People still pre ordering?
Gaming PlayStation 5
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Will be well worth it£55 for a platformer
(rip drooling smiley)(I’ll anyway play it late)
Actually this is the reason big companies are wary of making “old school” games. We feel it’s too much for Astro but Ubisoft than throw out generic crap for 70 and it’s fine.
I don't see why being a platformer matters. If this game provides the same level of quality as Astro's Playroom over a 10-15 hour runtime, it's well worth such a price tag. People pay more for less/lower quality in other genres.
The only reason I say it's overpriced is because you can get an absolute top-tier platformer like Mario Wonder for £40 at launch. I accept it's not a like-for-like comparison though considering the difference in graphical fidelity.
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Meh, if you think it's overpriced, wait til it comes down in price then. I didn't want to pay €75 for Spider-Man 2 so I waited six months until it was down to €50.
Nintendo games aren't really a great comparison because they stay the same price regardless of whether you buy them at launch or after 3 years.
Nintendo games aren't really a great comparison because they stay the same price regardless of whether you buy them at launch or after 3 years.
You know I'm not buying it myself because I don't own a PS5 but that also makes it easy for me to moan from the comfort of my keyboard. I honestly wouldn't blame anybody for buying it for £60 because it does look really fun.
Your second point is a bit of neither here nor there for me. Nintendo games might always remain around the same level as they are at launch (maybe 5-10 quid cheaper occasionally) but PS5/Xbox games are rarely if ever cheaper, even when they're on sale. It's the new normal now for a game at £30 to look like an absolute bargain even when it's been out for 3/4/5 years (using Ratchet and Clank as a specific example because it's £30 on Amazon right now).
Anyway I won't bore everyone further because I feel like my fecking dad right now talking about the good old days when you could go to HMV and pick up Fallout 3 for £18 in the Christmas sale (good Christmas that was).
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Sure, but I still think "platformer" is a pretty arbitrary distinction. Something like Callisto Protocol for example launched at €69.99 on consoles, and that was considered normal. That's a +-10 hour game.
It's not like there's less intrinsic value in platformers.
It's a shame you bring up Callisto Protocol because it completely ruins the argument I just made in my last post
Mostly stopped buying games aside from the big releases like FF7 etc. Most are ending up on PS Plus at some point anyway or can be picked up from CEX for £20 later down the line.
£55 for a platformer
According to digital foundry, there's like 80 levels in the game. Not sure how correct that is.
Most of them inevitably get added to PS+ or GP at some point though. Wasn't £30 always a pretty good price for a game, by the way?
Just looking on amazon and Super Mario Odyssey (7 years old) is more expensive than GoW: Ragnorak, Ratchet and Clank, Elden Ring, GT7 etc. etc.
I agree, thanks
Probably. I don't even know what my point was anymore
Regardless of the ensuing confusion, your point that gaming was much better with a used game market holds true.
I was playing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided recently and the receipt was still tucked in the box...I'd paid $15 CAD for it in June 2018. It released in August 2016.
don't encourage him.
Astro's playroom got a little update.
Played a few games of the UFL beta, having not played FIFA seriously since like 2018/19 and desperate for a good football game.
It's crap.
It's crap.
I think your point was that Activision released Crash 4 for £60 four years ago which is a fair one to make and one that I can't disagree with you about.
Anywho, five new trophies in Astro's Playroom (free update):
You can only get one of the new trophies in Astro's playroom, right now. One must be unlocked each month
The new area has a link to the psn store for the new game!
The new area has a link to the psn store for the new game!
Time to play FM with a controller I guess.
Man, I'm glad I didn't succumb to buing FM last month when I felt the urge
After reading the previews for Astro Bot, I don't regret my pre order. It sounds fantastic.
Counter point: Why bother with a pre-order?
I don't think I've played my PS5 for a good few months now.
Will sadly only get worse as more people go digital.
surely you'll get the Elden Ring DLC
Nah don't think I can be arsed to climb that steep learning curve again.
We both know how this ends.
Already preparing the schedule for my 6 updates per day for 2 weeks.
in case all the digital copies run out!
I started my 2nd playthrough in preparation and it's actually not that bad picking it up again. Still struggled on Margit but i absolutely wrecked Leonine the misbegotten. Don't know why i struggled against her/him/it originally.
Crikey, I’m finding way too much enjoyment in House Flipper 2. Probably the most meditative game ever!
Question:
I have RDR2 installed on PS4 on disc (as in: it's in my PS4 library, but it's on disc, not downloaded).
I have now transferred all my PS4 data to PS5 (seemingly), and I see that RDR2 is in my PS5 library (but not accessible, because - obviously - I don't own a DL version, only a disc one).
But - this is the question:
If I now buy the DL version and download it to my PS5, can I keep playing (on the PS5) from my latest save on the PS4?
I'll probably just buy the DL version anyway, because I want to play it on PS5 - but it would be nice if I could skip the first part (which is great on your first playthrough, but kinda boring once you've been through it).
I have RDR2 installed on PS4 on disc (as in: it's in my PS4 library, but it's on disc, not downloaded).
I have now transferred all my PS4 data to PS5 (seemingly), and I see that RDR2 is in my PS5 library (but not accessible, because - obviously - I don't own a DL version, only a disc one).
But - this is the question:
If I now buy the DL version and download it to my PS5, can I keep playing (on the PS5) from my latest save on the PS4?
I'll probably just buy the DL version anyway, because I want to play it on PS5 - but it would be nice if I could skip the first part (which is great on your first playthrough, but kinda boring once you've been through it).
I'm assuming you've got the digital PS5, or you'd just put the disc in.
You'll need to check the save data, but assuming you transferred everything, it should be there.
Yep, the digital.
Thanks - I'll give it a go.
Also - is there much difference between playing RDR2 on PS4 and PS5?
I'm thinking - not that much? As I understand it, what you're buying (the DL version) is basically the PS4 version, but it plays on the PS5 (like numerous other, compatible games).
For me, personally, it's simply a question of getting rid of...physical things (consoles, feckin' cables), I want to keep it simple: one console (stash the old PS4 in the attic, play all games on one console).
there really should be a separate thread for those people. imagine the horror of politely conversing with someone about their playstation 5, only to discover they don’t have the disc version? makes me want to be sick in my mouth, just thinking about it.
Hey, look - I got this piece of junk cheap...ish. Kinda hate it already, but the idea is to make my life simpler by removing physical objects I need to interact with.
Like discs.
(It's part of a larger project. I also aim to be able to brush my teeth digitally, which I'm told you can do now, through AI or whatever.)
nice try. i’m not going to fall for engaging with the likes of you.
Wise of you.
Between us, I'm part bot. What was known as a cyborg back in the day. Had much of my extremities replaced by "bionic" crap years ago (it was all the rage back then). Didn't do me any good, but what can you do - it's the inevitable march of "progress", etc.