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Nothing today, out for the football, nothing tomorrow as there will be pretty much a full day of NFL with the London game.

At most I'll make a little time for some Switch gaming with the wee man.

My wee man has it on pre order, I believe it's cross gen bundle (really should check), so I'll no doubt give it a run, not much else around at that point that interests me.

Would be happy with Hot Wheels, good craic for me and the wee man

From a selfish point is of view I find it fascinating to see some of the raw, behind the scenes stuff that these leaks offer, early versions etc and I can appreciate them for what they are, early works, rough around the edges, subject to change, possibly in big ways.

But in the grand scheme of things, it's really 💩 for devs when their work is leaked like this, for a multitude of reasons.

It would be grand if people didn't do this sort of thing though, it really doesn't help anyone, it will probably just lead to more delays.

I don't think I've bought anything since getting extra. And can't see that changing here

Can't wait to sink another 200 or so hours into this, and that's just Gwent.

Bought and played it on PS3 & PS4.

No interest in paying to play it again. Might take it for a spin if it ends up on Extra

Is it surprising? No, not really. As the article has said, everything is going up and gaming obviously isn't immune from increased production costs etc.

Still galling however to see hundreds of millions, even in to the billions, of profit being made across various sectors/industries and the little man is the one to bear the burden.

But let's not get too political.

Their delcine in sales surely comes as no surprise what with lockdowns/restrictions easing across the world, that was an artificial bump and you would hope people at the top are smart enough to realise that. Is it a good enough reason to bump the price? I'd say not, surely it's more of a correction. But then that's not gonna fly with the shareholders.

I'm also on the fence as to whether there is justification in terms of the product itself. See, the price rise doesn't effect me, I got mines day 1 and whislt I do enjoy my PS5, I'd hardly say it's a compelling offer at this moment.

Most of the big games have spanned the generational divide. The ones that have been PS5 exclusive, well the ones I have played, I'd hardly say would be enough to sell me on the console alone. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed them but I still think Astro is the best exclusive I have played and that was a tech demo effectively.

As the article says also, bar Spiderman and Wolverine, do we have anything major on the horizon that will draw in the punters? Exclusives I mean, first party.

But then it's a luxury purchase, not essential like electricity, food or petrol, so really, whilst it's not great, in the grand scheme of things there are far bigger issues in society at the minute (yeah I know, it's a gaming site, but still...)

That's almost tempting enough for me to actually play an online game... Not quite, but almost.

@James_42 yeah add me to the list of those who don't care for GoW.

This will be getting a pre order because the wee man wants it (he's spending his money on it to be fair so that's up to him) but I'll no doubt take it for a spin...

He's another who couldn't give AF about GoW 😂

Yup, I'll no doubt be picking this up at some point

Will we get a remake before the movie launches? Definitive way to play it, for all the new fans and what not.

I joke, I joke.

I'm a fan of zombies, all the old Romero movies... But even I feel it's a tired genre at the minute.

Looking forward to this, could do with a new golf game to play with the old man.

Hopefully a bit of competition in the market with EA making a come back might push them both to release great games, although I'm not optimistic about EA given its EA and their last effort with Rory was horrendous

@get2sammyb very true, video game rumours are probably way down the list of bull that people create a storm over, but no topic is off limits it seems.

The problem with the internet is that anyone can say anything and if it gains enough traction, it soon becomes fact, regardless of the actual facts.

And then, if the actual facts go against what you believe, well you can claim it's all lies, disinfo, fake truth... Whatever the cool kids are calling it these days.

@LazyLombax ah they are all hooked up in the kids room, he uses them more than I do. He has and old Mega Drive, NES... I could go on.

He loves retro gaming 😂

I chose not to get Premium, I still have all the old consoles (Excluding Vita) and whilst I'm not at all big on retro gaming, if I ever feel the need I can just crack out a game and play it on whatever system, or pick it up cheap enough.

Because of that, Premium offered nothing for me but I would be hugely disappointed if I had subbed, it seems to offer barely anything (streaming and trials? No thanks)

Extra seems to be where it's at, I know Premium cost wise isn't a huge amount more annually but even for that relatively small amount, I still don't see it as anywhere close to worth it.

Hope for those tied in it gets better.

Right to the top of my list this goes. DE is up there with one of the very best games I have played, everything about it was fantastic.

Hopefully this can come close to it, like @Mostik said if it's even half as good we are on to a winner.

@Momoghal786 how are they making fools of us 😂

You realise you don't need to subscribe to it?

I personally couldn't care less about trophies, such a pointless addition to gaming IMO but some people get proper worked up about them so fair enough.

If people want to buy these and there is some sort of market for them, I'm sure Sony is happy to keep them there and take there, albeit small, cut.

Can't see how it really harms anyone them being there.

It's is a great month IMO, very impressed.

THPS and LAD have both been games I have had my eye on in the past, TH just pips it as the one I'm looking forward to most, loved that game back when I were a lad.

I'm digital only, I don't care for a collection of discs taking up space and they just act as validation checks anyway as far as I am aware.

The only things I buy nowadays in physical form is music, for albums I really like, and books, save for a few kindle efforts hear and there.

@Galo81 yeah the story follows through (unsure about LAD though), so start with 0 and go from there

Still got 5 & 6 to play, as well as LAD, which I'll probably now claim and keep until I have completed 5 & 6.

Such a great series, I love the seriousness of it all one minute, the next you can be doing something batshhhh crazy.

Well now that's it's officially official I gotta say, that's a good month IMO

I suppose it's just one of those things, gaming can be beneficial providing it doesn't take over your life.

I balance it with music, books, meditation, dog walks, horse riding, I game alone, I game with my kid, I go online with the old man.

If it was my main or only hobby then I could see how it could very quickly become problematic.

That said I also see how it could help people in a bad place to get a break from whatever is causing them pain or hurt in their lives, as @naruball mentioned above. Glad things have taken a better turn for you, never nice to hear of someone struggling.

As with everything, there are pros and cons.

Like A Dragon - was on my list until I suffered Yakuza burnout from playing 0 then all the remakes, ended up stopping after 4 so this is a good reason to get back into what was one of my favourite series.

Little Nightmares - almost pulled the trigger a few times but ended up with other games instead (off the top of my head it has lost out to F.I.S.T, Lost in Random and Kena the last few times I have been looking for a wee indie to play) so that's paid off.

Tony Hawk's - Loved these as a kid, I was never a skateboarding type, preferred my blades but man those games were top notch. Actually buzzing about this.

I'm not sure I trust anything Liam has to say about anything after yesterday's nonsense... Partly joking...

This does look good and with it being a si gle player experience, it has me interested. Probably not day 1 interested but interested enough that I'll probably pick it up at some point.

@Milktastrophe I've already got my wallet out 😂

@Milktastrophe I'd be interested in seeing how it would go over if he was replaced with a cat...

Edit - in fact, I'll be honest, I'd probably give them the £70 for that.

@Richnj now, that's a point I would be interested in hearing the devs thoughts on.

A guy who worked on it isn't going to say otherwise is he, really?

Can't believe this passes as news....

Anyway, time to get me some 🍿... Again.

Could have charged £70 worth of in game currency for them as well. Opportunity missed.

@IronMike clickbait. Pure and simple.

It will generate comments and views.

"Would it be as good a game if you were human?"

Aye, well just remove a core element of the game and replace it with a human. No, it would be an entirely different game based on how a human can move an traverse the landscape.

Absolute slavers. Not because I'm a fanboy of the game, because we can do the same with every game and slap it down.

The Witcher 3 would be rubbish if you were a mere human. Sonic, rubbish if you were a human who could only run at human speed, FIFA (this one is stretch) utter trash if you only possessed the skill of a Sunday league human... Yeah...

You lost me at MMO. Pity.

Finishing up Stray as I haven't had the time over the past few days.

Also got a hankering for some Cities Skylines, been a few years since I have played that so downloaded it and bought a couple of DLCs and will probably end up sucked into building a monstrosity of a city before putting it to the side for a few more years.

Have a good one all!

@Mattock1987 ha wtf is this nonsense?

I got 2 consoles day 1, retail price. If I didn't, I wouldn't have paid a scalper.

Your bitterness is showing.

And even if people paid scalpers, that is not relevant to Devs ripping off customers.

Like TLOU, I have bough this twice (Original and Royal)

And like TLOU, as much as I love it, it will be treated like the cash grab it is and I won't be purchasing it again.

Edit to add, I've not voted as I don't necessarily think there should be a free upgrade, I'm willing to pay, like I did for Death Stranding for example, but there's a limit to how much.

Full price is just a flat out no go, especially as this would be the 3rd time.

Played it for a couple of hours on launch then been busy since. Unfortunately my cats don't seem all that interested in it but my controller meowing winds the dog up for some reason 😂

I have nothing much to do today so will get some more time with it but love what I have played so far.

Really pleased to see such great numbers on Steam and hopefully the PS4/5 numbers stack up as well, must be very rewarding for a dev to do something a little different and see it pay off.

Nobody is forcing me to buy it and I won't be, been there and done that twice already. I'm just find it incredibly amusing that if the leak is real, they want £70 for it.

Hopefully the people who fork out their hard earned aren't too disappointed with what they end up with.

Day 1, been looking forward to this since it was announced.

I am playing it

I live with multiple cats

Life is good

Glad it's reviewing well, can't wait to get started with it.

I may have missed this, just looked at the conclusion and not read any comments, do we know when it will go live on plus?

@Bismarck I often wonder if that's why I don't like HZD, after putting so much time into the The Witcher 3 I picked up HZD and it wasn't even close.

A release date would be good for the Complete Edition, currently fighting the urge to start it up again

Can't wait for this, will be on my Xmas list for sure.

@SAMTYLER1974 I'm so tempted by another play through (would be my 3rd) but am trying to hold off until the PS5 patch. Such a great game.

I'll be carrying on with GoT when I get the time.

Hope to get it finished before Stray hits Extra, cause when Stray hits Extra, everything is getting dropped.

Stray, a couple of AC games I havent played, Spirit of the North, Avengers... I'm happy enough with that.

Added that to Crash on the standard sub and yeah, first month is value for my money.

If I subbed to Premium I wouldn't be happy with that offering but thankfully, that's not something I'll ever need to worry about.