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@zupertramp I wouldn't worry at all as to who has you blocked. I've never found you to be annoying or insulting. This particular individual just won't accept anybody else's point of view which is ironic considering he preaches tolerance to everybody and then blocks them when you don't bow down and accept him as the utmost authority on everything. Silence is golden.

@Ajbr8687 "$70 for games is way too expensive!!!" I personally think that £70 upwards is too expensive for me..if others wish to spend their money on them well that's entirely up to them. It dosnt make them "boot lickers" or "corporate shills" as some call them rather ignorantly...they are just exercising their right as a consumer to purchase what they want,when they want and for however much "they" are willing to pay. I myself will wait for the game to hit an acceptable price that I'm happy with.

@NEStalgia pretty much what I'm saying. I'm not saying everybody spends the price of the ps5 Pro on a new phone every couple of years but most people will because they have to have the most up to date tech and its not because they "need" it but they have to be seen to..its a statement. Again you had a very specific need in mind when you built your rig and set aside the funds to achieve that goal and the people who want a ps5 Pro are no different. If somebody wants something they will always find a way to purchase it. I would love a fodera bass guitar but I don't need one and there lies the rub..I want but I don't "need" one.

Battle of the planets..Jesus that takes me back to my youth as it was one of my favourite TV shows along side starfleet. This game looks pretty cool too.

@NEStalgia I also forgot to mention my recent addiction to sim racing..I'm about to drop silly money on a new steering wheel set up as soon as thrustmaster reveal their new direct drive unit and possibly a new cockpit too (I know I'm a nutter right?) But it's what I really enjoy and I'm enjoying my midlife crisis quite a lot. Since I lost my mother earlier this year I've made a promise to myself that I'm going to try and enjoy my life as much as I can without bankrupting myself in the process. Life's too short for what ifs...

@NEStalgia most people do spend that on a mobile phone and some even more. Even with a contract the cost of the phone is factored in. The point I was making or trying to was that people will spend silly amounts of money on the things that give them the most enjoyment in life. Your pc probably cost a fair chunk of change and will continue to when you inevitably need to upgrade it to stay up to date with the games..its no different.

@UltimateOtaku91 "people spend the same as that (if not more) on a new mobile phone every two years." I have to agree with this notion. I myself am sitting on the fence and waiting to see before I decide to buy a ps5 Pro. I'll try and put things into context here (I hope.) So as a golfing fanatic I've upgraded my clubs around 5 times and probably spent over £2000. I've got a scotty Cameron putter (£280.) I bought a cobra driver brand new (£400) plus golf membership p/y (£1250) which may seem ridiculous to some people here but its what I love playing above all else. Given the choice of sitting around when it's good weather playing the ps5 or my bass guitar or being out on the golf course it's the golf that wins out every time..every time. So £700 plus however much a bluray drive is really is nothing to complain about if that's your chosen pleasure. My wife is an artist who is endorsed by derwent pencils and she is an ambassador for them and she is one of the artists that was hand picked by them to assist other artists in her chosen preference of medium. Now she gets new products from them all the time to test and review for them for free and I don't even want to think about how much her studio (spare bedroom) would have cost if she wasn't so lucky to have been picked by them. If people want a ps5 Pro they will buy one regardless of the price which I think is reasonable. I'll bet over half the people moaning will buy one anyway and probably won't admit to it either. I hope I did a good job of explaining my thinking.

@Bobobiwan I'm sure you'll like it when you eventually get to play it.

@pharos_haven it plays extremely well and as stated previously all issues were blown out of proportion.

@wiiware careful extolling the virtues of China as you will have "he who must be agreed with" adding you to his ignore list.

@Bobobiwan have you played it? Yeah I guess you can say "no but I've heard..." which just dosnt cut it I'm afraid. The so called performance issues are so over exaggerated it's almost a meme. I've encountered very few issues and the few I have are nothing to make me start frothing at the mouth. Maybe try playing it as it's a corker..

Awesome game and I'm loving every minute. I'm only about half way through chapter 4 as like with elden ring I'm just taking my time and trying to complete everything in each chapter before moving on to the next. Well deserved praise and an excellent debut title from the devs.

@RoomWithaMoose "The PC market is massive now, almost putting the existence of consoles into question." Not at all. The pc user base has been massive for decades and it will continue to co-exist along side console gamers. Consoles are never going away because there are too many gamers that find the convenience of the plug and play nature much easier to contend with. In fact I'd argue the opposite in that with modern consoles hitting high quality graphics and sound along with much faster loading times are more likely to be even more of a lure to gamers. A top tier gaming rig is always going to beat out the consoles but at a much,much higher entry price point than current consoles..even the ps5 Pro.

@dskatter I was of the same opinion as you..another cash grab remaster. And then I watched it and saw the asking price and I was pretty much instantly sold.

@Bez87 a cash grab would have been charging full retail price with no discounted upgrade option. This is the way all remasters should be.

@dskatter bollocks to them..I'm fed up with the doubters and the fake outragers. If they don't like it it's their loss and our gain 👍

@dskatter no we don't.. I remember playing horizon on the ps5 not that long ago and the remaster looks infinitely better. A huge improvement and I wear glasses FFS because I'm old and my eyes just ain't what they used to be..

@AhmadSumadi @Weebleman @Kidfunkadelic83 he is a very sensitive person.

@torquex sorry I thought the discussion was about odyssey..apologies.

@Kidfunkadelic83 I'm on his ignore list because I don't agree with anything he says.

We should be careful what we ask for. I'd like more ghost games for certain as GOT is easily one of my all time fave games but I don't think anybody wants endless sequels,prequels,origins and the bits in between like the AC games have become. Admittedly since odyssey I have enjoyed the AC games and played origins after I finished odyssey but even though I intend to purchase shadows I think that may be my last entry in the AC universe. I don't want that kind of apathy extending towards the ghost franchise..

@Pleasance it's best not to rattle his cage. This remaster looks a heck of a lot better than the original and its obviously not been rushed as a quick cash grab either. £10 for the upgrade has definitely made me a day one purchaser. It took me forever to get into the first game but once I started playing it I was hooked and felt a bit daft that I'd waited so long before playing it. Saying that I still need to play the 2nd outing too 🤣

@torquex who was white in odyssey? The main protaganists were Greek and hardly the stereotypical "white" person.

I'm looking forwards to shadows and I'm not bothered about the delay as it obviously needs some polish and I won't purchase it day one anyway...I'll wait for the sale as I've done with every AC game since origins (I'd rather have the ultimate editions at a fraction of the price.) Maybe ubisoft need to trim the fat as they seem to have an awful lot of workers and maybe release fewer games and concentrate on quality over quantity.

@riceNpea its what they do best.

If remasters of AAA games from the ps4 such as this have a £10-£15 price if you own the original version then to me it's acceptable especially when they look this good compared to the original. The prices Sony charged for the countless last of us remasters etc was disgusting and there should have been heavy discounts for the owners of the originals.

I love it..all the fake outragers getting their panties in a bunch over a fictional game that uses historical eras and cultures to tell an interactive story. I don't think any one entry in the AC games have been 100% accurate but at least they go some way more than others to try and draw the player in. I really love it when the keyboard warrior activists get on their high horses and decide to right the worlds wrongs all from the safety of their rooms with all the mod cons (usually using parts made in china) that they complain about and say they'll boycott so vehemently. Don't worry ubisoft they'll soon be back to hating on Sony and the ps5 Pro again..incidently I think the game looks pretty interesting.

Quite mediocre to be honest. Ghost of yotei looks epic so I'm down for that and I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the horizon remaster so for a tenner I may well update my existing copy.

I didn't get on with vampyr. I thought the graphics and stilted animations were very ps3 era. The story and acting was quite mediocre and WTF was up with the soundtrack? That demented,screeching violin whilst nerve jangling (I'm guessing that was the desired effect) was annoying as hell. I can see that people in the comments section enjoyed it a lot but it just wasn't for me sorry.

@LifeGirl it's pretty much what I said. 25% buying physical so obviously 75% digital..exactly what is your point?

I don't think physical will ever really die out 100%. There's still that 25% that purchase it apparently which makes it a valid medium yes? I don't want an all digital future but it's not the end of the world for me if it happens. All it means is I won't be buying day one releases unless they are under £60.

@LifeGirl minority? You have seen sonys sales figures for all playstions? Do you think it's only ps5 owners that visit this site? There are ps3,ps4,vita,ps2 in fact every Sony console out there on this very site and you think we are the minority? I'm not seeing it.

So the pc version is getting review bombed? How is this relevant to PlayStation gamers? Exactly what are pushsquare trying to achieve by highlighting (gas lighting?) PC gamers woes and anxieties about having to sign into something they already knew was going to be in place? Good lord whatever next?

@LifeGirl @Frmknst from a personal point of view I don't think this gen has been abysmal. It could have been better granted but I've had a hell of a lot of fun so far and will continue to do so. Hopefully the next gen or the one after that might make you two a lot happier.

@Titntin 👍

@Titntin you may well be the oldest..sorry I meant most experienced gamer here. As I'm trying my hardest to catch you up I'm looking at my backlog and it's making me wince. I have so many games I have not even started to think about playing and I really should too. Also I've been thinking about something you mentioned the last time we conversed on here and that was about space saving. As everybody knows I lost my mother earlier this year and having to sort out her estate especially the amount of dvd's and cd's as well as all her books etc was excruciatingly difficult which in turn has made me rethink my stance on digital purchases. Whilst I love my physical games I'm currently looking at my massive collection of games,cd's,dvd's,books and graphic novels and if I go before my wife the poor things going to have a nightmare sorting that lot out. You certainly gave me food for thought my friend.

Who would have thought that classic PlayStation titles that everybody has been screaming out for and being cheap too out sells a game that's had nothing good said about it. This dosnt mean that more gamers are starting to switch to digital as the timesplitters franchise is only available via the store. Another pointless article.

@Blofse its what they do..

I was always playstion. I played halo on the xbox and moved over to Microsoft. Bought the 360 on the promise of full HD gaming and being very happy with the original black brick I thought it was a no brainer..After 2 years of sending the bloody thing back to Microsoft to keep having the red ring of death repaired I decided to purchase the ps3 and whilst most first party games (yeah I know right) we're stunning most of the other games we're quite awful to be brutally honest. Bayonetta was shocking performance wise and dragons dogma with those huge black borders and the old vasoline vision was just horrendous. It transpires that very few xbox 360 or ps3 games ever played in full HD. I've stayed with sonys consoles ever since and I can't see myself returning to owing an xbox again. I love gaming on my ps5 and I just think it's a cracking console and sonys dominance is speaking volumes because everybody's buying them. Now we just need some real ps5 first party games that are not hobbled by having to be on the ps4 too.

I'm fed up to the back teeth of remasters. Complete remakes like demons souls are acceptable because they have been ripped apart and rebuilt from the ground up to use the ps5 to it's potential. I can also accept remakes having a higher price tag too..but remasters? If they are going to persist with remasters then they need to seriously rethink the pricing structure as well. If you've already purchased a game that's been released and then it's remastered a few years later then you should be offered a reduced upgrade price as standard. I've only purchased a handful of remasters (NFS hot pursuit,dark souls,spiderman etc) and those are games that I'll play again and dark souls was the only one I bought at almost full price. I guess if people stopped buying these remasters they would hopefully realise we don't need them and don't really want the games they are pushing out. Now where is that killzone remake?

@Max_the_German I get you. Personally I think this sale is quite naff but I'm sure there is something for somebody.

I played this to death on my PC running the game @1440p with framerates through the roof..when I got my ps4 I bought it again with all the dlc with every intention of going through it again (yes I liked it that much) but 30fps? Instant no,no,no for me as it just seemed so unresponsive..tried it again on the ps5 hoping that maybe it was boosted to 60fps but no..it still runs like a bag of horse poop..

If they offer an upgrade for £10 - £15 then maybe I'd bite as I really enjoyed the first game when I played through it when I got my ps5. I still have not played through the 2nd game yet so maybe I should. In fact looking at my backlog I should really play through a lot of the games that are stock piled..a winter mission approaches me I think.

It's battlefield and it's one of my all time fave online shooters but I fear it's going to be rushed out and only a fraction of the whole game on launch day. EA are going to monetise the heck out of it as well with battle passes etc which I know is common practice but wouldn't it be nice for EA to buck the trend for once? Also I'd like destruction on par with bad company 2 which to this day is still unrivaled and extremely odd that EA have never figured out that it's bad company 3 we want..that's what we need.

@nomither6 "no one is buying a PC for $700 , it defeats the purpose." If you are not a gamer that comment is correct but seeing as a lot of console gamers who are baulking at the ps5 Pro price are stating that they are thinking of ditching the ps5 etc and going to buy or build a gaming rig then zampellas comment is very valid. There are going to be a lot of people who know very little about pc gaming and exactly how much it costs to have a rig that performs to the exact same levels of fidelity the ps5 or ps5 Pro do being very disappointed when they spend £700 - £800 and it just dosnt deliver. You know what it takes to build a gaming PC and you know how much it costs too and you know the point I'm making here. The ps5 Pro is very expensive for the casual gamer who should stick with their ps5's but for the enthusiast gamers who can't justify spending over a grand on a gaming rig then the ps5 Pro is an acceptable price point. I'm still not certain if I'll get one myself but I'm not saying I won't ever either.

I have not played hd2 ever since I bought a steering wheel,EA sports wrc and GT7. In fact the only games I have played are robocop and wukong black myth. I keep meaning to jump back in but I'm a petrol head. Great game with a mostly great community.

@PuppetMaster I've played every diablo game. Diablo 2 resurrected on the ps5 is my fave followed by diablo 3. I really enjoy 4 but it just dosnt grab me the same way d2 does. D2's atmosphere is very dark and the story is brilliant as it unravels. D4 plays brilliantly but that story is all over the place. I've not bothered with the season passes as you can't make enough platinum out of a single season to purchase the next one and that really rubbed me the wrong way.

It's EA so it will be half the game day 1 and then 3 or 4 months down the line you'll get the rest of the game you paid for under the old "new update and improvements" headline...I'll wait and see this time round.

@Deityjester you can unlock everything for free if you are willing to grind out the credits in game. Pay to win? This isn't a pvp game so how is it pay to win?

@nomither6 who?