Topic: The PlayStation Fan Thread

@Peek-a-boo: If you want to know, without really spoiling it;

@Octane: I have booted myself off the PlayStation now after playing The Witness for far too long today however, do you know how many puzzles there are (in total), and just how many have YOU done (so far)?

I am aware that finding and completing those environmental puzzles produces glittery sparkles which seem to end up at those stone totem thingies (?) I can see lots of symbols on them, one of which is gold.

I haven't opened all the bunker doors either so, I guess they are something else I can pursue too.

For now, I am going to give myself - and the game! - a much needed rest.

@Peek-a-boo: I'm currently at 500 puzzles. There's a handful of them left, but I know where they are located. I believe there are 513 panel puzzles in total.

Okay this is going to be an odd question, but in April should I get Star Fox Zero, or the new Ratchet and Clank game?

So it seems the upgraded PS4 I was saying about in post #3054 is real. A 4K PS4 is happening.

@Octane: I think I have passed the four-hundred mark just as I stepped into the lift. Seems that I have got quite a way to go!

@NinjaWaddleDee: Ratchet & Clank is £27.99 (or $39.99 if you are in the US) whereas Star Fox Zero is a little bit dearer, but the game has more 'replayability' due to the multiple paths within its story mode. Ratchet & Clank however, is a 'one-and-done' kind of experience, albeit a brilliant one.

Me? I'd personally choose this:

@Grumblevolcano: Apologies for doubting you so strongly... It is still an unwelcome idea for me though.

@Peek-a-boo: I never said I liked the concept, remember I'm one of those who doesn't want NX coming out in 2016 due to the Wii U not having its full 5 year cycle. I definitely don't like the concept of home consoles using the smartphone/tablet approach.

@Peek-a-boo: Thank you for your advice! The game looks freaking gorgeous! The only thing I'm worried about is the availability of Star Fox Zero later down the road.

@Grumblevolcano: What? A PS4K is actually happening? Can I get a source?
@Peek-a-boo I'd personally choose Star Fox Zero because I already have a Wii U (although I wish there was an online mode. Still crossing my fingers on a surprise announcement), but both Ratchet and Clank and Gravity Rush RM/2 are two big reasons why I want a PS4. Star Fox Zero or Ratchet & Clank? That's a hard one.

@NinjaWaddleDee: I would go Star Fox, but I never really enjoyed Ratchet, except playing multiplayer in Deadlock which I know isn't like the others.

@Vee_Flames: Gravity Rush Remastered is absolutely phenomenal. The only thing bad about it is the short length, and the dumb final boss. But for 30 bucks you can't beat it!

@DefHalan: I never played Ratchet either, and as for Star Fox I briefly played 64. I'm just interested in the Ratchet and Clank characters because they seem really funny! I'll probably just get Star Fox first though because of that awesome steelbook day 1 case! Now that I'm an adult, I've started loving Nintendo's other franchises more than Mario and Pokemon, so Star Fox looks enticing.

Can't say I'm particularly excited for either of those games. I played Ratchet & Clank A Crack in Time I think it was and it didn't grab me, a run-of-the-mill platformer of ever there was one, and I've only ever played Star Fox 64 from that series and I liked it but definitely didn't love it.

Everyone is excited for April with Quantum Break, Dark Souls 3 and a few others along with those two mentioned above but I can't say I'm looking forward to any of April's releases. Gives me a chance to reduce the astronomically high number of games I have in my backlog so I'm not complaining too much.

Though I would've loved Fire Emblem to have been released a month earlier in the UK but it'll make a good birthday present at least. Then the Summer Games Drought will begin anew... Which again I always enjoy as it is the best time to reduce backlogs.

Err I kinda went off on a tangent there sorry about that. And it's not like I have a particularly strong opinion of either of the two games that we're talking about. This might be my worst ever comment here

@TheLastLugia: June has a good lineup with Kirby, Mario & Sonic Olympics and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. But yeah after June at looks like there's absolutely nothing until Color Splash in terms of new games. With the combination of FE Fates and Hyrule Warriors Legends, I think I'll probably skip Kirby.

@Grumblevolcano: June has Zero Time Dilemma. Monster Hunter Generations arrives in the Summer, and then there's Dragon Quest VII and Rhythm Heaven Megamix later on. Those will likely be out before Color Splash.

Just Dark Souls III and Ratchet & Clank for me in April, and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Mirror's Edge: Catalyst in May. There's nary a thing on the 3DS or Wii U that interests me in spring and summer.

After that, I won't be buying any more games until whichever one comes first; The Legend of Zelda (on the Wii U) and The Last Guardian, the latter of which I have been waiting for for a very long time...

Yeah it's an abysmal lineup from Nintendo if you only have a Wii U and not a 3DS like me.

Bless this post.

It's one less year not the end of the world guys.

Anyway, downloading the battlefront outer rim dlc. Must keep busy until R&C launches...

The original Xbox was the same, and I was rather peeved off as I bought it towards the end of its third year without realising that it only had 'one more year' left (before the Xbox 360 came along).

The Wii U lasting four years doesn't inspire much confidence in their future products, especially after Nintendo swiftly gave up on the Wii in its fourth year, not long after Super Mario Galaxy 2, thus leaving the third party developers to do all the work on keeping things going.

Is it really too much to ask for Nintendo to try and go five years (or more) before releasing a new platform?