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@L_Bosch I AM watching Dora! Seriously though it’s a good point.

I can see the whole Pokeball/Palball thing being an issue, but Nontendont cannot hold the rights to flying or gliding creatures. What’s next? No more riding dragons in Skyrim? Aloy’s Sunwing grounded? Come on! There’s reasonable and then there’s just plain despotic.

Digital is convenient but relies on good internet connection and storage space. Physical, especially for single player games that shouldn’t require an internet connection, is stable and has longevity. No one is going to “pull it” from your shelf. There’s also the increasingly nostalgic feeling of coming home from the shop clutching your new purchase or excitedly waiting for the post to arrive. Not to mention physical goodies in the box; mini-magazine, stickers, posters, maps (God I love a good in-box map! Thank you Rockstar for all those years). I may be showing my age, but there’s a lot of positives to physical copies. That said, you can’t impulse buy a physical game from a sale in the middle of the night and download it while you sleep.

I love Skyrim and that is my only Elder Scrolls experience so I’m really interested in this. With Atomfall out now and Expedition 33 nearly here though I’ve got a big decision to make…

As someone whose only Elder Scrolls experience is Skyrim (actually there was a brief dabble with ESO too), I’m really excited for this. I can’t judge its remake/remaster credentials against the original as it will be completely new to me; this lack of nostalgia may be a benefit. My hope is it will nicely fill the gap between Skyrim and Elder Scrolls VI, using Skyrim as a standard but introducing mechanics they’re working on for ESVI maybe? Only (a very short now) time will tell.

I’ve got enough of an unfinished, occasionally unplayed at all, back-catalogue to keep me going for years! If I want something specific I’ll wait for at least 60% off (those 80-90% deals are amazing to find!). It would have to really appeal to me to be bought at release price. Atomfall is tempting me currently. GTA6 is going to be hard to resist. And Light No Fire has me intrigued.

Any game that celebrates the heady days of proper paper maps being part of the package is already winning in my book.

We’re all assuming these titles are trash, but where are the reviews hmm?! Looks like I might have my next 114 Platinum Trophies lined up…

By all means sell clothes, weapon skins or other cosmetics. There will always be people willing to part with cash for a cool look. But charging to actually make changes? Step too far guys. You can keep your tight little game. You’re already charging between £65-£100 depending on version. Then there’ll be the inevitable dlc. I’d like to know from someone within the industry; how hard is it for a major title like this to make a profit?

@IceClimbersMain Said no one ever.

@Northern_munkey Good to know. I’ve had it on my wishlist for a while. I know it’s not that expensive but I like a good sale deal!

Apparently nothing with an online element…

With the majority of gamers coming to The Witcher through Wild Hunt playing as Geralt (yes, I know, “I read all the books”, “I played from the first game”, well done you), and potential new gamers curious about playing after watching the tv show, they’d be mad not to include Geralt wouldn’t they? Even if he was lead support to carry the story along and the playable character was new. It’d be a glaring omission if the best known character wasn’t there.

Is there a chance Rockstar put this out? They used to be masters of parody. Could they lampoon themselves this way to promote more conversation?

The trouble is, “early access” gives you a game mid-week, so on work days, and in the all too common pre-patch condition, with bugs, glitches, flaws and crashes fresh off the press! I’m not paying extra for that thank you.

Roblox: If LEGO was a meth addict on a sex offenders register.

This is Push Square right? The PlayStation focused website? Why do so many Xbox/PC shaggers actively come here to crap on PlayStation? Surely it’s less effort to just ignore it and get on with your own thing? I guess Xbox and PC can’t be all that great if they can’t hold your attention for more than 5 minutes before you jealously start looking at other platforms. I’ve not once gone over to “Push B” or whatever the equivalent is once because, guess what, I don’t care.

Sounds like a positive redesign on Sonys part. Looking forward to checking it out when we get it in the UK.

Do we think this will herald a price drop for “standard” PS5 models?

@Olmaz Our “niche hobby” has gone mainstream? Just a bit!
The global gaming market expects to reach $256.97 billion by 2025.
More than 3.22 billion people worldwide play games.
The console gaming market was valued at $48.95 billion in 2022.
I think there’s probably room for everyone to have something they like, but with figures like that there’s bound to be dictators who think their word is law - eh, @Olmaz?

(Figures from TechJury)

There are half a dozen “survivor” games now on PS. Which one is actually best? I’ve got one of the genre on mobile and they are a time-sink I enjoy.

Any sign of the whole gang in this; Pigsy, Sandy, Tripitaka and Horse?

(Bonus point for getting Horses real name)

@MrMagic Projecting a bit there mate. I’m with @Balosi on this. It was and still is a great game. Fully recommend people give it a go today.

Glad to see the original Mad Max game getting some love on here. It got a lot of flak at the time for being repetitive, but I liked the rhythm of the game. And the combat, both on foot and on wheels, was wonderfully solid and crunchy! If you’ve never played it, give it a go. Must hit the sales regularly by now surely?

@colonelkilgore Did you manage to get the Platinum? I was scuppered by the glitched container that meant I couldn’t complete the collection.

It’s probably a massive task to undertake but the solution would seem to be:
1. Lockdown offenders accounts with a clear explanation of why.
2. Allow an appeal and have a human consider the offenders response.

And that’s it. There’s nothing more frustrating than being punished for something with no idea what you’ve allegedly done and no way to appeal that punishment.

In the first few hours (spoiler free timeline of Red Rocket, farm, Concord, Sanctary) I’ve had two full crashes, Preston walking around with a bin wrapped around his legs like a Dalek and Sturgis stood in and then on a workbench. It’s all Bethesda baby! That said the load times are a blessing, it looks a little better and it plays smooth as butter.

I genuinely believe Sean Murray was put in an untenable situation by Sony. If the title had remained an indie project it would have been fine. Whether it would have continued to develop towards his ultimate vision without Sony backing we’ll never know.

Firstly the price was always an issue. Charging more for a peripheral than for the system that runs it? Okay guys, if you’re sure…
Lack of backwards compatibility was the second hurdle. I’ve got loads of VR titles built up in my library from PS+ releases that I couldn’t play.
In fact thirdly, I’ve never played a VR title as it’s one of those things that I don’t know if I’m going to like or even be able to use at all. It’s a lot of money to gamble on a niche product.

These aren’t part of Plus in the UK yet.

Rockstar upsetting right-wing, misogynistic, homophobic, man-babies? Bet they’re quaking in their boots…

…with barely contained laughter!

Naughty Dog is a name that always piques interest. Three years with no word doesn’t worry me. You know you’re going to get quality when they deliver. Is it worrying multiplayer has been cancelled? No! Frankly more studios should take a lesson from them. It’s ok to cancel something you’re not happy with. The trend of releasing broken or unfinished games because “deadlines” needs to end.

Although I’m not directly affected, I’m disgusted and quite angry that Embracer Group were allowed to do this campaign of rabid purchasing and mass culling of studios. One of the most appalling business moves in recent times.

This absolutely should not have been allowed to happen! It’s disgraceful. Someone will come out of this a lot richer at the end.

This whole Embracer debacle feels like it could have been avoided by having some sort of industry overseer. How are they allowed to just keep buying up companies with no long term plan?

@FatalBubbles Promoting PS. Wasn’t clear who removed the share option. Seems Sony did as the price was hiked.

@Luigia Except PSShare is for, you know, sharing…? There’s quite a few people on Twitter post game clips and pics. They’ve not all voted on here though obviously. Widen your view my friend.

@nomither6 Interesting point now you mention it. Does seem like the more powerful PlayStation becomes, the less it actually does. Can’t wait for PS6 with its lack of Blu Ray compatibility (already gone from PS5 digital of course).

@Fizza Absolutely agree about the whole X nonsense! Ever in its own settings it still refers to itself as “Twitter”. Absolutely insane power flex of a rebrand.

So ‘direct’ posting is being removed, but what if I upload clips or pics that are saved in my camera roll, and tag them PS5, PSShare, PlayStation, etc.? Am I looking at getting banned (despite the idiot billionaire blathering about “freedom of speech” being so important (except where he personally doesn’t agree with it…)?

I love the non-aggressive talky trolls. Straight out of Discworld. Now there’s a tie-in I could lose months of my life to…

Why spend all that time and money on a game you can’t possibly do justice too? They could have put out a crisp little 2D retro gem instead of slogging ahead with a sloppy impactless 3D mess.

In my solo game I’m a gnome monk. She’s tiny but is getting so many move options and ass kicking abilities I love her!
In my two player game (with my son) I’ve gone with a githyanki bard. The gith were new to me so I was curious and I’ve never played a bard. The contrast between warmongerer and entertainer is fun. I came up with my own backstory of a lost gith youngling being adopted by a troupe of travelling entertainers. Bard has some genuinely funny interactions.

Isn’t there some sort of monopolies commission or something to stop this sort of thing from happening? Embracer seem to have been allowed to buy up studios and IPs left right and centre, with no actual plans for continuing game development. Did they forget that by owning these companies they then become responsible for paying wages?

“Shall we make an example of them or shall we just slap them on the wrist?”

“We’ll, it’s nearly lunchtime…”

I’ve started NMS again as so much has changed since I last played. Feels like a good opposite to BG3: real-time vs. turn-based, sci-fi vs. fantasy, first-person vs. overhead, solo vs. party. A palette cleanser before the journey begins.

Seems to me Rockstar have grown fat and lazy feasting on the bloated behemoth that is GTAV. Everything else gets left to wither in its shadow or is passed on to third-party studios for a quick cash-grab (like they’re short of cash!). After the GTA Trilogy debacle this RDR let down is just another stain on what used to be a premier studio.

Let me start by saying I believe everyone in the industry should be fairly paid. That said, I find these profit machines very distasteful. Either put out a free or low priced game that relies on in-game purchases to make its money back OR charge me full price for a game then drop some free dlc or low priced extras. I make an exception for large dlc packages (Witcher 3, Horizon, etc) that greatly extend the original experience. But it feels like games like this or sport games that charge £70+ for base game then expect constant revenue from “card packs” or player purchases want a dual income.

Feels like it’s been an age since we had a game like Mod Nation Racers. The customisation and creation was fantastic! I made a zombie driver and a car based on Stephen Kings ‘Christine’. A shiny new PS5 Mod Nation would be immense. This looks like it might be a blast though. Will def keep an eye on it.

EDIT: Looks like there was a ModNation Racers 2 on PS4 and PS5. How did this pass me by? The kids loved the original. Need to look into it.

RE-EDIT: Apparently there’s a very good fake article about the release of MNR2 which even covers the disbanding of devs UFG stating some members continued to work on the game with the new developer. Disappointing but there you go.

But the Tech-emperor of the Twitterverse will surely save us from such angry aggressive brainless people? “Freedom of speech” you say? Oh Musk, you absolute c***!