The lack of a physical presence at retail stores & being Epic exclusive on PC doomed this game from the start, they got no one to blame but themselves on this one!
@get2sammyb @Uncharted2007 But it's still a Switch inside the smaller Lite shell, with your comparison Sony's smaller PS2 iterations shouldn't count either.
$70 US for a spin-off is a wait for sale for me. Most BL fall in price fast & I'm only halfway through Elden Ring after completing Forbidden West last week.
I started the Xbox One X version yesterday after they released the day one patch early. Played for 6 hours & encountered no disconnects or graphical issues, there was a weird hit detection issue on one of the mission quests but that could also be contributed to all my team trying to interact with the quest marker at the same time. Loading times are significantly improved, they're still there but much shorter than the demo version. All the cutscenes ran fine, no audio dropouts, overall it was a fantastic experience, looking forward to more tonight.
@Th3solution They can't discount the digital versions without pissing off the retailers carrying the physical version & they know that lazy players will pay full price for the "convenience" of digital.
I’m guessing with a 59% drop in physical sales & record digital sales, that sales are still down overall. A lot of people play Pub G or Fortnite because it’s either free or fairly cheap. Selling all of the MP’s together just puts a big weight around Blackout to sell the package & im not so sure dropping the campaign will pay off in the end. We’ll see how it fairs in the coming weeks.
I’ve purchased every single COD game ever made, this will be the first one I don’t buy. I’m on the fence above it Battlefield about as well, the vignettes they did in Battlefield 1 just didn’t didn’t resonate with me.
Yeah I haven't run across too many bugs 20 hours in but that HDR patch is very welcome!! I took a look this morning & the HDR is used incredibly well, one of the best examples I've seen for a game.
Not worried at all. Sony has always had the widest variety of titles. Hardcore & family titles are fairly well represented on their systems in general, this just makes business sense to start advertising these types of games more at this stage of the game.
It just isn't pulling me in like 3 & 4 did. It had a great opening & then this slog of a "tutorial" happened for the next few hours. I REALLY hope it picks up soon!!
@get2sammyb So it's 4 years old is a minus now for how good of a game it is or isn't? No other Lego game since has done as much in an open world as this game has.
Having a blast so far, playing on the PS4 Pro, seems to run fairly well. I'm about 15 hours in & the game really opens up. Combat is really fun & fast paced but less strategic than previous games but enemy AI loves to flank!!
@Roc I agree, I'm having a ton of fun with it. The combat is really fast paced & most of all exciting, the story is decent & there's lots of optional stuff to do if you want. There's that key word again, "optional" quests if you don't want to do them you don't have to but if you enjoy exploring & milking every inch out of a $60 game then it's there for you.
As far as technical issues, I'm playing on PS4 Pro & have had very few framerate issues so far.
It's The Division in Bolivia, after playing the beta I felt no need to return to that world any time soon, maybe after about a year they'll have the kinks worked out enough to give it another shot.
@paradox32 I just looked up some videos on Youtube & it seems that the PS4 will power an external HDD without an additional power supply as long as it's 3.0 of course.
There are some dramatic improvements to frame rates at certain points of the game with boost mode in that video, not perfect but it's much more playable now.
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Re: Alan Wake 2 Trapped in Financial Dark Place, 'Most' Development, Marketing Costs Recouped
The lack of a physical presence at retail stores & being Epic exclusive on PC doomed this game from the start, they got no one to blame but themselves on this one!
Re: Some Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Fans Are Furious It's Not Getting DLC
They never said it was getting DLC, just another useless media article trying to make something out of a bunch of vocal crybabies, they’ll survive!
Re: Opinion: The Price of Playing PS5 Games Day One Is Getting Higher and Higher
Removed
Re: Big New PS5, PC Shooter Concord Has an Uphill Battle Ahead of It
People are just sick & tired of generic online shooters, period. That’s how simple it is!
Re: Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (PS5) - Heartfelt Metroidvania on the Simple Side
@Golem25 You sound like a really joyless person in life, I give ya a 4 out of 10, is that too high?
Re: Preview: XDefiant Is a Fun Arena Shooter That'll Struggle to Stand Out
Could this be any more generic looking? The plug will be pulled on this within a year or 2.
Re: PS2's Best-Selling Console Crown in Jeopardy As Nintendo Switch Passes PS4
@get2sammyb @Uncharted2007 But it's still a Switch inside the smaller Lite shell, with your comparison Sony's smaller PS2 iterations shouldn't count either.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy a DualSense Edge?
I bought the Xbox Elite controller & had it fall apart within months so I won't be paying that kind of money again even for my beloved PS5.
Re: Round Up: Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Reviews Reveal a Refreshing Take on Borderlands Formula
$70 US for a spin-off is a wait for sale for me. Most BL fall in price fast & I'm only halfway through Elden Ring after completing Forbidden West last week.
Re: Retro Pokémon-Like RPG Monster Crown Is Still Coming to PS4 in 2022
It’s a buggy mess of a game & it keeps changing so much that the game still feels like it’s in beta on Switch.
Re: Battlefield 2042 Doesn't Have a Single Player Campaign on PS5, PS4
No campaign, no buy. Did the same for Black Ops IV, that’s an easy $70 saved!
Re: ANTHEM Servers Down for 'Emergency Maintenance'
Ya know a website is starving for clicks when it starts reporting **** like this. This is the type of stuff that drives me away as a fan.
Re: Round Up: ANTHEM PS4 Reviews Go Down Like a Lead Balloon
I started the Xbox One X version yesterday after they released the day one patch early. Played for 6 hours & encountered no disconnects or graphical issues, there was a weird hit detection issue on one of the mission quests but that could also be contributed to all my team trying to interact with the quest marker at the same time. Loading times are significantly improved, they're still there but much shorter than the demo version. All the cutscenes ran fine, no audio dropouts, overall it was a fantastic experience, looking forward to more tonight.
Re: UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty Sinks to 11 Year Low at Retail
@Th3solution They can't discount the digital versions without pissing off the retailers carrying the physical version & they know that lazy players will pay full price for the "convenience" of digital.
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Sets New PS Store Sales Record
I’m guessing with a 59% drop in physical sales & record digital sales, that sales are still down overall. A lot of people play Pub G or Fortnite because it’s either free or fairly cheap. Selling all of the MP’s together just puts a big weight around Blackout to sell the package & im not so sure dropping the campaign will pay off in the end. We’ll see how it fairs in the coming weeks.
Re: Treyarch Scrapped Single Player Campaign to Focus on 'Social Gameplay Experiences' for Black Ops 4
I’ve purchased every single COD game ever made, this will be the first one I don’t buy. I’m on the fence above it Battlefield about as well, the vignettes they did in Battlefield 1 just didn’t didn’t resonate with me.
Re: Review: Conan Exiles (PS4)
That reads like an 8, shocked to see a 6 after reading the actual review.
Re: RAGE 2 Teaser Leaks Online Ahead of Official Announcement
@LieutenantFatman
Gameplay trailer comes out tomorrow
Re: Days Gone Takes the Broken Road to Game Informer Cover Story
Already looks better than The Walking Dead TV show!!
Re: Sony Temporarily Cuts Price of PS4 Pro, PSVR for Christmas
I keep telling myself I don't need this but that's a GREAT deal!!!
Re: Huge Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.03 Adds and Fixes Loads of Stuff, Brings HDR Support
@BrettAwesome Mine updated overnight.
Re: Huge Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.03 Adds and Fixes Loads of Stuff, Brings HDR Support
Yeah I haven't run across too many bugs 20 hours in but that HDR patch is very welcome!! I took a look this morning & the HDR is used incredibly well, one of the best examples I've seen for a game.
Re: Insomniac Wants to Find a Publisher for a Sunset Overdrive Sequel
One of if not the best exclusive on Xbox One, I absolutely loved it!!
Re: Gamescom 2017: Sony Looking to Market PS4 to a New Audience
Not worried at all. Sony has always had the widest variety of titles. Hardcore & family titles are fairly well represented on their systems in general, this just makes business sense to start advertising these types of games more at this stage of the game.
Re: First Far Cry 5 Art Shows Signs of a Sinister American Cult
MURICA!!!
Re: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Is As Obvious As a Summer Marvel Movie
Can't wait!!! The first Lego Marvel is one of the best Lego games ever made!!!
Re: Review: Puyo Puyo Tetris (PS4)
@manu0 Uh, 4 player multiplayer???
Re: Street Fighter V Scores Capcom Cup 2017 Content As Single Player Wilts
What a great show this turned out to be. It had so much potential and they just squandered it all to get it out the door for e-sports.
Watch the language -Tasuki-
Re: Review: Dragon Quest Heroes II (PS4)
Oh great another great PS4 title to play this year!! 2017 is insane!!
Re: Cities: Skylines Will Build Foundations on PS4 Soon It Seems
It has major performance issues on Xbox One apparently. Hope the PS4 version runs better.
Re: Watch Dogs 2's Biggest Ever Update Drops This Month
I mean it's great & all but this isn't the type of game that I want to revisit & do PVP & racing on.
Re: Poll: Has Persona 5 Been Worth the Hype?
@Deadlyblack Oh I do hope so, I love everything else about it.
Re: Poll: Has Persona 5 Been Worth the Hype?
It just isn't pulling me in like 3 & 4 did. It had a great opening & then this slog of a "tutorial" happened for the next few hours. I REALLY hope it picks up soon!!
Re: Review: LEGO City Undercover (PS4)
@get2sammyb So it's 4 years old is a minus now for how good of a game it is or isn't? No other Lego game since has done as much in an open world as this game has.
Re: Review: LEGO City Undercover (PS4)
Undercover is still the best Lego game made. 6/10 is way too harsh
Re: Poll: Are You Enjoying Mass Effect: Andromeda?
Having a blast so far, playing on the PS4 Pro, seems to run fairly well. I'm about 15 hours in & the game really opens up. Combat is really fun & fast paced but less strategic than previous games but enemy AI loves to flank!!
Re: Review: Mass Effect: Andromeda (PS4)
@Roc I agree, I'm having a ton of fun with it. The combat is really fast paced & most of all exciting, the story is decent & there's lots of optional stuff to do if you want. There's that key word again, "optional" quests if you don't want to do them you don't have to but if you enjoy exploring & milking every inch out of a $60 game then it's there for you.
As far as technical issues, I'm playing on PS4 Pro & have had very few framerate issues so far.
Re: Review: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands (PS4)
It's The Division in Bolivia, after playing the beta I felt no need to return to that world any time soon, maybe after about a year they'll have the kinks worked out enough to give it another shot.
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Launches Tomorrow
@GBMatthew Seagate bought Samsung's hard drive division in 2011.
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Launches Tomorrow
@paradox32 Yeah, I thought 2TB would last a long time, nope it lasted me about 6 months, LOL. This is a HUGE Bonus for me!!
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Launches Tomorrow
@ellsworth004 The official Microsoft version is just a Seagate with their logo on it, nothing different about them internally.
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Launches Tomorrow
@ellsworth004 I've been using a Seagate 2TB internall for over a year on my PS4, works great. Speed gains are nominal though
Re: No Man's Sky's New PS4 Update Will Let You Build Race Tracks
All that & PS4 Pro 4K resolution & HDR support!!! This is a HUGE update!!!
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Launches Tomorrow
@paradox32 Just ordered my Seagate 4TB from Amazon. This will be very nice to have in addition to the 2TB internal I currently have.
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Launches Tomorrow
@paradox32 I just looked up some videos on Youtube & it seems that the PS4 will power an external HDD without an additional power supply as long as it's 3.0 of course.
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Launches Tomorrow
I wish we knew about the power requirements. The Xbox One's USB hubs can power an external, I want this for PS4 as well.
Re: PS4 Pro Boost Mode Makes Just Cause 3's Frame Rate Slightly Less Shite
There are some dramatic improvements to frame rates at certain points of the game with boost mode in that video, not perfect but it's much more playable now.
Re: Grab Your Weapons, For Honor's Open Beta Is Live on PS4
It's very pretty but extremely meh in gameplay for me. I will be taking a pass on this one.
Re: Fallout 4 PS4 Patch 1.14 Out Now, Features Pro Support
YES!! I've held off on playing this for a while, glad to know it's finally here.
Re: This Is Why Devs Don't Bother Finishing Games
There's a sucker born every minute!!