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I have really enjoyed Starfield so far, good to see it doing so well in physical sales. Very suprised to see it at no1 to be honest as September was a strong month for gaming. So many armchair and bed experts saying that nobody would buy the game because of gamepass..

I'm looking forward to Spider-man 2 and that will certainly be no1 next month. Pretty much the reason most people would own a PS5 is for Spider-man.

I had a big crush you Yuko when this game first game out on PS2.

Rina Sawayama would make a great character in Spider-man. I am looking forward to seeing that design.

8-9/10 seems about right and a 90/91 MC is a great score. There was no way this sequal was going to be 10/10 unless it did something truly innovative. Unless you are getting to that RDR2 Kind of level you can't be scoring a 10 and those that do give 10's away like a pizza delivery place gives out pizza's.

I would have brought this but it seems like a budget release so I will play on game pass when the dub is out. Luckilly there is Spiderman 2 and the rather large Tales of Arise DLC to get into and I also plan on getting Robocop to keep me busy for the rest of 2023.

For me English dub is just a personally preference as I would rather focus and the characters than reading story plots. English dub is also important for those with visual impairments that can't read the subs but want to enjoy the game.

Might pick one up in the UK when they drop early next year. There is still plenty of UK stock to clear esp where I work.

I have been lucky enough to see a decent amount of Rise of Ronin through work and I can say there is nothing souls like about it at all. It's an action RPG that has romance and more of a ubisoft style formula. GOT would be the closest style with a wide range of difficulty modes. It's the PS5 exculsive I am most looking forward to in 2024. It's looking like mid 2024 though rather than early 2024 due to Sony's schedule.

@Landstalker It's dependant on clearing stock in certain regions. The UK still has a healthy supply of the older model to shift (Prob with more discounted prices)

Playstation, for the payers.

I can see this as a way to slowly phase out disc as they can decide:

A) how many cheaper to make digital units get sold

B) How many digital versions with the disc drive attached get sold (Could intentionally restrict supply over time)

C) How many Disc drive add ons get sold (Could intentionally restrict supply over time)

@STOBO That's the whole issue it comes with a cheap pull out stand the the original 2 way stand for free.

I dont think people are annoyed because Sony want money for the stand, they are annoyed because the stand came with the PS5 now they are making you pay even more than the launch console just to have the still rather large console vertical. It is not like a PS4 that was designed to be laid flat.

Now availible at 4K70.. $70 again that is.

I have just Started Spiderman Remastered and will also whiz through Spiderman MM over the next 2 weeks. So far it seems good. I am not a Marvel fan and I have never seen a Spiderman movie, but the game is pretty fun. I have Spiderman 2 pre ordered but I can't say I am hyped because I expect it to be like the game I am playing now but with dual protags. I could be wrong and I hope I am pleasantly suprised!

Waiting for Sony to licence a controller under £100.

@LifeGirl How do I go back to the 90s? Sign me up haha

I have tried the demo and here are my impressions.

This game is very very well optimised. This may in part be due to the UE5's great otimisation toolset but you also need talented developers to extract the best out of UE5.

As an example, I was able to get a locked 30fps 1080p, medium and high settings (Which looks close to what the PS5/Xbox Series X will get) on a GTX1650 4GB with 8GB of RM and an intel i5 processor. The game also offers V-sync on PC and options to turn off and on motion blur.

I was even able to run the game on ultra settings in the high 20's fps wise on my potato gaming laptop! I can see this comfortably hitting 4K 30fps or 1440p 60fps on PS5.

Upsampling options on PC included several options such as TAA and DLSS 2.2. It will be be interesting to see what they implement on PS5. The gameplay was fun.

Overall I can say the delay has worked in thier favour. If they can do a good console port of the game they will have launched one of the best optimised games of the year (and a great looking one at that).

Hoping the visual glitching on my screen goes! seems like an issue with the lighting. I did check to see if it was my TV but it's only this game since the update and the same on my other TV. It put a big downer on the new dlc for me.

Glad there is a PC demo, I can try out the game before I decide to buy on my console.

I thought it was great so an 8/10. I have enjoyed other recent launches more but this dlc and the 2.0 is far better than the game I refunded in 2020. Hopefully they can build on this for the next installment.

@Ralizah Yeah I'm going to save a fortune on Sega games via GP

@Ralizah You'd best get used to it with the new Sega marketing partnership haha.

@wiiware I'll be playing on Xbox gamepass so agree it won't sell much on xbox as there is no reason to buy it there. I can imagine switch sales will push hard against Playstation sales.

Get Jenna Ortega to wear them and they will sell triple the amount. It would also be funny to see her wear Spiderman trainers condering her brand deal with Addidas.

I just feel for those parents mistaking this for a handheld console. Even the price is the same as a switch lite.

Graham doesn't play games, he plays twitter haha.

I won't forgive Playsation for not putting Densha de Go onto store worldwide rather than just Japan. Based on how well Train Sim world sells on the platform I think they could do pretty well off of it.

Hardcore fans on here may be unhappy but Playstation is in an exceptional place right now. It is one of the worlds most resonanant and know brands in the world. If you think of gaming you think of Playstation first. The PS5 and the culture around it has gone to the next level. I think Eric Lempel has done just fine in his tenture in the Marketing top job. JR also did his bit for sales and performance.

@Hyena_socks It's very likely the next CEO will be European or American

Anyone would think JR is leaving this week and not in over half a year! I know the 5% of hardcore fans that frequent sites like this will care about who the next CEO is, but Sony will care about apointing a CEO that can hit financial targets. Sony is a business in an ever competitve world so growth isn't a luxury, its essential to their exsistence long term. Most Playstation players won't know who care who the next CEO is. You could put Kevin Butler on the screen and most players would just enjoy that.

Makes me 100% want to just start the game from scratch.

Hopefully we will get a clearer picture on the elusive refreshed version of the base model, maybe somethibng on the pro and an actual future roadmap of single player games for Sony in 2024 beyond Wolverine and the 2nd party stuff.

Nice layout as I prefer the Xbox style layout but that price.. Are Sony ever going to allow cheaper wired controllers to be licenced this gen? it's been nearly 3 years! Xbox did it after a few months. The Nacon wired PS4 controllers were great along with being cheaper than a DS4.

I switch off when I see the word Gacha.

Looks like FF16 mixed in with BG3.

I brought 1 and 2 and was waiting for a sales on 3 & 4, this could be just what I need! Probably won't even get stuck into 1 until later this year though but I am looking forward to it!

I'm excited to play Like a Dragon Gaiden on Gamepass and will grab Infinite Wealth too (Hopefully on Gamepass). Sega delivering the goods!

Only so many years they can get away without Steve Jobs innovation before they get found out. Suprised it hasn't happened already.

Another reason gave the game 8/10 after 130 hours.. the technical issues. This could have done with 2-3 more months for dev time for the PS5 version.

Sony too poor to spend MS kind of money! I really hope Sony does continue devloping single player games though rather than the worrying trend of live service games they are lining up.

Really want to see whats it the sony pipeline.

At the end of the day Sony lock exculsives so they can sell consoles.. they make you wait for PC ports even, so I don't think any PS "fan" could honestly not be okay with this. It is like me demanding Spiderman 2 (Which would sell double or more if it was on Xbox and PC) to come to Xbox.

I honestly don't see how any PS4/5 owner (who could afford it) wouldn't get a Series S a good PC.

I brought a PS5 for the exculsives like Spiderman 2, otherwise what is the point of owning it as I could get a high end PC that far exceeds the capabilties.

Overall Microsoft are just playing the game Sony have been doing for years.

Lots of people will enjoy this to exp how rubbish it is then tell everyone about it! It is in our nature. It will become some cult meme like the room movie.

@Sam_ATLUS Infinate Wealth will be out March 24'

Sorry but BG3 and Cyberpunk 2077 updates can step aside..

The real battle here is Early Acces for Train Sim World 4 vs Bus Sim 21 School Bus Pack.

This should be a very appealing launch, in 2024.

I played a bit of the demo them tapped out. I wasn't bothered with Forza 5 and that is just a better version of this game.

8/10. Was not as innovative as I was expecting based on the reviews. The story can push you in an unchangable direction you may not want to go which takes away some roleplaying choice. The overall peformance on PS5 isn't amazing and gets very poor in act 3 even on 30fps. I would advise those who want that locked 60fps to wait a couple of months for the devs to optimise the PS5 stability.

The turn based style gameplay and dialogue options were the real strong points of this game. The characters you meet are also interesting and I like the you can play a close up 3rd person style or change to a higher up/topdown style on the fly.

Your choices really do matter (Mostly) with some game changing outcomes.

You may feel under-levelled for the first main big mission so farming xp is a must at all difficulty levels. This is where 70% of your playtime will be - grinding and exploring.

The controller wheels can be a little clunky and tutorials could be improved for new players to D&D (which i can imagine is about 60-80% of the BG3 player base.

I played about 130 hours and completed the story since early access on the 2nd.

I am of course benchmarking against a much bigger developer like R* who provide truly industry defining game engine optimsations, stories, new game mechanics and design language. Lairian have done exceptionally well given thier resources and I am sure thier next game will be even better.

A very good game but not quite an exceptional one. I very much had an enjoyable time with it.

Ps. 100% recommed only doing a full review once you have seen the credits roll because my views went up and down as the game unfolded.

@dskatter No need to be rude/pedantic over a comment. I'll ask you nicely not to respond again.

The first 2 were very sold 8/10 games and I am sure i will be enjoying this one too.

That is a very strong JRPG month - some games I don't own but am interested in. Prob not going to do much for those that don't have the lucky gaming taste of liking JRPGS or already own most of those games.

@BansheeNorn it sounded very unnatural like AI.