Push square often uses 70$ games, blah blah. But that is only for digital. New games/pre-orders (physical disc) can be bought anytime around 50 to 54 GBP here in the UK. Sony sold the digital version console at a loss and thus they are trying to coup the money from their store (which does affect me as I am a digital guy, but on the other hand, you get to share easily with your siblings who live overseas, so I am still happy with digital games). But the price of money for physical discs are not changed for many years now.
@EquiinoxGII Cliche comment after every state of play. How did you waste your time if you fell asleep? What are you guys expecting from this 20 min show which was announced just yesterday?
Seems to be a great game. But not my type as I don't have the patience to learn all the moves, attack patterns etc. I just want to enjoy stories or games with mindless fun even if they are beat/ shoot 'em up.
I like their old EA games challenge everything motto. I am a PES guy but i dont think dropping name would hurt anything. Dont just blame EA here, the greedy FIFA has been found accepting bribe for Qatar world cup and now they want to hold world cup every 2 year.
@tartanross I mean many times in a year in the UK, it was reduced to less than 30GBP. ( or just over 30, you can buy from CD keys all year long).) I am based in the UK but my main PS plus account is the US. Even over 40GBP, you got more than what you paid for in the whole year.
@KundaliniRising333 You paid less than 30$ a year and you aren’t happy because one out of 4/5 games they give this month is worth less than 10$ on discount? Yeah why satisfied with less, huh?
Never into FPS shooter. But I wonder those who buy COD every year, what make you buy it yearly. I know they rinse and repeat the setting (historical, future etc) but personally the gameplay is just basically a minor tweak. Loads of people buy it annually is a surprise to me. Do you guys buy it because most online community are most active in the newest game?
Free to Play is fine. Fighting games need many people to function for multiplayer. Fighting games used to be more popular but become a bit more niche with the decline of arcade.
@nessisonett No, Shan Chi and Eternal are not released at the same time on Disney+. And I don't think the pandemic status has changed with the Omicron surge. Given the popularity of Marvel films, this is definitely impressive.
Sony really need a successful FPS game. How about they make free to play planetside? There are games like dreadnaught, eve online but no grounded MMORPG. A few factions competing for territory for days/weeks would be interesting. I am hoping TLOU2 multiplayer is like that.
I much prefer the tight storytelling linear game rather than climb this tower, control this area, upgrade this and that. Not much time to enjoy the vast open worlds especially the boring ones as I grow older.
What kind of idiot think this is because of Sony times exclusives? Time exclusivity is done by all companies. All Xbox fanboys use this as an excuse which is ridiculous. Most of Sony exclusives are either first party or collaborate closely with third party developers. Most timed exclusives are DLC with only a few big games. Almost all the great games throughout last gen are first party. How come it is Sony’s fault most Xbox exclusives last gen didn’t do well? Currently Xbox first party day 1 exclusives are very few and far between (no exclusives until now after ill fated crackdown 3). With more exclusives coming, expect subscription fee go up. And people will then subscribe using other regions. We will see how this will affect games in the long run. Will consoles games model turn into mobile model, low initial cost with tons of in games purchases?
Sony buying Crunchyroll took nearly a year just to get approved. That was very niche anime market where other companies like Netflix produce a lot of anime every year. Lets see how this goes. I am seeing the price of gamepass go up soon.
I don’t think they will include big first party titles day 1. Funny people compares this to gamepass. I mean look at the gap of first party games coming to gamepass. They only release 1 game so far since the Xbox new gen launch. Almost all of new games come day 1 to gamepass are indie games. The other problem is Sony focus a lot on single player story games which wouldn’t make sense to offer free day 1.
They should have just released another seasonal update. This isn’t clearly ready which is obvious with the previous demo, and they just tired to release earlier than FIFA. If it’s released as demo, they wouldn’t feel that much heat. It is never good thing to change engine as it would be buggy. They should give us free or minimal fee season 2022 update. Scrap this one until I it is ready
Of all the things, I don’t need a browser at all. Yeah I know a few people watch pro hub with it, but I am sure the vast majority of people never ever touch it. And the browser is also the reason of jailbreak and security issue. So I don’t think of going to happen.
They are or were never a rival to Naughty Dog. It is just a mere comparison after they released a tomb raider which is similar to Uncharted (in terms of treasure hunting)
Project Eve looks quite similar to Bayonetta and Nier. But the thing is the heroine looks quite out of place to environment and enemies. Sony’s approach to superheroes games are the best. While avengers style team up would be exciting, it would be quite difficult to nail down gameplay wise.
TLOU world has a big potential for multiplayer. In addition to different modes, it wiping be great free roam multiplayer mode with at least 2 factions. Hope they give out free or at least make it free for those who own TLOU 2 and monetise with micro transactions
@SAMTYLER1974 Cinematic Titan?? The predator franchise has never reached that status. The first one is excellent but all subsequent films bombed critically and/or financially.
@Wibbleboy yes I got those PS3 and Vita games too. But never get to play them, so they are just in the library. I am sure most of us got PS plus and stacked when the price is about 20-25 $ as the price dipped to this every year (about the cost of 2 cinema tickets), not to mention I am sharing its benefits with my bro. And looking back this year so far, we already got much more than what we paid. I can only speak for myself, even the so-called weakest month, I have already spent many hours in PVZ game. Sept games if true, Hitman 2 and Overcooked are already known great games and Predator would still give at least a few hours of fun (I know most people wouldn't even think to buy it).
I know it is impossible to make everyone happy but what are some people actually expecting? New AAA games every month for <3$ per month fee? Meanwhile, many Xbox fans are happy with this month game with gold because they haven;t played any of them. Personally, Xbox games with gold line up is not even close to Playstation line up.
Well, it is obvious, with the COVID pandemic and a new engine, even with a year break, they could not make it in time. For being a football game, you can't release it anytime you want, it has to be around the new football season. This is anything but bizarre. That's why they give out free. The truth is PES has strong support in Asia on mobile, can't compete with FIFA in the West due to lack of licensing. At least if they only sell squad update as DLC and with the continuous updates including gameplay, this would save money in the long run, compared to the full-price game every year (just for minimal pacing change and squad).
People not aware of how Xbox game with gold give out rubbish games for a long time now, for them either you subscribe more expensive game pass or you end up with very ***** games with gold. I don’t agree with PS plus this month free games are very bad, PVZ is quite a fun game. Tennis is not bad either.
Add online play feature on PS now, reduce price on PS plus and only gives out not so good games. Another tier for anime as I bought it separately anyway.
Cards and currency are the ones I really hate. Makes the games complicated for a casual player like me. I think this game will come to PS plus/now sooner rather than later.
What does this acquisition mean? Most of the IPs of games made by Dotemu is not owned by them. So in that case, does it mean it is just acquiring employees and property assets?
I wonder about the production cost of this kind of game. Supermassive game make similar games. But the production value seems much lower than Quantic dream.
I like this. I buy PES every year just to play online (vs com) with my bro. This would save me money! Apparently PES is making more money from mobile with free to play model and thus they bring this model to everywhere!
Ubisoft version of overwatch. They are trying so hard to have a successful Free to play live service game. EA and Activision have succeeded to a degree. What happened to that hyperscrape game? Don't like all these free Battle Royale games but unfortunately, these games are raking in money.
@The_New_Butler Didn’t know that. I play Switch for its unique games, not for graphic though. To be honest, games I play in switch, never notice the bad graphics. Rarely play as handheld though. Anyway my main driver is PS4 and now PS5.
Don’t think steam deck will hurt anything. At its price point, I would rather buy PS5 if I want to play as docked. But if you have a large steam library, then that might be different. Even then, you can easily stream to TV from pc. As a handheld, I don’t think 2-8 hours battery life and odd button placement would be ideal for that.
@MattSilverado Oops. Not sure about your regional pricing. Heard game consoles are quite expensive in South America due to tax. Not sure why Sony don’t have regional pricing in your country. People took advantage of it and steam has stopped people changing the region last year. Anyway for playstation, what some people tend to do is buying from Turkey, Indonesia and India which are much cheaper. For Xbox, it is Brazil. For Steam, your country used to be very popular.
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Re: UK Sales Charts: Gran Turismo 7 Still Leading the Pack Following Online Issues
Push square often uses 70$ games, blah blah. But that is only for digital. New games/pre-orders (physical disc) can be bought anytime around 50 to 54 GBP here in the UK. Sony sold the digital version console at a loss and thus they are trying to coup the money from their store (which does affect me as I am a digital guy, but on the other hand, you get to share easily with your siblings who live overseas, so I am still happy with digital games). But the price of money for physical discs are not changed for many years now.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Sony's Latest State of Play?
@EquiinoxGII Cliche comment after every state of play. How did you waste your time if you fell asleep? What are you guys expecting from this 20 min show which was announced just yesterday?
Re: Gran Turismo 7 Meets Ghost of Tsushima in the PlayStation Crossover Art No One Saw Coming
This rocks. GOT legends is quite solid. Started playing yesterday. Great PS plus addition.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Elden Ring?
Seems to be a great game. But not my type as I don't have the patience to learn all the moves, attack patterns etc. I just want to enjoy stories or games with mindless fun even if they are beat/ shoot 'em up.
Re: EA Sports Hints FIFA Has Been an Impediment As It Looks Set to Break Ties
I like their old EA games challenge everything motto. I am a PES guy but i dont think dropping name would hurt anything. Dont just blame EA here, the greedy FIFA has been found accepting bribe for Qatar world cup and now they want to hold world cup every 2 year.
Re: PS Plus March 2022 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
@tartanross I mean many times in a year in the UK, it was reduced to less than 30GBP. ( or just over 30, you can buy from CD keys all year long).) I am based in the UK but my main PS plus account is the US. Even over 40GBP, you got more than what you paid for in the whole year.
Re: PS Plus March 2022 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
@KundaliniRising333 You paid less than 30$ a year and you aren’t happy because one out of 4/5 games they give this month is worth less than 10$ on discount? Yeah why satisfied with less, huh?
Re: Call of Duty Will Take Time Off Next Year
Never into FPS shooter. But I wonder those who buy COD every year, what make you buy it yearly. I know they rinse and repeat the setting (historical, future etc) but personally the gameplay is just basically a minor tweak. Loads of people buy it annually is a surprise to me. Do you guys buy it because most online community are most active in the newest game?
Re: Here's Your First Look at PS5's PSVR2 Headset, Which Is Lighter and Slimmer Than Original
I'll buy this. Bought VR1 and then resold it as I didn't get to play much. Too many cables and aligning with PS camera were kind of a chore.
Re: Street Fighter 6's Logo Is Basically An Adobe Stock Graphic
Free to Play is fine. Fighting games need many people to function for multiplayer. Fighting games used to be more popular but become a bit more niche with the decline of arcade.
Re: Uncharted Movie Opens with $21.5 Million in Takings Before US Release
@nessisonett No, Shan Chi and Eternal are not released at the same time on Disney+. And I don't think the pandemic status has changed with the Omicron surge. Given the popularity of Marvel films, this is definitely impressive.
Re: Talking Point: What PS5, PS4 Live Service Games from Sony Do You Want?
Planetside 3!!!
Re: Sony Buys Ex-Halo, Destiny Developer Bungie for $3.6 Billion
Sony really need a successful FPS game. How about they make free to play planetside? There are games like dreadnaught, eve online but no grounded MMORPG. A few factions competing for territory for days/weeks would be interesting. I am hoping TLOU2 multiplayer is like that.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection?
Bought PS4 version of both a few years back, didnt get to play it. Upgraded on Friday, now already in chapter 8 of uncharted 4. Such a blast!
Re: Hyper Scape, Ubisoft's Battle Royale Flop, Is Being Switched Off
Oh it is already released?
Re: Ubisoft Pulls the Plug on Watch Dogs Legion PS5, PS4 Updates
I much prefer the tight storytelling linear game rather than climb this tower, control this area, upgrade this and that. Not much time to enjoy the vast open worlds especially the boring ones as I grow older.
Re: Sony Stock Value Loses $20 Billion, But Will Likely Recover
What kind of idiot think this is because of Sony times exclusives? Time exclusivity is done by all companies. All Xbox fanboys use this as an excuse which is ridiculous. Most of Sony exclusives are either first party or collaborate closely with third party developers. Most timed exclusives are DLC with only a few big games. Almost all the great games throughout last gen are first party. How come it is Sony’s fault most Xbox exclusives last gen didn’t do well? Currently Xbox first party day 1 exclusives are very few and far between (no exclusives until now after ill fated crackdown 3). With more exclusives coming, expect subscription fee go up. And people will then subscribe using other regions. We will see how this will affect games in the long run. Will consoles games model turn into mobile model, low initial cost with tons of in games purchases?
Re: Microsoft Buys Call of Duty Publisher Activision Blizzard
Sony buying Crunchyroll took nearly a year just to get approved. That was very niche anime market where other companies like Netflix produce a lot of anime every year. Lets see how this goes. I am seeing the price of gamepass go up soon.
Re: PS5 Controllers Coming in Pink, Blue, and Purple in January
They also announce the plate! Red is hot!!!
Re: Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection Out 28th January on PS5
How do I pre-order the upgrade?
Re: Reaction: Merging PS Plus and PS Now Makes Sense, But an Xbox Game Pass Competitor Can't Be Half-Arsed
I don’t think they will include big first party titles day 1. Funny people compares this to gamepass. I mean look at the gap of first party games coming to gamepass. They only release 1 game so far since the Xbox new gen launch. Almost all of new games come day 1 to gamepass are indie games. The other problem is Sony focus a lot on single player story games which wouldn’t make sense to offer free day 1.
Re: The Uncharted Movie Trailer Is Finally Here
Looks great. Hope it has lots of epic action set pieces like in the game.
Re: Konami Promises eFootball Fix for 28th October on PS5, PS4
I don’t care what Messi or Ronaldo looks like. While it has many bugs, the gameplay has potential. Need to be a bit more responsive and faster though
Re: Konami Apologises for the State of eFootball at Launch
@Integrity ah yes, it seems that’s the best option now. It is a real shame, I’m always a PES fan and never get into FIFA.
Re: Rumour: Konami Planning Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Castlevania Revivals
Sony should have bought Konami IPs including PES. They have great legendary franchise but clearly gaming is not their priority business anymore.
Re: Konami Apologises for the State of eFootball at Launch
They should have just released another seasonal update. This isn’t clearly ready which is obvious with the previous demo, and they just tired to release earlier than FIFA. If it’s released as demo, they wouldn’t feel that much heat. It is never good thing to change engine as it would be buggy. They should give us free or minimal fee season 2022 update. Scrap this one until I it is ready
Re: Feature: 12 PS5 Firmware Updates We Want to See
Of all the things, I don’t need a browser at all. Yeah I know a few people watch pro hub with it, but I am sure the vast majority of people never ever touch it. And the browser is also the reason of jailbreak and security issue. So I don’t think of going to happen.
Re: Tomb Raider, Marvel's Avengers Maker Now Co-Developer on Xbox Exclusive
They are or were never a rival to Naughty Dog. It is just a mere comparison after they released a tomb raider which is similar to Uncharted (in terms of treasure hunting)
Re: Spider-Man 2, God of War: Ragnarok Trailers Pull Enormous Numbers
Project Eve looks quite similar to Bayonetta and Nier. But the thing is the heroine looks quite out of place to environment and enemies. Sony’s approach to superheroes games are the best. While avengers style team up would be exciting, it would be quite difficult to nail down gameplay wise.
Re: Naughty Dog's Multiplayer Game Described as Cinematic Experience Between Players
TLOU world has a big potential for multiplayer. In addition to different modes, it wiping be great free roam multiplayer mode with at least 2 factions. Hope they give out free or at least make it free for those who own TLOU 2 and monetise with micro transactions
Re: Rumour: PS Plus September 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Leaked Ahead of Official Reveal
@SAMTYLER1974 Cinematic Titan?? The predator franchise has never reached that status. The first one is excellent but all subsequent films bombed critically and/or financially.
Re: Rumour: PS Plus September 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Leaked Ahead of Official Reveal
@Wibbleboy yes I got those PS3 and Vita games too. But never get to play them, so they are just in the library. I am sure most of us got PS plus and stacked when the price is about 20-25 $ as the price dipped to this every year (about the cost of 2 cinema tickets), not to mention I am sharing its benefits with my bro. And looking back this year so far, we already got much more than what we paid. I can only speak for myself, even the so-called weakest month, I have already spent many hours in PVZ game. Sept games if true, Hitman 2 and Overcooked are already known great games and Predator would still give at least a few hours of fun (I know most people wouldn't even think to buy it).
Re: Rumour: PS Plus September 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Leaked Ahead of Official Reveal
I know it is impossible to make everyone happy but what are some people actually expecting? New AAA games every month for <3$ per month fee? Meanwhile, many Xbox fans are happy with this month game with gold because they haven;t played any of them. Personally, Xbox games with gold line up is not even close to Playstation line up.
Re: eFootball's PS5, PS4 Gameplay Trailer Is Bizarre
Well, it is obvious, with the COVID pandemic and a new engine, even with a year break, they could not make it in time. For being a football game, you can't release it anytime you want, it has to be around the new football season. This is anything but bizarre. That's why they give out free. The truth is PES has strong support in Asia on mobile, can't compete with FIFA in the West due to lack of licensing. At least if they only sell squad update as DLC and with the continuous updates including gameplay, this would save money in the long run, compared to the full-price game every year (just for minimal pacing change and squad).
Re: Talking Point: How Would You Improve PS Plus?
People not aware of how Xbox game with gold give out rubbish games for a long time now, for them either you subscribe more expensive game pass or you end up with very ***** games with gold. I don’t agree with PS plus this month free games are very bad, PVZ is quite a fun game. Tennis is not bad either.
Re: Talking Point: How Would You Improve PS Plus?
Add online play feature on PS now, reduce price on PS plus and only gives out not so good games. Another tier for anime as I bought it separately anyway.
Re: Back 4 Blood Goes Gold Ahead of October Release Date, Open Beta Begins
No one in the beta test. Is it just me?
Re: Hands On: Back 4 Blood Wears Its Inspiration with Pride
Cards and currency are the ones I really hate. Makes the games complicated for a casual player like me. I think this game will come to PS plus/now sooner rather than later.
Re: Focus Home Interactive Acquires Streets of Rage 4 Publisher Dotemu
What does this acquisition mean? Most of the IPs of games made by Dotemu is not owned by them. So in that case, does it mean it is just acquiring employees and property assets?
Re: Detroit: Become Human Tops Six Million Sales Across PS4, PC
I wonder about the production cost of this kind of game. Supermassive game make similar games. But the production value seems much lower than Quantic dream.
Re: Detroit: Become Human Tops Six Million Sales Across PS4, PC
@mrtennis1990 Heavy Rain is also released for PS4. Play it. I finished it in 1-2 days. Excellent game!
Re: Detroit: Become Human Tops Six Million Sales Across PS4, PC
I preordered it. Well worth the price. Would welcome more games like this rather than free to play live service games.
Re: PES Renamed eFootball, Confirmed to Be Free-to-Play
I like this. I buy PES every year just to play online (vs com) with my bro. This would save me money! Apparently PES is making more money from mobile with free to play model and thus they bring this model to everywhere!
Re: Ubisoft Announces Tom Clancy's XDefiant, 6v6 Free-to-Play Arena Shooter for PS5, PS4
Ubisoft version of overwatch. They are trying so hard to have a successful Free to play live service game. EA and Activision have succeeded to a degree. What happened to that hyperscrape game? Don't like all these free Battle Royale games but unfortunately, these games are raking in money.
Re: Sony 'Closely Monitoring' Nintendo Switch OLED as Industry May Look to Increase Prices
@The_New_Butler Didn’t know that. I play Switch for its unique games, not for graphic though. To be honest, games I play in switch, never notice the bad graphics. Rarely play as handheld though. Anyway my main driver is PS4 and now PS5.
Re: Sony 'Closely Monitoring' Nintendo Switch OLED as Industry May Look to Increase Prices
Don’t think steam deck will hurt anything. At its price point, I would rather buy PS5 if I want to play as docked. But if you have a large steam library, then that might be different. Even then, you can easily stream to TV from pc. As a handheld, I don’t think 2-8 hours battery life and odd button placement would be ideal for that.
Re: Sony 'Closely Monitoring' Nintendo Switch OLED as Industry May Look to Increase Prices
@PSoneboi Switch games run 1080p on TV. 720p is on handheld.
Re: FIFA 22 Sure Is Talking a Big Game on PS5
Big talk. New technical terms. Same game every year. I prefer PES.
Re: PS Now Confirms Leaked Line-Up for July 2021, Plus More PS4 Games
Wow great month! really excited for judgement and Olympics! These alone are worth for the whole year sub for me.
Re: Sony Fans Bicker Over Ghost of Tsushima PS5 Paywall
@MattSilverado Oops. Not sure about your regional pricing. Heard game consoles are quite expensive in South America due to tax. Not sure why Sony don’t have regional pricing in your country. People took advantage of it and steam has stopped people changing the region last year. Anyway for playstation, what some people tend to do is buying from Turkey, Indonesia and India which are much cheaper. For Xbox, it is Brazil. For Steam, your country used to be very popular.