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Just in time for the inevitable Black Friday/Ubisoft discount. Perfect.

Mileage will vary based on internet speeds, but my short session streaming Death Stranding last night was really good - I was impressed.

I'm sure, once this feature comes out of beta, it will be heavily advertised; at less than £200 Sony definitely plans to use this as a gateway into the wider PlayStation ecosystem.

It was on Amazon earlier today for £34.99 which looked like a great deal - I didn't pull the trigger and now it's sold out :/

I hope it comes back at that price as part of the Black Friday shenanigans.

Gave it a go as soon as I got home - fired up Death Stranding for half an hour and it was a really solid experience. Graphical fidelity was good at the standard 1080p setting (there is also a 720p option but I didn't try it). Nice that it also automatically picks up your saves so I was able to jump into my latest playthrough seamlessly.

@zupertramp SO you're not 'using it as a second controller' you're using it as... a PS Portal. But glad that set up gets you and your partner some two player time!

@zupertramp How do you use it as a second controller?

The attempt to blend mission-based objectives and PvP extraction nonsense is going to make or break the game - as a longtime fan of The Division/Division 2 this does have me intrigued. ofc in those games NYC is as much the star of the show as the gameplay and the setting in Arc Raiders doesn't have me all that convinced - Fallout with car parks.

Focus more on the stabby stabby, that's my advice Ubisoft.

I'm not competitive when it comes to trophies but now my son has 12 more platinums than me... different story! Going through my completed games list to see if there are any plats I can polish off quickly, starting with Thank Goodness You're Here! and the mindless map clearing that is Assassin's Creed Mirage

@themightyant SkillUp definitely does go all in at both ends of the scale like you say. I liked that in this review he spends the last couple of minutes encouraging people who are disappointed by his opinion to go out and seek more positive ones, to help them determine if the game is for them. He never claims to be right, or the only opinion. That's why I always enjoy his reviews. Compared to the gushing review from Eurogamer it's an interesting contrast, with PushSquare's take sitting somewhere in the middle. Opinions, eh?

Spectating this weekend - mainly watching my son play GoW III for the first time and loving it.

@tselliot Why the community director? What did I miss?

@Mikey856 For me Valhalla, because of the setting - though Odyssey had the better protagonist #TeamKassandra. Either way - it has been a while...

Basically just eating themselves from the inside out at this stage. Ubisoft getting sold off for parts in 3... 2... 1...

@colonelkilgore I'm UK as well and yes I want to say NHL '93 or maybe '94? I remember the international one too!

@colonelkilgore Jeremy Roenick was a one man team in those days - unstoppable!

We live in a world where an impressive looking OPTIONAL £10 upgrade to an already excellent game, developed by a support studio so Guerrilla can continue to focus on whatever's next, is causing all sorts of internet outrage. The sheer levels of gamer entitlement never cease to amaze me. I'll be spending that tenner.

I've got Metaphor: ReFantazio arriving tomorrow, so today will be a test of will to not start something from the backlog... why did I buy ANOTHER new game again?!

Only here to remind everyone the plural of Lego is... Lego. Thanks all!

More Astro Bot, If I can get my son off the new EA FC 25... I should have snagged a second PS5 instead of the Dualsense and Edge 30th...

@Kidfunkadelic83 It hasn’t shown up in PayPal… yet.But my orders are confirmed.

Edit - Email states payment on shipping.

Edge and regular Dualsense secured! Happy with that, no sign of the Pro bundle by the time I got in though.

@Czar_Khastik You and me both. Looking forward to promising to ‘ride her like my motorcycle’, but in 8K.

At this point, unless the big guns at the likes of Naughty Dog and Sony Santa Monica pull some incredible new IP out of the bag in the next couple of years, this generation will have been pretty underwhelming compared to PS4.

Just got back from watching City sneak over the line against Brentford thanks to Haaland, so from one robot to another it is... time for Astro Bot!

I gave it a 9, if they fix the save bug so I feel safe to see more of it without losing my progress, I'll give it a 10...

I've paused playing it until they fix the save bug - I've lost as many as three worlds' progress in one go... here's hoping it's sorted as the only way around it is to quit out to the Home Screen and restart the game to force a save, which breaks the immersion.

If I had a £ for every comment on this thread about the insane price, I still wouldn't be able to afford the insane price.

If my launch day regular PS5 ever dies, I'll get one. And if it doesn't, I won't. I just can't get excited enough for this mid-gen refresh when, like many others here, I'm unconvinced the base model has delivered consistently to its max potential.

There's always the danger of course that the incoming Cerny ASMR will hypnotise me into a purchase...

@ApostateMage A 'Gallagher' far far away...

I'll see myself out.

Currently playing 'stare out of the window waiting for the Amazon van containing my copy of Astrobot'.

And then, Astrobot

@AfroMario Where I am is actually pretty good where equality is concerned, more a general comment on western society - there is lots left for us to do.

@Shigurui White people should acknowledge our privilege and work towards equality, we are already accepted and included as 'the norm' in society while others simply aren't, and have the responsibility and opportunity to raise those others up. I've looked at the roster and that's clearly the goal, which I applaud. Have a great weekend.

@Rols I was listening to what you had to say until you described DEI as an 'agenda', like being inclusive is somehow not right? Have a quiet word with yourself mate.

@dardel Tell me you have no empathy for hard working human beings, without telling me you have no empathy for hard working human beings.

I hope the studio get a second chance, even if Concord doesn't.

Sony ‘Hey! We’re excited to celebrate 30 amazing years of PlayStation!’

Usual suspects on these forums ‘I hated Jim, now I hate Hermen and where’s my F2P 4K 120FPS VR-capable Ape Escape/Killzone crossover you b******s!’.

Give it a rest! Let’s enjoy our games and some positive discourse.

Going to start Thank Goodness You're Here! - need smaller companion games alongside my leisurely Death Stranding playthrough. Have a top weekend all!

Definitely some positive changes based on the previews, but the success hangs on the new Ages + Leader + Civ pivots throughout the game and whether that provides the continuity of a single leader/Civ format. I'll be day one on more than one platform regardless - so here's hoping!

I finally got into the first game a couple of weeks ago, something about it clicked for me after all this time and now I know there's going to be a sequel I'm doubly excited. Bring it on, Kojima-infused weirdness and all.

Great narrator choice, gameplay changes looking great - a first day double purchase for me on PS5 and... on Mac!

I wish Newsk and the team all the best with this one - the keyboard warriors have been overly negative over a game that is at the forefront of Sony's much-maligned live service push, making it an easy target. The beta showed it has excellent FPS mechanics/bones and I hope they build a solid community.

@KillerBoy Pretty sure they're doing this as well as dipping their toes in live service if you look at the latest roundups of titles in development. There's room for both.

Definitely waiting - PC only codes is a red flag all day, every day. And this brief glimpse does nothing to convince me that all is well with the PS5 version.

I'll play it on Extra anyway, it would have to be a classic to convince me to then go on and buy a physical edition. But I know lots of people still love physical media so I'm happy they have the option.

Quietly meandering through Death Stranding - how I didn't get into this when it came out, I'll never know. Superb.

@colonelkilgore Makes sense - personally I find the load balancing when you set up for a delivery and the step by step mechanics so rewarding, when you get it right. Definitely my kind of game.

@colonelkilgore I just don't understand the divisiveness, every aspect so far has been of such high quality. Looking forward to another lengthy session tonight!

I know I'm late to the party (and to this thread today!) but finally giving Death Stranding a proper go and I am having such a good time. The atmosphere of this game, driven by the landscapes and soundtrack is seriously special. Story so far, with the on the nose character names and dialogue are peak Kojima.

Potentially a great month (or so)!