General PS5 Stuff

Hey, give them a break, it's tough playing a game with only one hand on the controller /s

I thought the combat in II was the absolute best a game has ever had, but it got there at the expense of the first game’s interconnected world and Prince of Persia-esque ninja parkour.
1 was the complete package, but 2 had the best moment to moment combat.

3 was terrible on release, but it improved a bit with the Scott Hall Razor’s Edge update. At least mechanically.

The camera still gives me nightmares.

Whizzo Same here.

The only thing of which I can think is that Sony lacks confidence in the game and is effectively burying it. (Prior to this week, I might've speculated that they believed they had a banger on their hands, and figured it could go toe-to-toe with anything out there; given the tepid previews Ronin has received, though, I sort of doubt that's the case.)

I started out the year fully expecting them to delay Rise of the Ronin into April, but it became apparent during the last State of Play that they had no intention of doing so - why announce a late-April release date for Stellar Blade if delaying Ronin, in order to get it out of the way of DD2, is a consideration?

I don't think it is that big a release off the back of the first but it has a lot of good press on the way in so I think it will outperform the first quite easily and snowball a bit from there.

The first game fell somewhere between 'cult classic' and 'regular classic' from what I can tell (aided by a last-gen remaster, a Switch port, an MMORPG that only released in Japan, and a Netflix anime series).

Plus, as Jambo said, Capcom haven't released a bad game since... uh, anyone?

It's not nearly as big a release as FF7 Rebirth, say, but I still reckon it's sizeable enough to call into question Sony's decision to release Rise of the Ronin on the exact same day.

I didn’t like Street Fighter 6, personally. 👀

I do think you’re overstating what a juggernaut it is though. There is a chance it hits big due to positive previews and the like, but the first game was absolutely a cult classic that go word of mouth buys much later. I think it only hit 5 or 6 million total over the man rereleases and 12 years since it debuted.

I’m not saying I want it to do poorly because I loved the first and am excited for it, but I don’t think it’s the nail in the coffin for Rise of the Ronin as it’s being depicted.

While I don't see DD2 doing MHW numbers, I'd love it if that happened! What a comeback arc for the Little RPG That Could.

Tried a few games on the portal, it’s a nice bit of kit.

Only game with noticeable lag was FC24. Demons souls, Talos principle, Astro’s playroom all seemed ok.

I’ve been playing through RDR1 via Portal so I don’t have to get up from my desk in between frenetic bursts of ADD med productivity at work, and it’s been flawless. Really saving those burnt calories for me.

So you know how I was joking about it being harder to play games like Stellar Blade with one hand? Yeah, about that...

www.gamesradar.com/stellar-blade-punishes-down-bad-fans-who-equip-the-viral-nsfw-skin-suit-by-making-the-rpg-so-much-harder/

Apparently it's actually more difficult

This is going to be the Pro/X again, a bump in resolution with some extra graphical features and and a more stable 60fps/30fps for games that don't have a tight lock. There are people on Reddit who think it's going to lead from a jump from 30 to 60fps. There can't be a substantial CPU upgrade just because of compatibility reasons with the PS5.

The upscaling solution won't be anywhere near as good as DLSS but I imagine better than FSR. Also why are they still bandying 8K around when no one is using that. It just feels like an advert for GTA 6 when it comes around.