It’s was the lack of backwards compatibility that killed it for me. I’d had niggling considerations of PSVR1 for some time, then PSVR2 was announced and I was all ready to hand over my money. Until it became clear there was no backward compatibility. So I own neither.

Not exactly. PlayStation version uses the same payment methods as the PC version. So though you can’t pay through PS Store you don’t have all this extra layer of Coin crap to deal with that Xbox has apparently enforced on them.

Exciting times, best of luck with the update!

Not being American, thus no pizza rolls is stopping me. I do want some though.

Sounds like you were living the dream.

This is the comparison I end up making. Is it more up front? Yes, but will I get more hours out of it? Yes. Can I pick it up again without any additional cost? Yes. Can I be a goblin and not leave the comfort of my own house? Yes.

Sooo… they’re not a shitty company, they just make games that you don’t like.

I don’t know if I’ve missed something but what makes Lego shitty?

It’s a fan favourite, often by a large margin. It makes sense in every way to not only finance something that will sell, but will also bring more content to the fans and life to the game. If fans didn’t want it, they would reject it, and they’re not doing that.

As interesting as it is, thats actually a common misconception. It wasn’t due to facing bankruptcy and years later Sakaguchi gave a different account from his supposed last effort at making a game.

This Famitsu article details it as such because they hoped it would be abbreviated as FF because it sounded good in Japanese. Their initial name was Fighting Fantasy but that had potential trademark issues, so they settled on Final Fantasy. Apparently they also didn’t care so much about what it was and any words that abbreviated to FF would work.

I like the more recent story as it gives some certainty to the series from the beginning, but I suspect it was a mixture of both Sakaguchis possible last hurrah and wanting a “cool” name.

Jesus Christ, why?

Tunic uses the idea of a video game manual in such a wonderful way. Its not just a “hey this is what the buttons are, the interface is and a couple of character bios” kind of manual. The devs have made it a core part of the games experience as it guides you through literally the whole game and its secrets without even telling you that’s what it’s doing.

If you’ve not played it you need to experience it for yourself, it’s brilliant.

No problem, it’s not your fault the previous mod did this. Thanks for the clarification and quick reply.

Interesting, I wondered why I’ve had messages from automod about removing old posts of mine, and why I’ve seen some recent ones I’ve contributed to suddenly disappearing.

Was this the new team or the previous mod who has done this?

Anyway, good luck and have fun with running the community. Hope to see more from you folks.

The majority of all physical disk are really just download licenses. They don’t actually amount to anything more than a game key you buy on a card.

I’m sure most people aren’t oblivious to that fact, but doesn’t detract from the fact that people still want to own physical media and feel ownership over that.

Unless disk technology has changed significantly since blue-ray (I don’t keep up with it), even the largest disk only hold about 25gb of data.

25GB is for a single layer blu-ray. Blu-ray discs can have 4 layers, so we’re looking at 100gb. I don’t know about XBox but I suspect they’re the same in that they’re able to read quad-layer blu-ray discs. Even the PS4 was capable of dual-later, 50gb blu-rays. PS5 can take and utilise that space even more with Kraken compression to get even more on a disc.

Games would cost even more than ever if they had to fit the entire games worth of data in the box.

They already do, this is why games like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are coming on 2-discs. I’m not sure what your understanding is of game storage is.

We’re in a golden age of indie video game development and its entirely driven by digital downloads.

Nothing will get around that, and people will continue embrace indie titles where they can, physical medium or not.

So instead of worrying about physical releases, what we should be focusing on is DRM-free media. You can get DRM-free games on GOG.com, for example. It’s always better to buy your game there instead of on Steam for this reason. DRM-free is essentially the ownership you’re looking for.

There is no reason we can’t focus on both. No amount of digital, DRM-free media is going give that same sense of ownership for people who want physical media. This is the same as why, even though DRM-free alternatives are available, physical media in the audio space took off again after such a lull during the mp3 and streaming boom. But on the same note, just like the audio space, some other people will always want the convenience of digital.

You’re right, it’s not functionally different in a lot of cases, however many people who want physical media are aware of the limitations. The difference is that physical media is much more perceptible as true ownership than digital as it is much more tangible than digital to touch. Some people just want that tactile experience. For others it might be a convenience thing due to internet. And for some it might be a collectors experience; completing a collection or having unique/rare items.

It all allows for how people choose to own their purchase, and how they experience it.

My favourite of the Namco controllers has to be the Jogcon that was bundled with Ridge Racer Type 4. Outside of steering wheels, I’d never come across feedback like it until PS5’s adaptive triggers. Shame there were so few compatible games.

Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get ‘Comfortable’ Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off

I’m already comfortable not owning any Ubisoft games.

Seriously, I will be quite happy missing a game or franchise if there’s a lack of physical media in their lineup of releases. I know it doesn’t make sense for every game, but if it’s to push me towards a subscription service, then I’m just not going to be a customer.

Nice to see some more info on the changes. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on this.

I’ve just had to search for the right model but the earliest that I remember is the Coin Control Competition Pro 5000. We had it in a dark/deep blue colour.