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Re: PS Plus Essential Games for October 2023 Announced

tomassi

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: No New Content Coming to Evil Dead: The Game, Servers Will Remain Live

tomassi

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: Poll: Will You Be Buying Red Dead Redemption on PS4?

tomassi

@__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: Red Dead Redemption Out on PS4 This Month, Not a Remaster

tomassi

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: EA Sports FC Reportedly Set for 29th September Release

tomassi

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: Football Manager 25 Pitched as a 'True Sequel' on PS5

tomassi

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: Indiana Jones Game Deal Amended to Exclude PS5, PS4

tomassi

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: PS Plus Essential Games for June 2023 Available to Download Now

tomassi

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: GTA 6 Might Release on PS5 Before the End of Next Year

tomassi

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: PS Plus Essential Games for May 2023 Leaked Early

tomassi

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: Consumer Spending Growth on Subscriptions Like PS Plus Is Slowing

tomassi

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.