I tried Weird West very briefly in the trial on PS5 and liked the look of it, so happy with that. Not in to horror stuff so have no interest in Calisto Protocol. And, as much as I like the idea of Farming Sim, I'm realistically never going to play it.
Why make a game at considerable cost I'd imagine, knowing that it's probably only going to have a 6 month shelf life. When are companies going to realise that people obviously don't like these types of games much, hence why they all go to the wall within a year, maybe two at a push. Or is that the strategy? That actually the immediate gains from the popularity makes the outlay back, plus a small profit, so after that it doesn't matter what happens to it?
Will this ever actually go free to play? I bought the founders game for my daughter but as nice as it is, even she got bored of it fairly quickly. No idea why its not free to play, same goes for Disney Speedstorm.
I played Unpacking on Game Pass and loved it, so I'll give that a try. I played the first part of Nier Automota, so may give this one a go but not that bothered by any of the others.
I was automatically put on Premium plan when it changed last year, and that is due to expire in October, so I've just re-upped for another year at the same £99 price for Premium. Once that expires Oct 2024 I don't think I'll bother subbing again. Too expensive going forward.
That's cool I guess, but I'd rather have one console that consolidates all those games rather than one controller and five consoles under my TV! Imagine Playstation had the desire and nous to make every game for PS1-PS5 available to play on a PS5. Now THAT would be something!
@__jamiie I don't have Xbox, should have said on PS. I wouldn't mind betting GTA 4 will get a port at some point as well now RDR1 has. I hope so anyway. Last time I played either of them was back in 2010 or whenever it was, on Xbox 360. And even then I got no where near to completing either of them so I'd love to experience them for, pretty much, the first time.
I've been waiting for this forever. The fact that you can't play this or GTA 4 on modern consoles is an absolute travesty. That said, there is no way I'm paying £50 for it. £24.99 would be my absolute max in a sale in the future.
Wow, I heard the rumours, didn't expect it to turn up this quickly though! It's disappointing it's not a remake or remaster but, seeing as I have no way of playing this game anymore, I'll take whatever form it comes in. Not for £50 though. Will wait until it's half price.
The Ascent and Dysmantle are on my wishlist so that saves me a few quid. It Takes Two is on there as well but the days of getting my son play co-op with me are over so I doubt I'll ever get round to trying it.
Awesome news if true! Would be amazing if it was remastered but just to actually be able to play it at all would be great, seeing as you can't anymore unless you still own and run a PS3.
The same goes for GTA 4 which also leads me to believe that is the other game that may get released. Again, I hope so!
I think, depending on early reviews/impressions, this may be the last time I bother buying it. And that is just out of intrigue as to what, if anything, will be different now FIFA has departed. If nothing has changed at all apart from the name then my only hope is Konami get their finger (or head) out and actually provide a good offline experience for eFootball and I'll just play that for free instead. Neither game is particularly great, but free is better than £70!
@ErrantRob hey, late to the party here but my last NHL was in 2015 and 2023 is on sale for £20 so I thought maybe it's time for an upgrade. Will I notice much improvement over 2015 if I go for it or is it not worth it even for £20?
@KilloWertz I don't get the culture on here of not 'claiming' the games? Like, I get why you wouldn't download them, but why wouldn't you take 2 seconds to 'add to library' in case you wanted to play them in the future??
Like everyone else I got excited when I saw arcade football only to realise it isn't football. PushSquare, can you amend the title to gridiron or something please?
These games far too convoluted and time consuming after the heyday of Championship Manager classics culminating in 01/02 (which you can still download for free and up date with modern data).
Add to that playing a game made for PC on a console with controller and it's a definite non-interest for me personally.
Well thank you Brexit, Covid and Ukraine war, ANOTHER thing you've made go up in price! What is the next thing to go up in price that will blame it on the terrible trio? I'm going to guess at fresh air, or dust.
About time (hopefully)! There is no way, unless you still own a PS3/XBOX360 to play this game which is just ridiculous in this day and age. Ditto for GTA 4. Rockstar have to get those two games on to modern consoles even if it is just a port.
Didn't we get Stray and Marvels Avengers on Essential anyway? Or am I mistaken and I'm about to lose access to them? Not overly bothered if so, but it would be nice if I had the chance to play them at a time of my choosing.
I'm mixed on this. On one hand I'm an 80's kid and love Indiana Jones to death and am gutted, after waiting for years, for an Indy game that I won't get to play it. On the other hand, realistically, it's very unlikely to be as good as Uncharted or Tomb Raider. I'd be amazed if it reviews as well as those games tend to. So I'd be getting it for the character, music and general nostalgia.
To be honest, I'm not even sure who this game is for. Is Indy of any interest to 'the kids' nowadays in the same way all the superhero nonsense is? I wouldn't think so. I know there is a huge demographic of people 35 upwards who play, but a large chunk are people younger than 30 who probably couldn't care less about Indy, especially if it's not some online shooter type game.
I'm an 80's kid so I'll happily try the Turtles game and hope it's like the arcade game. Maybe try Far Cry 6 but I've tried other FC games in the past and I'm not usually that keen.
I can't believe no-one is mentioning Lonely Mountains, it's a really fun game, if not mildly infuriating!
I think it's an alright selection personally. Happy to get a next gen NBA game (albeit such a huge file size I may not actually get to install it)! Yomi I tried on my son's Xbox for 10 mins last year and it seems decent enough and JP, I have the first one and never really played it, so doubt I will this one either but you never know!
I don't see the sports games as being bad additions personally. People like different things. I can't stand JRPG kind of stuff, or even COD etc but have had a load of those games dumped in my lap via PS Plus over the years!
I feel we have reached that point now that any game with aggressive MT's such as this one should automatically be awarded a max score of 3/10 or something, and rated as 'Poor'. Hopefully then that would start turning people away, certainly those who would blindly buy this just by looking at the review score and not the review.
It will likely never happen but, once GTA 6 finally releases I'd love Rockstar to remake RDR1 and release a next gen version of RDR2. And also to remake GTA 4.
The fact that no one can play RDR1 or GTA 4 at this point is just utterly ridiculous for two such massive games.
I didn't mind this game but gave up on it as FPS are my kryptonite. I would love it if they did a third person mode, then I'd be all over it. I will probably download it again though in the future so it will be nice to play some DLC too, unless it's paid for? In which case, nah.
I'll try GRID Legends but tend to get bored of racing games pretty quick as I'm just not interested in cars at all (and I'm rubbish at racing games).
No interest in medieval multiplayer things, and Descenders is already on Plus Extra and I tried it and found it a bit aimless and pointless, but that's probably on me for being stupid and not understanding what I had to do?
I, and my 9 year old daughter, played about an hour of the trial and enjoyed it enough. Happy to give it a spin once it's free. Does anyone know if you can race together locally against the AI? I've no interest in it really if not because it would only be a game my daughter and I would play together, or her solo occassionally.
As with all things, it comes down to greed eventually. Before streaming was a thing, big companies were complaining about downloading and pirating movies/music/games. With the advent of Netflix and Spotify a lot of that stopped. And then, guess what, EVERYONE wanted you to sub to EVERYTHING! So now we have Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Paramount+, HBO, Now TV etc etc. To the point where you would be spending hundreds of £ per month if you wanted it all. Then add in PS Plus, Gamepass, EA Access, Ubisoft+ or whatever game subs there are. And not to mention every single app on your phone nowadays is a sub service. Even if it's a product that really doesn't warrant a sub service. In fact, those are the most annoying ones, the apps. Go through the whole setting account up rigmarole and at the end - "choose your plan". F off!!!!! I miss the days when I could buy a useful app for £3.99 or whatever and have it forever. Now I even need to subscribe to my goddamn printer!!!
The good thing is, as this article suggests, these practices always consume themselves in the end.
@RobN indeed! As evidenced by Riders Republic being announced on Extra for next week. Only a matter of time before all the other Ubi games end up on there. There's not many more left to add to be honest!
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Re: PS Plus Essential Games for October 2023 Announced
@Ken_Kaniff not that I noticed?
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for October 2023 Announced
I tried Weird West very briefly in the trial on PS5 and liked the look of it, so happy with that. Not in to horror stuff so have no interest in Calisto Protocol. And, as much as I like the idea of Farming Sim, I'm realistically never going to play it.
Re: Rumour: PS Plus Essential Games for October Leaked
Oh well, let's hope the third game is good!
Re: No New Content Coming to Evil Dead: The Game, Servers Will Remain Live
Why make a game at considerable cost I'd imagine, knowing that it's probably only going to have a 6 month shelf life. When are companies going to realise that people obviously don't like these types of games much, hence why they all go to the wall within a year, maybe two at a push. Or is that the strategy? That actually the immediate gains from the popularity makes the outlay back, plus a small profit, so after that it doesn't matter what happens to it?
Re: 20 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Coming Next Week
Just tried to download Cloudpunk but it's actually only the PS4 version available, not the PS5 version.
Re: Marvel's Avengers Is Dirt Cheap Ahead of Getting Thanos Snapped Later This Month
I swear this was handed out on PS Plus once upon a time wasn't it?
Re: Hands On: Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Update Is an Outstanding, Game-Changing Overhaul
Was kind of hoping it would have added a Third person mode, as I'm rubbish at FIrst person shooters! Oh well, will give it a try anyway.
Re: Free Beauty and the Beast Expansion Available in Disney Dreamlight Valley Now
Will this ever actually go free to play? I bought the founders game for my daughter but as nice as it is, even she got bored of it fairly quickly. No idea why its not free to play, same goes for Disney Speedstorm.
Re: Colossal PS Store Sale Plunges Thousands of PS5, PS4 Prices
This sale isn't showing on my PS5?
Re: Rumour: Six PS Plus Extra Games Leaked Ahead of September Announcement
I played Unpacking on Game Pass and loved it, so I'll give that a try. I played the first part of Nier Automota, so may give this one a go but not that bothered by any of the others.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 493
@LetsPatchItOut is that Sensible Soccer in your profile pic? I can't quite make it out! If so, bravo sir/madam!
Re: Three More PS Plus Essential Games Are Available to Download Now
Would definitely have tried Saints Row out of interest. Won't be trying the other two games though.
Re: PS5, PS4 Owners Are Understandably Irate with PS Plus Price Hike
I was automatically put on Premium plan when it changed last year, and that is due to expire in October, so I've just re-upped for another year at the same £99 price for Premium. Once that expires Oct 2024 I don't think I'll bother subbing again. Too expensive going forward.
Re: Madden NFL 24 (PS5) - Another Five Yards Forward for EA Sports' Football Sim
Is it just me or do those graphics look a bit rubbish for a pS5 game?
Re: 8BitDo's Latest Gadget Lets You Play PS1, PS2 with Your PS5 DualSense
That's cool I guess, but I'd rather have one console that consolidates all those games rather than one controller and five consoles under my TV! Imagine Playstation had the desire and nous to make every game for PS1-PS5 available to play on a PS5. Now THAT would be something!
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Red Dead Redemption on PS4?
@__jamiie I don't have Xbox, should have said on PS. I wouldn't mind betting GTA 4 will get a port at some point as well now RDR1 has. I hope so anyway. Last time I played either of them was back in 2010 or whenever it was, on Xbox 360. And even then I got no where near to completing either of them so I'd love to experience them for, pretty much, the first time.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Red Dead Redemption on PS4?
I've been waiting for this forever. The fact that you can't play this or GTA 4 on modern consoles is an absolute travesty. That said, there is no way I'm paying £50 for it. £24.99 would be my absolute max in a sale in the future.
Re: Red Dead Redemption Out on PS4 This Month, Not a Remaster
Wow, I heard the rumours, didn't expect it to turn up this quickly though! It's disappointing it's not a remake or remaster but, seeing as I have no way of playing this game anymore, I'll take whatever form it comes in. Not for £50 though. Will wait until it's half price.
Re: Reminder: 10 Quality PS5, PS4 Games Taken Off PS Plus Extra, Premium Tomorrow
I tried Stray yesterday and it still let me play it. What happened?
Re: 18 More Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
The Ascent and Dysmantle are on my wishlist so that saves me a few quid. It Takes Two is on there as well but the days of getting my son play co-op with me are over so I doubt I'll ever get round to trying it.
Re: Very Questionable Face Renders Are on the EA Sports FC Ultimate Edition Cover
I quite like it!
Re: Sony Calls in a Tactical Supply Drop of Helldivers 2 PS5, PC Co-Op and Combat Details
I remember the original being a top down/isometric if I recall correctly? And I also remember it being insanely hard?
Re: Red Dead Redemption Revival Looking More and More Likely as Evidence Mounts
Awesome news if true! Would be amazing if it was remastered but just to actually be able to play it at all would be great, seeing as you can't anymore unless you still own and run a PS3.
The same goes for GTA 4 which also leads me to believe that is the other game that may get released. Again, I hope so!
Re: EA Sports FC Reportedly Set for 29th September Release
I think, depending on early reviews/impressions, this may be the last time I bother buying it. And that is just out of intrigue as to what, if anything, will be different now FIFA has departed. If nothing has changed at all apart from the name then my only hope is Konami get their finger (or head) out and actually provide a good offline experience for eFootball and I'll just play that for free instead. Neither game is particularly great, but free is better than £70!
Re: NHL 23 (PS5) – The Same as Last Year, with Small Changes
@ErrantRob hey, late to the party here but my last NHL was in 2015 and 2023 is on sale for £20 so I thought maybe it's time for an upgrade. Will I notice much improvement over 2015 if I go for it or is it not worth it even for £20?
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for July 2023 Available to Download Now
@KilloWertz I don't get the culture on here of not 'claiming' the games? Like, I get why you wouldn't download them, but why wouldn't you take 2 seconds to 'add to library' in case you wanted to play them in the future??
Re: Wild Card Football Marks the Long-Awaited Return of Arcade Football on PS5, PS4
Like everyone else I got excited when I saw arcade football only to realise it isn't football. PushSquare, can you amend the title to gridiron or something please?
Re: Football Manager 25 Pitched as a 'True Sequel' on PS5
These games far too convoluted and time consuming after the heyday of Championship Manager classics culminating in 01/02 (which you can still download for free and up date with modern data).
Add to that playing a game made for PC on a console with controller and it's a definite non-interest for me personally.
Re: Price of Fortnite's V-Bucks Set to Change in Select North American Regions, UK Because Inflation
Well thank you Brexit, Covid and Ukraine war, ANOTHER thing you've made go up in price! What is the next thing to go up in price that will blame it on the terrible trio? I'm going to guess at fresh air, or dust.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Lose These 10 PS5, PS4 Games Next Month
@Logonogo Yeah, not interested in Marvel stuff to be honest so that's fine. Surprised about Stray though, I thought it was a keeper for some reason.
Re: New Korean Rating for Red Dead Redemption Has Fans Hoping for a Remaster
About time (hopefully)! There is no way, unless you still own a PS3/XBOX360 to play this game which is just ridiculous in this day and age. Ditto for GTA 4. Rockstar have to get those two games on to modern consoles even if it is just a port.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Lose These 10 PS5, PS4 Games Next Month
Didn't we get Stray and Marvels Avengers on Essential anyway? Or am I mistaken and I'm about to lose access to them? Not overly bothered if so, but it would be nice if I had the chance to play them at a time of my choosing.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 482
I didn't play a lot, bits here and there but I did watch lots of Glastonbury which was awesome!
Re: Indiana Jones Game Deal Amended to Exclude PS5, PS4
I'm mixed on this. On one hand I'm an 80's kid and love Indiana Jones to death and am gutted, after waiting for years, for an Indy game that I won't get to play it. On the other hand, realistically, it's very unlikely to be as good as Uncharted or Tomb Raider. I'd be amazed if it reviews as well as those games tend to. So I'd be getting it for the character, music and general nostalgia.
To be honest, I'm not even sure who this game is for. Is Indy of any interest to 'the kids' nowadays in the same way all the superhero nonsense is? I wouldn't think so. I know there is a huge demographic of people 35 upwards who play, but a large chunk are people younger than 30 who probably couldn't care less about Indy, especially if it's not some online shooter type game.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.63 Out Now on PS5, Get All the Patch Notes Here
@Triumph741 errr, because I do? Not a fan of FPS games, sorry.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.63 Out Now on PS5, Get All the Patch Notes Here
No third person mode
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for June 2023?
I'm an 80's kid so I'll happily try the Turtles game and hope it's like the arcade game. Maybe try Far Cry 6 but I've tried other FC games in the past and I'm not usually that keen.
I can't believe no-one is mentioning Lonely Mountains, it's a really fun game, if not mildly infuriating!
Re: Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty Expansion Is So, So Much More Than PS5 DLC
I just want it to have third person mode! I've played a bit of it but I've never gotten on with FPS games.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for June 2023 Available to Download Now
I think it's an alright selection personally. Happy to get a next gen NBA game (albeit such a huge file size I may not actually get to install it)! Yomi I tried on my son's Xbox for 10 mins last year and it seems decent enough and JP, I have the first one and never really played it, so doubt I will this one either but you never know!
I don't see the sports games as being bad additions personally. People like different things. I can't stand JRPG kind of stuff, or even COD etc but have had a load of those games dumped in my lap via PS Plus over the years!
Re: LEGO 2K Drive (PS5) - A Creative All-Ages Kart Racer with Irksome Microtransactions
I feel we have reached that point now that any game with aggressive MT's such as this one should automatically be awarded a max score of 3/10 or something, and rated as 'Poor'. Hopefully then that would start turning people away, certainly those who would blindly buy this just by looking at the review score and not the review.
Re: GTA 6 Might Release on PS5 Before the End of Next Year
It will likely never happen but, once GTA 6 finally releases I'd love Rockstar to remake RDR1 and release a next gen version of RDR2. And also to remake GTA 4.
The fact that no one can play RDR1 or GTA 4 at this point is just utterly ridiculous for two such massive games.
Re: Mini Review: Zool Redimensioned (PS4) - Blast from the Past Packs Neat Modern Features
The game that made me realise, at 17, that I had epilepsy!
Think I'll steer clear of this!
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered Finally Gets Standalone Release on PS5
The Spider Man Remastered for PS5 is currently on the home screen of the store on my console and is saying £5 for the upgrade.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Confirms Gameplay Blowout This Summer
I didn't mind this game but gave up on it as FPS are my kryptonite. I would love it if they did a third person mode, then I'd be all over it. I will probably download it again though in the future so it will be nice to play some DLC too, unless it's paid for? In which case, nah.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for May 2023 Leaked Early
I'll try GRID Legends but tend to get bored of racing games pretty quick as I'm just not interested in cars at all (and I'm rubbish at racing games).
No interest in medieval multiplayer things, and Descenders is already on Plus Extra and I tried it and found it a bit aimless and pointless, but that's probably on me for being stupid and not understanding what I had to do?
Re: Disney Speedstorm (PS5) - A New Direction for Racers That Will Raise Some Eyebrows
I, and my 9 year old daughter, played about an hour of the trial and enjoyed it enough. Happy to give it a spin once it's free. Does anyone know if you can race together locally against the AI? I've no interest in it really if not because it would only be a game my daughter and I would play together, or her solo occassionally.
Re: Consumer Spending Growth on Subscriptions Like PS Plus Is Slowing
As with all things, it comes down to greed eventually. Before streaming was a thing, big companies were complaining about downloading and pirating movies/music/games. With the advent of Netflix and Spotify a lot of that stopped. And then, guess what, EVERYONE wanted you to sub to EVERYTHING! So now we have Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Paramount+, HBO, Now TV etc etc. To the point where you would be spending hundreds of £ per month if you wanted it all. Then add in PS Plus, Gamepass, EA Access, Ubisoft+ or whatever game subs there are. And not to mention every single app on your phone nowadays is a sub service. Even if it's a product that really doesn't warrant a sub service. In fact, those are the most annoying ones, the apps. Go through the whole setting account up rigmarole and at the end - "choose your plan". F off!!!!! I miss the days when I could buy a useful app for £3.99 or whatever and have it forever. Now I even need to subscribe to my goddamn printer!!!
The good thing is, as this article suggests, these practices always consume themselves in the end.
Re: PS Plus Premium Adds Two More Full Game Trials for New PS5, PS4 Titles
Will definitely try Disney Speedstorm as my kids will enjoy that one.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2023?
I'll go Kena, Monster Boy and Riders Republic.
Re: Sony's PS Store Spring Sale Updated with Another 450 PS5, PS4 Offers
@RobN indeed! As evidenced by Riders Republic being announced on Extra for next week. Only a matter of time before all the other Ubi games end up on there. There's not many more left to add to be honest!