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@Kidfunkadelic83 Just add a new user profile on the PS5?

As others here have said, he's not wrong. But then, what does he expect?

I'm not a CoD player, played it a bit when it first came out but not since. In the last 20 years nothing has changed that makes me want to play it, so I don't personally really care what happens in that respect.

But, obviously a lot of people do care and I can see the problem. Ultimately, though, the best solution has to be for Sony to develop their own must-have multi-platform IP.

@KaijuKaiser Agreed. I know Sony have their faults but one of the reasons I've stuck with them since PS1 is they do try to innovate. Doesn't always work out for them but they push boundaries, experiment, they're not afraid to try something new.

@SoulChimera Looks like review units are being delivered today. Hype factor 8 and climbing...

@OrtadragoonX I've not played that, might have to look it up. I'm not into FPS's with a gamepad so haven't played any on PS5. Only fairly recently got a half-decent GPU, so might re-visit Battlefield on the PC.

@ORO_ERICIUS I can see how that might make a difference to how you feel about these things.

If only we could all learn from the past and not make the same mistakes again and again.

@ORO_ERICIUS You got me thinking about my view on the subject as a Brit. I have played as an axis soldier/sailor/pilot in multiplayer games many times but not often in single player. In single player it makes me a bit feel a little uneasy shooting at my 'own side'. Wierd.

I imagine it's a bit different from a German perspective with the added 'Nazi' element to it, though. But I would hope by now that people can understand the vast majority of German people forced to fight were not Nazis, just soldiers.

I would not play as a Nazi, but I would play as a German.

@SonOfClement Good luck with getting a decent price for it. I sold mine, full setup boxed, with moves, move charging dock, camera and DS4 with charging dock. Got £70. Should have split it!

@Westernwolf4 Fair, you are entitled to your opinion, I just happen to completely disagree with it.

I'm sure if we could all work on point 3, though, the gap could be closed. Just needs point 2 sorted out first. Get rid of the extremist views and allow everyone to have a say.

I don't think a game review site is the right place for it, though.

@Golem25 Damn, just deleted everything I've written. What you said, lol.

@Westernwolf4 I think it's more important to read her statements first. Try to understand them from her perspective and then the responses.

Then search out the horrendous threats made to those who express support for her.

Then wonder at what point society lost the ability for reasoned debate.

On a game related note, the more I see of it the more I'm inclined to give it a go. Once I've paid off the VR2 🤔

I know it doesn't quite have 4K res but I wonder why it's scaled to 1080 and not something a bit higher, maybe 1440?

@Stocksy Agree 100% It's a shame some simply are unwilling to have the conversation.

@Valgore Absolutely true. I have no desire to be anywhere where free speech is not allowed, especially where my presence brings someone revenue.

@danlk1ng The problem is your view champions one groups rights while ignoring, if not trampling all over, another's. That ain't never going to work out well for anyone.

If PushSquare want to push personal views outside of gaming and don't welcome it being questioned, they need to make that clear. Then I and I suspect many others will quite happily go elsewhere.

@themightyant eek, that sucks. My heart dropped to my boots when Amazon admitted it had been lost, I thought I'd be lucky to get a replacement. Very happy I did. Either they kept back some stock for shipment 'losses' or DOAs or I got some poor buggers PS5!

@StrickenBiged Eloquently put and, I suspect, by far the most common view.

I know you should never wish your time away, but roll-on the 22nd!

I have to temper my excitement a bit as I felt the same waiting for PS5 release day. My PS5 got 'lost' in transit and I had to wait three more days for a replacement!

I'm going to keep an eye out for more reviews, might be one for my Daughter.

Also going to keep an eye out for a different site to get my PS news.

IMHO PushSquare have overstepped the mark this time and it doesn't look like I'm the only one feeling that way. If you're going to actively take a position on something, and publicly state it, you must expect and allow others the same opportunity.

ALL people must have the right to express an opinion on things that may directly affect them.

An appeal to PushSquare. please, either remove your personal views from the review or allow others to comment on it.

@Unlucky13 That's one of the great things about GT7, loads of very different cars to play with

@Unlucky13 Yeah, I see where you're coming from. I prefer the faster cars when racing but looking forward to driving far more of the 'everyday' and classic in VR.

@TrickyDicky99 I did buy it to try out the VR modes but must admit didn't spend too much time with it. Not sure why, it just didn't grab me the way GT7 has.

I suppose the driving dynamic is not too different, so if you played Sport to death then I can see why GT7 might not offer you much apart from the graphical improvement and now full VR, if that took your fancy.

@TrickyDicky99 Each to their own. Personally I'm loving it and can't wait to see it in VR

@Unlucky13 Probably. I would image, just like in real-life, certain assets can be used in multiple cars. The more common the car the more bits they can re-use. Certainly for the interiors.

I think they've scanned stuff in at such a high resolution we can't see it in all its glory even on the PS5. Have to wait until for GT10 on the PS6, on an 8K TV, to see it.

I get where the folks who want more realistic damage come from but I suppose it shouldn't be a factor. In a good race you wouldn't hit anything that could cause damage. I struggle enough with placing third in some races without out being penalised for a single heavy-contact!

Implementing damage modelling in both physical car damage and car handling, for all cars, would take CPU and GPU cycles away from something else. So I guess it was a conscious design decision at some point.

As for Motorstorm, yes please, instant purchase.

@Northern_munkey
"i find it rather odd that some gamers condem the capitalist swine to hell but continue to purchase their products "

Agree. Nail meet head.

These sort of comments wind me up.

Sony are doing what every successful large business, that employs a meaningful number of people, has done. The system is not perfect but I've yet to see anyone come up with a realistic proposal for anything better. All of us here are 'guilty' of benefitting from 'slavery' as some people choose to see it.

The solution is not to sit in their heated house, belly full, typing words on a keyboard that, if not produced in China, will contain parts made in China and complain. It might salve their conscience a bit but is, ultimately, a meaningless gesture.

If people want to change the world start by not buying anything other than that necessary to live. If you do, make sure it's completely ethically sourced, preferable made locally. Donate the rest of your money to charities and organisations that might actually be able to achieve some good with it. If enough people do that, maybe things might change.

Sorry, rant over.

@NEStalgia In my view (people probably bored of me saying it) NMS is worth full price. A shaky start (so I understand, came to it over a year after release) but so much content added for free
since I feel the devs should be rewarded for it.

@thefourfoldroot1 You beat me to it, just watched the same video.
I could play a few games for over an hour on VR1 but never Sport or DC in VR. Even more stoked for it now. Going to have a fight to get the kids off it though.

@Topov81 Thanks, will keep an eye on it then. It's taken the Mr's fancy and there's not much she like on the PS5.

Does anyone know if this covers the UK? I think it was DLC on the first game.

Claimed all of the ones I wanted, so I'm ok with it. Always had a PSN account and subscription anyway, so they've always been 'free' to me.

Regarding physical vs digital, I used to be firmly in the physical camp but not so much now. I have a stack of DVD's & Blueray films I don't watch anymore, just collecting dust. For me it's easier just to stream, though I do have a decent broadband connection.

Same with games. Up until the PS5 everything I bought was physical and I was used to swapping disks to play games. Now it's just a PITA powering on the PS5, finding someone's swapped my GT7 disk out for a flippin Lego game and having to unpark my backside to go and swap disks. That's a couple of minutes of valuable play time! Plus it's rarely a case of sticking a new disk in and just playing, have to download a massive patch first.

If I got through several games a month I suppose second-hand physical purchases would make sense. As I only get through several a year I find digital just so much easier.

@NEStalgia Like most I love a bargain but NMS is one of the few games I've paid full price for, twice in fact. Once on PC then on PS5. By my reckoning it's been the best bang for buck game I've ever bought and felt they deserve my hard-earned cash.

@Th3solution Oh for flips sake, it didn't even occur to me I could tweak AI difficulty. I've not been able to get higher than 4th in some of the GT Cup races (Suzuka I hate you), it's been doing my head in. One mistake and it's all over. I'll checkout the setting when I get a chance.

@Th3solution Sounds like you got plenty to occupy yourself with, makes sense to get through that lot first. Not much has taken my fancy for a while, so I've not really got any backlog. Bit stuck and frustrated with GT7 at the moment and don;t have hours to improve. Going back to some of the easier races in VR really appeals. I've been more taken with some of the up-coming VR games, so different proposition for me.

As long as everyone's happy it's all good

@somnambulance Yeah, Meta. I'm not convinced that the Metaverse will be a thing for quite some time and the negative press isn't helping VR in general. It's one thing to game in VR, another to spend hours working and shopping in it. Not appealing to me, anyway.

As for the current state of the world, sure, I can see a lot of people turning away from investing in high-end tech. It's just not a priority. Though I wonder how many may go for 1 big ticket item rather than a few lower-end ones.

@Th3solution Heh, not me for one. Knew I really wanted a VR1 but had to try it first. Was with the wife at the time, she saw my reaction and pretty much nagged into buying (lucky or what!).

Difficult times at the moment but I'm in a position where I can afford a VR2.At the end of the day it's a years worth of smokes or beer for some, neither of which I partake in. So what the hell.

@EvenStephen7 Is it facing as big an uphill battle, though? Given the Move control system I think it was much harder to port to the VR1 than it is now for the VR2. Especially as the PS4 didn't quite have the grunt to run many of the full-blown PC titles. It just wasn't worth the effort.

Now we're in a position where the PS5+VR2 combination is capable of running pretty much anything the PC can, with decent tracking, hand controllers and a much more compatible API (I suspect).

Time will obviously tell but I'm far more optimistic for VR2 than I ever was for VR1.

@Yozora146_ Fair play, see what you mean. I've often found saying anything positive results in being called a 'defender' or 'shill', gets a bit tiresome.

I'm definitely not in the market for an Edge, it's not for me, can't see any appeal in it at all. Happy for those who are, though!

@Yozora146_ I don't think there's much in the way of people trying to 'defend' it as such, just trying to inject some balance.

People have as much right to be enthusiastic about it as not.

@Th3solution Fair enough points but until you've tried it you're not going to find a compelling reason to get one. It'll either be a 'meh', 'yuck' or 'omg this is awesome' moment. If it's an 'omg', well, who knows how long that'll last. Bit like many 'omg' moments, though!

Of course having the opportunity to try it for those on the fence would be nice, Sony need to get them into stores.

@stvevan VR is partly niche because it's expensive, surely? So was gaming once, as you'd know if you were around in the 80's. It took off because it became more affordable.

And no, not everyone is into gta, code and FIFA. I have none of them.

VR is fantastic but has it's problems. Make it easier to use, less expensive and solve the motion issues and it'll be mainstream.

@somnambulance You're right but it's all a matter of perspective I guess. I don't really get why people spend £1000+ on an iPhone but they have done for years and still do, granted, not as many in the current financial climate. People just value things differently I guess.

VR is not mainstream, true, but I think it could be as long as the likes of Sony et al take a risk and get new products out there, push the technology and address the issues with it. If it succeeds it will be because early adopters were willing to embrace and fund it.

I've just sold my VR1. Had it since launch but I admit I didn't really use it much. I love the immersion of VR, to me no other game experience can match it. But VR1 was cumbersome to setup and, more importantly, didn't have many games I really enjoyed playing. It was all a bit, well, primitive.

VR2 looks like it'll address a lot of the issues, though. To me it's worth a punt on.

You only have to look at the number of PC ports ready around launch, or on the way to see VR2 is going to have a far bigger library than VR1. It's clearly a lot easier to port for than VR1. So games will come and I'm absolutely convinced it will sell better than VR1, even in the current financial climate.

I personally think it's a good thing Sony are sticking with VR, we need innovation and competition to drive the cost down and provide a better experience.

I'm also puzzled why so many people keep banging on about the cost of it. Objectively it's a good deal if you want a quality VR experience and can afford it. Yes, it's expensive, so are IPhones. Seems to be an attitude that if some can't afford it no-one should. If that were true Apple wouldn't exist!

Could Sony have done a better job of promoting it? Hell yes, it's been a sh1t show.

I never got into Horizon, played the original for a few hours and it just didn't click with me. For some reason seeing the world in VR really does appeal, though, so I'm going for it.

I loved half-life but have never played Alyx. I don't agree that it would be a system seller as such, those with a burning desire to play it probably already have. I reckon we need some new content, not more PC ports.

Saying that, I'm looking forward to UltraWings2!

Excellent news! I'm struggling to complete some of the GR3/4 races and getting frustrated with it. Be nice to done the VR and experience some of the earlier races again

Would be great if the social screen would display lots of race telemetry so those watching could feed it back to the driver.

Wow, local Argos has GoW bundle actually in-stock for home delivery at £539.99. First time since launch!

Three complaints:
1) There were no Custard Creams awarded on completion
2) There were no biscuit related questions
3) The survey did not pop up a new tab and when completed did not return me to PushSquare

Fortunately I do have some Custard Creams in the biscuit barrel which I have just dunked in a cuppa and enjoyed very much.