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Post by Jambowayoh on May 30, 2023 19:07:55 GMT
To be fair if I'd seen a PC release of a PS game during a PS showcase I would be a bit confused. Then again, there was a film and loads of non-exclusive games shown anyway and... I don't know. Maybe Jim just picked the line up out a great big hat? But as you say...a Sony Showcase that showcased predominantly non exclusive 3rd party games as the future of Sony.
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Post by wunty on May 30, 2023 19:13:29 GMT
Yeah. But it was a Playstation showcase (minus the film obvs), so even though there were not just exclusives, it was a showcase of games that were appearing on the Playstation. So to pop in another platform suddenly would have been a bit weird. For me. That's just my take though and I've never actually watched one before. Just putting across my own expectations.
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Post by wunty on May 30, 2023 19:14:56 GMT
Like, it's one thing for Sony wanting to bolster itself and release stuff on PC, but this showcase was to keep people on Playstation (or at the least drive them to it). Again though, why have multi-platform games on there if that was the intention.
Fuck knows man. Jim and his hat full of names. That's what I'm going with.
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 30, 2023 19:22:37 GMT
I see what you're saying the only counter I have is that the kind of people who watch this kind of stuff are online people who will most likely also have a pc and also prone to double dipping. I just find their marketing sooooo weird at times.
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Post by wunty on May 30, 2023 19:36:28 GMT
Yeah that’s true too. And yeah, it is.
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Post by Whizzo on May 30, 2023 20:00:17 GMT
It was supposed to be just PS5/PSVR2 stuff (even if stuff was also getting PC releases), they've showed PC ports at State of Plays but this was meant to be more than that, it just wasn't much of anything really.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on May 30, 2023 20:01:29 GMT
Is PlayStation the console or is it The Brand?
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Post by Ulythium on May 30, 2023 20:22:23 GMT
Given how much bollocks Jim Ryan spouts, and how confusing last week's showcase was, they're more like *Russell* Brand at the moment!
[crickets]
Right, guys?
[tumbleweeds]
No, don't get up - I know where the door is. I'll see myself out.
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Post by wunty on May 30, 2023 20:23:05 GMT
I don't know any more. I'm not sure Sony do either.
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Post by JonFE on May 30, 2023 22:11:03 GMT
I'm sure Sony knew better than anyone they had a weak show in their hands and announcing another PC port of a formerly exclusive game (that they were shouting through the roof was only made possible due to the ultra fast storage a lot of PCs usually reserve for their O/S) would probably make the show look weaker...
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Post by Gruf on May 31, 2023 7:32:41 GMT
Pet peeve of mine has come to the attention of the authorities... In Romania "Sony has become the target of an antitrust probe by the Romanian Competition Council, which has raised concerns that the firm is abusing its dominant position within the console gaming market. How exactly? According to the RCC, it's because Sony sells video games exclusively through the PlayStation Store and for banning competing distributors from accessing activation codes.
Shared on ResetEra, the RCC has published a press release (in Romanian) which describes part of the body's issues thusly: "These practices would have reduced the purchasing options for PlayStation-compatible video games, leading to higher prices for video games of this type of console. "
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Post by beastmaster on May 31, 2023 10:37:35 GMT
Mine arrives today from Amazon between 4:15 and 6:15. Decided to go barebones on this. Mainly as I want Street Fighter 6 and GT 6. Will also get Spider-Man. That'll keep me going.
Hopefully F1 2023 will be good. I've got a Mad-Cat fight-stick, a wheel and a HOTAS stick for the PS4 which should all work on the PS5. My choice for fighting and driving games.
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Post by JonFE on May 31, 2023 23:05:28 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on May 31, 2023 23:20:26 GMT
Yeah, I saw not long ago. Bit shit I must say.
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Post by JonFE on Jun 1, 2023 0:02:56 GMT
Worst part is your lineup was sooo good, it makes the actual lineup even shittier
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Post by beastmaster on Jun 1, 2023 18:38:37 GMT
These are big fuckers! I love it. Bring on Street Fighter 6 tomorrow.
I have downloaded Streets of Rage 4, Doom Eternal and will probably get all the Spider-Man games.
No Man’s Sky supports both HOTAS and PSVR2? That sounds like fun. Is it?
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Post by RobEG on Jun 1, 2023 20:50:22 GMT
Ffs. My son is 11 later this month and wants to play fifa with his mates. Set him up an account with parental controls linked to my account. Was a faff but got it done. Got him a month of essential to see how he gets on and if is using it maybe I’ll get him one for his birthday.
Turns out you need to be 13 to play fifa online and I can’t override this via the controls (which I guess makes sense if it’s an ea online policy).
So he’ll have to use my account which I didn’t want as I don’t want all his friends on my friends list! Plus I’m down £7. My own fault as I should have checked before paying. I suppose the only solution is to lie about his age, which is a bit of a shit solution.
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Post by RobEG on Jun 1, 2023 20:52:34 GMT
Is JWE that bad? I always fancied giving it a go but never wanted to pay for it.
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Post by dfunked on Jun 1, 2023 20:57:21 GMT
They're decent enough games imo. Not a massive amount of depth, but there's still fun to be had building a park and then driving around it.
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Post by JonFE on Jun 1, 2023 21:12:06 GMT
Is JWE that bad? I always fancied giving it a go but never wanted to pay for it. To be honest I don't know, it's just that compared to what Jambo suggested, I was let down by the actual offerings
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 1, 2023 21:13:45 GMT
Sorry, I had a word with Roger Sony and he said no dice.
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Post by mothercruncher on Jun 1, 2023 21:26:33 GMT
Ffs. My son is 11 later this month and wants to play fifa with his mates. Set him up an account with parental controls linked to my account. Was a faff but got it done. Got him a month of essential to see how he gets on and if is using it maybe I’ll get him one for his birthday. Turns out you need to be 13 to play fifa online and I can’t override this via the controls (which I guess makes sense if it’s an ea online policy). So he’ll have to use my account which I didn’t want as I don’t want all his friends on my friends list! Plus I’m down £7. My own fault as I should have checked before paying. I suppose the only solution is to lie about his age, which is a bit of a shit solution. A sideways acknowledgement of the gambling built in perhaps.
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Post by RobEG on Jun 1, 2023 21:51:07 GMT
Yeah, probably makes sense. Just annoyed I wasted £7 to be honest.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 1, 2023 22:02:36 GMT
No gambling till you're 13 kids.
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Post by Dougs on Jun 1, 2023 22:16:08 GMT
Been there, done that Rob. Gave up and created a new profile for mine. Parental controls are awful for the most part.
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Post by RobEG on Jun 2, 2023 6:36:08 GMT
I don’t really want to lie about his age, but I don’t really have an issue with him playing fifa with his mates and don’t want him to miss out.. Need to keep an eye on FUT of course.
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Post by gibroon on Jun 2, 2023 9:29:47 GMT
I agree the parental controls thing is a ballache. When they are very young it's fine but when they get to teenager years and they are 14 years old but can't play a 16 rated game, it gets a bit silly. I think my son was about that age when I just told him to set-up a new account.
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Post by kal on Jun 2, 2023 9:36:56 GMT
Yeah both my kids are set up with adult accounts now and I just keep a close eye on them. The parental controls are awful.
It’s weird because on PS4 they gave the option to ignore age ratings on a game per game basis. On PS5 it’s all or nothing.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 2, 2023 9:48:49 GMT
For the players indeed.
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Post by RobEG on Jun 2, 2023 10:46:23 GMT
I think they can request access to play certain games (although I imagine its a ballache to do so), but that can't override the EA online policy which has the 13 age limit.
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