Topic: The PlayStation Fan Thread

People can enjoy more than one thing, and fandom tribalism is bad.

Yeah the GotG game looked very distinctly... alright. I'm willing to keep an eye on it, its got a solid dev team behind it (but then so did Avengers) so it might turn out decent. Not wildly optimistic, but keeping it on my radar.

I think my main problem with these marvel games is that by going for this sort of halfway artstyle between the characters' movie iterations and their comic book origins is they end up looking like cheap bootlegs of both. Starlord here doesn't look enough like movie Starlord or comic Starlord, he looks like he should be the protagonist of an unlicensed comic entitled Defenders of the Solar System or something.

@Raylax I understand that the royalties would be way too high if they used the actor's likenesses, but what's stopping them from using the comic characters? They obviously have to be reimagined in a different art style, but still.

Demo gameplay of Tales of Arise PS5.

You have such a long list of random pet peeves!

@Anti-Matter This looks fantastic but something about it doesn't quite look like Tales. Maybe just because I'm not used to so much detail from the series' graphics!

A little retro question. Does anyone here have PlayStation 1 and what model would you recommend?

I am leaning towards the slim (2000) model but still not sure. The design of the brick is more appealing but the build quality of the slim might be better.

My PS2 games collection so far.
I divided into two groups: Japan version and USA version.
PS2 Japan games

PS2 USA games

@Zuljaras If you just want to play the games, consider a first model PS3, since it's BC with PS1 and 2.

@Octane I have the Fat PS3 (physically BC with PS2) and a PS3 Slim. I know that ALL PS3 models are physically BC with PS1 discs.

I was just wondering what PS1 model is better in terms of functionality and collection

I was finally able to order a PS5, and it should be delivered sometime soon. What a mess it was trying to get one.

Congrats, @Losermagnet.... Any games in particular you want for it?

@BruceCM Thanks! Demon's Souls for sure. I've been playing all the soulsborne games this year (I'm up to Dark Souls III). The PS5 is actually going to have a few games with it. The new Ratchet and Clank, as well as Sackboy: A Big Adventure. That's it for now. I am taking suggestions though lol. It's weird, I follow Nintendo releases like a fox but I don't track PlayStation releases much at all. So if there's a must play PS5 game out right now chances are I don't know about it.

Although I do have a question about the Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Intergrade. I have a PS4 copy that I've been playing on my PS4. Am I able to get the PS5 upgrade for that version, and get the Intergrade DLC too?

@Losermagnet PS4 version is a free upgrade on PS5 unless you're playing the PS+ version. Yuffie DLC content costs $20 if you get it that way.

I'm not sure on which games are actually PS5 only, @Losermagnet.... But those sound like the main ones at the moment Of course, any PS4 ones should play at least a bit better, even before any actual upgrades
I'm sure others around here can help with suggestions, though

@Ralizah Ah thanks. Thats good news then. It seems like the games I'm most excited to play on my PS5 are my PS4 games 😆

Follow up question: i was planning on buying an external harddrive. What I've read says that only PS4 games will actually boot-up from the harddrive, whereas PS5 games need to boot from the system memory. If I have a PS4 game with a PS5 upgrade, what does it count as?

@Losermagnet Intergrade is a PS5 game, even if it's a free upgrade from your PS4 copy, so you'd probably have to run it on your internal storage.

@BruceCM yeah I'm interested in seeing if some of my PS4 games benefit. I forgot to mention Resident Evil VIII - I'm definitely getting that, but I'll prolly save it for October 🎃

I think after upgrading any PS4 games, they'd count as PS5 ones, @Losermagnet.... Maybe others lucky enough to get the console can clarify?

@Ralizah @BruceCM thanks for the clarification 😁

After failing to get one for a few months I had resigned to waiting until the inevitable hardware revision, and then literally the next day my wife was able to order one lol.

No problem, @Losermagnet.... Let us know how you get on with it & the games