Official Playstation 5 thread

[cmdrdredd]

JFC, $40 real cash to download one car in Gran Turismo 7? No thanks guys, knock yourselves out with this one, I'm passing on the game.

As far as I know that’s only if you spend real money to buy in game currency and you can’t buy a vehicle that is over a certain cost with this method. The unicorn cars still require you to earn them.

 

[jpiniero]

HFW got another patch. Patch notes say they made some changes to the vegetation re:shimmering.

 

[sze5003]

Is it patch 1.07?

Because this guy says it's not really any different.

 

[jpiniero]

Is it patch 1.07?

Yeah. I've never had a problem with it so I can't help you there.

 

[sze5003]

Yeah. I've never had a problem with it so I can't help you there.

It's only visually apparent in oled 4k TV's. @SteveGrabowski could probably verify if the patch did anything.

I won't get to it until this weekend unfortunately.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

It's only visually apparent in oled 4k TV's. @SteveGrabowski could probably verify if the patch did anything.

I won't get to it until this weekend unfortunately.

I'm running the game on a 4k IPS monitor and the aliasing has been horrific in performance mode. I haven't tried 1.07, at this point I don't care what Guerilla does in the near future since I'll still be playing through Elden Ring for a while and will probably jump into Shin Megami Tensei V next. So prob 2 months minimum before I'd even get to Forbidden West again.

 

[jpiniero]

Ahh... one of the side missions is bugged. First time somehow a machine got stuck underneath the land into the void. I could use the focus to view the machine but couldn't deal damage or figure out how to get it out of the void. Loaded from save and the second time the machines died (I think anyway) but the mission didn't progress.

 

[Saylick]

Ahh... one of the side missions is bugged. First time somehow a machine got stuck underneath the land into the void. I could use the focus to view the machine but couldn't deal damage or figure out how to get it out of the void. Loaded from save and the second time the machines died (I think anyway) but the mission didn't progress.

That's unfortunate... I encountered a similar situation where I had to clear some machines but just when I was about to kill the last Snapmaw, it teleported into the mountain and I couldn't complete the quest. I had to dip out of the area and let the game respawn all machines before I could re-attempt it. Thank goodness the game captured my progress after I was successful in clearing the machines the second time.

 

[jpiniero]

That's unfortunate... I encountered a similar situation where I had to clear some machines but just when I was about to kill the last Snapmaw, it teleported into the mountain and I couldn't complete the quest. I had to dip out of the area and let the game respawn all machines before I could re-attempt it. Thank goodness the game captured my progress after I was successful in clearing the machines the second time.

After completing the game, I went back and did that side mission and was able to complete it a third time.

Horizon just got another patch - 1.08. Patch notes says they made some tweaks to the graphics but isn't definitive on fixing the shimmer.

 

[Saylick]

After completing the game, I went back and did that side mission and was able to complete it a third time.

Horizon just got another patch - 1.08. Patch notes says they made some tweaks to the graphics but isn't definitive on fixing the shimmer.

Nice, glad it worked out. As for Patch 1.08, yeah it appears the shimmering issue is rooted deeply into the rendering engine and won't be a simple fix. I'm happy that they are addressing the gameplay issues as fast as they can. For the people who have out HFW on the back burner due to Elden Ring, they should be pleased that a lot of the kinks are being worked out in the first few months.

The bolded change is a much appreciated update... I am going through the arenas and just getting my ass kicked because of stun locks.

We’re happy to share the changes! Here you go:
• Heavy Melee's Ground Strike attack no longer stuns Aloy instantly.
• The Rebel Champion can no longer be stun-locked by focusing fire on their legs.
• Reduced the damage on strikethrough arrows.
• Fixed issues with the Servitor that made it unintendedly difficult to fight
• Fixed an issue where hitting a human enemy with a melee attack before triggering a Critical Strike would do no damage and would cause the enemy to break out of the animation.
• Set Aloy to invulnerable during knockdowns from the moment she hits the ground to the moment she gets up.
• This is to prevent players from receiving unfair damage while they can't do any action to avoid it.
• The player can no longer dodge indefinitely while charging a heavy melee attack.
• Fixed an issue where some swimming robots could become idle if staggered by a player attack.

 

[sze5003]

After completing the game, I went back and did that side mission and was able to complete it a third time.

Horizon just got another patch - 1.08. Patch notes says they made some tweaks to the graphics but isn't definitive on fixing the shimmer.

I think the shimmering thing won't be fixed unless they go do checkerboarding like zero dawn used.

Most people that don't notice any difference are using 1080p TV's not 4k oled.

I should load it up soon and see if it does look any different than before.

 

[jpiniero]

Heh, didn't realize that the valors have multiple levels to them. I only really used the one that heals you so the extra healing would have been helpful but would have just made it easier.

 

[zinfamous]

So is this PS5 thing available for purchase yet? I haven't paid attention...after BB started charging $200 just to try and reserve one.

So, is that kind of madness over, yet? haha. someday, some day I will purchase another console...

 

[SteveGrabowski]

So is this PS5 thing available for purchase yet? I haven't paid attention...after BB started charging $200 just to try and reserve one.

So, is that kind of madness over, yet? haha. someday, some day I will purchase another console...

Walmart+ is the way to go these days. Pay for a one month membership for $13 and it's pretty easy to get one at MSRP when they do their Walmart+ drops.

 

[Aikouka]

I finally fired my PS5 back up the other day to start playing Stranger of Paradise. It might be the first Japan-originating game that I used English voices simply because the dialog is more mere-worthy than anything... and the awkward English voice acting just exacerbates that! Although, the game does really push probably my greatest weakness in gaming... adapting to newer control schemes. I can't tell you how often I keep pressing the wrong button, or just not understanding some basic concept of how the controls work. For a while, I kept wondering how I was having issues intercepting the Bomb's Fire attack, but I realized that I would lock onto the Bomb with R3, and try to move the camera a bit with the right joystick. The problem is that moving the right joystick when locked on will just change your lock-on target, and I kept doing that while trying to instinctively move the camera. Once I realized my folly, I was able to do a lot better.

There is one thing that I'm wondering about the PS5. On the Xbox, it will automatically check games for updates and allow me to queue them up. On the PS5, I can use the menu button (the one to the right of the track pad) to open up a menu on any home screen games, and in that menu, there's an option to check for an update. However, if I go to the full games/apps screen, the menu no longer has an option to check for an update. Is there an easy way to check for updates for my games? I'll switch games randomly, and I'd rather not have to wait on updates.

So is this PS5 thing available for purchase yet? I haven't paid attention...after BB started charging $200 just to try and reserve one.

So, is that kind of madness over, yet? haha. someday, some day I will purchase another console...

I joined Best Buy's program mostly so I could get free warranties on my purchases, because it also includes items that I give as gifts. I gave out two Quest 2s as gifts during Christmas, and given the portability of the device, I figured it would be a good idea to have that piece of mind. Thing is... having that TotalTech membership doesn't really guarantee that you'll get anything. I think enough scalpers are willing to join it simply because they can amortize the $200 cost over multiple items where as a normal shopper might only pick up a single item.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Heh, didn't realize that the valors have multiple levels to them. I only really used the one that heals you so the extra healing would have been helpful but would have just made it easier.

The best one is power shots. Use it before you start a fight and you can destroy tough machines like Thunderjaws, Tremmortusks, Slitherspines, Slaughterspines, and Stormbirds with ease.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Gran Turismo 7 players receive apology and free credits for recent patching and availability issues | TechSpot

The one million credit goodwill gesture from Polyphony should be available in player accounts soon, though Yamauchi gave no specific date in the post. Players must log into the game before April 25 to claim the credits.

Niceeeeee.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Gran Turismo 7 players receive apology and free credits for recent patching and availability issues | TechSpot



Niceeeeee.

Yet the update reduced the credits earned from races by half and many rewards are an invite to purchase a limited time car and it can be upwards of 30,000,000 credits. Giving a million credits out is a bad joke.

Polyphony digital and Yamauchi are so out of touch. They even said something as dumb as the market for vehicles in the game should reflect real world pricing whatever that means.

 

[Aikouka]

Yet the update reduced the credits earned from races by half and many rewards are an invite to purchase a limited time car and it can be upwards of 30,000,000 credits. Giving a million credits out is a bad joke.

Polyphony digital and Yamauchi are so out of touch. They even said something as dumb as the market for vehicles in the game should reflect real world pricing whatever that means.

It also has no effect on anyone that picks the game up after the free credit period yet the game will still have a reduced credit payout leading to more grinding being required. It might quell people right now, but it has no effect on the game's actual problem.

 

[RearAdmiral]

It also has no effect on anyone that picks the game up after the free credit period yet the game will still have a reduced credit payout leading to more grinding being required. It might quell people right now, but it has no effect on the game's actual problem.

I've been a big fan of this series, but haven't picked up 7 yet due to backlog and uhh having a kid. Hearing about this stuff is saddening.

 

[Saylick]

FYI - Patch 1.09 is out for Horizon Forbidden West.

https://www.reddit.com/r/horizon/comments/ts69fl

 

[cmdrdredd]

FYI - Patch 1.09 is out for Horizon Forbidden West.

https://www.reddit.com/r/horizon/comments/ts69fl

Most of these fixes are for bugs I have not experienced luckily. Finished the game a couple days ago and except for the melee pit challenges I did everything. Really enjoyed it but wish they made melee more useful.

 

[sze5003]

I'm still playing elden ring but the last patch I put horizon on to see if they fixed the shimmering issue on oled tv's in performance mode.

It looked a little better than it did before it you can still tell it's there. I want to get back into it at some point but elden ring is just never ending it seems.

 

[KentState]

I'm still playing elden ring but the last patch I put horizon on to see if they fixed the shimmering issue on oled tv's in performance mode.

It looked a little better than it did before it you can still tell it's there. I want to get back into it at some point but elden ring is just never ending it seems.

Elden Ring destroyed my desire to go back and play Horizon. It already felt to much like a run of the mill open world game and the characters are just flat with emotion. After experiencing organic exploration and discovery for 200 hours, not sure I want to chase icons on a map.

 

[sze5003]

Elden Ring destroyed my desire to go back and play Horizon. It already felt to much like a run of the mill open world game and the characters are just flat with emotion. After experiencing organic exploration and discovery for 200 hours, not sure I want to chase icons on a map.

I'll go back to horizon at some point because I'm really bad at games that just let you explore and do everything you want at any point in time.

Before I started playing along with a walkthrough for elden ring, I was getting nowhere which made me not enjoy it as much. When Im following along with the YouTube walkthrough I'm learning stuff and enjoying it much more for some reason.

Compared to horizon zero dawn, forbidden west characters have more expressions and seem more life like when they talk to you. I thought zero dawn npc's were pretty monotone and boring.