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Apple have built more of a generic computing device than a dedicated entertainment one.

Our only comparison is gaming and it's Apple Arcade Vs the PS5 software Library which isn't really much of a competition.

You can also buy a PS5, VR2 and every game worth owning and still have enough change for a MacBook for the price of the Vision Pro.

@Shadcai I hope it's a 2 minute cut scene. That was the second worst part of VII to Midgar itself.

All I wanted to do was escape the damned city and journey the world map. Seeing it in an advance US players guide in the UK blew my mind as a kid in 1997.

I finally escape Midgar and they make me play an hour-long flashback before I can go anywhere? No thanks.

Most people know that a preorder is largely a waste of time unless you're ordering from a website that will historically ship it to you a few days early.

It could be argued that PSVR2 has served its job.

Sony wants the PS5 synonymous with forward thinking Gaming and just having it as a capability makes it look better hardware than the Xbox.

It doesn’t need to sell: it just needs to exist.

That’s not much comfort is you bought one and there are no games but still. I’d imagine more than a few titles will be arriving after the Apple headset reveal on Monday.

It would not have killed Guerilla to add the new outfits to the PS4 version.

Help us all if Destiny 2 is what they are trying to emulate. Destiny tried it's hardest to emulate diablo 3 and repeatedly fell short in the simplicity of its mechanics. Diablo 3 is a wonderfully streamlined title, from it's skill unlocks to its transmog mechanics and Destiny gets it wrong every step of the way.

The lack of offline play in number 4 would rip at least 3 marks off the review for me.

No thanks. Id rather enjoy the game at my own pace, even if this is a decade down the line.

In other words I will still be playing Diablo 3 well after the servers for 4 have been turned off and all your progress was for nothing. Games that require an internet connection to be played should be banned.

I can still load up my character from Phantasy Star Online on the Dreamcast and have a play; will the same be said of Diablo 4 in 20 years?

I also wonder if this explains the lack of an Xbox version? The Series S is a punchy console but maybe Square didn't want to have to scale it back to fit it on the little box that could?

@practicein2021 As soon as they release one that fits under my TV I'm in.

Since I saw this in Edge years ago my overriding thought was 'who wants to play a game as Gollum?!'

The answer remains nobody.

Rather than attempting to loot box players to death with poor mobile ports Sony should just buy up Android PSP emulator PPSSPP and then link it directly to the PSP PS Store.

Players would be able to access all their old titles, buy new ones and play them all on their phones. This would generate some goodwill from the community and generate a tidy income. All those titles are built for portable play in mind so don't need any tweaking.

Backbone One Android Release + nonsensical PS App controller support update + PS Direct this week = mobile PS+ game streaming coming this week?

@TheCollector316 I wouldn’t let that put you off. Halo hardly has what could be called vast enemy variety and that’s a classic. Ditto the original doom titles. And what of Uncharted and its endless waves of goons?

Repetitive waves of goons are only so if you try and burn through the whole game in one sitting, play it one level per night and savour it.

The main sites seem to have skipped over this but Sony recently added controller support for their PS App on smartphones. This seems like a weird addition until you factor in that maybe we are getting mobile PS+ streaming revealed this Wednesday (and maybe that rumoured streaming handheld too?)

Then release some games aimed at that market but give them a worldwide audience. Western gamers lap up some of the crazy stuff that comes out of Japan. We all love the single player epics and online world but who is Sony paying anymore to come up with games like Locoroco or Super Rub-a-Dub?

I'd like to nominate the non-listed PSP.

Easily my favourite console of all time and I would argue the first console that truly ushered in the modern age of gaming. I cannot speak for other regions but in the UK it had the web browser, direct DLC downloading, downloadable demos, a multimedia emphasis and an actual useable OS rather than just a memory management system. The fact it was on a handheld was even better. In 2005 it was a slice of the future.

I don't have the console anymore but I quite happily emulate all my existing discs and PSN purchases on PPSSPP on Android.

Its a great top list missing only IMO Lumines which I consider the best falling block puzzle title ever made. Honourable mentions include Outrun 2006, Test Drive Unlimited (They squashed the whole of Oahu onto a UMD) and Phantasy Star Portable 2, the only good installment* since the Dreamcast original.

The console was also peak Sony, by which I mean that lovely way they release pieces of consumer electronics that look so cool, are way ahead of their time and cost an absolute fortune. By this I mean the Location.Free capability that meant with the right hardware you could (in 2006) watch Live TV from your home anywhere in the world streamed to your PSP. I also had all the dorky addons like the camera, GPS module (which had Sat-Nav software in Europe!) and the buggy-but-clever Talkman game.

@get2sammyb Microsoft will be hoping those Call of Duty players stick around and try something else as it wouldn't be costing them anything extra which then lumps them in for another month.

Personally I don't like what the sub model has done to even Microsoft's first party games. Look at the way Forza Horizon, despite being playable 100% offline has morphed into an ongoing service title with constant updates to drive subscriptions.

If you look at the comments over on PureXbox the majority of People complaining about the AB deal being opposed are just sore they will have to pay for Call of Duty instead of getting it 'for free' in their existing sub.

The gamers on twitter might remember saying the same thing about the original. When Destiny 2 launched it was a breath of fresh air because they stripped out all the bloat; now its buried under its own systems again.

Worse is the new player experience. You can't just play through every story campaign in order from a menu because Bungle vaulted them all. There are no attempts at onboarding, No explanation of terminology or lore. 'Jump into a weekly nightfall playlist' isn't very helpful. Even something which should be simple like transmog is too over the top. Diablo 3 and Horizon get it so right!

Q: can you use the water wing back in FW?

Fair play if Sony don't want to add the actual environments to the PS4 version but the new equipment/outfits would have been fine as a free update, maybe expanding on thr champions medals NG+ feature.

The PSVR2 doesn't need to sell well. Don't know its an expensive hobbyist item but it's mere presence makes the PS5 look more futuristic and capable than the Xbox Series and for Sony, that's all that matters.

Building an ecosystem of potential add ons is classic Sony, from the Eyetoy to the PSP, Buzz to Singstar; it enriches their potential market and customer base.

I quite enjoyed the XV transmedia experiment. Really to get the whole game story you had to:

• Play Episode Ardyn (the last piece of DLC!)
• Watch Kingsglaive (effectively a 2 hour into movie)
• Play the game but complete the DLC packs at certain points and play the online portion before the endgame.
• Watch the YouTube anime skits in your own time
• Buy the hardback 'Dawn of the Future' book that novelises all the cancelled DLC packs to finally rewrite the ending.

That's a lot to take in.

@RadioHedgeFund I have never pirated a game I could buy new that recompenses the original creators, physical or download.

I will continue to download abandonware ROMs of older titles that are no longer on sale for current devices where the only person who loses out is a collector on eBay charging a sky high resell price.

£130 for Vandal Hearts? Er, no.

No offline play. No solo adventurer against the tides of evil. No sale.

Cloud gaming is an important piece of the future conversation whether we like it or not. I cannot speak for PlayStation but Xbox streaming in a browser is brilliant. I often play Fortnite with zero ping over such connection. At home I have 500mb but at my regular hotel it ranges from 120-50mb and that works really well as well.

One thing the SF movie doesn't get enough credit for, despite being delightfully naff is how it manages to crowbar in every character from the game somehow. That alone is pretty impressive.

Day one if true.

I really want to love FFXIV. The gameplay and world is brilliant! But the journey to level 50, even if it can be done entirely via the story is too much of a slog.

I would strongly argue that grinding for hundreds of cars over 8 tracks isn't much fun after a while compared to the massive World Tour found in the brilliant PSP Ridge Racers launch title.

So what you’re saying is I’m actually in a better place having not played the game.

It sounds like they’ve gone in the direction of Xenoblade and I couldn’t be happier!

@Regalia776 I’m hoping for a world map but then wider areas around the locations to explore. Maybe a tighter Xenoblade.

Some Quen armor sets would have been nice….

One question: Do you get the Focus device? Surely being able to physically gaze around with the in-game AR interface is made for VR!

Destiny 2 remains a fine FPS game buried under so many mechanics as to make it impenetrable to new players.

The game needs a full Destiny 3 reboot. This means tidying up the story, having more classes with more granularity in the levelling and making the weapon system a bit more RNG.

Basically what they need to do is make Diablo 3 in space. This game is a classic for a reason with wonderfully streamlined post-game mechanics and plenty of room for experimentation in classes.

Sadly the best Syphon Filter is still a terribly middling 3rd person shooter.

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Genuinely brilliant!

Do Test Drive Unlimited?

@nomither6 Like the cartoony kiddy graphics of Akira?

@SplooshDmg Blood and gore normally scream “Hello teenage audience.”

A unique art style (which is really what it is) makes Fortnite great as it means me (a man in his 40s) can play squad games with his kids and not worry about the content.

The amount of people getting wound up over the graphics looking a little cartoony on a piece of software they have never played or have no interest in playing is downright hilarious.

The world in Crew 2 is too big and devoid of any character. The one thing NFS gets wrong is setting things in a big city.

Forza Horizon is probably the sole reason to buy an Xbox over a PS. The series is that good and all 5 maps have features cities but miles of well constructed open countryside between them.

There is sadly nothing on PS that even comes close.

Given the bewildering amount of stuff in D2 I’m amazed anyone can keep track of anything. I loved it when it first came out but now it’s incomprehensible trying to get back into it. The onboarding is atrocious.

Great news! I really enjoyed Run Sackboy Run. Looks like a fun time waster.

I feel the poll doesn't reflect context: this won't be for the existing model but instead the slimmer (or shorter) one coming later this year. In which case yes I would buy one because I like to have physical ownership of my stuff.

I am genuinely looking forward to the revised PS5 model. I really want one but it’s just too big to sit under my TV and I’m not leaving a gap (and stashing it away) or buying a new unit.

I know people seem to rap on the PS4 for having so many big open world single player titles but honestly it’s these games that keep me on PlayStation and I hope Sony keeps cranking them out (although I’d still appreciate a new WipEout)