Yeah... I still ain't paying £800 for it (I'd need the disc drive). Yes, I'm the so-called "enthusiast" gamer it's supposedly aimed at, yes I can afford it - I just don't see the value. People can try to justify it all they like, I just see it as a major urine extraction. It's the sort of price where, if I wanted an upgrade, I'd rather add £200 and upgrade my gaming PC. And (you'll have to trust me here) coming from me, that's really saying something.
Shame they couldn't get someone to impersonate his voice. In the absence of such a person, I'd have sought the family's permission to build an AI model of his voice and tried that. His voice was so distinctive, it's just not going to seem the same with another voice coming out of that character.
Loved it, and although I somehow managed to miss a few of the DLC packs before they were taken offline, I did manage to get both Platinum trophies, for the base game and the Bikes add-on.
Still won't bother. I loved the game and played it through twice, including the hardest setting. But I just don't have the time or willpower to go through it all again.
Maybe somewhere waaaaayyy down the line if I ever get inspired enough to do it again, but for now... nope.
Biggest joke for me was Ybarra (I think?) saying that it would effectively only cost enthusiasts $350 because of the value they'd get trading in their base PS5, and then seemingly assuming that you'd get somewhere near the original cost on a trade-in.
Currys would give me £170. Music Magpie £270. Nobody will give you anywhere near the original RRP.
I've bought every system since PS1, but I'll be skipping this. I don't feel it's at all necessary anyway, and many of my games are on disc. Plus, PS4 Pro made PS5 feel quite average, loading speed aside.
I'll wait for PS6, but if nothing else, this PS5 Pro has me very concerned about the price of the true next gen hardware.
Perhaps they shouldn't have listened to Bungie and instead gone ahead with TLOU Factions as their first major "live service" title. It's ideally suited, and at least there's a lot of fan interest/demand for it... a ready-made audience of (probably) at least a million.
They also need to realise that not every single player game they make needs to be a AAA cinematic blockbuster. They could get smaller studios to make cheaper alternative games tied to their bigger franchises... for example, what about a Broken Sword style adventure featuring Nathan Drake's daughter Cassie, sold for £20?
They have a captive audience for some of their bigger franchises who will buy almost anything. Use that. Stop trying to force yourself into an already saturated market where you have no experience. If you are going to try that, use an existing franchise that people are already interested in... perhaps Concord would have fared better if, for example, it had been a game set in the Killzone universe.
Never had a problem with 30fps on anything. Would rather have a steady 30 than have it jumping between 40 and 60. Consistency is the main thing for me, especially if any part of the gameplay relies on timing, which is the case in most games.
As I've mentioned in a previous comment elsewhere, I'd even argue that any competitive game should be locked at a frame rate that's easily achievable, to keep things skill-based and prevent one player gaining an advantage over others simply because they can afford better hardware. 🤷🏻♂️
Doesn't bother me. I signed up but never expected to get much out of it as I don't buy games digitally if I can avoid it, so never earn many points anyway. 🤷🏻♂️
I'm level 3 with 2051 points, and I had to look that up to tell you... that's how disinterested I am in the whole thing.
@Cambrius They're not charging you to use your internet connection, they're charging you to use their servers, which incur costs for maintenance and occasional replacement or upgrades.
Nope. I'd struggle to justify it if they were giving it away. It's a fun gimmick for a little while, but it's use in gaming is too niche and too limited. And unless you have aircon, who wants to sit with that on their head in this weather? 🤷🏻♂️
I want to get back into this as I loved the exploration and discovery side, even the space flight.
The downer for me is the insane resource collection required to build the various components needed to move between planets. I haven't played for years now, but as I recall you needed maybe 3 components to fuel the jump engines, and each of those needed several other components, and each of those needed several other components, and so on. I just started to find it too tedious after the first half dozen jumps and gave up.
I think they added a mode that simplified things, but I seem to recall it made other stuff easier as well, which I wasn't keen on... I just wanted the travel to be streamlined.
Still waiting on those Sony first-party games myself.
At this stage I wouldn't be surprised if they're holding them back to push alongside the unnecessary PS5 Pro with "improvements" to get people to buy it.
@sanderson72 Similar here. My Pro had a 1TB internal drive and an 8TB external. That 8TB is now on my PS5 holding all my PS4 titles, along with an internal 2TB nvme drive.
I've found that with a few exceptions, the PS5 games themselves have been largely underwhelming - certainly nothing to make feel that a PS5 Pro is warranted.
Skip it, it's not needed. As I found when moving from the PS4 Pro to the PS5, a Pro model greatly dilutes the impact of the true next generation system. The biggest plus I've had from the PS5 is the drive and loading speed... the rest is just 'meh', and no great leap over the PS4 Pro.
In fact, I'd go as far as to say that in terms of moving from one PlayStation to another, PS5 has been the most disappointed I've been... I was more impressed when I moved from base PS4 to Pro than from PS4 Pro to PS5.
About time they knocked this fad on the head. It's been tried before and failed to gain a foothold, just like 3D.
Given that the original sold worse than Vita during the same timeframe after launch, I was surprised they even bothered with a second.
I tried the original and I did like it, but it's just too niche and I knew I would never use one enough to justify the cost. Most people, I believe, just don't want to sit there for hours with something that size hanging off their head when they're trying to relax and enjoy themselves, no matter how immersive it may be. My trial of the original was at a friend's, and as far as I know it's been back in it's box and gathering dust since about a month after launch.
The biggest issue is that it's only truly suitable for a handful of genres and just doesn't work with the rest unless they are specifically designed for it, and then you alienate 95% of your potential audience, which is no doubt why Team Asobi ignored it for the upcoming AstroBot game.
I was using Discord via the app when 2 friends and I were playing Battlefield, as one of them was on PC. But he got a PS5 last week, so now it's irrelevant.
Good to know for possible future use, but it's functionality that really should have been there from the start. But that's been a common trait with a lot of PS5 firmware features, hasn't it? A half-arsed initial implementation, followed by an upgrade months or years later; what was it, 3 years before we could check for software updates from the Game Library screen?
Didn't watch it. Didn't even know when it was on. 🤷🏻♂️
But just a friendly reminder that, according to one of the devs, we could have had Days Gone 2 by now. I wonder if anyone at PlayStation is regretting turning it down at this moment in time?
Skip the PS5 Pro. It's not needed, and will diminish the impact of the PS6, just as PS4 Pro has done with PS5. As I've said before, apart from loading times, I would not feel I'd missed out on anything if I was still on my PS4 Pro. Even though I was a year late getting one due to the scalpers, even now, I still feel disappointed and that I could easily have gone without.
Not interested in the game, but I don't get the apparent revulsion to having to create a PSN account. Are they perhaps the die-hard Xbots/Microsoft/PCMR fans who really dislike Sony?
I've had to create multiple accounts I didn't really want with various companies over the years, either to be able to play a game at all or simply to get the best out of it. EA, Rockstar, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Krafton, others I can't recall off the top of my head, and no doubt still more I've completely forgotten about. It's nothing more than a minor irritation, yet from the reactions of some, you'd think they were having to agree to the sacrifice of their first born child.
One of the more frequent reasons I see is security, referring to the PSN hack. Okay, and...? Pretty much every gaming company has been hacked in recent years, yet there's never been such resistance or outrage at needing to create accounts on those.
Take a deep breath, give your head a wobble, and get tf over it. 🤷🏻♂️
I didn't bother watching live, but caught up with it this morning. Pretty "meh" for me, except for the one game I'm interested in... AstroBot.
Despite a few corkers, PS5 has been the most disappointing PlayStation generation for me in terms of games. I feel that if I was still on my PS4 Pro, I wouldn't really be missing out on much except the loading speed.
Honestly, Sony... skip the PS5 Pro, focus on pushing some first party games out quickly, and save the hardware goodies for PS6 so that we can actually feel the improvement... because from PS4 Pro to PS5, the experience is... lacking.
Yes, I am aware that this is just my opinion and that others may feel differently.
I was a year late getting my PS5 as I couldn't get one at launch. I wasn't overly fussed. Now I've had one for a while and, to be honest, I wouldn't be disappointed if I hadn't got one.
Lack of new first-party titles has certainly been a factor as far as I'm concerned, along with too much focus on remastering titles that really didn't need it.
But also, in my personal opinion, the PS4 Pro has been a huge factor, in a negative way. Loading times aside, PS5 doesn't feel like that big a leap from the PS4 Pro. I also don't feel that PS5 has been pushed far enough or consistently enough to warrant a PS5 Pro (something I read recently that many devs also feel), and I'd much rather Sony scrapped it and focused on a powerhouse PS6 in a few more years... something with enough of a leap to make it feel absolutely unmissable. I fear a PS5 Pro will similarly eat into the wow-factor of PS6, leaving many feeling underwhelmed, as it seems many do with PS5.
My gameplay hours have fallen off a cliff. 910 hours in 2022, 149 in 2023, hardly any so far this year.
There are reasons for that... my mum has been quite ill, and I'm her full-time carer... but even before that, my gameplay was dwindling. Apart from co-op, I'm not interested in online games, and Sony have been woefully deficient in their single-player offerings so far on PS5.
@UltimateOtaku91 If that's the case, let's see if all those perfectly rational people now go and also do the right thing by deleting their negative reviews. 🤔
Welcome to the PCMR... the PC Moron Race. (And yes, before anyone objects... I also game on PC.)
Imagine being that petty over creating an account... something which shouldn't have been any surprise, because the game's Steam page told you it would be necessary. If you didn't read or didn't see it, that's on you, and maybe Steam for not making it more obvious.
Now, I get that some people won't be able to do so easily because PSN isn't available in their region, but let's not forget the fact that lots of people have been creating PSN accounts for regions other than their actual location for many years, sometimes for things as trivial as a free avatar image; it is possible to work around it. Many people have accounts for Europe, the US, and Japan.
The rest of the people are just being petty and idiotic. I've had to create numerous accounts over the years on services I don't otherwise use, whether it's been a requirement or just optional to get the most out of games. I have accounts with EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Rockstar, Krafton... probably more I can't even remember... none of which I use regularly, and none of which serve any significant purpose beyond the one game they were created for.
I'm no graphics whore (I'm not particularly bothered by frame rates and resolution), but there are certain styles I just can't stand, and this "retro x Minecraft" blocky nonsense is certainly one of them. It's just... fugly.
"Funnily enough, Saber Interactive itself is planning on launching Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 at $70, but Karch says this is being done to avoid concerns of a lower price point indicating it's a worse game."
Uh-huh. Riiiiigggghhhttt. Heard it all now. Of course, you could price it at $50 and - if it's any good - it might sell twice as many, giving you more profit. But no, take the short-sighted view and charge as much as you feel you can get away with.
I am astounded that people are still shifting towards digital, given recent events with games disappearing from digital storefronts, and people losing access to TV shows etc. due to "licensing issues".
I continue to buy everything (games, music, movies) on physical media whenever possible. Not only do you actually have a product which can't be taken away, but when it comes to games, it's usually notably cheaper.
It's also been asked in the past why digital versions cost the same (or more) than physical versions when there's no physical media, case, distribution costs etc., and an explanation I've often read is that they don't want to undercut their bricks and mortar retail partners. That always gave an impression that costs would come down if they didn't need to worry about that.
However, as @MattBoothDev said above, we should all hope that the physical market remains strong, because if it disappears, digital prices won't go down, they'll go up... because when digital is the only source, they'll have us all over a barrel, and will charge whatever they like. If you buy everything digital, you're shooting everyone in the foot, including yourself.
Don't care at all. As long as it's smooth and consistent, it doesn't spoil my enjoyment of a game in the slightest.
I'd rather have a locked 30fps than something that varies between 40 and 60 when it gets busy. I game on both console and PC, and I just don't get the snobbery around something so trivial.
In fact, when it comes to PC, I think online competitive games should have locked frame rates, so that nobody gets an advantage based on better hardware. 🤷🏻♂️
Fine by me. I don't understand why people get upset over this... not every piece of hardware has to emulate something that came before it, there are plenty of other devices which already do.
For my particular tastes, the selection has been dire for the better part of a year now.
I've not been playing online much either, so if it weren't for the fact that I bought a few years worth of subs a while back, I'd have let PS Plus lapse a while ago.
It's a shame you can't pause restart your sub when you're not making use of it.
Time to let it go, Sony. Just like 3D, it's an old fad that people try to revive every so often, but the excitement soon wears off, it doesn't sell, support dries up, and it's unceremoniously dumped. The tech improves, but at the end of the day, it's just not something that enough people want. They should have left it after the original sold worse than the Vita.
I already felt that PS5 wasn't that big a jump over the PS4 Pro in many respects. And again, this - if true - will seriously dampen the impact of PS6 when it arrives.
They need to knock these "Pro" versions on the head and save the improvements for the full generational updates. There's no competition for the PS5 as it is, so no need to improve it halfway through it's life cycle. It's like yet another recent game remaster... nobody asked for it, and nobody needs it.
You missed one... Reveil, out tomorrow. Saw an ad for it yesterday, seems to be some kind of circus-based horror game, perhaps of the often cruelly titled "walking simulator" type game. Haven't really looked into it yet.
Been a while since I was interested in anything they offered on Plus. Months now, maybe a year or more... can't actually remember the last thing I took from the monthly games. 🤷🏻♂️
Personal circumstances mean I'm unable to play online at the moment, so if I wasn't already paid up for the next couple of years, I wouldn't currently be subscribed, even if that would cost me access to my previous Plus games.
It's disappointing, but I pretty much predicted this lull as we approached the end of the PS4 lifecycle, because all their "big" first party studios had released our were about to release their latest games. That's why I wasn't that fussed when I couldn't get one at launch and waited almost a year before bothering.
That being said, it seems strange to hear you referring to the PS5 entering "the latter stages of its lifecycle", because it doesn't really feel like the PS5 had achieved much so far. It's a great piece of hardware, certainly, but as far as games are concerned, it's been quite a disappointment for me personally. It seems to me that there's been precious little that's made it break a sweat, and generationally speaking, I've found it all pretty underwhelming so far.
This was echoed in my gaming stats for last year; in 2022, I had 900+ hours on PS5, and several more on PC/Steam... for 2023, that was down to just 140-something on PS5. Last year was very disappointing for me on PlayStation.
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Re: PS5 Pro Has a Remarkable Impact on Unpatched Games
Yeah... I still ain't paying £800 for it (I'd need the disc drive). Yes, I'm the so-called "enthusiast" gamer it's supposedly aimed at, yes I can afford it - I just don't see the value. People can try to justify it all they like, I just see it as a major urine extraction. It's the sort of price where, if I wanted an upgrade, I'd rather add £200 and upgrade my gaming PC. And (you'll have to trust me here) coming from me, that's really saying something.
Re: Horizon's Sylens Will Be Recast Following the Passing of Lance Reddick
Shame they couldn't get someone to impersonate his voice. In the absence of such a person, I'd have sought the family's permission to build an AI model of his voice and tried that. His voice was so distinctive, it's just not going to seem the same with another voice coming out of that character.
Re: Classic PS4 Racer DriveClub Is Now a Decade Old
Loved it, and although I somehow managed to miss a few of the DLC packs before they were taken offline, I did manage to get both Platinum trophies, for the base game and the Bikes add-on.
Re: Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 Wins Over PlayStation Fans
Still won't bother. I loved the game and played it through twice, including the hardest setting. But I just don't have the time or willpower to go through it all again.
Maybe somewhere waaaaayyy down the line if I ever get inspired enough to do it again, but for now... nope.
Re: PS5 Pro Reveal Is Already Sony's Most Disliked Console Announcement
Biggest joke for me was Ybarra (I think?) saying that it would effectively only cost enthusiasts $350 because of the value they'd get trading in their base PS5, and then seemingly assuming that you'd get somewhere near the original cost on a trade-in.
Currys would give me £170. Music Magpie £270. Nobody will give you anywhere near the original RRP.
Re: PS5 Pro Can Run PS4 Games Better Via Improved Backwards Compatibility
Meh. Sorry, they can stick this one.
I've bought every system since PS1, but I'll be skipping this. I don't feel it's at all necessary anyway, and many of my games are on disc. Plus, PS4 Pro made PS5 feel quite average, loading speed aside.
I'll wait for PS6, but if nothing else, this PS5 Pro has me very concerned about the price of the true next gen hardware.
Re: Reaction: PlayStation Needs to Take a Long, Hard Look at Itself
A classic example of "stick to what you know".
Perhaps they shouldn't have listened to Bungie and instead gone ahead with TLOU Factions as their first major "live service" title. It's ideally suited, and at least there's a lot of fan interest/demand for it... a ready-made audience of (probably) at least a million.
They also need to realise that not every single player game they make needs to be a AAA cinematic blockbuster. They could get smaller studios to make cheaper alternative games tied to their bigger franchises... for example, what about a Broken Sword style adventure featuring Nathan Drake's daughter Cassie, sold for £20?
They have a captive audience for some of their bigger franchises who will buy almost anything. Use that. Stop trying to force yourself into an already saturated market where you have no experience. If you are going to try that, use an existing franchise that people are already interested in... perhaps Concord would have fared better if, for example, it had been a game set in the Killzone universe.
Re: People Are Already Freaking Out Over Monster Hunter Wilds' PS5 Frame Rate
Never had a problem with 30fps on anything. Would rather have a steady 30 than have it jumping between 40 and 60. Consistency is the main thing for me, especially if any part of the gameplay relies on timing, which is the case in most games.
As I've mentioned in a previous comment elsewhere, I'd even argue that any competitive game should be locked at a frame rate that's easily achievable, to keep things skill-based and prevent one player gaining an advantage over others simply because they can afford better hardware. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Sony to Short-Change PS Stars Members with PS Plus Renewals Starting Next Year
Doesn't bother me. I signed up but never expected to get much out of it as I don't buy games digitally if I can avoid it, so never earn many points anyway. 🤷🏻♂️
I'm level 3 with 2051 points, and I had to look that up to tell you... that's how disinterested I am in the whole thing.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Builds the Hype with Stunning Final Trailer
Visually stunning, but there's a feeling of "meh" about the gameplay that i just can't shake. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: PS Plus Essential Has 3 More PS5, PS4 Games to Download Now
@Cambrius They're not charging you to use your internet connection, they're charging you to use their servers, which incur costs for maintenance and occasional replacement or upgrades.
Re: PS Plus Essential Has 3 More PS5, PS4 Games to Download Now
They really need to introduce a basic level that just gives you the ability for online play. £10 a year for online play and nothing else.
Re: Bungie Accused of Overselling Itself to Sony, Promising Success It Couldn't Deliver
I said that when they bought them, but then I never have enjoyed anything Bungie have made. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Talking Point: Is It Finally the Right Time to Buy PSVR2?
Nope. I'd struggle to justify it if they were giving it away. It's a fun gimmick for a little while, but it's use in gaming is too niche and too limited. And unless you have aircon, who wants to sit with that on their head in this weather? 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Poll: Is the Astro Bot PS5 Controller the Best DualSense Yet?
No option for "I really don't care about controller colours"? (Or console for that matter.)
Re: No Man's Sky: Worlds Part I Revamps the Universe in Biggest Update of 2024
I want to get back into this as I loved the exploration and discovery side, even the space flight.
The downer for me is the insane resource collection required to build the various components needed to move between planets. I haven't played for years now, but as I recall you needed maybe 3 components to fuel the jump engines, and each of those needed several other components, and each of those needed several other components, and so on. I just started to find it too tedious after the first half dozen jumps and gave up.
I think they added a mode that simplified things, but I seem to recall it made other stuff easier as well, which I wasn't keen on... I just wanted the travel to be streamlined.
Re: PS5 Simply Can't Match the Pace of 2023 in Europe
Still waiting on those Sony first-party games myself.
At this stage I wouldn't be surprised if they're holding them back to push alongside the unnecessary PS5 Pro with "improvements" to get people to buy it.
Re: Doubt Cast Over PS5 Pro Actually Releasing This Year
@sanderson72 Similar here. My Pro had a 1TB internal drive and an 8TB external. That 8TB is now on my PS5 holding all my PS4 titles, along with an internal 2TB nvme drive.
I've found that with a few exceptions, the PS5 games themselves have been largely underwhelming - certainly nothing to make feel that a PS5 Pro is warranted.
Re: Doubt Cast Over PS5 Pro Actually Releasing This Year
Skip it, it's not needed. As I found when moving from the PS4 Pro to the PS5, a Pro model greatly dilutes the impact of the true next generation system. The biggest plus I've had from the PS5 is the drive and loading speed... the rest is just 'meh', and no great leap over the PS4 Pro.
In fact, I'd go as far as to say that in terms of moving from one PlayStation to another, PS5 has been the most disappointed I've been... I was more impressed when I moved from base PS4 to Pro than from PS4 Pro to PS5.
Re: PS Stars Is Back Online in Europe, Asia, Australia So Far
No joy for me in the UK... not that I really use it anyway. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: PS Stars 'Returning Soon' in Regional Rollout
@JohntheRaptor Don't they always?
Re: Sony Is Allegedly Pulling PSVR2 Funding, Report Claims
About time they knocked this fad on the head. It's been tried before and failed to gain a foothold, just like 3D.
Given that the original sold worse than Vita during the same timeframe after launch, I was surprised they even bothered with a second.
I tried the original and I did like it, but it's just too niche and I knew I would never use one enough to justify the cost. Most people, I believe, just don't want to sit there for hours with something that size hanging off their head when they're trying to relax and enjoy themselves, no matter how immersive it may be. My trial of the original was at a friend's, and as far as I know it's been back in it's box and gathering dust since about a month after launch.
The biggest issue is that it's only truly suitable for a handful of genres and just doesn't work with the rest unless they are specifically designed for it, and then you alienate 95% of your potential audience, which is no doubt why Team Asobi ignored it for the upcoming AstroBot game.
Re: New PS5 Firmware Update Adds Full Discord Calls and More
I was using Discord via the app when 2 friends and I were playing Battlefield, as one of them was on PC. But he got a PS5 last week, so now it's irrelevant.
Good to know for possible future use, but it's functionality that really should have been there from the start. But that's been a common trait with a lot of PS5 firmware features, hasn't it? A half-arsed initial implementation, followed by an upgrade months or years later; what was it, 3 years before we could check for software updates from the Game Library screen?
Re: Reaction: Summer Game Fest 2024 Showcases AAA's Endless Winter
Didn't watch it. Didn't even know when it was on. 🤷🏻♂️
But just a friendly reminder that, according to one of the devs, we could have had Days Gone 2 by now. I wonder if anyone at PlayStation is regretting turning it down at this moment in time?
Re: PS5 Hardware Architect Says It May Take Less Time to Build a Console Than a Game Now
Skip the PS5 Pro. It's not needed, and will diminish the impact of the PS6, just as PS4 Pro has done with PS5. As I've said before, apart from loading times, I would not feel I'd missed out on anything if I was still on my PS4 Pro. Even though I was a year late getting one due to the scalpers, even now, I still feel disappointed and that I could easily have gone without.
Re: Concord PS5, PC Will Reportedly Require a PSN Account to Play
Not interested in the game, but I don't get the apparent revulsion to having to create a PSN account. Are they perhaps the die-hard Xbots/Microsoft/PCMR fans who really dislike Sony?
I've had to create multiple accounts I didn't really want with various companies over the years, either to be able to play a game at all or simply to get the best out of it. EA, Rockstar, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Krafton, others I can't recall off the top of my head, and no doubt still more I've completely forgotten about. It's nothing more than a minor irritation, yet from the reactions of some, you'd think they were having to agree to the sacrifice of their first born child.
One of the more frequent reasons I see is security, referring to the PSN hack. Okay, and...? Pretty much every gaming company has been hacked in recent years, yet there's never been such resistance or outrage at needing to create accounts on those.
Take a deep breath, give your head a wobble, and get tf over it. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for May 2024?
I voted poor.
I didn't bother watching live, but caught up with it this morning. Pretty "meh" for me, except for the one game I'm interested in... AstroBot.
Despite a few corkers, PS5 has been the most disappointing PlayStation generation for me in terms of games. I feel that if I was still on my PS4 Pro, I wouldn't really be missing out on much except the loading speed.
Honestly, Sony... skip the PS5 Pro, focus on pushing some first party games out quickly, and save the hardware goodies for PS6 so that we can actually feel the improvement... because from PS4 Pro to PS5, the experience is... lacking.
Yes, I am aware that this is just my opinion and that others may feel differently.
Re: A Lot of PS4 Owners Have Yet to Upgrade to PS5
I was a year late getting my PS5 as I couldn't get one at launch. I wasn't overly fussed. Now I've had one for a while and, to be honest, I wouldn't be disappointed if I hadn't got one.
Lack of new first-party titles has certainly been a factor as far as I'm concerned, along with too much focus on remastering titles that really didn't need it.
But also, in my personal opinion, the PS4 Pro has been a huge factor, in a negative way. Loading times aside, PS5 doesn't feel like that big a leap from the PS4 Pro. I also don't feel that PS5 has been pushed far enough or consistently enough to warrant a PS5 Pro (something I read recently that many devs also feel), and I'd much rather Sony scrapped it and focused on a powerhouse PS6 in a few more years... something with enough of a leap to make it feel absolutely unmissable. I fear a PS5 Pro will similarly eat into the wow-factor of PS6, leaving many feeling underwhelmed, as it seems many do with PS5.
Re: Sony Increasingly Focused on PS5 Playtime Alongside Hardware Sales
My gameplay hours have fallen off a cliff. 910 hours in 2022, 149 in 2023, hardly any so far this year.
There are reasons for that... my mum has been quite ill, and I'm her full-time carer... but even before that, my gameplay was dwindling. Apart from co-op, I'm not interested in online games, and Sony have been woefully deficient in their single-player offerings so far on PS5.
Re: Akimbot Looks Like a Ratchet & Clank Knock-Off for PS5
Plaion?
Plaigiarism.
Re: Review Bombers Were Even Attacking Other Games Made by Helldivers 2 Dev
@UltimateOtaku91 If that's the case, let's see if all those perfectly rational people now go and also do the right thing by deleting their negative reviews. 🤔
Re: Review Bombers Were Even Attacking Other Games Made by Helldivers 2 Dev
Welcome to the PCMR... the PC Moron Race. (And yes, before anyone objects... I also game on PC.)
Imagine being that petty over creating an account... something which shouldn't have been any surprise, because the game's Steam page told you it would be necessary. If you didn't read or didn't see it, that's on you, and maybe Steam for not making it more obvious.
Now, I get that some people won't be able to do so easily because PSN isn't available in their region, but let's not forget the fact that lots of people have been creating PSN accounts for regions other than their actual location for many years, sometimes for things as trivial as a free avatar image; it is possible to work around it. Many people have accounts for Europe, the US, and Japan.
The rest of the people are just being petty and idiotic. I've had to create numerous accounts over the years on services I don't otherwise use, whether it's been a requirement or just optional to get the most out of games. I have accounts with EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Rockstar, Krafton... probably more I can't even remember... none of which I use regularly, and none of which serve any significant purpose beyond the one game they were created for.
Grow a pair, get over it, move on.
Re: Ghost of Tsushima's Crossplay Patch Has Somehow Ruined the Game with Stuttering
@Shinnok789 It's a joke, you nugget. I game on PC as well.
Re: Ghost of Tsushima's Crossplay Patch Has Somehow Ruined the Game with Stuttering
Removed
Re: Highly Rated Detective Sandbox Game Shadows of Doubt Opens a Case on PS5
Not with that graphical style.
I'm no graphics whore (I'm not particularly bothered by frame rates and resolution), but there are certain styles I just can't stand, and this "retro x Minecraft" blocky nonsense is certainly one of them. It's just... fugly.
Re: $70 Games Are Just a Phase, Believes Saber Interactive CEO
"Funnily enough, Saber Interactive itself is planning on launching Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 at $70, but Karch says this is being done to avoid concerns of a lower price point indicating it's a worse game."
Uh-huh. Riiiiigggghhhttt. Heard it all now. Of course, you could price it at $50 and - if it's any good - it might sell twice as many, giving you more profit. But no, take the short-sighted view and charge as much as you feel you can get away with.
Re: Despite Flagging Physical Software Sales, PS5's Retail Presence Is Still Strong in Japan
I am astounded that people are still shifting towards digital, given recent events with games disappearing from digital storefronts, and people losing access to TV shows etc. due to "licensing issues".
I continue to buy everything (games, music, movies) on physical media whenever possible. Not only do you actually have a product which can't be taken away, but when it comes to games, it's usually notably cheaper.
It's also been asked in the past why digital versions cost the same (or more) than physical versions when there's no physical media, case, distribution costs etc., and an explanation I've often read is that they don't want to undercut their bricks and mortar retail partners. That always gave an impression that costs would come down if they didn't need to worry about that.
However, as @MattBoothDev said above, we should all hope that the physical market remains strong, because if it disappears, digital prices won't go down, they'll go up... because when digital is the only source, they'll have us all over a barrel, and will charge whatever they like. If you buy everything digital, you're shooting everyone in the foot, including yourself.
Re: Poll: How Much Do You Care About 60fps on PS5?
Don't care at all. As long as it's smooth and consistent, it doesn't spoil my enjoyment of a game in the slightest.
I'd rather have a locked 30fps than something that varies between 40 and 60 when it gets busy. I game on both console and PC, and I just don't get the snobbery around something so trivial.
In fact, when it comes to PC, I think online competitive games should have locked frame rates, so that nobody gets an advantage based on better hardware. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Google Engineers Responsibly Report PS Portal Exploit, Ending Potential PSP Emulation
Fine by me. I don't understand why people get upset over this... not every piece of hardware has to emulate something that came before it, there are plenty of other devices which already do.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for April 2024?
For my particular tastes, the selection has been dire for the better part of a year now.
I've not been playing online much either, so if it weren't for the fact that I bought a few years worth of subs a while back, I'd have let PS Plus lapse a while ago.
It's a shame you can't pause restart your sub when you're not making use of it.
Re: Twisted Metal's TV Show Finally Available to Stream in the UK
Saw it months ago. Never played the game, but the series was fun.
Re: Sony Allegedly Pausing PSVR2 Production Due to Surplus of Unsold Stock
Time to let it go, Sony. Just like 3D, it's an old fad that people try to revive every so often, but the excitement soon wears off, it doesn't sell, support dries up, and it's unceremoniously dumped. The tech improves, but at the end of the day, it's just not something that enough people want. They should have left it after the original sold worse than the Vita.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Is Up to Three Times Faster Than PS5 as Specs Surface
I already felt that PS5 wasn't that big a jump over the PS4 Pro in many respects. And again, this - if true - will seriously dampen the impact of PS6 when it arrives.
They need to knock these "Pro" versions on the head and save the improvements for the full generational updates. There's no competition for the PS5 as it is, so no need to improve it halfway through it's life cycle. It's like yet another recent game remaster... nobody asked for it, and nobody needs it.
Re: Exclusivity Is the Achilles' Heel of Huge Blockbusters, Says Former PlayStation Exec
The solution is simple... pay the devs less and work them harder. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Reaction: What Is Happening to the Video Games Industry and Why Are There So Many Layoffs?
I just want Days Gone 2. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: Rise of the Ronin Is Another PS5 Exclusive with a Huge Download Size
I got a 2TB drive with my PS5, which is nowhere near full yet because the PS5 game library has been pretty dire by my reckoning.
Should it ever fill up, I've got an 8TB external HDD to move things onto for storage, which audio holds all my PS4 stuff.
Re: Upcoming PS5 Games for March and April 2024
You missed one... Reveil, out tomorrow. Saw an ad for it yesterday, seems to be some kind of circus-based horror game, perhaps of the often cruelly titled "walking simulator" type game. Haven't really looked into it yet.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for March 2024?
Been a while since I was interested in anything they offered on Plus. Months now, maybe a year or more... can't actually remember the last thing I took from the monthly games. 🤷🏻♂️
Personal circumstances mean I'm unable to play online at the moment, so if I wasn't already paid up for the next couple of years, I wouldn't currently be subscribed, even if that would cost me access to my previous Plus games.
Re: Talking Point: Should Sony Be More Transparent About PS5, PS4's Most Played Games?
Survey needs an option for "I really don't care!"
Re: Sony Predicts Slide in PS5 Sales with No Major Existing IPs Planned Before March 2025
It's disappointing, but I pretty much predicted this lull as we approached the end of the PS4 lifecycle, because all their "big" first party studios had released our were about to release their latest games. That's why I wasn't that fussed when I couldn't get one at launch and waited almost a year before bothering.
That being said, it seems strange to hear you referring to the PS5 entering "the latter stages of its lifecycle", because it doesn't really feel like the PS5 had achieved much so far. It's a great piece of hardware, certainly, but as far as games are concerned, it's been quite a disappointment for me personally. It seems to me that there's been precious little that's made it break a sweat, and generationally speaking, I've found it all pretty underwhelming so far.
This was echoed in my gaming stats for last year; in 2022, I had 900+ hours on PS5, and several more on PC/Steam... for 2023, that was down to just 140-something on PS5. Last year was very disappointing for me on PlayStation.