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Reminds me of Valkyria Chronicles on PS3. Fantastic game, great reviews, fans practically begging others to buy it… It still flopped and led to a long hiatus in the series, till it was released on PC and VC4 restored some faith in people’s tastes. I’m starting to think the PS3/4 era was when Playstation peaked for fantastic single player story-driven games. All we’ll get now (especially if Astro Bot turns out to be a bust) is bound to be more live service nonsense. Guess I’m happy I can go back to PS2/3 classics on my ROG Ally. Fingers crossed it’s just Japan being Japan.

I love MG, but seeing „a Hideo Kojima game” pop up at the start of every mission in MGS5 was downright obnoxious. This is a remake that he wasn’t involved in so I think Konami played it the right way.

I’ll stick with my PS5 and ROG Ally combo. The price is high, but I see no point in the console. It’s not a PC where all games have scalable graphics and all games benefit from a hardware upgrade. Here, you can only get extra bells and whistles if a dev decides to make a Pro patch. No thanks, PS4 Pro taught me that it’s not worth the money.

They should have called it Call of Duty: Astro and Soap.
I love Astro to bits, but it’s not cheap. I can see a lot or people waiting for a sale. Unfortunate, but understandable.

Days Gone was great and I hate that Sony didn’t let Bend make a sequel. That said, it was Team Asobi’s idea to include Deacon in Astro, not Sony’s. He should be happy that despite Sony’s refusal to greenlight Days Gone 2 Team Asobi thought Deacon is a part of Playstation’s legacy.

I might pick this up one day, but I wonder why we can’t get something like Project Gotham Racing 4, Blur or Split/Second these days. I love simcade racers like GT and Forza as much as the next guy, but I miss arcade racing fun from 7th gen consoles.

Someone has really been going to great lengths to promote/defend/justify live service games. This is a massive reach, as others have pointed out. That said, it achieved its purpose- clicks and comments!

Astro bought! 😎 can’t wait to play it with my daughter this evening.

I’m not into Star Wars (or Ubisoft games besides Far Cry) but why is a 7/10 considered disappointing? It means the game is good, with some flaws. This obsession with 8+ games only being worth playing is ridiculous.

@palmab
I don’t have a problem with adjusting settings. In fact, I use the ROG Ally as my main gaming platform and installed Steam OS on it (and a whole bunch of emulators) so I know a thing or two about PCs. It’s just a matter of how expensive it is if you want an experience that beats current gen consoles in terms of both performance (fairly easy after 4 years from launch) and user experience (ease of use, performance under load, slick OS etc). That’s why I switched to the Ally- it’s a PC, but is fairly affordable, customisable, can be used docked or handheld and with Steam OS on it, it’s basically a console).

@NEStalgia
Yeah, well, Cyberpunk 2077 with RTX on ultra can’t be called subtle 😜 Still, it was worth it. In the long term, though, I couldn’t imagine using that setup as it was just too loud, too RGB and too noisy. When I checked how much I would have to spend on a punchy PC with proper cooling etc I realised I was looking at spending about $1800. In Poland, at least, where we pay luxury tax on anything gaming-related 🙁

@SlipperyFish
This!! I couldn’t agree more. That’s exactly what I got. A good cpu, a decent gpu but at the cost of everything else cheap and crappy. I still paid $1300 because electronics equipment is ridiculously expensive in Poland sadly. I’m not making that mistake again. Even with my Ally being a handheld PC I slapped Steam OS on it just to make it more like a console lol. Windows sucks.

I game on my Ally mostly but I got a PS5 just to be able to play really demanding games that my Ally won’t be able to handle. No way am I paying $1300+ on a piece of hardware that plays games ever again. Had a gaming PC (Ryzen 7, RTX3070) a year ago and got rid of it- it was noisier than PS4 PRO (if you can believe it) and could heat the flat in winter all by itself lol. Never again.

Nah, I already have a collection of PS2/3 and Vita games on my Ally. Ditto for all the Sony games available on Steam. As for the ROG Ally you can get one used for about $350 which is rather affordable. Sure, the battery life holds it back but the new Ally X does not have that flaw. Sony would have a bit of trouble selling a handheld with limiting software (unlike Linux and Windows) in the market where Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go already rule. The Portal is nothing like those anyway as a streaming only device.

I’m with @NEStalgia on this one. Same story with the platforms and since I got into handheld PCs a year ago I’ve all but abandoned consoles. I have a PS5 but barely use it. When I do, I stream it to my ROG Ally. I’m almost certain my next purchase will be ROG Ally 2 and my PS5 my last console purchase.

To quote sgt Apone from Aliens: Uh… that’s a negative. I have the original one to play whenever I want to. Besides, I’ve just resubbed to PS Plus. Got enough to play so no biggie.

Game looks amazing. I’d buy it in a heartbeat, even in its current state. As cyberpunk is my fav genre and Blade Runner my fav movie- it’s a no-brainer. Thanks for letting me know it exists!

@Yagami
I keep hearing good things about the Pathfinder games. May give them a go at some point. Cheers

Let’s just say I’m not a huge fan of fantasy (prefer sci-fi, cyberpunk) but I’m doing everything I can in act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3 to actually not finish the game because I don’t know what I will play afterwards. It’s one of those games, like Witcher 3, RDR2, Mass Effect trilogy etc that leave a gaping hope in your mind and heart after you’ve finished them. Larian deserve all those accolades.

That’s cute Rockstar but most PC gamers have already played the game via emulation (I know I did). Too little, too late.

@NEStalgia
At the risk of sounding like an old fart I will just say that as someone whose first games were Donkey Kong and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, which I played at arcades in the early 90s, I grew up watching my beloved pasttime evolve from niche stuff made by nerds and for nerds to an entertainment for the masses (which in and of itself is great) that is made with primarily revenue, advertising, monetising, engagement and shareholders in mind. It’s depressing, really. How is it possible that this gen is slowly starting to decline and we are yet to get a new Naughty Dog game? Ridiculous. That’s why I find myself enjoying older titles of late, while catching up on modern stuff a few years after launch when they are dirt cheap and fully patched. At least we have indies that provide that spark of creativity still.

@Axelay71
Yeah, I installed the Steam OS (called Bazzite) on my Ally and been loving it. Emudeck is just amazing and I’ve been catching up with great PS2/3 games I missed lately than playing modern games (I am, however, finally close to finishing Baldur’s Gate 3).

I guess engagement is more important than meaningful games these days. This goes for Sony and Microsoft. As for me, the only time I use my PS5 is when I stream it to my Ally. PS5 is definitely my last home console and I’ll be going the handheld PC route from here on out.

On ROG Ally: Baldur’s Gate 3. Finally clicked for me and I’ve put in 25 hours into the game and loving it!
On PS5 (streamed to my Ally mostly- daughter keeps occupying the tv with the Switch lol) a bit of Spider-man Remastered. Halfway through (my second playthrough) and still having a lot of fun.

Should be Messi on the cover. As for the game itself, I played Fifa 22, 23 and FC24- I still think PES 21 (especially with mods on PC) is way better. Too bad Konami killed this franchise 🙁

Spider-man Remastered and GT7 on my PS5 (both are a treat for the eyes). On ROG Ally: Burnout Revenge and Persona 3 FES. Also, I bought the PSPlay app for my Ally and can use it as a better version of the PS Portal. Great time to be a gamer, I tell ya. Go England and go Argentina!

Great stuff. I just got back into GT7 and Eiger Norwand is one of my favourite tracks from past entries. Also, woot for a new Scooby!

Just got a PS5 (again). I’m replaying Spider-man Remastered and it’s a graphics showcase this time. Also some GT7 for good measure. On ROG Ally, I’m playing Football Life 24 and Forza Horizon 3.

Nah, I like the games I play to have a beginning and an end.

The only people who did Americana justice were the Offspring. On a serious note, I fully agree with the guys above. This nonsensical obsession with authenticity these days is mind-boggling.

I’ll be playing this on Game Pass. I suck at soulslikes so I think this is way safer than buying the game I may end up never finishing.

I’m playing Gran Turismo 5 and Football Life 2024 (ROG Ally). Might throw in some Uncharted: Lost Legacy into the mix.

Play it on PC. There already exists an easy mode mod AFAIK.

They could talk to the RPCS3 guys. I’m already playing GT5, Killzone 2 and Resistance on my Ally. Anyway, PS3 had a vault of fantastic games that deserve to be played even today.

Playing Hellblade 2 on Game Pass and 2/3 in I’m forcing myself to finish it. I loved HB1, cannot put into words how disapponted I am with the sequel. A tech demo walking simulator. Glad I didn’t pay the full price for it.

Nah, I can play the original game on my Ally easily, with the original soundtrack. Actually completed it a year ago, albeit on a Steam Deck back then. A fun game, but it’s one of those one and done kinda game for me.

@JonnyAces
My wife had a brain tumour removed last year in June. I hope everything goes well and your son recovers fully and quickly.

I’m playing Uncharted 4 and Forza Horizon 3 (ROG Ally). I’m hyped for the Xbox showcase so counting down the hours. Especially as it starts at a time that will let me watch it (not at night).

@Northern_munkey
I love WRC Generations but I’m not a fan of WRC23. Somehow the game looks worse than Dirt Rally 2.0. At least to me. Also, the tracks and colour palette of Generations blows WRC 23 out of the water. I hope WRC 24 or 25 uses Unreal Engine 5. That would be a huge jump in visual fidelty. I kinda feel bad for Kylotonn. Ever since WRC 8 their games have really been great and there was some competition in the rally games department. Not the case anymore. Anyway, enjoy your racing setup!

@Porco
You have a point there. I have quite a few games in my PS library that I had to double dip in to be able to play them on the Ally, but if you have a PS4/5 you can stream those games directly into the Ally. I hear it works better than on PS Portal. I’ve been playing Gran Turismo 5 lately and it works really well on the Ally. There’s little hope you will ever be able to play such games on a Sony handheld I think. I had a PS Vita a while back and I really liked it for what it was. Maybe the growing popularity of handhelds will convince Sony to give it another shot.

Buy the ROG Ally and play PS1~PS5 games locally. It’s that simple (with the exception of some games like Bloodborne and the Last Guardian).

I’m more hyped for the Xbox showcase. I think it will actually deliver something substantial to look forward to (there’s rumours of the first glimpse of the Xbox handheld and a major game shadow drop). Last year’s show was great so I hope to be entertained at least.

Oh, how anticlimatic. Not going to bother with it then.

It’s almost summer time so I’m doing my annual Uncharted 1-4 playthrough. Already done with 1-3, midway through 4. It’s my 5th or 6th playthrough and I’m still having a blast. Some Gran Turismo 5 on the side as well. Also, watching the Astro Bot trailer on repeat. Loved Astro’s Playroom so counting down the days till the sequel launches.

Yeah, I’m buying a PS5 again for Astro so I suppose it’s wasn’t all bad for PS.

Charming, but PC is the place to be with Sony and MS games available there for a lower price and with superior versions of the games. PC players can wait for the inevitable port which is also taking less and less time.

Oh man! That’s amazing! (Goes back to playing Gran Turismo 5 and Killzone HD on his ROG Ally).

Late to the party this week. I’m playing Uncharted 2 and Gran Turismo 5, loving both (not my first playthroughs). Also got Baldur’s Gate 3 and Nier Automata downloaded and ready to play. All I need is more time sigh. All of those on my ROG Ally.

@MikeOrator
I hear you. Don’t get me wrong, I will never say that gaming was better 20 years ago. It’s much better today with all the hardware and software options we have. It’s a matter of mentality and you said it yourself- ever since corps took over it’s been mostly about generating profit, zero creative risks and milking the fanbase till they drop.

@MikeOrator @NEStalgia
Well said. Both of you. I agree about Steam being the shining beacon these days, but when Gabe is gone who knows what happens. I mostly game on PC these days (well, ROG Ally to be exact) but I keep my fingers crossed for Sony and Nintendo because gaming is still my favourite leisure activity. I hate to see it go the way of Hollywood.