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You guys are so easily pleased. It's mediocre and the controls are imprecise. Hated every second of my 4 hour go and I bought it at a store. Traded it as soon possible.

I think everyone is getting this twisted.

CoD is an institution on it's own. It's ubiquitous with both Xbox and Sony. It's the shooter equivalent of FIFA being pulled on one of the 2 platforms. It's why the monopolies commissions are involved, MS want market annihilation.

And honestly that's not good. I know (and actually secretly enjoy) the console wars ongoing since forever. But this could be the end to all that if everyone leaves Sony. It will just be a choice of XBox or Nintendo and we could see a Don Mattrick situation all over again, with no Sony that's a bad conundrum.

That said if CoD stops being released on PS then every horrible casual gamer will be in team green. That's not good either.

The only option is for Sony to design a killer FPS of their own. And I don't think they have it in them as all of their multiplayer games are garbage.

Loving everyone on the Amstrad CPC 464. I had a 6128 so no tape loading for me.

First proper completion was Magicland Dizzy. Back then as others have mentioned
, Games looped. Or were flipping well tough.

Playing and knowing every secret, well that's Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Those memorised maps will never leave my noggin.

Why do we want streaming? It's not good enough.
Lag is awful, and the damn pixelation when things get hairy.

Stop giving companies all the power. If it's not broke don't fix it.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Unless it's ubisoft offering you sweets in the park.

@FakeSunkist Unfortunately there won't be a typical good window for the foreseeable. God of War, Calisto Protocol, Starfield, Forza 7, Redfall, Final Fantasy 16, Hogwarts legacy. Then you have quite a few potential hits like forspoken. Typical big hitters Cod, FIFA etc. There isn't really a good slot anymore.

Immortals fenix rising is rubbish. One of the worst open world games Ive played. Looking forward to Commandos 3 and Midnight express though!

@uptownsoul @Bleachedsmiles Dreams is the only reason I still have a Playstation.

It's also the best reason, here's a track I produced with my friend a few weeks ago (beware it's absolutely banging);

https://youtube.com/watch?v=agDW8z_Aaas&t=135s

I think a lot of people in here are basing the idea that ps+ is great off the last few months.

Let me assure you for 6 months a couple of years ago the games were dire. Similar to what we get with GwG. The one saving grace with GwG is you keep the 360 games forever wherever you are subscribed or not. Could be useful if we get power cuts in parts of Europe, have a few single player 360 games installed as backup. This Month with Tony Hawk it's great on PS+ tbh.

Please stop calling for GwG to be scrapped. On that service you get 4 games a month. If the games are scrapped they will disappear,
MS won't replace it with anything. It happened with Vita and PS3 games. 6 games dropped to 2 of sometimes terrible quality.

The new service from Sony is obviously good right now. Spiderman, Death Stranding and GoT are 3 of the best games from last gen. GoT was revamped for PS5 and is fantastic imo. Unsure what they can put up in the upcoming months, if GT7 and HZDFW show up, people will stop buying full price games. So it feels kind of top loaded and I don't know where they can go from here.

@pip_muzz man I wasnt excited. Then I saw your comment and it blew my mind. Hexen! Isn't that the puzzle game with hexagonal shapes? If so. Yes, it's like Christmas has come early. Love that!

@JayJ strangely they can help in the real world. You can see the tools, brands and setups which then opens your options in real life.

I for instance have moved into a big house 🏠 and didn't really have a clue about lawnmowers or trimmers. I now have a sit down lawnmower! Which I can't get into my garden because of the tiny gates. Looks good in my garage though.

@Shigurui funny you should mention ninja garden. Started up the first one and it's too quick for my reactions these days. Got upto the plane and kept getting hammered, Ran out of health elixir and have saved at the second checkpoint with a slither of health. I think I have to go to the locked door by your initial cabin and it's like hell in that space. The mobs permanently swarm and I just don't have the health to see them off.

I absolutely hated the Xbox one and DON MATTRICK what an absolute d£#@. Didn't have an Xbox all last gen.

Anyway Phil Spencer's the man, great work. I get the exclusives arguement. No Dreams, Spiderman or Ghost of Tsushima over here and nothing so far which can compete with those particular styles. But PS doesn't have Forza Horizon, Halo (the MCC is such a boss anthology) or Ori.

I'm literally keeping my PS5 for the very few exclusives I want which is literally just Spiderman 2 and FF7 remake part 2. The console looks terrible, the controller's uncomfortable and suffers terrible stick drift (both my controller's have bad drift and Ive hardly used them) it's not as quiet as the Xbox. The future line up is weak bar God of War and even then you are paying £70 on a calculated gamble.

The Xbox looks great, is quiet, comfortable and has day 1 exclusives. It also has MS rewards which is a boon for gamers. After buying some extra months of Gamepass ultimate Im hoarding my points so I can buy a bunch of games later this year (got my eye on The Stanley farable ultra deluxe and rogue legacy 2). Im 3/4 of the way there to own both with points alone.

Xbox has the upper hand in my eyes.

3 great games.

Big Phil bringing the fire 🔥🔥🔥

@Luigisghost669 Im gonna be honest Luigisan as I see these comments all the time. So sorry you will get the sharp end of the stick.

What games are YOU looking for?

Ive Had Gamepass since January and have played 68 games. Currently Mass Effect Trilogy, Pac Man museum and have just finished Yakuza 6, Disc Room and The Walking dead Michonne. Ive Got Assassin's Creed and Cities Skylines coming up next and can't keep up with all the new stuff.

Either you aren't really a gamer or just like to moan but Gamepass is the best deal in gaming. And if you broaden your horizons you will find loads of games you like.

@NEStalgia Ive just finished Yakuza 6 and it's great! Just imagine Yakuza but Kiryus a hedgehog and Kamarucho is a massive field. No darts or pocket racing and the amazing writing is now rubbish.

@BundyDanger it is an issue. Game servers down - unlucky / your internet is having a bad day - unlucky / Microsoft servers go down so can't play anything on Gamepass at all like a few weeks ago - unlucky.

Offline play should be included with every game. Nothing more disheartening than getting a new game and when you try to play it with limited time, you can't.

@Zenszulu I can only speak from my own experience as a brief game tester and they usually took everything on board. The developers usually set the terms of engagement anyway. So in my experience they gave you an unfinished level and you crashed into it from all angles at different speeds. If it glitched like going through the side or floor or got stuck you mark the coordinates down on a program the developers provided. So my experience is the opposite of @Fishticon

However this was in the late 90s and things have changed a lot.

Onto Pacman and yes there is input lag. Ive died way too often from a missed move. A few games in particular are ridiculous such as Pac and pal, Super pacman and pacland.

The original pacman, 256, championship edition and the game were you hit balls off stages seem fine to me.

@ibis_87 I love my indie games but you are right.

Playing Tunic was like some weird throwback and honestly Im not a fan of the Zelda RPG lite stuff so it didn't do anything for me. If you engage with an indie like I have previously with games like Rogue Legacy, The witness or Fez then great. But at the cost of getting games on par with Forza 5 or similar AAA experiences then I agree.

A lot of people say graphics don't matter. That's rubbish of course. We don't have 4k screens, HDR, unreal engine and SSDs to play a game that could easily be ported to the PS1.

@Thephoenix12 Weird achievement glitch maybe?

I have 4 pacman museum cheevos. But there isn't a game listing under my achievement list. But my last 4 achievements are from that game. Strange.

@TJ81 Cities Skylines in worth a go. Amazing game, the base game will keep you gaming for maybe 60-65 hours and it has some ok dlc to extend the experience.

Furi sounds like a game all gamers would love.

But it was disappointing. A couple of the tunes are decent and er that's it.

I am a huge Megadrive sonic fan. I still play 1-3 every year at some point. However the deluxe nonsense should be in the proper game.

Fed up with 'special editions' it's getting worse and worse.

@Rural-Bandit I think you are replying to2 year old comments ROFL.

Im With you though mate. Love SoR 4, loads of depth and the graphical style won me over. I love a couple of the set pieces as well.

1 - the dojo section with waves of goons over 3 rooms.

2 - The Galcias getting whipped and turning super tough (I was going to type hard then realised)

3 - Realising hitting bikes in the back yard of the pub brings our the headbutting women.

4 - Fighting on the top of the train!

Damn, definitely one of the better games in the library being lost. SoR 4 is a belter, Ive got it on PS4 but was looking to replay it on Xbox for the achievements on a rainy day.

Im Going to be in the minority but I think rare have been way overrated. Those older 8 bit games are awful nowadays, compared to say - super Mario Bros 3 - which is still playable and fun today. Jetman is the only game simple enough to know what the heck is going on with decent controls.

Even perfect dark looks like garbage and plays like it was made a century ago. I need to give banjo another look as y'all can't be that wrong.

I think the Conker remaster was a great experience on xbox, the N64 one is a bit too blocky these days.

So Ive plumped for conker and it would struggle to get in my top 150 games Ive ever played.

So Ive just completed Halo CE,2,3,ODST and Reach. Absolutely amazing, CE shows it age with the repetition of some stages and 2 shows it's age with the long road sections. But I loved replaying every single one!

Jumped onto Halo 4 last night and it's so full of sci fi jumbo and nonsense it's hard to enjoy. I couldn't put my finger on why I disliked infinite and it has the same issues. You wake up from hypersleep and are thrown into a crazy situation. You have to power down cores and just general time wasting rubbish. The set pieces are weak and it doesn't feel right. The gunplay is great but 343 need to go back to what made the originals so brilliant.

Im loving gamepass but to a degree he has a point. The last of us, Spiderman, HZD, Dreams, Detroit become human and Ghost of Tsushima all blew me away. I haven't had that feeling other than FH5 on the Xbox. Let's see what happens later in the year.

I actually bought GT7 and it's fundamentally great. The driving is fantastic. However the graphics look a bit weird imo and too clinical, the grind is ridiculous and there are other glaring issues. Destruction Allstars is also a terrible game. Sony need to stay away from live service. Stick to what you know son.

Has anyone here actually played godfall?

I really liked it. When it released it was full of bugs and the story is truly rubbish. The hubworld equally embarrassing.

But there is a great game hidden underneath if you play it on normal or hard. The graphics on PS5 were gorgeous and I really love the art style. The fighting is imo the best 3d fighting mechanics outside of Soul Calibur. Just a joy to use. It's fully patched these days. I will replay if it come to GP.

I don't recall microtransactions as others are mentioning above, although that could have been added. Everything used to be in game unlockable.

Yes. Crusader Kings has been number 1 on my must play for a year now since reading about it on PC. super happy with that inclusion.

Zero escape and Tainted Grail as well. Very nice. Good work Spencer.

I have an 8 bit do Xbox pad and it's brilliant. The rumbles a bit much which is the only negative. And with hardwired pads it reduces lag by 0.017 seconds.

@Nightcrawler71 not really. It's average at best.

Looks great. Can't escape the voice acting though, it just doesn't seem to fit very well. Very gloomy for gloomys sake. All f this and f that.

After running through Halo, Ghost of Tsushima, Miles Morales and Horizon 5 all recently.Nah Im gonna give Cyberpunk a miss. If it's on Gamepass I might run a quest if it has one.

Over on PlayStation I didn't play a single ps plus game for 6 months last year. Now that was horrendous.

I will take Gamepass any day. Quite like the idea of another Baseball game, Madden and some weird left field stuff.

A+
Windjammers 2 and Telling Lies. That's all I need until the crossover Telling Jammers arrives.

Minecraft dungeons is rubbish. Was expecting Diablo lite. Got Diablo shi£&.

Hoping to have a better time with torchlight 3.

Normal Minecraft is brilliant though.

@Bdbrady im not complaining Brady, but - if I was working at Sony - no way on Earth I would allow my premier baseball game to be on Gamepass. Sell it on Xbox, sure MLB put paid to that. But allowing it on Gamepass and it's £60 on your own console. It's so stupid I can't fathom the idiocy.

The Show deal is very strange. Obviously great for us with Gamepass (started last year's version, last night funnily enough) but makes absolutely zero sense from Sony. As it was such a belligerent business decision last year that to follow it up in 2022 makes me question wtf they are thinking. Ive bought 2 versions of the show on PS4 and really enjoy it and to be getting it for free* on Gamepass is ridiculous frankly. Sony have well and truly lost all sense of gamer culture.

@Beagle sweet nice one for the heads up Beagle. Im back on Xbox after a generation away. Owning 3 X DS4s and 2 X Dualsense. It actually makes sense to use them on my Xbox if possible. Do these adapters provoke additional lag B?

I'm made up we have backwards compatibility and it's even greater that I can replay Lost Odyssey when I'm 80.

Can I use my PS controllers on Xbox? Man I would absolutely love that.

@Medic_Alert 'although I accept that some will do it for economic reasons'

I think it's everyone who buys pre owned does it for economic reasons. And the business is booming. Go and check out CEX.

@Medic_Alert in your statistics you are forgetting pre owned games. My two colleagues in work never buy new as an example, or on day one.

As for most played, games that have regular rewards and are set up as a service will sucker people in. Over say Miles Morales (which is an absolutely insane good looking and playing game). As I platted that over 10 days compared to say Rocket League which I will never finish.