Seriously though, it is a pity regarding the movies, but I am still hoping everything will work out. I reckon the games will be fine and will very much look forward to a sequel.
@ShogunRok Well that's annoying. Although I have just read that they are still planning on doing a collection sometime after February. Will probably wait for that.
I will be cautiously optimistic until this is confirmed. But it is nice to finally hear that Yakuza 3-5 may finally come to PS4 in the west (without PSNow).
I know that people might disagree with me on this and that is fine, but although this is a good thing, it is not something I celebrate. All that has happened here essentially is that the gambling element has been removed, so that the microtransactions are protected against any potential gambling law changes. Not saying that is why Psyonix and Epic have done this as there are worse companies out there such as EA and Activision, but I am pessimistic to say the least that this was done for any reason other than a potential danger to profits...
Damn, the last few years of gaming have made me a "glass half empty" kind of person.
@ZeroAbbadon Yeah, it is more of a wish than anything. The announcement did say it was for something brand new which has not been seen elsewhere, so it would also depend on whether they count Japan as being elsewhere or not.
If Sonic 2020, I am hoping for something similar to Mania than Forces.
I vaguely remember seeing game play of the first title and thinking that it wasn't too appealing, but then again, it must have some sort of appeal if it is still continuing today.
@Ralizah They're pretty good guidelines. To be fair, unless it is a Nintendo game (personal preference), I very rarely buy games as soon as they release, so more often than not I do get the games cheap. I think sales is ultimately what makes the problem worst because the temptation is there.
You are also right about buying games because you want them as opposed to hoarding, but I tend to find that some of the most interesting games I have played are games that I would not of thought twice about buying but only got them for sale/collecting purposes. Best example of this for me is the Yakuza series, because although I had heard lots of good things about the series, it never sounded like it would interest me even when I brought Yakuza 0, but now, I am so invested in the series (Almost got platinum for 0 and have got platinum for Kiwami 2, haven't felt the urge to return to Kiwami yet).
I might try to be a little more strict in the future though. =)
@Ralizah This is pretty much me, although I think I am worse in that I do not even control my spending for games, so more often than not, my backlog grows endlessly. I think it also doesn't help that I prefer to complete games than just beat them, so I spend more time on some games than others.
@Porco On top of new areas and content there are also 3rd forms of personas, new/improved battle mechanics (ex. "Show Time" attacks), new social links, dungeons have been redesigned, new character and from what I can gather, partial rewrites of the story. It is a bit beyond the scope of DLC.
Now if you were talking about the Persona dancing games, I could sort of see where you are coming from. But P5R does not feel exploitative or anti-consumer to me. To be fair, it is all in how much individuals perceive the content to be worth.
It will certainly be interesting to see. The trailer did not inspire much hope, but when I heard they were doing a redesign, I could not help but be curious.
Before I comment I should probably say that I have never played any AC game so I could be looking at this wrong, but from what I have heard, Ubi sell an XP booster which gives 50% more XP permanently upon purchase. The fact that people are making easy quests for XP grinding honestly sounds like a balancing issue (perhaps intentional for monetary purposes) which perhaps Ubi should fix before any 'sanctions' against players.
3, 4 and 5 remaster on PS4 please before the spin offs. The only reason I have not yet brought 6 (and also Judgment which I think is releasing today), is that I don't want to miss out on such a huge chunk of the story. Bring it over already.
@GADG3Tx87 I will probably most likely invest in either a 4 or 6TB external soon, I am just waiting to find a good deal then I'll buy. I just find it crazy how much digital I have brought on PS4, though I blame that on the sales.
Part of me is worried about when the PS5 comes, because I know that will be backwards compatible, but I do not know if that extends to digital and if so, will moving hard-drives be seamless.
Quite a few games on sale that I want, but lack of hard drive space (need to upgrade my hard-drive, currently 2TB + Pro's 1TB), and the fact that most of these games I would like physical anyway, means I will mostly pass on this sale sadly. There are some really good deals here though.
The Yakuza games look amazing already so more power may be overkill. On a semi-related note, I wonder if we will find out if/when the remasters/ports for 3, 4 and 5 are coming to the West at E3?
@Nyne11Tyme Yeah, I think realistically I gave up on the idea of a third game ages ago, but it would be nice if the team could come back together once more. I would like Cross to be re-released if nothing else because it was never available in Europe outside emulation. Then I could play through that properly.
I am assuming Royal will probably be an updated P5 with extra content whilst P5 S will probably be the fighting game that will inevitably happen (Persona 5 Stadium? i don't know). Either way, I am looking forward to it, and to inevitably playing through P5 again.
@Yogsoggoth That doesn't sound bitter and spiteful. Not at all. I get that it can be monotonous to hear the same thing like a broken record, but that doesn't mean you should wish for others not to be able to enjoy something.
Bit chunky, but since I can take advantage of 4K and have plenty of hard-drive space, I'll download it when I get home. It will be a good excuse to play through these games... Assuming the first one is now available.
shrug Yeah, sorry, that didn't do anything for me. Might be because there was a lot of VR announcements which I am not too invested in. Hopefully they do another one in the future.
@Jake3103 Yikes. That is disappointing to hear. I also sit reasonably close to my TV which is 49-inch 4K. Sounds like this may be a no-go. Good thing I prefer physical media to streaming. Thanks for getting back to me though.
@Jake3103 Just out of curiosity, I am about to upgrade to those speeds. Did you have a wired connection, or via Wi-Fi? I do not have too much use for PS Now, but I was thinking of a few select games that I would like to try with the service.
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Re: Spider-Man Movie Dispute Raises Video Game Concerns
@kyleforrester87 D r C o n n o r ' s c l a s s
Seriously though, it is a pity regarding the movies, but I am still hoping everything will work out. I reckon the games will be fine and will very much look forward to a sequel.
Re: Leaked Yakuza Remastered Collection Isn't Actually a Collection, Yakuza 3 Is Out Right Now on PS4
@ShogunRok Well that's annoying. Although I have just read that they are still planning on doing a collection sometime after February. Will probably wait for that.
Re: Yakuza Remastered Collection on PS4 Leaked Via PlayStation Store
YEEEES, ******* FINALLY!! THAT'S RAD!!
I feel better now. Thank you Sega for for finally going ahead with this.
Re: Rumour: Yakuza 3's PS4 Remaster Seemingly Set for Gamescom 2019
I will be cautiously optimistic until this is confirmed. But it is nice to finally hear that Yakuza 3-5 may finally come to PS4 in the west (without PSNow).
Re: Borderlands 3 on PS4 Pro Will Let You Choose Between 60FPS or 4K
60fps every time. It is nice to have the choice though.
Re: Rocket League Is Ditching Paid, Randomised Loot Boxes
I know that people might disagree with me on this and that is fine, but although this is a good thing, it is not something I celebrate. All that has happened here essentially is that the gambling element has been removed, so that the microtransactions are protected against any potential gambling law changes. Not saying that is why Psyonix and Epic have done this as there are worse companies out there such as EA and Activision, but I am pessimistic to say the least that this was done for any reason other than a potential danger to profits...
Damn, the last few years of gaming have made me a "glass half empty" kind of person.
Re: SEGA to Showcase All-New AAA Title at Gamescom 2019
@ZeroAbbadon Yeah, it is more of a wish than anything. The announcement did say it was for something brand new which has not been seen elsewhere, so it would also depend on whether they count Japan as being elsewhere or not.
If Sonic 2020, I am hoping for something similar to Mania than Forces.
Re: SEGA to Showcase All-New AAA Title at Gamescom 2019
At the risk of sounding like a broken record:
Confirmation of Yakuza 3-5 remaster coming to the West would be brilliant. But yeah, could be anything.
Re: Age Ratings Suggest a New Cooking Mama Game Is Baking Its Way to PS4
I vaguely remember seeing game play of the first title and thinking that it wasn't too appealing, but then again, it must have some sort of appeal if it is still continuing today.
Re: Random: Raging Zelda Fan Smashes PS4 Over Breath of the Wild 'Clone' Genshin Impact
Whoa now, regardless of what game it is, I wouldn't destroy a perfectly good console over it. Give it to me, I'll use it.
Re: Akechi Gets His Own Persona 5 Royal Character Trailer
Damn, now I want pancakes.
Re: Latest Persona 5 Royal Trailer Shines the Spotlight on Morgana
Not too much new stuff in that trailer, though that shot of Sojiro was pretty great.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 282
Going to finally get the platinum for Rayman Legends today (damn challenge mode), then probably Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Summer Gaming Habits?
@Ralizah They're pretty good guidelines. To be fair, unless it is a Nintendo game (personal preference), I very rarely buy games as soon as they release, so more often than not I do get the games cheap. I think sales is ultimately what makes the problem worst because the temptation is there.
You are also right about buying games because you want them as opposed to hoarding, but I tend to find that some of the most interesting games I have played are games that I would not of thought twice about buying but only got them for sale/collecting purposes. Best example of this for me is the Yakuza series, because although I had heard lots of good things about the series, it never sounded like it would interest me even when I brought Yakuza 0, but now, I am so invested in the series (Almost got platinum for 0 and have got platinum for Kiwami 2, haven't felt the urge to return to Kiwami yet).
I might try to be a little more strict in the future though. =)
Re: Poll: What Are Your Summer Gaming Habits?
@Ralizah This is pretty much me, although I think I am worse in that I do not even control my spending for games, so more often than not, my backlog grows endlessly. I think it also doesn't help that I prefer to complete games than just beat them, so I spend more time on some games than others.
Re: Haru's Persona 5 Royal Character Trailer Is Here
There appears to be a dead man walking... Perhaps related to these "stolen" dreams.
Re: SEGA Press Conference Will Spill the Beans on the Next Yakuza Game in August
Yakuza 3-5 PS4 please. Cannot say this enough. Let me play those first. Thank you.
I mean I am excited to see this new game, but at the same time, I want to experience all of Kiryu's story. I don't want to just skip to Yakuza 6.
Re: Persona 5 Royal Makoto Trailer Shows New Gameplay, Character Scenes, and Beastly Volleyball Skills
@Porco On top of new areas and content there are also 3rd forms of personas, new/improved battle mechanics (ex. "Show Time" attacks), new social links, dungeons have been redesigned, new character and from what I can gather, partial rewrites of the story. It is a bit beyond the scope of DLC.
Now if you were talking about the Persona dancing games, I could sort of see where you are coming from. But P5R does not feel exploitative or anti-consumer to me. To be fair, it is all in how much individuals perceive the content to be worth.
Re: Persona 5 Royal Makoto Trailer Shows New Gameplay, Character Scenes, and Beastly Volleyball Skills
Some mad volleyball skills there. They seem to really be pushing the new winter part of the game.
Re: Trails of Cold Steel III PS4 Release Delayed By a Month, Demo Coming Soon
I still need to play the first two games, let alone this third one.
Re: Sonic's Movie Redesign Will 'Please Fans' According to Executive Producer
It will certainly be interesting to see. The trailer did not inspire much hope, but when I heard they were doing a redesign, I could not help but be curious.
Re: Ubisoft Under Fire as It Looks to Stop XP Farming in Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Story Creator Mode
Before I comment I should probably say that I have never played any AC game so I could be looking at this wrong, but from what I have heard, Ubi sell an XP booster which gives 50% more XP permanently upon purchase. The fact that people are making easy quests for XP grinding honestly sounds like a balancing issue (perhaps intentional for monetary purposes) which perhaps Ubi should fix before any 'sanctions' against players.
Re: Make Some July Savings in Latest EU PlayStation Store Sale
Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a real good deal if you don't already own it. I might buy A Hat in Time as I have heard good things.
Re: One of Persona 5's Best Girls Gets the Royal Treatment in New Trailer
Release date for Europe and North America please Atlus, thank you.
The more I see of this, the more I want to play, despite finishing the original.
Re: Spider-Man PS4 Is Getting Two New Suits from Spider-Man: Far From Home Movie
@JoeBlogs That's not a bad idea either. Well darn, now I have choices.
Re: Spider-Man PS4 Is Getting Two New Suits from Spider-Man: Far From Home Movie
Hmmm, I am still missing new game plus trophies. Have everything else but those. This might be an excuse to play it again.
Re: SEGA Talks About Remaking Yakuza Samurai Spin-Off, Releasing It in the West
@McGuit Ahh, if that is the case, then great, I can play this soon. Thank you for telling me.
Re: SEGA Talks About Remaking Yakuza Samurai Spin-Off, Releasing It in the West
3, 4 and 5 remaster on PS4 please before the spin offs. The only reason I have not yet brought 6 (and also Judgment which I think is releasing today), is that I don't want to miss out on such a huge chunk of the story. Bring it over already.
Re: EU PlayStation Store Refreshes Today with a Tidal Wave of New Sales
@GADG3Tx87 I will probably most likely invest in either a 4 or 6TB external soon, I am just waiting to find a good deal then I'll buy. I just find it crazy how much digital I have brought on PS4, though I blame that on the sales.
Part of me is worried about when the PS5 comes, because I know that will be backwards compatible, but I do not know if that extends to digital and if so, will moving hard-drives be seamless.
Re: EU PlayStation Store Refreshes Today with a Tidal Wave of New Sales
Quite a few games on sale that I want, but lack of hard drive space (need to upgrade my hard-drive, currently 2TB + Pro's 1TB), and the fact that most of these games I would like physical anyway, means I will mostly pass on this sale sadly. There are some really good deals here though.
Re: PS4 Games Could Get a Significant Performance Boost on PS5, Suggests Sony Backwards Compatibility Patent
I am hoping this means improved framerates for all the titles, and maybe a resolution bump.
Re: PS5's Processing Power Is Incredible, Says Yakuza Director
The Yakuza games look amazing already so more power may be overkill. On a semi-related note, I wonder if we will find out if/when the remasters/ports for 3, 4 and 5 are coming to the West at E3?
Re: Deal: You Can Get PlayStation Classic Mini Console for Just £30 in UK
At that price, I might finally bite.
Edit: Not available locally at the moment. But I will probably keep an eye out.
Re: Persona 5 Save Data Won't Work With Persona 5: The Royal
Not really too surprised. I am looking forward to replaying from the beginning regardless.
Re: The Mysterious Persona 5 S Is Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, and It's Coming to PS4
Not quite what I was expecting... Never saw it coming.
Re: Persona 5: The Royal Adds New Party Member, Expanded Story, New Enemies, PS4 Pro Support, and Much More
This is all sounding good. The school councillor confidant is going to be interesting given certain story events.
Either way, this is turning out golden.
Re: Persona 5: The Royal Is an Enhanced Version of Persona 5, Launches on PS4 This Year in Japan
@NintendoFan4Lyf We will probably find that out tomorrow. The show is spread over two days.
Edit: Looks like I was a bit slow.
Re: Persona 5: The Royal Launches in the West in 2020
Looking cool Joker. (Sorry, couldn't resist).
Seriously though, it looks like they added a lot to the base game. Interested in knowing more, shame about it not coming out until next year.
Re: Square Enix Confirms Live E3 2019 Showcase
@Nyne11Tyme Yeah, I think realistically I gave up on the idea of a third game ages ago, but it would be nice if the team could come back together once more. I would like Cross to be re-released if nothing else because it was never available in Europe outside emulation. Then I could play through that properly.
Re: Square Enix Confirms Live E3 2019 Showcase
New entry in the Chrono Series, or perhaps simply making Cross and Trigger available would be nice.
Re: Reminder: Big Persona 5: The Royal and Persona 5 S Reveals are Coming This Week
I am assuming Royal will probably be an updated P5 with extra content whilst P5 S will probably be the fighting game that will inevitably happen (Persona 5 Stadium? i don't know). Either way, I am looking forward to it, and to inevitably playing through P5 again.
@Yogsoggoth That doesn't sound bitter and spiteful. Not at all. I get that it can be monotonous to hear the same thing like a broken record, but that doesn't mean you should wish for others not to be able to enjoy something.
Re: The Massive EU PlayStation Store Spring Sale Just Got Even Bigger
Argh, enough Sony. I've already used up my Hard drive space and internal memory on the Pro!
Gonna need to upgrade really soon.
Re: PS Plus Is Offering More and You May Not Realise It
Yeah, personally, this still wouldn't convince me to pay for PS Plus...
More power to those who can benefit from these rewards though.
Re: Random: These Are the Best (And Stupidest) Recommended PSN Names We Could Find
Part of me wants to claim redundant266hobby. But at the same time, I am fine as is so... maybe if I need an alternate account?
Re: Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Ultra HD Texture Pack Is a Whopping 16GB on PS4
Bit chunky, but since I can take advantage of 4K and have plenty of hard-drive space, I'll download it when I get home. It will be a good excuse to play through these games... Assuming the first one is now available.
Re: Talking Point: What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play Livestream?
shrug Yeah, sorry, that didn't do anything for me. Might be because there was a lot of VR announcements which I am not too invested in. Hopefully they do another one in the future.
Re: AI: The Somnium Files Solves the Case on PS4 in July
Loved the Zero Escape series, so I am looking forward to this.
Re: Talking Point: PS Now's Delivering Our Streaming Future, So Why Is Sony the Underdog?
@Jake3103 Yikes. That is disappointing to hear. I also sit reasonably close to my TV which is 49-inch 4K. Sounds like this may be a no-go. Good thing I prefer physical media to streaming. Thanks for getting back to me though.
Re: Talking Point: PS Now's Delivering Our Streaming Future, So Why Is Sony the Underdog?
@Jake3103 Just out of curiosity, I am about to upgrade to those speeds. Did you have a wired connection, or via Wi-Fi? I do not have too much use for PS Now, but I was thinking of a few select games that I would like to try with the service.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 263
Going to play Paper Mario Colour Splash, but on PS4 I will be going back to Dragon Quest XI to see if I can get the last 5 or so missing trophies.