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@Rob_230

I'm actually the opposite, absolutely love racing games so good month as far as I'm concerned

Headmaster was a real hidden gem of the 1sr PSVR headset.

I remember playing it on a hot day with the fan on blowing cool air at me.

I was genuinely emersed into it with the cool air making me feel like I was outside on a football pitch

I do like the Subscription model myself, admittedly I don't play most of the games on there but it's just kind of nice knowing they're there if I need them.

One thing I will say though, speaking as someone who's lucky enough to own all 3 of the Current big name consoles, having 3 separate subscription services on the go, can work out quite expensive.

If for example I only had a PS5 as then it's pretty much a no brainer and represents tremendous value for money.

I managed to get a years worth of Premium for around £64 when it was on sale for black Friday with an Amazon loophole.

@theMEGAniggle

Agreed, that was kind of my original point. I can't for the life of me understand why they didn't sell it though the retailers to begin with.

I guess we'll never know for sure but I'm fairly confident sales numbers would have been much much higher had they done so.

@RonnieL

May I refer you to my post above (number 35)

cba to type it all again lol

@thefourfoldroot1

Oh of course, I completely agree It's a fantastic piece of kit with absolutely amazing specs.

Jokes aside though I do feel Sony have shot themselves in the foot slightly with it, partly because it's extremely expensive (I'm not saying over priced but expensive). It's obviously a fairly niche product but it's just to expensive for your average consumer to simply buy on impulse and the fact they hardly bothered to Market it properly didn't help either.

As you say those numbers maybe be impressive in the grand scheme but I just can't help think they could have sold so many more with proper marketing and obviously selling it at retail outlets whether in store or online.

Still early days yet though so plenty of time to "turn things around"

@thefourfoldroot1

I was having a joke myself by calling it the virtual boy 2 because of poor sales.

He's obviously taken what was meant to be a light hearted joke way to literally lol

@RonnieL

Sounds pretty much the same product to me, like I said, I'm surprised you haven't heard of it.

@RonnieL

It released on 22nd February this year..... you must have heard of it right??

For the life of me I'll never understand why Sony decided to sell the Virtual Boy 2 in house only to start with.

One of the bizarest decisions known to man. Letting the retailers in on the act would have been free marketing and advertising for them.

I'd like to think the majority of readers of this website are fully aware if it's existence but your average consumer in the street has probably never even heard of it.

Racing games are probably my favourite genre so pretty decent month as far as I'm concerned.

Would you be interested in a detachable disc drive for your own PS5?

Seeing as my PS5 has a disc drive already built in.... I would not

Time to sell my Xbox then, I've pretty much only kept it on the assumption that one day this deal would go through

Great that they've patched these things in but you have to ask seriously why weren't they there in the first place

I haven't purchased a Virtual Boy 2 yet and to be fair I probably won't.

It's far to expensive for something I only have a passing interest in.

If it was half the asking price I may have picked one up on a whim at some point.

My wife will no longer let me play this when she's in the house. She said the noise it makes reminds her of waking up in the middle of the night when the TV channels have gone off.

I guess you'll have to be over a certain age to understand what I mean

@UltimateOtaku91

Whilst I do understand the point you're making, it feel it's only fair to mention that if you really really really wanted to continue playing one of those particular games there is still always the option of buying it.

I personally feel the subscription services are a great way of trying lots of games you wouldnt normally get the chance too.

PS Virtual Boy

Already own sack boy but I plan to download it and then sell / trade in my physical copy.

I've actually done that with quite a few games in the past.

It's a decent game but it's one that I wouldn't lose any sleep over not being able to play it again if ever I let my subscription expire.

@GeeEssEff

Thanks I'll give it another go tonight, maybe I was looking in the wrong place.

I don't really play on the Xbox often enough to be familiar with the user interface.

Best way I can explain it is saying It's like being used to Sky TV and then suddenly switching to Virgin Media (you can pretty much watch all the same channels but the numbers and layout is completely different)

Is this trial exclusive to EA play on PlayStation?

I was hoping to try it through Xbox game pass since that includes EA play but it doesn't seem to show up on there.

Everyone will have a different opinion on what's considered a retro console.

For me it's pretty much anything that's a none current console that's no longer in production or getting new game releases.

Also a person's age will effect their answers. Eg if you were 5-6 years old and PS3 was your first console then to them that is retro.

I'm neither happy norr unhappy

For me it died when Nintendo and Sony stopped doing their live presentations and started with their own Nintendo directs / state of play shows.

It's a shame really as although I never attended (difficult living in the UK) I did used to really look forward to it.

For gaming news, finding out about New console releases and specs etc it was, at one time the biggest event on the gaming calendar.

@Unlucky13

I'm pretty much the same, I like to start at the bottom in career mode and work my way through the ranks.

Perhaps surprisingly it's coming up on 8 years since EA last released one of these games so I'm hoping they've put that time to good use.

Seems strange that it's been so long when you think that it used to be an annual release.

@Shredderlovespizza

In terms of specs I absolutely agree but until there's a successor to the Switch it is still technically a current Gen console (albeit an underpowered one).

I'm the same to be fair, I only really use it for the Nintendo exclusives. Pretty much anything else I will buy / play on PlayStation as I know it will be the better version.

Handheld play doesn't really interest me. I mentioned that because there are people who are happy to trade off a slightly inferior version of a game in favour of portability but I'm not one of them.

@tameshiyaku

I still want games for my Switch too but I mainly only buy Nintendo games for it.

Anything that's a multiplatform release I will almost always buy the PS5 version simply because I know it will be the better version.

Portability doesn't really interest me in fairness. The only exception is when I take my Switch on holiday with me for entertainment on the plane.

The rest of the time it stays docked at home.

We have the 65" version of this.

The sound that it puts out is incredible. In fact it's so good that I ended up selling my old sound bar that I had with the previous TV (also a Sony) because it simply wasn't needed anymore

I've been fairly vocal on where I stand on Cross Gen releases. 2 and a half years into the life of the PS5 they really shouldn't exist anymore. First 6 months it was just about acceptable but not now.

I did not spend all that money on a PS5 to play games that I could have played on platforms that I already owned. I want true next generation exclusives.

In this case though it's a strange one, there is an argument that the Nintendo Switch is still current Gen and there isn't a bigger potential user base currently on the Market than the Switch so I can totally see why they would want it available on there.

With that said the PS4 is obviously considerably more powerful than the Switch so in theory should be alot easier to get it running on that.

Tricky one to be fair.

I'll be honest, if this Pro version does turn out to be a real thing it would certainly put me off rushing out to buy a PS6 when that comes out.

This gen has already left a pretty sour taste in the mouth when they keep releasing cross gen games rather that PS5 exclusives.

With the benefit of hindsight it would have been better to wait a few years and pick up the Pro version. I'd still have be able to play most of the games I wanted too.

So far this Gen there's been very little to reward those that paid out all that Money in the beginning.

A Pro version to me personally is an insult

Being from the UK I'll be honest I've never really played or heard of this series of games before.

It's been brought to my attention through the Remember the Game podcasts (shout out to anyone else who listens to it) so I'll definitely give it a try.

It's available as a day one release on Game Pass so naturally that will be where I try it on this occasion

I'll happily give it a go when the free version comes out but in the meantime I'll just stick to Mario Kart.

The latest Wave 4 of new tracks is actually the best one yet

Do you think it's time to stop with cross-gen games?

The time to stop was approximately 3 - 6 months after the PS5 launched.

The fact that we're 2 and a half years into the life of the PS5 and we're still getting cross gen games is to put it politely an absolute joke.

I've said this many many times before but I didn't spend all that money on a PS5 to play games that I could have played on my PS4

Serious question. I have Premium. Is it worth playing this over Ridge Racer 2 PSP?

I've always loved Ridge Racer in general. In fact Ridge Racer Revolution was the first game I bought for my PS1 or simply PlayStation as it was know back then

Id welcome any competition to be honest.

I've probably played FIFA 23 more than anything since it released but then I have haven't really had much option since Konami kind of threw in the towel as far as Pro Evolution soccer goes.

Will probably give it a go (when it's free) but I'm guessing it won't hold a candle to Mario Kart.

Say what you like about Nintendo but they are the undisputed kings of the Kart Racer

If such a thing is in existence it would have to do something spectacularly different to have my interest (which it won't because if it was spectacularly different it would be called a PS6).

I did buy a PS4 Pro and other than having twice the storage space I don't really think it was worth it. I wouldn't make the same mistake again.

Personally I think it's too soon. I was lucky enough to be a day one adopter but lots of people are only just managing to get one. I think it would be an insult to them to bring out an upgraded version so soon.

One thing I will say though is that if the rumours did turn out to be true I almost certainly won't be buying one. I fell for it with the PS4 Pro and wouldn't make the same mistake again.

My next console purchase will be whatever replaces the Nintendo Switch. It's 6 years old now and starting to show it's age

@Excess

I was thinking the exact same thing. That said I still haven't bothered to download it and play.

It was on my list, but way down at the bottom.

Disappointing as I've been waiting a long time for this game but in the grand scheme of things an extra 2 weeks isn't the end of the world.

If I'm not mistaken I'm sure 7th April is good Friday meaning Ill probably end up buying it a few days later. I traditionally go out on a drinking session on Good Fridays and it takes me most of the Easter weekend to get back to some sort of normality

@REALAIS

Yes trackmania turbo is what I meant. I didn't realise that was a sequel to something else sorry

With the exception of playing Mario games on my Switch and Forza on the Xbox. I already play everything else on PlayStation

Not sure about taking part in the test but I'll 100% be downloading it when it releases properly.

I absolutely loved the original. I bought a physical copy and for some reason lost it or sold it (honestly can't remember).

I was delighted to see it on PS plus extra so I have recently been playing it again.

Fortunately the cloud seems to remember that I've played it before so it's great trying to shave vital milliseconds off my original times

@GeeEssEff

I think it's called a smart benefit. You can choose between Apple music, BT sport and a few others but obviously Xbox Game Pass Ultimate made the most sense for me.

You can probably add it if necessary but my contact includes 1 x smart benefit.

Yeah my Xbox is basically just an expensive box to play Forza Horizon, but in fairness there's nothing available on PlayStation that compares to it

I'm lucky enough to own both but other than Forza Horizon and soon to be Forza Motorsport I pretty much play everything else on my PS5.

I've never actually bought a single game for the Xbox, I just use it for game pass which I get free through my EE mobile phone contract

I Have to be brutally honest, I saw nothing in there at all to convince me to spend my hard earned cash on a PSVR2 headset

I've recently tried it on Game Pass. It's surprisingly therapeutic.

At first when you start a new level it can seem a bit overwhelming because there's so much to clean but it soon becomes quite addictive when you work along a specific path and then look back at what you've done and see all the bright and vibrant colours

It's definitely true. I own a Series X and haven't actually bought a single game for it. Everything is played through Game Pass

And to be fair I get game pass free with my EE mobile phone contract so it was just a one off outlay for the console and I don't need to spend anymore.

@thefourfoldroot1

On the first headset I was fine with some games and others not so much

GT sport in particular made me feel really ill.

I've definitely read somewhere that this new headset could potentially improve the motion sickness issues. Not necessarily eliminate them but improve them.

I'm holding off ordering one until I find out if there's any truth in it

@naruball

Where do you live out of curiosity? Only because you're profile on here states UK