JohnnyBastos

That was great! "Side-o by side-o!!!!"

@FullbringIchigo I’m not singling you out (I wouldn’t mess with Tuvok!), but you have laid out the position of a lot people here quite well, so I’d like to address this point: “i just don't like the idea of publishers being in charge of when and how we play our games we are already seeing games and DLC we have paid for getting delisted and losing access to them, that's a product we paid for and as such we should be allowed to use it when we want to not when some soulless, faceless company says we can”.

I would say the ‘product’ we buy these days is a different to the product being sold in the past, and we have to get used to that. We are buying temporary access yes, but there is a reasonable expectation that the access will last for as long as we want it. For sure there is a risk that my ‘paid access’ to a game ends and I don’t have it anymore, but there was also always a risk that my CD-ROM got scratched or a cartridge fell in a cup of tea (it happens!). I think about this a lot in regard to Spotify, as I have a huge physical music collection that I would never want to be cut off from and I find myself buying less these days, but then Spotify also gives me access to music I would never be able to afford. I just now accept that with Spotify I’m buying the opportunity to hear stuff that wasn’t possible before, and if I really do value something for the repeat value then it’s up to me to determine how much I value it and thus what effort I will make to secure its’ future availability.

I dunno, I’m rambling a bit, but I think my TL;DR is that it isn’t a direct comparison between products for streaming and physical media.

So I'm interested to see where Stadia goes. I thought Netflix wasn't for me when it launched, but I was wrong...

This was great. Real outsiders, hardly anyone was watching their stream and then suddenly 20,000 people were. Everyone was expecting one of the usual suspects to get it and these guys came from nowhere. It's not surprising they went so bonkers. Good on 'em!

@Shigurui Many of those who forked out £200 are excited that new players are joining. More blueberries is good for everyone. I feel very satisfied with what I paid for, and adding more players let's me get even more out of it. My balls are quite happy.

I thought this looked really good. Major 'Journey' vibes.

A Day 1 buy for sure.

Just in case any of you hadn't realised, Unshaken was released as a single, so you can pick that up easily. It's on Spotify etc.

I like the idea of different social classes being able to utilise tech to different degrees of style, polish and purpose. This game is looking SOOOOO good.

@Jaz007 I agree, And they'll probably release a "complete" version in a year's time too. That said, aren't there like 120 pieces or something in total? I think there would have to be some curation, but 8 tracks?? Eesh.

@Shigurui Shhhhhh, don't question the language moderation. You're absolutely right, but there is zero room for discussion or debate on the matter in the comments. The anti-swearing police have been going overboard for years, treating us like the little children they think they are protecting. Just take the chastisement and move on, you can't win.

I love Spintires: Mudrunners, so I'm very interested in this. Not sure why I enjoy the off-road sim thing, it's pretty much just about getting stuck in mud and winching your truck out.

Can I make snow angels?

Well I was going to say, "is your next poll, 'Do you like video games'?" because that is one dull question. But 50+ comments would indicate it's what the people want.

Meh. Consider me unimpressed this month.

I don't mind having to get 100% of collectibles, but I'm never doing a second playthrough on crazy-hard-mode to get a plat.

Practically unplayable!

Will you guys be reviewing this one?

@themcnoisy he needs to sort out his sofa cushions too. Very shoddy.

Pushsquare 4 eva!

Each to his own.

If it ever downloads I'll give it a go. 26GB, ouch.

Not exactly a looker, but I can see the appeal.

Oh, I'm sure that statement will really settle investor's minds. Basically just confirmed the article's contents!

When people write "committed to" it's usually because they can't or won't say "will" or "going to". I do it fairly often in my job. It sounds convincing, but leaves a ton of wiggle room.

I think we all know what the result is going to be (Hint: the banner image), but I'm keen to see how the rest of the top ten shakes out.

Jeez, I guess the kids got into the booze cupboard last night. What a tedious comment thread.

Whoa there bud! Tell us how you really feel

Nice piece. Hope you ran it through your SEO checks!

(Seriously. No sarcasm intended).

Looks nicer than the PS2 at least.

Yeh, it's pretty boring innit.

Thanks. Very helpful mini-guide.

@playstation1995 word up son! didn't realise you were a Steelers fan. How far do you think they'll go this season?

Total non-issue, you're all getting wound up and righteous about nothing. Censorship? Meh, it's just business. You don't have a right to the artists original creation; the publisher or distributor is deciding what product will be sold, not the studio. Sony don't want to sell pervy crap anymore, get over it.

I should add that I'm a big fan of pervy crap btw. But I don't think Sony's choice over what goes into games it sells is an erosion of anyone's free speech or right to information.

I've yet to see a companion app really add value to a game, but I don't mind R* trying and I'll give it a go.

I'm not precious about my HUD though. Immersion is great and all that, but I'm not counting my bullets to know how many are left in the mag, or trying to guess when my dead-eye meter will run out. It is still a game to be enjoyed.

Maybe not a bad thing. I tried working through the Handsome Jack Collection (having played BF2 once through before) and couldn't finish it. Was just sick of the gameplay by the time I got to the prequel and the skybox on the Moon was just depressing. The Tiny Tina DLC was awesome though, and Mr Torgue made me chuckle, but the rest was a bit repetitive.

Quite an illuminating thread. The readership of PSQ sounds a bit older than I tend to assume.

My name isn't Johnny (it's Dave), but it sounded better as an avatar when combined with Bastos. Bastos is an old French cigarette brand that became an obsession for me and a friend when we lived in Vietnam 15 years ago. They were a cheap cigarette which we didn't smoke, but we liked to think of them as an uber Marlboro Red (any (ex) smokers will get the reference). We kept trying to imagine the most masculine character we could think of and what he would do, when not smoking Bastos cigarettes, or how he would react to whatever situation was in front of us at the time. Bastos has been part of my online monickers ever since.

I spent a lot of time in bars in Vietnam in the OOs.

@ShogunRok Just wanted to show some appreciation for the image selection. Nice.

Sony: "Move on, move on. Nothing to see here. Move on, now. Move on."

@RogerRoger I like trying to draw nobs with auto rifles

What @Splat said. BL2 is a great game, but I am DONE with it! BL3 announcement or nothing.

I'm tempted to switch it off, but if the main map takes more than 1 second to load up (what is it with slow loading maps in games these days??!) then i dunno. I only have a couple of hours a day with the game, I don't want to spend half of that time riding south when I should be heading north. If people want "immersion" (IMO, meh, it's a game, I'm never THAT immersed) then I hope we have to pull out a compass or check the position of the sun.

It all depends how it's implemented I guess. By the sounds of it, R* have thought hard about it. I guess I'll start with it switched off and see how it goes.

Can't say I'm surprised. I won't be picking it up for 6 months. Origins is still too fresh, even if RDR wasn't on the horizon.

WTF was that?!!

I almost liked it.

Almost.

On topic though, I thought the writing and voice acting was pretty rubbish in the recent games to be honest. She is constantly panting or whining. I'm playing it thinking "will you just shut up for one minute and get on with it stabbing people in the neck". Nothing against the actress, her voice sounded right, but the writing and direction just irritated me throughout.

@GBMatthew "toxic environment"? Says the man throwing shade at Sammy...

@Kidfried That's a good summation of the games. Worryingly all the promotional material is focusing specially on those individual parts it did so well, whilst not really mentioning the bigger overall experience. Physics engines and graphics only keep me entertained for so long. JC3 was great fun at first (even with the performance issues) but it got boring. Hard to see how JC4 can overcome that. Not sure adding dramatic weather and balloons is going to cut it.

Fo sho

Focus on "social gameplay experiences" - what a lot of old guff. It's just a focus on making a bigger profit.

And that is absolutely FINE. Go for your lives Activision. It's a private company, not a service provider or an artist. They don't owe us jack. As I was reading in another article on PSQ, there is simply more investment and less return on campaign content than on multiplayer. I accept that.

There is no "spirit of the series" that they must stick with. It's a brand name applied to a game. They happen to have released almost the same game each time previously which built up our expectation, but it's their name to do what they want with. This year they're doubling down on the multiplayer dollars and trying to expand the appeal of that.

I won't be buying this game though, and I bought the previous three. Such is life. I didn't but the first Titanfall, but I did get the second one.

I didn't think the addition of a bow was gonna work. I was wrong.

Also feels weird wearing blue rarity gear again. I feel like a tramp changing my coat, sorry chest piece, every 10 minutes when I come across a new one.

Surely it's just fake? All seems a little too convenient if you ask me.

Has it been taken down? Or am I region blocked?