drahkon

Soooo...tomorrow marks the beginning of the 4 week countdown to the European PS5 release. Maybe this question has been asked in the past, maybe not. Either way, I think it's time for those of you who will be there day one to share: What does your next-gen haul look like? Any games/accessories you're ridiculously hyped for? Any plans for release day? Needless to say, I'm hyped beyond belief and I'm very lucky to be able to actually get a console day-one. However, I won't be able to buy a lot of new games so I have to limit myself to just one. It'll most likely be Cyberpunk 2077, so not a next-gen game. Even "worse", its next-gen patch won't be ready 'til next year. Still...I'm in the mood for an RPG and Cyberpunk 2077 looks like it'll be able to scratch that itch. I'm also really looking forward to Astro's Playroom. It'll offer a nice introduction to the system and hardware while also offering a substantial amount of gameplay, if you can believe early reports. And it's free, so that's cool Won't get any additional hardware for quite a while. My current headset should work and with the Tempest engine providing 3D-sound through basically all headphones I have no need for a new one. Also don't need a second Dual Sense 'cause I don't play couch co-op, at least not at my place. I'd love to take the 19th and 20th off but not sure if I'll be able to. Taking the days off from work won't be a big problem, but lab work for my Bachelor's thesis will start very soon and I will prioritize that. But: the weekend after launch...definitely no social interactions whatsoever. It's all about gaming then Edit: And by the way:

Released on console today. What a year this has been for roguelites. But please...devs...can you not throw all of these at me in the span of a few weeks...THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH TIME.

What a song...quite possibly their best one, yet. @Mr_Odwin Not sure if it's one you enjoy. Maybe the final part.

Thanks to a very generous early birthday + Christmas present from my sister, her boyfriend and my mom, half of the console has been paid off. Because I have some (very modest) savings available I can pay the remaining price myself, once Amazon.de ships the console.

This is out now. Haven't heard of it before but it seems really cool Here's hoping it'll come out to more platforms eventually

I'm completely fine now, thankfully My family is, too, which is even better. The situation in my town still suck, though, as a few of my friends are at increased risk of severe illness from the virus

Shit's really hitting the fan again... Numbers are rising fast in Germany (average of 4.000 new cases per day for the last 10 days). Numbers in my city are also rising fast...652 active cases as of today. Not good

Add a couple of rounds of Richi Mahjong and I'm in

I have. I'm pretty much completely healthy now aside from a still wonky taste of smell. Wanna hear something "funny"? My best mate, who I've been in contact with for approx. 8 hours the day after I had contact to my sister (i.e. the day when I got infected) hasn't been called by the health authorities at all. Yes, I was most likely not contagious at that time but still...he falls into the prime category of "contact person". Ridiculous...

Great to hear that you're feeling better

Ok, in that case:

I was sure something went wrong with your controls on that one. Lucky me, I guess. Sure. Good games I hate golf.

@Glen-i I'm going to watch football for quite a while now (probably until late tonight) but could squeeze in some golf and bowling. Are you free at 2pm UK time (i.e. in an hour)?

Most likely. Gotta do some work for a while now, though. I'll get back to you.

It's your fault.

Watching an 11 minute video isn't necessarily taking up too much time of your day. It's actually taking up 11 minutes of your day.

But it's a great menu

UI video at 6 million views, trending like crazy...in less than 24 hours. Sony's been handling their communcation perfectly. The hype is real and it doesn't stop. Their approach to marketing the PS5 (and the PlayStation brand itself) is working. Microsoft and Sony are on a roll. This'll be a very interesting generation

So...? The 3rd game was the easiest Platinum, wasn't it?

@Julius Haven't heard from you in a while. Lots of news you haven't commented on, yet

Can't comment on that. I've just seen my sister's boyfriend open the store on his Xbox One and it was much smoother than the PS4 app.

Yeah, the PS4 store app is horrible Especially compared to what recent XBox consoles are offering. But with the PS5 it'll be much better Eurogamer put out an article about the UX: Our first look at the PlayStation 5 user interface

My thoughts: seems like a logical evolution of the PS4's UI slick and clean design - love it the integration of those game activities into the OS is ridiculously cool PS+ members being able to get hints directly via the UI is great - and having picture-in-picture videos available is such a cool accessibility feature speaking of picture-in-picture: I can watch my mates play a game like this? Amazing. This is something I'm really looking forward to as I actually really like watching my mates play (and fail ) (Edit: Just thought of how awesome co-op games will be with this ) games appear to load insanely fast - as expected, but it's just nice to see in general: It just looks next-gen, both visually and regarding the features I'm impressed. Here's hoping they'll show more every week now. It's something that I find weird on PS4...some games pause, some games don't

See ya'll in 11 minutes