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@Mikey856 I got the TP Link Archer AX53 router. The coverage around my house is incredible

I wonder if they fixed the trophy notification too

@Mikey856 I upgraded my WiFi router from the one given to me by my provider. That was a game changer.

@Mikey856 I think my issue with PS5 streaming is my set up. I have to use power lines or WiFi and both are not great. Where as the cloud streaming is just straight to my router.
PS5 streaming works well but I feel that the quality is a little better via the cloud.

This runs better than when connected to my PS5 lol
I am still hoping they add the ability to stream the PS3 games on the service

My character is still stuck in the starting area

I have had this release in the latest beta and I have noticed nothing new

This has to be the shortest time in which a game has hit PS Plus (outside day 1 additions).

It is no longer in PS Plus Extra. Mine is only giving the option for me to buy it for £7.99

@Czar_Khastik we believe in you!
You can do it! 😂

@DeepSpace5D we usually find out the day before when the trophy server gets an update (or on the morning of release)

@Czar_Khastik very concerning... indeed 🤣

@EfYI well yeah, they were/are competitors but I just don’t see how one side won, that is all. PlayStation players get Xbox Studio games and MS get their money from it.
If anything (like I’ve said before), the ones who are really winning are the gamers.

@Sergo still no idea what you are on about. There was no "battle" between any one. No one is winning or losing... actually the true "winners" are gamers as we get to play games where ever.
Or are you one of these gamers who believe in "The Console Wars"? If so, you need to grow up

@Sergo what win?

@GeeForce lol. Terrible times indeed! 😂

"When everybody plays, we all win."

@themightyant I do remember the rocky times... dark times lol

Some people make themselves believe that they have nothing to play and NEED the latest games. For myself, I am overflowing across 3 (current) consoles. That does not include titles from 360 and PS3 lol

@Migoshuro lol
If we are going on the previous games from the same studio, I see no reason why it could not be a GotY. I have played two of that studio's games in the past (Brothers and A Way Out) and both of them were excellent.
Maybe I am just bitter because I have no way of playing the newer ones 😂

@themightyant I think it is due to being spoilt to many 1st Party Games in the PS3 and PS4 era that blinds some people.

The trailer for Saros did peak my interest but until I see game play, I cannot really say if I will like it or not. I could not get along with Returnal (never made it past the second area) due to the difficulty curve, but they have said it is not as punishing as Returnal. So, who know... it might be a perfect balance for me.

I feel that statement from some ("not offering anything"), should be rephrased to "not offering anything for me" (I would put the for me in bold but I have no idea how to do that lol) and then the conversation would be very different.

I did not realise that "Tides of Annihilation" had another gameplay video until now. Watching through it and it looks really half decent. From the trailer shown in the SoP it looked like it was just a Boss to Boss killer game.

@Migoshuro probably because it requires 2 players and not every one has that option. As soon as I saw it, I just ignored it as I know I will never play it. Same reason why I have never played It Takes Two.

@themightyant after re reading their comment, I feel they are saying "Sony" themselves (from their Studios) are offering nothing, which is wrong, obviously. I must admit their output is not super awesome atm (due reasons which we are all aware of) but they are delivering on their statement of one 1st Party AAA Game a year.

Not ever SoP will be for everyone, and myself thought this was a little poor and I honestly think that was down to the pacing of it, but I still walked away with a few titles I liked the look of.

This is where I don’t think Xbox gets enough credit. Because of how their smart delivery is set up, developers can just push updates to current gen in a patch (unless they choose to release a brand new version, like Lego Harry Potter). The only gamers I see which are pissed off about this are Achievement hunters lol.
Unfortunately the best which the PS5 can do for PS4 games is have patches that benefit from the console (Ubisofts current 60fps patches) but they are not true PS5 games.

In this case, I am curious to see some game play as the PS5 patch for the game made it a far better experience than on the PS4 Pro

Borderlands 4
Metal Gear Solid 3
Days Gone Remastered

I probably need to go and watch it again as I do not remember have the names in that list.

Really happy with Patapon 3, but the additions to Premium this month are very very poor

@The_Pixel_King if using just remote play (not the ps plus premium streaming), your internet speed has nothing to do with how it performs. Just a decent WiFi and (recommended) hard wired ps5

You can test it on your phone

@nessisonett trying to get another comment deleted? 🤣
(I had it happen to me for the same reason a few months back lol)

I am just waiting for a Patapon reboot 😂

But for this SoP, there was nothing ‘new’ (unknown about) that got me super excited

Very poor show in general. Plenty of games but not a lot that interest me.
3 games shown that I was interested in. Borderlands, MGS and Days Gone Remastered.

Even though I watched it, I cannot remember half the games that were shown 🥲

@DualWielding yes it will. They mentioned it on the blog post

Full list is on the blog. The premium drop is a joke again this month. Happy to get Patapon 3, but there is only one extra game!

@Ricketyrascal87 already hit a brick wall 😂
Cannot get past a cave troll boss in a dungeon. Feels like it’s impossible to avoid its attacks

@Ricketyrascal87 from this convo, I decided to restart my playthrough. This time I found the tutorial area (I thought it was a trap last time).
I followed a guide that gave me some good starter areas and I have managed to beat (what I would call) 2 bosses in 2 dungeons.

There was a stone Guard dog that took a few goes but using a Jellyfish spirit(?) helped a lot.
I think it might have clicked. I think my next location is to some ruins to fight the Mad Pumpkin Head

@Ricketyrascal87 I did explore a little bit but the way I went, the creatures just got bigger. I remember being chased by a bear like creature until it killed me.
I struggle with that little camp before the gates too. I can take down a couple of the guards but then get swarmed.

I have very little experience with Soul like games, and "more accessible" comment is what made me think I could do this one. It is still way too hard for me.

I am still stuck in the starting area in Elden Ring. Cannot get past the castle gates. 😂

@RBMango I was wondering this too. I have no idea what the MOBA world is like now. I tried DOTA many many years ago, and it was not for me, so I never kept up to date with them.

MOBA? No thanks.
Are we taking bets on if this one will last longer than Concord?

I am not expected much from this SoP. A God of War Collection would be nice so newer players can experience the true God of War

@itsfoz if DS2 is there, it WILL be a 10 min trailer lol

@Kidfunkadelic83 I would like to know the same as some one who has never played a game in the series lol

Nah. I enjoyed the double XP weekend on CoD over on my Series X

@RiverGenie was just about to post this.

@PuppetMaster Xbox One has not gone, nor has it's store front. Developers still have support for the Xbox One system (much like how you get PS4 and PS5 releases of the same game).
Only difference is that you will be playing the "best" version of the game automatically depending what system you are using.

I think you are getting it confused with the 360 store front, which closed down last year. Tbh though, the PS3 store has been abandoned for years now. You can still buy games, but always at full price lol

I think people may be reading into this too much. They are just saying they will not be adding and PS4 games from Jan 26. It is not the first time this has happened. PS3 and Vita games were dropped in the past. Don't worry, give it a few years and the PS4 games will be added to the Premium tier

So looking forward to this! I still have my Ubisoft+ active on my Series X (even though they refunded me the cost due to a technical issue lol)

I don't think it will be out this year. Mainly on the statement from Sony where they said there were releasing one major single player game every fiscal year. Ghost of Yotei being 2025's game.

3 co heads... over looking a project each, maybe?

You know what Sony should do? Bring back PS Home as their core live service.

@RoomWithaMoose I totally forgot that the PC market really drove the success of HD2!

@themightyant A lot of people do want Live Services (back to your original post about the charts) and even those who claim not to want one, could end up getting pulled in by one.
I am not the biggest fan of them, but I got sucked into Fallout 76 last year for 100+ hours in a single month. I had to pull myself away as I was playing nothing else! 😂

@themightyant Fair point but it does require a lot of work from the studios and publishers. I do recall that this was one of concerns of Naughty Dog. If they went down the live service route, they would have to move a lot of resources from their SP games.

It is a risk and I probably of the factors that "helped" Sony to make their current decisions.

@RoomWithaMoose I always wonder if part of Helldivers 2 success is that Playstation Fans were starved of new games from the main Studios? And were just were looking for something to play.
Just looking at the Wiki and the last game released by Sony was Spider-man 2 in Oct 2023. And before that, the last game released was God of War Ragnarök in Nov 2022.
I know other games have come out between these but some fans really do just focus on the exclusives.

I am not taking anything away from HD2 as I think it is a very fun game and deserves the credit it gets. I just always wonder if this was a factor.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_video_games

@themightyant and this shows another problem that Sony would face. Trying to get a game (and hype) big enough to break into the current GaaS games.
A tough one, yes, but it can be done (Marvel Riivals...) and I think they have some IPs (old and new) that could do it.
When everything was kicking off with the MS/Activision buyout, part of me was hoping Sony would look into their own FPS franchises, such as Killzone or Resistance and re ignite them.

Being a fly on the wall in the Sony HQ would be very interesting atm lol