Next Gen Thread PS5 and XBOX

[nabs]

Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp

Games just got really bloated. Expensive, takes forever to make. Expect them to be simplified a bit in the next few years. Grand Theft Auto 6 may be the last enormous game.

Ubisoft is set to release their next Assassin's Creed (delayed) and if it doesn't do insane numbers, they're fucked. In other words, they're fucked. They'll probably get bought by a VC and torn apart.

Edit: Sony shut down 2 more studios, including the one that made Concord. So if the reported numbers are true, Concord may have been the biggest flop in media history. Bigger than any other video game or any movie. Half a billion dollars down the drain.

Assassins Creed games will always do well, even the crappy ones have a really big following. AC Mirage was a big hit, so there's high confidence. The big reason this latest one got delayed, and it was understood, that they are re writing the dialogue due to new information on the supposed black samurai (did not really exist, source material is all from one person who made it up).

[GLOW]

$5m/day on warzone cosmetics? that's wild man

i have a series x and was thinking of setting a ps5 but held back b/c i didn't think there'd be enough titles for me to want.

i don't think i'll be getting a next gen system. feels like i'm better off just getting a gaming PC for my next upgrade.

i also heard about that black samurai thing being made up by 1 guy, really weird.

[SkinnyPupp]

Good timing on this article at Bloomberg

After Era of Bloat, Veteran Video-Game Developers Are Going Smaller

[Hondaracer]

Originally Posted by underscore

People are also willing to dump money into complete trash via microtransactions. Warzone makes Activision something like $5.2M/day and they barely put any effort into it.

I’ve tossed em $60-$80 for dem skins

I’ve been in and out on CoD over the years but I’ll give Activision credit for Warzone, for a free game, it’s definitely taken the top online FPS title for me, I played a tonne of CS etc. but playing with 2-3 friends on Warzone is a pretty great gaming experience. Before a couple of my buddies had kids we could play for 8+ hours on weekends straight and not really get tired of it

[MarkyMark]

Originally Posted by nabs

I'm really holding my hand in not getting a PS5 Pro, I play nearly every day, and I really want one, its just so damn expensive. Is anyone getting one?

I don't play enough to justify upgrading, I'd think about it if my current PS5 crapped out I guess. If you play everyday then at least you'd be getting your money's worth out of it, it sounds like a decent upgrade.

[mikemhg]

I'm getting as PS5 Pro, because I kinda have to at this point.

I brought my PS5 down to Texas here while staying for the next 3 months, Gamestop had a great trade in deal, they gave me $300 USD cash for my PS5, which is more than what it even sells for privately in Canada.

So I essentially need a new PS at this point, the Pro it is.

As for GLOW's comment about media and games nowadays, I think we're just seeing the afterblast of our educational institutions and culture being reflected on modern writing. The old dudes that wrote the stories and screenplays for movies and games we reminisce over are all retired or gone. We're now seeing the writing styles and ideas of the newer generation, and unfortunately it's crap, it's no coincidence all these "agenda" minded games are receiving damning reviews and negative public perception.

I think it'll take time for all this crap to wash out, but it will eventually IMHO.

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by mikemhg

I'm getting as PS5 Pro, because I kinda have to at this point.

I brought my PS5 down to Texas here while staying for the next 3 months, Gamestop had a great trade in deal, they gave me $300 USD cash for my PS5, which is more than what it even sells for privately in Canada.

So I essentially need a new PS at this point, the Pro it is.

As for GLOW's comment about media and games nowadays, I think we're just seeing the afterblast of our educational institutions and culture being reflected on modern writing. The old dudes that wrote the stories and screenplays for movies and games we reminisce over are all retired or gone. We're now seeing the writing styles and ideas of the newer generation, and unfortunately it's crap, it's no coincidence all these "agenda" minded games are receiving damning reviews and negative public perception.

I think it'll take time for all this crap to wash out, but it will eventually IMHO.

Are you saying it's too woke or do you mean something else?

[mikemhg]

It's too "woke" -- I hate using that word for this subject by the way, because it's wrong, the word woke has been co-opted from its original meaning, which bugs the shit out of me.

There's too much in film and games nowadays where it's pretty clear an ideology is being written into the overall framework. I'm not a tinfoil hat where I think it's some overarching "agenda", and I'm all for representation, but when it's heavy handed it becomes quite obvious.

When you have the added gay and/or lesbian couple, trans person, diversity character of every main cultural origin all written into a story narrative, it comes off as fake, and non-immersive.

[mikemhg]

Clearly no PS5 Pro stock issues like the PS5 launch, mine arrived yesterday.

[MarkyMark]

Let us know what you think about it after some time

[GLOW]

i think they were touting ~50% speed increase over a ps5, i wonder if it's even noticeable.

if there's no supply chain issues i wonder if it's due to the steep price tag.

i wonder if ps5's will still sell knowing the pro is out there now.

[Hondaracer]

It better be able to do like, Cyberpunk at 60fps+ with the full ray tracing

Seems kinda pointless if you can’t render older games at higher qualities because the amount of AAA games going forward that could utilize the hardware seem hella lacking

[SkinnyPupp]

The hardware spec increase was not very much, but the addition of their version of DLSS will make a difference.

Technically I think they could have added that feature to the old PS5 to give everyone huge performance increases for free, but they obviously needed something to sell.

Still, it's pretty wild that the new performance boost mostly comes from software and not hardware.

[GLOW]

not sure if ps5's been hacked yet, but imagine if someone is able to add that software boost to existing ps5's

sony's always clamped down hard on any hacking of their devices though.

[TypeRNammer]

Not sure if you guys can see this in time

Xbox Series X on Amazon is going for $389 right now which is pretty crazy, an all time low

EDIT Sold out but Walmart should have it at that price

[GLOW]

ya looks like it's out at amazon and reg price on walmart's website

surprised it wasn't posted on RFD, guess the deal was too good for it LOL

would have been an insane price as that's the reg price of an S i think

[TypeRNammer]

Originally Posted by GLOW

ya looks like it's out at amazon and reg price on walmart's website

surprised it wasn't posted on RFD, guess the deal was too good for it LOL

would have been an insane price as that's the reg price of an S i think

Deal so good that it already went to the expired section.

Supposedly you can walk into a Walmart to grab one and it will scan at that price

[mikemhg]

LMAOOOOO Sony just dropped the MSRP on the base model PS5 by $70 until Christmas

Lucky I sold my PS5 to Gamestop a few weeks back, went from them giving me $300 cash, to now only giving $170. Love it when things work out like that.

[Hondaracer]

New war zone just dropped, probably the biggest upgrade the game has ever had as it’s switched over to the Black ops engine now, what a huge technical improvement

Everything is better, I give them credit for not skimping where they could have easily skimped. Ie. with the head set on I can hear VERY accurate directional audio such as someone running up a spiral staircase above me

Can also hear bullets hitting the wall behind you and bullets hitting different materials such as doors, windows, etc. have distinct sounds

[Mikoyan]

Shoppers is getting out of carrying electronics, so good luck if you're saving up points for xbox/ps5/switch for their next points event.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/11/15/s...g-electronics/

[TypeRNammer]

Originally Posted by Mikoyan

Shoppers is getting out of carrying electronics, so good luck if you're saving up points for xbox/ps5/switch for their next points event.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/11/15/s...g-electronics/

Not surprised about this.

But at least I got my PS5 from shoppers. It's going to take a while to replenish my PC points

[GLOW]

oh well i guess i missed that boat, was good while it lasted. i actually picked up an e-reader not too long ago.

i have a feeling other than old switches and xbox series s there won't be much in terms of consoles left in stock, if at all.

[nabs]

Originally Posted by MarkyMark

I don't play enough to justify upgrading, I'd think about it if my current PS5 crapped out I guess. If you play everyday then at least you'd be getting your money's worth out of it, it sounds like a decent upgrade.

I ended up getting a Pro, traded in my base Launch PS5 Disc with shitty controller and Launch PS4. Got some bonus trade in credits, sold some physical games I don't see myself playing again. Paid about 450? or so after taxes.

In my mind, I was going to end up getting one anyways, and I've been trying to sell my PS4 launch, and the PS5 base will drop in value once the market is saturated.

I am absolutely loving it! PSSR is absolutely stunning. Only shitty thing is I have to wait for a disc drive to be available, not paying scalpers or autobuy subscriptions. God I hate Sony so much.

[mikemhg]

Sony fucking sucks for taking out the disc drive, and fucking stand?

Joke of a company. They still get our damn money.

[TypeRNammer]

Gran Turismo 7 for PS5 for $39.99 should be a good price for black Friday?

I wanted to get Final Fantasy 7 rebirth at $54.99, but thinking if I should hold out and wait for it to come on to the PS plus catalogue