A PS4 Thread: Because You Had to Play "Knack"

So did anybody buy this thing or not?

There's a ps4 now?

i know, right?

lotta years in the console cycle to have to deal w/the terrible touchpad

it's not bad tho

co-worker came in today and told me she got the PS4 with BF4 and AC4 and spent this weekend playing it. i felt ashamed of myself

kinda weird if PS4 doesn't play the brand-new GTA right??

at least they got one thing right, then

"hi i have a brand-new 'next-gen' CD player that won't play Rihanna's last record"

"hi whats a CD"

"hi i have a brand-new 'next-gen' CD player that won't play Rihanna's last record"

Also it doesn't play cd's

*yet

"hi my 'next-gen' iPod plays only mp5s"

just "bought" Resogun and Contrast for free via PS+ but have no PS4 to play them on. eeeeeeeeeeeh.

the price of digital PS4 games are pretty lol, can't imagine there will be many takers in the UK for Madden at £59.99 in the coming weeks

zappi that reminds me of when I "bought" Persona 4 only to release that I needed a PSP to play it. :(

knack is somehow like the least appealing game ever to me

http://www.nowgamer.com/features/2176331/ps4_how_to_buy_us_digital_psn_games.html

any euros have any experience of this?

would much rather buy FIFA for $50 than £55 (COME ON) but don't want it to not work or have Sony vengefully cancel my Playstation

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/08/12/upcoming-ps4-system-update-to-v2-00-to-add-share-play-youtube-and-more-to-come/

Interesting - basically Share Play is the old network tunneling / Hamachi / LAN simulation to allow local multiplayer-only over the internet.

Actually, even better - only one person has to actually own the game. They're probably using the Gaikai/PSNow tech.

didn't this thing sell like 7 million units? And none to ILXors apparently?

waiting for Bloodborne

^^^ this

we're old and have backlogs
honestly, waiting for a few franchises to push me over, like Batman and MKX

witcher 3 and ac:paris might push me in early b4 bludbourne

There are a couple of ilxors - myself included - think it's that neither PS4 or XboxOne has reached critical mass enough (nor has enough exclusives), so the only chatter seems to be on 'The upcoming console generation' thread.

I bought one. It's currently languishing in the guest bedroom until a game comes out for it that I want to play.

WE GOT A BOURGIE HERE PEOPLE

but uh how do you like it?

I like the interface more than the PS3 interface and things are definitely pretty on it, it's just that there are very few games out for it that I want to play

might try to squeeze in some Injustice time before my MIL shows up and takes over that room

DJP I suggest getting Towerfall and 4 controllers if you want to have friends over to use your PS4.

I wish this thread title had playstation or sony in it.

http://lovephoenix.typepad.jp/photos/rock/the_knackget_the_knack.jpg

i added some of you dudes on psn. i'm josephcotten. invites welcome.

I decided to take the plunge on one of these things; the lack of backwards compatability REALLY blows since I have a ton of old games that I still want to play, but between the good games that are out for it now, all the PS4 games I've already banked using PS+, and the fact that my old PS3 was getting too loud to use as a blu-ray player any more I said fuck it.

I can't quite dive into it full-on just yet since I'm going to swap out the stock HD for a 2 TB drive tonight and I didn't want to install everything twice (Destiny took HOURS to install last night ffs), but the little bit of tooling around that I've done with it so far has been really impressive. the new Dualshocks in particular are just a treat to use, although I had to get 2 just because the charge drains so fast (still better than the Wii U Gamepad, though). the Gold headset is p slick too - it's obviously the least of all the sets of headphones I own, but it's comfortable enough for me to wear it down until the battery dies, sounds good enough that I can turn off my speakers during gametime, and includes a built-in mic for chat & voice commands (which would be a lot cooler if I hadn't seen how much slicker the Xbone's voice stuff is).

anyway feel free to add my PSN ID (trdn89) if you need folks with whom to play.

added you. no mic btw

why no mic?

waiting for kojima/del toro penned silent hill. 2016!

why no mic?

i try to avoid headphones whenever possible to avoid further damage to my stupid ears

the charge on the pads drains so quickly you need more than one pad? how quickly are we talking here, like minutes?

I think I typically get a few hours, but the cable provided is like 30cm, so you can't charge-while-you-play unless you're parked in front of the TV. Also, what typically happens to me is that I've charged it, played for a couple of hours, watched some Netflix. Next day I go to play and after 5mins it says it's dead.

Yeah, the battery life on the DS4 is terrible. If you've got an outlet near where you play, though, you can plug a microUSB cable into any USB charger and play and charge at the same time.

the better part of twenty years they've been making these controllers and they keep finding ways to make them more expensive and worse

The charge on mine is fine and this is probably the best controller I've used so ymmv

waiting for kojima/del toro penned silent hill. 2016!

Shoot. I was hoping for this next year. Have they confirmed it'll be a PS4 exclusive? Would hope, like most of the other games in the series, it'd come out on the 360/xbone, too.

Speaking of SH, this SH book looks pretty good. Can anyone confirm?

the DS4 is way better than 3 in every way except for battery life which is bad enough to cancel out all the improvements

might as well just never unplug it

so apparently this is the first gaming console i have ever owned

welcome to the cool person club

is this what it's like

yes it's now free for everyone and it's not just today, it's the whole weekend BUT rn it's not working at all and has been like that for several hours

you can download the beta but not play anything, not even the offline modes

Emergency Maintenance:
Due to a server issue currently under investigation, the game can still not be played.
We are currently performing a final check in a test environment.
We ask for your patience for a while longer.
We're truly sorry. https://t.co/trNDTTHERu

— ArcSystemWorks ➡️ #GuiltyGearStrive 04.09.21 (@ArcSystemWorksU) February 19, 2021

oh, the beta is PS5 only? boo.

no, it's ps4 and ps5 and there's crossplay, the psn store is probably making it confusing

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0036-CUSA24910_00-GGSTOBTUS0000100

tyvm

Extending the Open Beta Test:
We have decided to extend the Guilty Gear -Strive- Open Beta Test two days for all participants, ending Feb. 23 at 6:59AM PST.

🚨*Please note that the Open Beta Test game data can only be downloaded until Feb. 21 at 6:59 AM PST.

— ArcSystemWorks ➡️ #GuiltyGearStrive 04.09.21 (@ArcSystemWorksU) February 21, 2021

Anything worth checking out from today's State of Play?

A lot of them had been in previous state of plays... Returnal, Deathloop, Oddworld, etc. Returnal looks pretty nice.

Crash Bandicoot 4 and Final Fantasy VII Remake are getting pretty substantial upgrades for next gen.

Sifu and Solar Ash looked cool of the games I hadn't seen before.

only new announcement was FF7 Remake Yuffie DLC, it being exclusive to PS5 is wtf

at least it's a free upgrade from the PS4 version but yeah, weird

presumably will be on PC eventually

I see that Hitman 2 is on sale for a few more days, but how the trilogies work in terms of transferring progress is a little confusing. Would 2 be a good starting place (Hitman 1 GOTY is still full price), and I'd just wait for 3 to eventually come down in price?

It's a little bit complicated.

https://www.ign.com/wikis/hitman-3/How_to_Get_Hitman_1_And_2_in_Hitman_3

Since you can import H2 progress to 3, 2 is a good starting place, but you won't have access to the Hitman 1 levels out of the box unless you pay extra for it as DLC or already own it.

at least it's a free upgrade from the PS4 version but yeah, weird

Except it's not, if your PS4 version is the one you'll be getting free with PS+ next month. So yeah, even weirder.

https://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-playstation-plus-ps5-upgrade/

There's a Ratchet and Clank game that's free to download for some reason!

Ah ha: https://www.cnet.com/news/ratchet-clank-ps4-free-to-download/

Is there a way to make the button prompts bigger in Hitman 2? I can barely make out the onscreen tips and tutorials.

that's a problem for tons of games, for me. i think we're supposed have bigger and better displays

unfortunately, I enjoy having a wall in addition to a display, so

As well as hardly ever being able to make out button prompts, my TV is so old it overscans my PS4 and there's no option to stop it doing it, making a lot of games more difficult and some (Civ 6) impossible to play

Do I need a PS+ account to play Hitman 2? I bought Hitman 2: Gold Edition, which is supposed to be the full game + DLC, but I can only play the first level plus the prologue -- all the other missions say "Get Access" with a link to go to the store, but when I go there, it says it's already installed.

You shouldn't need it, unless you got Hitman 2 as part of PS+ a while back. Maybe delete and reinstall?

I figured it out, the levels are separate downloads.

Free from April 19 to May 14
Horizon: Zero Dawn Complete Edition

Of course, I've bought like half the games in that promo and they're still sealed

I've had my eye on ABZU for a bit, and mildly curious about The Witness (mild because of my wariness about the FP POV).

Incidentally, I think I'm going to delete Ratchet & Clank. Unengaging script/characters, basic gameplay, and 25GB that could be better used for Hitman levels.

abzu and witness and gungeon are all very much worth playing; looking forward to finally trying subnautica

Free games! https://store.playstation.com/en-us/category/9779f12f-50c8-4c07-8d20-47e21293b6c6/1

nice of them to drop them all at once! though they would do the Epic Store drip feed
are the PS5 versions claimable too?

btw, i noticed that Sony quietly re-added the Wishlist function back to the store. good move. too bad my 100 WL titles from pre-Nov are gone, though.

at last!
I found out you can still access the old store the other day, my old wishlist was still there
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/home/games?smcid=psapp
https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/home/games?smcid=psapp
etc

They're all up but Horizon Zero Dawn, iirc. No doubt because that game is much bigger and takes longer to download.

xp aw, those links just redirect me to the current store

Horizon Zero Dawn now available as a free dl

I just found the perfect supplementary thread for me: https://www.reddit.com/r/patientgamers/

A gaming sub free from the news, hype and drama that surround current releases, catering instead to gamers who wait at least 6 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.

a smart and patient gamer is a horse's worst nightmare

My horse in Red Dead (named "My Horse") would probably agree. But then again, I brush him and pat him and keep him fed and healthy.

Last chance to grab HZD for free today

If you've not experienced Aloy's journey yet, today is the last day to claim Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition for 𝓪𝓫𝓼𝓸𝓵𝓾𝓽𝓮𝓵𝔂 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓮 as part of Play at Home.

Grab it while you can: https://t.co/0LTkUC4I14 pic.twitter.com/OwDchykfIl

— PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) May 14, 2021

Done thanks! Don’t have a PS4 but used my old, unused PS3 account. Someday...

Yeah, thanks! I assumed that since I don't pay for PS+ I couldn't get it, but no problems!

Question about the new Mass Effect remaster: as someone who only played the first one on Xbox, is it a trivial thing to just buy the new one and start with part 2 on PS4? (I actually still have disc copies for of 2 and 3 for 360)

Yeah, I think you can start wherever, though I think it uses some defaults for the narrative choices in the first game.

No idea what the prices will be, but there's a PS sale hitting at the end of the month that I think for the first time includes Ghost of Tsushima, Miles Morales and The Last of Us Part II, which were maybe the last three big titles dropped before the PS5 was released. I'm totally down for all of those, though most likely would skip Miles for now, only because I never finished the first game.

virtua fighter 5 will be released as a ps+ game, available on june 1st

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/05/26/playstation-plus-games-for-june-operation-tango-virtua-fighter-5-ultimate-showdown-star-wars-squadrons/

I thought God of War nu-2 would be the one that could convince me to get a PS5, but now it looks like it not only got delayed to 2022, it'll be for PS4 as well as PS5. So that's even less incentive to upgrade any time soon.

2 years crossgen period is pretty normal, 2023 is when you'll get the first big ps5-only title

Yeah, but for huge flagship first-party titles? I guess even Nintendo did it with the Zelda games from Wii to Switch, still hard to get used to that idea. I don't feel like this happened with Mario or Halo.

They don't need any help selling ps5s right now though, GoW2 will probably be old news by the time supply comes close to exceeding demand

the first huge flagship first party game on ps4 but not ps3 was horizon zero dawn wasn't it? which came out 3.5 years after launch. bloodborne was earlier but that was still a bit more niche at the time.