Playstation The Official Playstation 5 Thread

[Iceman]

Well, that's one problem of a closed ecosystem/walled garden. However, MS and Nintendo do allow third parties to sell digital codes (e.g. Humble Bundle for Switch games).

I will always champion for corporations losing money against "the little guy" but I reckon this lawsuit won't go anywhere.

I don't think people mind being in a walled garden when prices are long term competitive. Ask pc gamers how much the Steam monopoly has ruined gaming for them, and why they don't even bother downloading the same games for free from other providers. I ran out of space years ago so I wanted to go digital, but prices of old games on console stay so far above the physical versions that it feels dumb to pay up.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

yeah, it's about prices being reasonable. I have never paid more than $45 for psplus no matter how many times they raised the price on it. Even with the Black Friday discount, it's more than $60. I think for the first time I am gonna just let it expire and not renew it ever again.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

PlayStation Permanently Suspends Online Accounts for No Clear Reason

Players report account bans due to “violations” of the company’s terms of service, but many say they've barely used their PlayStation in the past few months.

gizmodo.com

Wave of PlayStation Network Accounts Permanently Suspended for Unknown Reason - IGN

A wave of PS4 and PS5 users have found their PlayStation Network accounts permanently suspended for no obvious reason.

www.ign.com

 

[Teelie]

Mine at least as of this morning was still active. I don't play anything but single player and never use any network stuff I don't have to.

 

[psylockolussus]

PlayStation Permanently Suspends Online Accounts for No Clear Reason

Players report account bans due to “violations” of the company’s terms of service, but many say they've barely used their PlayStation in the past few months.

gizmodo.com

Wave of PlayStation Network Accounts Permanently Suspended for Unknown Reason - IGN

A wave of PS4 and PS5 users have found their PlayStation Network accounts permanently suspended for no obvious reason.

www.ign.com

Awful.

 

[Superhero 101]

Report: Bungie Will Lose Independence Within Sony If Destiny 2 Fails Financial Goals - Kotaku

Morale has apparently cratered at the beloved studio as the threat of more layoffs looms

kotaku.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

New PlayStation firmware updates out that

We've made some security fixes to the system software.

No word yet if it’s a coincidence or related to the recent waves of mass bannings from PSN. They could just be plugging another jailbreak hack for all PS4 and PS5 systems.

The Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now

What does version 23.02-08.40.00 do?

www.pushsquare.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

PlayStation Quietly Reinstating Wrongfully Banned Users​

PlayStation Quietly Reinstating Wrongfully Banned Users - PSX Extreme

PlayStation is quietly overturning the wrongful bans placed on many users earlier this week.

psxextreme.com

 

[Iceman]

Report: Bungie Will Lose Independence Within Sony If Destiny 2 Fails Financial Goals - Kotaku

Morale has apparently cratered at the beloved studio as the threat of more layoffs looms

kotaku.com

Just saw a similar article.

Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover - IGN

One month after a major round of layoffs impacted roughly 100 Bungie employees of 1,200, those remaining at the Destiny developer say the cuts, as well as other cost-cutting measures, came alongside an apparent scramble by studio leadership to avoid a total Sony takeover.

www.ign.com

 

[Dave McFly]

I was relieved to find out if you have a 2nd SSD installed in a PS5 you can take it out and install it into a different PS5 and can resume where you left off no need to format it, it acts like an internal flash drive.

 

[psylockolussus]

Report: PlayStation 5 Pro Specs Could Make Their Way Out Soon - PlayStation LifeStyle

The announcement of a PlayStation 5 Pro is something that fans have been waiting on for some time now. According to one insider, more information may be on the way in the form of leaks. Replying to a message on X (formerly Twitter), Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson responded to a question about...

www.playstationlifestyle.net

Sounds like PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro are released 1 year apart, unlike with PS4's.

 

[Superhero 101]

PS Portal Was the USA's Fourth Best-Selling System in November

And it was a sell out

www.pushsquare.com

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

over 50 million consoles sold

 

[Superhero 101]

That is great news

 

[psylockolussus]

I went to my local shop to see if they already have a PS5 Slim and they still don't have it yet. And they are already selling the original PS5 model for about $450... I'm tempted but I remembered that slim version is 1TB and smaller in physical size.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Client Challenge

 

[psylockolussus]

PS5 Console Sales Hit Impressive Milestone - PlayStation LifeStyle

Sony's PS5 console has reached 50 million sales just over three years since its release and in a comparable time to the PS4.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

$ma$h. With the PS6 being reported to come out in 2028, this really should outsell the PS4.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Client Challenge

wow. I still think the Switch is on pace to dethrone Ps2, and I am genuinely surprised that the Series consoles aren't selling better.

 

[Iceman]

wow. I still think the Switch is on pace to dethrone Ps2, and I am genuinely surprised that the Series consoles aren't selling better.

I think its chances are all down to how long they wait to release the next Switch. I still know people who want a Switch who haven't got one yet. I only got one maybe a year ago.

 

[psylockolussus]

For some reason, I eXpect Nintendo to announce their neXt handheld console in 2024. 2017 is so long now. Surely a successor to that is coming in 2 to 3 years.

I just googled to this, Switch is turning 7 in March. Yeah its been that long.

 

[Superhero 101]

Nintendo could use the same strategy Sony and MSFT did by keep on releasing the titles on current and last Gen. They can surely pass the PS2s records

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Nintendo could use the same strategy Sony and MSFT did by keep on releasing the titles on current and last Gen. They can surely pass the PS2s records

The Switch is on track to already dethrone the Ps2 now. It's been the king for so long, I feel like everything will change if the Switch becomes the new king.

 

[Drizzle]

If anything is going to dethrone the PS2, it makes sense that it'd be the Switch. Apart from the novelty of it being both a handheld and home console, the sheer amount of games from every generation of Nintendo consoles available to play on it is incredibly appealing for gamers and casuals alike.

 

[Iceman]

Original God of War trilogy is rumoured to be getting remastered

The original God of War trilogy could be getting the remaster treatment. That's according to XboxEra's Nick Baker, who …

www.eurogamer.net

@Drizzle there’s my excuse for another full play through of them all.

 

[theastsunnn]

What system or equipment do I need to start playing vr? I have ps5 and 4. Rather get something for the 4 side I’ll sure it’ll be cheaper, but I have no idea where to start