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Re: Big Discounts for PS Plus Members in New PS Store Sale

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@mcdreamer that's pretty much what I did but at 20 bucks it's probably worth it. I should say I unlocked the 2nd island and then got distracted by other games and never ended up going back but a lot of fun up to that point.

@J_e_f_f__D yeah at almost 50 that's still overpriced. It's not as horrible as some make it out but it's definitely not a AAA title imo. Base price should be 49.99 at best.

Re: Horizon Forbidden West DLC Takes Aloy to the Burning Shores Only on PS5

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I'm all for moving on to PS5 exclusivity but choosing DLC for a cross-gen game as the time to make that move is borderline disrespectful. Anyone who can't admit that is in a bizarre place in life.

Even as a PS5 owner what I take away from this and their statement justifying it is they really held back for the main game (the one I paid 70 for) but the DLC "yeah man we went all in." Lol, like what?

Re: Brand New The Last of Us HBO Trailer Revealed

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@SolaceCreed perhaps due to the pandemic but the films were shelved in favor of the Rick/Michonne spinoff series.

As regards this series I was most worried about Pascal as Joel but honestly it's Ramsey that just doesn't work for me. That could change once I start watching but man is there an expectations to reality gulf at the moment.

Also don't understand the Sci-fi Channel lighting they got going on but that just seems to be the trend with more and more streamed shows these days. Not a fan. Doesn't need to be Ozark dark but holy moly I feel like I'm watching an episode of NCIS with these trailers.

Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Will Have a Different Harry Osborn on PS5

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@Milktastrophe kinda think he's rushing through the game so he'll be done and can stop worrying about spoilers (even inadvertent ones like this here article).

Luckily I don't care about this game but if I did, I'd call that Heimdall line a spoiler. A major spoiler? Of course not. But it does spoil a brief moment of revelation, yes. Which, in games driven by character and story, is kinda what it's all about.

But for some reason the staff on this site (and many users) are never willing to acknowledge they may have inadvertently spoiled some small bit of fun. Kinda disappointing really.

Re: Reminder: PSVR2 Pre-Orders Begin on 15th November

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@Jettstyles so with PSVR 1 there were just the Move wands, which you didn't need for everything. But they helped and if you had them you kinda had to have 2. Those charged with same connection as the standard PS4 controllers. In my case, I seemed to have several different charging blocks and cables from cell phones that used the same USB type so I'd usually just charge the Move controllers with those but occasionally I'd use the PS4. In any case it's a bit of a juggling act keeping all the different controllers charged but honestly I never found it to be that much of a bother.

I imagine a controller charge station is something you never really need until you've had one and then there's no going back. That's probably why I'd never buy one because I know I'd be spoiled by it from then on.

Re: Cyberpunk 2077's New Patch Brings a Visual Boost on PS5

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Still major patches coming out for this but there's nothing left to fix? I'm with @KaijuKaiser, there's definitely no harm in waiting for a complete edition, or something comparable, where the game will be at its absolute best.

Mind you I have a disc copy from launch but I'm not going back to what was an absolute mess of a game until it's definitely done.

Re: PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (November 2022)

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@Would_you_kindly yeah I tried it for a good ten minutes several times yesterday and nothing registered. It's whatever, I kinda only care about the points but not so much I wanna commit hours trying to figure out how to get this to register.

Also annoyed that I just recently started Returnal to try it out and defeated Phrike like literally 2 days ago but that campaign isn't available to me so I guess certain campaigns will forever be unavailable should you do something after the campaign exists. And, well, that's kinda dumb.

Re: Poll: Will You Pay the PSVR2 Launch Price?

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@nessisonett fwiw I understand the impact this economy has on each individual varies and it doesn't always have anything to do with anyone's poor planning or lack of work ethic or other such bootstrap-ish mantras. And hard as I try not to spend money (primarily out of spite toward our corporate overlords) much of my ability to afford a PSVR2 is largely just happenstance.

Re: Poll: Will You Pay the PSVR2 Launch Price?

zupertramp

@nessisonett lol, that kinda hurts. I mean, I'm willing to drop this much on VR but in my defense I'm about the most penny pinching tightwad on the planet with just about everything else as I'm generally opposed to consumerism but gaming is my one vice.

Re: The Last of Us HBO Show Confirmed to Premiere on 15th January 2023

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Was really turned off by the cheaply lit look the trailer had but I'm hoping maybe this gets fixed in post production, though I'm not even sure how much they can do when they seemed to have shot everything with soap opera lighting.

Still I wasn't aware Melanie Lynskey was in it so that's pretty much a guaranteed give it a try for me.

Re: PSVR2 Launches 22nd February 2023, Costs $550

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@KundaliniRising333 PSVR games definitely skewed gimmicky but much of this had to do with the aging move controllers. They were incredibly limiting. It'll be interesting to see what devs do with more capable controllers. Above and beyond the spec upgrades, this has got to be the most significant change coming to PSVR2 imo.

Though I can see why none of this justifies the expenditure in today's economy, I'm still really excited to see what can come out of VR what with Sony clearly taking it more serious with this iteration.

Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for November 2022?

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It's somewhat a source of fascination at this point that Sony manages to release 3 games every month that I have absolutely no interest in. Like. Every. Single. Month. There's maybe one a year I look forward to.

And I've mostly enjoyed Extra thus far but if it ends up just becoming primarily an Ubisoft dump, and it's maybe kinda looking that way, then that may change.

Re: PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns, Solutions, and FAQs

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@J-smash it's a bit of a proverbial kick in the teeth if you ask me. Like, seriously, we bought your premium priced remake at launch but can't be grandfathered in here? Like those 50 points, absolutely worthless on their own, are gonna break Sony or something.

Re: Random: Developers Unite After Viral Take Gets the Meme Treatment

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@Constable_What I guess... I'd just hate to see something dumb I've said get so much attention it becomes a news story. It's one thing to get clowned on by your peer group. It's another thing when it's the whole world, or what must feel like the whole world.

Lol, really resisting the urge to go on a Yuval Noah Harari inspired rant about how we were never meant to be able to interact with as many people as we do now.

Re: Random: Developers Unite After Viral Take Gets the Meme Treatment

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@Constable_What fwiw I definitely understand their frustration. I guess I just feel uncomfortable with the way we roast each other and engage in pile ons. It just feels like there's a better way we could all communicate, and shut down bad takes especially when it's not even a particularly heinous one - just ignorant.

That said I'd still buy games from these companies.

Edit: and I should also mention I stand in solidarity with them against leakers and hackers. all ire should be directed in that direction imo.

Re: Random: Developers Unite After Viral Take Gets the Meme Treatment

zupertramp

@riceNpea I think I kinda agree with you a little actually. This could be some 12 year old trying to seem smart and then an entire industry piles on him/her (though let's be honest this was almost definitely a guy). Seems a bit overkill. Especially with suicide rates what they are these days and how that has a lot to do with social media and how we treat each other.

Anyway, just seems weird to latch onto what was surely some nobody's comment. It's whatever I guess though. I can't say I'm always the nicest person online but I do try to avoid insulting people or piling on when someone has clearly been proven wrong.

Re: Rumour: PS5 Redesign to Feature Detachable Disc Drive

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@BartoxTharglod fair enough. And yeah we'd call it a convenience store but I'm the same. I'd rather starve then pick something up there. Or vending machines. I go to work with people who get something out of those basically every day and in my head I'm like "what are you doing?!"

So I share your miserly ways for most things. But I've slowly become a sucker for digital. It mostly started when I figured out I could buy one game and play at the same time with my son while he's on a separate console. Made stuff like Borderlands (which we enjoyed together) so much easier than split screen. Things kinda grew from there. It does definitely bother me that digital locks you into one store when it comes to PlayStation, not gonna lie.

Never thought about the region thing. Pretty secure in the idea I'll never leave the states as much as I'd love to so that's not a concern but I can see how having that flexibility would be good.

Well anyway, like I said, just wondering.