Ps 5 – Video games Inbox: Will you be capable of get a PS5 this yr?
The Monday Inbox is disillusioned by Black Friday and the disappearance of the Xbox One X, as one reader offers his views on Telling Lies.
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Be lucky
I’ve been reading everyone’s opinions of the PlayStation 5 with great interest and seen that most generally fall into one of two camps: the PlayStation 5 arrived and it’s great or it didn’t arrive/you weren’t able to pre-order it. I’m very much in the second camp and I’m not sure what I’m going to do about it. Even if there is more stock released this year it’s presumably going to be just as hard to get a hold of as it was the first couple of times, which means I still haven’t got much of a chance.
There are consoles on eBay but not only can I literally not afford them, but I resent giving money to scalpers anyway. And yet I really want to play Spider-Man and Demon’s Souls when I’m off at a Christmas.
Unfortunately, I’ve got to face the fact that I probably won’t be able to get PlayStation 5 this year and that, at best, I’m looking at next spring. I think the worst thing is that there’s not really anyone to blame. Sure, Sony could’ve done the pre-orders more fairly but at the end of the day you’ve still got to be lucky and I seldom am.
Kowalski
Known unknowns
I can totally understand where the Reader’s Feature at the weekend is coming from in terms of worrying about Cyberpunk 2077. I’d agree with all of his concerns but I’d also add I have absolutely zero idea if they’re going to be a problem or not.
Their concerns, definitely, but will they be a problem in the final game? It’s pure guess work really and that really shouldn’t be the case. Like the feature said, there’s usually only one reason you keep things like this secret and that’s because it’s bad news. But that’s not proof, that’s just assuming the worst without anything else to go on… except for the good reputation of The Witcher 3.
Let’s just say I’m glad you don’t have to worry about pre-orders when it comes to games. I’m still not sure whether I want to play the game now or wait for the next gen version so I’m not going to buy anything until I see some proper reviews. Reviews that I have no idea how they’re going to turn out.
Korbie
Brick Ops
I’ve seen there’s been a lot of issues with the next gen consoles, particularly on PlayStation 5, but I hadn’t experienced a single problem on Xbox Series X until recently. The culprit: Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. I got to a level about midway through the campaign when I encountered two system crashes which shut down the console. I looked online and it appears the issue is rife, even going as far as to brick some consoles. I think this problem is specific to Xbox, which explains why reviewers wouldn’t have picked up on it since they would all be playing it on PlayStation 4 and 5 since Sony has the marketing rights.
As an early adopter you expect some teething problems, but the thought of a Call Of Duty game bricking my console would be the ultimate kick in the teeth. I have a love/hate relationship with Call Of Duty (Warzone is great!) but I’m not taking the risk and will therefore wait for a patch. The developers have responded to the known issue, but I didn’t get any sense of urgency. Can you imagine your shiny new console being bricked by a Call Of Duty game? It doesn’t bear thinking about.
Warzone works just fine though, so there’s that at least. As for Robert Redford and company, they won’t be infiltrating my Xbox until the Cold War against my console is over.
Anon
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No Lies
Having just finished Telling Lies I have to say I’m a bit disappointed. Sam Barlow has got something really special with the video search format he has basically invented but I don’t think Telling Lies is a very good showcase for it. Unlike the sharply focussed investigation of Her Story, Telling Lies just feels a bit all over the place. I didn’t find most of the characters very interesting at all, with the main guy being pretty idiotic and scummy all things told. The mostly one-sided nature of the conversations didn’t work well in my mind and gave the whole game the feel of a very odd dating sim.
Perhaps it didn’t help I’ve been watching the superb second season of Succession at the same time. The writing in Telling Lies is laughable in comparison and Succession shows how to make dubious people entertaining and, to an extent, empathetic. I do think interactive narratives have brilliant potential though, with Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch a good example of TV’s approach to the genre. It has some excellent writing but the drawback of less interaction. Maybe Sam Barlow needs to get together with Charlie Brooker and bring the best of their two projects together.
Ryan O’D
Last gen haptic
Do you think there’s any chance at all that existing PlayStation 4 games, especially first party exclusives, get DualSense support sometime soon? I want that controller and I want to experience God Of War with haptic feedback, but I suppose Sony would rather sell me a whole PlayStation 5 than just a controller.
I did hear something about Steam compatibility though, and it wouldn’t surprise me if people release some special mods for it.
Owen (NongWen – PSN ID)
GC: No, we don’t think that’s very likely.
Special inclusion
So you had a letter the other day regarding your end of year game chart, and if it would include Demon’s Souls or Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Maybe I missed the answer but what did you decide on?
I ask because I assume there will be more remakes in their moulds down the line, recent Bluepoint Metal Gear Solid rumours seem to be stirring right now. Personally, if it totally remakes the previous game, like Final Fantasy 7 did, I reckon that should be included. Demon’s Souls, as great as the new one is, is still basically deep down the same game. But it’s your chart so your rules!
Liam
GC: We ended up agreeing with you. We’ll make an exception for Final Fantasy 7 Remake, because in gameplay terms, at least, it’s a completely different game. As much as we love it, Demon’s Souls is an even more straightforward recreation of the original than something like Resident Evil 2.
Grey Friday
What a complete non-event Black Friday was! I know people have said similar things but it really brings it home to you how the last gen consoles are already dead in Microsoft and Sony’s eyes! All that speak from Microsoft about sustaining backwards compatibility and also you already can’t purchase an Xbox One X. It’s been dropped like a stone the moment the brand new techniques got here out, virtually as unhealthy because the OG Xbox when the Xbox 360 got here alongside.
I suppose not many individuals are going to be that anymore, now the brand new consoles, however shopping for one low cost throughout Black Friday ought to’ve been an choice.
Gasket
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New Creed
So, I feel I’ve had about sufficient of Murderer’s Creed Valhalla. It’s fantastic, good even, nevertheless it’s failed to essentially ignite any pleasure for me and I don’t suppose I can convey myself to complete the story. Which I don’t suppose goes to be me lacking out on a lot besides, it appears a little bit of a waste after placing all these hours in.
It’s not whilst if I haven’t loved the sport nevertheless it did all begin to appear a bit like online game wallpaper, the place I used to be simply going by means of the motions and solely half paying consideration. The sport’s been successful, so I’m positive the subsequent one might be similar to it, however somewhat than the place it’ll be set the factor I’m most taken with is whether or not it’ll return to the previous model of taking part in.
Not simply the shortage of role-playing, which to be trustworthy doesn’t make a lot distinction to me, however placing a spotlight again on stealth, assassination, and parkour. None of these issues, particularly parkour, are a giant a part of Valhalla and I, for one, can be joyful to return to a extra centered strategy and eliminate all of the bloat.
It could nonetheless be open world, all of the video games all the time had been, however the doesn’t imply all the things needs to be so countless and repetitive. Personally, my dream recreation would in all probability be one thing in South America or Africa – so a really totally different setting than regular – and with a smaller however extra detailed world map the place you get to know in every single place and all of it feels a bit extra private.
Strider3
Inbox also-rans
After having performed the PlayStation 5 extensively within the final week or so, I have to say the analogue stick positioning continues to be not as ergonomic because the Nintendo or Xbox controllers. The others simply really feel higher to make use of. Properly, particularly on the Xbox.
Jez
Sorry to make a unfavorable Sizzling Subject suggestion within the run as much as Xmas however how about everyone’s largest gaming associated disappointment of the yr? Mine would have be the entire no present of the already delayed Cuphead: The Scrumptious Final Course DLC.
adams6legend
GC: We frequently try this one in December, so in all probability will once more.
This week’s Sizzling Subject
The subject for this weekend’s Inbox was instructed by reader Stone Chilly Steve Austin, who asks when you may return and play one recreation once more, with none prior data, what wouldn’t it be?
Think about you might wipe your thoughts of any data of taking part in the sport in query, which one would you decide and why? Is it merely your favorite recreation or is there one thing about it – maybe a shocking plot twist or a basic lack of replayability – that makes you would like you might expertise it anew?
Would you are concerned that there’s a hazard you wouldn’t really prefer it as a lot the second time, maybe as a result of your tastes have modified or video video games generally have superior an excessive amount of within the meantime?
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The small print
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