My take is that all of their remakes of previous GTAs including mobile were butchered horribly. Therefore, if grove street games were a bit more competent with their work this situation of terrible state at release wouldn't have gone so badly in the first place.
Props for R* for actually surprising us with the latest update that did solve lots of issues but as I have seen from online comparisons job isn't done yet.
However I don't think it's going to be updated any more as this update just brought the console versions to last year's mobile version.
Basically, grove street games should be ashamed to even call themselves by that name as they did horrible work every time they touched GTA games
I had no issues preordering even like 2 weeks after the announcement. Came to me day one and been a great console so far. Much smaller, sexier and no more whirling noise.
Sony caries as much blame as the scalpers. They could easily tackle the problem, especially because they already sold the drives to scalpers, but they choose not to, because I believe it's both beneficial for scalpers and Sony.
I would agree with if they would let me cash out my points. For now I disagree as a sign of protest. Ps stars still don't have the store credit options.
Just accepted their new TOS and still no cash options for store credit in UK.instead I have like 30 different options for games that are 3x overpriced for what they are constantly selling for and some game currencies for ***** games
I said no, but here I am biting the bait. Just pre-ordered on smyth. 803 euro with damn delivery. Only doing it because I already know who will get my ps5.
I played it today for two games and I couldn't get into it. UI is still lagfest, the players still run in mud despite pretty ok internet connection and low pings. I lose first game with 3 mins to the end of the match and then opponent drew another match within last minute of the game via free kick deflection of my own player.
The game looks really bad, it looks soft and blurry and somewhat bloomy? Hard to explain, but it does look to have lots of on screen filters that just ruins the fidelity.
Overall pretty huge disappointment. It feels exactly the same as the first entry of this gen back in FIFA 21. The zidane opening animation is the epitome of "let's cut costs where we can, despite getting billionaires from micro transactions". I actually was laughing because it looks like it was animated by hand back in 2008.
Heads up that I am pretty savage on FIFA games and have spent thousands of hours per each entry for multiple years in a row from FIFA 15 all the way to FIFA 21 and only really skipped FIFA 22 entirely and FIFA 23,24 we're just tragic all together and this entry is not different. So far this gen FIFA is just awful.
@Decoy_Snake Alan wake2 was my game of the year, but it did struggle some scenes with visible fps drops even with VRR enabled. Wasn't that many areas, but woody parts did drop it when there were enemies on the lose..
The clucky squire is a highlight. I totally forgot about that game somehow, but I was eyeing it for ages prior. Going to be amazing, as I just finished astro bot and am looking for another platformer like that.
Just finished it 100% with all the trophies too. Good game, really enjoyed it and it's not too long too. Managed to do it in about 15 hours of play time. There were many moments where it made me giggle while playing.
I think paying a thousand euros for a full package with 1 extra controller, a stand and disk drive for a console is insane.
You are well off getting a pc/laptop for that price that won't lock you out of online play, won't need "get online in n time or your console is useless and won't even play offline games until you do so" and the disk drive reader cost like 20 dollars on Amazon if you really need it.
Sony is making it to be a premium product for gaming, but is it really?
I was day one for PS4 pro and I think it was really good deal and made gaming for the last 3 years a much better experience overall for me, but ps5 pro price is just out of this world.
I don't even think the 45% GPU improvement is that big of a deal to have console cost from original 500 euros all the way to 950 euros with a disk drive and a stand. Double the price...???? Even if I sell my OG PS4 for 400 euros, it will still net me 550 euros. Basically buying a whole new console... That is just wild in my head.
For me to get PS4 pro cost me less than 200 euros after I sold my OG PS4..
Just to add up, in 3-4 years we will be buzzing around ps6 and what base price point will it come up to? 700?? That's stupid. That's not what gaming consoles were all about. With these prices it sure looks like they might soon face the last of consoles, as Microsoft already gave up.
That's insane. I think it will fail ultimately. I don't expect it to sell better than the first VR sold and way less than PS4 pro did. Way less. Not for that price. If you want disk drive that's 900 euros. That's insane. Add another pair of 🎮 and it is 1000, you can buy a PC that's probably similarly capable to run, plus you can upgrade it down the line. Much larger game library and in general just superior all round..
I was super stoked for the PS5 pro, but not for this ridiculous out of touch price.
I have been following the top games in UK on PSN for the past 4 days and haven't seen astro entering it once. So it's no surprise. However I hope that the sales are decent enough, at least judging from psn store review numbers you could somewhat paint a picture. Wukong has 92k ratings and sold about 18million copies with PC included.
Astro sits just over 11k votes and is on PS5 only. Compared to other recent games that are usually big like NBA and Star wars the reviews are like 5-6 times bigger than those games. Even the likes of space marine 2 doesn't have anywhere as close..
While we can't take it for granted, but it can paint somewhat of a picture.
They would have lots of IPs if they didn't abandon all of them. I am talking about Killzone, Retribution, Infamous. It's been forever since Playstation actually had its own proper shooter THAT isn't online only moba.
In about 3 hours unlocked about 40 trophies. Really addictive just as the PC counterpart. So far completed 2 levels with one character but need to improve before I can progress with the third more than a half of the given 30 mins. Haha
Damn, actually kinda feel bad now for the developers. Altho, if we don't voice our opinion about these online only games, they will just keep making them
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Re: GTA Trilogy Dev Implies Rockstar Made a 'D*ck Move' Removing Its Name from PS5, PS4 Remasters
My take is that all of their remakes of previous GTAs including mobile were butchered horribly. Therefore, if grove street games were a bit more competent with their work this situation of terrible state at release wouldn't have gone so badly in the first place.
Props for R* for actually surprising us with the latest update that did solve lots of issues but as I have seen from online comparisons job isn't done yet.
However I don't think it's going to be updated any more as this update just brought the console versions to last year's mobile version.
Basically, grove street games should be ashamed to even call themselves by that name as they did horrible work every time they touched GTA games
Re: LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Getting a Surprisingly Huge Marketing Push
That's pretty charming ad. Clever too.
Altho, myself I just don't have interest in the game.
Re: PS5 Pro Pre-Orders Are Stronger Than PS4 Pro, But Scalpers Are Losing Money
I had no issues preordering even like 2 weeks after the announcement. Came to me day one and been a great console so far. Much smaller, sexier and no more whirling noise.
Re: Hypnotic PS5 Pro Boot Screen, Background Worth the Upgrade
@crashcontrol as someonewho has got it, it totally is
Re: What Is PSSR for PS5 Pro?
Finally a good psser thread
Re: In the UK, You Can't Buy a PS5 Pro Disc Drive without Paying a Premium
Sony caries as much blame as the scalpers. They could easily tackle the problem, especially because they already sold the drives to scalpers, but they choose not to, because I believe it's both beneficial for scalpers and Sony.
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Set to Run Significantly Better on PS5 Pro, Early Footage Reveals
If it's CPU bottlenecked, how can it make improvements on ps5 pro, as it's CPU is literally unchanged from the OG? Talking about towns with NPC's
Re: PS5 Pro Packaging Flaunts Its Disc-Free Nature
Should put a tag "psser" included
Re: Sony Says the Best Time to Get a PS5 Is Now
I would agree with if they would let me cash out my points. For now I disagree as a sign of protest. Ps stars still don't have the store credit options.
Re: PS5, PS4 Fans Are Worried Cash Rewards Have Been Removed from PS Stars
Just accepted their new TOS and still no cash options for store credit in UK.instead I have like 30 different options for games that are 3x overpriced for what they are constantly selling for and some game currencies for ***** games
Re: PS5, PS4 Fans Are Worried Cash Rewards Have Been Removed from PS Stars
Can confirm it's now missing and if they actually removed it then it's horrible. UK acc btw, no more store credit options
Re: GTA Online's New Halloween Mode Is So Popular Rockstar's Had to Keep Adding New Rewards
This dlc singlehandedly postponed GTA 6 another 6 months
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 550
I bought dishonered 2 like half decade ago and yet to install it.
Re: PS5 Pro, 30th Anniversary Consoles Now Available at More Retailers
I said no, but here I am biting the bait. Just pre-ordered on smyth. 803 euro with damn delivery. Only doing it because I already know who will get my ps5.
Re: PS5 Firmware Update Annoys with Unwanted Deluge of Ads, News Feed
This is just ridiculous. I have paid 500 for a box to see ads?
Re: FC 25 Guide: The Ultimate Resource
I played it today for two games and I couldn't get into it. UI is still lagfest, the players still run in mud despite pretty ok internet connection and low pings. I lose first game with 3 mins to the end of the match and then opponent drew another match within last minute of the game via free kick deflection of my own player.
The game looks really bad, it looks soft and blurry and somewhat bloomy? Hard to explain, but it does look to have lots of on screen filters that just ruins the fidelity.
Overall pretty huge disappointment. It feels exactly the same as the first entry of this gen back in FIFA 21. The zidane opening animation is the epitome of "let's cut costs where we can, despite getting billionaires from micro transactions". I actually was laughing because it looks like it was animated by hand back in 2008.
Heads up that I am pretty savage on FIFA games and have spent thousands of hours per each entry for multiple years in a row from FIFA 15 all the way to FIFA 21 and only really skipped FIFA 22 entirely and FIFA 23,24 we're just tragic all together and this entry is not different. So far this gen FIFA is just awful.
Re: Reaction: Why There Are So Many Unnecessary PS5 Remasters for Games That Don't Need Them
Remasters for games that are 10-15 y old are okay.. but not for full pledge price and not for games that are 5 years old...
Re: PS5's Astro Bot the USA's Second Best-Selling Game in Its First Week
I calculated that it sold over a million copies so far, so I think it's pretty decent launch
Re: Fun As Hell Free-to-Play Racing Game Faaast Penguin Slides to PS5 Next Week
@Arkz we have theoretically 4 years to save for ps6, so we can enjoy this game
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows' Japan Looks Stunning in New Open World Showcase
If this game fails, Ubisoft going to suffer one of the worst times in multiple years of their existence.
Re: Poll: Would You Buy PS5 Pro If It Was Cheaper?
@Decoy_Snake Alan wake2 was my game of the year, but it did struggle some scenes with visible fps drops even with VRR enabled. Wasn't that many areas, but woody parts did drop it when there were enemies on the lose..
Re: Poll: Would You Buy PS5 Pro If It Was Cheaper?
@Decoy_Snake Alan wake 2, wukong and pretty much any other UE5 engine game killing PS5. Their all internal resolution is sub 720p
Re: 13 More Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
The clucky squire is a highlight. I totally forgot about that game somehow, but I was eyeing it for ages prior. Going to be amazing, as I just finished astro bot and am looking for another platformer like that.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Sales 'Aren't Huge' in UK, But There's Still Hope
Just finished it 100% with all the trophies too. Good game, really enjoyed it and it's not too long too. Managed to do it in about 15 hours of play time. There were many moments where it made me giggle while playing.
Re: Talking Point: Is PS5 Pro Way Too Expensive?
I think paying a thousand euros for a full package with 1 extra controller, a stand and disk drive for a console is insane.
You are well off getting a pc/laptop for that price that won't lock you out of online play, won't need "get online in n time or your console is useless and won't even play offline games until you do so" and the disk drive reader cost like 20 dollars on Amazon if you really need it.
Sony is making it to be a premium product for gaming, but is it really?
I was day one for PS4 pro and I think it was really good deal and made gaming for the last 3 years a much better experience overall for me, but ps5 pro price is just out of this world.
I don't even think the 45% GPU improvement is that big of a deal to have console cost from original 500 euros all the way to 950 euros with a disk drive and a stand. Double the price...???? Even if I sell my OG PS4 for 400 euros, it will still net me 550 euros. Basically buying a whole new console... That is just wild in my head.
For me to get PS4 pro cost me less than 200 euros after I sold my OG PS4..
Re: Don't Worry, You Can Add an Ultra HD Disc Drive to PS5 Pro
It's time we vote with our 💰🤑
Re: PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November
@DonJorginho but can that AI render this image to 8k?
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PS5 Pro?
It will be impossible to get it at first because scalpers. For the first year it will be sold as second hand via reselling for 1k DD
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PS5 Pro?
@Thorn84 extra pube details
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PS5 Pro?
I will get it when it's down to 600 european
Re: PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November
Just to add up, in 3-4 years we will be buzzing around ps6 and what base price point will it come up to? 700?? That's stupid. That's not what gaming consoles were all about. With these prices it sure looks like they might soon face the last of consoles, as Microsoft already gave up.
Re: PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November
That's insane. I think it will fail ultimately. I don't expect it to sell better than the first VR sold and way less than PS4 pro did. Way less. Not for that price. If you want disk drive that's 900 euros. That's insane. Add another pair of 🎮 and it is 1000, you can buy a PC that's probably similarly capable to run, plus you can upgrade it down the line. Much larger game library and in general just superior all round..
I was super stoked for the PS5 pro, but not for this ridiculous out of touch price.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Sales 'Aren't Huge' in UK, But There's Still Hope
I have been following the top games in UK on PSN for the past 4 days and haven't seen astro entering it once. So it's no surprise. However I hope that the sales are decent enough, at least judging from psn store review numbers you could somewhat paint a picture. Wukong has 92k ratings and sold about 18million copies with PC included.
Astro sits just over 11k votes and is on PS5 only. Compared to other recent games that are usually big like NBA and Star wars the reviews are like 5-6 times bigger than those games. Even the likes of space marine 2 doesn't have anywhere as close..
While we can't take it for granted, but it can paint somewhat of a picture.
Re: More Regular Minecraft Content Releases Planned, Native PS5 Version Still Coming
Where is the ray tracing version??
Re: PS5 Pro Showcase Set for Tomorrow, Hosted by Mark Cerny
@ShogunRok doubt it. Max 600 or no one will buy it.
Leaks say 500 for digital and 600 for pro with disk tray. It's alright
Re: PS5 Pro Showcase Set for Tomorrow, Hosted by Mark Cerny
I'm ready for some pro
Re: Soapbox: I Spent 3 Days with the Concord Trophy Hunters Who Dedicated Their Lives to Unlocking the PS5, PC Platinum
Sounds a lot like lunatics
Re: Sony Execs Seem to Think the Company Doesn't Have Enough Original IP
They would have lots of IPs if they didn't abandon all of them. I am talking about Killzone, Retribution, Infamous. It's been forever since Playstation actually had its own proper shooter THAT isn't online only moba.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Is the Best Game of the Year So Far
Two more hours...2 more free days before work.lets gooo
Re: Astro Bot (PS5) - One of the Greatest PlayStation Platformers of All Time
I almost forgot which day it's coming out. Thought it was 9th, just turned on the download, says will be done in 1 hour. Happy noises
Re: Star Wars Outlaws, XDefiant Disappointments Pour Pain on Ubisoft's Share Prices
Ubisfot needs to get comfortable with gamers not owning their games
Re: Mini Review: Vampire Survivors (PS5) - Indie Icon Should Come with a Health Warning
It does have a health warning at the beginning of the screen. Unless that's the joke
Re: Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions' Snitch Has Been Dramatically Nerfed on PS5, PS4
Pretty much unplayable
Re: Vampire Survivors Has a Whopping 221 Trophies to Collect on PS5, PS4
In about 3 hours unlocked about 40 trophies. Really addictive just as the PC counterpart. So far completed 2 levels with one character but need to improve before I can progress with the third more than a half of the given 30 mins. Haha
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for September 2024 Announced
@tangyzesty I was talking about MLB itself that no one plays except US
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for September 2024 Announced
Pretty atrocious selection. Sport titles like MLB is such a niche genre...
Re: PS5, PC FPS Concord's Poor Player Numbers Have Predictably Gone Viral
This should have been free to play title from the start
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Concord?
Damn, actually kinda feel bad now for the developers. Altho, if we don't voice our opinion about these online only games, they will just keep making them
Re: Explore an Apocalyptic Britain in Atomfall on PS5, PS4 Early Next Year
Everybody's gone to the rapture forever engraved in my head as one of the most boring games I have ever played.
Re: Sci-Fi Shooter Sequel Revenge of the Savage Planet Announced, Coming 'Early-ish' 2025
Ooo. Looking forward for this one. First game was a blast and a real surprise.
I hope the game still has option for first person view camera. It just doesn't look right with the third person camera.