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I remember going to a midnight launch for GTA 4 (probably the last time I went to such an event)

Good times

@eM1x029

I was more referring to giving Power wash simulator a try without simply dismissing it but yes Lego 2K is definitely worth a try too.

Especially even if you have a passing interest in open world racers

Best month in a long time for me

I played the free trial of Lego 2K and I enjoyed it, probably not quite enough for me to buy it so I held off in the hope it would come to PS Plus, low and behold here we are.

I didn't expect it to come so quickly if I'm honest so that was a nice bonus

Also I played power wash simulator on Xbox Game pass, it's surprisingly addictive.

For anyone who hasn't tried it, I'd advise not to just dismiss it as I almost did, there's something quite therapeutic about it

I wasn't even aware we could purchase/ watch these programmes in the first place so I won't lose any sleep over this.

I can't speak for everyone but I bought my PlayStation to play Video games not stream TV content

This maybe a daft thing but what would really sell it to me is if they have a little bonus section that allows you to play the Original GTA 1 & 2 (and GTA London)

It won't happen but would be a nice little Easter Egg

Day one.......(nothing else to say)

When Xbox inevitably goes 3rd party and pulls out of the console market then no doubt it will probably happen.

Until that day though, not a chance in hell

I thought at the time it was a silly time to release it.

Pretty much any other time it would have had my attention but they couldn't have chosen a worse week to do it with Mario & Spiderman out only 3 days later

Best month in a long time for me.

I played the free trial of Lego 2K Drive and I did want to play more, just not enough to actually buy it so I held off in the hope it would come to PS Plus one day

I'm just surprised it's here so quickly

Power wash simulator is also a surprisingly good game, I played it on Xbox Game pass and it's very addictive

@KingPev

In the case of Xbox its the lack of games that's the issue.

I'm not a Sony fan boy, most of what I say about Xbox is just said in Jest to be fair.

Up until recently I owed all 3 of the Big Consoles and I subscribed to all 3 online services but I found with My series X, once I'd got fed up of playing Forza horizon I just didn't use it, rather than it gathering dust I sold it to a Friend.

I don't know exactly why, but I found that any multiplatform games I wanted I was always drawn to the PS5 version

@KingPev

Just a hunch but maybe the same way you would play on a PS5??

@bpomber

As long as Nintendo is still around we'll be just fine

Three's a crowd an all that

Xbox might as well just throw in the towel at this point and go 3rd Party

Normally the games are pretty decent in the build up to Christmas....... I guess Sony didn't get the Memo this year

On a serious note though, although there's absolutely nothing there of interest to me personally I fully appreciate that it's all subjective.

Not everyone has the same tastes in video games and just because I don't like them doesn't mean everybody else won't

@Northern_munkey

I've just taken a screenshot and changed it to my profile picture so you can see it.

Very strange indeed though why it's not there for everyone

@Northern_munkey

My App is definitely offering the discount (I haven't checked on the actual PS5 to be fair but I assume it's the same)

I only wish you could share an image on here then I could screenshot it and show you.

My PS Plus Premium is due to expire in a few days, maybe that's why the offer is there for me???

Im not saying that's the reason, just trying to think of a reason I can see it and you can't

For anyone that's interested , CDkeys are selling an £84 playstation credit voucher for £74.99 meaning you can essentially upgrade to premium for the same discounted price as Extra.

I'm unsure but I assume it's a UK only thing

https://www.cdkeys.com/psn/playstation-gift-card-84-gbp

I'm pretty sure mine expires on Monday or Tuesday next week. Once expired would I be technically classed as a new customer?

£75 for extra isn't bad but then for the sake of an extra £9 it's probably worth it for Premium again

I've never used remote play.

However I'm firmly in the "I would like to get one camp" but I'm just concerned as to how well the thing will actually work.

I don't want to say it's over priced but I do think it's expensive for what it is..... If ever they go on sale and they are £150 or better still slightly less then I'll probably bite and get one

@x3King84

I agree 100% that Forza is better than Gran Turismo Forza was basically the reason I bought an Xbox..

Trouble was once I was done with that I just found myself going back to Playstation all the time

@DarthOreo

Your comments were removed from here by the admin before I got chance to actually read them but I did get an email notification and managed to read it that way.

For the record I was just winding you up over the post count. Wasn't meant to be taken seriously (as I'm sure you hopefully didn't)

Hope we're all good 😂

@x3King84

You could say the same thing about Sky TV and Virgin Media

Essentially they both show the same TV channels but the user interface is completely different

I've had Sky for 18 years and when I go to a friend or relatives house who have Virgin I just can't take to it, the whole thing seems wrong to me.

I know that's a bit if a strange way of analyzing it but that's how I feel about Xbox compared to Playstation

@luke88

I think a lot of people (myself included) just like to flex and be able to tell people they own the next big thing.

On a serious note though, it is literally the best console I've ever owned, much faster load times, haptic feedback controls etc, my only gripe is the fact were still getting cross gen game releases which kind of validates your point about not needing to upgrade.

In my opinion Cross Gen releases should have stopped after roughly 6 months which would given people the incentive to upgrade.

@nomither6

I sold it to gullible friend who didn't know any better.

I took a big loss letting it go for £250 but I figured that was better than it just allowing it to gathering dust. Also I know he'll take good care of it,

I'm not completely heartless and would never have seen it go out onto the streets having to sleep rough

Xbox is crap, I'm not being a fanboy, I say that as someone who owned both PS5 and a Series X (and also a Switch)

@atthegates

Mine expires middle of next week, there's not a single game on that list that's convincing me to renew at this point.

Last year I got 12 months Premium for around £63 in the black Friday sale (and an Amazon loop hole).

It would take a simelar deal to get me to renew again

I was genuinely interested in getting one but this review has confirmed some of the fears I had over how well it works outside of the house.

I had one on pre order and cancelled it last week and I'm kind of glad now that I did.

I may consider one in the future if ever the price drops on its on sale

@LordVile

Happens to the best of us my friend don't worry about it 😂

@Exerion76

One major selling point for me is that you won't need to purchase any games for it thus reducing the overall expense.

It will simply play my already existing PS5 games

@theheadofabroom

Hence why in said "in theory"

In truth though, until it actually releases nobody knows how well it will work in the real world.

I'm genuinely interested to find out though

@hulkie

No don't worry I completely agree.

I was just playing devil's advocate and pointing out that when PS5 and Switch are knocking out 15 - 20 million units more or less every year, then by comparison that may make it look like a failure in the eyes of some people

@Sequel

It wasn't me that said it and I agree that to say it's failed is maybe a bit harsh. It's a pretty expensive and niche product.

But on the flip side it currently sits just short of 3.5 million worldwide sale so it's hardly setting the world alight either is it.

I know it's not quite the same but if the PS5 or Nintendo switch had only sold that amount after almost 2 years on the market then they would be seen as a failure so I can kind of see both sides of the argument.

@MrGawain

Sorry but thats incorrect.

You don't need to be near your PS5 at all. As long as you have stable WiFi at each end, in theory you could use it on the other side of the world

@TrickyDicky99

I know what you mean, I have wondered to myself how many poor children are going to get end up with one of these for Christmas when they don't even have a PS5 to be able to use it?

All because their uneducated parents don't have a clue what they're actually buying.

(just to confirm, when I say poor, I don't mean that they aren't very well off, I just mean they've received an expensive present thats currently useless to them)

@LordVile

That awkward moment when you realise yours wasn't the 1st comment it was actually the 2nd one 🙈

@Octane

As long as you have decent WiFi at home (where your PS5 is) and obviously wherever you happen to be then yes it will work.

I'm under the impression your PS5 has to be in sleep mode and then in theory The Portal can wake it up from anywhere in the world (again as long as your connected to WiFi)

That's the idea at least, as I've mentioned previously, I'm waiting to see how well it works in reality before committing to buying one

In other words I'm waiting to read some reviews once it's out in the wild with real customers

I won't even be buying a PS5 Pro if / when that releases so definitely won't be getting one of these.

The only way may stance would change is if my OG PS5 decides to break

I foolishly did upgrade to from A PS4 to a Pro and it felt like a complete waste of time with the exception of double the storage space

@darthvirgin

In that case let's just agree to say that whilst it is technically an upgrade.... it's most certainly not a worthwhile upgrade if you already own the OG model

How does that sound?

@MrHabushi

I know you can't, you have to move them from the hard drive to the PS5 but it doesn't take long to do that and its a hell of a lot quicker than having to redownload a game when you want to play it

@darthvirgin

Surely for what little extra storage it does provide, it would make more economical sense to just get a 2TB external harddrive

@DNortonX

Yeah, I figured it was too much of an expensive gamble for something that may or may not work properly so I shall wait a see first

@MattBoothDev

I genuinely appreciate your in depth reply but if I'm honest, alot of the language you've used is what scares me away from PC gaming. I wouldn't have a clue how to go about upgrading parts etc.

I did recently treat myself to a Samsung Oddesy gaming monitor to play my PS5 on and I get stressed enough with that trying to find the right settings that I need 🤣 (I think I'm just about there with it now)

For what it's worth though I do agree about the PS Portal being over priced. As I mentioned in my first post I do want one but didn't really want to pay quite so much for it.

Sometimes though, if it's something you really want you just have to bite the bullet and buy it, life's to short and you can't take your money with you so just enjoy it.

@MattBoothDev

In fairness mate I hate PC gaming and a Steam Deck is basically an extension of that so I wouldn't have one even if it was given too me for free haha 🤣

I prefer to be able to buy a game knowing I can put it in my console and play it without stressing over tinkering around with settings to make it work or being worried if it has enough ROM or RAM etc.

I'm all for simplicity so even though it does very little as you say, that actually suits me just fine and is good a selling point

@LifeGirl

In theory you can actually play it anywhere.

If you're out of the house you can use your mobile phone as a hotspot and use your phones data to play it.

How well that works in reality remains to be seen but in theory it is possible

@get2sammyb

I'm hoping so.

I'm hoping that because the Portal will be Streaming directly from My PS5 rather than from Sonys servers it will provide a better experience.

We do have decent internet at home but I'd still prefer to wait for some real world reviews before I commit myself

I'm still completely on the fence with this one.

I really wanted one but didn't really want to pay £200 for it (I was hoping it would start at around £149)

But then I thought what the heck, it's only an extra £50, just treat yourself, so I pre ordered one.

Then a few days ago I was streaming a game on my PS5 and it wat glitchy as hell and almost unplayable at times which put me off so I've cancelled my Pre order.

I've decided to wait for a few real world reviews to see how well it actually works before getting one

I have Premium and it expires in about 12 days time.

Unless there's a massive black Friday sale that I'd be an idiot to ignore I think I'm going to let it lapse.

Or at the very least I'm going to drop down a tier (or 2)