gamepass thing, and I get that some people will prioritise value, but for me, my backlog is a better selection of games than Gamepass has. I could work through my backlog and not be done for a year or two, plus the games that come out while I'm doing that.
Until something monumental comes to Xbox, or something my girlfriend wants, or one of my cherished series' is bought by Microsoft and I have to go there, I'm probably just going to carry on ignoring it.
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