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My eyes read they were making 100 Star Wars games. Haha.

@Andee Oh really? I’ll have to paw through them when it’s out.

Seeing as it’s one of their own games, I hope they’ve added trophies to Rally Cross. I loved that game on the PlayStation.

If Felix the Cat doesn’t have DualSense features like meowing, scratching surfaces and purring, I riot.

PSVR2, PS5 Pro and a great Showcase from the Sony of 7 years ago.

Off topic, sort of, but the Top Racer Collection trophies are also up. Gutted it’s been delayed to 7th March though.

@nomither6 it is closer, yeah. I just hope they release a 30th anniversary cover for whatever the PS5 Pro looks like. Can’t get enough of the original grey.

@nomither6 I preordered mine (for the standard PS5) back at the start of October. Anything to get close to the original PlayStation grey (not quite the same but probably as close as we can get). Preordered the sterling silver controller back then too.

Only a few more weeks to wait. Haha.

I might just get it on 3 of my accounts. Seems crazy to spend more than £1000 on cosmetics.

@get2sammyb Absolute beast of a VR game. Unbelievably good with a race seat and wheel.

The problem isn’t related to any “community”. It’s just general humans being idiots. For every normal person, there is a nincompoop to match.

Looking forward to testing it out in VR!

I heard Phil Spencer has finally agreed to bring Mario Kart 64 to PlayStation Vita.

A bit of Rockstar Ate My Hamster on the ROG Ally. I’m also trying to remember how to play Final Fantasy Remake/Intergrade so I can finally play the Yuffie DLC before Rebirth comes out.

Currently playing through all the GTA’s again. My hype level is through the roof.

@Northern_munkey

They need to crack on and get this added to the PS5 dashboard.

Good to see Call of the Mountain getting respect. Such a good game and its execution in VR is amazing.

So many amazing games this year, but I think if I had to pick one, Gran Turismo 7 is my winner. Unbelievably good.

Good to see Cyberpunk getting some love. Absolutely amazing game.

@JamieO Great list and extremely well written, as always.

@IndoorEnthusiast @EfYI Yep, Resident Evil 8 and 4 in PSVR2 were game changers. Absolutely stunning stuff.

@Martijn87 Their license for the IP has expired so they can no longer sell it after the 1st January.

The game will still be on the servers. So if you’ve already bought it, you will still be able to play or redownload it.

Really enjoyed it and put a lot of time into it. Loved the world tour mode.

I would like to get the Platinum but the tournaments were working at launch, and I haven’t played it in months. I went on the other day to try and finish it up, found out that the tournaments are at really bizarre times. Managed to get into one the following day, lost connection during the first round. Looks like I’ll be forever stuck at 95% completion. Haha.

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you’ve all had/having a great day!

16 out of 20. Got these 4 wrong, Quiz show, Horizon’s cost, BG3 social media and first closed studio.

I love the PSVR. My only wish would be that Sony loved it too. Haha.

Aside from that, I think it’s an amazing bit of kit with brilliant games.

Walkabout Mini Golf is a brilliant game with a few mates. Good to see someone bringing it to people’s attention.

I can’t wait to get one. I’d hand over my money right now if I could.

MY 2023 SOCIAL STYLE WAS

THE MESSENGER

You had a lot to say and got the word out by sending 5 messeges this year!

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5 messages, I’m seriously spreading the good word. I need to slow down in 2024.

I can’t wait, will be preordering the moment I can.

I didn’t think I would ever say this, but the Sega announcement was easily the highlight of the show for me. Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio looked great.

I got goosebumps the moment the God of War trailer kicked in, only to be completely deflated the moment I realised it was a rougelike. Cool it’s free, but not for me.

The rest of the show had me fast forwarding or looking at my phone instead.

Well below average.

@ThaBEN Yep. I’ve played the first 3 or 4 levels on Game Pass over the past year, but it’s just crap on a controller. If they brought it to PSVR2, I’d definitely give it another go.

I’ll definitely be playing this in-between rewatches of the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer.

@R_Ryder Completely agree. I would be all over it if they carried on with their VR modes. Loved all the tables and Star Wars Pinball was great with the Star Wars Man Cave setting.

Add VR and I’ll throw money at it.

Hype. Hype. Hype.

@CVCubbington It was, but it’s an Activision game so didn’t make the collection. Such a great game for its time.

I’ve had every Xbox day one and Xbox Live since the beginning (aside from one year in 2010 when I moved abroad) but it’s time for Xbox to become a software developer/publisher.

This is the advice I would give Microsoft. Just drop Xbox hardware and become a gaming software house. Make native versions of all your games and offer Game Pass everywhere.

If it’s as well put together as 7 & 8, it’s going to be another amazing VR game. The essential way to play Resident Evil games these days.

That’s a big shame. I wasn’t expecting much, but I would’ve still paid for a new Timesplitters.

@jvecc @AdamNovice it’s probably down to the UK law side requiring a months notice to employees before shutting down while “looking” for potential buyers. The 11th December is most likely the end of that period.

The Flame, Missing Grandpa and Howard were three of my favourites.

Graffiti In Trouble was a nice/different addition, but I don’t think it would even make my top 10.

If they bring more VR tables, I’ll throw my money at them.

Weird, I was literally thinking about this game at lunch today. Never finished it. Played the majority of the campaign but spent more time on the 3 VR missions.

I’ve never really considered £70 being high, as we used to spend way more than that on 16-bit games. And sometimes pretty average games. £120 on SNES Lethal Enforcers I’m looking at you.

It’s a difficult thing to talk about as the value of money varies massively on your personal situation.

@Jacko11 Yeah same. I just pay the £19.99 a year. Easily get £20 worth out of it. I also have it on Game Pass Ultimate, so access to it on Xbox and PC is a nice bonus too.

I can’t wait for this. I absolutely love the GTA series. Really looking forward to seeing what Rockstar have done.

@GreatKwyjibo Twenty-two points. Plus, triple-word score, plus fifty points for using all my letters... Game's over, I'm outta here.

I would love some fresh tracks to race around in VR. Amazing game.

14 hours in, 34% of the story done and I’m at level 31.

Absolutely love it. Gameplay, visuals, sound and general feel of the game is top tier. I could spend hours just navigating the world messing about and using photo mode.

Not to mention it’s a technical masterpiece.

Easily a 10 out of 10 for me.

I had no idea this was a 2023/2024 fiscal year game, so I’m not fussed about a delay. I just presumed a November 2024 window anyway. I’m really looking forward to this, the announcement trailer and gameplay looked amazing.