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@NinjaNicky Ive had a few do that and eventually one guy with a mic told me it was so i could get the pick ups dotted around the level.

Well, there goes my evenings.

@Gamer83 Helldivers is eating my time at the mo (its far more fun than i anticipated) but Yakuza 8 is definitely on my list next. Hearing a lot of good things about it.

@Gamer83 no, it has not and its easy to get swept up in the doom and gloom of it all. But we got some good games to get stuck into and thats the best way to shift the mood.

Jesus, according to some folks in here and over on pure xbox all consoles will be dead by the end of the year.

Cheer up, enjoy your games, it will all be just fine.

@UltimateOtaku91 I agree with this. Gamepass, while undeniable value, has become an anchor around big phils neck. It hasnt hit the subscriber numbers they wanted and cannot remain sustainable as it is today.

The catch with this is that there is no real way out of the place they find themselves. If they put a selection of games multiplatform (i do think it will likely be the recent sruff they acquired and not core franchise), they get grief and lose the faith of their community.

The flip side is they come out and say its not sustainable, so price is rising and certain games wont be day one on GP. They lose the faith of some and they likely wont buy the games anyway as they will wait to hit GP.

Then if they pull GP altogether, they lose the faith of gamers and lose out again.

I really dont see a way out of the corner they have backed themselves that doesnt annoy their fanbase.

@BacklogBrad not sure why you have your pants in a twist about a multi billion dollar company if im honest. I also wouldnt describe ABK as struggling.

@BacklogBrad they arent ignoring them. Its just that all those other companies werent part of a massive merger in which it was clearly stated this wouldn't happen in a court of law.

The fact they said it happened due to 'overlap' basically confirms its because of the merger.

I really fancy this as i enjoyed the first one. Problem is convincing the pals i play with to get it as im not really a fan of playing with random folks.

@SgtTruth like I said in the first place, it aint for me (remember that?). I said you cant say the graphics look a step down on last gen. Nothing more.

As digital foundry say, 'technical marvel' in that department.

As for the actual gameplay, zero interest for me.

Id have loved for this to get psvr2 support. There are some wonderful things that people made in this that would have been amazing on it.

@SgtTruth and yet its widely known that youtube compression is terrible. John from digital foundry was impressed, even saying it has some of the best character models he's seen. Lets wait to see what they say and continue this conversation then.

@LiamCroft Good times. I look forward to annoying my pals at every opportunity with it. Appreciate the response as well.

Really enjoyed the first one. Question for you @LiamCroft, can you still revive team mates and do they still arrive back in those capsules that occasionally land on other team mates? Had many a comical moment with them in the last one.

@SgtTruth I mean, this isnt really a game for me, but when the reviewers are saying its one of the best looking games on PS5, im not sure we can say its a downgrade on a game from 9 years ago pal.

@Deljo yes, yes i do. I have three kids and limited gaming time. His tastes in other reviews have been preeeeeeetty close to mine. Thats enough for me to use my time in other ways.

Opens app, heads to storage, deletes from drive.

Cheers konami for getting the hopes up, and a bigger cheers to @LiamCroft for suffering this so i dont have to.

@OldGamer999 this is how im playing it also and it really does look lovely doesnt it.

The 'they killed my joel folks' are still simmering away i see

I imagine this would be the exact situation we would see if Blue Box Games actually managed to release Abandoned.

@DennisReynolds well spotted. You truly are a golden god

@LN78 ahh cool, i will have a look. Cheers pal

@LN78 fully entitled to your opinion, and i loved robocop also, but what did you hate so much about Alan Wake 2? Game of the year for myself so just curious what landed so badly. Again, not saying you're wrong, it is your own experience and its not for me to say what that should be.

Jeez, a lot of people really get upset over subjective lists of games these days. I mean, it literally has no effect on the games you can choose to enjoy or, if you wish, skip entirely.

Happy new year folks.

All the best folks

Alan wake 2 for me. Followed by spidey 2 and hogwarts.

Then every other game released this year comes before zelda. I hate breathe of the wild that much I cant bring myself to play Tears of the kingdom, but the hate has bled over to it so much its in last place.

@KundaliniRising333 Jesus man, does anything make you smile?

I imagine all those 1st party games would be streamed, so thats a no from me

Im away with work tonight but i will be relaxing with this tomorrow after the long drive home

@OldGamer999 yeah, the folks that keep it running indefinitely are comparatively low compared to the majority of the games market. Most of the hardcore (hate that term) have stacked it on the cheap. We have a series x in my kids room. He basically plays minecraft so its cheaper just to buy outright. If theres a title released i want, i just dip in for a month, finish it and then let it expire. The whole subscription model (plus included as lets be honest, the premium tier is terrible) just does not feel sustainable.

I imagine thats the logic in snapping up every publisher under the sun. Gotta subscribe to play. Even then, id rather buy one of their games on disc than have to pay continuously to access my collection.

@OldGamer999 theyre gamepass, gamepass, gamepass now. Subscriptions over consoles sadly. Its insane how few have been shifted in comparison to sony's machine.

The only worry now is if Sony go down the arrogance path we've seen before. Healthy competition benefits us all.

This looks lovely, particularly enjoyed the music. Also strolling through the beans isle made me chuckle. Will defo keep an eye on it

You can take my 10 bucks Mr Naughty dog. Glad to see there’s an upgrade path. They should have done this for part 1 but better late than never.

@themightyant it still looks better than most PS5 games after the 60fps patch.

Love the game and will happily replay it..... unless they try to charge 69.99 for it again.

Last month of premium for me and no discounts showing via the console or the app.

Gamepass is where MS's focus lies this Gen. They obviously want to sell their console, and it is a fantastic machine, but its becoming more and more about gamepass. I have no doubt they would have the service on every console if they could.

Acquiring big publishers just gives more weight to their sales pitch when the time inevitably comes to approach Sony and the others.

On the flips side, as subscriptions plateau and box sales fall, it may give more incentive to launch games on other platforms over time. At the end of the day, despite very deep pockets, we all know MS loves money. They will pull in more of it from a dominant PS market buying games on top of their own eco system.

Who knows though i suppose. A healthy competitor breeds an environment were inovation thrives, and thats good for us as gamers.

I have to drive to plymouth (in about half an hour) for my brother in laws 30th birthday, so my Alan Wake 2 progress is going to take a hit this weekend. Gonna take the switch and dip in and out of a few games on there in the hotel.

@ShogunRok especially when you take into account Alan Wake 2 winning an award when it released after spidey. You would have thought nomination windows would be the same across the board.

Just saw they laid liana ruppert off from bungie. That girl has a heart of gold and will be sorely missed in the bungie community team.

Im beginning to think that big Jims retirement may have been tied to his decision to push live games. Theres a lot of smoke around regarding ps studios being unhappy about being told they need to toe the line and, usually, theres no smoke without fire.

Whats this red theme about you absolute madmen.

@Flaming_Kaiser i imagine one of the fallbouts of the ABK deal will be the xbox consoles will become the lead machine for future games. Which i imagine will make less use of the kraken compression than they do now.

@DennisReynolds technically they can make install sizes smaller as you dont need to repeat assets so the hdd can access them quicker. For example, a tree. You only need to store one version of that tree on the ssd and it can be pulled when needed in the game. Where as a hdd will need multiple instances of that tree to ensure its always at hand when needed.

But yeah, no way we would be seeing half sizes as over gens, that tree takes up more space as the quality goes up.

Not on mine it wont.

And the prices in these 'sales' are why we should all hope physical versions stick around.

Im tempted to pick this up but cant seem to step off the fence

Good read. Seems fair as well (before the outrage at an 8 folks arrive).

Looking forward to this one.

@IrishNomad the double install thing is something that gets right on my nerves

Insomniac are one of very few developers that have earned a pre order from me. Im off work on the 20th due to a large drinking session on the 19th so by the time amazon turn up with it i should be ready to go.