Gaming PlayStation 5

I'm a bit surprised that Sony weren't in for the parts of Square Enix that were sold off. For $300 million, the Tomb Raider and Deus Ex IP's amongst others would have filled out the catalogue of games, plus the types of games fit quite well with the Sony's style of gameplay.

It's possible that Square selling off the western studios is an attempt to make their Japanese studios on their own more of an attractive buy for Sony though.
 
So there's some news coming out that apparently if you bought your current PS+ subscription at a discount, you'll have to make up for that discount if you upgrade to the upper tiers. This is according to the Asian subscribers who've had access to it.

And if you stacked subscriptions, you'll have to pay for the upgrade for the entire length of your subscription. Eg if you bought enough to last 10 years, you're gonna have to pay 10 years worth if you upgrade.
 
Raw said:
So there's some news coming out that apparently if you bought your current PS+ subscription at a discount, you'll have to make up for that discount if you upgrade to the upper tiers. This is according to the Asian subscribers who've had access to it.

And if you stacked subscriptions, you'll have to pay for the upgrade for the entire length of your subscription. Eg if you bought enough to last 10 years, you're gonna have to pay 10 years worth if you upgrade.
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If true sounds typical of Sony, and the sort of thing they will probably backtrack on if pushed.
 
Balljy said:
I'm a bit surprised that Sony weren't in for the parts of Square Enix that were sold off. For $300 million, the Tomb Raider and Deus Ex IP's amongst others would have filled out the catalogue of games, plus the types of games fit quite well with the Sony's style of gameplay.

It's possible that Square selling off the western studios is an attempt to make their Japanese studios on their own more of an attractive buy for Sony though.
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It can only be considered a good thing for the entire industry that those studios didn't end up in either Sony's or MS's hands. We really don't need more classic IPs becoming console exclusives.
 
Ainu said:
It can only be considered a good thing for the entire industry that those studios didn't end up in either Sony's or MS's hands. We really don't need more classic IPs becoming console exclusives.
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Yeah, I agree with that. I'm just a bit surprised as compared to the other deals recently it seems a bit of a bargain price for the IP's that were bought.
 
In regards to Sony fecking up the pricing on PS Plus upgrades in Asia, was just reading this as well:

To make matters worse, unfathomably, the Japanese giant is wiping out historical discounts on subscriptions purchased through the PS Store. So, if, for example, you bought your membership while it was on sale and then choose to upgrade, it’ll bump up the price difference to erode the savings you originally earned. This basically means that it’s retroactively eliminating any deals it may have offered on subscriptions in the past – unthinkable, really.
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I mean, this is peak Sony, really. Generally speaking, those who stack their subscriptions for years are going to be your most loyal customers. The feck are they thinking if all this is true. There's going to be a shitstorm coming their way if this is true when it comes to America and Europe.
 
BusbyMalone said:
In regards to Sony fecking up the pricing on PS Plus upgrades in Asia, was just reading this as well:



I mean, this is peak Sony, really. Generally speaking, those who stack their subscriptions for years are going to be your most loyal customers. The feck are they thinking if all this is true. There's going to be a shitstorm coming their way if this is true when it comes to America and Europe.
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Be the exact same thing as they have all tried, change their mind once everyone kicks up a fuss all the companies are at it.
 
Picked up Guardians of the Galaxy for £25 at CEX. It's actually pretty decent and good fun. A game like this could've easily been a by the numbers piece of crap but there was some care put into this.
 
Bosws87 said:
Be the exact same thing as they have all tried, change their mind once everyone kicks up a fuss all the companies are at it.
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And then make themselves appear like they're the good guys after all. Classic maneuver.
 
Solius said:
Picked up Guardians of the Galaxy for £25 at CEX. It's actually pretty decent and good fun. A game like this could've easily been a by the numbers piece of crap but there was some care put into this.
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Heard good things about it. Looking forward to playing it on the 23rd June.
 
Dino Crisis 1 apparently being added to the PS premium; now that's more like it. Thanks Capcom :D
 
Solius said:
Picked up Guardians of the Galaxy for £25 at CEX. It's actually pretty decent and good fun. A game like this could've easily been a by the numbers piece of crap but there was some care put into this.
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It is surprisingly good and quite funny at times.

Kindve wish I hadn’t gotten it now though, this and loads of other games I picked up in the new year sales are now on this new service
 
I'm sure it will be great, and more of the same is hardly a bad thing but I find myself a little worried about Ragnarok and I'm not sure why.
 
afrocentricity said:
Are we getting a Showcase or what Damo?
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I'd guess either a PlayStation one in June/July or a dedicated God of War State of Play in June.

Berbasbullet said:
I'm sure it will be great, and more of the same is hardly a bad thing but I find myself a little worried about Ragnarok and I'm not sure why.
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Could be a combination of things:
  • With this being confirmed to be the conclusion of the Norse saga, there's a lot to put in so concern it could be tough to execute
  • The mural in God of War 2018 potentially foreseeing Kratos' death
  • The sequel to The Last of Us being divisive. Different studio but they're two of Sony's highest rated
  • Your thoughts about it being potentially 'more of the same' and not a big leap over 2018
 
Damien said:
I'd guess either a PlayStation one in June/July or a dedicated God of War State of Play in June.



Could be a combination of things:
  • With this being confirmed to be the conclusion of the Norse saga, there's a lot to put in so concern it could be tough to execute
  • The mural in God of War 2018 potentially foreseeing Kratos' death
  • The sequel to The Last of Us being divisive. Different studio but they're two of Sony's highest rated
  • Your thoughts about it being potentially 'more of the same' and not a big leap over 2018
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Yeah you covered it well! Saying that I loved TLOU2 (although the story was too long).

I think the showcase on it didn't do much for me as it looked almost identical. But as you said it's a great studio and September would be a brilliant release date. Me and my partner will be all over it!
 
dannyrhinos89 said:
I’m just playing through Days Gone, I was put off by its average reviews when it was out on PS4 but I just downloaded it off PS+ collection for my ps5 and what an underrated and under appreciated game it is.

I’m probably about 25-30 hours in now and its given me some very tense and memorable moments and that’s all I can ask for in a game. Nothing scarier than Horde chasing you down when you least expect it.
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I really enjoyed Days Gone. Narrative had some missteps but gameplay was quality. I think LTOU2 had a lot of similarities in the feel of its gameplay which is a good thing.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
I really enjoyed Days Gone. Narrative had some missteps but gameplay was quality. I think LTOU2 had a lot of similarities in the feel of its gameplay which is a good thing.
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yeah they’re very similar tbh. I like that sort of game so no surprises I enjoy days gone.

I've just faced the saw mill horde, it’s the biggest one I’ve done so far it took me 3 attempts.

1st time they chased me when I wasn’t ready
2nd time I fell in some water and drowned by accident.
3rd time Did it quite easily.
 
dannyrhinos89 said:
yeah they’re very similar tbh. I like that sort of game so no surprises I enjoy days gone.

I've just faced the saw mill horde, it’s the biggest one I’ve done so far it took me 3 attempts.

1st time they chased me when I wasn’t ready
2nd time I fell in some water and drowned by accident.
3rd time Did it quite easily.
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How hard is it overall? I feel like a bit of a cruise after doing Elden Ring.
 
largelyworried said:
How hard is it overall? I feel like a bit of a cruise after doing Elden Ring.
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I’m playing on normal difficulty and it’s easy enough the larger hordes are Virtually impossible to tackle early on in the game but when you’ve got upgrades and better weapons they aren’t too bad in general.
 
dannyrhinos89 said:
I’m just playing through Days Gone, I was put off by its average reviews when it was out on PS4 but I just downloaded it off PS+ collection for my ps5 and what an underrated and under appreciated game it is.

I’m probably about 25-30 hours in now and its given me some very tense and memorable moments and that’s all I can ask for in a game. Nothing scarier than Horde chasing you down when you least expect it.
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very good game. Could really have done with a bit of reduction in length though. Becomes a grind eventually
 
gormless said:
very good game. Could really have done with a bit of reduction in length though. Becomes a grind eventually
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Agree with that. Also they got the last area totally wrong for me.

But I still had a very good time with it.
 
Sorry to ask a ridiculous question but can someone explain to me the deal with the updated PlayStation plus??

I have PlayStation plus - think it was £49.99 for 12 months. On my system it says that PlayStation Now is changing soon and merging with PlayStation Plus…

Do I have to pay for a PlayStation Now subscription? Feel like I am missing the point here, but don’t know if I have to pay to subscribe or whatever to get access to new games.
 
Heardy said:
Sorry to ask a ridiculous question but can someone explain to me the deal with the updated PlayStation plus??

I have PlayStation plus - think it was £49.99 for 12 months. On my system it says that PlayStation Now is changing soon and merging with PlayStation Plus…

Do I have to pay for a PlayStation Now subscription? Feel like I am missing the point here, but don’t know if I have to pay to subscribe or whatever to get access to new games.
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When your region changes to the updated PS+, you'll be put in on the lowest tier which has the same features you have access to now at the exact same price. You'll then be given the option to stay on the lowest tier, or upgrade to Extra (adds up to 400 PS4/5 games to download) or Premium (provides benefits from previous tiers plus up to 340 PS3, PS2, PS1 and PSP games as well as time-limited game trials for certain games) and you pay the difference between the price of those tiers and the £49.99
 
Damien said:
When your region changes to the updated PS+, you'll be put in on the lowest tier which has the same features you have access to now at the exact same price. You'll then be given the option to stay on the lowest tier, or upgrade to Extra (adds up to 400 PS4/5 games to download) or Premium (provides benefits from previous tiers plus up to 340 PS3, PS2, PS1 and PSP games as well as time-limited game trials for certain games) and you pay the difference between the price of those tiers and the £49.99
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Thanks mate. Reading the thread title I assumed the new PS Plus had come in in the uk already but doesn’t look like I’ve got option to upgrade yet.

My gaming time is massively limited at the minute tbh so little point in upgrading subscription just yet.
 
dannyrhinos89 said:
yeah they’re very similar tbh. I like that sort of game so no surprises I enjoy days gone.

I've just faced the saw mill horde, it’s the biggest one I’ve done so far it took me 3 attempts.

1st time they chased me when I wasn’t ready
2nd time I fell in some water and drowned by accident.
3rd time Did it quite easily.
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The scale of those hordes are actually insane. I don’t think there’s many feelings created like that in video games!
 
largelyworried said:
How hard is it overall? I feel like a bit of a cruise after doing Elden Ring.
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Not that hard. If you go in unequiped or unprepared then it’s near impossible but you are pretty much at late game by the time you tackle the hordes so they are mostly okay. I think for me personally they were the right kind of challenge, takes a couple of attempts but doesn’t grind.
 
TrustInJanuzaj said:
The scale of those hordes are actually insane. I don’t think there’s many feelings created like that in video games!
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Yeah I've never experienced anything like it before. First time I faced one I was panicking like feck.

Literally just finished the main story of the game this morning and I am really happy with how things turned out. Just going to try 100% it now and clear the side stuff. One of my fave games I've played

I just wish there was a DG2 announced.
 
The hordes were exhilarating. Shame they left it on a cliffhanger - must have been confident that doing that would lead to a sequel but can't see that ever happening now with Bend moving on to a new project and the directors leaving.
 
I thought Sony shot down the idea of a Days Gone sequel not too long a go.

IIRC it was the worst performing Sony exclusive of last gen.
 
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