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It really does depend on the game. I’m prepared to pay up to £55 for brand new AAA disc games. I’ve done this for just four since I got my PS4 in launch year but I’d never pay that amount for digital games - I’ll wait for the sales.

If prices do rise for PS5 gen games, I’ll just be a little more savvier with my purchases and be grateful I’ve got a large backlog!

@Dange good idea!!! Yes to MM; Chaos, Dizzy, Pac-Mania and a lot of Ocean games were my go-to choices, even if Ocean just followed the "bloke walking around shooting people" template for a lot of them!

R: Tape Loading Error, 0,1 - begone!!

looks fine to me - although I'll just buy a PS5 which works! I'm not too precious about the colours; I bought a yellow Switch Lite, a black vita and a white psp. I think a green & red PS5 would be quite funky! Or sickly ...

@Dange cheers! I'm typically a single-player, story-led gamer as principally I'm really really cack at multiplayer games! Growing up, "multiplayer" meant "coach gaming on the Spectrum or Amiga" for me ... it was easier to win those games as you could nudge your mate in the ribs to distract him!

@Dange that's pretty much my list!

Hopefully, all the first-party PS4 games will get "PS5patches", which did the same kind of effect for PS4Pro patches. Although my baseline expectation is that I can use my digital or disc PS4 library on my PS5 with no hassle. Any improvements / enhancements is a bonus.

I'm interested; never played a Turok game but whenever someone mentions the franchise I always end up thinking about the N64 version. I hope this turns out to be a good, quality version and if reasonably priced, I think I'll give it a try.

@Leroy1985 "ramming it in your face?" hardly! Have you actually thought about what you've written? Having a person being affectionate to their partner is not "ramming it in your face".

If you can't cope with that, there are other problems to deal with. And no, it's not "ruining games".

ND spent many years with the Uncharted series having Nathan getting frisky with one lady or another. Or any of the other games featuring heterosexual characters who have liaisons or romances etc. I don't see that being an issue, as a gay man, but applying your viewpoint to that scenario, that was also "ramming it in my face".

Have some tolerance and perspective. We're talking about videogames here. Just be nice to people. It's not difficult.

@Leroy1985 nope. You have no basis for that assumption. I don’t believe ND have an “agenda like that” - this is one game series (2 games + 1 DLC to put into scope).

Gaming is about many, many different things, and it’s good to have diversity and representation. There’s no “quota system” in place. The fact that Ellie is a lesbian in a game I have enjoyed (and still am as not completed it yet) doesn’t make me any less of the 45 year old man I am, nor do I think “Jesus, another game with a lesbian protagonist - what message ARE they planting here?”

This game features a number of characters of various sexualities and types, some of which you can control; if you’re that offended by this premise, there’s plenty of other games you can play. You’re not forced to play this one.

@get2sammyb a “young Sully” set of games would work for me; keeps it linked to the main uncharted brand but can go down an entirely different road and style

so the main two games are of good, solid quality. However for me personally, I'm not interested in NBA, I already have Rise and Erica ... well it may be enjoyable, but it's not going in my 'must play' backlog, which is substansive enough.

But FREE THEME!!!! yay #eyeroll.

@Kdog yes. I’m torn between wanting a fully remastered-to-the-hilt version for PS4 and just being able to play it in handheld mode. Which if it came out on PS4, I could via remote play on my vita. Hmmmm!! Still want a switch version !

I’m interested. Was mildly put off by the cartoony gfx at the start then warmed up when I saw Arcee blast Soundwave just before Prime and Megatron squared off.

Glad it’s about G1 transformers; perhaps it’s my age (aka old), but never really clicked with the Bay films and that style of TF.

Agree with the other comments about Devastation though! Got it with PS+ and enjoyed it!!

Ever since I got my PS3 back in 2010 I’ve rarely been able to find the time to go back and replay games in their entirety again (impulse purchases and PS+ are to blame for my backlog).

However I’ve tried a bit harder with my PS4. I’ve gone thru the Uncharted games twice and also Gauntlet. I’m regularly playing Resogun and I’ve played Zombie Army Trilogy on/off for the last five years.

I genuinely wish I had the time and skills to get through many of my favourites to replay in full and at a different difficulty level / new game plus modes, but as I can play PS4 on PS5, that’ll give me some chance!

Retail-wise, the main consoles came from Game (I didn’t buy any of them day one); HMV had a deal on the Vita. I’ll use Play-Asia, ShopTo and Amazon for physical games, but I’ve got a large digital backlog. I’ve had the odd game from a CEX in Crossgates near me in Leeds, as it’s had some unusual titles there.

@DonJorginho I’ll see if I can get one from a bricks n mortar shop (ooo the novelty!) but only if there’s a decent bundle. I’ve bought all my machines from real shops since PS3 (so that, Vita, PS4 then Pro) and I think I’ve just been lucky tbh. I’m not paying over the odds at Game if I can get a decent bundle from Amazon etc

@DonJorginho i agree. I’m currently saving on this premise. I’m expecting to lay out around £500-£525 on a bundle (ie 1 game + 2 controllers). Console +1 controller £450-£465ish.

Two I’ve not owned - but thought about SW a couple of times. I’m not that keen on multiplayer but as both games have a campaign element I’ll give em a go.

These won’t please everyone (plus games rarely do), and I’d have preferred two different genres, but you can’t argue they’re not AAA!

“but I wanted indie games“, said the Internet 🙄

@gollumb82 I’m with you there! Though it was the Speccy and Amiga for me. A 90 second load time? Pffffff Hehehehe

I've dusted off the laptop and booted up some nostalgia in the form of some Spectrum games! I've been playing Dizzy, Treasure Island Dizzy (having only one life is a right £$@#), Cyclone and Feud. I'm also plugging away at the GBA version of Final Fantasy (yes, the first one!) and in the modern era, making my way through the latter part of UC3, Drake's Deception, via the Nathan Drake collection on the PS4. I'm overdue some PSVR time, so I may get a bit of Astro Bot, Blood & Truth and Bound played tomorrow.

I quite like the look of this; and does anyone else think it resembles the suits the Avengers wore during Endgame? Or is that just me ... ?

It's a shame that magazines (and certainly computer magazines) are a dying breed. I remember the joy with going to my newsagent, buying Your Sinclair, Crash, Sinclair User, then ACE, then Amiga Power, Amiga Format ... I used to spend a fortune on them! It was great reading the news, reviews - the only way to find out about games back then! I also had the first 2 years' worth of Edge and Retrogamer (I was even in Retrogamer when I maintained my old Spectrum gaming website). Aaaah reminiscing ...!
Like many people, I get my news from sites like this, for free, so it's clear to see the rapid decline of the printed magazine (which has happened for at least a decade). It is a shame, though.

Yup, I agree. I use How along To Beat and as a StatNerd I like to know. Also, a progression gauge for certain trophies wouldn’t go amiss either ...

I pre-ordered and have got it installed on my tv and ipad. I'm quite surprised at the 4K / UHD content it claims to have. Even if I just watch all the Star Wars and MCU content, that would last me for the whole year. Add in the other stuff I'll watch, I can justify the £50 pre-order cost even just for myself.

@LiamCroft I was thinking the same, as I didn't have a PS4 when it launched, but "bought" all the PS4 games as I knew I'd get one sooner rather than later. Resogun is still one of my most played games! (I still haven't played Contrast though ...)

My 2p's worth is that we'll end up getting one new PS5 game (indie-originated, like with the PS4 or possibly an AA-title), but perhaps an additional PS4 game, given the B/C nature of the Five. Still; I expect we will find out from Sony in due course.

I’m also WFH like a good number of people. I’m also really looking forward to this broadcast; I trust Cerny to deliver.

I’m also on a conference call immediately before the broadcast, so I’m going to keep it very brief!!

I’ll be disappointed, naturally. That said, I’ve got a stupidly large PS3 and PS4 backlog, so I can happily plough through that until the Five comes out. Might even be able to afford a second controller and a couple of games by then, too!! 😉

Although SotC was part of the PS3 plus games about a million* years ago, I think I’ll give it a go now. Not sure about Sonic, but will be worth at least a ten minute go - can’t do me any harm to try!

*okay, June 2013 isn’t quite “a million years ago”, but it feels a lifetime away!

The same thing occurs in Zombie Army Trilogy ... it’s quite unsettling the first time you hear it!

I'm gearing up for a £450-£500 price, though if the latter, I'd like a [half-decent] pack-in game as part of that, or a promotional PS+ sub included (such as 3 months "free") etc.

PS4 back-compatibility is a must (I just don’t have the room for a third PlayStation under my tv!). PS3 would be wonderful but I’m pretty much convinced that’s a no. Not bothered about PS2 or PS1 b/c as any PS1 I can play on my PS3 and I’m not bothered about PS2 games as I don’t have any.

I’m happy with waiting. I’ve got a vast pile of backlog to work through and aside from one or two games, I’m buying nothing now until I get a PS5 when they’re out.

Ultimately, I don’t have a gaming PC nor do I want one (just personal choice). I’ve got PlayStations and for me to be guaranteed to play the next set of exclusives, I’m going to buy a PS5.

People may refer to the exclusive-ness of games being diluted, and I can see their point (and agree, tbh), but I’m not going to get precious over something I have no influence over. It won’t change my future purchasing decisions.

I was quite interested in mine, given that my top three were from different systems: #1 Days Gone (144 hours - not true as I log my time with How Long To Beat and I got it at 100 hours ... still eeek).
#2 was Assassin's Creed Brotherhood ... purely and solely played on my PS3, disc version too (54 hours v HLTB's 39) and #3 was Rainbow Moon on my Vita ... (still playing; it thinks I've logged 54 hours ...).

All in all, I still think it's quite interesting (as stats go) ... disappointed I only lodged 22 hours on PSVR given I played for 477 hours over the year ... good job my other half works nights!!

I'd like this kind of stats-tracking included in the PS5 OS, or included in a 'stability' update for PS4 ...

@OscarHTX I agree. I’d certainly go for a PS+ Premium - style sub package over two separate subs

@Stocksy couldn’t agree more!

This is the first month I own all the games! However the Uncharted games I’ve got on disc for my PS3 and haven’t played for years, so looking forward to trying them in their remastered version, but it won’t be in the next month or two. I bough Goat Sim a few years ago as a laugh - and that’s all it is; it’s a ‘stick it on for ten minutes every now and again’ type game.

Purely viewed as a set of games from a quality perspective, the Uncharted trio are a credible offering, U2 definitely so, though for established PlayStation owners, there’s little value here. Goat Sim - even with all its’ DLC doesn’t represent great value.

This is certainly a month for new-to-PlayStation owners !

@SoulChimera I remember getting Moley Christmas on the cover tape of Your Sinclair! We can all do without the Official Father Christmas game; I played that and it was ... well... not even worth the download time from World of Spectrum.

Merry Christmas to you and any other Spec-Chums here 😃

I SO WANT this to be true! Dino Crisis (either a REmake or a new one) to the same quality of RE2 would be amazing!! And loooooong overdue too!

Is very cool. I like the little Astro Bots darting around the Christmas tree!!

I expect the games will be the two I buy in the January sales (which starts later this week!).

Aside from that, I’d be quite happy to see a pair of solid AA titles or even an AAA+PSVR ?

I guess my expectations will be managed real soon!

I’ve got all the models except the PS2; I’d veered Randomly off to the GameCube after the PS1. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed them all. I was late to the PS3 party so all the PS+ AAA’s were a godsend to me (and still wading thru them...). Got the PS4 then Pro within a month of them launching - all the quality of life features in the current gen better follow over into the 5ive. And I love my handhelds - got a Phat PSP (white) and an OLED Vita - all still played too. It’s great being part of the ps ‘family’ and I’ve been gaming since 1982, so this isn’t teenage fanboyism speaking ...

Woo hoo! I got a code 😀, here in Yorkshire. Was just looking at Xmas-themed, err, themes last night!

I think the prices are to be expected, though obviously need confirming as real. If they are; what a barg! I got my Pro (and PSVR) thru Black Friday deals. I’m now looking forward to the PS5.

I agree that Sony can’t confuse new potential PS owners by having three machines actively on sale when the PS5 launches. It makes sense to drop the Pro and have PS4 as the budget entry machine and the 5 as the aspirational upgrade.

I’d love for this to cover the PS1-4, digitally and with the discs. I have serious doubts whether the PS3 would be emulated though, given the CELL complication. I’d be over the moon if it did, natch!

I’m less bothered about the handhelds, purely because I’m thinking about scaling from their screen to full-size TV. I have both handhelds and adore my Vita, so I’m not anti-handheld lol.

Even if PS4 bc was out of the box and the other systems had a staggered approach, that’d be grand.

I do expect PS3 gaming to be available purely through PSNow though.

Sony prove me wrong!!

@Bagshot me too! I’m still playing it now!! Been playing it on and off for the last four years! Hopefully I’ll complete it before this comes out 😃 🧟‍♂️

That is absolutely beautiful! Made my morning a wee bit happier (even if it is just a console boot up sequence!)

TLoU is a triple-A game and well-deserved mega-selling hit, so it has the problem of that when being included in plus. I have the PS3 version, though it’s digital carcass is largely untouched for some random reason. So for me, having the PS4 version is good and means that I can easily play it now and ultimately on my eventual PS5.

Baseball? Nah.

I’m sure it has its’ supporters, but not me.

@optic_efun11 me too! It’s sitting in my Store wish list but I don’t want to bite at £48.

Pun definitely intended!! Heheheh

I’ve been expecting Vampyr for the last few months. I have no basis for this, beyond a hunch and seeing it often on sale. And I’d quite like it, lol.

@David187 me too - I spent an insane amount of time on it; 100 hours(!) I reckon I’ll do the challenges in about six months and then new game plus in about a year lol