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Well, I've still got Dracophobia after living in Wales, so I will be passing on this game.

@ShogunRok Thank you, I appreciate the feedback!

Dull dungeon design and repeated enemy types makes me a little worried, but glad to hear everything else seems top notch, especially if the combat is super engaging.
@Cloud39472 my thoughts exactly! Just typing out the same feelings...

@Areus Whilst Sony own the IP, it was made by Ninja Theory, who are now owned by Xbox, so maybe they don't want to go down that path shrugs

Add some meaningful content that isn't a throwing knife and a few reskins would help matters. Core loop is fun, but like others have said, it's all a little samey after a while.
There's also a slew of other releases and Summer sales across multiple store fronts, so no doubt that will have enticed players to hang up their cape for a diversion.

@ProfessorNiggle 'Taste my Tennis elbow Serena!'

Yey, a 2025 edition with two retired champions on the front cover! I guess they're not confident enough in the current generation of players, which is odd considering the awesome talent in the top ten ATP ranking for men & women. Will give this title a 'spin' at some point.

@Zenos except they haven't said how many are being let go in Japan, just that this is 'globally'. Don't forget, Sony are massively in debt, like over $31 billion, which affects SIE.

I will wait for the 4K 60FPS on PS7

20th Anniversary edition, now with added Ubisoft adverts mid-game.... can't wait

Astro's Playroom was a hell of an experience - one of, if not THE best experiences that you can have with a console out of the box. Sadly, there are a lot of factors why this generation is off to a bit of a slow start, so I guess we need to be a little more patient to see what magic Sony will cook up next. Don't get me wrong, there has been some stellar titles released already, but I feel like we're only just getting started. So far though, it's missing the excitement and variety that preceeded on Sony's past consoles.

@Perturbator I still need to watch that; I heard good things!
I love his old stuff like Wedding Singer & 50 First Dates.

@Perturbator This is great news indeed. Sandler gets a lot of flack for his latest films, but if he can channel some of that magic from Grown Ups 2, then we could be in for a real treat.

Is this not coming out on the 8th December rather than the 1st?

Think I'll wait for the inevitable PC release as 4K at 30FPS doesn't appeal. Congrats to Santa Monica Studio to what looks likes a cracking game though!

Still a wait and see for me. The lack of backwards compatibility is still a sore point, but it's now a question of how good the VR games will be, especially seeing that we will have the Oculus Quest 3 around this time next year.

@nessisonett Shotguns? What, like guns that fire shots of tequila?

Outside is overrated, but if Sony want my extra money, they need to make the subscription extra special. They're are sitting on a wealth of titles for PSP, PS & PS2 that they simply need to open up the doors to.

Priority hotlines should only be available to those who completed Bloodborne, or never whinged about monthly PS Plus games on forums.

Don't forget the Last of Us Part 1 - supposedly, this will be with us 'soon' too, although I doubt we'll see it until Spring 2023.

Not sure why you have two iterations of Persona 5 & Ghost of Tsushima in here; surely one of each and include the definitive versions (Royal & DC respectively) & leave it at that?

I'm allergic to cat hair, so I will have to give this game a mi...iii..iii... Achoo miss sniff

Just started this on PC. I would think it will be a 4K 60FPS re-release, perhaps with a fixed texture pack that was available on Steam, with better draw distance / anti-aliaising. A cracking game though, worth picking up.

So, when will Europe getting a discount for the inferior selection of games? That's 71 titles!

It's a weird choice of art style. I'm all for disproportionate / exaggerated features heavily influenced by chibi style manga / anime, but there's something off here... it kind of looks like a jpeg image has been wrapped around the head & stretched...

@sanderson72 Online PvP only according to Steam

@Luigia where does it say it's free to play?

Shadow of the Colossus on PS5 could use an update too to sort out the blurry / buggy textures - 4K at 60FPS would also be amazing.

@sanderson72 that is bizarre... maybe some kind of Pro related patch? I have had it happen to me on other games & on other systems too though.
I'm keeping my Luke mini figure wrapped up at the mo, that is until I get some future Star Wars Lego to build & put on the shelf ^_^
Hope you're enjoying! I'm finding it a little bit buggy with FPS drops at the mo. Hoping a few more patches will tidy things up.

@sanderson72 strange... both Day one & Day Two patches were below 200mb for me. Did you install from disc, or did you get a digital copy? Top tip if installing from disc... unplug or disconect from network, then reconnect and it will get the patch. I have had it where the entire game gets downloaded instead of installing from the disc.

How does it compare in terms of difficulty to Demons Souls / Elden Ring? Did I read they have actually included a quick save option now?

Communication is vital in times like these; I understand the developers and server techs will be under pressure at the moment, but some reassurance would at least would be well received by the fans. I do think a lot of people are being impatient and insensitive asking for full refunds though - surely some ingame credit or some future DLC freebies would appease most. Yes, it's irritating, but the people working on this are going through the same hardships as the rest of us, so they should be given some slack.

I would imagine we will get board games, figures & alike, similar to what they did with Dark Souls. Given the success, I'm hoping we will see some DLC for the game, although I think I'll be pre-occupied with what's avaialbe for quite some time ^_^

@Gbarsotini Heh, no worries! Wasn't sure if it was universally hated / one of those shows that's reviewed well with critics, but not with fans.

@danlk1ng yeh, not a nice guy evidently. Liked his character too, so it was a bit of weird situtation as they basically freeze-framed a shot in post-production, wrote him out and re-shot some additonal footage to tie it all up.

@danlk1ng Non-specific spoiler alert for Expanse One of them got fired from the show for sexual harassment and assault, so they killed him off. Hoping to read the books at some point ^_^

@Gbarsotini Not seen Wheel of Time... is it that bad? The producers from The Expanse is a good move though - you can't deny that show is one of the best Sc-Fi shows in a long time.

It would look a lot better if the video wasn't compressed to near DVD quality - 696p is not enough to showcase something like this.

@vapidwolf Nitpicking a little here, but season 2 has just started, but it's basically Mugen Train re-edited for TV with some new scenes, music and an extra episode to serve as a bridge between the last episode and the new arc. Will be a while before we get a proper follow up sadly =0(

Shadow of the Colossus needs adding to this list. I'd be happy with Sony updating their 1st party games to be honest.

I really don't like the new screenshot taken notification - it looks like a placeholder image with a missing link. It's ugly. Can you turn it off completely?

@rawzeku I probably worded that badly - basically, what I meant was I wonder how may keys they had to give away. I know it wouldn't of affected the sales figures, but I wondered what proportion of those figures relate to unfullfilled copies, resulting in keys being generated.
Glad you got yours ^_^ hopefully mine will arrive in the next week or two. thankfully, there's no rush.

Wondering how many of these copies they've had to give away? I'm still waiting for my collectors edition to arrive, but to give them their credit, Bandai Namco provided me with a digitial key.
The game could do with some proof reading to correct the typos and a few QoL features added (would be nice to turn off your party members constant shouting during battles), but otherwise a solid entry in the series. Hope you're all having fun with it too ^_^

This was probably the best showcase they put together in a long time, if you ignore the cringey, post-show self pat on the back. The only thing I wish they would announce is some enhanced titles for the PS4 back catalog, like SoTC, Last Guardian, Unchartered Trilogy etc. Wishful thinking though eh?

At this point, I don't really care anymore. I waited and waited after release & this ended up being a title that just sat on my shelf. I might check it out when they relase the next gen version on consoles, but otherwise, Ghost of Tsushima will be getting most of my attention.

There isn't a huge amount of games out for PS5 at the moment, so it's not surprising that the Nintendo Switch, which has a larger install base, has taken those top 30 slots. With Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, Tales of Arise and others on the horizon, I'm sure Sony will steal back some of those top slots.

My uncle works at Blue Box & he says the techincal error is due to Windows 10 update. They're going to try turning it on and off again shortly.

I would imagine it's beacuse PS users will have an unfair advantage with the Move controllers.

I have a love/hate relationship with this game. On one hand, it's a tense struggle for survival with moments of euphoria when everything goes your way... but this can be taken away in an instant if you make a mistake, or come up against a clan of powerful enemies that will make all your hard work crumble away (particularly overnight when you're asleep and you can do bugger all about it)
With that said, I urge people to try it, especially if you have few friends. It's very addictive though. I'm currently on a break. Will be interesting to see how quickly the updates will come for this one as the phone app which can be setup with notifications of in game raids on your base is very helpful. There's a lot of depth to base building & there's something really satisfying about defending your base and thwarting potential attackers to keep your loot safe.

Would be nice if you could install each game seperately. Good job they brought out compatiibility to archive stuff on external hard drives!