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Sheikah

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  1. Dragon's Dogma 2

    At the rate you complete them you could drop them on eBay for all your money back, haha.
  2. Dragon's Dogma 2

    It sounds as though if you did want to just jump into DD2 you wouldn't be missing anything story wise, in case you did want to do that. But the first game is still extremely playable today.
  3. Dragon's Dogma 2

    Really happy this is reviewing well and sounds like it doesn't lose what made the first one so special.
  4. Playstation 5 Console Discussion

    But look at how well the PSVR2 did...they've discontinued production because units are piling up. They must surely realise that people aren't in the mood to be spending so much at this time. They need to get the sweet spot right where enough people will buy it.
  5. Playstation 5 Console Discussion

    Almost certainly the PS5 base model will be officially reduced in price soon, so I wouldn't go adding £100 onto the current RRP. The base model is already unofficially reduced - being sold for £389 just this/last week on Amazon and reduced at many other places too. I think the PS5 Pro will be £529 to £549 at most or thereabouts. Don't think they will go to £579 or £599 though, that would be just too much and put people off.
  6. Playstation 5 Console Discussion

    I thought a 45% boost is bigger than PS4 Pro was, no? I do think the PS4 Pro was much more necessary though, given how weak the base console was even at launch. I think it'll be interesting if all console rumours come true - i.e. the PS5 Pro and revised Xbox models. You'd have thought Xbox would release a Pro model too - I don't think it'll go down well if they're just launching discless models with no other upgrades.
  7. Balatro (PS, Xbox, Switch, Steam)

    Yeah, that, and you can play it anywhere. I know you can take the Switch anywhere but I already take my mobile everywhere and the battery lasts much longer, so there's that.
  8. Balatro (PS, Xbox, Switch, Steam)

    I'll be waiting for the mobile versions - seems like it will be the perfect fit.
  9. Resident Evil IX

    If it didn't have a "dumbass" plot it wouldn't be Resident Evil.
  10. Playstation 5 Console Discussion

    Whether I get one would depend on whether they start a trade in initiative like they did with the PS4 Pro. As I recall it was something like £130 for a new PS4 Pro if you traded in your old PS4 but it came with a physical copy of FIFA which just released and I got £50 for it. Can't see them being that generous this time!
  11. Playstation 5 Console Discussion

    They're playing the long game with Bloodborne I reckon. I think it could be a PS6 launch game, like Demon's Souls was for PS5.
  12. Well there's a pretty big factor - not being left behind. Many people will pick up the Switch 2 and put their original Switch aside - they won't want to take two consoles out and about with them. I'm not saying it would be a straight re-release but imagine a situation where Nintendo take forward, say, Mario Kart 8 on the Switch 2 (with a name change), and release a ton of new tracks for it, and add a lick of paint. They wouldn't have put the effort into making a properly new game (as before), but the fact backwards compatibility isn't there makes it much easier for them to do this without just making this an upgrade/DLC. Whereas if Switch 2 could play Switch 1 games, many people would scratch that Mario Kart itch by just continuing to play 8 DX, and may well expect the new tracks to continue to come to it. Again, I do think Switch 2 will have BC, but there's clearly some advantages again should they choose not to include it. Most people buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games after all.
  13. I'll bet you that many of those who bought the Wii U games went and bought them again on Switch.
  14. I'm not talking about occasional £10 upgrades here, I'm talking about what Nintendo did over and over this gen - released Wii U games at full price on Switch. They could do that again if the next Switch isn't backwards compatible. I do think the next Switch will be backwards compatible for what it's worth but there's an incentive for them not to do it as well as do it. In fact not having backwards compatibility really helped Nintendo plug gaps in the Switch release calendar; if all Wii U games could have run on Switch from the outset I think we'd have seen more new games on the Switch.
  15. But think of all the extra money they'll get selling last gen's games back to you again with a lick of paint...
  16. Playstation 5 Console Discussion

    So my Portal arrived earlier today, got a good chance to play a few games on it. It's really, really good. The input lag is almost negligible and the screen is really vibrant. The controller basically feels like a normal PS5 pad. I can see myself using this often when I can't access the TV.
  17. As someone who used to be obsessed with Final Fantasy (particularly those from the PS1 era), it's remarkable how little interest I have in this game. Even though Intergrade was included on Plus Extra I never got more than about an hour in. I did complete Remake but there was just so much padding and exposition; Nomura's influence definitely has had a negative effect on the game. Combined with the whole reimagining of the story, it all just seems a little like daft fan service that lost what actually made the original game great.
  18. Elden Ring (25th February 2022)

    The price for the DLC is very interesting - suggests this really could be almost a full game again?
  19. Sea of Thieves (XBO/PC) - New Rare game

    They assisted the development I read so that's why I mentioned it, but yeah they weren't the main developers.
  20. Sea of Thieves (XBO/PC) - New Rare game

    It's pretty much the only game they've developed in recent years. Aside from the Battletoads reboot, which was itself 4 years ago.
  21. Playstation 5 Console Discussion

    Yeah, me too. I haven't done much remote gaming so I'll be interested to see what the input lag is like. I won't be using it for twitchy multiplayer games though.
  22. Playstation 5 Console Discussion

    I bought myself a PlayStation Portal yesterday after they briefly got restocked at PlayStation's own shop. I don't get to use my TV as much now that I have a family so I'm looking forward to this, I've heard pretty good things and I think it'll be convenient for me. I'm hoping that I don't have any weird connection issues though - hopefully because I sit very close to the router it won't be an issue.
  23. Balatro (PS, Xbox, Switch, Steam)

    But it's also on other platforms. I think I've seen topics before created on both boards when a game is available across platforms.
  24. Xbox Series S | X Console Discussion

    My thoughts exactly. This communication is hilariously mismanaged...why wouldn't they just nip it in the bud? The only thing that would make sense is if, following the backlash, they've chosen to hold off announcing any other games that might/will also come to other platforms. Start with just 4 and then trickle announce others further down the line to soften the disquiet. Real nonsense speak going on in this announcement though. They're talking about bringing games to lots more people like they're some sort of charity, when in reality they bought up the industry which has ultimately restricted access to existing players.
  25. Playstation 5 Console Discussion

    Are you aware of the term "cherry picking"? So you point to specifically one quarter to make your point that PS5 shipments are lagging behind - i.e. quarter 13 (the yellow Q3 cell in the table). Which shows PS5 shipments 8.2 million vs PS4 9.7 million. But... if you go to literally the quarter right before that one (yellow Q2 cell) the stats are entirely reversed! 4.9 million PS5 vs 3.9 million PS4 shipments. And add to this - quarter 13 (i.e. fiscal Q3 of 2016) was when they released the PS4 Pro, which inevitably led to an extra boost in hardware sales - even existing PS4 owners like me going out and buying a Pro to replace their old console. A fair comparison then? Of course not. And like I said before, LTD sales comparisons are meaningless given the restricted PS5 supply for the first few years (meaning if anything, the numbers being so close between the two systems shows how popular PS5 is).
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