PS.. is it 5? I think we're on 5 now. PS5

i was confused by how many people were giving that one the 'no its actually good' treatment. i dont believe it for a second

I’m usually a PC gamer—I haven’t owned a console since PS2—but bought a used PS4 Pro so I could play Finally Fantasy VII Remake and Ghost of Tsushima. (I didn’t think I had a chance to get a 5, and didn’t want to wait for some indeterminate date until they might be more available). I couldn’t believe that thing: even after thoroughly cleaning the fan and unit, it was as loud as a hair dryer on medium at all times. I had to play exclusively with headphones to block the noise, and even with the home office door closed, my partner could hear it from the apartment kitchen. I kept it for maybe a month before selling it and lucking out on a PS5 invite. So even though I’ve so far mostly played upgraded versions of PS4 games, it’s been a vast improvement: completley silent and quick. Though I did feel a bit guilty that I, someone who doesn’t care very much about consoles, got one while diehard gamers didn’t.

forks I definitely think you should play the first half of DS1 and then enjoy the entirety DS3, I am flipping out about how good it is

Lol I have played and “beaten” every fromsoft game at least once and most twice already. Just warming up for elden ring.

I do like the new joystick though I can’t imagine using it while biking!

Sorry to hear that Guardians may have been oversold. Will report back.

But yes, ds3 is a spectacular experience and I walk around in some of those dungeons in my mind in lieu of counting sheep at night.

Looks like even BT have run out!

I'm still shopping for a new USB external for my PS5 - any recommendations? I'm worried about future regret buying an external non-SSD, but damn those SSDs are so much more expensive. Still baffled why people would buy 1TB internal SSD replacements for a tiny increase over the 875GB built-in.

Also, I have access to Demon's Souls and Dark Souls on my seventh-generation consoles. Am I much better off buying the remasters to jump in or is it basically OK just play them on the PS3/Xbox? (Or should I jump to Bloodborne/new entries, screw it?)

The remasters are pretty and 60fps, but honestly there's nothing wrong with the originals. I played Demon's on PS3 (which I borrowed specifically for the occasion) and thought it looked great, but I'm easily satisfied when it comes to graphics.

I guess the main difference will be online play, because PS3 Demon's Souls servers no longer exist, and I can't imagine anyone is playing the non-remastered version of Dark Souls online (if that's even possible).

Is online play a big part of the experience? I thought these were primarily masocore single player action games

Yes and no. They can definitely be that, and for me that's the most satisfying way to play the main game (rather than summoning helpers). But all the games have a unique online style:
http://darksouls.wikidot.com/online

The main things are summoning people for help, and invading other people's worlds to act as an obstacle/getting invaded by other people. Personally I find invasions to be the best mechanic ever, it's so much more interesting and unpredictable than playing some competitive online game where things are meant to be 'balanced'. But it's also a whole metagame on its own and not really worth getting into until you've played through and gotten comfortable with the single player version.

The big difference maker for me is that you respawn and travel with about a five second lag instead of thirty seconds. Over the course of the game, that prevented likely ten hours of sitting and waiting and altered the way I was willing to play (and farm)

But the graphic upgrade for demons is fucking huge and really should be seen. The speaker in the joystick (and to a lesser extent the haptic feedback) are tremendously immersive and enjoyable. Plus you can connect headphones directly to the controller which has been a revelation.

Tbh I am too skittish a person to really enjoy the pvp experience and pandemic life has only made that worse. The single player game (supported by outside help to murder bosses) has always been my method of gameplay

A friend lent me the Demon's PS5 disc, I should really put it in the machine one of these days

xp, makes sense, thinking back on it I remember the toughest part of getting into pvp was just the nerves due to being observed by another human in a game that's largely solitary. After you get over that the rest works itself out. :)

You really should! I think you would be impressed

thx for the input gents! i'll chew on it.

This is the external drive I am using

https://www.amazon.com/WD_Black-Drive-External-Compatible-WDBA3A0050BBK-WESN/dp/B07VNTFHD5/

> Plus you can connect headphones directly to the controller which has been a revelation

you also can do that in the PS4 with the DS4. or is this about the 3d audio thing they were touting?
I'm legit curious about that, do you find it a meaningful improvement vs regular stereo or it's just more marketing bs?

i mean, i guess i never noticed that was an option? in the past two years, i finally got decent soundblocking headphones and got the necessary wires to connect them, so i think this is more of a me thing than a tech thing. But the sound is fucking great in something like demon souls and genuinely feels like it's directional... so i dunno!

I was able to order a PS5 from Walmart yesterday that should be delivered on Tuesday. I'm definitely getting Spider-Man: Miles Morales and likely Demon's Souls; what else should I look into, keeping in mind that shooters and I don't get along?

Last Of Us 2: Electric Stealth-a-loo

Just wait a month for Elden Ring :)

Elden Ring will be the end of the era that began with Christ. many are asking that the new era of time will be called the year AER-1, After Elden Ring

i think i will be playing it on a Steam Deck. I hope i'm not an idiot playing a Ouya

My expectations for Elden Ring are so checked haha, I think I just don't wanna be disappointed

I have however secured a PS5 and a release-date copy just so I can say "I was there"

just remember that it's a PS4 game and thus won't be some huge leap above ds3 or sekiro

if it's not a great leap above ds3, i will never buy a steam deck again

Oh, I think the leaps will be pretty huge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jswbGVlNKU8

Will Steam Deck play current-gen titles (at 720p, ofc)? I thought it was half-a-gen behind graphically or something

eyeballing the specs looks like it's better than a ps4 but not by a ton? hard to tell

the ps4's cpu was so awful that it might end up being a lot better even if the gpu isnt much better

tricky too to see how the overhead of the SteamOS/Proton/Windows will affect it as well. i'm sure we'll see lots of benchmarks over the next few months. (cue God of War port benchmarks...)

i would personally use a system as an alternate Switch/Indie portable to play the bazillion backlogged titles in my Steam library already, especially since the Mac 64-bit apocalypse happened

either way for i'm happy to wait until a) it's deemed a failure or b) supply chain woes settle down and it's not as hard to get one

ouya baby

yeh the Deck CPU is light years ahead of the PS4 CPU, should be a emulation beast

i'm gonna go ahead and say that elden ring will be The Perfect Game, ready to die (repeatedly) on this hill

(praise the sun)

otm

same

if it is not the perfect game, we will be angry until someone does it again and again

I guess the main difference will be online play, because PS3 Demon's Souls servers no longer exist

I might be alone in this but I prefer to play online solely for the shared messages/ghosts. One of my favorite game mechanics ever

You guys, Spider-Man: Miles Morales is so fucking good

Also, Disco Elysium is really fucking good too

but did they remember to put spider-man in it this time

I am enjoying Demon's Souls a lot

I am finding it reallllly easy after Dark Souls 3 though. I completed two legs back-to-back without dying, bosses included. I MUCH prefer comestible healing over Estus healing

This is the fourth From game I've played in a row and my boyfriend wants me to play something else. I bought Control and immediately disliked everything about it and quit after an hour. Neither he nor I like Spider Man enough to play it in game form. I don't know what to do. Toying with getting Edith Finch or something

tbh swinging through NYC is the entire reason to get the Spider-Man games, it’s completely glorious

Things I like about Demon's Souls: smaller pool of weapons, combat feels like "moving pieces around a board" more than "realistic" and it feels closer to a turn-based RPG as a result, the tone/mood/aesthetic, seeing how Dark Souls 3 was much more of a sequel to this rather than Dark Souls itself

Things I dislike about Demon's Souls: the corridors, the tunnels, the cell blocks, the voice acting

xp I also don't like NYC enough to desire to play it in game form

it’s absolutely glorious when you’re swinging through the tops of buildings!

Guys BUGSNAX

Maybe not really