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Looks like I will be letting my PS+ subscription expire next week ...

I bought next-gen 2k21 --- looks amazing in trailers. This is the same old sluggish garbage. People say alot of bad things about Madden, and much of it rightfully so. But 2k shovels out the same rehashed stuff, as well. They just have a better reputation than EA ...

*****, at this point, I'd be thrilled if Sony just released the PS5 firmware update already to allow (the rest of) us to use the SSD's we've all purchased ¯(ツ)/¯

Oooh, perfect, just what I was waiting for

@get2sammyb Hearing any rumors of a potential go-live date for this firmware update release to the public?????

@Dan_ozzzy189 They're not IGN or Gamespot. Most review sites don't include gameplay videos in their reviews. YouTube has countless gameplay videos and content streamers for this.

@nessisonett I'm still on the fence about getting it. But the gameplay is slower — and thus, slightly less arcadey — from PS4/Xbone era Madden. I was surprised to enjoy M21 on next-gen. Players don't all just cut n zip on a dime. There's a little bit of weight/momentum to player movement, even though there still isn't a physics engine in play...

@Dan_ozzzy189 There's a thing called the internet, you're actually on it right now — hundreds of screenshots & gameplay videos all over it.

So weird, this morning AC7 was on my mind, just randomly, and I was thinking of how long we would have to wait for a next-gen sequel... Can't wait!!!

Looks nice. But I'm sure will still have the same slow, sluggish gameplay... I'm good thx.

Just nabbed a new WD_Black SN850 2TB for $370 from Best Buy ...

@Vacuumator my favorite was the Returnal review: "Selene Die-on" 😂

How about VRR support? ¯(ツ)/¯

And folders...

Interested in other brands. I don't know how many Seagate hard disk drives I have owned in the past (at least 3 or 4) that failed, including a FireCuda 2TB hybrid drive that I used on my PS4 Pro.

Really loved this game, can't believe I got it for free off PS+. I would have paid for it had I known I would have enjoyed as much as I did.

@Artois lol I noticed that and thought maybe that was how they designed it. Like, Why are these dudes wearing glossy hats? Kids these days!😂

Eek. I did not even realize ray-tracing was in the game. Other than cleaner image quality from the resolution bump, and locked-60 — both very much appreciated — there wasn't a big graphical leap from previous-gen.

I did see a fair amount of screen tearing, both in Quality mode, and Performance 120fps mode. Those were the only hiccups I seen.

Ironic if this develops into something major. Microsoft's Game Pass has always been referred to as "The Netflix of Gaming" ...

Ehh. His last few games stories have jumped the shark ...

Like many others, I am finding news about this game to be, annoying. At what point does building up hype have the opposite effect? Either sh*t, or get off the pot ...

3 - Control Ultimate Edition
2 - R&C
1 - Returnal

@get2sammyb I was not a fan of Hitman 3. It was my first entry into the series. And it just felt...boring. I found the AI to be horrendous, and completely oblivious.

8. I agreed with Sammy, it's a "perfect" game — in regards to R&C games. New weapons, new adventures, next-gen graphics, utilizes next-gen hardware ... But for me, feels like an extension of 2016 R&C...which is not a bad thing either. I just don't feel the "newness" of a new experience such as Returnal, so I wasn't as hooked into this game.

@Denni5m thinking the same for me & the wife. Idk I can justify paying 40 bones for this right now ...

@FakeUserName Sup ForUntoOblivionSoar, I'm on OS as well, under a different username. First of all, Agreed with your comment above about the far right crybaby club... But anyways, back to business. Man, I wish I was in on the beta. On OS, the feedback seems to vary about whether or not the game's momentum (I'm talking about player movement here) has improved. Many have said that player weight & speed seem to play out more accurately; while I've seen others say they still see big running backs at good speed get stopped in their tracks. What's your observation of the on-field product??? Thanks!

I'm interested. I'm not a yearly madden buyer; but a big football fan. And even when I do buy madden games, I buy a used copy so as to not support EA. That said, I did enjoy the gameplay of last year's game on next-gen consoles. Also the beta feedback I'm reading is that the game plays much slower, smoother, more fluid, and the onfield momentum is much better. (read: less arcade-y) Keeping an eye on the game developments, for sure...

Returnal. Most addictive gameplay I've experienced in years.

@AgentGuapo Eh, I get the game save frustrations. Giving people the ability to save takes absolutely nothing away from the rogue-like experience. I've had to play until 2 or 3 in the morning just because if I placed my PS5 into rest mode, then I run the risk of my wife running her hair straightener in the morning which often times flips our breaker switch to our TV area in our house. I've put Retunral into rest mode before, and my PS5 didn't wake back up — had to do the hard shutdown, and rebuild the database. Can't rely on system-level saves, when from the PS5 launch, putting Spiderman into rest mode was breaking consoles ...

@render lol when I first booted up R&C I started on the highest difficulty. That area where you face 6 or 7 large enemies, died like 7 times😂 I took me a few days to die that many times in Returnal. I eventually had to turn down the difficulty to medium talk about humbling experience...

But still, Returnal due to its horror themed environments (versus the cartoonish, animated film environments of R&C), frightening enemies, and most importantly the whole 'Die, and start from the beginning' nature make it so much more intense. Any room you enter, could be your last ...

EDIT: And there is a major adjustment period after playing Returnal, because R&C is so much slower. Used being able to zip across rooms & maps in Returnal. Unfortunately R&C's dash move isn't nearly as good as Returnal's, lol

@RubyCarbuncle R&C is so much more relaxing 😂

Not a Madden fan, and despise that they still own the exclusive NFL "simulation" license. But after taking a few years off, I thoroughly enjoyed M21 on next-gen (a better game than on PS4/XOne). Hope they can at least build on that game with more momentum-based physics, next-gen graphics overhaul, improved animations, and improved AI (that last one is a joke) ...

@jfelloff I hope so, but it's still early, we are still only six weeks from when the game was released. You can always go for the Platinum — hopefully the patch makes the RNG less frustrating ...

Wow. I didn't say a single thing about Sony rocking / Xbox sucking. I said it feels like Sony always praises Xbox and it's not reciprocated — just an observation from afar, if I was way off, then my bad. But all this "fanboy" talk — sheesh. Calm down, no need to build up that Strawman to such an immense height. Apparently, some of you just had your anti-fanboy rants ready to unload. Lol

DILLON! You son of a *****. What's a matter? CIA got you pressing too many pencils???

Something's gotta give (for Sony). They will have to adapt, one way or another.

@starbuck2212 Yes, if you have an opinion, you are racist, that is exactly what I am saying, lol, you are so intelligent, good job

Good to see people in the comments section whom you thought were cool people, showing themselves as entitled, privileged, bigoted, racist individuals.

A mere two comments in, Comments section ruined. Interesting to know people's stances on things that I never cared to know about all because they drifted off the topic of videogames and into divisive subjects that never even called for it.

@Gatatog biome 5? The key to beating the mini bosses and bosses is never. stop. moving. Specifically, utilize the grappling hook to zip you all over the [room], over and over and over again. Lick off shots at the boss(es), dash, then zip across to the first available grappling point. Rinse, and repeat.

@Icey664 I'm new to the genre, with Demon's Souls being my first game. So I admittedly lack the eye for spotting all the cool stuff, references to past games, etc.

But technically speaking I wasn't as blown away from the graphics in the trailer as I was with Demon's Souls PS5. The upload of Game Fest I watched wasn't the best quality, though.

My Top 5 Most Wanted PS5 System Features:
5. NVMe SSD support (I've been making it work by juggling games)
4. App folders (I have a heavy need for organization & order)
3. YouTube app update to support 8K video
2. "Quick Resume" feature (the thing about Series X i am most jealous about)
1. VRR support (smooth out those imperfect framerates)

@frabbit @stormyuk Gotta turn those auto system updates and auto game updates off. (Just leave the options yo download them on.) I learned the hard way in Returnal ...

@Spoonman-2 10 seconds is a small price to pay for the greatest controller ever made!

Perf RT. I greatly appreciate Insomniac for providing us with options, including one (Perf RT) that is the best of both worlds. I really hope other devs can take note at what Insomniac is doing.

@render Oh man, biome 5 is a beast. That and 3 were the least enjoyable/most frustrating. Stupid effing drones. Lol. Really glad my trophy hunting concluded with the easier biomes.

@WYRMWOOD23 Nice! Yeah in all my time in Crimson Wastes I've only gotten the room with the hand once... Keep it going!

@WYRMWOOD23 1/25 chance meaning you basically have a 4% chance of having that room spawn. Or, basically, slim to none! :-/

@render Right?! I feel like they need to tweak their random number generator formula. If a room is rare, why put a cipher or scout log in there?! What's the point of that? Honestly it makes me wonder whether they are just padding their stats (total number of hours played by users, etc.), but I don't know ...

@render Don't get me wrong, I still LOVE the game — I didn't expect to like it as much as I did when I bought it, and it turned out to be the most fun, engaging, and addictive game I've played in years. The high difficulty, no-save system I could deal with; but the trophy system based on RNG soured my trophy hunting experience.

Oh, and I'm not even one of the even-more unlucky ones who got their platinum denied by xenoglyph cipher glitches. I thought I got glitched --- xenoglyph's showed 90/90, yet biome 2 had 19/20 ¯(ツ)/¯ --- but I kept playing thinking that maybe I've had not gotten specific rooms yet, which it turns out I hadn't ...

@WYRMWOOD23 Eesh. Good luck, I just got mine yesterday, I don't envy your position, at all. Check out this video, and see whether you have never seen any of the rooms yet: https://youtu.be/H_1JvCDsIdw

I finally got the cipher 20/20 in the video (with the hidden orb) yesterday to spawn ...