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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 560

extragood

I was a lucky recipient of a wastewater leak in my basement this past week and my brand new PS5 Pro has been sitting idle since then. However, once I gain access to it again, I plan to finish my Star Wars Jedi: Survivor playthrough, I've been enjoying it a lot despite some technical issues that have nothing to do with PS5 Pro (getting stuck on top of an elevator or clipping through the floor once or twice, no big deal). Overall, the game is surprisingly big and I am already looking forward to the post-game cleanup where I discover all the nooks and crannies with collectibles. Also, the map interface is so much better compared to Fallen Order.

Re: Xbox Is Eager to Build the Best Games You Can Enjoy Everywhere

extragood

The Xbox games I'd like to see on PlayStation are Gears of War (remastered single player campaigns for the whole series only, please), The Elder Scrolls VI (because why not), Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 and Pentiment (already got that one). Gran Turismo is a pretty solid replacement for Forza Motosport 5 and I'm not a big fan of racing games anyway.

Microsoft's current strategy works just fine for me as long as they give us PlayStation fans some love, port older games over and release at least the big titles on PlayStation.

Re: Elden Ring Dev Doesn't Currently Know What's Happening with Sony Acquisition

extragood

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare I think the "leak" was intentional on Kadokawa's part to send a signal to any potential interested buyers, "Now's the time to give us a better offer, otherwise Sony is going to be the new owner."

Even with some loss of goodwill ("leaking" intent to purchase is considered not kosher), it can work as a good tactic to both slightly pressure Sony to not get out of the negotiations (since other buyers are now aware that Sony is interested in Kadokawa and may buy it), and for any other interested buyer (because they can get Kadokawa instead of Sony and reap any benefits Sony would have otherwise gotten).

Re: Poll: How Would You Rate The Game Awards 2024?

extragood

Fantastic show, the Witcher 4 announcement right at the start was awesome, Okami is finally getting a sequel, and then the deserved win for Astro Bot. I also enjoyed the Muppet intermissions, they should bring them back again next time.

The only thing missing for me was anything from Sony Santa Monica, they've been quiet after God of War Ragnarök, would love to know what they've been cooking up.

Re: DualSense Edge, Pulse Headphones Reportedly Getting Black Variant

extragood

It's interesting that Push Square doesn't seem interested to mention the almost-continuous unavailability of the replacement stick modules for DualSense Edge. There are Reddit threads where people report their controllers being unusable due to stick drift and other issues and yet being unable to replace their stick modules because they're perpetually out ot stock, save for paying scalpers.

Re: The Callisto Protocol Haunts in 8K with Huge PS5 Pro Patch

extragood

I see that since the vocal PS5 Pro detractors can't use the "PS5 Pro can't run games at 4K60 with ray tracing" argument this time, they deftly and swiftly switched to "no one has 8K display to play this on anyway" or "we need 16K upscaling."

Moving the goalposts is indeed popular on Push Square.

Re: PS5 Pro was a '5-Year Project', In Development Before PS5's Launch

extragood

Ah yes, the discourse here is once again reasonable, polite, and kind. No mentions of indentured servitude, selling a newborn or a kidney to afford PS5 Pro. No exaggerations around how miniscule of an update PS5 Pro really is. No unsolicited advice that people should just stick with the base PS5. That's why I like PushSquare, the haven of sanity and constructive discussions.

Please continue, I will be reading the comments here most eagerly next week while playing on my PS5 Pro and having fun, a word that surely still is in any dictionary in case you forgot what it means.

@ecurb7 Fully agree with your comment.

Re: PlayStation's Dual CEO Setup Has 'Opportunities and Risks'

extragood

I liked Hulst when he was at Guerrilla Games but since he moved up the corporate ladder and ended up a CEO, I think he's in way over his head and it shows. With Concord dead, Firewalk closed, and literally no repercussions for him (at least on the outside), his credit tanked hard in my eyes.

But make no mistake: Sony's shareholders noticed and Hermen is not the golden child of the next leadership generation at Sony anymore. One more high-profile flop like that and we'll be soon reading about Helmen "taking a break from leadership duties to spend time with family" or "a necessary restructuring of the business" as he's shown the door. Hermen knows his position is in danger and will be extra careful about the games he greenlights and backs, especially live service ones. In my opinion, if Marathon or Fairgame$ (or both) flops, Hermen won't have a leg to stand on in the PlayStation organization.

Re: New Dragon's Dogma 2 Patch Prepares for PS5 Pro with PSSR, Balanced Settings

extragood

It seems that some people here, after the initial obligatory outrage at PS5 Pro's price and snarky remarks, managed a smooth about-face and are now the new console's vocal proponents. Opinions change and that's good.

Either way, I'm glad everyone's happy: haters for still being able to hate on the price, and the rest of us for getting the best PlayStation experience.

Re: Poll: Did You Pre-Order a PS5 Pro?

extragood

"It's been a similar story with pre-orders in the US..."

PS Direct has had PS5 Pros in stock all day yesterday and you can buy one right now without being put in queue. Only the 30th Anniversary edition but Sony seemed to have learned its lesson and has enough consoles on offer this time.

Re: In the UK, PS5 Pro Has Already Completely Sold Out

extragood

Got mine just now, 27-minute wait in queue, then added it to the cart and checked out. Took 3 minutes, no slowdowns, the 30th Anniversary Edition is of course gone but wasn't interested in that one anyway.

Congratulations to those who managed to get their Pros.

Re: How to Pre-Order PS5 Pro

extragood

I see the article got updated with Amazon and Walmart affiliate links. Never let a controversy get in the way of scoring a commission, makes sense.

Re: Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree Sounds Like a Mammoth Expansion

extragood

Now that we know the release date, I wonder if I should wait until the supposed PS5 Pro release at the end of 2024 to continue playing Elden Ring and the DLC. The framerate on non-VRR TVs can be choppy (or at least noticeably non-60 FPS) in open areas and I suspect that the added juice PS5 Pro is supposed to have may make a difference in smoothing the framerate out.