The Official PS4 Thread

[sze5003]

I'm watching someone stream second son on psn live right now. Looks pretty good. The physics and effects are pretty awesome. Users confirmed the graphics weren't downgraded and they look good.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Made it to chapter 2 in thief. Love the artwork they did, lot of fun but pretty easy overall. Too bad they laid off the team that made it cause it didn't sell too well. Likely means there won't ever be a sequel. Shame really.

The orange suspend light on the console isn't going to work for me at night, so sadly I'll have to shut it down each time. I get a static shock when touching the power button but other than that it's great. Need to get some kind of gaming headset for it, I don't think the virtual surround works using the input jack on the gamepad. Not sure if I should just get the A/V adapter and use my Ultrasone HP and amp or get a high end Turtle Beach set.

Your Ultrasone's would be much better than any Turtle Beach stuff. The jack on the controller, much like the one on the XB1 adapter is stereo only. Supposedly the XB1 controller can do virtual surround from the digital output but I am not sure if this is possible yet. Anyhow, you should look into ways to get the most out of your current headphones as they are likely better than any gaming specific set with the exception of some of the actual headphone companies' offerings.

 

[zerocool84]

I'm watching someone stream second son on psn live right now. Looks pretty good. The physics and effects are pretty awesome. Users confirmed the graphics weren't downgraded and they look good.

So we got Metal Gear and inFamous in the same week, sucks in going on a business trip on Tuesday for a couple days so I won't be able to finish Metal Gear before inFamous comes out. Love both so I'll have to go though Metal Gear first since it's so short.

 

[sze5003]

I don't think I'm going to get metal gear. I like the series but I'll wait for the full game. Something that is about 2hrs long with side missions, thats a demo in my opinion. If phantom pain won't be out for a while I'm not sure why they wanted to release this now. So unless it drops price I'm not paying $30 for that, it looks pretty damn good from the streams I've seen.

 

[exdeath]

TRU has 10% off all games this week, so $26.99 and MGSV:GZ gives you a $10 gift card which you could also put towards Infamous @ 53.99 on Friday. So you could pick up MGSVGZ for $26.99 then Infamous for $43.99 3 days later.

Easy choice for me since I already have a ton of TRU $10 cards.

 

[sze5003]

TRU has 10% off all games this week, so $26.99 and MGSV:GZ gives you a $10 gift card which you could also put towards Infamous @ 53.99 on Friday. So you could pick up MGSVGZ for $26.99 then Infamous for $43.99 3 days later.

Easy choice for me since I already have a ton of TRU $10 cards.

Hmm is that toys r us? I already have infamous preordered at gamestop so I dunno if I'll be able to get it at toys r us. Is mgs a download only or disc? For that deal I would do it and use the 10 bucks plus some cash I have had in my wallet for a while now towards infamous. You always find good deals.

 

[exdeath]

Only caveat is I'm not sure TRU will have the "free upgrade" Limited Edition version. I have it preordered at Gamestop too just in case and will hit TRU first Friday

 

[sze5003]

Only caveat is I'm not sure TRU will have the "free upgrade" Limited Edition version. I have it preordered at Gamestop too just in case and will hit TRU first Friday

I just checked TRU website and it lists mgs as $29.99. My receipt for infamous from gamestop says LE so I think it could be a gamestop thing. I didn't see anything on TRU website about 10% off on all games. I took off Friday so I'll drive by there and see if they have the deal.

 

[exdeath]

I just checked TRU website and it lists mgs as $29.99. My receipt for infamous from gamestop says LE so I think it could be a gamestop thing. I didn't see anything on TRU website about 10% off on all games. I took off Friday so I'll drive by there and see if they have the deal.

There's a coupon valid until 3/22, you have to print a pdf from the website. 10% and 20% off but the 20% off excludes video games, 10% does not.

http://j.toysrus.com/031614HP

http://weeklyad.toysrus.com/ToysRUs/ListingDetail/Index/?StoreID=2561188&ListingID=-2041341634

 

[sze5003]

I see well I'll try and print it at work. If the store has copies of infamous left and they match the ones at gamestop on Friday I'll get it there. Otherwise I'll save that gift card for watchdogs or something else if I decide to get that on ps4 or pc.

 

[American Gunner]

After playing Titanfall pretty much all the time since launch, I am ready for infamous to come out. I am even shutting down titanfall for the week to focus on school so that I am free to play it all weekend long.

 

[exdeath]

Hoping I can use up my TRU gift cards on Infamous but if its not LE Ill just put them towards Mario Kart 8 or something similar that we know won't have a pre order bonus or will never ever ever go on sale.

 

[sze5003]

Hoping I can use up my TRU gift cards on Infamous but if its not LE Ill just put them towards Mario Kart 8 or something similar that we know won't have a pre order bonus or will never ever ever go on sale.

Looks like the $10 gift card is only if you buy the 360 version of mgs. They don't have it for ps4.

 

[exdeath]

Looks like the $10 gift card is only if you buy the 360 version of mgs. They don't have it for ps4.

Its just a stock image... go to a store and it will be all versions. Its an in store only deal for the gift cards anyway, won't show online.

 

[sze5003]

Hopefully, I'm going to stop by a toys r us tomorrow here at work and get mgs and the giftcard for use later.

 

[Rage187]

Why is mgs so cheap?

Nm. I googled it and reports are that it can be completed in 2 hours.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Why is mgs so cheap?

Nm. I googled it and reports are that it can be completed in 2 hours.

It's basically a demo. I'll play it when it's $10 or less in a couple months lol

 

[jpiniero]

It's basically a demo. I'll play it when it's $10 or less in a couple months lol

The best comparison I've seen is if they separated out the tanker mission from MGS2. The main story (one level) should only take an hour.

I wonder if the Phantom Pain will just add the Ground Zeros mission back into it.

Edit: Now that I think about it, I think they should have thrown in Peace Walker, since that's apparently where the story picks up from.

 

[cmdrdredd]

The best comparison I've seen is if they separated out the tanker mission from MGS2. The main story (one level) should only take an hour.

I wonder if the Phantom Pain will just add the Ground Zeros mission back into it.

Edit: Now that I think about it, I think they should have thrown in Peace Walker, since that's apparently where the story picks up from.

Well, there is one exclusive mission that varies depending on the platform you play on. So a couple hours including cutscenes seems right. It's just not worthy of a $30 purchase to me.

 

[exdeath]

Well, there is one exclusive mission that varies depending on the platform you play on. So a couple hours including cutscenes seems right. It's just not worthy of a $30 purchase to me.

10% off and $10 gift card at TRU make it easier to swallow at $16.99

 

[Bman123]

The game looked amazing at e3

 

[exdeath]

So I'm 3 games away from a complete PS4 physical library to date... but principle alone I can't bring myself to spend more than $20 (and even that's pushing it) for Just Dance and Angry Birds... when the hell are these stupid trashware games going to go on sale? EVERYTHING else has seen 29.99-39.99 at least once since November '13.

Pisses me off because Angry Birds for example is currently $9.99 on EVERYTHING BUT PS4 and XBO and it's the EXACT SAME GAME assets and all. Even the Wii U version is $14.99.

They are totally milking the "no other games yet" gravy train on next gen for all it's worth aren't they.

I'm a bit worried about Just Dance because I see the 9,000 year old Wii version *still* tries to retail at $49.99...

Yeah first world problems.

Infamous should crash the price wall on some of these stubborn launch title prices right?

 

[ImpulsE69]

So I'm 3 games away from a complete PS4 physical library to date... but principle alone I can't bring myself to spend more than $20 (and even that's pushing it) for Just Dance and Angry Birds... when the hell are these stupid trashware games going to go on sale? EVERYTHING else has seen 29.99-39.99 at least once since November '13.

Pisses me off because Angry Birds for example is currently $9.99 on EVERYTHING BUT PS4 and XBO and it's the EXACT SAME GAME assets and all. Even the Wii U version is $14.99.

They are totally milking the "no other games yet" gravy train on next gen for all it's worth aren't they.

I'm a bit worried about Just Dance because I see the 9,000 year old Wii version *still* tries to retail at $49.99...

Yeah first world problems.

Infamous should crash the price wall on some of these stubborn launch title prices right?

Hi, Exdeath, please take a seat. I think it's time for an Anandtech intervention.

 

[sze5003]

Hi, Exdeath, please take a seat. I think it's time for an Anandtech intervention.

Haha well he is a collector. And yea you don't have to buy every game...

 

[exdeath]

Haha well he is a collector. And yea you don't have to buy every game...

Actually I never did go for every game before. This is new. Usually I just collect very niche games like JRPGs and first party releases on older systems, or all Atlus or Square games or Capcom, Konami, etc. I don't bother with the trash games like the 15 versions of Wheel of Fortune, etc. And even a lot of that is stuff I kept from when I bought it new.

This is different. For 4 major reasons:

1) This is the first home console launch since I started getting serious with collecting and the temptation and challenge to maintain the complete library a brand new so far dominant console from day one is quite overwhelming. Well there was the Wii U too but I'm pretty much focusing on exclusives and first party there since the majority of titles are available in superior versions on more powerful consoles with better support, etc. (remember this for #3)

2) Doubly so for the fact that even for the rest of 2014 and beyond the projected upcoming library is still pretty thin. It would be trivial to stay on top of it at 2-3 games a month at the current release schedule.

3) Triple so in that this is the first time in a long time that one console is also definitively superior to all others, thus making even multi platform releases a no brainer and eliminating any need to compare or make decisions on which version is better or splitting games across multiple consoles, further contributing to the urge to go all in with a complete library on one platform from day one. Last gen it was split even with multi platform games, sometimes better on one or the other, and I didn't really care outside of JRPGs and platformers on PS3 and shooters and multiplayer games on 360. The split between PS3 vs 360 on multi platform games immediately deflates any desire to try and have a complete library on either system since it would entail duplicate games and just be stupid. That barrier does not exist with PS4. It's easy to justify a complete library on one system and exclusives on the others this time around.

4) This is likely to be the last generation of physical media and the last real collectible physical game library and end of an era that's existed since the first game console. While I've objected to the digital model in previous posts, it's only because it coexisted with and interfered with simultaneous physical releases. As long as physical exists alongside digital, people like me will always go physical and completely disregard digital or any draconian measure digital versions necessitate being enforced on physical copies that prevent them from being played 100% stand alone with no external authentication. But if a system went all digital and had no provision for physical copies in the first place, there would never be anything to collect and it would actually be a salvation as it would put a finite limit on games to be collected that would never grow any further from that point on. However I'm still a gamer first and collector second, I'm still not ok with potentially walking away from thousands of dollars of game library investment in digital form that has ZERO free market value when I decide to move on or that can be disabled on a whim if you connect an unapproved device to your console and get your account banned or some equally plausible scenario.

So where does this leave me?

By the time you have all those must have PS4 exclusives and the best versions of all AAA multi plats, you already have 99% of the games available for that particular console anyway. So that brings us back full circle again to that final 1% : Angry Birds and Just Dance...

But I still refuse to pay $50 for Angry Birds. Esp when the same exact game is $9.99 on every other platform and even that's generous for a free mobile game. I would actually pick it up for $9.99 on PS4 JUST to check that one off the list of all possible retail physical game releases and hope that it did so poorly they never release another retail physical version of the game again.

First world problems. I told you so.