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@Palleon Yeh I saw the cross saves and thought it’s a cool feature. I don’t have a decent gaming pc though (and probs won’t ever get one) so it’s unlikely to be something I will use personally unless I ever play it on Xbox as well.

I could not be more excited for this. Especially as some of my pc mates are already playing and raving about it. That does bring up one of the dampeners for me though…the fact there’s no cross play with PC. Hopefully it’s something that gets added further down the line but I do appreciate it’s a big enough and difficult enough game to develop without adding stuff like that. cough split screen cough

I’ve never been massively fussed about Mech games but FromSoftware could announce they are releasing a bagged up dog poo and I would be interested.

@Triumph741 it might be a negative thing if you have a compulsive need to complete everything in every game you play. If you just want to enjoy the game and discuss it with friends it’s pretty incredible how different your experiences will be.

I’ve never played a Baldurs Gate but Divinity 2 is one of my fav RPGs so all in for this. Bring on the 6th.

I have bought every COD since MW1 (the original) and each year I notice myself getting bored of them sooner. I used to play them near daily for 12 months right up until the new instalment but they have just stopped keeping my interest. They are also so hit and miss year on year with the misses seeming to come more regularly in recent years.

Considering I haven’t picked up MW2 since around March time and deleted it off the hard drive to free up the 5000gb it uses I will potentially miss this year for the first time if it’s just a rehash…..maybe I’m finally growing out of the obsessive need to get destroyed by kids half my age with twice the reaction speed.

@Dudditz09 haha I didn’t give any thought to what FUT might be called this year. EASFCUT doesn’t really have the same ring to it

But yours sounds like a similar story to me. I say every year I’m not gonna buy it, always do, sink hours and hours into FUT, get frustrated and go back intermittently through the year until the next iteration.

I just cannot stop playing Street Fighter 6. I did not predict being this addicted to it but it’s the best fighting game I’ve ever played and the first one where I have put way more time into online play than I have single player.

I managed to get it an hour before work and so far I’m loving it (despite being terrible). Looking forward to getting stuck into world tour over the weekend.

Looks like a bit of pure dumb fun

Even just a minute of wolverine gameplay and I would be a very happy camper. If insomniac can nail the feeling of being wolverine like they did with Spiderman it’s going to be amazing.

@EVIL-C lol the irony of you calling anyone else a fanboy…brilliant. I hate to break it to you but no matter what your ex girlfriends might have told you size does indeed matter. The acquisition of ABK is a big deal. It’s not a small studio with a few indie games out. It’s an absolute juggernaut and therefore you can’t just pretend it’s the same as every other gaming acquisition. Regardless you have kind of shot yourself in the foot anyway because it’s well documented that Xbox actually owns more studios than PlayStation. I can only find a list of MS acquisitions rather than Xbox specific but if you were to go through them I think you’d find the actual numbers are pretty similar

@EVIL-C my memory isn’t great….Please remind me the last time Sony spent 60 billion on a publisher with decades worth of franchises under its belt, many of which got their start on Xbox.

Gonna be original and play some Zelda when Amazon finally deliver it later today. When I need to chill out from that will play a bit of Age of Wonders 4 which is immense.

This is really exciting. Technology in India is booming so would be great to see some fresh gaming ideas or different ways of thinking coming from there.

@Peach64 I think remakes from the PS2/PS3 era have a place in current gaming. They bring amazing games to a younger audience who didn’t play them 15 years ago and push the nostalgia button for older gamers like myself. I would however agree that some of the “remakes” of games that are less than a decade old are pointless and I would still probably prefer new IPs or new sequels in franchises such as MGS.

I picked up Age of Wonders 4 after watching some previews a while ago and I’m loving it. Also will be continuing with Jedi Survivor.

@Sakisa You know you don’t have to look down on people with certain tastes in games. Your opinion is not better than theirs it is just different and holds absolutely no higher value. The disdain you show for fans of Sony’s AAAs suggests you have endless time to try a variety of different games but out in the real world people have jobs, families and commitments. Your standard casual gamer doesn’t read up on the deep cuts on gaming websites so if they can only play a handful of games a year it’s going to be your God of Wars, Horizons or Ratchets because they show off the technology that they have spent £450-£500 on. It doesn’t make them wrong, it certainly doesn’t make you better, it makes everyone human. Get over yourself.

If gamepass could get the day one releases right it would be better in my opinion but as it stands it’s throwing out 5s, 6s and 7s which make zero impact. PlayStation is adding older but on average higher quality games month on month (obviously comes down to subjective opinion but metacritic averages would probs back me up).

If I was completely new to gaming and bought both systems with a subscription I would have more fun with PS Plus extra. I’m not though and I do buy a lot of day one releases so if Xbox could get their act together I would prefer gamepass.

Giving it a 9. Technical difficulties are a frustration and can be a bit distracting but they aren’t game breaking. I’m still having a hell of a lot of fun with it and that’s all I want from my games really!

@pharos_haven sorry mate no idea. I just saw the £50 version does

@Dman10 Lol! I guess the included DLC sweetens the deal a bit but yeh £50 for a 5 yr old game with a fresh cost of paint is steep. I guess it worked for Last of us Part 1 so why not keep milking us for that sweet sweet cash

Managed to get a few hours in today and it’s very good. There are some technical issues which hopefully get ironed out in the next patch but they aren’t prevalent enough to ruin the overall experience

Great article. I see subscription services as a compliment to my game library rather than a replacement for it. New additions to PS plus each month is something to look forward to and have only been getting better and better over the last 6 months.

I can absolutely live with first party games not being added day one because usually the quality of them warrants the day one purchase but if I’m on the fence I know that chances are they will be added eventually.

@Tharsman why is every Xbox fan obsessed with exclusive content and the delusion it’s only Sony that purchase it? it’s like your running out of things to be hypocritical about. An exclusive costume or gun camo is not going to be the reason someone buys a game on one console or another. And even if it was it was Microsoft, not Sony, who opened the door to this crap with cod back in the 360 days. They did it first now Sony do it better…..get over it.

@Total_Weirdo not to worry mate! You said on Tuesday something to the effect of “sony have ten years to make a cod alternative with their AAA studios”…. By that logic surely with Microsoft’s superior resources and number of studios they can knock one out in 3-5 years. You will be playing “Duty is Calling” on gamepass by 2027 absolutely no doubt in my mind.

@Tr3mm0r Fingers crossed they have addressed that. I really enjoyed the first game but going back through a whole entire area for something you missed was beyond tedious.

Got serious nostalgia vibes when I read Fade to black. Those were the days.

@Total_Weirdo Microsoft has had 3.5 years to release more than two AAA exclusives on the Series consoles yet here we are. If they can’t release games with basically unlimited financial resources what makes you think Sony can develop a cod competitor in ten years? Companies can’t just pull multi billion franchises out their arses

This looks good but the only thing that seems to set it apart from Planet Coaster is the physics defying rides. Hopefully the wackiness is fully utilised and not just a gimmick for a handful of rides. I also hope they make it much simpler to build using a controller.

@ChakaL00T If you are able to hold out long enough it’s bound to come to Extra at some point. I think the timing of Horizon FW was a one off to get people hyped for the VR spin-off but keep up the hope….I’ve been waiting 2+ years for sackboy and have finally been rewarded for my patience.

@Member_the_game haha completely get that mate. It’s not in the most obvious place. If I remember rightly you have to find the game in the store, open the different versions and then there’s an EA access trial version. It took me a while to find it.

@Member_the_game Haven’t tried it yet but I have downloaded the trial on Xbox today.

I enjoyed this for a day or two on launch but it got old quick. Surely taking it offline for at least 6 months will leave a sour taste for anyone who has spent money on battle pass and cosmetics and stuff.

Extra is on a real upward trajectory this year. This month is especially good giving us a day one in Tchia and loads of games worth trying but not necessarily buying.

I was thinking the other day I might pick up Street Fighter V to get in the mood for 6…thank you for reading my mind sony

It’s a shame when a really cool concept doesn’t work out. It’s stories like this which likely stifle experimentation in the games industry and why so many publishers play it safe.

I love the thought of a brick wall being built before all his fights just for him to smash through it.

I had some jittering shortly after updating but nothing major….bugs aside the update is a step in the right direction but give PS5 something game changing like Xbox’s quick resume. It really is one of the standout current gen features and feels like it should be a staple across the board.

What an awesome feature. Can’t wait to mess around with a virtual ukulele

Love a bit of Cities. I know it’s unlikely but it would be cool if we get some of the mods post launch. Watching my mate play on his PC its crazy how much extra customisation options he gets through downloadable mods.

Looks very intriguing. Had to stop the video half way through because it seemed to be throwing spoilers out like no one’s business. Hopefully it reviews well and doesn’t cost a lot

@TheGrizMan PureXbox don’t fanboy? Are we looking at the same site? I’d argue PushSquare has got more fanboyish recently as a direct response to near daily anti Sony rhetoric PureXbox have been pushing since they first opposed the ABK acquisition. And the comments.…..Wow is there some toxic stuff to be found there

@Member_the_game I’m on EE and never knew about the gamepass thing. Will look into that today thanks! And completely agree. I picked up a series x in preparation of the Bethesda game windfall but last year I pretty much only played forza horizon and the 30 minutes of Halo it took to realise how crap it is. This year I have gone to the back catalogue a bit more because none of the recent point and click adventure releases interest me but still my time split between PS and Xbox is 90:10.

I think people whinging about Fanboy reactions on here need to spend a few minutes on PureXbox comment sections. Pay particular attention to any of the 50 Phil Spencer puff pieces they put out per day due to lack of actual gaming news. It’s way worse.

I bought a PSVR 3 years into its lifecycle and was blown away by the experience but even then it still felt like more of a gimmick than something which would actually challenge the gaming status quo.

PSVR2 looks incredible and the launch lineup seems pretty impressive but as countless have said before it’s a big financial commitment even for the true enthusiasts once you factor in that you need to buy the software as well. I am waiting to see if they are able to transition from the fun but gimmicky experiences of the last generation into fully fleshed out games and will maybe pick it up in a few years if it doesn’t die a death due to low adoption.

I really hope Last of us factions lives up to the potential and a comeback from Jak & Daxter or Infamous would complete the year for me

It is my only platinum trophy and without a doubt my favourite game of all time.

PSVR2 is looking better with every new reveal….I need a pay rise