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

that's next for me after dark souls 2.

TLOU2, the game so nice forks listed it twice.

(Also, yay Chicory! Although that just got announced for Switch, too.)

Some PS4 games on my radar as possible PS5 purchases:

Heavenly Bodies: A nice couch co-op option.
Solar Ash: Journey meets Jet Set Radio?
Chorvs: The space combat seems fun.
Death's Door: Play as a tough little goth crow in this Zelda-like.
Rider's Republic: I enjoyed the demo for this.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Everyone I know who's played it has liked it more than they thought they would.
TOEM (PS5 only): Seems like it might be the "A Short Hike" of this year? Short but adorable and memorable. "Chicory"'s also a contender in that department.

My bf bought himself a PS5, so far this is the only game that has caught my attention: Stray

Yeah, Is that the cat one? I could have sworn there a couple of cat video games coming out. both looked pretty good. This one is also coming out on PS4!

Ooh, what's the other cat one, do you remember? (This is a cat one too, yes.)

I am a new PS4 owner and I enjoyed to buy God Of War for $10 today

I will not play it until I complete Bloodborne though

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB6eEYtfVsw

As it happens, i never got through the first Last of Us. I love the attempt to get better writing and voice acting but the naughty dog playstyle somehow never clicked for me.

So far, the speed and clarity of the system are impressive. Demons Souls holds up well and is just as frustrating as remembered.

Time to break this down for those who are complaining:

Simply put--- The chip shortage/ Scalping/fast selling of the systems are causing Sony to make more PS4 PROS in order to still allow consumers to play most of the new games that are coming out in the mean time. 1/2

— DBGTX🐝🇩🇴 (@DBGTX_YT) January 12, 2022

Well, no not quite. They're not making more Pro models, those were discontinued at the start of 2021 and they're not coming back. The only PS4 model they still produce is the 500GB Slim, and that's still going to be the case. I don't think they're even accelerating production on those, they're just postponing the discontinuation, which was going to be some time in 2022 and now isn't.

Got myself a fancy OLED telly but now I kind of want a PS5 of course. Looks like I'll have to wait.

Some stock around at the moment (especially if you are - or know - a BT broadband customer):

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/video-games-consoles/ps5-uk-stock-restock-today-b1991314.html

wonder if this is gonna extend the period of cross-gen games for an extra year or two over usual. in past cycles we'd be getting the first big PS5-only games next holiday season

Put me down as a vote for this system. A 5 tb external drive allows for like 250 ps4 games, which is most of what I have been playing. The load speed and lack of “loading updates” bullshit, the speed of access to the shop and video, the quality of the joystick and the general polish on every game has made this well worth the purchase.

“Finished” demons souls and moved on to dark souls but I got guardians of the galaxy and think I might switch over to that because I am getting fromsoft life burn in where I am considering rolling down the subway steps

You like the controller? I'm genuinely considering installing the PS4 version of Elden Ring on PS5 just so I can use the old controller. :/ New one seems so heavy and forward-balanced, hard to hold without gripping in my small hands.

Note that I often play video games while on an exercise bike, which I grant is atypical.

i am not into guardians of the galaxy at all, the controls are about as responsive as an assassin's creed game and it seems to be mostly corridor walking with puzzles designed for cretins.

also, video game writing, there's a lot of it in GOTG and it's bad.

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