Paranoimia

@Deanster101 The implication of "keeping something for a lifetime" suggests not planning to sell, and therefore the value is irrelevant.

I buy physical whenever possible, and if I'm keeping games, I want the cases to last, so I'll always prefer plastic to cardboard, as they get damaged too easily.

"Single use plastic" isn't necessarily automatically a bad thing. Sure, if it's a straw, bottle, cup, maybe so... but if it's a container for something you're keeping for a lifetime, and it's recyclable, that's different.

The biggest part of plastic pollution is people... those who just carelessly discard it by dropping it in the street, where it gets blown around and ends up in streams, rivers, and oceans. If it's properly disposed of and recycled, I don't see it as that much of an issue. But the whole aspect of littering is a personal hatred of mine; to me, an anti-littering message should be drilled into kids from an early age, in much the same way as anti-racism and the like.

Well, neither Destiny or Halo are selling points for me, but I'm always in favour of an FPS in a current war setting. If it's decent, I'm in.

Sounds like it might have a decent single-player campaign with some decent stories. Or at least it should, given the stated aim of telling it through the eyes of those who were there. Who knows, perhaps there might even be a tactical element to any multi-player, making a welcome change and setting it apart from the usual "run around like a headless chicken" approach of practically every other military FPS.

They stopped the f*ckers doing it with concert tickets, so do the same with these items too.

I don't mind the odd person buying, say, a couple, keeping one, and selling the other for a modest profit. But buying thousands of items you don't want yourself, for the sole purpose of milking money off those who genuinely want it... that stinks. It creates a shortage which wouldn't necessarily exist otherwise... same as with those who were panic-buying hand sanitiser and bogroll when we had the first COVID lockdown.

It would help if we did away with "RRP" or "SRP" ('recommended' or 'suggested') and fixing it at "RP" - retail price - where the manufacturer states the price, and it's illegal to sell above it.

A few years ago, Kaitlyn Dever would have made a great younger Ellie.

Depending on the setting of the series, she might still have been able to portray a slightly older TLOU2 Ellie.

I've managed 40+ years of gaming on various controllers without them, so... probably not unless there was a very compelling reason.

Oh no! 😱

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(Yes, that's all I have to say. This is filler.)

Would rather see a remake of the PS1 original. Or Dropship from PS2.

I vote: Die. 👎

Not that I really care one way or the other. 😁

As someone who doesn't even have a PS5 yet, how about letting them focus on new PS5 titles, rather than wasting time updating old games which already work perfectly well?

Not so much "can't wait to play it", more "never heard of it". And I have a gaming PC. But then looking at the screens and seeing "RPG", it doesn't seem to be my 'thing', so I'm not surprised.

Very little difference between PS4 Pro and PS5 judging by that video, other than frame rate of course... though I'm still of the opinion that in games like this, frame rate is irrelevant as long as it's smooth and reliable.

As for the game... I found it merely decent. Still deciding whether I want to go back and bother with the Platinum.

Where do you go to download the theme?

I redeemed the code successfully, but it doesn't seem to give you a link, and I'll be damned if I can find the download queue on the new store. It doesn't appear in my Library on the PS4 either.

That was supremely irritating. I just skipped to the end to see the artwork, and... that wasn't really worth it.

Does raise two questions, though...

Where and how did he get all those PS5's? Is one of/does he know the scalpers who have been grabbing all the stock?

They may have been answered in the video, but as I've already said, I skipped almost the entire thing.

Also: "celebrities such as Charli D'Amelio, Addison Rae, and Mr Beast"

Who, who, and who?

OnLive Mk. II

And those people who have bought games on it will lose everything. I'm sure they'll be disappointed... both of them. 😜

This approach is the very worst of gaming solutions. I still believe physical is best, but even if you buy digital on PSN/Live, you still have the game to play. Buying a full-price game on a streaming service with no ability to download and keep? Truly bizarre.

While I do use Netflix and Prime, this is why I also still buy movies I really like on disc rather than through PSN, Prime, or Google Movies... the companies can, in theory, wipe out your access to your entire collection at the press of a button.

Played the third one on PS3. Best part was mining the planets. Other than that, didn't care for it, and won't be bothering with this.

Got a mate who's nuts about them, but they don't do anything for me.

@Discol76 Once they become available, yes.

@Gmork___ Use the mobile app. I grabbed Maneater with it for when I eventually get a PS5.

I'll snag Concrete Genie, but they can keep the other two.

Nope. Had one pre-ordered, but wasn't guaranteed one for launch day and was informed shortly before launch that I wouldn't be getting one. I actually cancelled the pre-order some time between the US and UK launch, as there's nothing on it yet that I want to play.

For me personally, it was a disappointing launch line-up, and whatever improvements it may offer, I'm not going to buy one just to play my PS4 games when my Pro plays them perfectly well. Don't get me wrong, I'd play them on it if I had one and some PS5 games I wanted to play, but I'm not going to get one (even if I could) just to play them.

I'll pick one up at some point. I was thinking maybe around March, but it may be later than that. I've got a PS4 backlog and a PC to keep me occupied until then.

@sanderson72 "Kikstart' (as in the game) is what I actually typed, though it seems autocorrect stepped in again. But yes, I watched Kickstart as well!

I've only recently started playing Trials Fusion... got it via Plus a while back (I think... may have bought it in a sale, but can't remember), but hadn't touched it until now.

Personally, I'd have gone with 'Kickstart-esque', but I doubt half your readers would have a clue what that meant.

Goddam those enemy soldiers, how dare they wear camo to conceal their location!

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Cyberpunk 2077? Seems more like Clusterf*ck 2021.

I quite enjoy these. Haven't played Erica yet, but The Bunker was fun, as was Late Shift. Good when you want something to play, but want a slower pace.

A bit of ETS2 and/or ATS, as they have an event running. And probably a bit of DayZ. Maybe some Trials Fusion.

Probably using the increase to fund Game Pass.

This will push people to Game Pass, and then they'll jack up the price on that.

Never heard of the director or the movies. That's no bad thing though, as often lesser-knowns with something to prove will make a better product than the well known who often rest on their laurels.

It's also not uncommon for me not to know directors and others behind the scenes when it comes to movies and TV anyway, as I never pay attention to them; I'm only interested in the subject matter, and whether the show/movie entertains me.

If this conveys any of the mood, atmosphere, and chemistry of the game, it should do just fine, regardless of who's in it or who's behind the camera.

@CptH0vvDy Indeed, but we're talking about those whining about its use in the previous version.

On the one hand, if you have the DLC and access to the gadget, there's nothing to complain about.

On the other hand, if you didn't like the game enough to buy the DLC, it really shouldn't matter to you that much anyway.

@CptH0vvDy And everyone is using what the game supplies. No-one is cheating, it's all above board.

@Ah-Void Even if you were the only person on the planet to get it, it's still ultimately worthless.

It's a single-player game. If you earned it without using the device, you get some personal satisfaction from knowing that. That's all that matters. If others used it, it makes no difference whatsoever to your own personal achievement.

As I said earlier, be less concerned about how others play their game. Unless you upload a video to YouTube, no-one else knows how you earned it, and I can pretty much guarantee very few will care.

@WallyWest So don't use it! The choice is entirely yours.

The reason to do something which takes a ton of set-up is to gain the enjoyment of doing so, and the satisfaction of having it pay off... and get your money's worth out of the game. If you choose to go straight to the easy option, that's on you, nobody else. Have some self-control. Save the shortcuts for a second play-through.

@CptH0vvDy Okay, fair enough. But it still doesn't change the fact that it's a single-player game, and so still has no effect or bearing on anyone but the individual playing, as others aren't at a competitive disadvantage.

@get2sammyb That's fair enough, if the devs want to take it out, that's fine. I'm only referring to those players who think that its use is somehow 'cheating' when it's there for all to use.

@Nepp67 It is what it is. Use it if you like it; if you think it makes things too easy, don't. It's a single-player game - play it the way you want to.

@nessisonett It's a virtual trinket. It has no value beyond what you yourself allocate to it.

@get2sammyb But it's there for everyone to use, just like any other option. If it were real life and you had a device to minimise risk and make the job simpler, you'd use it.

Whether it's included or not, as long as it's not DLC and available to all, the playing field is level for everyone. Whining about other people using a perfectly valid method and getting a quick time, just because you (general 'you', not you specifically) don't want to "lower yourself" is ridiculous. You may as well complain that people are beating your lap time in GT Sport because they're using a Veyron and you want to compete in a Fiat 500.

Always amuses me when people complain about things being 'overpowered' in single-player games, when you have the option to not use them.

Never played a Hitman game, but it's not the first time I've seen such nonsense. There are complaints about some of the mods in SnowRunner making things too easy, which is ridiculous when they're not in the base game, and you'd have to go out of your way to get access to them. How other people choose to complete their game has zero effect on you.

Hopefully not until they have something new and significant to announce, otherwise people will just complain about it being full of stuff they already knew.

Meh. Last Codies game I bought was... umm... TOCA3 on PS2, I think. And it wasn't as good as TOCA 2.

Never played one. Tried a demo on (I think) PS3, but didn't rate it. Think I added one to my list that was on Plus, but never yet downloaded it.

@Darten Dual who?

"allowing the biggest music artists"

"popstar Madison Beer"

Umm...?

@Flurpsel No disagreement from me, though I don't think the PS4 will be going anywhere just yet. I don't mean it would be a permanent waste of money, just that for me, right now, it's not worth the outlay simply to play the games I can already play perfectly well.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

Nothing on PS5 for me yet, and no point buying one when I have a Pro. Until there's something compelling and the system is more feature-complete, it's not worth it.

I was thinking I'd maybe pick one up around March, but at the moment the first approximate date I have for anything I really want to play is Stray, and according to the other article, that's not until around October.

Strictly personal opinion: If Sony really wants to get people transitioned as quickly as possible, they're going to need far more compelling games, and plenty of them, quickly. I still have the feeling they were caught short by the MS reveal.

At this point in time, I'm glad there were shortages which meant no day-one system for me, and gave me pause to reconsider. Had I bought one just to end up playing my existing collection, I think I'd be feeling like I'd wasted my money.

God of War? Really? Hmm. 🤔

Still always prefer physical, and will continue to do so. I only buy digital if it's only available that way, or if it's heavily discounted in a sale. New games at store prices? No thanks... and that will go double when it comes to PS5 and the hiked prices.

Love the Killzone games. Never really bothered with the online side, but the single-player stories really clicked with me, and I loved the Helghast.

If you're talking 'best' in terms of technical achievement, then for me it's between Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4, or The Last of Us Part 2.

In terms of content, gameplay, and how much I enjoyed it, then it's easily Days Gone.

Also, if you're not including Horizon on the list because it's also on PC, as others have said, Ratchet & Clank shouldn't be on there either; Horizon wasn't on PC when it launched, and Insomniac weren't first-party when R&C launched, so you really need to add the former or remove the latter.

Then there are the remasters. If being on PC disqualifies Horizon, then being on PS2 and/or PS3 should disqualify those.

Definitely an air of the old Space Harrier game about this in some parts of the gameplay.

Don't really care. Having played the last one, I doubt I'll be bothering.

Is it just me, or does that read like:

"Hello Games were eager and willing to redeem themselves. Us... not so much."