You buy this kind of thing when you want to laugh at poor people. Buying this is the same as saying "I would rather waste 99 dollars on a jpeg file than help you."
Jeez, that seems overly ambitious. But Netflix is probably getting desperate as streaming gets more and more weakened by too many services entering the field.
Wow... this is it? Horizon Zero Dawn 2, Spiderman 2 and God of War 2. Interesting yes, but that's it. Games I might want to play, eventually. That are probably good but not deal makers for me.
There isn't a single game on this list that jumps out and makes me think "Wow! I really want a PS5!"
Nothing I have seen about PS5 so far has convinced me it's worth buying. I didn't have a reason to replace my PS4 with PS4 Pro, and looking at PS5 all I see is a PS4 Pro+.
I'm so sick of Apex Legends and I've never even played it. It's the only ad I have seen on YouTube for like 2 weeks! And it's like, every 3rd ad on Twitch!
@AFCC Original? In a COD game? That's like asking for Nintendo to share their 1st party titles. It's like asking for Sony to support crossplay without question. It's like asking politicians not to lie!
If PS5 could play original discs all the way back to PS1 and supported downloads of the PSP and PS Vita games - It would win me over in a heartbeat!
But as it stands, only supporting PS4 and PS5 - and there being almost no currently announced PS5 games that interest me - it will be a long time before I even consider buying a PS5.
As a middle ground if they pushed backwards compatibility at least all the way to PS3, they'd win me over, then I could box my PS3 and PS4 up and put them in the closet and have just one primary Sony machine.
Whoa, I can't believe I'm seeing this here first, rather than on NintendoLife!
I'm holding back until the DLC is out, but I look forward to playing more of this outstanding title! The best Advance Wars-like since Advance Wars Dual Strike itself!
Call me when we have VR that's like .Hack or Sword Art Online.
I have no interest in wearing a screen on my face and flailing around my room with motion controllers.
@Octane So you just leave your Switch on the table or in a bag or something? If my Switch isn't in my hands and I'm not using it or travelling, it's sitting in my dock always. So it's always fully charged and ready to use. And if I travel I have a back up brick that quadruples my potential Switch battery life - if I only use it to recharge the Switch.
I hope to God that this isn't one of those always listening things like Amazon and other companies have been pushing. I will not buy any computer device with a microphone that's always on. I don't have anything to hide but I still don't want someone listening all the time.
If PS5 is always listening, I'm not buying. That's a deal breaker!
Sony's a huge company. The people getting laid off are just numbers to the big executives who run the show. Same as any other company. The larger the company, the more money and resources it has, the worse it is.
I'm just hoping they ditch that stupid battery wasting LED. Also because every time I plug it in to charge at night I end up putting something to block the light. Seriously who thought that was a good idea?
@invictus4000 I agree completely. I have played Sony since PS1 but Nintendo has always won me over more. I see Sony as the guy who puts thousands of dollars into upgrading his car to have ridiculous speed that he can never really use, while Nintendo is the guy who just cruises around town having a good time. Both companies have their benefits, there is a lot to be said for Sony's consistency.
First update in a long time that didn't take 2 attempts to install. I appreciate that. The last several I have had, have failed and frozen midway through.
I'm still hoping for the PS5 to be a PS-All and support PS1-5 games off of their original disks. It does seem unlikely but it would win me over in a heartbeat.
Thing is, I really don't care about VR or 4K support, I don't care about ultra fast downloads or super HD graphics. Games are my primary interest and a single machine that can, without any modding, pirating or anything, play the entire library of games from PS1-PS5 would be amazing.
Right now PS5 just looks like a PS4 with better graphics and that just doesn't excite me.
@Luna-Harmony Are you suggesting that the Xbox Spaghetti would be hard to understand?!
What does one expect from EA? They have no competition for licensed sports games. When no one else is even allowed to make the same kind of product, you don't have to deliver much to have that product sell. And it will sell enough that EA profits off of it, because it is licensed, has all the official teams and is the only choice fans have.
Raw power doesn't matter to me if all we are getting is more of the same games. The realism style of shooters and survival games that all just blur together to me.
I'd much prefer something like the creative styles of Xenoblade 2 or Mario Odyssey to the cookie cutter so-called realism of Death Stranding.
Not to say Xenoblade 2 or Mario Odyssey wouldn't look stinking amazing on something as powerful as the PS5 is rumored to be. (Nintendo better watch out if Sony starts branching out for more than just raw power!)
There's a lot more variety among streamers than some people seem to think. Most of the people are watch are super chill and laid back. Since I enjoy Hearthstone I like watching Thijs for example, and he rarely if ever yells or gets super angry or excited. I also enjoy TheRunAwayGuys for their charity streams. EckheartsLadder for Star Wars games etc... Not everyone is the idiotic Pewdiepie style of nonsense overreactions.
Back on topic, I do hope this camera is optional. Many people likely wouldn't use it and even many streamers already have their own, preferred setup.
I have, absolutely, ZERO interest in cloud gaming. Not from Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft or Google. It's a bad idea for consumers, I have serious doubts about it's real functionality for high precision games, and if it becomes successful it will be the final nail in the coffin of buying and selling used games. It also makes it harder and harder to preserve games or to collect.
I wish Sony's Playstation based phone had found success. If it had, mobile gaming today would probably be very different, with a whole subset of gaming phones with physical controls and actual, quality titles from real developers.
Just seeing that screenshot makes me want to dump another 50 hours into this game.
Goodness I love Stardew Valley! Multiplayer is nice and I understand that a tremendous amount of work went into this game, but I would love more crops, more townspeople and maybe a new map or something.
I imagine this multiplayer would be super fun to lay in bed and play with a girlfriend. Ah, one can dream.
There is really no reason to have this on a regular console like this. I'm not just fanboying about the Switch. If I am going to be chained to a TV, I would rather just play the PC version with all the amazing mod support. Civ 6 runs well even on my 6 year old PC. Heck, it runs well on Nintendo Switch! It's not that demanding of a game!
So it's cool for people who have a PS4 but no PC or Switch, but otherwise I don't see much point.
The only thing on this list that sounds interesting to me is FF7's remake. Otherwise it's just the same old shooters and sports games we get every year. Sure on PS5 I am certain they'll look positively gorgeous... but that's about all.
I am still holding out hope, probably in-vain, that PS5 will be the penultimate Sony machine and support PS1-PS5 games all from their original disks.
I usually power off my systems completely. I don't even leave games open in sleep mode on my Switch or 3DS, which are arguably much more designed to do that, rather than a console chained to the TV.
When did just turning something off become obsolete?
Are people still paying full price for these yearly DLC updates? I remember when I was in high school about 12 years ago and the local Game Stop put up a sign saying they would not buy any Madden games older than the current or previous year and had a crate, yes a CRATE of older titles in the front of the store for 99 cents each.
They ended up in the dumpster behind the store because no one wanted them. They literally couldn't give them away.
Bandai Namcou has to love Dragon Ball fans. They can churn out one game after another with only minor twists on the formula and charge everyone full price for the game full price again, and then some, for all the DLC characters that fans already have used in any of the previous Dragon Ball titles.
I grew up watching Dragon Ball, DBZ and GT and understand why it's popular. But it baffles me why it's so popular and people are willing to not only buy one game after another, but also the piles of DLC that have become standard.
How many different versions of Goku will be in this one?
I really have no interest in this game at all. It does not look particularly appealing to me. It looks impressive visually in the technical sense but otherwise looks dreary and dull. The intense realism of the character design makes it all look very boring to me and nothing I have heard of the story so far catches my interest overly much.
Everyone seems to be just assuming this game is gonna be the best thing ever because of the names attached to it. And while I have no doubt it will do well, that doesn't mean the game is for everyone. Or even for a majority of players. Honestly everything I have seen so far suggests an technically impressive game that is still very niche and appeals only to certain people.
@Rob_230 Okay, so it's a re-imagining of COD 4. Semantics. It's the same game getting redone. I still don't see why it needs to happen beyond remaking it full of micro transactions or they really are out of ideas - which is honestly fair, considering they've been chucking out one game after another like every 2 weeks or so.
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Re: PlayStation Store Hits New Low as PSN Avatar Sells for $99
You buy this kind of thing when you want to laugh at poor people. Buying this is the same as saying "I would rather waste 99 dollars on a jpeg file than help you."
Re: The Witcher Netflix Series Already Has Seven Seasons Mapped Out
Jeez, that seems overly ambitious. But Netflix is probably getting desperate as streaming gets more and more weakened by too many services entering the field.
Re: Guide: All PS5 Games Confirmed or Rumoured
Wow... this is it? Horizon Zero Dawn 2, Spiderman 2 and God of War 2. Interesting yes, but that's it. Games I might want to play, eventually. That are probably good but not deal makers for me.
There isn't a single game on this list that jumps out and makes me think "Wow! I really want a PS5!"
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Becomes the Best Selling Game of 2019 with Record Breaking Launch
This makes me sad, honestly.
Re: Sony: PS5 Game Lineup Will 'Satisfy Fans', Console Set to Be a Success
Nothing I have seen about PS5 so far has convinced me it's worth buying. I didn't have a reason to replace my PS4 with PS4 Pro, and looking at PS5 all I see is a PS4 Pro+.
Re: EA Access Uptake Was Faster on PS4 Than Xbox One
EA can kiss my rear. They aren't getting a dime out of me for this.
5 million subscribers? This is why EA never actually improves or changes anything. They don't have to.
Re: Apex Legends Duos Playlist Makes Battle Royale Victory Even Harder Next Month
I'm so sick of Apex Legends and I've never even played it. It's the only ad I have seen on YouTube for like 2 weeks! And it's like, every 3rd ad on Twitch!
Re: Sony Job Listing Describes PS5 as 'Upcoming World's Fastest Console'
Honestly I would really like it if the PS5 had a wild look. I really don't want yet another black or white rectangle.
Re: WWE 2K20 Fans Put Together Hashtag to Prove Just How Utterly Broken the Game Is
2K should lose the license. Better yet, sports should stop having exclusive deals with single companies. It's an effective monopoly.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on PS4 Won't Be Sold In Russia
@AFCC Original? In a COD game? That's like asking for Nintendo to share their 1st party titles. It's like asking for Sony to support crossplay without question. It's like asking politicians not to lie!
Re: Fallout 1st Is a Premium Membership for Fallout 76, Costs $100 a Year
They have to be absolutely out of their minds! I wouldn't pay that much for an online subscription for a game even if it were a LIFETIME subscription!
Re: September 2019 NPD: 2K Games on Top As Industry Declines Continue
@gamer89 Now that I just don't believe.
Re: September 2019 NPD: 2K Games on Top As Industry Declines Continue
What good are these lists then? At what point do we finally admit that not counting digital sales makes best selling lists pointless?
And how does that 8% drop deal with this discrepancy?
Edit, how the heck is GTA V still on top 10 selling lists? It's 6 years old!
Re: The Outer Worlds to Have a Hefty Day One Patch on PS4
The days of releasing a finished product do seem well and truly behind us...
Re: Warborn Is Strategical Anime That Looks Pretty Darn Cool
Shame on you for using the term "weeb". It's a blatantly insulting term and should be beneath this kind of outlet.
Re: WWE 2K20 Looks Like an Absolute Utter Disaster on PS4
I often point out that when you have the license you don't have to try because no one can legally compete with you.
But this isn't even that level of bare minimum.
Re: Google Stadia Brings PS Now's First Real Competitor on 19th November
Streaming is trash, I don't care if it's from Sony, Microsoft, Google or anyone else.
Not interested in this "future" of gaming.
Re: Rumour: Is This the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie's New Design?
This movie isn't gonna be good. There is, absolutely, no reason, to make it "live action" with CGI.
I hate whoever in Hollywood killed old fashioned 2D animation. It's no small part of why I have grown to prefer anime over western media.
Re: Talking Point: What if the PS5 Could Play Games from Every PlayStation Console?
If PS5 could play original discs all the way back to PS1 and supported downloads of the PSP and PS Vita games - It would win me over in a heartbeat!
But as it stands, only supporting PS4 and PS5 - and there being almost no currently announced PS5 games that interest me - it will be a long time before I even consider buying a PS5.
As a middle ground if they pushed backwards compatibility at least all the way to PS3, they'd win me over, then I could box my PS3 and PS4 up and put them in the closet and have just one primary Sony machine.
Re: Granblue Fantasy Versus' Final Two Characters Are Pretty Beastly
I know nothing about the games, but the anime adaptation has some absolutely gorgeous visuals! Even if the story is kinda bland.
Re: Wargroove: Double Trouble Brings a Co-Op Campaign and New Units to PS4 for Free
Whoa, I can't believe I'm seeing this here first, rather than on NintendoLife!
I'm holding back until the DLC is out, but I look forward to playing more of this outstanding title! The best Advance Wars-like since Advance Wars Dual Strike itself!
Re: A Newly Approved Sony Patent May Give Us the First Details on PlayStation VR 2
Call me when we have VR that's like .Hack or Sword Art Online.
I have no interest in wearing a screen on my face and flailing around my room with motion controllers.
@Octane So you just leave your Switch on the table or in a bag or something? If my Switch isn't in my hands and I'm not using it or travelling, it's sitting in my dock always. So it's always fully charged and ready to use. And if I travel I have a back up brick that quadruples my potential Switch battery life - if I only use it to recharge the Switch.
Re: Could the PS5 Controller's Microphone Change the State of Game Guides Forever?
I hope to God that this isn't one of those always listening things like Amazon and other companies have been pushing. I will not buy any computer device with a microphone that's always on. I don't have anything to hide but I still don't want someone listening all the time.
If PS5 is always listening, I'm not buying. That's a deal breaker!
Re: 'Dozens' of PlayStation Employees Laid Off in Europe as Sony Continues Company Restructure
Sony's a huge company. The people getting laid off are just numbers to the big executives who run the show. Same as any other company. The larger the company, the more money and resources it has, the worse it is.
Re: PS5 Controller Detailed, 'Looks a Lot Like the PS4's DualShock 4' with Some Exciting New Additions
I'm just hoping they ditch that stupid battery wasting LED. Also because every time I plug it in to charge at night I end up putting something to block the light. Seriously who thought that was a good idea?
@invictus4000 I agree completely. I have played Sony since PS1 but Nintendo has always won me over more. I see Sony as the guy who puts thousands of dollars into upgrading his car to have ridiculous speed that he can never really use, while Nintendo is the guy who just cruises around town having a good time. Both companies have their benefits, there is a lot to be said for Sony's consistency.
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 7.00 Is Available to Download Right Now
First update in a long time that didn't take 2 attempts to install. I appreciate that. The last several I have had, have failed and frozen midway through.
Re: Round Up: All New PS5 Details from Sony - Official Name, Release Window, Controller, UI, and More
I'm still hoping for the PS5 to be a PS-All and support PS1-5 games off of their original disks. It does seem unlikely but it would win me over in a heartbeat.
Thing is, I really don't care about VR or 4K support, I don't care about ultra fast downloads or super HD graphics. Games are my primary interest and a single machine that can, without any modding, pirating or anything, play the entire library of games from PS1-PS5 would be amazing.
Right now PS5 just looks like a PS4 with better graphics and that just doesn't excite me.
@Luna-Harmony Are you suggesting that the Xbox Spaghetti would be hard to understand?!
Re: Marvel's Avengers Campaign Takes Roughly 12 Hours to Beat
I can agree with the argument of quality over quantity - but when what was supposed to be an RPG is this short, it has a lot of quality to live up to.
Re: NHL 20 - A Slightly Improved Version of the Same Game
What does one expect from EA? They have no competition for licensed sports games. When no one else is even allowed to make the same kind of product, you don't have to deliver much to have that product sell. And it will sell enough that EA profits off of it, because it is licensed, has all the official teams and is the only choice fans have.
Re: There's a New Gundam Game Out Now on PS4, By the Way
I stinking LOVE Gundam, my all time favorite anime franchise! (As if my username didn't give that away!)
But the f2p mechanics are a serious turn off...
Re: Rumour: Persona 5 Royal Releases In the Same Month as Final Fantasy VII Remake
Bad idea to release two big JRPGs in the same month. No games demand time like JRPGs.
Execpt maybe MMOs or the Civilization games maybe...
Re: Rumour: PS5 Will Represent the Biggest Jump in Computing Power of Any Console Generation
Raw power doesn't matter to me if all we are getting is more of the same games. The realism style of shooters and survival games that all just blur together to me.
I'd much prefer something like the creative styles of Xenoblade 2 or Mario Odyssey to the cookie cutter so-called realism of Death Stranding.
Not to say Xenoblade 2 or Mario Odyssey wouldn't look stinking amazing on something as powerful as the PS5 is rumored to be. (Nintendo better watch out if Sony starts branching out for more than just raw power!)
Re: Rumour: PS5 Will Come With a Camera to 'Lure' Streamers
There's a lot more variety among streamers than some people seem to think. Most of the people are watch are super chill and laid back. Since I enjoy Hearthstone I like watching Thijs for example, and he rarely if ever yells or gets super angry or excited. I also enjoy TheRunAwayGuys for their charity streams. EckheartsLadder for Star Wars games etc... Not everyone is the idiotic Pewdiepie style of nonsense overreactions.
Back on topic, I do hope this camera is optional. Many people likely wouldn't use it and even many streamers already have their own, preferred setup.
Re: PS Now Ads Begin Appearing on PS4's Dashboard
I have, absolutely, ZERO interest in cloud gaming. Not from Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft or Google. It's a bad idea for consumers, I have serious doubts about it's real functionality for high precision games, and if it becomes successful it will be the final nail in the coffin of buying and selling used games. It also makes it harder and harder to preserve games or to collect.
Re: Feature: As the PSPgo Turns 10, We Remember the Handheld Ahead of Its Time
I wish Sony's Playstation based phone had found success. If it had, mobile gaming today would probably be very different, with a whole subset of gaming phones with physical controls and actual, quality titles from real developers.
Re: Stardew Valley Multiplayer Update Finally Crops Up on PS4
Just seeing that screenshot makes me want to dump another 50 hours into this game.
Goodness I love Stardew Valley! Multiplayer is nice and I understand that a tremendous amount of work went into this game, but I would love more crops, more townspeople and maybe a new map or something.
I imagine this multiplayer would be super fun to lay in bed and play with a girlfriend. Ah, one can dream.
Re: Fallout 76 Continues to Be the Butt of All Jokes Thanks to Helmet Health Hazard
It's really really sad how far this series has fallen.
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Re: PlayStation Launches Its Own Online Store in the US, Sells Physical Games, Hardware, Controllers, and More
Wait, Sony didn't have their own online store? I pretty much only buy from Amazon online so I never thought to check.
Re: Multiple Mafia Trademarks Suggest a New Game Could Be in Development
But which mafia actually makes the Mafia games?
Re: Civilization VI Builds Up a PS4 Release This November
There is really no reason to have this on a regular console like this. I'm not just fanboying about the Switch. If I am going to be chained to a TV, I would rather just play the PC version with all the amazing mod support. Civ 6 runs well even on my 6 year old PC. Heck, it runs well on Nintendo Switch! It's not that demanding of a game!
So it's cool for people who have a PS4 but no PC or Switch, but otherwise I don't see much point.
Re: Surprises in PS4's All-Time Best Selling Exclusives List
FOUR Call of Duty games in the top 10 list? Call of Duty is just the Mario of other systems at this point...
Re: Guide: All Predicted PS5 Launch Games
The only thing on this list that sounds interesting to me is FF7's remake. Otherwise it's just the same old shooters and sports games we get every year. Sure on PS5 I am certain they'll look positively gorgeous... but that's about all.
I am still holding out hope, probably in-vain, that PS5 will be the penultimate Sony machine and support PS1-PS5 games all from their original disks.
Re: Borderlands 3 Moves More than 5 Million Copies in 5 Days
I'd argue that part of why this game turned out good is because they didn't bum rush to get it out.
Bette one good entry every few years than cookie cutter games every single year.
Re: PS5 Will Be Less Power Hungry Than PS4, Says Sony
I usually power off my systems completely. I don't even leave games open in sleep mode on my Switch or 3DS, which are arguably much more designed to do that, rather than a console chained to the TV.
When did just turning something off become obsolete?
Re: Even Xbox Is Weighing in on the PlayStation 'X or Cross' Debate
Microsoft: "Guys! We're still here! Hello? I know how much you like your Nintendo Switch and PS4 but, we still matter! Please?"
Lol Microsoft. No you don't. Just go back to annoying everyone with Windows updates every 2 hours.
Re: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Western Release Date Adds Yet Another Game to Early 2020
@TowaHerschel7 Huh, I guess I should have remembered the old phrase "don't judge a book by its cover".
I'll have to give this another look.
Re: Hands On: Madden NFL 20's Superstar KO Mode Channels NFL Blitz
Are people still paying full price for these yearly DLC updates? I remember when I was in high school about 12 years ago and the local Game Stop put up a sign saying they would not buy any Madden games older than the current or previous year and had a crate, yes a CRATE of older titles in the front of the store for 99 cents each.
They ended up in the dumpster behind the store because no one wanted them. They literally couldn't give them away.
Re: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Western Release Date Adds Yet Another Game to Early 2020
Bandai Namcou has to love Dragon Ball fans. They can churn out one game after another with only minor twists on the formula and charge everyone full price for the game full price again, and then some, for all the DLC characters that fans already have used in any of the previous Dragon Ball titles.
I grew up watching Dragon Ball, DBZ and GT and understand why it's popular. But it baffles me why it's so popular and people are willing to not only buy one game after another, but also the piles of DLC that have become standard.
How many different versions of Goku will be in this one?
Re: Talking Point: Do You Actually Want to See More Death Stranding?
I really have no interest in this game at all. It does not look particularly appealing to me. It looks impressive visually in the technical sense but otherwise looks dreary and dull. The intense realism of the character design makes it all look very boring to me and nothing I have heard of the story so far catches my interest overly much.
Everyone seems to be just assuming this game is gonna be the best thing ever because of the names attached to it. And while I have no doubt it will do well, that doesn't mean the game is for everyone. Or even for a majority of players. Honestly everything I have seen so far suggests an technically impressive game that is still very niche and appeals only to certain people.
Re: Guide: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PS4 Open Beta - Dates, Times, and What's Included
@Rob_230 Okay, so it's a re-imagining of COD 4. Semantics. It's the same game getting redone. I still don't see why it needs to happen beyond remaking it full of micro transactions or they really are out of ideas - which is honestly fair, considering they've been chucking out one game after another like every 2 weeks or so.