A part of me says yes, but a bigger part of me says no as it will just reduce Insomniac to a Marvel games studio like somebody else said. Honestly I'd rather have another Ratchet & Clank game given how Rift Apart left multiple possibilities for future games, including a Rivet led game.
I'm sure it's a great statue, and it would be cool to have a Venom one, but not for the price of a PS5.
There's obviously a market for these really expensive statues, or they wouldn't make them, but it's a shame they don't make solid cheaper versions of ones like this as well. More than the occasional one that is.
@JimbobLink Same here on all accounts. Maybe it wouldn't have suddenly appeared after my comment if I didn't make it. Either way, like I said above, it's great to have a crucial feature like that finally added. It will make updating games much easier.
@Bentleyma Give me an extra 100+ hours in a year to game and I'll happily try it. My backlog is already filled with plenty of other long games, so I'm not sure it will ever happen. I'll never say never of course, as I do have the regular Persona 5 in my collection from when it was a part of the PS5's PS Plus Collection.
@Hooder Thanks, but that'd probably be a no on SMT even though I have a Switch (that I don't use). I refuse to play Souls games because I know I won't enjoy them at all because I'd be constantly frustrated, and I have a feeling I would have a similar experience with that series.
@MrHabushi I'm guilty of not looking at your post above me as put that comment up right before I had get off my laptop. I guess I'm kind of glad I made that comment though as shortly after I turned on my PS5 and the feature was finally there.
I guess for most everybody it finally appeared today. It really is a crucial feature that was missing for no good reason, so I am pretty happy to see it finally be added. It's a feature that should have been there day 1 as not having it made updating some games a real pain, but at least it's there now.
@JimbobLink No, it wouldn't take this long if it was legit. I waited to respond to give it extra time but it still wasn't there this morning. I'm not saying this will never get added, as it would be ridiculous if it doesn't, but it's definitely not legit yet. Either they are mistaken or they are beta testing.
It's actually mind boggling how much is still missing or is a step down from the PS4 at nearly 3 years into the PS5's lifespan.
I've never played a Persona game before, but since it's a strategy game, I may very well give this a shot at some point. I do like a good strategy game.
@Billyboy88 You may be going mad, but at the very least you are wrong. I would have claimed it for sure if it was an Essential game.
It can be had pretty cheap regularly for anybody who still really wants to play it. Physically I can't remember the last time I've seen it for more than $20.
I'm beginning to wonder if this is just BS as I checked this morning and it was still the same. Obviously this needs to become a reality as the omission of this feature nearly 3 years in is inexcusable, so hopefully I'm wrong and it does actually appear for everybody soon.
I'm surprised this is only an 8, especially after reading the actual review itself. It read a 9, and for this site to be on the low end for this game is surprising, but in the end oh well I guess. It changes nothing for me having the game pre-ordered months ago and it still being my most anticipated game of the year. Still very much looking forward to starting it this weekend.
I do hope they do more to change things up with Wolverine and any future Spider-Man games though. Nothing drastic of course, but it could get old eventually to keep playing a similar formula.
Obviously the game isn't ready to launch. I know some people will say it's blasphemy to play these games with the English dub, but it's still pretty bad to release a game without it's English dub. It's different with lower budget JRPGs that are localized that don't come with one at all, but this is not that.
Pretty dumb to release a trailer revealing new characters in it days before release. Whether somebody thinks it's a big deal or not, there's just no reason for it when I'm sure there'd be plenty of other stuff to show that's not spoiler territory.
I know it was likely out of Insomniac's hands, but it's also funny in a way that Sony puts out a trailer with character reveals in it after Insomniac warned of spoilers being out in the wild once it got close to release.
The update of them not stopping physical video games is good news. Without them putting games on sale, it would limit the ability to get games on sale from Amazon since they basically just match other retailers and Best Buy seems to put games on sale more frequently than some of the other US retailers.
Amazon will stick with physical media for a long time probably, but other retailers stopping would only make getting them more expensive. Basically, less retailers selling physical media means less putting things on sale, in the end meaning less options of getting them on sale from Amazon (easily my top place for buying physical media).
After finally finishing Mass Effect: Andromeda, I started the RE4 DLC briefly yesterday. I know I'm going to love it, so I look forward to digging into it and likely finishing it this weekend.
"Yes, we know we present it vertically in the video and in almost every image we released for the new model, but you can't actually display it that way yourself unless you give us an extra $30." Wait, what now!?
So many people are going to buy this and have no idea they can't actually display it the way it will likely also be on the box, trying to use the horizontal stand with it. Dumb? Yes, but when you actually present a system one way but make it impossible to display it that way without forking over more money, I can't completely blame people.
That alone would keep me from buying the new model unless I absolutely have to.
So, those leaked images of it a little while back were real, which is unfortunate because this looks worse. Also, it's an absolute joke that you have to buy a stand in order to display it the way Sony presents it.
The only way I'd buy one is if my current one dies. They'll also probably get cheap or lazy with something internally like the original PS5 and it will have coil whine all over again. If it eliminated coil whine and had a better disc drive, I would have considered it, but not with this design and the fact that they want to charge for a stand that should be included. It'd be different if it was intended to be displayed horizontally, but it's clearly not given how much it's shown vertically.
I love my PS5 and all, but this is another in a line of puzzling and frankly greedy decisions this gen so far. I will give them credit for giving you the option to have the disc drive or not, but that's about the only positive imo. It's also funny that they are releasing new faceplates, but obviously they will be useless on this one.
Gotham Knights and Disco Elysium make it a really good month alone. Yes, the former was a disappointment overall, but I've still wanted to play Gotham Knights and "free" is always good. I've heard nothing but amazing things about Disco Elysium, and while I haven't ever gotten around to trying it, this will make it more likely I finally do at some point. I already own House of Ashes, so anything else being added on top of the other two games would just be icing on the cake.
Approaching the 100 hour mark this weekend and still going. It's a shame EA never gave them the chance to really "finish" the game, but I'm still enjoying it and I guess that's all that matters.
@JeongersGaming You're right, my bad. Not sure what I was thinking there, but it's still somewhat sad that there's a possibility we'll get a remastered version of that before anything actually new. If true, that would be 3 re-releases before a new game. We'll see obviously.
I love that the last actual new release Naughty Dog has put out was 6 years ago... and now it's likely getting remastered. Maybe someday we'll actually get a new game from PlayStation's former #1 developer.
The only reason I got The Last of Us Part 1 was because I had enough points to get it free from Sony Rewards. That's the only way I'd get this, especially since I hated the story (great game, bad story). A "refresher" before Season 2 of the TV show wouldn't be a bad thing, but again, only if I can get this for free again. Otherwise I'd just replay the PS4 version.
Not sure I'd ever get this due to the price, but the biggest plus to me is the fact that the buttons seem further away from the touch pad than the Sony controllers, so touching the touch pad by accident while holding the controller seems to be a lot less likely here. It actually became a problem for me while playing games like Ghost of Tsushima that use the touch pad. Not sure why Sony couldn't have moved the buttons a bit like Nacon did to keep that from happening with the DualSense.
I will agree about the D-Pad looking horrible. Maybe it will function better than it looks, but as for the asymmetrical design for the sticks, I don't mind. I've had an Xbox every gen as well, so I have experience with that design. Still, even with one potential major positive for me, along with the battery life, this might be way too expensive.
That's surprising that they are already laying people off. This is a new version of the old Telltale Games, and the first episode of The Expanse was released only roughly 2 months ago. Why buy the assets and agree to publish this Deck Nine developed game if they were going to lay off a lot of people working on the game they were actually developing themselves (The Wolf Among Us 2)?
Makes perfect sense since they are the ones responsible with taking the game to the heights it should have been. I loved the initial PS5 version I played last year, but still, the sequel seems like it will be in good hands. I don't see them getting rushed this time either.
I voted that I was Very Happy, which is the first time I can remember doing so in a long long time. Two games I'm very happy to be getting (The Callisto Protocol and Weird West), and another that is solid but just doesn't interest me.
I was already happy about The Callisto Protocol, but now Weird West as well is a nice bonus. I've been interested in both, but The Callisto Protocol not living up to the hype kept me from buying it and I just never got around to buying Weird West on sale due to having so many other games to play. I'm going to gladly claim both for sometime in the future though.
I'll happily claim The Callisto Protocol. It was going to be something I bought by now, but given that it didn't live up to the hype, I've skipped it so far. I'll still probably finally get around to the Dead Space remake before I actually play this, but there's a real shot I'll actually try this out for nothing though.
It's fine to add it back, but the comments section of the reviews on Xbox were actually more helpful than the ratings themselves. It allows you to ignore potential review bombing and just read actual opinions, while skipping over anybody being an idiot. I guess this is still better than nothing at least.
Smart to get it out of the rest of this year, but February might not have been the best choice. I still think moving it out of 2023 is a better decision regardless, and I do hope this turns out to be good, but I still won't be getting it at release because Final Fantasy VII Rebirth comes out shortly after. If it turns out to be good, I'll happily get it eventually though.
@Splat Just like with Final Fantasy XVI and Spider-Man 2, I likely won't be watching much else after the release date trailer as I'll have this pre-ordered soon enough just like I did with the other 2 games. I don't need to be convinced to buy what is far and away my most anticipated game of 2024. I won't even play the inevitable demo either.
It is good of them to release so much raw gameplay footage for people who want it though. The hype train is already in full swing.
Roughly 70 hours and still going. Even though it might sound like I'm complaining since this is going longer than I expected it to, I am still enjoying my time with the game. It's still Mass Effect, and being in a Mass Effect game is still better than at least 90% of other games.
@NarutosBiggestFan It's considerably better. The original looks like every single member was taking a mug shot, except for River who looks like a robot just standing there. The new one actually looks like a real picture, aside from it being all video game characters and such.
I'm happy that this turned out to be such a great expansion. Since I've had it pre-ordered since almost the day it popped up on the PS Store, you would think I would be jumping into it right away, but I want to do a second playthrough with the 2.0 update first.
I originally planned on already doing a second playthrough in time for Phantom Liberty, but seeing what all of the changes were going to be with the update, I decided to wait.
Even though I've had Phantom Liberty pre-ordered for months, I'm not sure when I will get to play it as I'm not sure when I will get to my second playthrough. I'm still playing another game and I don't want to start it and not be able to finish it before Spider-Man 2. Regardless, I am really looking forward to a return trip to Night City and then eventually playing Phantom Liberty given how much I loved my 1st playthrough last year.
Even if the iPhone 15 Pro ends up being great like they claim, there's no way I'll play a major AAA game on a small screen over a big screen TV. There are kinds of games that really work on mobile, but what they are going for is not an alternative.
Yes, people will do way more than they should on their cell phones nowadays, but they are overshooting here if they truly think a lot of major console games can truly work on a cell phone. They should be targeting Nintendo.
@Flaming_Kaiser But wait. They are still somehow allowing more people to play these games, which is technically true... after you pay for a subscription service. Oops...
That is about all I will say though. This is a tired subject that honestly can go nowhere really good. It sucks that PlayStation only owners have to at best pay for a subscription to play it on PC/another device or pay for an Xbox, but that seems to get swept under the rug when people defend Xbox and/or Phil Spencer.
Oh well, this won't be out until probably 2027 anyways since somehow Bethesda can only work on one game at a time...
@sanderson72 @itsfoz You two do realize that Insomniac is leaps and bounds over the vast majority of 3rd party developers on the technical side, correct? You also realize that games that have horrible resolution in order to achieve 60 FPS is the fault of the developers not taking the time to actually optimize the game on the PS5 and not that the PS5 is actually incapable of doing better, correct?
Multiple 1st party developers have proven that games needing to drop the resolution so low in order to achieve 60 FPS is on lazy developers. The continued narrative that the PS5 is underpowerd and can't properly handle a decent resolution at 60 FPS is pretty old and is about as lazy as the developers that don't put in the work.
I'm definitely diving back in as this has been one of my favorite games this console generation so far. Even though I've had Phantom Liberty pre-ordered for a long time, I'll probably do my planned second playthrough (this time as a female V) before I play that. How much this update was supposed to change things changed my plans from doing my second playthrough before Phantom Liberty.
I don't remember where I am at hours wise (probably at least the upper 50's by now), but I'm still enjoying it.
Not sure how I feel about how slowly the loyalty missions progress (almost all of their first ones are still On Hold), but that would be my only major complaint so far I believe.
I'd say it was ok at best judging from the announcements as I had no intention of watching it after it was said the focus would be on everything but themselves again. Odd that it was supposed to be indie and 3rd party only, yet two 1st party titles showed up and there was nothing from the one indie game they are publishing.
The fact that Stellar Blade continues to make as much of an appearance as PlayStation first party titles as a whole is quite disappointing as that looks like it could be really good, but we have no idea what's going on with it. We got a name change this year in a trailer, but that's it.
A release date for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, my most anticipated game on any platform, was really the only saving grace for this SoP. I could care less about another Spider-Man 2 trailer as I've had that pre-ordered for months. The RE4 DLC is nice and I will get that, but otherwise this was just mediocre at best on the strength of two or three things.
This could all be well and good, but this is not what Sony really needs right now. Hiding what they are making continues, and given how late in the year this is, I'd be shocked if we got another. So, we will have seen FAR more of what 3rd parties are making for the PS5 than Sony themselves.
No matter how much longer it takes to make games nowadays, there is literally no way that a decent amount of their developers wouldn't have something to show at this point. They aren't just sitting there twiddling their thumbs and playing Solitaire on their work computers. I guess the thought brought up on here yesterday of Stellar Blade being shown at their next State of Play was unfortunately wrong.
I love my PS5, but it's a borderline shame that it's doing so well given how bad PlayStation has been this gen. They can continue moving forward keeping their fans in the dark knowing that things are going good regardless, and that's not a good position really for fans. This isn't even whining either. They should have to show things at some point, as going on autopilot like they are now is a real shame.
@belmont This is my #1 wanted feature as well. There's no reason why it shouldn't be there by now as it is also a feature on the PS4. It is quite annoying that you have to start a game to get it back on the Home screen in order to update it because you can only check for updates on games that are on the Home screen. Of course those are also the only ones that automatically update as well.
Nice to finally see something about this game after it had disappeared for quite a while. I've been looking forward to it since the first trailer, so any news is good news. Obviously it getting a physical release is a good thing as well.
As others have said, it releasing early next year would probably be best. Yes, there are other games coming out early next year too, but it would still likely be less crowded then.
41 hours in and I'm definitely enjoying it more than I was at this time last weekend. Not that I wasn't enjoying it already, but since landing on Havarl the game has clicked even more for me. It won't end up being on the level of the original trilogy, but it doesn't need to be.
Finally, somebody was smart enough to realize that 10 or more games can't all sell in the same month. It sucks for the people who were actually going to buy it next month, but it was a smart move. It being a horror game might have helped, but it also had just as much of a chance to flop given the competition.
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 499
Finishing up Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways and then onto Spider-Man 2. I've been loving Separate Ways and Spider-Man 2 will be a given.
Re: Venom Spin-Off Game an Option for Insomniac, If Fans Want It
A part of me says yes, but a bigger part of me says no as it will just reduce Insomniac to a Marvel games studio like somebody else said. Honestly I'd rather have another Ratchet & Clank game given how Rift Apart left multiple possibilities for future games, including a Rivet led game.
Re: Enjoy 21 Inches of Venom Inspired by Marvel's Spider-Man 2
I'm sure it's a great statue, and it would be cool to have a Venom one, but not for the price of a PS5.
There's obviously a market for these really expensive statues, or they wouldn't make them, but it's a shame they don't make solid cheaper versions of ones like this as well. More than the occasional one that is.
Re: Secret PS5 Update Makes It Possible to Check for Patches on Games in Your Library
@JimbobLink Same here on all accounts. Maybe it wouldn't have suddenly appeared after my comment if I didn't make it. Either way, like I said above, it's great to have a crucial feature like that finally added. It will make updating games much easier.
Re: Persona 5 Tactica Aims to Keep You Very Busy Outside the Main Story
@Bentleyma Give me an extra 100+ hours in a year to game and I'll happily try it. My backlog is already filled with plenty of other long games, so I'm not sure it will ever happen. I'll never say never of course, as I do have the regular Persona 5 in my collection from when it was a part of the PS5's PS Plus Collection.
@Hooder Thanks, but that'd probably be a no on SMT even though I have a Switch (that I don't use). I refuse to play Souls games because I know I won't enjoy them at all because I'd be constantly frustrated, and I have a feeling I would have a similar experience with that series.
Re: Secret PS5 Update Makes It Possible to Check for Patches on Games in Your Library
@MrHabushi I'm guilty of not looking at your post above me as put that comment up right before I had get off my laptop. I guess I'm kind of glad I made that comment though as shortly after I turned on my PS5 and the feature was finally there.
I guess for most everybody it finally appeared today. It really is a crucial feature that was missing for no good reason, so I am pretty happy to see it finally be added. It's a feature that should have been there day 1 as not having it made updating some games a real pain, but at least it's there now.
Re: Secret PS5 Update Makes It Possible to Check for Patches on Games in Your Library
@JimbobLink No, it wouldn't take this long if it was legit. I waited to respond to give it extra time but it still wasn't there this morning. I'm not saying this will never get added, as it would be ridiculous if it doesn't, but it's definitely not legit yet. Either they are mistaken or they are beta testing.
It's actually mind boggling how much is still missing or is a step down from the PS4 at nearly 3 years into the PS5's lifespan.
Re: Persona 5 Tactica Aims to Keep You Very Busy Outside the Main Story
I've never played a Persona game before, but since it's a strategy game, I may very well give this a shot at some point. I do like a good strategy game.
Re: It's Probably Too Late for You to Play These 16 PS Plus Games
@Billyboy88 You may be going mad, but at the very least you are wrong. I would have claimed it for sure if it was an Essential game.
It can be had pretty cheap regularly for anybody who still really wants to play it. Physically I can't remember the last time I've seen it for more than $20.
Re: Secret PS5 Update Makes It Possible to Check for Patches on Games in Your Library
I'm beginning to wonder if this is just BS as I checked this morning and it was still the same. Obviously this needs to become a reality as the omission of this feature nearly 3 years in is inexcusable, so hopefully I'm wrong and it does actually appear for everybody soon.
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PS5) - A Familiar But Fantastic Superhero Sequel
I'm surprised this is only an 8, especially after reading the actual review itself. It read a 9, and for this site to be on the low end for this game is surprising, but in the end oh well I guess. It changes nothing for me having the game pre-ordered months ago and it still being my most anticipated game of the year. Still very much looking forward to starting it this weekend.
I do hope they do more to change things up with Wolverine and any future Spider-Man games though. Nothing drastic of course, but it could get old eventually to keep playing a similar formula.
Re: Like a Dragon: Gaiden Won't Have an English Dub on PS5, PS4 At Launch
Obviously the game isn't ready to launch. I know some people will say it's blasphemy to play these games with the English dub, but it's still pretty bad to release a game without it's English dub. It's different with lower budget JRPGs that are localized that don't come with one at all, but this is not that.
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Gets Overly Revealing PS5 Hype Trailer
Pretty dumb to release a trailer revealing new characters in it days before release. Whether somebody thinks it's a big deal or not, there's just no reason for it when I'm sure there'd be plenty of other stuff to show that's not spoiler territory.
I know it was likely out of Insomniac's hands, but it's also funny in a way that Sony puts out a trailer with character reveals in it after Insomniac warned of spoilers being out in the wild once it got close to release.
Re: US Retail Giant Best Buy Will Bin Physical Media, But Not Video Games
The update of them not stopping physical video games is good news. Without them putting games on sale, it would limit the ability to get games on sale from Amazon since they basically just match other retailers and Best Buy seems to put games on sale more frequently than some of the other US retailers.
Amazon will stick with physical media for a long time probably, but other retailers stopping would only make getting them more expensive. Basically, less retailers selling physical media means less putting things on sale, in the end meaning less options of getting them on sale from Amazon (easily my top place for buying physical media).
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 498
Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways
After finally finishing Mass Effect: Andromeda, I started the RE4 DLC briefly yesterday. I know I'm going to love it, so I look forward to digging into it and likely finishing it this weekend.
Re: PS5 Slim Doesn't Come with a Vertical Stand, Needs to Be Bought Separately
"Yes, we know we present it vertically in the video and in almost every image we released for the new model, but you can't actually display it that way yourself unless you give us an extra $30." Wait, what now!?
So many people are going to buy this and have no idea they can't actually display it the way it will likely also be on the box, trying to use the horizontal stand with it. Dumb? Yes, but when you actually present a system one way but make it impossible to display it that way without forking over more money, I can't completely blame people.
That alone would keep me from buying the new model unless I absolutely have to.
Re: PS5 Slim Officially Unveiled, Attachable Disc Drive, Launches November
So, those leaked images of it a little while back were real, which is unfortunate because this looks worse. Also, it's an absolute joke that you have to buy a stand in order to display it the way Sony presents it.
The only way I'd buy one is if my current one dies. They'll also probably get cheap or lazy with something internally like the original PS5 and it will have coil whine all over again. If it eliminated coil whine and had a better disc drive, I would have considered it, but not with this design and the fact that they want to charge for a stand that should be included. It'd be different if it was intended to be displayed horizontally, but it's clearly not given how much it's shown vertically.
I love my PS5 and all, but this is another in a line of puzzling and frankly greedy decisions this gen so far. I will give them credit for giving you the option to have the disc drive or not, but that's about the only positive imo. It's also funny that they are releasing new faceplates, but obviously they will be useless on this one.
Re: 8 PS Plus Extra Games for October Leaked Early
Gotham Knights and Disco Elysium make it a really good month alone. Yes, the former was a disappointment overall, but I've still wanted to play Gotham Knights and "free" is always good. I've heard nothing but amazing things about Disco Elysium, and while I haven't ever gotten around to trying it, this will make it more likely I finally do at some point. I already own House of Ashes, so anything else being added on top of the other two games would just be icing on the cake.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 497
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Approaching the 100 hour mark this weekend and still going. It's a shame EA never gave them the chance to really "finish" the game, but I'm still enjoying it and I guess that's all that matters.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Seems to Be Real
@JeongersGaming You're right, my bad. Not sure what I was thinking there, but it's still somewhat sad that there's a possibility we'll get a remastered version of that before anything actually new. If true, that would be 3 re-releases before a new game. We'll see obviously.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Seems to Be Real
I love that the last actual new release Naughty Dog has put out was 6 years ago... and now it's likely getting remastered. Maybe someday we'll actually get a new game from PlayStation's former #1 developer.
The only reason I got The Last of Us Part 1 was because I had enough points to get it free from Sony Rewards. That's the only way I'd get this, especially since I hated the story (great game, bad story). A "refresher" before Season 2 of the TV show wouldn't be a bad thing, but again, only if I can get this for free again. Otherwise I'd just replay the PS4 version.
Re: PS5's Pro Controller DualSense Edge Will Get Strong Competition
Not sure I'd ever get this due to the price, but the biggest plus to me is the fact that the buttons seem further away from the touch pad than the Sony controllers, so touching the touch pad by accident while holding the controller seems to be a lot less likely here. It actually became a problem for me while playing games like Ghost of Tsushima that use the touch pad. Not sure why Sony couldn't have moved the buttons a bit like Nacon did to keep that from happening with the DualSense.
I will agree about the D-Pad looking horrible. Maybe it will function better than it looks, but as for the asymmetrical design for the sticks, I don't mind. I've had an Xbox every gen as well, so I have experience with that design. Still, even with one potential major positive for me, along with the battery life, this might be way too expensive.
Re: More Layoffs Reported, This Time at Telltale Games
That's surprising that they are already laying people off. This is a new version of the old Telltale Games, and the first episode of The Expanse was released only roughly 2 months ago. Why buy the assets and agree to publish this Deck Nine developed game if they were going to lay off a lot of people working on the game they were actually developing themselves (The Wolf Among Us 2)?
Re: Cyberpunk 2077's Sequel Will Be Spearheaded by the Team Behind Phantom Liberty and Update 2.0
Makes perfect sense since they are the ones responsible with taking the game to the heights it should have been. I loved the initial PS5 version I played last year, but still, the sequel seems like it will be in good hands. I don't see them getting rushed this time either.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for October 2023?
I voted that I was Very Happy, which is the first time I can remember doing so in a long long time. Two games I'm very happy to be getting (The Callisto Protocol and Weird West), and another that is solid but just doesn't interest me.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 496
Mass Effect: Andromeda
80+ hours in and still going. I really thought I'd be done by now, but I'm still enjoying it, so I guess carry on Ryder.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for October 2023 Announced
I was already happy about The Callisto Protocol, but now Weird West as well is a nice bonus. I've been interested in both, but The Callisto Protocol not living up to the hype kept me from buying it and I just never got around to buying Weird West on sale due to having so many other games to play. I'm going to gladly claim both for sometime in the future though.
Re: Tomb Raider's Next on the Netflix Animation Train
I'm all for it. Animation is where Netflix excels more often than not, and more Tomb Raider is a good thing.
Re: Rumour: PS Plus Essential Games for October Leaked
I'll happily claim The Callisto Protocol. It was going to be something I bought by now, but given that it didn't live up to the hype, I've skipped it so far. I'll still probably finally get around to the Dead Space remake before I actually play this, but there's a real shot I'll actually try this out for nothing though.
Re: PS Store Adds a New Five-Star Rating System to Score Your PS5, PS4 Games
It's fine to add it back, but the comments section of the reviews on Xbox were actually more helpful than the ratings themselves. It allows you to ignore potential review bombing and just read actual opinions, while skipping over anybody being an idiot. I guess this is still better than nothing at least.
Re: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Banished from 2023 to Avoid Tidal Wave of Releases
Smart to get it out of the rest of this year, but February might not have been the best choice. I still think moving it out of 2023 is a better decision regardless, and I do hope this turns out to be good, but I still won't be getting it at release because Final Fantasy VII Rebirth comes out shortly after. If it turns out to be good, I'll happily get it eventually though.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Gets Over 30 Minutes of Open Area PS5 Gameplay
@Splat Just like with Final Fantasy XVI and Spider-Man 2, I likely won't be watching much else after the release date trailer as I'll have this pre-ordered soon enough just like I did with the other 2 games. I don't need to be convinced to buy what is far and away my most anticipated game of 2024. I won't even play the inevitable demo either.
It is good of them to release so much raw gameplay footage for people who want it though. The hype train is already in full swing.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 495
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Roughly 70 hours and still going. Even though it might sound like I'm complaining since this is going longer than I expected it to, I am still enjoying my time with the game. It's still Mass Effect, and being in a Mass Effect game is still better than at least 90% of other games.
Re: Random: Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Fixes the Game's Most Infamously Bad Moment
@NarutosBiggestFan It's considerably better. The original looks like every single member was taking a mug shot, except for River who looks like a robot just standing there. The new one actually looks like a real picture, aside from it being all video game characters and such.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (PS5) - Excellent Expansion Is Cyberpunk's Blood and Wine
I'm happy that this turned out to be such a great expansion. Since I've had it pre-ordered since almost the day it popped up on the PS Store, you would think I would be jumping into it right away, but I want to do a second playthrough with the 2.0 update first.
Re: CDPR Recommends a Fresh Save for the Best Cyberpunk 2077 2.0, Phantom Liberty Experience
I originally planned on already doing a second playthrough in time for Phantom Liberty, but seeing what all of the changes were going to be with the update, I decided to wait.
Even though I've had Phantom Liberty pre-ordered for months, I'm not sure when I will get to play it as I'm not sure when I will get to my second playthrough. I'm still playing another game and I don't want to start it and not be able to finish it before Spider-Man 2.
Regardless, I am really looking forward to a return trip to Night City and then eventually playing Phantom Liberty given how much I loved my 1st playthrough last year.
Re: Apple Insinuates iPhone 15 Pro Will Be a Better Games Console Than PS5, PS4
Even if the iPhone 15 Pro ends up being great like they claim, there's no way I'll play a major AAA game on a small screen over a big screen TV. There are kinds of games that really work on mobile, but what they are going for is not an alternative.
Yes, people will do way more than they should on their cell phones nowadays, but they are overshooting here if they truly think a lot of major console games can truly work on a cell phone. They should be targeting Nintendo.
Re: Resident Evil 4's Separate Ways DLC Shows Off Ada's Moves in Launch Trailer
I'm definitely looking forward to this. It's just a matter of when I'll actually play through her DLC.
Re: If It Wasn't Obvious, The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Skip PlayStation
@Flaming_Kaiser But wait. They are still somehow allowing more people to play these games, which is technically true... after you pay for a subscription service. Oops...
That is about all I will say though. This is a tired subject that honestly can go nowhere really good. It sucks that PlayStation only owners have to at best pay for a subscription to play it on PC/another device or pay for an Xbox, but that seems to get swept under the rug when people defend Xbox and/or Phil Spencer.
Oh well, this won't be out until probably 2027 anyways since somehow Bethesda can only work on one game at a time...
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Has Ray Tracing at 60fps on PS5
@sanderson72 @itsfoz You two do realize that Insomniac is leaps and bounds over the vast majority of 3rd party developers on the technical side, correct? You also realize that games that have horrible resolution in order to achieve 60 FPS is the fault of the developers not taking the time to actually optimize the game on the PS5 and not that the PS5 is actually incapable of doing better, correct?
Multiple 1st party developers have proven that games needing to drop the resolution so low in order to achieve 60 FPS is on lazy developers. The continued narrative that the PS5 is underpowerd and can't properly handle a decent resolution at 60 FPS is pretty old and is about as lazy as the developers that don't put in the work.
Re: Hands On: Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Update Is an Outstanding, Game-Changing Overhaul
I'm definitely diving back in as this has been one of my favorite games this console generation so far. Even though I've had Phantom Liberty pre-ordered for a long time, I'll probably do my planned second playthrough (this time as a female V) before I play that. How much this update was supposed to change things changed my plans from doing my second playthrough before Phantom Liberty.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 494
Mass Effect: Andromeda
I don't remember where I am at hours wise (probably at least the upper 50's by now), but I'm still enjoying it.
Not sure how I feel about how slowly the loyalty missions progress (almost all of their first ones are still On Hold), but that would be my only major complaint so far I believe.
Re: Secret PS5 Firmware Update Feature Spotlights Your Wall of Shame
1. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - 155 Hours
2. Assassin's Creed Valhalla - 150 Hours
3. Horizon Forbidden West - 135 Hours
Re: Poll: Was Sony's Latest State of Play Worth the Wait?
I'd say it was ok at best judging from the announcements as I had no intention of watching it after it was said the focus would be on everything but themselves again. Odd that it was supposed to be indie and 3rd party only, yet two 1st party titles showed up and there was nothing from the one indie game they are publishing.
The fact that Stellar Blade continues to make as much of an appearance as PlayStation first party titles as a whole is quite disappointing as that looks like it could be really good, but we have no idea what's going on with it. We got a name change this year in a trailer, but that's it.
A release date for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, my most anticipated game on any platform, was really the only saving grace for this SoP. I could care less about another Spider-Man 2 trailer as I've had that pre-ordered for months. The RE4 DLC is nice and I will get that, but otherwise this was just mediocre at best on the strength of two or three things.
Re: Helldivers 2 Confirmed for State of Play Livestream
It's fine that it's there, but also confusing. "Third party and indies only, but here's a 1st party game." Wait, what?
Re: State of Play Livestream Revealed for Thursday, a Focus on Indie and Third-Party Games
This could all be well and good, but this is not what Sony really needs right now. Hiding what they are making continues, and given how late in the year this is, I'd be shocked if we got another. So, we will have seen FAR more of what 3rd parties are making for the PS5 than Sony themselves.
No matter how much longer it takes to make games nowadays, there is literally no way that a decent amount of their developers wouldn't have something to show at this point. They aren't just sitting there twiddling their thumbs and playing Solitaire on their work computers. I guess the thought brought up on here yesterday of Stellar Blade being shown at their next State of Play was unfortunately wrong.
I love my PS5, but it's a borderline shame that it's doing so well given how bad PlayStation has been this gen. They can continue moving forward keeping their fans in the dark knowing that things are going good regardless, and that's not a good position really for fans. This isn't even whining either. They should have to show things at some point, as going on autopilot like they are now is a real shame.
Re: Latest PS5 Firmware Update Out Now, Adds Support for Dolby Atmos, Larger SSDs
@belmont This is my #1 wanted feature as well. There's no reason why it shouldn't be there by now as it is also a feature on the PS4. It is quite annoying that you have to start a game to get it back on the Home screen in order to update it because you can only check for updates on games that are on the Home screen. Of course those are also the only ones that automatically update as well.
Re: PS5 Console Exclusive Stellar Blade Will Have a Physical Release
Nice to finally see something about this game after it had disappeared for quite a while. I've been looking forward to it since the first trailer, so any news is good news. Obviously it getting a physical release is a good thing as well.
As others have said, it releasing early next year would probably be best. Yes, there are other games coming out early next year too, but it would still likely be less crowded then.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 493
Mass Effect: Andromeda
41 hours in and I'm definitely enjoying it more than I was at this time last weekend. Not that I wasn't enjoying it already, but since landing on Havarl the game has clicked even more for me. It won't end up being on the level of the original trilogy, but it doesn't need to be.
Re: Alone in the Dark Delayed to January to Avoid 'Chaotic' October Window
Finally, somebody was smart enough to realize that 10 or more games can't all sell in the same month. It sucks for the people who were actually going to buy it next month, but it was a smart move. It being a horror game might have helped, but it also had just as much of a chance to flop given the competition.