Gaming PlayStation 5

[noodlehair]

I am a ps5 owner but am going to buy a metaquest 3 rather than the psvr. Why are you going for the psvr?

Because I have GT7 and might end up with other compatible games.

I've got a metaquest, which just makes it even more bonkers to spend over £500 on the ps5 version.

My metaquest definitely wasn't in that price range.

 

[One Night Only]

Because I have GT7 and might end up with other compatible games.

I've got a metaquest, which just makes it even more bonkers to spend over £500 on the ps5 version.

My metaquest definitely wasn't in that price range.

Gt7 and the horizon game are the 2 which make me want to get the psvr2 but like you I think the price point is mental. Especially when the future doesn't look amazing for it, less upcoming games every time I look.

I'd probably get my money's worth from gt7 alone though.

 

[noodlehair]

Gt7 and the horizon game are the 2 which make me want to get the psvr2 but like you I think the price point is mental. Especially when the future doesn't look amazing for it, less upcoming games every time I look.

I'd probably get my money's worth from gt7 alone though.

GT7 is what tempts me most but I don't want to spend that amount and then after an hour be like "meh over this now" and never use it again.

My metaquest is fine but basically the only time I use it is when I'm showing it to someone else.

 

[USREDEVIL]

I am playing Star Wars Outlaws. It's kind of slow. The movement is a bit meh too. But i'll finish it.

 

[Redstain]

Have basically retired the console for 4k blu rays for evenings. As others have stated the general quality of games the last few years is diminishing.

Think the only game / publisher that can compensate overall quality with hype and general expectation is Rockstar via the new GTA. Obviously very subjective but I think unless your interested in RPG's there's nothing on the market.

Will potentially give DBZ sparking zero a try but that's about it.

 

[Mart1974]

Because I have GT7 and might end up with other compatible games.

I've got a metaquest, which just makes it even more bonkers to spend over £500 on the ps5 version.

My metaquest definitely wasn't in that price range.

Fair enough. I am going to use the MQ in my work flat, I don't have a console there so I hope to get some use out of it.

 

[Steve Bruce]

Serious question, is the console side of things as bad as made out by the gaming industry with low fps etc. I don't have any of the latest generation consoles, I have a PS4 and my daughter has a xbox one. I can't remember the last time I turned on a console.

I'm very much a pc gamer that has a console for the caravan during the summer but now I've a retro machine that doubled up as a low end gaming pc (dual boot situation). So even at the caravan I don't use the console anymore

 

[Woodzy]

Serious question, is the console side of things as bad as made out by the gaming industry with low fps etc. I don't have any of the latest generation consoles, I have a PS4 and my daughter has a xbox one. I can't remember the last time I turned on a console.

I'm very much a pc gamer that has a console for the caravan during the summer but now I've a retro machine that doubled up as a low end gaming pc (dual boot situation). So even at the caravan I don't use the console anymore

No, but if you’re a serious PC gamer you will probably have different expectations than your average gamer like me.

Current consoles are fine, I just think the hardware isn’t really being utilised as well as it should be. We have had very little on these next gen consoles that you could consider ground breaking but I guess the same applies to PC.

 

[Steve Bruce]

No, but if you’re a serious PC gamer you will probably have different expectations than your average gamer like me.

Current consoles are fine, I just think the hardware isn’t really being utilised as well as it should be. We have had very little on these next gen consoles that you could consider ground breaking but I guess the same applies to PC.

PC Gaming and console gaming isn't a fair comparison.

My pc cost me over 3k whereas the new top end PS5 costs 700 so I wouldn't expect similar performance at 1440p.

But as ever there's no grey area on the net. It's either amazing or rubbish.

On the hardware side for pc. There's a lot of things to be excited about but the cost is starting to get prohibitive for a lot of people. The new 5090 is going to be some card but at 2k-3k I'm not prepared to pay that.

 

[Rauður Djöfull]

Just play the two other Hazelight games after It Takes Two, they are all gems. A new game by the studio arriving soon named Split Fiction (March i believe) as well, probably another masterpiece.

On a different note, Stanley Parable coming to PS Plus in January, thats a game I would easily recommend to anyone.

Loved Brothers, gotta try and play their other games, just wish I had someone to play couch multiplayer with but those days seem gone

 

[afrocentricity]

GT7 is what tempts me most but I don't want to spend that amount and then after an hour be like "meh over this now" and never use it again.

My metaquest is fine but basically the only time I use it is when I'm showing it to someone else.

Hasn't the PSVR2 been on sale for £350 many times this year? Maybe even now?

Anyway, at that price it's a no brainer there's plenty of games at or past the quality of what's on Quest...

 

[Freak]

Have basically retired the console for 4k blu rays for evenings. As others have stated the general quality of games the last few years is diminishing.

Think the only game / publisher that can compensate overall quality with hype and general expectation is Rockstar via the new GTA. Obviously very subjective but I think unless your interested in RPG's there's nothing on the market.

Will potentially give DBZ sparking zero a try but that's about it.

Same here. The only game I play these days, though not often, is Gran Turismo. Football games have become shit and most other games are also generally boring these days. The last game I purchased was the latest Assassin’s Creed but I lost interested in it so fast I don’t want to spend money on another game anytime soon.

 

[mariachi-19]

Gaming is kinda reverting back to indies with the occasional blockbuster.

The reality is that big games take too long now to make so you might as well support the smaller guys.

Things like SIFU and Art of Rally were/are amazing.

 

[lilcurt]

Any trophy hunters here?

Managed to get two platinum trophies in a single day today which I'm pretty thrilled about.

The first Astro Bot was intentional as I've been playing through with my daughter and found myself only a few trophies away on completion.

The second was a complete accident, Helldivers 2!

After completing Astrobot I thought I'd look how far away I was with Helldivers, low and behold I was two trophies off but they seemed pretty hard to achieve.

My first game of the day, my squad finish a blitz mission in under 6 minutes... now only one away.

The final trophy was to complete a mission without using a primary weapon, after some thinking it was too hard to achieve (using a blitz mission). So 30 minutes later, that popped too.

First time getting two platinums in a day, they do feel like an achievement.

My most difficult platinum was probably Helldivers 1, what was yours?

 

[Sarni]

I barely touched my PS5 in 2024, maybe 10-15 hours total if even that. Got Astro Bot yesterday and been having a blast so far, it’s really as close as anyone got to Mario games. It’s been on the easy side so far but hoping that challenge will come with new levels.

 

[esmufc07]

Any trophy hunters here?

Managed to get two platinum trophies in a single day today which I'm pretty thrilled about.

The first Astro Bot was intentional as I've been playing through with my daughter and found myself only a few trophies away on completion.

The second was a complete accident, Helldivers 2!

After completing Astrobot I thought I'd look how far away I was with Helldivers, low and behold I was two trophies off but they seemed pretty hard to achieve.

My first game of the day, my squad finish a blitz mission in under 6 minutes... now only one away.

The final trophy was to complete a mission without using a primary weapon, after some thinking it was too hard to achieve (using a blitz mission). So 30 minutes later, that popped too.

First time getting two platinums in a day, they do feel like an achievement.

My most difficult platinum was probably Helldivers 1, what was yours?

@Damien loves a plat

 

[Carlsen19]

GTA trilogy is £21 currently on the PS store. Is it any good? Mainly for nostalgic purposes it must be worth that?

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Any trophy hunters here?

Easiest way for me to competely ruin my fun of a game is to go for completion.