PS4 Megathread 3.0

Kagawa

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

I've owned a HTC Vive headset which blows the PSVR headset out of the water and I regretted not putting that money into a new TV.

I did eventually sell it and put the funds towards a nice 4k TV. I'd recommend using your money for a good TV.

Thanks, I suppose that I'll get more use from the TV to overall. I was thinking that the VR looks very good for certain games and that was the way gaming was going in general.

jcd5971

Dont have a htc vive so I'll take failsafe at his word there with his comparison.

Personally I found vr amazing for about a week then I stopped using it, got resi for vr and it was one of the greatest gaming experiences ever. It's now on my shelf again and not used in weeks.

So I suppose my point is do you consider the price worth it for small bursts of excitment. Personaly I do but then again you could as failsafe suggests put the money toward a good 4k hdr TV, which will give you more bang for your buck. While save away for vr and by the time you have some funds again there may be some more games out.


Edit: fixing autocorrect error.

Benzino

I've no input regarding VR, but I would say that now is a bad time to buy 4K TV. Best to wait till 2018 in my opinion.

pleasant Co.

Benzino wrote: »

I would say that now is a bad time to buy 4K TV. Best to wait till 2018 in my opinion.

Why is that?

Benzino

pleasant Co. wrote: »

Why is that?

Any good 4k TV will be expensive, which is further compounded by the lack of 4k content available to view on it. Non-4K content can look worse on a 4K TV (this will depend on the quality of the TV of course).

Then there is the fact that HDR is still very new tech with some issues (such as viewing in a well lit room). There are currently 4 different implementations of HDR I believe, so expect a lot of changes to HDR in TV's over the coming months/years.

Just like with 3D TV's, it's best to give these a bit more time to let the tech settle. Unless of course money is no object, then fire away

Benzino

Benzino wrote: »

Any good 4k TV will be expensive, which is further compounded by the lack of 4k content available to view on it. Non-4K content can look worse on a 4K TV (this will depend on the quality of the TV of course).

Then there is the fact that HDR is still very new tech with some issues (such as viewing in a well lit room). There are currently 4 different implementations of HDR I believe, so expect a lot of changes to HDR in TV's over the coming months/years.

Just like with 3D TV's, it's best to give these a bit more time to let the tech settle. Unless of course money is no object, then fire away

Add to this Microsoft are adding AMD Freesync support on the Scorpio which no TV supports yet but may do down the road and something Sony may look at too, it's all the more reason to wait. I know no matter when you buy a TV/Monitor there will always be a better one 6 months later but for me at least it's definitely not a time to buy.

FAILSAFE 00

I'd recommend buying now.

If you wait until 2018 you'll be paying 2018 pricing which with improved display tech will cost a fortune. You'd need to be buying the 2018 model in 2019/2020 for it to be worthwhile.

I have a 55 inch 4K TV with HDR and it is fantastic. It was down a thousand euro from its 2016 price.

Most big brand 4K TVs upscale standard HD to 4K really well. I watch a good mix of standard HD to full UHD 4K content.

I find there is plenty of 4K content. My usual 4K content is Netflix, YouTube, gaming, and UHD Blu-ray.

Ivefoundgod

Picked up lego city underground today, is there a thread anywhere for it? Pretty good fun so far, lot of references to films and quite funny in parts.

TeflonRon

Did anyone who sign up for the GT Sport Beta get in?

I registered ages ago but got no email.....I'm on the search for one, but I believe its linked to your PSN id so cant be shared

Zero-Cool

TeflonRon wrote: »

Did anyone who sign up for the GT Sport Beta get in?

I registered ages ago but got no email.....I'm on the search for one, but I believe its linked to your PSN id so cant be shared

Signed up as well but heard Nada.

EoinMcLovin

Absolver Closed Beta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B19GWERxMk

Prey Demo out on 27th, play the first hour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nw0kMGrrG0

murphyebass

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Signed up as well but heard Nada.

Same as that. Signed up but heard nothing unfortunately. When does it start?

Zero-Cool

murphyebass wrote: »

Same as that. Signed up but heard nothing unfortunately. When does it start?

Started last Friday

Zero-Cool

Everybody's Golf releasing on 30th August this year, really looking forward to this. Nort sure on fishing, buggy racing and treasure hunting in the open world though..

https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/04/20/everybodys-golf-tees-off-for-ps4-on-30th-august/

gimli2112

awesome news
Played this more than any other game for about 3 years. There's a pretty good group that play it online, used to be real good fun.

Sephiroth_dude

Sniper Ghost 3 is sound awesome

https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/04/20/how-sniper-ghost-warrior-3s-dynamic-weather-systems-will-affect-the-way-you-play/

Varik

Got €40 in my wallet, €10 of which may or may not expire so have to either buy something now in the sale or maybe just pre-order Destiny 2.

Zero-Cool

Anyone know much about Marvel Heroes Omega? Free beta available now if you buy a founders pack....:rolleyes:

Avengers pack - 60 quid
GotG pack - 36
Xmen - 60
Deadpool - 18
Spiderman - 18
War Machine - 17

So, do they want 18 euro so I can play a beta and instantly unlock Spidey to play as? Do I get the full game for free when it comes out?

Apparently, for Committed Hardcore Players i.e idiots, they get a bonus......costume and hero..... Yupp, spend 209 euro and get 1 character and skin as a thanks.

"Committed, hardcore players who purchase all five of the Marvel Heroes Omega Founder’s Packs will receive a tremendous dedicated fan bonus that includes:
- Timed Exclusive Symbiote Spider-Man Costume
- Timed Exclusive Hero Iron Fist
"

ERG89

Zero-Cool wrote:

"Committed, hardcore players who purchase all five of the Marvel Heroes Omega Founder’s Packs will receive a tremendous dedicated fan bonus that includes: ...... "

At that price you should probably get Scarlett Johansson's phone number if your that dedicated/stupid to buy all of them.

EoinMcLovin

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Do I get the full game for free when it comes out?

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It's going to be free to play so better off waiting for it to release.

Zero-Cool

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

It's going to be free to play so better off waiting for it to release.

Ah cool, looking forward to trying it when it comes out so. I'd say the top guys will be crazy in game money to buy going by the founder pack prices.

gimmick

Mafia 3 any use? Have ?48 CEX voucher, and mrs is away for the weekend so once baby is put to bed at 8 I've plenty game time.

ERG89

gimmick wrote:

Mafia 3 any use? Have ?48 CEX voucher, and mrs is away for the weekend so once baby is put to bed at 8 I've plenty game time.

Don't have it but it's meant to get drawn out after a few hours & the missions become the same few things over and over.

Vic Vinegar

gimmick wrote: »

Mafia 3 any use? Have ?48 CEX voucher, and mrs is away for the weekend so once baby is put to bed at 8 I've plenty game time.

It's alright but there's naff all to do outside the main story and it does get a bit repetitive. I'm enjoying Watch Dogs 2 much more.

gimmick

gimmick wrote: »

Mafia 3 any use? Have ?48 CEX voucher, and mrs is away for the weekend so once baby is put to bed at 8 I've plenty game time.

Isn't there a "trial mode" for this? I think you get the first 1/3 of the game or something.

gimmick

gimmick wrote: »

Mafia 3 any use? Have ?48 CEX voucher, and mrs is away for the weekend so once baby is put to bed at 8 I've plenty game time.

I'm not sure what work has been done to it since launch patch wise, but at launch visually it was a mess especially when compared to other games in it's field.

It has 6-8 good missions in the main story. The rest is a task of taking over districts to draw out the lieutenant and ultimately get to do a story mission. Repeat 4-5 times , game over. I by repeat I mean do exactly the same set of tasks in the next district. They even reuse locations you literally just cleared out 5 minutes before for the lieutenant take downs. Madness given the size of the city.

On the plus side the combat I thought was pretty good and the sound track is fantastic. I wouldn't pay any more than 20 quid for it though.

duploelabs

Anyone have any issues with the audio/picture losing sync when playing movies off usb?

gimmick

Decided to get Horizon Zero dawn. Absolute thievery in CEX at ?68 but with a ?48 voucher its only ?20.

Sephiroth_dude

gimmick wrote: »

Decided to get Horizon Zero dawn. Absolute thievery in CEX at ?68 but with a ?48 voucher its only ?20.

68 for a second hand game? There just as bad as gamestop, they've gotten very brazen with there prices.

gimmick

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

68 for a second hand game? There just as bad gamestop, they've gotten very brazen with there prices.

It was €75 2 weeks ago. Im comfortable with it as I only paid €20 and had the voucher over a year.

But I think their rationale must be that people are using vouchers quite often so thats how they keep their prices up.