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Author:  Satsuma [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 22:28 ]
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Now I’m struggling on the boss fight in this section. An hour later and I’m fed up. This game ain’t no joke.

Author:  Satsuma [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 23:19 ]
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Tell a lie, I’ve done it. Kiss it suckers.

Author:  Bamba [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:34 ]
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Eurogamer go into some detail about why the Pro is a worthy upgrade even if you don't have a 4K TV:

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digi ... es-machine

Author:  myp [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:20 ]
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If I used my PS4 anywhere near what I used to, I’d be tempted. As it is I’m not even sure I’ll get a PS5/Xbox Two at all.

Author:  Bamba [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:35 ]
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Certainly it's possibly not the best time to upgrade if you're considering a PS5 (or don't care at all). After the fucking bullshit hassle I've had with PC gaming recently I still like the reliability of console gaming so I'll definitely be getting a PS5; possibly even day one in order to maximise the price I could sell my Pro for.

Author:  myp [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:02 ]
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It’s always about the games for me. I cancelled my PS4 preorder when I realised there was nothing I wanted to play on day one.

I’ve gravitated towards PC and Switch gaming now, partly because of the setup I have but also because my base PS4 has become suboptimal for a lot of new releases. Also I can’t see myself being able to spend £400+ on a games console in the foreseeable future.

Author:  Bamba [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:35 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
It’s always about the games for me. I cancelled my PS4 preorder when I realised there was nothing I wanted to play on day one.


For sure, but that's why I might go PS5 day one this time because backwards compatibility means I can just carry on working through my existing backlog on the new machine; whereas last time you were making an actual choice to cut off the last gen. And other platforms notwithstanding Sony have the most compelling exclusives so even if I did have a massively capable PC I'd still want a Sony console for yer God of Wars and whatnot. The Switch has very few exclusives I'm really interested in, playing it on the move isn't a compelling use case for me and it would be madness to play cross-platform stuff on it so I'm probably never going to bother with one of those. And I'm genuinely struggling to imagine a world where I'd ever give a fuck about the Xbox again.

Author:  myp [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 13:54 ]
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Is BC confirmed? Interesting if true.

Author:  Bamba [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 14:46 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
Is BC confirmed? Interesting if true.


Yeah, it was confirmed a couple of months back along with all the other big stuff like the SSD etc:

https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-s ... verso=true

Author:  myp [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 14:50 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Mr Chonks wrote:
Is BC confirmed? Interesting if true.


Yeah, it was confirmed a couple of months back along with all the other big stuff like the SSD etc:

https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-s ... verso=true

Oh yeah, I read that before and promptly forgot. Looks promising. Still don’t know if it’s for me anymore, but it does sound good.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Sat Aug 17, 2019 22:04 ]
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Wow.

I finally got The Last Of Us remastered today. It's been what? A decade ? Since it came out on PS3?

I've never played a game before that's made me tear up within the first ten minutes. Played it all day until my controller went flat. What an astounding game.

I finally have a reason to cherish my PS4.

Author:  Hearthly [ Sat Aug 17, 2019 23:17 ]
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One of those rare 'best games ever':


Author:  Bamba [ Sun Aug 18, 2019 0:50 ]
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JohnCoffey wrote:
Wow.

I finally got The Last Of Us remastered today. It's been what? A decade ? Since it came out on PS3?

I've never played a game before that's made me tear up within the first ten minutes. Played it all day until my controller went flat. What an astounding game.

I finally have a reason to cherish my PS4.


2013, so not quite a decade.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:11 ]
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Bamba wrote:
JohnCoffey wrote:
Wow.

I finally got The Last Of Us remastered today. It's been what? A decade ? Since it came out on PS3?

I've never played a game before that's made me tear up within the first ten minutes. Played it all day until my controller went flat. What an astounding game.

I finally have a reason to cherish my PS4.


2013, so not quite a decade.


Ah seems I'm confusing it with the launch of the PS3.

Played it for 10 hours straight. What a stunning game. I'm almost glad I waited now.

It's definitely up there with the all time best isn't it? It's just so amazingly written it just draws you in immediately.

Author:  Bamba [ Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:25 ]
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JohnCoffey wrote:
Bamba wrote:
JohnCoffey wrote:
Wow.

I finally got The Last Of Us remastered today. It's been what? A decade ? Since it came out on PS3?

I've never played a game before that's made me tear up within the first ten minutes. Played it all day until my controller went flat. What an astounding game.

I finally have a reason to cherish my PS4.


2013, so not quite a decade.


Ah seems I'm confusing it with the launch of the PS3.

Played it for 10 hours straight. What a stunning game. I'm almost glad I waited now.

It's definitely up there with the all time best isn't it? It's just so amazingly written it just draws you in immediately.


Pro-tip: the DLC episode is very slightly more story than game but so, so, so worth it. It's a prequel and so very much more powerful once you've finished the actual game.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:16 ]
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I saw that yeah. Says not to play until you've done the main story first.

It started getting a good chunk harder at around 1am so I've called time on it until tomorrow. That bloater was a right cunt, then we got t boned by humans and there's some tough gun battles going on now.

Will pick up again tomorrow.

Author:  Hearthly [ Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:58 ]
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IIRC I put it down to easy skill level to negate my shitness with a pad, and also so I could just enjoy the experience, because if we're honest about it the gunplay and combat aren't exactly earth-shattering.

Author:  Bobbyaro [ Sun Aug 18, 2019 13:35 ]
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I've heard this since I bought my PS4, I should really play it.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Sun Aug 18, 2019 13:51 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
IIRC I put it down to easy skill level to negate my shitness with a pad, and also so I could just enjoy the experience, because if we're honest about it the gunplay and combat isn't exactly earth-shattering.


Yeah it's on easiest and I'm still finding it tough but not insurmountable. I still prefer the layout of the Xbox controller though.

Author:  Satsuma [ Mon Aug 19, 2019 17:18 ]
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Another 2D Dark Souls?

But this one has graphics that look like Moonstone on the Amiga, for some reason!?

10 September, please.


Author:  TheVision [ Mon Aug 19, 2019 18:30 ]
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Not a PS4 exclusive! Excellent.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:24 ]
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Was looking at PS4 for here at mum's. £199 used on game. Nearly stumped for one, then looked on eBay. Got a 500gb pro for £165 with 4 games and a weird looking controller. I don't like used controllers any way so I'll get a new one.

Happy. I can run TLOU at 4k now and bring my white unit here :)

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 14:58 ]
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Wasn't a pro. Good thing my mate has good eyes. Got a refund then found a refurbished pro on Amazon for £269. Not bad but still dear. Ended up going on the seller's website and it was £245 but had a £20 first order discount so £225 certified refurb.

That'll do. Damn game making me want to play it at 4k mumble grumble.

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 15:52 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
Another 2D Dark Souls?

But this one has graphics that look like Moonstone on the Amiga, for some reason!?

10 September, please.


This looks beautiful!

Author:  Hearthly [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 16:13 ]
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JohnCoffey wrote:
Happy. I can run TLOU at 4k now and bring my white unit here :)


PRO TIP - play at 1080P/60FPS on the Pro for any game that has the option. Nearly all 4K games are checkerboarded and/or not true 4K, and even then the framerate gets janky, the GPU in the Pro just isn't up to it basically, but 1080P/60FPS is a lovely match for it.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Tue Aug 20, 2019 18:06 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
JohnCoffey wrote:
Happy. I can run TLOU at 4k now and bring my white unit here :)


PRO TIP - play at 1080P/60FPS on the Pro for any game that has the option. Nearly all 4K games are checkerboarded and/or not true 4K, and even then the framerate gets janky, the GPU in the Pro just isn't up to it basically, but 1080P/60FPS is a lovely match for it.


Fair do. That's good actually as it means I can keep it in the living room rather than the bedroom.

I know it's a little under powered compared with the 1x but man the games on it still look awesome to me.

I'll probably bring the white one to mum's then that'll be good for winter.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Thu Aug 22, 2019 13:46 ]
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Got it today, yay. Condition is excellent the only thing missing is the outer box skin. Remote is almost perfect and nothing a £2 wrap won't fix. I've set it up and logged in but no games argh. This is annoying as I have the new Mortal Kombat at home not even opened but yeah that's at home.

Ordered Fallout 4 for £4 and am downloading the Hitman demo now. That should give it a workout.

Very happy. It's very chunky and looks great.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Fri Aug 23, 2019 14:32 ]
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Guys. Does a PS4 have cloud saves? I set my pro up yesterday and it asked if I wanted it to be my main PS4. I said yes. However I noticed it had a backup function where I guess you connect the PS4s together. Is this how you transfer your saves? I want to play it on the pro now but don't want to have to do it all again.

Author:  Bamba [ Fri Aug 23, 2019 14:54 ]
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JohnCoffey wrote:
Guys. Does a PS4 have cloud saves? I set my pro up yesterday and it asked if I wanted it to be my main PS4. I said yes. However I noticed it had a backup function where I guess you connect the PS4s together. Is this how you transfer your saves? I want to play it on the pro now but don't want to have to do it all again.


Cloud saves are part of the PS+ sub so if you're not paying for that then it'll be local only and you'd need to move save data manually between consoles using a USB stick or whatever.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Fri Aug 23, 2019 16:00 ]
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Excellent ta. So long as I can do that I'm down.

Thanks dude.

Author:  Bamba [ Fri Aug 23, 2019 17:09 ]
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Yeah, it's pretty straightforward:

https://support.playstation.com/s/artic ... uage=en_US

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Fri Aug 23, 2019 21:27 ]
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Brilliant. Will do that when I get home.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Wed Aug 28, 2019 13:06 ]
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Worked a treat. Swapped out the PS4 and installed my new BT Smart Hub 2 yesterday.

It didn't fit where the white one was by about 2mm. There was room to the left though.

I played The Last Of Us all day again yesterday. It's not short I know that. I've set it to run 1800p super sample and it looks nicer. Not overly different but the jagged edges on distant objects has gone and it's a good solid FPS too and I can feel the difference there.

So a resounding win.

Author:  Bamba [ Wed Aug 28, 2019 14:03 ]
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JohnCoffey wrote:
Worked a treat. Swapped out the PS4 and installed my new BT Smart Hub 2 yesterday.


You can play PS4 games on a BT Router now? You'd think they'd be making a bigger deal of that.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Wed Aug 28, 2019 14:23 ]
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Bamba wrote:
JohnCoffey wrote:
Worked a treat. Swapped out the PS4 and installed my new BT Smart Hub 2 yesterday.


You can play PS4 games on a BT Router now? You'd think they'd be making a bigger deal of that.


Haha. It's been sat for two weeks in its box. After spending about a week doing the cabling I was loathe to mess with it so I did it all at the same time.

It was a PITA, so I was right about that lol.

Author:  Grim... [ Wed Aug 28, 2019 20:29 ]
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Arkham Knight and Darksiders 3 next month.

Author:  Bamba [ Wed Aug 28, 2019 20:33 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Arkham Knight and Darksiders 3 next month.


Not reading one thread huh?

Author:  Grim... [ Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:13 ]
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It appears not.

Author:  Satsuma [ Tue Sep 10, 2019 17:06 ]
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It’s out!!!

Apparently it’s pretty good too.


Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Sep 13, 2019 17:34 ]
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I’m playing Blasphemous.

It’s like that other 2D Dark Souls but not as janky! Yay! Also, I’m liking it because it’s fucking mental. Within 10 minutes you’ve killed your first boss and you’ve filled your metal hat with it’s blood and now you’re wearing it about like a fuckin psychopath.

It’s like playing Dark Souls but instead of the Euro-Gothic setting instead you’re playing inside the album cover of some sort of German rock/metal band. It’s all angels and devils and church words that you’ve never heard of.

Currently quite happy with it. And it’s quite hard and a bit frustrating too. Mind you, some of the animations are cool.

It’s not for everyone though, I can see that right off the bat, and if you’re looking for a normal platforming game you’re better off looking elsewhere.

Still isn’t going to be as good as Salt & Sanctuary neither.

Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 3:56 ]
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I just bought a second-hand PS4 (1tb) for $200 with some games (GTA5, a COD [not sure which one]). Seemed like a pretty good price to me so I snapped it up. It's also got some downloaded ones on the HDD which probably won't work as they are tied to the previous owners account, but I'm not that bothered by them really (I think it's Destiny, some basketball game, and something else... whatever).

I haven't had a Sony console since the PS2, and I had a 360 that saw very little play after 2011 so I'm really looking forward to going and playing some of the top-notch games I've missed over the last 8 years or so.

From off my head, I'm particularly keen to try

The Last of Us
The Uncharted games (never played a single one of them)
Shadow of the Colossus (and maybe Ico if it's still around).
Spiderman (my son loves Spiderman)
Assassins Creed (I never finished the Ezio parts - think I did 2 out of the 3 Ezio games).
Doom

I will scan through this thread but what are some of the other 'must-play' games for the PS4? In a way it's neat that there's so much history to explore and to just pick out the 'greatest hits'. Especially as I can probably get them fo cheapz

Author:  Bamba [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 8:43 ]
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The new God of War is the other big PS4 exclusive people rave about.

Author:  Findus Fop [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:02 ]
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I've not enjoyed the PS4 as much as I enjoyed the 360, but I think that's a time of life thing more than anything. The games on PS4 I've enjoyed, that you don't already mention, are:

Far Cry 4 (not PS4 exclusive but one of the few games I finished. A lot of fun to prat about in)
Resogun
Nex Machina
Nidhogg (2 is the better one)
Pyre - an acquired taste, but essentially an American football role playing game set in a magical underworld, with amusing dialogue, decent characters and beautiful illustrations. By the Bastion crew.
The Steamworld games (Dig 1 + 2 and Heist). Heist especially is a brilliant riff on XCOM, with charming characters and nicely realised world.

Also, you mention greatest hits, there's a whole 'budget' range called Playstation Hits, featuring stone-cold classic PS4 exclusives such as The Last of Us, for cheap. Pick any of those and you won't go far wrong.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:13 ]
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I hear Spiderman is tits. My buddy loves marvel and he loves it :)

Last Of Us is the best game I've played on it yet though. Will get God Of War when I'm finished that because it's refreshingly long.

Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:16 ]
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Oh yes, god of war, haven't played any of those at all.

Is bezzie gaming still a thing?

Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:37 ]
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Here’s a list of things to play (inc new God of War and others above):-

Detroit: Become Human (Heavy Rain but with sex robots)
Resident Evil 2 (the best Resi game that isn’t Resi 4)
Dark Souls Remastered (The best game ever made)
Dark Souls 3 (Amazing sequel to the best game ever made)
Bloodborne (PlayStation exclusive that the Dark Souls Guy did. It’s creepy amazing)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (The Dark Souls Guy also did a ninja)
Devil May Cry 5 (bonkers 3rd person action game where you can wield a motorbike as an everyday weapon. Think Resi 2 but with button mashing)
INSIDE (No, THIS is the best game ever made)
Uncharted 2 remastered (missed Uncharted, get in on the franchise from here. Skip Uncharted 1, it’s garbage)
Uncharted 4 (Uncharted but, man alive, they went balls out on making it look as beautiful as possible)
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (then they only went and did it again! Astonishingly good looking.)
Resident Evil 7 (Creepy as fuck first person Resi)
Until Dawn (Really fab choose your own destiny type game)
Outlast (early PS4 game that will scare the shit out of you)
Nier: Automata (Bonkers story heavy game that is just sublime)
Hollow Knight (Like Metroidvania game’s and Dark Souls? This difficult platformer will kick your arse but you’ll stay for the atmosphere and beautiful hand drawn art)
The Last Guardian (from the maker Shadow of the Collosus. Soon to be a timeless classic.)
Salt & Sanctuary (2D Dark Souls. But isn’t everything a ... Dark Souls these days? This is actually really tough but fun. Lots of different ways to play and builds to make)
Superhot (FPS where time only moves when you move. Amazing)
Metal Gear Sold V (MGS but good. Think Snake eater but set in Afghanistan and more mission based structure)
Journey (sublime game you can kick back to for a couple of hours)
Max Payne 3 (Gotta be a classic by now)
Strider (2D platformer with old skool cool
Alien: Isolation (Stealth aliens game. Outstays it’s welcome but looks phenomenal)

Honestly, just buy INSIDE immediately. It’ll take you no more than a few hours to get through and it’ll convince you that gaming is great again.

Author:  Curiosity [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:41 ]
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Sir Taxalot wrote:
Oh yes, god of war, haven't played any of those at all.

Is bezzie gaming still a thing?


There are bursts of gaming from various groups of Beexers, depending on availability and exciting shiny things having been released.

We’ve had a lot of fun with Killing Floor 2, Titanfall 2, GTA V, Borderlands 2, and a bunch of others. It seems we like sequels.

I wanna play some more World War Z soon.

Author:  DBSnappa [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 10:09 ]
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Horizon Zero Dawn
The Witcher

Author:  Findus Fop [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 10:20 ]
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Satsuma wrote:

Honestly, just buy INSIDE immediately. It’ll take you no more than a few hours to get through and it’ll convince you that gaming is great again.


Can't believe I forgot Inside. Definitely one of my favourites. Sublime game.

Author:  Grim... [ Fri Sep 20, 2019 10:53 ]
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Sir Taxalot wrote:
Oh yes, god of war, haven't played any of those at all.

Is bezzie gaming still a thing?

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