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  #2505749 16-Jun-2020 14:13
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While I used to update the PS based on when the next iteration of GT required it, I've been less enamoured with the GT franchise of late.  While it's very pretty, it's gone too much like an arcade game.  Been playing a lot of Dirt Rally 2 lately and for when I was wanting a track fix, Project Cars 2 offered a more realistic sim experience.  Haven't got as far as looking at iRacing though as that would require a PC upgrade.

 

So when the next iteration of Dirt Rally (apparently including the WRC licence) turns up, no doubt I'll need to look at upgrading then.





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  #2505756 16-Jun-2020 14:17
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While I used to update the PS based on when the next iteration of GT required it, I've been less enamoured with the GT franchise of late.  While it's very pretty, it's gone too much like an arcade game.  Been playing a lot of Dirt Rally 2 lately and for when I was wanting a track fix, Project Cars 2 offered a more realistic sim experience.  Haven't got as far as looking at iRacing though as that would require a PC upgrade.

 

So when the next iteration of Dirt Rally (apparently including the WRC licence) turns up, no doubt I'll need to look at upgrading then.

 

 

My "back in the day" was the PS1 and PS2 variant... Haven't owned a more recent PS. Now I've got kids, they're getting to the age where they might enjoy a console. 




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  #2505768 16-Jun-2020 14:30
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SheriffNZ:

 

Just came across this article. I've been a big GT fan since back in the day. 

 

https://www.whichcar.com.au/gaming/news/gran-turismo-7-announced-for-playstation-5?fbclid=IwAR2zz0j4et_VLZ6suDpQuRKNEM_jxk2tRBwGXtjBZrwXdQUpg7WH2PA7qw0

 

 

I used to really love the GT series -- but they became too much of a 'simulator' . 

 

Also, I want to crash into other cars and objects and see destruction.  All the things you can't do in real life.   

 

Let me do a head-on into another car at 300kph and see a huge explosion . 


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  #2508545 20-Jun-2020 07:22
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New Spider-Man game on PS5 is not going to be a huge game:

 

https://www.engadget.com/spider-man-miles-morales-ps5-standalone-length-180448178.html

 

 





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  #2528976 26-Jul-2020 15:07
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I have been fairly impressed with the PS5 stuff I have seen online.

 

 

 

I do wish that game makers would officially allow cheating though. The games are expensive and the user has paid the maker regardless. I find I have a lot of games that end up on the scrapheap unfinished because I simply lack the skill and/or patience to complete them once I hit a certain point. I like the game but simply cannot get past the challenge that has stopped progression. Why then as the owner of the game should I not be able to choose to skip to the next bit if I want to? Or turn on "invulnerability" or something?

 

 

 

It would make no difference to the studio selling the game. The game was written so that I could enjoy playing it, not as a test just to expose my lack of ability.






 
 
 

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  #2529210 26-Jul-2020 22:06
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I did some digging and came up with this cheat system. I am going to investigate!!






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  #2535860 6-Aug-2020 16:10
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Geektastic:

 

I have been fairly impressed with the PS5 stuff I have seen online.

 

 

 

I do wish that game makers would officially allow cheating though. The games are expensive and the user has paid the maker regardless. I find I have a lot of games that end up on the scrapheap unfinished because I simply lack the skill and/or patience to complete them once I hit a certain point. I like the game but simply cannot get past the challenge that has stopped progression. Why then as the owner of the game should I not be able to choose to skip to the next bit if I want to? Or turn on "invulnerability" or something?

 

 

 

It would make no difference to the studio selling the game. The game was written so that I could enjoy playing it, not as a test just to expose my lack of ability.

 

 

 

 

Quite a few games offer a "Just the story" mode or similar. I know God Of War 2018 and Horizon Zero Dawn offer these difficulty settings.


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  #2546730 21-Aug-2020 07:36
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  #2546743 21-Aug-2020 08:09
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Geektastic:

 

I do wish that game makers would officially allow cheating though. The games are expensive and the user has paid the maker regardless. I find I have a lot of games that end up on the scrapheap unfinished because I simply lack the skill and/or patience to complete them once I hit a certain point. I like the game but simply cannot get past the challenge that has stopped progression. Why then as the owner of the game should I not be able to choose to skip to the next bit if I want to? Or turn on "invulnerability" or something?

 

 

I 100% agree with this. I enjoyed the hell out of Final Fantasy but I enjoyed it even more being able to speedrun it using a Gameshark. I can see it causing some issues with more linear games but with larger-scale, open-world games with alternative plots and decision trees, it made it much more fun to be able to make different choices and see different outcomes. 


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  #2546746 21-Aug-2020 08:19
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Geektastic:

 

I have been fairly impressed with the PS5 stuff I have seen online.

 

 

 

I do wish that game makers would officially allow cheating though. The games are expensive and the user has paid the maker regardless. I find I have a lot of games that end up on the scrapheap unfinished because I simply lack the skill and/or patience to complete them once I hit a certain point. I like the game but simply cannot get past the challenge that has stopped progression. Why then as the owner of the game should I not be able to choose to skip to the next bit if I want to? Or turn on "invulnerability" or something?

 

 

 

It would make no difference to the studio selling the game. The game was written so that I could enjoy playing it, not as a test just to expose my lack of ability.

 

 

I played TLOU2 on medium level. I'm not a heavy gamer and certainly not a masochist so I read that medium was a good compromise, combat wasn't too difficult but supplies were scarce so you couldn't run into a room and blast the crap out of everything. There was one boss creature that was particularly difficult to beat, i persevered but I read online later that many people knock the difficulty  back just for the boss creature. I thought it was a good idea to allow the gamer to change the difficulty level mid play through.


 
 
 

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  #2550509 27-Aug-2020 09:56
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I received an invite to register for a preorder for ps5 for a US account and address announcement must be coming soon
Here is the faq https://www.playstation.com/en-us/campaigns/2020/ps5-direct-pre-orders/faq/

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  #2563142 13-Sep-2020 06:00
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Sony PS5 announcement scheduled for 8 am this Thursday, NZ time:

 

https://www.cnet.com/news/ps5-showcase-event-is-happening-wednesday-sony/





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  #2563390 14-Sep-2020 06:40
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Here’s a story about an alleged leak on pricing and showing NZ$799 and NZ$649 for disc and digital versions. Weighing up historical pricing and the effect of the Xbox pricing, these figures sound entirely plausible and likely to me.

 

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Convincing-PlayStation-5-price-leak-and-latest-IGN-poll-all-but-confirm-victory-for-Sony-and-the-PS5-in-the-first-battle-of-the-next-gen-console-war.493457.0.html





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  #2563391 14-Sep-2020 06:46
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I wonder what price Sony had in mind before the Xbox Series S/X announcement. Apparently they had a much higher price in mind before the MS announcement.


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