Hero-of-Time Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, Happenstance said: Was hoping for a better discount on Dragon Ball FighterZ Yeah, it's held it's price well. The Naruto Trilogy seems like a decent bargain.
Happenstance Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Hero-of-Time said: Yeah, it's held it's price well. The Naruto Trilogy seems like a decent bargain. I already own a couple of those on Steam. Not bad games but never really held my attention.
Hero-of-Time Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, Happenstance said: I already own a couple of those on Steam. Not bad games but never really held my attention. Very few games do. I played a couple of them on the 360 and really enjoyed them.
Happenstance Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, Hero-of-Time said: Very few games do. I played a couple of them on the 360 and really enjoyed them. Lol maybe. Although I have come to a realisation lately that I just need to stop buying games I'm "kind of" interested in. Playing something like God of War and then AC Origins right after just reminded me that I can still get completely get sucked into a game but if I get something like AC Origins which I bought mainly because of the buzz from other people rather than my own interest will usually end up being a waste of money. 2
Ganepark32 Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 @Hero-of-Time it's not included in that list and I don't know if you're waiting for the Switch release tomorrow but Crossing Souls is also on sale (it's £7.39) if you're interested. Not really seeing much that's taking my fancy. They do tend to add more games as the weeks go on but given how many indie games I already own on the PS4 and that I've played most of the bigger games, there's a small handful that might be worthwhile. I never did play Left Behind for The Last of Us so might pick that up.
Hero-of-Time Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 26 minutes ago, Ganepark32 said: @Hero-of-Time it's not included in that list and I don't know if you're waiting for the Switch release tomorrow but Crossing Souls is also on sale (it's £7.39) if you're interested. Thanks for the heads up. I may get the PS4 version seeing as it's cheaper but I do enjoy playing indie games on a handheld. Decisions, decisions.
drahkon Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-29-games-with-easy-trophies-help-indie-studios-get-the-funding-needed-for-future-projects Quote Some indie studios are intentionally adding easy-to-unlock trophies to their games in order to boost sales and raise funding for further projects. Good guy @Hero-of-Time always there for indie studios. 2
Hero-of-Time Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, drahkon said: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-29-games-with-easy-trophies-help-indie-studios-get-the-funding-needed-for-future-projects Good guy @Hero-of-Time always there for indie studios. Happy to do my part. 2
Hero-of-Time Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 I have actually played the game they were talking about. It's awful. 2
Hero-of-Time Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 Sony's sales data is out this morning. The amount of PS4's sold this fiscal year has been revised from 16 million to 17 million due to how well the console has been selling. It only had a 100k drop compared to last years sales in the same quarter which is insane given the age of the console. It's sitting at around a total of 82 million units sold. I can see them easily beating their goal of 17 million. They've got Spider-Man, which is getting a crazy amount of hype, and they have the marketing rights to Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty, two of the biggest games hitting at the end of the year. Add to the fact that they will no doubt be big discounts come Black Friday and I can see them really cleaning up during the holiday period. 2
drahkon Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 Jesus, the PS4 is almost 5 years old and still selling like hot cakes. Impressive.
bob Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 It's sitting at around a total of 82 million units sold. I can see them easily beating their goal of 17 million.I reckon it's nailed on.
Julius Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: Sony's sales data is out this morning. The amount of PS4's sold this fiscal year has been revised from 16 million to 17 million due to how well the console has been selling. It only had a 100k drop compared to last years sales in the same quarter which is insane given the age of the console. It's sitting at around a total of 82 million units sold. I can see them easily beating their goal of 17 million. They've got Spider-Man, which is getting a crazy amount of hype, and they have the marketing rights to Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty, two of the biggest games hitting at the end of the year. Add to the fact that they will no doubt be big discounts come Black Friday and I can see them really cleaning up during the holiday period. That’s good to hear, they’ve been knocking it out of the park on the game side of things this generation, so they deserve every success that they get with the PS4. At this rate, it could reach 100 million units sold by the end of next year. Sony has the games to put it over the line, and while I still doubt that the PS5 will release next year, I have to wonder how much they’ll take numbers like these into consideration.
dwarf Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) Anyone play Battlefield 4? Just realised that some of the earlier multiplayer DLC packs are available for free, and earlier today I got a notification that 2 of the later map packs (China Rising and Naval Strike) are free if you download them this week. Pretty neat that you get notifications for this kind of stuff now (only got back to the PS4 recently so perhaps it's not a new feature) Wasn't a huge fan of the game but will definitely give some of this a go if the DLC lobbies are popular. Edited July 31, 2018 by dwarf
killthenet Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 I just had a quick glance at the Xbox 360's sales figures and apparently by May 2010 it had sold 40 million units worldwide. That's about 3 1/2 years into its life cycle and it ended up selling 80m units so the PS4's numbers are really impressive. The Xbox One probably isn't all that far behind what the 360 was at 4 1/2 years into its life considering it was estimated to have sold at least 30 million by the end of 2017 it just pales in comparison to the numbers Sony are posting, the PS4 will surely exceed 100m units soon which as far as I'm aware only 5 consoles have managed to do. This generation will surely be one of the most successful console generations in terms of units sold across Switch, PS4 and Xbox One.
Hero-of-Time Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, killthenet said: I just had a quick glance at the Xbox 360's sales figures and apparently by May 2010 it had sold 40 million units worldwide. That's about 3 1/2 years into its life cycle and it ended up selling 80m units so the PS4's numbers are really impressive. The Xbox One probably isn't all that far behind what the 360 was at 4 1/2 years into its life considering it was estimated to have sold at least 30 million by the end of 2017 it just pales in comparison to the numbers Sony are posting, the PS4 will surely exceed 100m units soon which as far as I'm aware only 5 consoles have managed to do. This generation will surely be one of the most successful console generations in terms of units sold across Switch, PS4 and Xbox One. Sony has been incredibly successful with their home consoles. Even the PS3, which was classed as a failure, still managed to sell 84 million. PSOne and PS2 both crossed the 100 million mark and the PS4 looks set to do the same. None of the other console makers have been able to achieve multiple home consoles selling this amount.
drahkon Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 And with their soon to be announced Vita 2 they will be a huge factor in the handheld market, as well. 1 1
Julius Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: Sony has been incredibly successful with their home consoles. Even the PS3, which was classed as a failure, still managed to sell 84 million. PSOne and PS2 both crossed the 100 million mark and the PS4 looks set to do the same. None of the other console makers have been able to achieve multiple home consoles selling this amount. Yeah, PlayStation’s sales numbers are just outright crazy: take away the Vita, and all of their console platforms have sold in excess of 80 million units. As far as I know, from reading up on gaming’s past, there hasn’t been a period where more than three home console platform manufacturers have had sustained success at the top of the market. I’m curious as to which of PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo would step down, then, in the event that another major platform (Apple or Google, I guess?) managed to squeeze their way into the top, because I think very strong arguments could be made for all three of them sticking around.
Ashley Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Julius Caesar said: As far as I know, from reading up on gaming’s past, there hasn’t been a period where more than three home console platform manufacturers have had sustained success at the top of the market. I’m curious as to which of PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo would step down, then, in the event that another major platform (Apple or Google, I guess?) managed to squeeze their way into the top, because I think very strong arguments could be made for all three of them sticking around. In fairness taking gaming - as we know it now - as starting from the NES that's only a 30 year history of which one major (as in multiple consoles up until that point) manufacturer has gone out of the hardware game unless I am forgetting something? The industry is still young. Three may not always hold out, but I don't think that's because 'the industry can't support three' and more because the company itself made mistakes. Sega didn't drop out of the hardware industry because there wasn't a place for three hardware manufacturers, they dropped out because they made a lot of dumbass decisions.
Ganepark32 Posted August 2, 2018 Posted August 2, 2018 I see that Sunless Sea is getting a PS4 release later this year. Very happy with this as I'd been meaning to check it out, and even have it on a list of games to pick up at some point for PC but I've never gotten around to it as I need to get myself a new rig that doesn't creak just using Firefox. A few decent looking indie games coming in the next couple of weeks. Donut County looks like it'll scratch that Katamari itch, Death's Gambit for those wanting some Castlevania style action (before Bloodstained arrives), Planet Alpha which looks like Another World mixed with Inside/Limbo, State of Mind which looks like a more story oriented Deus Ex minus the combat and of course Guacamelee 2 to name but a few. I've been trying to iron out my game purchases for the next couple of months and it's fair to say there are a fair few indies with the ones that are being announced/given release dates as of late.
Hero-of-Time Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 Quote Today we’re proud to announce the PlayStation 4 Pro 500 Million Limited Edition, a special console limited to 50,000 units globally that celebrates a phenomenal milestone in our history. This release marks PlayStation surpassing an incredible 500 million system sales worldwide.It’s a huge milestone. One only reached because of you, the players. So, whether you first joined us with the original PlayStation, PS2, PSP (PlayStation Portable), PS3, PS Vita or PS4: thank you. You’ve made PlayStation the best place to play since it first launched back in 1994.And in recognition of such a remarkable milestone, we’re proud to announce a remarkable console design. There’ll be chances to win the PlayStation 4 Pro 500 Million Limited Edition as well as purchase it from select retailers across Europe* from the 24th August, at an RRP of €499.Packaged in a special translucent collector’s box, you’ll find a translucent dark blue 2TB PlayStation 4 Pro, which, with the blue power light on, lets you glimpse into the illuminated interior of the super-charged PS4. Each console has a commemorative copper plate on its front, with its unique limited edition number etched on. Take a closer look below in the console’s unboxing video.
killthenet Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 I'm tempted by the controller, looks really cool.
Mandalore Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 As nice as that controller looks, I'd be screwed with QTEs in games if I was using it. I still need to look at my pad in Yakuza games to remind me which button is which.
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