Topic: The PlayStation Fan Thread

Is the base Xbox One the tricycle?

@Dezzy
They're bringing out a next-gen version of The Witcher 3 as a free upgrade at some point so it could look like that again....here's hoping!

@Magonigal

Well they must be doing something interesting with it, beyond just resolution and framerate improvements. Cos that would've been finished already.

Honestly they should've just made another story DLC for the Witcher 3. The game had such a long lifespan that people were still playing it in large numbers this year. People would absolutely buy it by the millions.

@Dezzy
Here's an article about it, maybe it won't look all that better as it's just being developed externally but Saber are a company I rate after they have done some very impressive Switch ports. Incredible they've sold 30 million copies

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cd-projekt-confirms-...

Yeah, Saber certainly did a great job with the Switch port.... I'll be interested to see how they get on with basically doing the opposite, though How will Steam version work, I wonder? Will it have to be an entirely separate game? Or will I be able to just buy the upgrade, if I want?

@Magonigal

Well given that Saber did the Switch version, they're at least familiar with the game itself. That should help in terms of optimizing it.

They did Halo 2 Anniversary as well. So they're definitely capable on the graphics front. That was an awesome visual upgrade to a game.

@BruceCM

They have explicitly said it will be a free upgrade if you already own the game. I guess after the Cyberpunk debacle that kind of pro-consumer move will help them.
Otherwise I would say they're mad to do something like that for free. They could just charge $10 for the upgrade and millions of people would happily pay it when its a game like Witcher 3.

I guess my local Best Buy got a shipment of PS5s in cause as I was pulling out of the parking lot I saw an employee walking with one to the online pick up area with one in hand.

Well, you probably heard but there's a class-action lawsuit been filed about Cyberpunk, @Dezzy .... So, that certainly isn't over yet!

@BruceCM
It's crazy. Yeah I know it performs badly on the last gen machines and it's buggy but it's not broken and they've already improved the performance with patches and more coming. You also get a free upgrade to next-gen. I think there's just been a general overreaction, it's not as though CDPR aren't trying to fix it. There are far too many people on Youtube jumping on the bandwagon of the game being a failure and class-action lawsuits are fine for joy-cons where they are a faulty design with drifting but not for an actually good game that's pretty buggy but still works. CDPR proved they could fix The Witcher 3 and they're doing it again.

This is representing investors & share-holders, @Magonigal .... So, they're saying they were mislead, etc, about the game & it's about whether the state it'd be in on base PS4/ Xbox One was known to the people in charge! Will have to see how it goes, anyway

Ok guys need a little help figuring this out. I picked up a slim PS4 to finally retire my launch PS4 till I can get a PS5. So I just have a few questions.

1). I read that with a LAN cable I can copy everything from my original PS4 to my new one. Is it that easy?

2). I have a 5tb external hard drive for my launch PS4. Do I just unplug it and plug it into the new PS4?

I think that's it for now if I think of anything else I will post it.

What will PSVR2 actually do?

I haven't used it at all. I just assumed that the headset part of it would remain the same, but with the new console, it would be able to produce better specs in terms of resolution and framerate.

@Dezzy, well, if they came up with a second gen PSVR it would likely have a higher resolution screen (while the PS5 would be able to push better graphics in the current headset, the screen in it is 1080p, which works out to 540p in practice due to the image splitting for the stereoscopic 3D effect). Maybe a gen two would have a 1440p screen (so 720p VR gameplay).

Also the big one would be to go wireless (or cut down on the number of wires), and theoretically cut out the need for the PS Camera. Oculus Quest shows wireless is possible, but it's also a standalone device (and still needs to be connected to a computer for more demanding titles), so I'm not sure how viable that'd be for PSVR. Maybe new VR controllers too, though as they just repurposed Move controllers for the OG model, who knows if they'll actually invest in that.

Unless they plan on stopping VR they'll need to do something though, as while there is an adaptor to use the current setup on PS5, it only works for back compact games, and isn't compatible with PS5 software (so no PS5 exclusive VR titles for now).

Just picked up Code Vein in the January sale and I'm absolutely loving it. It feels like Tales of Darksouls, my only regret is waiting so long to have picked it up, I only paid £20 for the base game and all DLC I think so it was worth waiting lol.
Anyone else played through?

About halfway through, @Mr-Fuggles777, as other stuff keeps interrupting but agree it's good

Got a $50 gift card. Proceeded to grab Strange Brigade Digital Deluxe Edition ($8), Nier Automata ($20), Outer Wilds ($15), and Yakuza Kiwami ($8). Grabbed the digital deluxe edition of Strange Brigade even though I already had the base game because I was so impressed with the game, and the digital deluxe edition comes with the season pass, so I was compelled.

@RR529 Better controllers. Maybe have those controllers like Oculus has (or is it Vive, or both?). Those circular controllers, in between the Move controllers and a regular controller. They need to be a pack in though. I don't like how half the VR titles require the move controllers, which weren't even part of the VR package.

So I came out of my 5-year Uncharted hiatus to finally finish Uncharted 4.

I first played the Uncharted series in 2016 with the Nathan Drake Collection and absolutely loved it, playing through the first three games in quick succession.

I then came back to the series on a whim a few weeks ago, deciding to finally complete Uncharted 4. The story, characters and gameplay all had me gripped - so much so that, when I finished, I moved immediately onto The Lost Legacy. And I loved that just as much.

With The Lost Legacy completed, I thought it would be nice to relive the original trilogy. So I booted up the Nathan Drake Collection again and...my god. I don't think I've been so shocked by a game I remember enjoying as recently as this. In my mind the game was much closer to Uncharted 4 than it actually was. The character models and animations have aged very poorly, the controls feel stiff and clunky, and the environments are generally a lot more bland that what we've been spoiled with in later titles.

It did make me wonder - many games recently (especially Sony exclusives) have impressed me with their cinematography and spectacle - but how long will this last? Will I go back to Uncharted 4 in a few years and think the game is ugly as sin, while happily playing games like Super Mario World which have been around for 30 years?

Anyone been back to these games in recent years? What were your thoughts?

@timleon

Uncharted 1 is pretty damn rough, and quite an average game. Uncharted 2 and 3 have both aged pretty damn well though in my opinion.

@Dezzy Honestly, I've been hearing this for a while and brushed it off because, as my first in the series, I managed to really enjoy Uncharted 1 in 2016. But now I totally see why many say to give it a miss.

That said, looking again at 2 and 3 the cutscenes and character models, while improves, still feel uncanny after playing 4.

It just feels very strange after being so impressed by these games just 5 years ago.