@Mintie @dskatter yeah I have the free trial and play a little here and there. But I dunno I just feel like it’s something I should have played years ago.
I still buy and play from games but absolutely they can put me off.
Sometimes I enjoy the mauling I’m getting. But then well I game to have fun. And if the difficulty is making it less fun then it will drop down the pile.
And now especially with GPU/Plus there’s so many other games I can go enjoy. (Then swing back round to the difficult one).
I am in the camp of - single player only - should have difficulty setting. Player A can ‘git gud’ etc and play on the intended settings. Where’s player B can tailor it to their level.
Means both player A and B can enjoy the game. It also doesn’t spoil each other’s experience. Because a difficulty setting doesn’t diminish anything for other people
@BacklogBrad for the exact same reasons as you have said there, is why Hellblade2 will get ported over, the last I saw it had a very low achievement rate too.
@rjejr @Tecinthebrain the ps4 may have sold double the amount of ps5, but majority of those ps4 owners will have upgraded to ps5, some will be a 2nd or 3rd purchase (due to breakage etc) and some just won’t be used anymore (gone to pc/xbox/dont game anymore etc etc)
To be fair to PushSquare and @get2sammyb it was also missed over on PureXbox until it was pointed out in comments and I think @themightyant posted the video. Although they have updated their article.
@K1LLEGAL I’m subbed to GP (series S)… but for argument sake…
Ps5 only gamer, pays £70 or less for the couple of games they are interested in from Xbox. You can wait 12months pick them up for half price and fully patched.
Or
Ps5 only gamer - buys a series X (for like to like comparison) at £400 plus £150 a year for GPU. To play the handful of games they want.
Buying them at £70 can make sense.
Obviously there are caveats of other games on GPU, how many games you want etc.
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Re: Star Wars Outlaws Boasts Ubisoft's Biggest Ever Marketing Budget, Strong Launch Expected
I’ll wait till Black Friday. Get it for £30. And time to sort some launch issues out too!
Thankyou to all the people paying silly money for the early access editions and so forth to help identify the issues!
Re: Concord's Free Open Beta Is Performing Abysmally on PC
Damn haters.
Or maybe it’s just all been done before. For free. So what’s the incentive to drop £40 on it?
I don’t think it will even have a hardcore player base to keep it going for long.
Re: 'PlayStation's Blessed with Marketing Budgets We're Not Able to Enjoy,' Xbox Bigwig Bemoans
@Max_the_German
If they don’t advertise they won’t make a dent into the competition. People buy the brands they see in adverts.
For me it’s more Xbox just doesn’t care much outside of the America’s.
They have just released GP on fire stick. Yet how many parents or casuals would know? Unless they show people the product they won’t know.
Re: EA Sports College Football 25 Sells 2.2 Million Copies for $100
I’ll give this a try when it hits EAplay in 9months or so, I’m not a big nfl fan but have enjoyed the odd bit of madden over the years
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess?
I’ll be giving it a try in the coming weeks as it is on GP.
Re: There's Already Concern Over Concord's Player Count as Open Beta Begins
Sorry guys. I got all the haters together and we caused this.
My bad.
Re: PS5 Simply Can't Match the Pace of 2023 in Europe
@breakneck oh per month then yeah that’s like minimum wage.
But still ps5 is affordable
Re: PS5 Simply Can't Match the Pace of 2023 in Europe
@Steel76 don’t forget MS also raised prices, because at least this time round there was a genuine reason.
But yeah they could perhaps be dropping to at least the original price.
Re: PS5 Simply Can't Match the Pace of 2023 in Europe
@breakneck your math can’t possibly be right.
60k yen is roughly £300
300k yen is roughly £1500
They have to earn more than £1500 a year.
Re: Pacific Drive Gets Photo Mode, New Customisation Options, More in Free Update
I keep going to pick this up as it’s £15ish.
But I just know it’s going to head to plus at some point soon.
Re: PS5 Simply Can't Match the Pace of 2023 in Europe
The lack of big hitting console releases will account for some of this.
But it’s only natural after selling 50million that it will start to slow.
Re: Mini Review: Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (PS5) - Yeah, It's Pretty Good
Well this and the capcom game shall be tried on GP in the coming weeks I guess.
Re: Amazon Prime Day 2024 - Best Deals on PS5 and PS4 Games, Controllers, SSDs, 4K TVs, and More
@themightyant his comment was a year ago.
Probably different prices elsewhere, I’d shop around as most of these games have been similar prices on other sites.
Re: Re-Enactment Group Not Satisfied with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows Flag Apology
@REALAIS @ATaco the flag was probably just a placeholder in some concept art for internal use only, most likely human error just left it in.
There’s nothing about the game that is real but there is 0 harm using real world items to build that world up.
Re: Preview: Ignore The Haters, Concord Is a Good PS5 Shooter We Can't Wait to Play More Of
@YoureTooSlowBro im certain I wouldn’t like being kicked in the di**. Dont need to try it to dislike it.
Many people know what they like from videos, watching others play etc. everyone has different tastes on what games they enjoy.
Re: Preview: Ignore The Haters, Concord Is a Good PS5 Shooter We Can't Wait to Play More Of
@Kidfried yes that is what it is in for.
Average game will get what it deserves.
Nothing inherently bad about it, but there’s nothing really different or substantial to it that isn’t already out there, for free.
This is not a HD2.
Re: Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail (PS5) - Another Superb Expansion for an Excellent MMO
@Mintie @dskatter yeah I have the free trial and play a little here and there. But I dunno I just feel like it’s something I should have played years ago.
I will keep plugging away tho thanks!
Re: Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail (PS5) - Another Superb Expansion for an Excellent MMO
I really Want to get into this as I love FF.
It’s just now so huge and daunting to begin and I’d imagine a massive time sink too
Re: Talking Point: Was Sony Right to Resist Adding PS5 Exclusives to PS Plus Day One?
@Jacko11 @Toot1st there is probably a degree of accuracy to to Jacko point.
The costs of the day 1 games being produced then put on GP won’t have any of the development budget/marketing etc as part of the gamepass costs.
The development costs are buried elsewhere
Re: Talking Point: Was Sony Right to Resist Adding PS5 Exclusives to PS Plus Day One?
Let’s be honest.
Within 3 months Sony will raise prices.
Also Sony can’t afford to do.
Re: Apex Legends Demands More Cash in New, Dodgy Battle Pass Strategy
Oh good. A new way to screw more money out of gamers.
How about a day pass? Or pay $1 every time you load the game.
Re: Talking Point: What's Your PS5 Game of the Year for 2024 So Far?
1. Rebirth
2. DD2
3. Unicorn Overlord
Re: Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn Offers No Respite with PS5 Story Trailer, Extended Gameplay
This is the one on GPU? Probably try it there I think
Re: Almost 2,000 Awesome PS5, PS4 Games Discounted on PS Store
@Yousef- careful with the ‘discounts’ these just seem to be the same price they drop to every other week
Re: Almost 2,000 Awesome PS5, PS4 Games Discounted on PS Store
Just a heads up for those that have a disc drive -
Lords of fallen/P3 can both be found cheaper physically (of the ones highlighted)
Also I think there is a deal on with P5/4/3 for about £40
Re: CDPR Says Boston-Based Dev Studio Will Make Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel More Authentically American
@Northern_munkey I think he meant the launch of cyberpunk2 (or whatever it’s called) will be bad on ps6 and good on 7.
Like the original with ps4/5
Re: The Obligatory Helldivers 2 Isn't As Popular As It Was Headlines Have Started to Emerge
@BAMozzy once again you really aren’t understanding live service.
So I’m Not going to get into an argument over it.
Re: The Obligatory Helldivers 2 Isn't As Popular As It Was Headlines Have Started to Emerge
@BAMozzy then you clearly do not understand live service games.
Even CoD see’s a huge drop off.
Re: Days Gone Team Apologises for 'False Hope' of PS5 Sequel After Misleading Headlines, Comments
It’s a shame it isn’t getting a sequel. It was a solid, if unspectacular 8/10 for me.
Story a little meh, little long. But had a pretty good open world and the hordes were good.
Sadly took a little too much criticism for having a white biker protagonist who could be a bit of a d**k
Re: Next Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Update Could Be a Big One
@Andee the always online will most likely never change.
There’s 0 reasons to spend money on MTX etc. of course without spending you will have to run more races to get your money.
I certainly wouldn’t miss out the game over the worry of mtx
Re: Huge Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 Update Adds Frame Rate Settings, 120FPS Is an Option
@Rich33 unless you go for a PS studio/Nintendo game day 1 it’s generally better to wait. Those 2 seem to usually have better quality control etc
Re: GTA 6 Fans Nervous As GTA Online Locks Crucial Quality of Life Feature Behind GTA+ Sub on PS5, PS4
As an upfront I do not nor will not play gta online.
But seriously this is nothing new? Often the quicker options are done via a season pass/dlc/purchasables in many games.
Re: Poll: Can a Game's Brutal Difficultly Put You Off Playing It?
I still buy and play from games but absolutely they can put me off.
Sometimes I enjoy the mauling I’m getting. But then well I game to have fun. And if the difficulty is making it less fun then it will drop down the pile.
And now especially with GPU/Plus there’s so many other games I can go enjoy. (Then swing back round to the difficult one).
I am in the camp of - single player only - should have difficulty setting. Player A can ‘git gud’ etc and play on the intended settings. Where’s player B can tailor it to their level.
Means both player A and B can enjoy the game. It also doesn’t spoil each other’s experience. Because a difficulty setting doesn’t diminish anything for other people
Re: Fed Up with Square Enix, Final Fantasy 14's Healers Are Going on Strike
100 pages! Wow game is doomed.
Or 99% won’t notice. Or care.
Like every social media drama
Re: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PS5) - Familiar FromSoftware Brilliance
More Elden ring !!! Positive.
Familiar = negative.
How in any world does that make sense?!
Re: PS Plus Premium Snags Three-Hour Trials for Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2
@Anti-Matter says in the article that they are 60fps
Re: PS Plus Premium Snags Three-Hour Trials for Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2
@SJH thanks for that
Re: PS Plus Premium Snags Three-Hour Trials for Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2
Do you have to play the first one to understand the second?
Probably not going to have time to play both.
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate Summer Game Fest and Its Surrounding Shows as a Whole?
@__jamiie but how can they add the Nintendo direct into the conversation when it’s not been held?
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate Summer Game Fest and Its Surrounding Shows as a Whole?
Didn’t see Ubisoft.
Sony/SGF had a few interesting things.
But Xbox had overall the best show, even if some were further away.
Re: PS Store Sales Charts: Xbox's Sea of Thieves Is Massive on PS5, Helldivers 2 Finally Starts to Slip
@BacklogBrad for the exact same reasons as you have said there, is why Hellblade2 will get ported over, the last I saw it had a very low achievement rate too.
Re: LEGO Horizon Adventures Is on Nintendo Switch Because It's a Game 'For Everyone'
@rjejr @Tecinthebrain the ps4 may have sold double the amount of ps5, but majority of those ps4 owners will have upgraded to ps5, some will be a 2nd or 3rd purchase (due to breakage etc) and some just won’t be used anymore (gone to pc/xbox/dont game anymore etc etc)
So by now that ps4 only crowd will be dropping.
Re: Preview: Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5 Is Everything We Expected and We Couldn't Be Happier
GoTY next year.
They could release GTA, Zelda, Mario, Horizon 3 and more and nothing will top it for me.
Re: Ex-PS5 Exec Shawn Layden Isn't Holding Back His Feelings on Xbox
@Kidfunkadelic83 @carlos82 @PurvisP @Sakai
To be fair to PushSquare and @get2sammyb it was also missed over on PureXbox until it was pointed out in comments and I think @themightyant posted the video. Although they have updated their article.
Re: Square Enix Offers $30 Upgrade to Play Life is Strange: Double Exposure Two Weeks Early
@trev666 many will wait. Some will be happy to pay £50.
The issue for many with early access - especially as this one is 2 weeks - is all the spoilers will be out there.
Re: Ex-PS5 Exec Shawn Layden Isn't Holding Back His Feelings on Xbox
@get2sammyb it is mentioned further in his interview.
The similar articles on your sister site PureXbox has the video link.
Re: Xbox Really Wasn't Happy with PlayStation's Call of Duty Marketing Deal
@Fiendish-Beaver I think it’s more don’t throw stones in glass houses.
Both have used these tactics in the past. Neither is better than the other.
Re: Xbox Really Wasn't Happy with PlayStation's Call of Duty Marketing Deal
Well I’m sure the comment section here will be reasonable and thought out.
Re: Xbox Bigwig Confirms Many More Microsoft Games Are Coming to PS5
@K1LLEGAL I’m subbed to GP (series S)… but for argument sake…
Ps5 only gamer, pays £70 or less for the couple of games they are interested in from Xbox. You can wait 12months pick them up for half price and fully patched.
Or
Ps5 only gamer - buys a series X (for like to like comparison) at £400 plus £150 a year for GPU. To play the handful of games they want.
Buying them at £70 can make sense.
Obviously there are caveats of other games on GPU, how many games you want etc.
Re: PS5 Fans Beg Sony for a More Fulfilling Livestream in the Aftermath of Xbox Show
@somnambulance I think the Nintendo show will be weaker than the MS one.
Switch is too near end of its life now, the big girls surely have to be for switch 2, so they won’t be shown?