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Playstation Bargains

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  • #6002
    BelovedAunt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 803 ✭✭✭BelovedAunt


    Vic Vinegar wrote: »
    So... any bargains?

    The chap's getting some support and kind words after being robbed, is it really that much of an inconvenience to you?


  • #6003
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    BelovedAunt wrote: »
    The chap's getting some support and kind words after being robbed, is it really that much of an inconvenience to you?

    It's Playstation Bargains thread, not a robbery support thread.


  • #6004
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    Vic Vinegar wrote: »
    It's Playstation Bargains thread, not a robbery support thread.

    Can it not be the same thing? Like when you buy what you think is a bargain from Game Stop and you then realised you were robbed…


  • #6005
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Nacon Controller is 112.99 in argos at the moment, was at 120 so a few quid off at least :)


  • #6006
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,684 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    jonnycivic wrote: »
    Nacon Controller is 112.99 in argos at the moment, was at 120 so a few quid off at least :)

    110 in Smyths.

    http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/video-games-tablets/c-994/playstation-4-accessories/p-22523/revolution-pro-controller-ps4/


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  • #6007
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    sniper_samurai wrote: »
    110 in Smyths.

    Sweet, I asked in Naas the other day and they hadnt gotten them in yet :D
    For anyone on the fence about getting one.... its a very nice pad :D


  • #6008
    Taltos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,830 ✭✭✭✭Taltos


    What's the advantage to the Nacon though? 110 seems a bit steep for a controller.


  • #6009
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Taltos wrote: »
    What's the advantage to the Nacon though? 110 seems a bit steep for a controller.

    110 is cheap compared to the xbox elite controller which is 150 :)

    4 additional buttons to map, its the xbox style layout which personally I prefer. The sticks themselves feel alot better than the standard DS4 sticks and my control with the right stick while sniping is alot better.


  • #6010
    devildriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭devildriver


    Taltos wrote: »
    What's the advantage to the Nacon though? 110 seems a bit steep for a controller.

    Yeah, I don't get it. Pay 100 quid to go back in time to the era of wired controllers and make it look like an Xbox controller to boot! What am I missing?

    BTW. They are on Amazon for £85 / 99€ approx.

    Sony PlayStation 4 Revolution Pro Controller


  • #6011
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    devildriver wrote: »
    Yeah, I don't get it. Pay 100 quid to go back in time to the era of wired controllers and make it look like an Xbox controller to boot! What am I missing?

    BTW. They are on Amazon for £85 / 99€ approx.

    Sony PlayStation 4 Revolution Pro Controller

    Wired controller means less input lag. This is important for "Pro" gamers playing in big competitions etc. Plenty of games have competitive sides so if you want to improve your game this will help slightly :)


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  • #6012
    jonerkinsella
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,966 ✭✭✭jonerkinsella


    Nacon you say,
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B01NBKW254/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&m=A2OAJ7377F756P


  • #6013
    devildriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭devildriver


    jonnycivic wrote: »
    Wired controller means less input lag. This is important for "Pro" gamers playing in big competitions etc. Plenty of games have competitive sides so if you want to improve your game this will help slightly :)

    I guess I'm definitely an amateur then! :)


  • #6014
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    devildriver wrote: »
    I guess I'm definitely an amateur then! :)

    We are all amateur really. Like the nacon was specifically designed for esports/shooters where it really can get competative at the top :) I just had a tax refund so said I'd treat myself :pac:


  • #6015
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    devildriver wrote: »
    I guess I'm definitely an amateur then! :)

    And you've probably got weird feet and all…


  • #6016
    MilesMorales1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,431 ✭✭✭MilesMorales1


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    €58.99 in Argos Miles, seems to be the cheapest :(

    I got Battleborn in Gamestop yesterday for €4.97
    I know that no one bought it, but it's a bit of fun for a fiver :)

    Used my tesco staff discount to get it for £37.60 which is fine.


  • #6017
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,327 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    jonnycivic wrote: »
    110 is cheap compared to the xbox elite controller which is 150 :)

    4 additional buttons to map, its the xbox style layout which personally I prefer. The sticks themselves feel alot better than the standard DS4 sticks and my control with the right stick while sniping is alot better.

    The Xbox one is a first party controller though. It'd be fairer to compare to a Scuf or the like.


  • #6018
    Varik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,552 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    jonnycivic wrote: »
    We are all amateur really. Like the nacon was specifically designed for esports/shooters where it really can get competative at the top :) I just had a tax refund so said I'd treat myself :pac:

    specifically designed for people who think they are at least.

    These things are like gambling, in that they're a tax on stupid people.


  • #6019
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,684 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Varik wrote: »
    specifically designed for people who think they are at least.

    These things are like gambling, in that they're a tax on stupid people.

    Not sure about the Nacon, but the Xbox Elite pad is a lot better than the standard pad wrt the materials used and can be adjusted how ever you want for your preference of stick/dpad type and trigger sensitivity.


  • #6020
    dudeeile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,146 ✭✭✭dudeeile


    Varik wrote: »
    These things are like gambling, in that they're a tax on stupid people.

    There's more to it than that, you should probably do some actual research before making such an ill-informed, one might say stupid, comment.


  • #6021
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    jonnycivic wrote: »
    Wired controller means less input lag. This is important for "Pro" gamers playing in big competitions etc. Plenty of games have competitive sides so if you want to improve your game this will help slightly :)

    Is there Pro gamers in competitions on consoles? I'd have thought any serious Pro gamer or competition would occur on PC?


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  • #6022
    Pickpocket
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭Pickpocket


    There are clearly very dedicated, very skilled players that will want to use any advantage possible. Lag isn't subjective. Not everyone notices it but it exists. There's a market for people that want to eliminate every theoretical disadvantage. This controller is for them. If it's not for you then it's none of your business. Calling this an 'idiot tax' is shockingly misinformed.


  • #6023
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    Relax the kacks, lads. He just has a different opinion to ye. Personally I'd think it was a waste of money as well but then I'd have a life that wouldn't revolve around eliminating input lag in FPS. Each to their own and all that.


  • #6024
    Varik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,552 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    dudeeile wrote: »
    There's more to it than that, you should probably do some actual research before making such an ill-informed, one might say stupid, comment.

    Research/information from who?

    A bunch of try hards?

    It's all marketing to get the easily convinced to spend money.


  • #6025
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Varik wrote: »
    Research/information from who?

    A bunch of try hards?

    It's all marketing to get the easily convinced to spend money.

    Why dont you go look at reviews from people that dont have a vetted interest in the pad so, plenty of them out there if you bother to use google.

    http://www.t3.com/reviews/nacon-playstation-4-revolution-pro-controller-review-insane-levels-of-customisation-and-performance-but-its-definetly-not-for-everyone


  • #6026
    Varik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,552 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    jonnycivic wrote: »
    Why dont you go look at reviews from people that dont have a vetted interest in the pad so, plenty of them out there if you bother to use google.

    http://www.t3.com/reviews/nacon-playstation-4-revolution-pro-controller-review-insane-levels-of-customisation-and-performance-but-its-definetly-not-for-everyone
    It comes back to the point we raised right at the start of this review - how suitable is the product for the customer considering its cost. We think that if you play a lot of video games, and specifically if you do so in a competitive, pro-gamer environment, then the Revolution Pro is the best PS4 gamepad in the world right now. It offers you unparalleled levels of accuracy and performance. However, if you're just a gamer or casual player, then it really is hard to justify the controller's purchase at this price.

    We guess, then, you need to ask yourself just how much benefit you feel you will get from a piece of hardware like this. There's no doubting its quality, like a Ferrari supercar - but do you have the quality to justify its purchase?

    Like I said Try hards.

    Any actual professional gamer are using whatever sponsored gear is they when they show up based on whatever some marketing department is trying to push.


  • #6027
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Varik wrote: »
    Like I said Try hards.

    Any actual professional gamer are using whatever sponsored gear is they when they show up based on whatever some marketing department is trying to push.

    There is nothing try hard about it, you really are ill informed if your branding a product as a marketing gimmick without as much as trying the product out for yourself or even bothering to read any of the numerous reviews out there on it. The pad makes a noticeable difference as pointed out in the review. Is that difference worth the money for the pad? Well thats up to each user to decide and for me it was well worth the money I paid.


  • #6028
    Varik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,552 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    jonnycivic wrote: »
    There is nothing try hard about it, you really are ill informed if your branding a product as a marketing gimmick without as much as trying the product out for yourself or even bothering to read any of the numerous reviews out there on it. The pad makes a noticeable difference as pointed out in the review. Is that difference worth the money for the pad? Well thats up to each user to decide and for me it was well worth the money I paid.

    73767799.jpg


  • #6029
    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    Back on topic please.
    If you want to discuss controllers, by all means start a thread.

    Bargains please.


  • #6030
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Fancy bloody controller heads the lot of ye... :)

    I understand why people use them but I'm not a competitive FPS head by any means so these are of little use to me...

    The only USB port being used for wiring a controller on my PS4 is for my joystick for SFV, which I haven't bothered playing in ages...

    Speaking of bargains the Season Pass for the first year of Street Fighter V is on PS Store for a tenner, lowest it has been since it was 15 before Xmas... :)

    No Akuma but worth it if you have the base game and aren't arsed spending hours unlocking stuff...


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  • #6031
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Fieldog wrote: »
    Fancy bloody controller heads the lot of ye... :)

    I understand why people use them but I'm not a competitive FPS head by any means so these are of little use to me...

    The only USB port being used for wiring a controller on my PS4 is for my joystick for SFV, which I haven't bothered playing in ages...

    Speaking of bargains the Season Pass for the first year of Street Fighter V is on PS Store for a tenner, lowest it has been since it was 15 before Xmas... :)

    No Akuma but worth it if you have the base game and aren't arsed spending hours unlocking stuff...

    Didnt I see SFV on the cheap somewhere this week too?


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