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@rjejr The Portal itself is absolutely an accessory. I'm referring to its core use, which is Remote Play. Obviously the streaming stuff is new and as you rightly point out a bigger expense.

@LavenderShroud Not tried it on PS Portal, but it works fairly well on the PS5 for me.

Also check the video, it seems to be running well for Aaron.

@UltimateOtaku91 Potentially. I think the big problem is a new handheld would share the library with either PS5 or PS6, and ultimately that's going to be very expensive.

Big plus for the PS Portal is that it's quite affordable as an accessory.

But we'll see!

@SystemAddict Well, we'll definitely get another PS Portal in the future.

I think the screen is pretty good for the price!

@wutislove It's one of the new ones, Neurolink Skin: https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/stellar-blade-all-outfits-and-how-to-get-them#neurolink-skin

You can get it by completing the Photo Challenge in Xion: https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/stellar-blade-all-cat-photo-exhibition-locations

@Kraven It's not unfortunately. It's usually stuff that's already part of PS Plus.

We have a list of all PS Plus games here, but not the ones specifically available for streaming yet: https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/all-ps-plus-games

I'd like to add that information, but it might just be one data point too many for us to track.

@QiaraIris "Obviously, this is a nice little nod to Yoko Taro’s legendary PS4 game."

Excited for the PS Store sale. PSVR2 is also a bargain if you haven't got one yet!

I think any kind of handheld has to be just compatible with the current console and share the same library.

That's a compelling option, but it sounds ludicrously expensive.

@Nopushonlybush Maybe but you'd be connecting to European servers and streaming from them which probably wouldn't offer a particularly compelling experience.

@ATaco Technically no, you wouldn't need a PS5 if you just wanted to do the cloud streaming. You'd need PS Plus Premium, though.

Four million units is a lot!!!

It makes sense for Sony’s portfolio but not a fan of these huge acquisitions.

I don’t think Sony would influence them much hopefully if it did happen.

@KahnArtizt07 You're welcome!

I personally feel like a great game got robbed a nomination here. Whatever title would have taken that sixth spot, I think it's a shame they'll now never get it.

Don't get me wrong, I respect and appreciate Erdtree. It deserves acclaim — but perhaps part of a Best DLC or Best Expansion category instead.

@Oram77 I thought so at the time, but I like it more in hindsight. To be fair, I think it's because I just don't really jive with RPG AssCreed.

@LuDaurre At least Stellar Blade didn't get snubbed for soundtrack.

I really don't like Erdtree being nominated. Feels wrong.

Otherwise, great list. Feels like Silent Hill 2 missed out for Erdtree, though.

@Deadlyblack I never really thought about it much. But then I was always working on the assumption PS5 Pro would never have updates that make games worse.

I don't understand developers releasing patches like this.

@Matroska Touche! I changed the language as you're right, I guess visual novels usually don't have animated characters quite like this.

@Matroska Very similar sort of thing, though, right? You're just picking dialogue and influencing the outcome.

I guess it's another reminder that, while people argue they want smaller/cheaper/original games, they don't actually buy them in vast quantities.

Backed this on Kickstarter. Can’t wait!

@Icey664 If you want to give them money, boy do they have a game for you!!! Haha!

@Cerny The soundtrack is incredible!

@Keyblade-Dan A little bit, yes, but 2B is an undeniably good character design.

I agree they've maybe watered down the character a little bit by shoving her into everything, but it's not like they're ever going to actually make a sequel lol.

@ChimpMasta It used to be on the website but weirdly I can't find the page at the moment. Let me have another look.

It used to be here, but the page doesn't load for me: https://thegameawards.com/voting-jury

Can't wait for Keighley to be bordering on tears as he shares the WORLD PREMIERE first trailer for FromSoftware's next game — then awards Shadow of the Erdtree the overall Game of the Year.

@Loamy You almost had me there!

I think a lot of it is price matching, too. One retailer did a promotion and now everyone is matching it.

I agree it's a bit unusual to have discounts this soon, but we are kinda in silly season with regards to promotions/deals and stuff.

@Oram77 It's crazy what's happened to Ubisoft. The pressure on Shadows is absolutely obscene.

While I'm personally not that excited for the game, I do hope they can stabilise the business.

I know Ubisoft gets a lot of hate, but I think the games industry would be worse without them doing well.

@GeeForce Agreed!

@Matroska @Lofty1985 Counter-point: products should be available to buy. You can pretty easily get a new iPhone after launch these days.

I'm not saying I think the PS5 Pro is selling gazillions of units, it's not — but a product being readily available to buy is not necessarily a sign of failure. That's how it's supposed to be.

@Deljo True, but you're seeing some games like Stellar Blade and stuff going up to 80Hz and other games above, so with the VRR and PSSR whammy on top there's still an appreciable upgrade to be had.

As Aaron rightly points out in the review, though, not for everyone.

@Gunnerzaurus You could always sell your current PS5 to help fund the PS5 Pro if that's what you want to do. Makes it a bit more affordable that way.

Let’s go!!! I feel like Astro Bot, Rebirth, and Metaphor are locks. The remaining spots are a free for all between several games, though!

That’s a real good opening for PS5 Pro. I imagine it’ll be putting up numbers in the high hundreds before the end of the year, but a decent opening nonetheless.

This will be absolutely, absolutely massive.

@Americansamurai1 Yeah, I think Fortnite is just more universally appealing to more people on store shelves. Plus, it's probably cheaper for them to throw in some cosmetics than, say, Astro Bot. (Which they presumably hope people will buy with their new console.)

@Mordath17 Yes!

@Americansamurai1 Disc model is rumoured to be $425 and will include a bunch of Fortnite items.

It's still really expensive for this point of the generation, but that's sadly just the way the economy and tech in particular has gone.

Good to see the system discounted, and hope Sony can sell a lot of units over the holidays.

@neufel This update is meant to include many of those Netflix improvements.

@ButterySmooth30FPS They're supposed to be improved, yes. I need to test it properly to make sure, though.

@GamingFan4Lyf Of course they're banking all the Call of Duty money, but we still need to see the outcome of the Game Pass experiment. It's possible this game makes less money than it would have done if they hadn't tampered with the business model.

But all of that will be obfuscated and they'll only release the data which paints things in a positive light, of course.

I'm still of the opinion Game Pass is simply not a viable business model without the enormous cheque book of Microsoft bankrolling it.

@Oram77 If it doesn't meaningfully drive adoption of Game Pass, and we'll probably never know for sure if it did, I'd say this is an L for Xbox.

They effectively killed full-price sales of the game on their platform.

Some will argue the microtransactions will make up for it, but it's not like the game isn't selling MTX on PlayStation where the game is also available full-price.

We'll never know the full story of course because the data won't be made available.

@Shepherd_Tallon Sure! Not even officially announced yet, but we'll definitely update when they are.

@Balaam_ Tat (noun): tasteless or shoddy clothes, jewellery, or ornaments.

(Admittedly does appear to be another one of those pesky British-only words)

@Milt They're definitely better than Funkos.

@Kidfunkadelic83 None of it will be timed, no. In fact, they even made the summer event thing permanent in the end.