There was a scruffy pot head dude who used to live near me that wore dirty homer Simpson slippers too the shop in the morning with a cup of tea so if I see someone wearing them Fornite ones I won't be able to hold in the laughter ๐
Yeah i think its great so far but the campaign mission with the zombies and what not felt stupid or unnecessary and currently that's how far i am playing it.
Its baffling that they don't try to absorb some of the mobile market by developing/publishing lower tier games that don't have high end graphics but a good amount of money is put into it that leads to good creativity and designs instead of pumping hundreds of millions in to lets say concord, Nintendo do good in that regard.
I would happily take games today (like Sly Cooper for example) that have the graphics quality of the ps2 hardware that would make them look better then most mobile games.
So on that note, games with photo realistic graphics don't appreciate and age well (basically living another life after work) compared to a game that you can just turn and hop on like Pac-Man & Tetris and have fun.
Have they updated their website to have a stock updater yet because i remember when there was scalpers galore a few years ago when the ps5 or the Xbox was really hard to get and if you checked to see if they had any stock on their website it would always say it is in stock compared to every other retailer but it wasn't.
I cant imagine the amount of rigmarole and stress a customer had to deal with back then never mind now.
So if you get put into that code/script straight off the bat when the fight starts you ain't winning ๐ I can deal with games like Dark Souls or Elden Ring but that is nasty.
@get2sammyb Yeah same. As a dumb kid, I used to waste all of my credit some times on the numbers that was on the back of the magazines/books because i always thought there was some forbidden cheats that no one knew about and also for the hot chick that was on the back of the cheat book ๐
I'm gonna say before it gets fully implemented.......
"Down with intrusive unskippable advertisements that pop up during gameplay"
EA, 2K & Ubisoft have already tried it but I can see it going that way eventually because consoles are not gaming devices anymore, they're entertainment advertising media service devices now.
Adding things like YouTube/Netflix was one nail in the coffin for me.
Thanks for the daily reminder on how much of a mental asylum the internet (Twitter) is but on that note, "I'm interested but want to learn more"...because I need to complete the first one.
@DennisReynolds Yeah i agree with you on that one mucker because the last time i kept up with the games it was years ago (after gen 4 i think) and the recent ones do look different compared to the isometric top down games from years ago but with the massive popularity and uproar, when it came out, i can imagine it did rattle their cages and it popped their bubbles for a brief moment that has lead them to start thinking differently but like you and i said, it is a ant and the mind share they have will probably not make much of a difference but a small amount of money could be lost.
They're hurting Nintendo's/TPC's mind share that people have with Pokรฉmon that's for sure and I'd say it's about time since the games are just rinse and repeat buggy messes that comes from two big multi billion dollar companies. I can imagine that will be a small reason and it is a petty one at that.
I have seen a screenshot which is the task manger on windows with God of War running with the PSN requirements and the amount of processes it does is insane, I think it runs about 15 instances all at the same time and it uses about 20% of ram or more just for PSN only.
If I had a high tier potato PC I would be annoyed ๐
Yeah, I wouldn't mind a modern setting, I thought battlefield 2042 was okay (6/10) so they still have my mind share for a new one, bring it on, but if it turns out crap I'll have to look elsewhere in the future because I cannot deal with Call of Duty these days with all of the sliding, jumping and what not.
Getting people, especially children off garbage/addicting games like Fortnite, Roblox and whatever is popular in Japan and eliminating them off the store entirely would lead to Sony earning more money via multiple products but this what you get I suppose which is leading the industry to were it is today by having live service games a priority first and foremost.
Another thing is having things like YouTube on these gaming devices, my friends son, as soon as he gets home from school he instantly goes on YouTube and watches tosh like skibidi toilet but he will go on Roblox, see some random promoted mode then try another, get reward, try another mode and get rewarded until the dopamine addiction pops and then back on YouTube due to the way that game or many others are designed which leads kids to think that nothing else is better which also leads to other games not seeing the light of day like astrobot.
It's like being addicted to drugs, you try it, you want more, you get bored, you stop, a detox/withdrawal happens and then boom back to the square one cycle of not knowing any better but more fool the industry I suppose.
On the current sku I have, it has the final fantasy plate's so I don't want to replace them and then be back to square one with an all white looking model plus my pc could do with a CPU upgrade so it's pointless going for this.
At least it isn't Disney making it but I suppose that wouldn't be bad because plenty of people are happy to see Disney be creatively bankrupt after all of the garbage they have produced over the years recently.
Well if the narrative is coming from Microsoft/Xbox I can see why they would do it because they want an all digital future that is cloud and subscription based only.
Microsoft are like a rich spoilt child that gets upset because all of the other middle class/poor kids are more interested, more friendly to the poor kids that all share their sub standard toys together so the rich child then goes on a tantrum and starts finding ways to bully them and get them in trouble just to satisfy themselves & feel wanted because they wouldn't give the other a kids a look or a go with their toys ๐
At this point us gaming enthusiasts are getting conditioned to eventually think that a disc version is a collectors edition and that the releases are limited.
I can imagine developers/publishers will start doing this more often in the long run that will lead us all slowly into a subscription/digital/cloud only gaming future.
With the state of the industry today I appreciate all of my classic/retro games from years ago today more then ever, I play them and get more fun & entertainment out of them then I do with games that get released today ๐, that's how bad the industry is at the moment in my eyes.
It definitely was okay-ish but it put the icing on the cake for me after watching bits at computex this week, maybe Microsoft/Xbox can put the cherry on top.
I suppose with GTA 6 (for example) getting announced people's curiosity is fulfilled and then people who just play Call of Duty, Fortnite, Roblox & so on couldn't care less.
The trailer is cool with some edgy subliminal marketing but we all know this game will have neon, anime, Niki Minaj character/weapon skins this time next year ๐
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Re: Fortnite's About to Make a Fortune by Flogging Freakin' Footwear
There was a scruffy pot head dude who used to live near me that wore dirty homer Simpson slippers too the shop in the morning with a cup of tea so if I see someone wearing them Fornite ones I won't be able to hold in the laughter ๐
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (PS5) - The Strongest Return to FPS Form
Yeah i think its great so far but the campaign mission with the zombies and what not felt stupid or unnecessary and currently that's how far i am playing it.
Re: PS5 Controller, Cover Set for Monster Hunter Wilds Exclusive to Japan, Asia
Nice, I have the black final fantasy cover even though I've never played it but I might get this one as well because it's kinda similar.
Re: Ex-PlayStation Exec Shawn Layden Says There's Been a 'Collapse' in Gaming Creativity
Its baffling that they don't try to absorb some of the mobile market by developing/publishing lower tier games that don't have high end graphics but a good amount of money is put into it that leads to good creativity and designs instead of pumping hundreds of millions in to lets say concord, Nintendo do good in that regard.
I would happily take games today (like Sly Cooper for example) that have the graphics quality of the ps2 hardware that would make them look better then most mobile games.
So on that note, games with photo realistic graphics don't appreciate and age well (basically living another life after work) compared to a game that you can just turn and hop on like Pac-Man & Tetris and have fun.
Re: PlayStation Going on Tour in Musical Concert Next Year, Music from Sony's Biggest Games
Forget those, Kula World songs was the best especially the bonus 1 and the Egypt track but I suppose it's a different time, different era now.
Edit: The Demo 1 underwater theme as well.
Re: PS5 30th Anniversary Orders Screwed Up by Argos in the UK
Have they updated their website to have a stock updater yet because i remember when there was scalpers galore a few years ago when the ps5 or the Xbox was really hard to get and if you checked to see if they had any stock on their website it would always say it is in stock compared to every other retailer but it wasn't.
I cant imagine the amount of rigmarole and stress a customer had to deal with back then never mind now.
Re: Deals: Not Feeling the PS5 Pro? PS5 Slim Consoles Are Currently $50/ยฃ50 Off
Yiuss not bad that.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 550
Need For Speed: Underground 2
Re: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero's Great Ape Vegeta Fight Is Driving Players Insane
So if you get put into that code/script straight off the bat when the fight starts you ain't winning ๐ I can deal with games like Dark Souls or Elden Ring but that is nasty.
Re: PLAY, the Last Bastion of PlayStation Print Media, Has Reached Its Final Issue
@get2sammyb Yeah same. As a dumb kid, I used to waste all of my credit some times on the numbers that was on the back of the magazines/books because i always thought there was some forbidden cheats that no one knew about and also for the hot chick that was on the back of the cheat book ๐
Re: PLAY, the Last Bastion of PlayStation Print Media, Has Reached Its Final Issue
Such a shame, the games master magazines and the cheat books that came with it was excellent back in the day.
Re: Hideo Kojima's Dream of Breaking into Hollywood Is Nearly a Reality
Hopefully the Hollywood Disease doesn't get him.
Re: PS5 Firmware Update Annoys with Unwanted Deluge of Ads, News Feed
I'm gonna say before it gets fully implemented.......
"Down with intrusive unskippable advertisements that pop up during gameplay"
EA, 2K & Ubisoft have already tried it but I can see it going that way eventually because consoles are not gaming devices anymore, they're entertainment advertising media service devices now.
Adding things like YouTube/Netflix was one nail in the coffin for me.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 548
Daggerfall Unity
Re: How to Pre-Order PS5's 30th Anniversary Collection
Shout out to the people that just want the cable ๐
Re: 'PS5 Pro Is a Really Good Investment,' Argue Tech Experts After Hands-On
Its tempting to get one of these but I have the black & gold final fantasy covers/plates already unfortunately ๐ and I can imagine they won't fit.
Re: PS5's Ghost of Yotei Triggers Social Media, Ex-Sony Exec Says 'If You Don't Like It, Don't Buy It'
@playstation1995 Word up.
Re: PS5's Ghost of Yotei Triggers Social Media, Ex-Sony Exec Says 'If You Don't Like It, Don't Buy It'
Thanks for the daily reminder on how much of a mental asylum the internet (Twitter) is but on that note, "I'm interested but want to learn more"...because I need to complete the first one.
Re: Palworld's Release in Japan on Hold Indefinitely Thanks to Nintendo Lawsuit
@DennisReynolds Yeah i agree with you on that one mucker because the last time i kept up with the games it was years ago (after gen 4 i think) and the recent ones do look different compared to the isometric top down games from years ago but with the massive popularity and uproar, when it came out, i can imagine it did rattle their cages and it popped their bubbles for a brief moment that has lead them to start thinking differently but like you and i said, it is a ant and the mind share they have will probably not make much of a difference but a small amount of money could be lost.
Re: Palworld's Release in Japan on Hold Indefinitely Thanks to Nintendo Lawsuit
They're hurting Nintendo's/TPC's mind share that people have with Pokรฉmon that's for sure and I'd say it's about time since the games are just rinse and repeat buggy messes that comes from two big multi billion dollar companies. I can imagine that will be a small reason and it is a petty one at that.
Re: God of War Ragnarok PC Review Bombed Over PSN Requirement
I have seen a screenshot which is the task manger on windows with God of War running with the PSN requirements and the amount of processes it does is insane, I think it runs about 15 instances all at the same time and it uses about 20% of ram or more just for PSN only.
If I had a high tier potato PC I would be annoyed ๐
Re: Vince Zampella Confirms Battlefield Will Return to Modern Setting
Yeah, I wouldn't mind a modern setting, I thought battlefield 2042 was okay (6/10) so they still have my mind share for a new one, bring it on, but if it turns out crap I'll have to look elsewhere in the future because I cannot deal with Call of Duty these days with all of the sliding, jumping and what not.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: Astro Bot Barely Registers at Retail, PS5 Numbers Plummet After Price Hike
Getting people, especially children off garbage/addicting games like Fortnite, Roblox and whatever is popular in Japan and eliminating them off the store entirely would lead to Sony earning more money via multiple products but this what you get I suppose which is leading the industry to were it is today by having live service games a priority first and foremost.
Another thing is having things like YouTube on these gaming devices, my friends son, as soon as he gets home from school he instantly goes on YouTube and watches tosh like skibidi toilet but he will go on Roblox, see some random promoted mode then try another, get reward, try another mode and get rewarded until the dopamine addiction pops and then back on YouTube due to the way that game or many others are designed which leads kids to think that nothing else is better which also leads to other games not seeing the light of day like astrobot.
It's like being addicted to drugs, you try it, you want more, you get bored, you stop, a detox/withdrawal happens and then boom back to the square one cycle of not knowing any better but more fool the industry I suppose.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PS5 Pro?
A new CPU is needed in my current build, I won't be bothering.
Re: PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November
An all digital future is slowly upon us, it's time to cherish and keep hold of our old games.
Re: PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November
On the current sku I have, it has the final fantasy plate's so I don't want to replace them and then be back to square one with an all white looking model plus my pc could do with a CPU upgrade so it's pointless going for this.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 545
Gynoug / Wings of Wor
Re: Minecraft's Weird Live Action Movie Is Going to Be Massive, Isn't It?
At least it isn't Disney making it but I suppose that wouldn't be bad because plenty of people are happy to see Disney be creatively bankrupt after all of the garbage they have produced over the years recently.
Re: Failing Manufacturers Are Pushing the Narrative That Consoles Are Dying, Says Ex-Xbox Exec
Well if the narrative is coming from Microsoft/Xbox I can see why they would do it because they want an all digital future that is cloud and subscription based only.
Re: Date More Beautiful Women Out of Your League in Ridiculous PS5 Romance Sim Superscout
I didn't think a playstation game may need to be in my hidden dvd collection so on that note, can it be played in VR? ๐
Re: Gallery: Touring the Gamescom 2024 Showfloor
I have never played little nightmares but hats off to the person that designed/produced that show piece.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024?
A little crusty.
Re: Hands On: Black Myth: Wukong Is Brilliant, But We Have PS5 Concerns
Im going to wait for a few patches/updates and to see if it gets released on disc.
Re: 'PlayStation's Blessed with Marketing Budgets We're Not Able to Enjoy,' Xbox Bigwig Bemoans
Microsoft are like a rich spoilt child that gets upset because all of the other middle class/poor kids are more interested, more friendly to the poor kids that all share their sub standard toys together so the rich child then goes on a tantrum and starts finding ways to bully them and get them in trouble just to satisfy themselves & feel wanted because they wouldn't give the other a kids a look or a go with their toys ๐
Re: Genshin Impact Fan Frustration Boils Over As Backlash Goes Viral
Good god, the world and it's people are weird.
Re: Random: We Regret to Inform You DOOM Has Been Ported to a Sex Toy
What's the rumble like on this handheld? ๐
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 535
Dangun Feveron.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 533
Frogger (1997)
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Physical Editions, Coveted Miniature Terrarium Revealed
Definitely snagging that steel case on eBay then put the disc inside that instead ๐
Re: Xbox Really Wasn't Happy with PlayStation's Call of Duty Marketing Deal
Well on that note, let's see what happens when GTA 6 releases, I bet Sony renewed already ๐
Re: PS5 Fans Beg Sony for a More Fulfilling Livestream in the Aftermath of Xbox Show
You get what you are given I suppose.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong's Physical Editions Won't Have Actual Discs at Launch, Just Digital Codes
@PerpetualBoredom Why the hell not man.
Re: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Will Add Over 20 DLC Characters Across Its Season Pass
@Blaze215 Yeah, long live Tekken 2.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong's Physical Editions Won't Have Actual Discs at Launch, Just Digital Codes
At this point us gaming enthusiasts are getting conditioned to eventually think that a disc version is a collectors edition and that the releases are limited.
I can imagine developers/publishers will start doing this more often in the long run that will lead us all slowly into a subscription/digital/cloud only gaming future.
With the state of the industry today I appreciate all of my classic/retro games from years ago today more then ever, I play them and get more fun & entertainment out of them then I do with games that get released today ๐, that's how bad the industry is at the moment in my eyes.
Re: Poll: Was Summer Game Fest 2024 Great or a Letdown?
It definitely was okay-ish but it put the icing on the cake for me after watching bits at computex this week, maybe Microsoft/Xbox can put the cherry on top.
Re: Summer Game Fest Will Focus on Existing Games, Not Massive Announcements
I suppose with GTA 6 (for example) getting announced people's curiosity is fulfilled and then people who just play Call of Duty, Fortnite, Roblox & so on couldn't care less.
Re: Shogun Star Hiroyuki Sanada Reportedly in Talks for Role in Sony's Ghost of Tsushima Film
Just binged the show, it was excellent and i could see it happening.
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Live-Action Trailer Revealed
The trailer is cool with some edgy subliminal marketing but we all know this game will have neon, anime, Niki Minaj character/weapon skins this time next year ๐
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 530
Need for Speed: Carbon
Re: Stellar Blade PS5 Quietly Adds Uncensored New Costumes in Controversy Aftermath
@danzoEX The things inside the html within the jpg.