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For those waiting for a handheld, this will no doubt be exciting.
However, when you consider the entire handheld pc market (including steam deck) is about 6 million, it becomes clear this is a very niche product, and its not something I would want mysef. 36w TDP is impressive though...

Whats more interesting to me, will be the software os and how the interface is handled as this might give us an indication of how they would configure a TvPC such as many of us expect to be the next xbox...

Excellent. Im very much up for this, I remember the first game with a lot of affection 😀

Noted the ps5 release.... Weird still to think of it on playstation...

Loving the game. I did buy it despite having GP, but mainly as my wife wants to play this game as well so I bought elsewhere.
Playing these sort of games on GP is exactly what the service is all about!

@Cherip-the-Ripper I was really enjoying it and Im real keen on getting back to it, but I put it to one side to play Expedition 33.
Im not sure that was the right choice tbh as Im not as enthused with that title as everyone else seems to be!
If you are tired of the open world ubi formula, AC Shadows wont change your mind despite a little tinkering with the way your goals are presented. But Im enjoying the story and the stealth and its an amazing setting - Im just enjoying being in the world 😀

As a console games pass machine, the Xbox is the only one, so its easy to recommend if you consume lots of different games and are happy to sub.
Its harder to make a case for it now if you consume less games and tend to buy your games. If it has no exclusives, it makes more sense to have a ps5 if your not gonna sub to Game Pass.

With GP having been particularly good lately, having a great console to play it on is a no brainer and still worth.

Expedition with a bit of Forza 5 again. So much to play!

Whatever you are playing this weekend, I hope you have fun!

@GuyinPA75 Yeah, £7 a month for core to play online. You get some old titles to play which might be a draw for someone? Online is not my chosen way to play, so I could manage without.
But Xbox is my GP machine, I dont buy games in this eco system (except fh4), so without gp my series x would be an fh4 machine.
£20 per month is probably my limit for regularly subscribing, and I'd guess maybe an uplift for uk would be £19.99, so hopefully I'll still get to use my xbox!

@donv2135 "if in that case go ahead and go to pc instead of flip-flopping"
I've had a £4k rig for years. I dislike playing games on PC and very rarely do. Far prefer consoles.
If I do anything, I'll dump Xbox and just continue with our two PS5 pro's, which will play all titles and offer the best performance on console.
I'd rather Xbox were in the fight though...not Microsoft Gaming.

@andrewsqual It never was. I bought two of them

If they jack up GP prices again it will just make it easier for me to dump it for good. I don't want to play many of their titles like COD or Stalker 2, and I buy titles I really want like Expedition 33 and Oblivion remaster,so it's just not worth it.

Typical Xbox - gets lots of things right and starts to make progress, so shoots itself in the foot again. SMH.

Hey we're making much more money now, so lets put prices up by ridiculous amounts.
Not a good look.
Next GP price increase incoming?

If you like city builders, don't sleep on Anno 1800. I played it when it got added to the PS service and was surprised by just how good it was...
Never liked COD and pretty sure I never will, but I hope people enjoy it.

Great result! It shows what acquisitions and publishing elsewhere can do for the money flow, and the PC GP subscriber increase must have been a really pleasant surprise.

Much as its good for Microsoft, I'm not sure this is good for Xbox in terms of the hardware platform, but I'd be happy to be wrong on that.

@cburg Its only fair to point out that 8/10 at push is exactly the same score the game recieved here on pure..

I must admit, I have it here on Game pass, I also bought it on steam, but I still bought it on ps5 too. Couldnt resist 😄

@jesse_dylan I know mate, I don't know how people do it. I spent 110 hours finishing avowed - admitidley I done everything, but why wouldn't you if you like a game and want to 'complete' it? 😊Complete is not the same as finished the main missions for me.

20 to 30 hours on an average week. I'm fortunate in that my wife is also a gamer and married me when I was a dev, so she knew what she was getting 😁

I try and concentrate on 2 or 3 titles at a time in different genres, but sometimes my head is turned and its difficult to know what I'm playing next! Expedition 33 is taking time away from AC shadows and Blue Prince did it before that. I'm determined to get back to it though - even though I re started FH5 on the PS5 pro last night.....

Lets face it, its a nice problem to have. People who suggest this is the worst gen ever - I just don't see how that can be squared with how big all our backlogs are!

All it needs is a little soul and it's better already.
I spent 60 hours trying to get into Motorsport but no 5 was better in every single way and the last title seemed to represent the death of the forza series to me, and looking at some of the racing forums, I was not alone..
In some circumstances it looked pretty good - its the best compliment I can find I'm afraid.

It will be interesting to see if this project game can be the de-facto sim racing title on the box... I'm rooting for it.

Can't argue with what's been delivered this month, it's a great selection of titles.
For me, it's not that good as I bought Expedition 33 and Oblivion and I'm playing Blue Prince on Sony's service, but I can certainly see the outstanding value for those who don't want to own these titles..
Long may it continue!

I do love a bit of couch co-op so I might check out towerborne even if it looks a little busy for my tastes.

Far Cry 4 is 11 years old and currently available to buy in a PS sale for £3.74. Its absolute filler and should not be a new release on GP even though we've been eating well on the service. IMO of course! 😊

@johndoe89 Im playing it on a pro myself 👍

@GuyinPA75
Lol.I'm not gonna get into that old argument again!
This game stutters and has issues on very highly rated PC's so I think in this case the issue is with the engine code rather than the need to trim it down to support Series S...
I'm sure it will improve. I've bought it, so I'm banking on it getting better 😁

@johndoe89 Hey there's lots of people that are enjoying it anyway, and they will hopefully improve it too.
I'm sensitive to really inconsistent frame rates and glitches, but I'm sure it will improve. I've bought it so I hope so

@Fiendish-Beaver I think you are looking at physical sales like:
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/04/uk-sales-charts-expedition-33-debuts-in-second-place-almost-all-sales-for-ps5-version
There is no physical box with Oblivion remastered, so it wont appear in such charts..
I'm sure it's selling well. I bought it, even though I won't play it till they fix it

No game without a map will ever get a 10 from me. It's literally an 'Expedition' - something that sets out to map the unknown, but you don't make a map of where you have been? A really stupid and unforgivable design choice, especially given that many of the game areas, pretty as they are, have virtually no landmarks you can use (first 16 hours or so anyway).
I'm also not as keen on the battles being a constant QTE fest either - I'm old and the windows for parry and dodge seem quite tight on normal difficulty to the point where I cant hit them often. One of the reasons I like jrpgs is precisely because I don't need reactions to enjoy them.

Those stupid design choice aside, it's a really good jrpg. I'm warming to the characters and invested in the story, and learning the systems. The World looks pretty, and music appears well chosen and memorable.
Plenty of time to go yet, but it appears to be heading for a 8.5/10 from me. I know that doesn't concur with many, but it is what it is.
Still glad I bought it - it's an amazing effort for such a small dev team, and they deserve sales.

Its absolute stutterfest and should not be released like this. I stopped playing in the hope they fix it sometime - and that's both series X and PS5 pro. No point in trying on PC where it appears to be even worse.
If you don't mind regular hitches and huge dips into sub 30 fps in performance modes, well lucky you, play away.
I do mind, and it should never have been released in this state. I will wait for extensive testing before trusting any MS software with my money again.

Expedition 33 is sublime, Im really enjoying it.
A freind came round last night and wanted to see the Days Gone remaster. I was shocked by how much better it looks on the pro, as all the media Id seen till then seemed to show little difference. We were playing that almost all night, and I cant wait to give that some serious attention..

Whatever you are playing this weekend I hope you are having fun!

I'd definately highly recommend Dredge. I was surprised how much I enjoyed playing that one.
Same with Anno 1800, I played it when it was added to psplus and I was surprised at how deep and expansive a city builder it was.
GP keeping up the good updates!

@x3King84 Me too mate. Some people just don't value logical insight.

@Fiendish-Beaver You get it mate, your viewpoint is held by many who cant deny the truth. We are witnessing the end of the Xbox console.
GP in the future will be a PC option and any future console will be a PC in all but name. No way will it ever go to another console, publishers only get recompence currently for the effect on sales on xbox and PC, the costs would tripple for each 3rd party game on the system if it were offered elsewhere..

This was the obvious outcome ever since they pursued ABK for 70 billion, but people continually and blindly cheered for that move..

I'll continue to enjoy series X in the meantime while lamenting its demise and only ever renting games via GP. That its a model that doesnt work is obvious by now, so enjoy it while its around, at this point none of our worrying will affect the future.

Wow, that was not expected. I guess they figure Sony users are the people they need to reach out to, as xbox players will overwhelmingly play it on GP. But its really bad optics and kinda feels pretty wrong...

Theres 76 million games purchasers on PS5, its to be expected that will translate to decent sales. After all, its the point of putting the title there.

It makes perfect financial sense of course - but I couldn't care less about Microsoft shareholders hitting their growth targets.
I care for Xbox - the consoles. They are being sacrificed. I have no interest in 'streaming' and 'eco systems' and people telling me they are not about a platform - have a platform or be dead to me.

Sad as I am for the once mighty Xbox, it makes future gens cheaper, but removes the level of competition I think is needed in gaming to keep these corps on their toes.

Its amusing to watch so many here get angry over the phasing out of physical games, yet get excited for the next xbox/pc, when that eco system will be completly all digital.
Im ok with it, after a lifetime filling up my house with unused physical media of all sorts, it was so refreshing to go all digital and regain all my space back.
For those of you still desperate to buy pysical, I regret you wont have that choice in the future, genuinely sorry.

It sure is on a hot streak. I had dropped it for a year and only subbed again when Indy dropped, but the the steady stream of good titles has kept me subbed since. Im only dropping it now cause Ive bought Expedition 33 and Oblivion and have so many owned titles yet to complete....

@johndoe89 Bad news friend, its worse stuttering on Series X..

This is very clearly not a remake as it's exactly the same engine underneath the UE5 graphics layer, with most of the original bugs and weird behaviours still present and correct.
I'm glad they improved 3rd person but it really doesn't work as well as modern 3rd person game.
Same with the combat - its good they have given a few updates to it, but it's not even skyrim standard and certainly not up to modern standards in any way.
It's clearly a 'remaster' and thats why its sold as such.

For a player like me who was entranced by the original game and is prepared to tolerate some of the jank that came with it, it's a dream to experience a classic with such a nice suit of clothes on! I was glad to buy this one.

For new-comers, beware! Many systems are still really old and its daft levelling system is still in place so that leveling your character just makes everything else much stronger - I would have prefered if they had worked on this to make it more like skyrim where levelling up felt much better.

I also would have preferred it if they didnt drop it on us still unoptimized and with such an inconsistent frame rate, no remaster is top tier if it can't maintain a steady frame rate imo.

All that being said, it looks gorgeous and I'll play it again just because of the visual update - but I might leave it a while until they fix the poor performance! Have fun!

@HonestHick Yeah its certainly gonna be fun to see what a new generation can bring. I'll be onboard whenever it arrives 😀

Thanks PJ - I know I can trust your reviews as our tastes seem to align. Not only that but you write a good review!
I was pretty sure I was going to like this game anyway - I pre ordered it and I rarely do that...
Now if I can only find the time to play everything!

@HonestHick
I hear you dude. But I want the next FH by then!
I'm still doubting 27, unless it's just a PC with a custom OS, but I'm always up for new hardware so I wont say no!
Meantime my second PS5 has just been replaced with a pro so me and the wife can both pro play. Waste of money? To some I'm sure, but for us we are very happy..

The PS5 pro retains all the foliage density and has miles better pop in in performance mode - which is exactly what I was praying for as I found the pop in and reduced foliage annoying on series X. Happy to double dip such a great game - even if I prefer FH 4!

Let's face it - graphically it's really fantastic, especially for those of us that remember the original.
If I had to be critical, I'd say that the 3rd person mode doesn't feel well crafted and feels a little 'tacked on'.
I do appreciate the fact that they have added some extras to combat, but it doesn't feel up to modern standards in terms of combat - Avowed as an example was much better, and I'd hoped for better from this remaster.
This is a classic game and is close to my heart, so above issues to one side, this is still a glorious remaster effort and a huge success I'll enjoy playing for quite some time.

Edit. Did not vote on performance as I'm playing on a pro.

@NintendoByNature
Avowed took some cues, but Oblivion is one of the greats imo and a miles better story and world than Avowed.
I say that as someone who spent over 100 hours completing Avowed and doing everything in the game.

Looks fantastic! I'm delighted they overhauled a few bits to make it more 'modern'!
I've got GP, but my wife has always wanted to play this so I'll buy it on PS5 when its on the store in the next hour or so - I hope they will enhance for the pro.
Where ever you play, looks like a real treat!

@themightyant I get that, but I fear that wont figure into the equation.
Though they are different beasts entirely ( Expedition 33 being an evolution of jrpg's) I think their release so close together inevitably takes the shine off both and I do wander whats driving the release window for MS here?
I can only vote with my wallet and Ive bought Expedition 33.

BTW, mate I finally replaced the second ps5 with a pro this weekend, misses is well happy! Only live once and all that stuff...

Very excited to play this.
I've bought this one as my wife wants to play it too and we have two pro's so we can play at the same time in the same room.

Great title for GP though.

Gameplay was PS2 level stuff unfortunately. Artistic creativity and design were extraordinary though.

I hope its done well enough for more from compulsion.

Such a great week for gamers 😄

Star Wars X Com, Im game!

Blue Prince. Im 38 hours in and deep, lots of layers.
South of Midnight, chapter 10. Just had a memorable boss fight, but in general, the fighting is not fun. The vision and art direction though is sublime and driving me to completion!

Once I can clear the above, Im looking forward to getting back to AC Shadows, but Ive got Days Gone Remaster, Epedition 33 and Forza 5 on ps as preorders all ready to distract me shortly. Oblivion as well? Its all too much 🤣

Whatever you are playing, I hope you have a great weekend....

Thanks Ben, these articles are great as its always easy to look at these huge sales and miss a great deal.

Robocop was so much better than I had thought, its a genuinely excellent title, especially if you like the IP. If you are platform agnostic worth noting that the ' Murphy special edition' is £8.84 in the current PS sale too. Either version is well worth at these prices.. 😄