@freddquadros I’m loving FC5, but honestly there’s so much going on I don’t know what’s happening.
I tried saving someone (a random NPC) & in the middle of it I got flash banged & woke up to my own baptism (very bioshock-like). Obviously I triggered some sort of milestone, but I’m just going with it now.
Far Cry 5 and DQXI. I imagine I’ll still be playing both in a month’s time. Both are absolutely massive.
As always a bit of efootball23 as well. Must be approaching 1000 hours played & not a single penny has been spent 😎. Great game. Wish it got more love.
I’ve not played HFW, but I did get spoiled on Twitter about this moment.
I did think Aloy wasn’t interested in men & for those that have a problem with it, there’s an option to avoid that moment. It’ll be interesting if it becomes the canon & becomes a part of her character moving forward or if it’s like Mass Effect where you get to choose. Personally I’d like a defined character as you lose something in story telling with choices.
I’m not surprised that Aloy is bi/gay much like Ellie, that’s a testament to the studios developing a character. It doesn’t feel forced.
@Mikey856 I watch it pretty regularly and it seems it’s doing what it’s always been doing. They’ve been growing pretty consistently and even added a by-weekly podcast to the mix. The only major thing that’s no more is the Friday feature (list video). They are PlayStation official UK YouTube branch- got bought out like 10 years ago & the OGs are still there (Rob, Nath & Dave).
@Uncharted2007 The best selling Dino Crisis sold less than 2.5million units LTD & was released when Dinosaurs were all the rage (post Jurassic World). The Dino craze is nowhere near what it once was.
@huyi Its not in limbo. It’s already been renewed for season 2 & 3. It’s HBO’s second biggest show after GOT.
Pretty happy that it’s so far off. Gives Bella time to ‘mature’ into older Ellie. Given that Part 2 is split into 2 seasons I think it’s safe to say a season 4 would be in production in 2027 or later. Perfect for ND to get working on TLOU: P3.
@thefourfoldroot1 The PlayStation version released last month. I usually play them on my laptop, but it can’t handle anything past FM17 (as I like having massive databases & scouting countries for wonderkids).
Didn’t they also release a lot of these games just weeks between each other? No idea what they were thinking. They just ended up cannibalising their own sales.
@Shstrick The Lego Harry Potter collection is the only Lego game I’ve played, but I thought they were excellent. Don’t know if that really needs the remake treatment being a Lego game.
This is actually somewhat of a problem. When I was younger me & my brother had bunk beds. I would probably game for 3+hours at a time slouched forward on the bed & I had a really bad back.
It kind of straightened itself out over time though😉
I would love to get into the series, but I have no idea where to begin. I do own CS 1 & 2, but then there’s also trails in the sky. Not even Kingdom Hearts requires such a time commitment.
VR related? San Andreas VR is in development for Quest 2. Perhaps Sony snagged Vice City VR? He’s obviously going to be part of the soundtrack, as I imagine a lot of the old licences are long expired.
@ShogunRok I’m thinking it’ll be a separate story and adventure mode like UNS4- with Ninja Storm 4 gameplay. Play the entire story leading up to Boruto. Cut out the fat & bring the older games up to standard leading into Boruto.
If there’s a separate adventure/mission mode were you can pick out your own team regardless of storyline I’ll be in.
I’m digging Cammy’s design for all the right reasons.
Lily looks like a cool-casual character, but I didn’t like the camera move.
Zangrief was awesome. He ends it with ‘prepare for your last ride’——>proceeds to do The Undertakers last ride😂.
No idea what you lot were expecting. They said no first party- Bungie might be owned by Sony but is a partner (there was no PS logo intro). It’s literally in the tweet. PSVR, games from our partners & 15mins of Suicide Squad.
All I remember from that event was the crazed look of evil genius Mark Cerny.
It looked like he didn’t sleep for a week & then downed a litre of Red Bull when he was told it’s game time.
Unfortunately expected. The preview stuff looked great, but seemed like it was cherry picked. Kind of falls in the camp of Metro- worth playing, but not paying full price for it.
@Octane Honestly I’m worried about how it’s going to run on the Pro. So will probably wait for a DF video. Anyone picking it up on Switch & then complaining about it only has themselves to blame.
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 476
@freddquadros I’m loving FC5, but honestly there’s so much going on I don’t know what’s happening.
I tried saving someone (a random NPC) & in the middle of it I got flash banged & woke up to my own baptism (very bioshock-like). Obviously I triggered some sort of milestone, but I’m just going with it now.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 476
Far Cry 5 and DQXI. I imagine I’ll still be playing both in a month’s time. Both are absolutely massive.
As always a bit of efootball23 as well. Must be approaching 1000 hours played & not a single penny has been spent 😎. Great game. Wish it got more love.
Re: Sony Will Help Fund Indie Games in India as Hero Project Expands
Great stuff. I’ve got to think the China hero project was a success then by Sony’s standards.
I hope they start expanding the project more rapidly & open it up to other countries.
Re: Everyone's Talking About the End of Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores on PS5
I’ve not played HFW, but I did get spoiled on Twitter about this moment.
I did think Aloy wasn’t interested in men & for those that have a problem with it, there’s an option to avoid that moment.
It’ll be interesting if it becomes the canon & becomes a part of her character moving forward or if it’s like Mass Effect where you get to choose.
Personally I’d like a defined character as you lose something in story telling with choices.
I’m not surprised that Aloy is bi/gay much like Ellie, that’s a testament to the studios developing a character. It doesn’t feel forced.
Re: Horizon Chase Turbo Dev Purchased by Epic Games to Flesh Out Fortnite
Honestly I’m gutted. Loved Horizon Chase Turbo.
I still have it installed for whenever I have some time to kill. Captures that retro feel perfectly.
Re: March 2023 Circana: PS5 Sales Now Trending Ahead of PS4 in USA
You know just because you can stick Jim Ryan’s face on anything, shouldn’t mean that you should 🤢.
Well done Sony. Will probably jump on the train sometime later this year 🕷️
Re: Standalone Harry Potter Quidditch Game Announced
Even if it ends up being good, that art style is a hard pass.
Just make it a FIFA/PES clone. Literally.
Would be funny if that was the game to finally topple FIFA in the UK.
Re: Random: Bavarian Football Team Greuther Fürth Pays Tribute to The Last of Us in Crowd
‘Purer Überlebenskampf in Liga 2’
Translates to
Pure struggle for survival in League 2
That’s the spirit lmao.😂
Proud of my fellow Germans though
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 472
Making my way through Mass Effect (1) via the legendary collection.
Also will try to get back to The Messenger at some point.
Re: Elden Ring Dev's Armored Core 6 Rated for PS5, PS4 Release in Korea
@GrimReaper It’s releasing on Xbox as well, so it’s almost certainly western bound.
Re: Sony Pushes PS5, PS4 Further into eSports with Dedicated YouTube Channel
@Mikey856 I watch it pretty regularly and it seems it’s doing what it’s always been doing.
They’ve been growing pretty consistently and even added a by-weekly podcast to the mix.
The only major thing that’s no more is the Friday feature (list video).
They are PlayStation official UK YouTube branch- got bought out like 10 years ago & the OGs are still there (Rob, Nath & Dave).
Re: Konami Employee Charged with Attempted Murder After Attacking Boss with Fire Extinguisher
There’s a joke to be made here, about Konami & silent takedowns, but I’ll respectfully stay Quiet.
Re: Random: Monster Energy Thinks You Might Confuse Its Drinks with Monster Hunter
Don’t Bethesda do the same thing with anyone using the world ‘Scrolls’.
I don’t get it. There shouldn’t be a copyright on singular words. Words used in conjunction? Sure protect your IP.
Re: Ex-Sony Director Phil Harrison Quietly Departed Google When Stadia Died
Nintendo next?
Re: Rumour: PS Vita 2 Dreams Killed But Sony Might Have a 'Cloud-Streaming Handheld' in the Works
I’m all in if the price is right. £150-200.
If the thing can also double up as an extra controller it would be a day 1 purchase regardless.
Re: PSA: Persona 5 Royal's Massive £50 DLC Bundle Is Free Right Now on PS4 in Europe
Don’t even have P5Royal, but grabbed it just in case I ever want to do a Royal playthrough lol.
Re: Capcom Just Can't Stop Winning as Stock Hits All-Time High
@Uncharted2007 The best selling Dino Crisis sold less than 2.5million units LTD & was released when Dinosaurs were all the rage (post Jurassic World).
The Dino craze is nowhere near what it once was.
At best you’d get a remaster or a re-release.
Re: New God of War Game Seemingly Teased by Tyr's Voice Actor
A smaller Atreus spin off like Miles Morales while Cory works on the new IP & the other team works on pre-production for next GOW.
@Nyne11Tyme Beat me by seconds!
Re: Random: Pop Star Rina Sawayama Is a PlayStation Fangirl, and Wants a Final Fantasy 9 Remake
Sure. After FF6 remake.
Re: The Last of Us Season 2 Will Be a While, 'End of 2024, Early 2025' Says Bella Ramsey
@huyi Its not in limbo. It’s already been renewed for season 2 & 3. It’s HBO’s second biggest show after GOT.
Pretty happy that it’s so far off. Gives Bella time to ‘mature’ into older Ellie. Given that Part 2 is split into 2 seasons I think it’s safe to say a season 4 would be in production in 2027 or later.
Perfect for ND to get working on TLOU: P3.
Re: Horizon, The Wire's Lance Reddick Has Passed Away
Big fan of him as Charon in John Wick. So close to release as well. RIP.
Re: WWE 2K23 (PS5) - 2K Sports' Wrestling Series Continues Its Steady Rise
Nice one. I’ve not played one of these for about 5 years now. Might be time to jump back in.
Re: PS Store Sales Charts: Hogwarts Legacy Apparates to Number One on PS5
@thefourfoldroot1 The PlayStation version released last month.
I usually play them on my laptop, but it can’t handle anything past FM17 (as I like having massive databases & scouting countries for wonderkids).
Re: PS Store Sales Charts: Hogwarts Legacy Apparates to Number One on PS5
Football Manager 2023 #3 in Europe.
Completely forgot that was coming out. Was there a review?
Bit pointless getting the game now unless heavily discounted, but I’m definitely looking forward to FM24.
Re: Surprise! Forspoken and Other Square Enix Games Didn't Meet Sales Expectations
Didn’t they also release a lot of these games just weeks between each other?
No idea what they were thinking. They just ended up cannibalising their own sales.
Hope Crisis Core did well enough🤞
Re: Detective RPG DECAPOLICE Could Be One of 2023's Best PS5, PS4 Surprises
Ok…this looks great! Definitely on the list.
Also this makes me want a Detective Conan (Case Closed) game even more now. Please someone 🙏🏾.
Re: Skywalker Saga-Style LEGO Harry Potter Reportedly En Route
@Shstrick The Lego Harry Potter collection is the only Lego game I’ve played, but I thought they were excellent.
Don’t know if that really needs the remake treatment being a Lego game.
Re: Skywalker Saga-Style LEGO Harry Potter Reportedly En Route
What would this even be? We already have the Lego Harry Potter movie games.
Fantastic Beasts? Doubt an original story would work.
Re: Sony Wants You to Sit Up Straight While You're Playing PS5, PS4
This is actually somewhat of a problem. When I was younger me & my brother had bunk beds. I would probably game for 3+hours at a time slouched forward on the bed & I had a really bad back.
It kind of straightened itself out over time though😉
Re: Trails to Azure (PS4) - Amazing Sequel Has Some of Trails' Best Storytelling
I would love to get into the series, but I have no idea where to begin. I do own CS 1 & 2, but then there’s also trails in the sky.
Not even Kingdom Hearts requires such a time commitment.
Re: Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda Set to Step Down This Summer
If anything this is worrying.
The new guy has only been with the company since 2020 & his previous employment was at metaverse production.
Seems like Square are all in on ‘new & innovative technologies’.
Re: Former Sonic Team Boss Yuji Naka Admits to Insider Trading
Naka couldn’t buy a ‘W’ if he tried 😬.
Re: 50 Cent Teases Something Vice City Related, 'I Will Explain This Later'
VR related? San Andreas VR is in development for Quest 2. Perhaps Sony snagged Vice City VR?
He’s obviously going to be part of the soundtrack, as I imagine a lot of the old licences are long expired.
Re: Sony Has No Console Exclusivity Over Baldur's Gate 3
Proper good journalism there.
Wish more people with a platform reached out to a source, instead of spreading console war fodder.
Re: God of War Ragnarok Cleans Up at DICE Awards, Elden Ring Takes Game of the Year
Horizon always the bridesmaid never the bride.
Horizon 3 will probably launch a week after GTA6.
Re: Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections Combines Every Storm Game into One Release
@ShogunRok I’m thinking it’ll be a separate story and adventure mode like UNS4- with Ninja Storm 4 gameplay. Play the entire story leading up to Boruto. Cut out the fat & bring the older games up to standard leading into Boruto.
If there’s a separate adventure/mission mode were you can pick out your own team regardless of storyline I’ll be in.
Re: Street Fighter 6 Throws Down with Cammy, Zangief, Lily Reveals
I’m digging Cammy’s design for all the right reasons.
Lily looks like a cool-casual character, but I didn’t like the camera move.
Zangrief was awesome. He ends it with ‘prepare for your last ride’——>proceeds to do The Undertakers last ride😂.
Re: Poll: Did You Love Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream?
No idea what you lot were expecting. They said no first party- Bungie might be owned by Sony but is a partner (there was no PS logo intro).
It’s literally in the tweet. PSVR, games from our partners & 15mins of Suicide Squad.
I thought it was great! SF6 looks incredible.
Re: Fans and Media Reflect on the PS4's PlayStation Meeting a Decade Later
All I remember from that event was the crazed look of evil genius Mark Cerny.
It looked like he didn’t sleep for a week & then downed a litre of Red Bull when he was told it’s game time.
Re: Atomic Heart (PS5) - Alt History Shooter with an Identity Crisis
Unfortunately expected. The preview stuff looked great, but seemed like it was cherry picked.
Kind of falls in the camp of Metro- worth playing, but not paying full price for it.
Re: Feature: Exploring Taiwan's Underground Gaming Scene
Great read. Looks incredible.
I’m not jealous at all 🥹.
Re: Japanese PS5 Hardware May Be Being Sent Overseas, Explaining Soft Software Sales
@Mad001 In this situation I get it though. Like the article says the Japanese PS5’s aren’t region locked- unlike the ones’ in China.
If I was living there I would also like to play games I was interested in not what the Chinese propaganda machine thinks is ‘safe’.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Hogwarts Legacy?
Missing the ‘I am waiting for the PS4 version’ option.
But I’m massively looking forward to it.
As far as I’m concerned the game’s not out.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy PS5 DualSense Controller Revealed, Out Tomorrow in Limited Supply
@Rob_230 Bet they’ll put out a black & white controller along with it👀.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy (PS5) - A Harry Potter Dream Come True
@Octane Honestly I’m worried about how it’s going to run on the Pro. So will probably wait for a DF video. Anyone picking it up on Switch & then complaining about it only has themselves to blame.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy (PS5) - A Harry Potter Dream Come True
@LiamCroft Nice! Looking forward to it.
I still think the Switch version will get cancelled. They’d have to be actual Wizards to get it running.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy (PS5) - A Harry Potter Dream Come True
@LiamCroft Will you guys do a separate review for the PS4 version?
As a massive PotterHead it looks like a dream come true. Disappointed by the delay, but understandable.
Re: PS5 Finally Takes Control of Japanese Charts, As Forspoken Flops
@ShogunRok Disgaea 7 isn’t doing so hot & that’s mostly due to Disgaea 6 being terrible & a switch exclusive launch for multiple years.
You reap what you sow. I’ll buy it when it comes over here, but NIS p*** off a fan base that grew up with it.
Re: Random: Yakuza Producer Surprised by How Sexy Fans Find Goro Majima
@Cloud7794 Perfect comment lmao.
Re: EA Allegedly Scraps Unannounced Single Player Apex Legends Game
@Korgon Well, I stand corrected. I do think though, with how long games take to develop, if it’s not coming together cut & run.