JohnnyBastos

Loved the review and the references. Well played.

So many unwarranted conclusions being drawn by so many commenters...

I would have thought less of you had you not made that headline choice. Much respect.

The FOV slider is what I'm most looking forward to (when I manage to get a PS5). I'm never sure if I notice differences in framerates with my old eyes.

@Fath Yeah, I read the article. By duping I mean taking far more orders, especially for multiple consoles, than they ever had a chance of fulfilling. Tying up people's time and money. I agree 180 credit is decent compensation, but it's still a shady business practice.

Besides, my main point was how generic 'apologise for the inconvenience' language is practically meaningless these days. I don't believe they are sorry at all. I find weak sauce apologies like that verging on insulting.

Well it's nice of them to "apologise for any inconvenience caused". I mean, that pretty much makes up for duping customers doesn't it. I would be totally satisfied knowing that they had apologised for causing me 'inconvenience'. Thanks Kohl's, you guys are the greatest!

Well if EA DOESN'T have likeness rights like the agents and players are claiming, then Johnny Rootbear and co really should sue them. But I bet they don't. Put up or shut up you whining ball chasers, I say!

Gregg's is always the first place to visit whenever I'm back in the UK. Best sausage rolls in the world.

He sure does have some fancy gaming snacks beside him.

Could any of those tweets be any smugger?

Wait, hold on; no stability increases? No, no, no. Surely we need our stability increased. Flipping waste of a patch. Shocking service from Sony.

@redd214 knows the score.

Gameplay footage? Nope? Back to bed for me then.

Wake me up when they show some flipping gameplay!

@resigamer28 Wow, triggered much?

Man, what a total cringefest! Ubisoft are so down with the kids. I think the game looks great (rather lacking gameplay in that trailer tho), but the whole aesthetic and dialogue pains my eyes and ears. XTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMME!!!!! Bleurgh.

I was a Sega boy (Mastersystem, Megadrive/Genesis) when it was released, but always had to buy my consoles second hand a couple of years after they came out. I got a PS1 in late 96 and Tomb Raider blew my goddam mind. When that bear rushed me on the first level, I was hooked for life.

I also happened to be working in Blockbuster at the time and they started renting games. Holy moly I played EVERYTHING!

Also, I can't believe how old the majority of readers of Pushsquare are!

I've seen these demo stations in several countries in Asia in recent years. The stores also have the white/blue colour scheme. Nothing to see here, move along...

This is excellent. I particularly like the clown train.

The RDO community seems to have a great sense of humor. It reminds me of the stew bowl carry challenge they had (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLp38io1Vec)

@Itsacardgame He's called Cornelius Boots??!!!! That is so wonderful, thank you for brightening my day.

Edit: http://corneliusboots.com/ O to the M to the G!

@Olmaz Bud, I think you might be vastly overestimating the power of Twitter and Facebook. You're also leaning a lot on the D Trump rhetorical device of "a lot of people are saying..." and the Fox News/Daily Mail approach of alluding to faceless bogeymen. I do respect you for genuinely trying to articulate your view and not just force it though. That said, I think most people here just simply don't agree with you that social pressure is having either a) a significant impact on the creative process of game designers/writers, or b) a detrimental impact on said process.

@nessisonett mate, haven't you learned by now that EVERYTHING is a woke conspiracy to keep the radical left in control of the US and European levers of power. The proof is right in front of you. You just have to squint a little.

Does this guy really speak like that? This is just an email Q&A right? Otherwise you might have spoken to a robot. The amber lights are flashing on my Turing Test Machine

@MarcG420 Yeh, probably. Look man, the right wing persecution complex being pushed by politicians and pundits across western society drives me mad too. But I don't want to add any fuel to that fire. I want the opposite, I want to try to combat the rift I have seen opening up in society over the last decade or so. As a global community we need to make so many big changes to deal with climate change and extreme inequality, and this squabbling over the meaning of free speech or statues or whatever is just distracting us all. Hence I get high and mighty in comment threads on the internet.

@Nah900 I know. Their methodology seemed pretty legit to me though.

@MarcG420 Don't call people "them" dude. It's just as bad.

It genuinely makes me sad that conservatives feel they are being persecuted. I know that sounds sarcastic, but I mean it. There is a wedge being driven into Western society, and we're all suffering because of it. Why do the left and right think each other group hates them. It just can't be true if you sit down and really think about it. Sweeping generalisations about one side or other are just not helpful.

Here's some facts. But hey, those don't exist anymore right? FFS.
https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/study-facebook-still-not-censoring-conservatives
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249024258_The_Liberal_Media_Myth_Revisited_An_Examination_of_Factors_Influencing_Perceptions_of_Media_Bias

Edit: Was a bit trigger happy, posting the link without comment! Just to be clear, I'm not coming down on any side here. Im saying generalising about left and right is bad. Dont do it kids!

All Lombaxes matter!

@NotSmartEnough Ah, I just got the basic one, it's showing it's age, but it wasn't the revolution I hoped. I thought I was smart getting everything onto one remote controller, but my wife still has to ask which preset she needs to press to go from netflix to the digital box or turn down music that's playing. It's telling that the original remotes still have their batteries in.

@NotSmartEnough Yeh, fair enough. BTW, how old is your Logitech Harmony? Mine started playing up after a couple of years - the build quality doesn't seem so great.

@K-Wud Much respect for the avatar image amigo. Reminds me of how I felt the first time I saw that David Hasselhoff and Gary Coleman picture.

@NotSmartEnough Not wishing to interrupt your crusade against rhetorical generalizations, nor defend @Shinobi1Kenoby 's dismissive replies, however the I got the Mormon reference straightaway and found it quite amusing. Not sure if this is the hill (either of) you want to die on, but each to his/her own.

@Jeremiah_Thor Do I sense a smidgen of sarcasm going on there? It's the internet, so hard to tell. So in response either a) You're welcome!, or b) it's all relative dude, no need to be so harsh.

@JJ2 Cheers man. Also just saw a good article on Kotaku about what game companies are doing beside tweeting vacuous (but still worthwhile!) statements. Can you believe EA, of all companies, are being quite impressive here?!!?!

This is going nowhere. 'Arrangements' have almost no copyright protection. For a comparable case, which was clearly copied, look into the cover of 'Baby Got Back' they did on the show Glee, which was a blatant copy of Jonathan Coulton's (well known) acoustic arrangement. This is worth reading: https://www.wired.com/2013/01/jonathan-coulton-glee-song/

I see the ignorance and entitlement continues to run strong in the comments on these reveal postponements. I really don't see what the problem is. The main refrain seems to be "they're just doing it for the money, they don't care", to which I just think, so what? A business does a business thing - shock, horror! Putting aside that companies are made up of many staff who likely do care, and putting aside that you don't know what else these companies are doing in the background, how is it skin off your nose for a livestream to be delayed for a few days?

Are you offended on my behalf? Are you genuinely worried that Sony will not do as well as MS with the next gen consoles? Do you think these gestures of support are counter-productive to the realization of a more just and equal world* (which everyone seems to agree is a shared goal here)?

Do I think it does much good? Noooo, not all. But is it better than saying nothing? Yessireebob it is! This is how political change happens.

*I have seen one commentor going with this argument, which I think is worth debating. I disagree with the assertion (as history implies otherwise to me), but if this were the level of discussion that would be different. Instead it's all pearl-clutching "oh the hypocrisy" and "I'm not racist, but..."

The 'whataboutism' responses being laid out in these comment threads are pathetic. You're just trying to sound wise and perceptive. You're not. And the vast majority of people are seeing right through it.

Could be worse though: I've only seen a couple of weaksauce attempts at the "BuT aLl LiVeS mAtTeR" response...

It looks very, er, windy in feudal Japan. Is it ever not blowing a gale there?

Well this comment thread has descended into tinfoil hat territory. Never let the facts get in the way of opinions eh?

@Akurusu I support companies who treat their workers like crap every single day. Multiple times probably. I don't know you or how you spend your money so I'm not making any conclusions, but it would seem hard to translate the moral high ground you are taking about a videogame into other areas of your life. I certainly couldn't do it, so I applaud you on your integrity.

@PSbest And also, seemingly, motivated by a burning sense of social injustice.

And the edgelords are back in force on this comment thread too! Seems they can't resist letting us know (for the 50th time) how they feel about the overated Naughty Dog or "woke" Neil Druckmann. Thanks dudes, we appreciate you bringing balance and elucidation to the sheeple. Doin the lord's work!

Ahhh, it wouldn't be a TLOU comment thread without a few people making the effort to let us all know that they think TLOU 1 is overrated and/or TLOU2 is "woke". Thanks guys, we appreciate you taking the time, the world is back on track and you can rest easy tonight.

I just bought Dying Light last week, so I fully expect this leak will turn out to be correct.

See @get2sammyb , there's totally an article covering USB-C to be had!

@Jeremiah_Thor Yes, I was genuinely a little excited about USB-C too. The difference in charge speed, and ease of inserting the cable, are a huge step forward. That said, the charging cables strategically placed around my house for PS4 controller, headphones, camera batteries, portable power pack, wife's phone, mini speakers, PC mouse etc are all micro-USB. For sure all NEW tech is USB-C these days, but the majority of kit I have is still using micro.

@Haruki_NLI By sales point, I meant that traditionally the need to use a cable if on a marathon session (or a badly planned lack of overnight charging!) with a PS4 controller has been a mark against it, and the Xbox replaceable battery possibly preferred by the general public. However, if the DualSense can charge in 15 minutes rather 2 hours, that could turn opinion back towards it.

These are tiny tiny things to be discussing, but hey, coronalockdown, whatyagonnado?

For me, as long as it is quieter than the DualShock is the main thing I care about. The clicky buttons and noisy rumble motors are quite noticeable when there's someone else around.

@Dodoo and @badbob001 It's not like I actually mind or begrudge them milking it. I've got total respect for the writers and editors and on this site. (I do dislike the listicles, but they're few and far between). I was being a bit sarcastic yes, but USB-C is worth drawing attention to as all current gen peripherals and most charging cables lying around people's houses are micro-USB. Also noting that Microsoft are sticking with the replaceable batteries again. If the controller has some good fast-charging electrickery inside that could become a sales point.

You haven't done an article about it using USB-C yet - surely there could be some mileage in that?

Kudos for the transparency. The respect this site shows for it's readership is why I visit daily.

Phew! After reading many of these comments I'm feeling very reassured that there really is a passionate group of fans of the Playstation(TM) brand who are looking out for Sony's long term interests. I was getting a bit worried about Sony's ability to make money, and I really want those guys to do well, so it's very heartening that there are so many great brand enthusiasts who are so engaged in their business strategy and articulating so cogently why this move might make less money for the company in the future. Save the shareholders!

Snowrunner (Mudrunner 2) is out next month I think. Seems like it will be the better bet.

@Matroska haha, no worries. Comment still valid: oh boy it was a rough ride!