There is £10 digital deluxe upgrade for the physical std, after which it doesn't need a disk, so then you can sell it to cex for £36 cash or think £38 credit.
@Balie3000 think you need to go higher up the chain than Phil, to upper ms board. Previously ms execs probably didn't pay too much notice of xbox as it didn't really cost that much and game pass was growing like mad increasing revenue, but now gamespass has hit the ceiling with very little growth left and then add to that the amount spent of Activision, put Xbox under the spot light, and now they board is looking very closely at Xbox. Probably thinking at how to up the money intake and they probably don't care about the games or gamers or the devs.
What ever they are doing or planing with Xbox or whatever they calling it now, its most likely not going to be good for gamers, probably end up with just one traditional console costing 1000 bucks and more expensive games.
@ChrisDeku ah ok that explains why it's falling so far in sales as nothing to sell. Yea not best planning with stock as probably helping the Xbox sales.
@Jacko11 series X is selling like mad on Amazon currently, strange that even though the ps5 discounted to almost the same but it's way way down the list not even in the top 100 gaming best sellers anymore.
If people were waiting for the slim they be disappointed to see the price is up in the £460 for disk version when it launches in the UK next week.
Not sure how you can give game of the year to BG3 when it runs so poorly and has so many bugs and I'm only in act one. Because of those issues I'd only give a 6 currently.
@Mephisto2869 name a Sony game that has generated 1.5 billion in a single year, that's with no development costs either. In addition to the revenue they get from the.cod game sales, Sony added that from 2019 to 2020 the revenue from cod players spending on subs, hardware etc was worth 15 billion.
@Mephisto2869 better check your facts, and 3rd party revenue is really important to Sony, what do thinks funds the making of all those Sony 1st part games??
Surprised the starfield upgrade is that high in the physical and Xbox store since on pure Xbox the overwhelming majority said they would just wait until it releases later this week on gamepass rather than go for the upgrade.
I'd bet one of the reason or ideas behind series S is to temp people to game pass with a cheaper machine, knowing a % of those will eventually upgrade to bigger box.
Yea I just started the Xbox saving jar as yes i am one of those that will buy an Xbox just to play Starfield, afraid I have zero loyalty to either Sony or ms. Unlike Sony's showing they actually had a game I want to play. And still have the PS5 for when Sony has something I want to play.
@ItsBritneyB_tch probably since she doesn't resemble her character to very much, plus Laura Bailey was in the final episode.
Unlike Jeffy Wright who most resembles his character since pretty much put him game so he is most obvious pick and also connection with HBO, he co stared and killed off Dina's voice actress Shannon Woodward in Westworld.
I wonder if they go with some of the same actors for parts like they did for Marlene since a lot more of the actors from part 2 resemble their characters.
To fair to Ubisoft man's Massive the support and added content is pretty good compared vast majority of other games out there. Went back after a year and bit and was surprised by how much additional content had been added.
@Slippship what a weird complaint, since it is shown in Britain, it's even on at 2am so you can watch it at the same time as it's released in the US...
Very good enjoyed that, and well done so people that never played will enjoy it and then lots of little things that people that played the game will enjoy. Curtis and Viper did bring a smile to my face
@Gamer_Guy yea but overall once you factor in buying games and being able to sell them on or just borrow the game, the disk version works out cheaper. Take hogwarts legacy you save £15 just by buying the disk version of std game.
@Fuzzymonkeyfunk nope Sky Atlantic is an HD only channel not 4K, you would only get it if they also provide a separate UHD version to download separately like they do with Sky Cinema.
Sounds from what people have been getting for purchases like for pre-order of GOW for $74.20 they get 742 points so 0.10 per dollar spent. So you have to spend $1750 to get enough points to buy newer games like the query which require 17500 points.
Take one best games ever, rebuild everything with exceptional attention to detail, add some best use of the dual sense, add even better sound and it's almost a 10, but no game is ever perfect.
The sound of the building creaking all around you with the added rumbles and feedback on the controller in the leaning building section is so good.
Wonder if naughty dog are doing it again an using this this to get used to the PS5 development before the next new game like they did with the remaster.
Some best use of the dual sense haptics and the 3d audio is remarkable, you can hear those stalkers moving all around you so much better than 2 and improved visuals make it so good. Well worth the £59
@naruball as I said if possible, plus the most of the money for console went to Sony. Have my reasons why I try to boycott Chinese items mainly around the ecological and environmental damage they cause in Africa.
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Re: Huge PlayStation Black Friday Sales Begin 22nd November
Don't forget get to get extra discount by getting a top up card on sale, shopto have 15% off on all except the £10 one.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Sales Trending Ahead of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart in the UK
There is £10 digital deluxe upgrade for the physical std, after which it doesn't need a disk, so then you can sell it to cex for £36 cash or think £38 credit.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Astro Bot?
Mostly great, most levels were great, but found that some of the challenge levels were more annoying than fun.
Re: Soapbox: Once a PS4 Console Exclusive, PS5 Players Are Missing a Visual Stunner in Hellblade 2
Was short but enjoyed it it, gameplay not as good as the 1st but, story was not bad.
Visually though it's the best looking game I've ever played, the lighting is incredible.
Re: Fans Positively Review Bomb Hi-Fi Rush in Wake of Xbox’s Closure of Tango Gameworks
@Balie3000 think you need to go higher up the chain than Phil, to upper ms board. Previously ms execs probably didn't pay too much notice of xbox as it didn't really cost that much and game pass was growing like mad increasing revenue, but now gamespass has hit the ceiling with very little growth left and then add to that the amount spent of Activision, put Xbox under the spot light, and now they board is looking very closely at Xbox. Probably thinking at how to up the money intake and they probably don't care about the games or gamers or the devs.
What ever they are doing or planing with Xbox or whatever they calling it now, its most likely not going to be good for gamers, probably end up with just one traditional console costing 1000 bucks and more expensive games.
Re: We Predict a Riot! PS5 Down to $350 in Black Friday Doorbuster
@ChrisDeku ah ok that explains why it's falling so far in sales as nothing to sell. Yea not best planning with stock as probably helping the Xbox sales.
Re: We Predict a Riot! PS5 Down to $350 in Black Friday Doorbuster
@Jacko11 series X is selling like mad on Amazon currently, strange that even though the ps5 discounted to almost the same but it's way way down the list not even in the top 100 gaming best sellers anymore.
If people were waiting for the slim they be disappointed to see the price is up in the £460 for disk version when it launches in the UK next week.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Is a Lock for Game of the Year, According to Most PlayStation Fans
Not sure how you can give game of the year to BG3 when it runs so poorly and has so many bugs and I'm only in act one. Because of those issues I'd only give a 6 currently.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's First PS5, PS4 Campaign Review Is a Massacre
@Mephisto2869 name a Sony game that has generated 1.5 billion in a single year, that's with no development costs either. In addition to the revenue they get from the.cod game sales, Sony added that from 2019 to 2020 the revenue from cod players spending on subs, hardware etc was worth 15 billion.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's First PS5, PS4 Campaign Review Is a Massacre
@Mephisto2869 better check your facts, and 3rd party revenue is really important to Sony, what do thinks funds the making of all those Sony 1st part games??
Re: Rumour: State of Play Incoming? Death Stranding 2 Dev Photo Seems to Suggest Showcase
Hopefully something different, no interest in Spiderman, managed 14 hours of the 1st game and then couldn't be bothered to carry on.
Re: UK Sales Charts: Starfield Soars While Mortal Kombat Hype Brings Back 11
@Grimwood glad my enjoyment of this game is depressing you 😂
Re: UK Sales Charts: Hogwarts Legacy on Top as Armored Core 6 Drops
Surprised the starfield upgrade is that high in the physical and Xbox store since on pure Xbox the overwhelming majority said they would just wait until it releases later this week on gamepass rather than go for the upgrade.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3's Accidental PS5 Console Exclusivity Truncated as Xbox Backtracks
I'd bet one of the reason or ideas behind series S is to temp people to game pass with a cheaper machine, knowing a % of those will eventually upgrade to bigger box.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Red Dead Redemption on PS4?
Do they think they think we are as gullible as Nigel West Dickens customers?
Re: Skull and Bones Still Doesn't Have a Release Date, But Here's a Nice Sea Shanty
They should have sung yo ho yo ho we got nothing to show ...
Re: Reaction: Solid Xbox Showcase Should Give Sony Some Incentive to Stop Being So Damn Cloak and Daggers About PS5, PS4
Yea I just started the Xbox saving jar as yes i am one of those that will buy an Xbox just to play Starfield, afraid I have zero loyalty to either Sony or ms. Unlike Sony's showing they actually had a game I want to play. And still have the PS5 for when Sony has something I want to play.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy's PS5 Sales Are Magical, and It's Out Now on PS4 Too
@Genghis_Schlonng the boycot got hit with the Stupefy spell pretty early on
Re: Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Update 1.23 Live Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Only bug got was sometimes when got the flying mount in village place the mount wouldn't fly anywhere, had to dismount.
Found Kermit was a bit annoying in the 1st encounter.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing God of War Ragnarok's New Game Plus?
Not gonna happen as not even half way on the longest play through ever...
Re: UK Sales Charts: Gotham Knights Leaps from the Shadows Back into the Top 10
Hogwarts boycott still going well I see 😂
Re: The Last of Us 2 Will Be Split Across Two or More Seasons for TV Adaptation
@ItsBritneyB_tch probably since she doesn't resemble her character to very much, plus Laura Bailey was in the final episode.
Unlike Jeffy Wright who most resembles his character since pretty much put him game so he is most obvious pick and also connection with HBO, he co stared and killed off Dina's voice actress Shannon Woodward in Westworld.
Re: The Last of Us 2 Will Be Split Across Two or More Seasons for TV Adaptation
I wonder if they go with some of the same actors for parts like they did for Marlene since a lot more of the actors from part 2 resemble their characters.
Re: Ubisoft Has Plenty Planned for E3 2023, If There's a Show to Go To
Will they use that to announce skull and bones is delayed to 2024
Re: The Division 2 Season 11 Delayed as Localistion Fix Spirals, Makes Updating the Game Impossible
To fair to Ubisoft man's Massive the support and added content is pretty good compared vast majority of other games out there. Went back after a year and bit and was surprised by how much additional content had been added.
Re: Actual Size PS5 Spotted Being Installed in Dubai
@Grimwood oh so you were a fan of Dubai, but then you broke your rule and went too many times and that ruined the experience??
Re: You'll Now Have a 'Much Easier Time' Finding PS5 Consoles, Says Sony
Been very easy to get in the UK for a while now including the non bundled ones.
Re: HBO Renews The Last of Us TV Series for a Second Season
No suprise as they hit a hole in one with the 1st season.
Re: HBO's Show Triggers a Meteoric Rise in The Last of Us Sales
The remastered and part2 both into the ps4 top 10 best sellers on Amazon UK
Re: HBO's The Last of Us Teases Nick Offerman's Grizzled Take on Bill
Episode 3 is one all the critics have been raving about, saying it could be the best episode of TV this year.
Re: TV Show Review: The Last of Us (HBO) Episode 2 - Establishing a New Lore
@Controller-Drift some episodes are longer, episode 3 is about 30min longer around 80min, Episode 4 is a similar length to this episode.
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate The Last of Us - Episode 2?
@Slippship what a weird complaint, since it is shown in Britain, it's even on at 2am so you can watch it at the same time as it's released in the US...
Re: TV Show Review: The Last of Us (HBO) Episode 1 - Faithful Retelling Deviates in the Right Ways
@Toypop if sky q you have to select to download the uhd HDR version, it's available soon as the 2am showing is complete.
Re: TV Show Review: The Last of Us (HBO) Episode 1 - Faithful Retelling Deviates in the Right Ways
Very good enjoyed that, and well done so people that never played will enjoy it and then lots of little things that people that played the game will enjoy. Curtis and Viper did bring a smile to my face
Re: Poll: Would You Be Interested in a Detachable PS5 Disc Drive?
@Gamer_Guy yea but overall once you factor in buying games and being able to sell them on or just borrow the game, the disk version works out cheaper. Take hogwarts legacy you save £15 just by buying the disk version of std game.
Re: UK Sales Charts: God of War Ragnarok Starts 2023 Strong in the Top Spot
Pretty worthless list since 9 out of 10 games sold in the UK are digital now.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64187547
Re: Where to Watch The Last of Us TV Show
@Fuzzymonkeyfunk nope Sky Atlantic is an HD only channel not 4K, you would only get it if they also provide a separate UHD version to download separately like they do with Sky Cinema.
They didn't do that for House the Dragon so.
Re: Where to Watch The Last of Us TV Show
@LiamCroft For the UK they always show them the same as it launches in the US so 1st showing of it in the UK is 2am on Monday 16th Sky Atlantic.
Re: Random: Gran Turismo Movie Director Neill Blomkamp Is a WipEout Fan
As long he doesn't give Die Antwoord roles again, they were pretty normal in Chappie compared to their music videos.
Re: God of War Ragnarok (PS5) - A Dazzling Crown Jewel in Sony's Catalogue
Its good but its no where near a 10.
Re: God of War Ragnarok (PS5) - A Dazzling Crown Jewel in Sony's Catalogue
Why is this more expensive on PS5?? Are some haptics and visual modes worth the extra?
Re: Messi, Neymar, and Paul Pogba Really Are Coming to Modern Warfare 2
Scraping the bottom of the barrel there Activision
Re: Voice Actress Laura Bailey Keen to Reprise Role in Potential Sequel to The Last of Us: Part II
Sony will have a 3rd game made with out doubt. 2nd game done too well for them to ignore.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 449
@BearsEatBeets insane how much text they got in there, takes longer to go through than downloading the game
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 449
@BearsEatBeets was going to try the F1 trial as well but alas it's EA so of course when it's free you get "Cant connect to EA servers error message"
Re: PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions, Digital Collectibles, and FAQs
Sounds from what people have been getting for purchases like for pre-order of GOW for $74.20 they get 742 points so 0.10 per dollar spent. So you have to spend $1750 to get enough points to buy newer games like the query which require 17500 points.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The Last of Us: Part I?
Take one best games ever, rebuild everything with exceptional attention to detail, add some best use of the dual sense, add even better sound and it's almost a 10, but no game is ever perfect.
The sound of the building creaking all around you with the added rumbles and feedback on the controller in the leaning building section is so good.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy The Last of Us: Part I?
Wonder if naughty dog are doing it again an using this this to get used to the PS5 development before the next new game like they did with the remaster.
Some best use of the dual sense haptics and the 3d audio is remarkable, you can hear those stalkers moving all around you so much better than 2 and improved visuals make it so good. Well worth the £59
Re: PS4 Outsold Xbox One by 'More Than Twice as Many' Consoles, It's Claimed
@Dudeman1 nothing new there in the industry, look at Sony been buying up 3rd parties for years and years since the ps1 days
Re: Tencent Poised to Take Major Stake in French Publisher Ubisoft
@naruball as I said if possible, plus the most of the money for console went to Sony. Have my reasons why I try to boycott Chinese items mainly around the ecological and environmental damage they cause in Africa.