Your Mom Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 I did Premium this year and it's honestly been a pretty huge disappointment. A huge price jump probably means I won't renew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted August 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 Unless they start adding the occasional big day one release, I can't see much value in it. With this generation's standard game price increase of £10/$10, which is only the cost of entry when you factor in DLC, microtransactions and tiered collector editions. Meanwhile, publishers are making record profits. The cost of developing games may have increased, at least if you want to put in fancy graphics and motion capture, but so too has the audience size, all while wages are remaining stagnant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 On 28/08/2023 at 10:49, Bobfoc said: The Saints Row reboot has apparently been leaked as one of next month's Playstation Plus games. In celebration of this, Embrace shut down it's publisher, Volition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted August 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 It's been a bad week for studio closures. Mimimi, who just released the critically acclaimed Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, have also had to shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsham Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Bobfoc said: It's been a bad week for studio closures. Mimimi, who just released the critically acclaimed Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, have also had to shut. It's my understanding that they are closing because of the last few years of churning out games has taken a toll on their family and personal lives. How many people at the studio made that decision though remains to be seen - they're speaking of helping people find new jobs, since they don't plan on announcing any new projects and instead just supporting Shadow Gambit for a reasonable amount of time before shuttering entirely. It's a damn shame because the Saints Row reboot wasn't all that bad at all. But I assume that expectations were far higher for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted August 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 Apparently, the Saints Row reboot didn't meet sales expectations. I can't find any actual figures, so it's not clear if that's a case of unrealistic publisher projections or poor sales in general. I wonder if Volition might have been close to the chopping block already after Agents of Mayhem didn't do well, either critically or commercially. Given that Embracer recently lost out on a $2 billion deal with the Saudi PIF, I imagine the people at Volition had been fearing the worst for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted September 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 Just like last September, Sony is putting on a State of Play showcase on the same day as a Nintendo Direct. This one will focus on third-party games, however, so adjust your expectations accordingly. I wonder if it's not too early to see more of the Silent Hill 2 remake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maxx Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Somehow my PlayStation has been bricked. Doesn’t matter which power cord I use or which outlet I plug it into, it doesn’t turn on. We had some really bad lightning tonight, but I don’t think we lost power and everything else on the surge protector still works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lint Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Maxx said: Somehow my PlayStation has been bricked. Doesn’t matter which power cord I use or which outlet I plug it into, it doesn’t turn on. We had some really bad lightning tonight, but I don’t think we lost power and everything else on the surge protector still works. Have you tried holding down the power button on the PS5? If it isn't completely bricked, it will boot into safe mode and give you some options to get it back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Lint said: Have you tried holding down the power button on the PS5? If it isn't completely bricked, it will boot into safe mode and give you some options to get it back Yup, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 EDIT: Try reading the whole post, zero. I had this happen to my original Xbox One. Just completely bricked one day. If safe mode, other outlets, and other power cords don't work, I'd try a local repair spot? Regardless, it sucks man. I'm sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 Had to buy a new one, luckily Gamestop gives $200 for bricked PS5s Realized it was downloading really slowly, checked out the connection and found it’s not recognizing the LAN connection. Talk through it with PlayStation support and the LAN port on this brand new PS5 is dead. Now I’m getting the run around from Gamestop about whether or not this will need to use the warranty I purchased with it two days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Maxx said: Had to buy a new one, luckily Gamestop gives $200 for bricked PS5s Realized it was downloading really slowly, checked out the connection and found it’s not recognizing the LAN connection. Talk through it with PlayStation support and the LAN port on this brand new PS5 is dead. Now I’m getting the run around from Gamestop about whether or not this will need to use the warranty I purchased with it two days ago. If it works like it used to when I ran an EB Games, they'll tell you that you need to send it to Sony within the first year. It used to be that the extended warranties offered would cover you for year two and/or three depending on which one you picked up, but that the initial year is covered under the Sony manufacturer's warranty. They're scum, basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, Gabriel said: If it works like it used to when I ran an EB Games, they'll tell you that you need to send it to Sony within the first year. It used to be that the extended warranties offered would cover you for year two and/or three depending on which one you picked up, but that the initial year is covered under the Sony manufacturer's warranty. They're scum, basically. To add to their scumminess, their first idea was that I take it to Best Buy to see if Geek Squad can fix it. Ah yes, lets go void Sony's warranty too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 Jim Ryan is retiring in March. I never really rated him, so I hope his replacement is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krabby Posted September 28, 2023 Report Share Posted September 28, 2023 Apparently there was some big credit card/PS4 account/PS5 account hack and they want 88 billion bucks for it :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 24/09/2023 at 22:55, Maxx said: Somehow my PlayStation has been bricked. Doesn’t matter which power cord I use or which outlet I plug it into, it doesn’t turn on. We had some really bad lightning tonight, but I don’t think we lost power and everything else on the surge protector still works. Turns out my Xbox Series S is also messed up, won’t register that there’s an Ethernet cable plugged in, and it’s wi-fi adapter can’t keep a connection active for more than a few seconds. Bad news for an all digital, largely used for gamepass console. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 25/09/2023 at 04:55, Maxx said: Somehow my PlayStation has been bricked. Doesn’t matter which power cord I use or which outlet I plug it into, it doesn’t turn on. We had some really bad lightning tonight, but I don’t think we lost power and everything else on the surge protector still works. Tried changing the fuse? Entirely likely it's just that which had gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Benji said: Tried changing the fuse? Entirely likely it's just that which had gone. Nah, it was bricked, no power when testing it elsewhere too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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