Had a interesting discussion with a hardcore PS fan. He told me his son is crying because of the Ratchet price. He could get gamepass for 6 months, which would cost £50 and he would get countless hours of entertainment compared to the 7 or 8 that Ratchet would offer. He compared Sony to the Torys on how they pricing people out of gaming and praised how MS are making it affordable for everyone.
Gaming PS5 vs Xbox Series S|X
- Thread starter afrocentricity
- Start date
That man - afro’s dad
£70? They are asking for trouble. You can shop around and get it for £63ish. But still.
IMHO R&C has never been a must have franchise.
IMHO R&C has never been a must have franchise.
every PS5 game is £70 RRP why the sudden outrage been known for ages, unless its a cross gen game or more of a dlc.
R/ThatHappened
R&C always has been and always will be a mediocre game, mainly for kids so shouldn't be a full priced game tbh. It's the same kinda category as Halo or Gears of War.
The last one was priced lower than usual. Wonder what the deal is with this one?
Interesting. I've said before but the PS4's success means Sony don't have to try to win people over like Microsoft are doing now. It could well bite them in the butt long-term.
Last edited:
The arrogance worries me too, but it's earned for a reason as they consistently produce games worth buying into their consoles. Sony realised a long time ago that it's the games that count.
MS have again produced the hardware but need some games. They've made some great moves in the developers they've bought but now need to start rolling out the games to earn some trust as hardware means nothing to the vast majority who want to just play, Their big early Xbox mistake was not carrying on with the money they spent on developers years ago (Lost Odyssey, Viva Pinata etc) as they need to increase the variety of franchises. It's MS's fault they now have to build from scratch to get some trust.
Viva Pinata - I'd love a sequel to that
Last edited:
Thank you very much. Just for clarification, Elvis was in the chat too and can verify the convo took place. Doesn’t impact me, I’d pay whatever. I definitely think Ratchet should have been the same price as MM considering a lot of the target audience for the game are kids and parents are going to be skeptical of paying £70 for a game. We want more people playing single player games not just the free to play shooters.
I remember the good old days when Sony game were cheaper than everyone. Even Ubisoft haven’t raised their prices surprisingly.
As someone who pretty much skipped gaming since PS2, I'm enjoying building up my collection of the games I missed out on and creating a big enough backlog that by the time I get a decent part through it, the PS5 games I will want, will be cheaper and likely have their GOTY Editions released. Why pay £70 for a single game when the same amount could pay for 3, 4, or maybe even 5? Of course, if it's an unmissable one like the new God of War, exceptions can be made but in the main I think that will be my plan.
They're definitely making a move on this. It's interesting that many don't even rate PS5's exclusives that highly but that they're there and not totally shit has clearly gone a long way with some types. Sony are riding on reputation and MS are building it. I think I know where I'd rather be with that in mind, in the coming years.
I'm just glad we're all in for a great time.
It's getting harder to tell if you are still joking, or if you are actually slipping down the rabbit hole.
Kudos for that, I guess...
Jesus, Lambs, don't you ever sleep? Not that I'm one to speak.
You asked for this you silly stain
Oh shit, sounds like it’s a history or mediocrity. Stfu lambs you boring bastard
You must be referring to people who picked an Xbox one/series x and hence missed out on all those brilliant PS4 exclusvies.
A reputation for having the same games each gen just shinier. Don't take much to win these guys other though. A few purchased studios and promises of better days...
I never did buy it, just for the record.
It was actually pretty solid.
Hmm, might need to give it a bash. Still haven't completely Baby in a Jar yet, though.
We're all agreed owning a PS4/Switch/Xbox Series S|X is the best combo right now, right?
Xbox for the delicious gamepass games.
Switch for the RPGs.
PS4 if you're in the mood for a movie.
Xbox for the delicious gamepass games.
Switch for the RPGs.
PS4 if you're in the mood for a movie.
PS Now has more games and is cheaper.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
It doesn't because my mates son is still in tears. PS NOW is not going to help him play Ratchet.
So do something helpful. He said you streaming and getting the platinum for Death Stranding will cheer him up a bit. The platinum for that takes between 70 to 130 hours according to trophy guides.
Got'em!Ps5, Xbox series S and that's enough.
Ps5 for the big games and exclusives. Series S for its gamepass.
Just went on the PSN app, Elvis is now playing last of us. He's never touching Death stranding. What a pity.
I’ve a lot of games to get through. Need to get back to Uncharted aswell.
This ^^
Or you could just save yourself £250 and get PS now for £35 for the year and have access to better games.
Unless you’re really desperate to play the 39 Forza games.
I don't know which games you're talking about but they suck and didn't age well.
Just tell the truth.
Can you download games on ps now? Haven't tried it in ages tbh, sure I had to stream them before which kinda sucked? Years ago that mind.
Since you can download, I think it’s PS3 titles which need to be streamed.
Ah that's sound then, might get ps now again then.
I think I tried to get it for the bairn a while back but it needed to be an adult account to use it whfih was stupid. Not letting him loose on my main