About time from a thread on these right
― wasdnous (abanana), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:20 (one year ago) link
currently live: PS5 - the future of gaming showhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLci-lSeCo&feature=emb_logo
i'm guessing that anything with "project" in front of its name is a tech demo that will never be released as a game
― wasdnous (abanana), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:22 (one year ago) link
1 more tryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLci-lSeCo
quite underwhelming so far
― ||||||||, Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:26 (one year ago) link
feed gone
― Ste, Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:30 (one year ago) link
xp strong disagree, this is one of the most impressive console launch/line ups I've ever seen
― lumen (esby), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:33 (one year ago) link
the one where you're the cat in robot blade runner world? the avatar/spirited away looking one... the lbw4 trailer with the go team music!
― lumen (esby), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:37 (one year ago) link
I'm just here for Spider-Man: Miles Morales
― shout-out to his family (DJP), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:39 (one year ago) link
SOLAR ASH looks like Journey?
― Shade Kool-Aid (Leee), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:43 (one year ago) link
new hitman looks class
― ||||||||, Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:45 (one year ago) link
ok this fake animal crossing looks bad lol. but most everything else looking pretty good I thought!
― lumen (esby), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:52 (one year ago) link
oh! the trailer had a dark twist ending...
― lumen (esby), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:53 (one year ago) link
PS.. is it 5? I think we're on 5 now. PS5
― na (NA), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:54 (one year ago) link
OMG HZD2!!!
― Shade Kool-Aid (Leee), Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:10 (one year ago) link
we knew that was coming tho
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:12 (one year ago) link
I mean yes, I knew they had a sequel planned, but I did not expect it to be part of the presentation and be a launch title.
― Shade Kool-Aid (Leee), Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:19 (one year ago) link
i doubt its a launch title unless they announced it as such and i missed it
― ciderpress, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:24 (one year ago) link
2021 at earliest I'd think.
The one game (Pragmata?) had a 2022 date
― groovypanda, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:26 (one year ago) link
this was my favorite trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-v1BxSETvIweenie hands
― wasdnous (abanana), Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:27 (one year ago) link
"talkin bout Bugsnax!"
― Ste, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:44 (one year ago) link
Was that the Morty voice actor?
― Nhex, Thursday, 11 June 2020 22:19 (one year ago) link
Doesn't sound like him to me. Was that the Yakko voice actor in the Hitman III trailer?
― wasdnous (abanana), Friday, 12 June 2020 00:24 (one year ago) link
That Bugsnax song is a jam
― jmm, Friday, 12 June 2020 01:38 (one year ago) link
I love it when songs sound like they're in another language but it turns out to be english.
― wasdnous (abanana), Friday, 12 June 2020 02:23 (one year ago) link
Unless they announce some kinda Game Pass equivalent I'm not buying a new system for a good long while
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Friday, 12 June 2020 02:24 (one year ago) link
https://www.engadget.com/control-ps5-xbox-series-x-154810298.html
This was inevitable. Probably won't be available for launch (DLC isn't even completely out yet) but I'm sure when it arrives in a "Bureau Director's Edition" of some sort it'll have the DLC and look gobstobbingly amazing with ray-tracing and hopefully a smoother frame rate.
― Nhex, Saturday, 13 June 2020 02:07 (one year ago) link
Control is one of a very few acclaimed PS4 games I want to play but haven't bought to add to my vast backlog just yet, not least because I've heard questionable things about how it plays on non-pro PS4 (though of course other people say it's fine). But if it's being better optimized for PS5, and the changes/improvements/additions turn out to be significant, I guess that means it's going to have to wait a few years for me, unless there is a PS4 fire sale that drops it below, like, $10.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 13 June 2020 13:14 (one year ago) link
can I not just buy a cheap digital copy of control... and it will play better on PS5?
― ||||||||, Saturday, 13 June 2020 19:42 (one year ago) link
they haven't given details, but the hope is that they'll actually bump up the graphics and such to use the power of the new consolesi'm saying this is one of the remasters that will actually be worth supporting? i hope
― Nhex, Saturday, 13 June 2020 19:52 (one year ago) link
digital foundry put up an article on backwards compatibility on the series x:https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-xbox-series-x-back-compat-is-transformative
PS5 BC in boost mode should give similar results
― chihuahuau, Monday, 28 September 2020 20:23 (one year ago) link
"Should" as in "they need to match it to stay competitive" or "is reasonably expected to"?
― Kaliningrad Oberst (Leee), Monday, 28 September 2020 21:10 (one year ago) link
Reasonably expected. It feels like these new consoles are more massive spec bumps than architectural leaps
That said I'm a little jealous when I see PC footage of games like Avengers which don't even come close to a steady 30fps on the stock PS4. Slightly makes me want to upgrade. Or spend $1k+ and get a gaming/streaming PC. If I do upgrade to PS5, (to be charitable) unoptimized multi-platform games like Avengers and Control will be my first tests.
― Nhex, Monday, 28 September 2020 21:36 (one year ago) link
i assume PS5 BC will just run the game with the PS4 Pro graphics/resolution settings unless the dev tests and patches in a new performance profile
― ciderpress, Monday, 28 September 2020 21:38 (one year ago) link
> "Should" as in "they need to match it to stay competitive" or "is reasonably expected to"?
the latter, it's hardware compatiblity
> i assume PS5 BC will just run the game with the PS4 Pro graphics/resolution settings unless the dev tests and patches in a new performance profile
that's what the legacy modes are for and no patches should be needed there except for the rare pathological case
boost mode should work like series x: games with unlocked framerates run better, games with dynamic resolution spend more time in higher res or lock to the max, etc.this is where issues are likely to appear and patches might be needed to fix problems, for example, some games like dark souls 2 tie game code to framerate so the 60fps ps4 port initially had a bug where weapon durability wore down 2x faster
― chihuahuau, Monday, 28 September 2020 22:08 (one year ago) link
We can't believe we have to say this, but please do not blow vape smoke into your Xbox Series X.— Xbox (@Xbox) November 11, 2020
― chihuahuau, Wednesday, 11 November 2020 23:48 (one year ago) link
Not hearing a no from Sony, though.
― I want to luhbahguh babum gum (Leee), Thursday, 12 November 2020 00:26 (one year ago) link
Brag if you snagged one today so I can seethe in jealousy
― Nhex, Thursday, 12 November 2020 14:29 (one year ago) link
theres no games yet
― ciderpress, Thursday, 12 November 2020 15:03 (one year ago) link
but bugsknacks
― wasdnous (abanana), Thursday, 12 November 2020 17:39 (one year ago) link
thats on ps4 and pc
― ciderpress, Thursday, 12 November 2020 17:54 (one year ago) link
I miraculously scored a PS5 thru Best Buy online the other week. Picked it up tonight. It’s huge and absurd, but honestly sitting here looking at it with its lights on in the semi-dark I’m coming around to it aesthetically.
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 January 2021 09:36 (one year ago) link
It’s a lot of things, but I like how it gives me Hopper’s Nighthawks vibes most of all.
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 January 2021 09:39 (one year ago) link
Demon’s Souls remake is incredible so far, I’ll save that for another thread.
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 January 2021 09:41 (one year ago) link
i don't think i've ever felt as much desire for violent retribution as i do for the painful death of scalpers at the moment
― the scamp has a thousand fries (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 30 January 2021 09:48 (one year ago) link
The late teens looking kid who processed my order in the pick up area asked me “Is this your first one?”Apparently a good amount of people have rolled through openly bragging about how this is the 3rd, 4th, 5th one they’ve snagged. Fuck those assholes for real.
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 January 2021 12:35 (one year ago) link
real q - why is this such a big deal rn? surely there are very few exclusives and few TVs that can even show off the improved gfx?
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 30 January 2021 12:46 (one year ago) link
It honestly shouldn’t be a big thing right now. Unless you’re a Souls dork and are really excited for that Demon’s Souls remake. Which is me. And maybe 10% of the market.People freak for a hyped product regardless of its immediate usefulness, particularly if it’s rare and status-y.
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 January 2021 13:06 (one year ago) link
I never got a PS4, I want a new gen machine to catch up on stuff I've wanted to play for ages and maybe new stuff over the next few years, shd've known capitalism never comes thru when you want it to
― the scamp has a thousand fries (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 30 January 2021 13:08 (one year ago) link
I was also stoked on grabbing the PS5 because I have a grip of PS4 games on disc that I never completed because my optical drive shit the bed. Being able to play PS4 games on the PS5 (with graphical/performance upgrades!) is a big sell.Reports seem to indicate the PS5 won’t be terribly hard to come by in a couple of months. Production’s ramped up hard.
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 January 2021 13:23 (one year ago) link
Demon's Souls and Spider-Man MM is way better than most launch lineups I can think of tbh, and I hear the platformer that comes preinstalled is really fun
Also being able to play Hitman 3 with fancy graphics and no Epic games compatibility headache would be a draw for me
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Saturday, 30 January 2021 13:38 (one year ago) link
oh it's right there in the thread title lol
― Diggin Holes (Ste), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 13:08 (eleven months ago) link
series X is the full power one, series S is an underpowered cheaper one
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 13:36 (eleven months ago) link
Series S also has no disc drive, like the cheaper PS5 model, so you have to be ok with digital purchases/gamepass only
― Nhex, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:56 (eleven months ago) link
I like my Series S a lot. It does not feel underpowered, despite being quite small. The fake 4K is indistinguishable from real 4K to my dumb eyes.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:02 (eleven months ago) link
even my smart eyes can't usually tell without a side by side comparison
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:18 (eleven months ago) link
gotta admit I'm leaning towards getting a Series S before a PS5, the price and all those day one gamepass games is a tempting offer
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 18:01 (eleven months ago) link
I'd been thinking about how to play some Xbox exclusives, and hadn't even considred the budget next-gen console! Food for thought, definitely.
― BABABUOY (Leee), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 18:06 (eleven months ago) link
It definitely has its limitations (4 TFLOPs vs the X's 12, 500 GB SSD vs 1TB, 1440p vs 4k, no disc drive/bluray...)
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 18:31 (eleven months ago) link
so I bought a Series Sinitial impressions: it's surprisingly small, whisper quiet. controller feels pretty much the same, maybe their best dpad but a maybe bit too clicky? everything feels very snappy. the UI hasn't changed at all which is a bit disappointing. you still can't turn off system noises, a pet peeve as I instantly turn it off on every device I have. played the Psychonauts 2 intro section, great stuff. have a mountain of Gamepass stuff to go through now!
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 16 September 2021 06:19 (eight months ago) link
welcome to the S team
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 16 September 2021 18:06 (eight months ago) link
the S is such an appealing looking piece of hardware, unfortunately unlike its unwieldier sibling it's not really any better than my pc
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:03 (eight months ago) link
could probably still justify it for gamepass convenience and playing forza horizon on my big tv rather than medium pc monitor but ehh we'll see. gotta finish my last few ps4 games first and put that box to rest
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:16 (eight months ago) link
yeh I'm just going to use it for gamepass, have that paid up for 2+ years thru various deals. hope Sable turns out good.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 16 September 2021 22:44 (eight months ago) link
Sable did not really turn out good :(Scarlet Nexus and AI Somnium Files coming today to gamepass tho!
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 30 September 2021 11:47 (seven months ago) link
Looking forward to getting next gen, but first have to work through the big pile of Xbox One games in front of me.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 30 September 2021 13:53 (seven months ago) link
making me feel like i should get an s but i have reached that weird point where more often than not i like the idea of playing games more than actually doing it
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 30 September 2021 13:54 (seven months ago) link
yeah i kinda want one now thanks to this thread, it seems like microsoft is finally getting the majority of the jp games i care about. falcom is the last holdout
― ciderpress, Thursday, 30 September 2021 14:01 (seven months ago) link
So for the US, a new S seems to go for 380 (and WAY up) on amazon and the game pass is $120 a year? Wasn't there a leasing program at some point?
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 30 September 2021 14:08 (seven months ago) link
still exists, but it's a bad deal because Gamepass can usually be found on discountfor example the X can be leased at $839.76 for 24 months w/Gamepass includedmight be better than scalping if you're desperate, i guess
― Nhex, Thursday, 30 September 2021 14:12 (seven months ago) link
i see the option for $600 as a lease with two years of play. but no one has it!
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 30 September 2021 14:13 (seven months ago) link
disc-free is a trap anyway
― Nhex, Thursday, 30 September 2021 14:16 (seven months ago) link
if anyone is getting gamepass for the first time it's worth looking into the $1 deal which is still working, you can get up to 3 years of Ulimate for relatively cheap that wayhttps://nerdburglars.net/hardwareguides/how-to-convert-xbox-live-gold-to-gamepass-ultimate/
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 30 September 2021 14:16 (seven months ago) link
Well apparently I scored one of these (PS5). I had just narrowly failed to get one via Best Buy thanks to one of those twitter accounts (got all the way to the final confirmation button click and it conked out), but a friend of a friend got through and apparently bought one just on general principle. Maybe he would have scalped it if none of his friends wanted it, but he sold it to me at cost.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 4 October 2021 20:01 (seven months ago) link
Is there any good reason to want a ps5 over an xbox x? I mean other than for the exclusives. I've never had any iteration of the xbox but it seems to be way easier to find than the ps5 and I am thinking that the effort in tracking down a ps5 is probably not worth it over an xbox but maybe I'm missing something.
― silverfish, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:01 (one month ago) link
sounds like you want someone to tell you that the PS5 isn't worth it. well...the xbox x has several things going for it, but if you're already in the Sony ecosystem..
― Nhex, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:12 (one month ago) link
- Xbox doesn't have Persona- Xbox is an Xbox
― a spectre is haunting your mom (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:21 (one month ago) link
They both are great. You can't really lose.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:24 (one month ago) link
Putting aside availability, IMO the advantages of PS5:
― Ace of Base Are Belong To Us (Leee), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:24 (one month ago) link
lol whoops, forgot about MS owning Bethesda now.
― Ace of Base Are Belong To Us (Leee), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:25 (one month ago) link
Advantages of PS5:-what if From Software releases another PS-exclusive in the future?
That's really all I can think of.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:26 (one month ago) link
I guess another thing in favor of XB:
MS has way more money than Sony, so might continue to buy more and bigger developers.
― Ace of Base Are Belong To Us (Leee), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:29 (one month ago) link
This is mostly what I am hoping for.
Thanks for the answers everybody. The last time I did some serious gaming was with a PS3. This new console is going to be mostly for my son anyway, though I do hope to be able to play a bit every once in a while.
― silverfish, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:56 (one month ago) link
I went for PS5 because I skipped the entire PS4 generation and want to upgrade to 4k for movies (of course, that means getting an HDR-compatible TV first). Multiplatform titles seem to be pretty much at parity most of the time now, not like the cursed PS3 years, and my PC is just old enough and just expensive/difficult enough to upgrade that I'm buying titles that would've been PC for me in the past without question (like Deathloop) on console instead, though of course this is the last Arkane title I'll be able to do this with since we don't really do antitrust enforcement in this country anymore :/
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:59 (one month ago) link
both consoles are practically the same hardware (excepting the cheapo S version of the xbox), so it only really matters if you care about any specific exclusive games on one side or the other
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 19:21 (one month ago) link
i posted this in the ps5 thread:
this is the ps5 thread and for people with a 4 the advantages of owning the 5 and getting substantial improvements on games they already own is undeniable but other than that it's hard to recommend it instead of the xbox series x: same price, better hardware, compatible with many games from og xbox and 360 (often with improvements), better pad and gamepass ultimate if you like subscription servicesultimately there's always the wildcard of niche japanese stuff and (with the exception of the 360) xbox consoles always do terribly there but more and more it seems that everything is multiplatform and if anything, the switch is the one to get for that given it's the dominant console in the region
ultimately there's always the wildcard of niche japanese stuff and (with the exception of the 360) xbox consoles always do terribly there but more and more it seems that everything is multiplatform and if anything, the switch is the one to get for that given it's the dominant console in the region
are you sure it's the series x that you can find easily and not last gen's xbox one x? because if you're not invested in either platform xbox seems the best option this gen
― chihuahuau, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 19:58 (one month ago) link
it's definitely the x series x (such a dumb name), which as far as I can tell is available right now on amazon.ca (at retail price) and was available on bestbuy.ca last week, though sold out now.
― silverfish, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 20:18 (one month ago) link
Consider the Series S, btw. It cuts some corners on graphics but otherwise it performs quite well. If you aren't a graphics nerd you may not notice the difference.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 20:30 (one month ago) link
still feel like no disc drive is a mistake
― Nhex, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 20:31 (one month ago) link
but otherwise yes, mostly agreed - xbox series x is a fine machine
elden ring on the series s runs perfectly and looks amazing on a big ass tv, no regrets abt not getting the x
― adam, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 20:32 (one month ago) link
If your son plays Fortnite, it's free on the PS but needs an online subscription on Xbox
― groovypanda, Thursday, 31 March 2022 12:09 (one month ago) link
forgot Sony carved out an exception for them
― Nhex, Thursday, 31 March 2022 12:14 (one month ago) link
Is the one without the disc drive supposed to be any quieter? Because if so then that.
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 1 April 2022 18:51 (one month ago) link
I have a series S and a PS5 and the Series S is definitely quieter. That’s not to say the PS5 is loud though.
― hrep (H.P), Saturday, 2 April 2022 12:46 (one month ago) link
All the noise that comes from my PS% is the disc drive, but it’s really not that loud.
― hrep (H.P), Saturday, 2 April 2022 12:47 (one month ago) link
https://www.polygon.com/23060294/xbox-streaming-device-samsung-tv-app
― Star Trek: Strange New Wordles (Leee), Sunday, 8 May 2022 17:18 (one week ago) link
PS5s in stock and not immediately selling out in UK, what is this madness
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 07:11 (yesterday) link
had to settle down eventually. in time for new improved PS Plus too
― what doesn't kill me makes me Hongroe (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 07:26 (yesterday) link
Now about four hours and 14GB into a 114GB Halo Collection Xfinity download for Xbox One, "if you have a strong internet connection, you can stream your Xbox experience" is not thrilling me.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 15:48 (yesterday) link
I decided to go with the Steam Deck as my next system. I love the Switch and I have a ton of steam games my 9 year old PC can't handle.
― adam t. (abanana), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 19:27 (yesterday) link