Yeah - people who think it is as simple as switching between AMD and nVidia graphics cards in their PCs are confused. Switching from AMD to nVidia would impact their ability to maintain backwards compatibility with Series S/X and One titles. That is not to say they couldn't do it but it would likely add to the amount of effort.
People claiming the dev is lazy seem to be overlooking the fact that time is money and that the dev probably considered the cost associated with optimizing the code enough to run on Series S along with the size of the market. Microsoft has the ability to relax their rules in order to keep more 3rd parties at least targeting Series X but choose to continue hemorrhaging market share instead.
"Can't fast travel while docked." Watches slow animation of undocking... reopens fast travel screen clicks button again. Yeah, the loading screens don't help but my biggest gripe is that the story line and quest lines are just boring. I'm flabbergasted at the amount of time I've put into the game without doing much of anything. Run back and forth talking to people like nobody has a means of communication in a space age. I'm just getting into Outlaws which I know ...
I'm sorry your 8 year old GPU isn't good enough to play a modern AAA game. There are plenty of other games it still works fine with. The rest of us that invested in hardware in the past 6 years would like take advantage of it tyvm, now fuck off.
If it were actually discounted I might buy it just for the mods. They want $70 + $30 for the DLC with no bundle offer. $100 is too much for this game. I get that they want to try and sell Game Pass subs but then they don't include the DLC with a Game Pass sub.
Microsoft is doing a great job of making everything they have unattractive to me right now.
FOMO tied with job-like mechanics. Oh boy! Where do I sign up for this one?!? /s
It isn't for me. I tried it and I just don't play enough variety of games anymore. I tend to focus on 3-4 games throughout a year anymore and so Game Pass's vast catalog of titles is really lost on me. Also, the vast majority of games on Game Pass are normally $20 or less if purchased outright, and the rest are $30 or less when there are sales throughout the year. Then there is situations like Starfield which is on Game Pass but the DLC is not on Game Pass so you have to spend ext...
Sony is advertising the Pro as being capable of playing Quality modes in games at a full 60 fps.
I'm actually just hoping for more stable framerates in a number of games. The Elden Ring DLC, for example, really increased the complexity of the world to the point that now PS5 is typically 45-55 fps in those areas on performance mode. I'd like to see a stable 60 fps in Elden Ring without having to rely on the PS4 version being played on a PS5.
I don't think any of this will matter. Corporate greed will result in GaaS features ruining this one too.
These games are basically why I keep my 3DS in good shape. It would be nice to finally completely retire it but still need Link's Awakening and Return of Samus to come to modern systems.
I'm kinda waiting for their PC review before deciding which version to buy between PS5 and PC. Traversal and shader compilation stuttering sucks but if it is occasional and under 100ms when it happens I would rather have that than a consistently bad frame rate.
I think it is going to be unavoidable in a lot of AAA titles going forward if you want resolutions >1080p at decent frame rates.
I think it is Apple mimicking art galleries and museums for their stores.
I should have played on an easier difficulty. This game gets pretty tough!
I'm worried about all the awesome rom hack videos too. It would be super tragic if those were purged from YouTube and now allowed anymore.
Pretty much my same thoughts but I somehow managed to put 20 hours into it. I also did a lot of the main story and it never developed into anything I was interested in. I did a handful of sidequests and they were all incredibly boring delivery-type quests and find things in the city quests. It was really baffling to me that I still managed to drop so much time here. Must be that ambient bethesda music that lulls me.
I'm really hoping Elden Ring performs perfectly on the PS5 Pro. I'm fine staying in performance mode, I just hate that the DLC content runs between 40-55fps most the time.
I don't care. Can I just get a Mega Man 12 and a new Resident Evil game that isn't a remake?
It isn't about defending the shitty price, it is acknowledging what I do with my free time which is mostly play my PS5. I'm well into my career, and have a disposable income. Top of the line gaming PCs and high-end gaming consoles really are not that expensive compared to how much my peers are spending on their hobbies and on travel.
Basically the only thing I would be immediately interested in and motivate me towards a purchase would be a new 3d Mario game.