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@NEStalgia maybe! Or for missing out on their PSN voucher

@ATaco I personally think it's been a hack, or a ransom demand of.some kind for ps stars. Also they keep saying no one will loose points etc but I suspect when it comes back they will blanket give everyone 500 points or something, and ask people to contact directly if they have bought a game in the time period rather than them automatically add. It's going to be a ***** show I recon!

@Zeke68 thing is AI is the modern way to package in an easier sell for what has been being done for years. Data collection is in everything already, with varying degrees of intrusiveness. The "AI" banner means people are more likely to accept even more intrusive collection, because it means.... Well, AI right? Even though no one actually knows how to use AI some something useful yet and the capability isn't there other than it effectively being a modern web crawler with far more information than previously provided, there is very little intelligence in current AI.

So sure, sign away your data for a purpose unknown when it brings no real benefit to you the consumer! It's a backwards world where until recently companies used to pay huge amounts of money to get the type of data we now give away for free, because it comes under a "feature" banner.

Apple started this with iPods which have been collecting data since then, Google has been doing it since day1, and Amazon is scary what they collect. If you disagree with any of this, your online life will become quite limited and that's the issue - if you don't accept the terms, you don't get much functionality!

@shonenjump86 MvC on the PS1 was very disappointing, let alone pocket fighter which basically only offered the arcade game barely... The Saturn was the king of 2d at that time, only superseded by the Dreamcast really, which did have the capability to do decent 2d but wasn't exploited as much as everyone was going 3d at that point (except street fighter 3 3rd strike, street fighter alpha, capcom Vs snk 2 and the glorious Dreamcast arcade stick). MvC2 on the Dreamcast will be hard to beat, the single player mode getting all the characters will be hard to beat. Not sure that will come in this version as it's probably going to be the nanomi port rather than the DC one, but I can hope!

It's going to be a looooong few months until this game comes out! I can't wait, but it's going to be a looooong wait

I mean, I would prefer a season pass to have that number of characters for the same price Vs 4 characters for £32 like Tekken 8. But this could be quantity Vs quality, I guess time will tell.

Funny how the digital deluxe version doesn't really offer much extra, no early access or extra content for the game, just costumes etc. Depending on the price difference for physical, I might jump there as these posters might hold the value!

That looks very scary, I think I'll pass!

This has already been debunked on the rumour circuit about 19 days ago, therefore this is indeed fake news.

I'm quite happy with my steam deck, which can play PS4 like games. I would love a device that actually does play PS4 games, but isn't that called the switch2?

According to everything I read on the internet, ps plus subscribers hate the games ever month, ps plus extra all hate the games that are removed each month and everyone hates ps plus premium. But if you look at these stats, then it seems everyone is just trolling!

I got ps plus extra for a year for around £53 with 15% psn vouchers + 30odd percent off for returning subscriptions end of Jan (I was unsubscribed for a month). That's about the right price IMO and what it should be offered by standard.

Currently, they are doing 30% off ps premium, so £63 in total for a year of ps premium. I'm still not sure I would use the extra stuff on premium, I have a steam deck which emulates mostly better than the ps5 currently, I would probably only use if for wipeout which used to be extra but is now premium (along with a few others)

@Ben7982 exactly this. Games were £40 for a good while for PS4 and now they are £70 or more for special editions. So it's economies of scale - lower the price and you sell more as demand will be higher. With digital I'm surprised they don't lower the price even more as they could sell millions more without much overhead.

Also ps plus extra and premium come into this too - why buy games when you get them for free on subscription?

These numbers shows the games market is increasing hugely. So for me that actually sounds like Sony's recent changes to ps plus + making games £70 has actually lowered the profit on the game's overall, where they could have made more with an ever expanding games market.

Good month for me. AEW I'm pleased is free otherwise I may have not have played it. Streets of rage 4 was on gamepass and I missed it, so I'm happy I can play now!
GTA could be interesting, if they don't remove it a month or so in much like other rockstar games.

@Gamer_X I would rather the base game be free than what's happened with Tekken8 since release - that was such a kick in the teeth and I've not played since (yet) as the game makes me feel sleezy

This report makes me happy. I enjoyed astro rescue and also sackboy. I love those kind of platformers and another one will be an instant purchase for me! Can't wait, let's hope it comes out soon

Kermit looks.... Demented!

@Matroska at one point I thought we were gen z but I guess that got screwed up by the next gen. Thing is with millennials I always thought that was before snowflakes, but I guess snowflakes are a subset of millennials as well?

Oh well, I'm guessing I'm old enough to start to not care about things and this should be one of them

You mean to tell me that because I was born early 80s I'm a millennial? Did care bears get remade later on? Care bears was around until late 80s I thought then died a death - at least I thought!

Already has "collage football points" which means an in game currency which is a no from me. I'll wait for this to go free in 10-12 months.

@DennisReynolds oh damn your probably right. Been avoiding this game because I can't stand in game currencies or loot boxing. I guess I'll continue that!

Can't wait for this to come out! I simply can't contain myself! I'll wait in anticipation! Hopefully they don't prolong the release date!*

*And various other very mild innuendo comments

Hopefully a whole bunch of micro transactions and extra currency are not added like Tekken after reviews etc. I'm so burned by Tekken 8 I now think every game might do this!

@Bingbongboyo Disney atm. So they have already been bought and merged!

Mafia: now with loot boxes, 3 types of currency and a shop! They have got to fleece us somehow!

I adored the Dreamcast as it was the first European console to have a dedicated 60hz mode for TVs that could handle it. I know 60hz isn't 60fps, but games were smooth as butter and it was in effect 60fps. So modern games where they jolt about unnerve me and make me think we have gone backwards.
I have eyes which can really detect the difference between 30 40 60 fps so for me it's vitally important.
Not everyone wants this so I'm not disagreeing with people's comments at all, each to their own. But for a console that advertised itself as ray tracing and 60fps which turns out only the pro might do - this isn't quite what was advertised.

In other news, people have resumed buying a steam deck - which is built for gaming and accidentally emulation

2099 / 3001 confirmed!

Ok so this becomes simple economics - if you have too much supply you need to drum up demand via a few methods:

• reduce the price. Less price encourages more sales but less profit on each item, but can generate more profit overall by increased sales.
• make the product more appealing. In this case, add more software.
• make a complimentary product - i.e. the Microsoft/apple approach. Not sure this is an option.

So reduce the price or release more software and that will then cause demand to go up, reducing supply and then allow them to produce again.

@Titntin following Tekken 8 we see... This whole industry is a bit scummy isn't it?

Funny how this game has different reports across this site, pure Xbox and Nintendo life for a game I've previously never heard off. Seems a bit like advertising to me, but what do I know...

@CVCubbington boo! You missed the Dreamcast then, virtua tennis all the way! Was a brilliant game

I played this in the first couple of weeks and refunded the game, rebought it for significantly less (maybe a fiver?) and have not played since. The first game was so bugged though, I shot a gun and for the rest of that game save, everyone was crouching. It was funny but unplayable. If I get the time I'll dip later but really not motivated, besides the new Spidey patch should keep me busy for a bit

@Tomato_Goose on day 1 it didn't have a huge amount and much of that has come post game release, hence my point - there is a lot this game can go I reckon, either adding new cards or new modes of play / different rules.

I also compare the two on initial 3 button interface as that's very similar. Tbh it's been about 1.5 years since I played vampire survivors, probably about time I gave it a whirl

Congrats! Been playing this since yesterday and it's good fun. I'm hoping for more content etc much like vampire saviours, and to be honest this game is very much like VS...

Man those side panels look like they would burn my OLED screen to oblivion.
Weird how they have effectively have emulated a NES game and not an arcade version or anything. Strange choice in game to bring out - wonder if we are going to get a felix 3d animation film coming soon?

@Truegamer79 looks a bit like castlevania in an animation sense. But otherwise, sadly I have still my backlog of shame looking at me winking so I better take a look there....

Played the timed demo for a bit, got really annoyed with the whole look of the game and then read online about black flag. Started to play that (on ps plus) and it's basically the same game but black flag actually felt better as a whole feel and presentation - even with the outdated visuals it was still better than this new one. I didn't know anything about either game until the 8 hour demo appeared and these reports and I normally avoid most ubi games as I simply can't keep up and don't have 70hours to play games. But black flag looks fun enough to keep me going until this game appears on ps plus, with probably the swave of patches to fix the current errors in the game.

Tekken 8 is probably my most fav fighting game for a good time. I've nearly platted it and also been having a good few battles online and actually winning a few!
Last night I played as king last night and discovered some Tekken 3 reflexes with some of the combos - was weird as I've not really played Tekken properly since 3 over 20 years!

Love the game it's great

@get2sammyb that's always a bad sign! I'm sure the developers would have had real pressure in making this game in a ridiculous timeframe and therefore the love and attention most games and I get the feeling no one loved this one! It makes no sense to me as they could have had another 6months and made something profitable, alas this looks like it's a real stinker.

3/10 is low for sure.

I just want ghost 2 to be honest, this looks like it might scratch that itch for a while - but I'll wait for it to reduce before considering it. Also I only really have time to invest in one game at a time - and that currently is Tekken 8!

It's a shame with these updates they don't keep going beyond a year as I would feel better about buying a cheaper season pass than a complete new game or buying a complete game knowing it will only last a year. E.g. I bought Tekken 8 knowing that's going to be supported for years to come and I am more likely going to be invested in the season pass content.

I've not played enough to notice massively overpowered mains, although Azucena kicked my arse many times so maybe she's overpowered or I'm not so good with my mains of Paul and Leo.

9 for me. It's definitely one of the best fighters in recent years, just sheer fun to play. I've decided to invest time in learning a few combos too which really helps the game!

comes out from the Tekken 8 bubble - oh yer, forgot I've got all the SF6 characters from the season pass. Shame I didn't enjoy SF6 as much as I enjoy Tekken 8 and therefore was a bit of a waste of money. Still, at least I didn't buy MK1!

@Doctor_BK the PS2 version was more complete for sure but I loved the Dreamcast version

Tekken 8 now I've finished Spidey 2. Diablo 4 might get a look in but really have not started to play that at all. Also got a vibe for virtual pinball at the moment so reliving some classics

@NinjaNicky cya in 2028. I went with the approach I would rather be playing it all that time rather than holding off for a few quid. Still, each to their own budget etc

Playing for sure and had a lot of fun today. Won't be playing any more as I'm full of flu and shouldn't really be playing. Great fun though! If you've not bought any if this current gen of fighting games - get this one first!

@Ernimus_Prime in terms of playtime, I think I've played all forza's more each tha I have got as they are slightly more fun. Particularly the latest Forza Motorsport which has some great physics and the feeling of lack of gripping when loosing the weight distribution etc. gt7 still feels so lifeless, but perhaps I need to dip into it again (I completed everything previously but now loads more content).

Fun fact: in the demo playing the super ghost mode - playing the CPU ghosts you can play Vs a few extra characters. Not devil jin but panda and a few others. Only less than two days away!

My pad is ready (for a battering)! Looking forward to it!