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I used to play Fortnite with my son, but fortunately we both outgrew it!

The Sony designers should explain this; for me there is no reason they couldn’t figure out a way to make them work for both models. Either it’s incompetence, or Sony want to REALLY monetize the PS5 Pro - I wouldn’t be surprised if the Pro-specific plates cost more than the the regular ones.

Returnal is really in a class of its own. No disrespect intended to any of the other titles, but is the best PS5 game I have played so far. I also likeThe Persistence, I love Dead Cells and I really want to like Hades, but it sometimes feels unfair.

I hope that they also bring this back to the existing PS2 titles - I am still regretting the Jak & Daxter trilogy on PS4 which is atrocious compared to the HD release on PS3.

@NEStalgia Slytherin Squad: Kill the Gryffindor?

@Ninerguy1608 @VaultGuy415 @SwitchedOn_Games Thank you for the responses!

Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but I am unfamiliar with the first game (apart from watching videos on PS Store) and even after reading this review I am still unsure if this game is multiplayer-only, or can it be played solo? (with bots as teammates or whatever)

So this looks like Splatoon on Playstation…
Pslatoon?
…I’ll get me coat.

@TechaNinja I love both Frequency and Amplitude and I regularly replay them when I have the chance (I live in a different country than my PS2 these days!) I saw the re-releases but I really love the originals’ licensed tracks; they introduced me to great stuff like Freezepop.

While a discount is all well and good, it’s funny how they’ve only discounted the standard console-only package while leaving all game-related bundles at the old prices - this means that if anyone were to buy the God of War Ragnarok bundle today, the “bundled” game (which I believe is a code only) ends up costing €150.

For reference, the standard God of War PS5 disc version usually costs €80 and it’s frequently (and currently) discounted at €60.

“Protagonist Frey Holland is transported back in time to the Purge of the Rheddig, a war that ravaged Athia and sent the Tantas loopy. The twist is Frey finds herself in someone else’s body […]”

I see what you did there…

A bit late to the party, but Nil will also join the fight, as long as you complete all bandit camps and he survives. I am not sure he’s required for the Trophy, though.

@Smiffy01 Huntdown is amazing and a good example of proper use of pixel art.

Indeed, as others have already pointed out, this game looks very much like Flashback, but in lower resolution.

Ico was an absolutely sublime experience back on PS2. I loved every minute playing it and yes, it also moved me to tears in the end. It was also one of those games of that era that went off-grid to offer players something different than the mainstream, as was the case with games like Rez, Shadow of Memories, Okami, Metroid Prime, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time to name but a few. I would be ecstatic to see a modern remake (I’d really love to play Ico at 60fps), but I am content with the original and the PS3 remaster.

Returnal is more of a slow burn than the instant gratification people seem to value nowadays. I personally picked it up as soon as I got a PS5 in summer 2021 and it’s consistently remained among my favourite games for the console. I’d say it’s a unique game in more than one way; it’s certainly niche, but also unique within its niche. The PC port seems to be a good job (according to Digital Foundry, at least). Here’s hoping more people will give it a shot ad it’s certainly worth it!

@pharos_haven I’m not sure how to paste links in here so here you go:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/zjut0r/forspoken_demo_a_complete_settings_guide_for_a/

I played the demo and wasn’t impressed. Then I came across a reddit post that had advice on what options to change for the demo an, sure enough, the second time was a bit better. The main issue I had was the constant annoying back-and-forth between Frey and Cuff, which turns out can be limited or even turned off completely by a setting under Accessibility, of all places. The other issue was that the demo does not even mention the “grapple hook” ability that is mapped to Square button; without it you may miss a lot of content that you can’t reach easily otherwise.

However, my main issue was that the protagonist Frey comes off as annoying rather than edgy. There is frequent use of f-bombs for no apparent reason (bad writing) and the voice actress (fresh out of her stint in that horrible “Resident Evil” show Netflix already cancelled) is miscast - she comes off as a teenager trying to sound like an adult. I also thought the main music theme, which combines orchestral work with hip-hop elements, just doesn’t match the atmosphere of the game.

@roadhog It will have a PREMIUM price point?…

A new Wipeout game would be great , especially given Nintendo’s now-chronic inability to provide a new F-Zero game, or even a port of F-Zero GX. If I am not mistaken, the recently-acquired Firesprite studio has connections to Studio Liverpool, so there you go!