|
acksplode posted:Speakers are gonna be the part of your home theater that ages the best, they won't go obsolete like your TV or receiver will. And I think people underestimate what quality audio can do for a game or movie. Good speakers are worth the investment if you can afford it. Mine have lasted ten years and idk if I'll ever replace them. If I were building a home theater from scratch again, I'd put a few hundred dollars into a good receiver and a couple high quality bookshelf speakers -- I'll take great stereo over surround sound on cheap equipment. Then over time I'd incrementally add a subwoofer and the rest of the 5.1 setup as I can afford it. Whats a reciever? People always talk about them but ive never had a set up with one. Is it just a box all your speakers attach to?
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 17:51
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 31, 2024 14:39 |
|
|
Mr. Funny Pants posted:If late 2020 is the target date for PS5, what are the odds that the HZD sequel will be on both PS4 and PS5 as a launch title? They've been working on it for a good bit now, how long have the 5 dev kits been rumored to be in the wild? I think last we heard Cerny was visiting studios gathering wish-lists from developers, any PS5 dev kit is probably just a PC box with equivalent target-hardware at this point. IIRC the PS4 final spec changed a couple of times from its initial target so I doubt it would be fully nailed down yet. I'd be extremely surprised if many devs have had this hardware for more than a year but 1st party studios like Guerrilla are probably privy to this info much earlier than others. BisterdDave posted:PS4 was the first console I bought on launch, and it taught me to never buy a console on launch. I bought AC:Black Flag just because I wanted something other than Killzone to play, and I'm not a fan of AC games. Definitely could've waited several months at least. PS4 was also the first console I bought at launch and no regrets. Impressed that it's survived 5 years of near-daily use. It's also now overtaken PS3 in lifetime sales! Hits: - I was really sceptical of the share button and the auto-recording video feature at first but this turned out to be really neat. - The controller design is great and a huge huge step up from the DS3. - Nice to finally play pretty much everything in 1080p, after the previous generation promised so much and delivered everything at 720p (or less) barring maybe a couple of games. - Fast and responsive UI. - Really impressed that the launch PS4 has HDR support, that's forward-thinking. Misses: - Touchpad on DS4 as expected was barely used by anything and turned out to kill battery life, please remove on DS5. - Likewise the camera was pointless until they built PSVR around it. - The loading times on a lot of games is really long, anyone who's played launch-Bloodborne or The Witcher 3 will know the pain, let's hope they improve this next time. - 500GB default hard drive isn't enough, some AAA games are now clocking in at 100GB.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 17:55
|
|
|
The rumor was that the PS5 devkits would be working off Ryzen-series CPUs which gives me a little hope that Sony won't completely cheap out on processors this generation. Maybe we can finally play open-world games that don't have to rely on really aggressive texture streaming or exorbitant load times to run at 30fps.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 17:59
|
|
|
Black Friday sale is live now in PSN store https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/11/15/black-friday-sale-at-playstation-store/ God of war, $22
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 17:59
|
|
|
I hope PS5 still use physical disc. Sony can ban you for any stupid reasons (like recently they banned people for entering a cd-keys streamers where gifting) and having all digital everything make me nervous. It would be "hilarious" if PS5 is a full digital console and XboxOne2 uses blue rays.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 17:59
|
|
|
Tei posted:I hope PS5 still use physical disc. Yeah about that
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:05
|
|
|
Montalvo posted:What's the secret to not dying within the first 5 seconds of the parking lot fighting minigame in Yakuza 0? Should I pick up some extra rush style skills and come back to it, or do I just need to get good? Ummmm, I guess sidestep and just keep running around the ring trying to avoid them? That's really all you can do I think, since any attack will get you disqualified.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:06
|
|
|
Real hurthling! posted:Whats a reciever? People always talk about them but ive never had a set up with one. Is it just a box all your speakers attach to? On the most basic level yeah, it's going to drive your speakers and subwoofer and also handle all your different audio/visual inputs and switch between them and make sure it all sounds the best it can.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:06
|
|
|
Detroit is £25 in the UK but I still don’t think that’s enough for me yet Everything else I already bought like an impatient idiot
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:06
|
|
|
I still feel real weird about the entire concept of a PS5. Like it feels as if the PS4 has only been around for two years or something, but I guess time goes by a lot faster when ya get old. Anyways I would be happy with the graphic quality we have now, so I don't really see a reason personally for an upgrade other than not getting the newest games, and as such a 'new gen' of consoles feels completely worthless for me. Hell, I would be totally okay with most PS4 games looking like PS3 games with better draw distance and load times. I've finally hit the point where I don't really see a lot of reason for improving the graphical fidelity in video games and would rather see money go towards gameplay improvements, which hardware usually has fairly little to do with.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:09
|
|
|
MH:W $25 Shadow of the Tomb Raider $30 Last of Us Remastered $6!!! I am def getting this one Those are the ones that stuck out to me.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:10
|
|
|
Ideal situation for me is PS5 is announced so people will shut up, but will not be ready until 2023
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:12
|
|
|
everyone gets like this at release. Then once it's released everyone will complain that there are not enough games, then in a few years its going to be "year of the PS5" when a bunch of amazing exclusives come out, then the same poo poo happens with the PS6, then again until we die
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:15
|
|
|
Steve Yun posted:Black Friday sale is live now in PSN store Hollow Knight for $7.49 is cheap enough for me to buy it even if I never get around to playing it.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:15
|
|
|
J-Spot posted:Hollow Knight for $7.49 is cheap enough for me to buy it even if I never get around to playing it. Hollow Knight is a loving excellent A++ game, but if you are a cool-guy Switch owner I would recommend playing it there. I think Metroid-style games benefit from being played on a mobile platform.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:17
|
|
|
J-Spot posted:Hollow Knight for $7.49 is cheap enough for me to buy it even if I never get around to playing it. It has a hump in the first hour or two but it clicks after that I think
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:17
|
|
|
PantsBandit posted:Hollow Knight is a loving excellent A++ game, but if you are a cool-guy Switch owner I would recommend playing it there. I think Metroid-style games benefit from being played on a mobile platform. Does anything ever go on sale on Switch? Every time I browse games they’re full price
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:18
|
|
|
Steve Yun posted:Does anything ever go on sale on Switch? Every time I browse games they’re full price Nintendo has actually been decent about sales this generation, though they still don't do it with the same frequency as Sony/Steam/Microsoft. If you keep an eye out you can find some decent specials from time to time. Hollow Knight sold gangbusters on Switch though, so they may not discount it there for a while. Steve Yun posted:It has a hump in the first hour or two but it clicks after that I think Yeah I see a lot of people whine about the movement not feeling good or feeling lost or whatever in the early game and it's like, have you never played a Metroid game before? You have to feel weak at the beginning so you can feel like a golden god at the end as you zip across areas without touching the ground and murder enemies without breaking a sweat.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:19
|
|
|
PantsBandit posted:Hollow Knight is a loving excellent A++ game, but if you are a cool-guy Switch owner I would recommend playing it there. I think Metroid-style games benefit from being played on a mobile platform.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:22
|
|
|
J-Spot posted:I did consider getting it on Switch but I heard it had some performance issues. Plus I would probably play it docked more often than not so I might as well go with the $7.49 PS4 version. If you'd rather play it on the tv then by all means get the cheaper version. For what it's worth though, I had zero performance issues on Switch (I played mostly handheld) over the course of my 60+ hours with that game.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:24
|
|
|
J-Spot posted:I did consider getting it on Switch but I heard it had some performance issues. Plus I would probably play it docked more often than not so I might as well go with the $7.49 PS4 version. I did not have any performance issues and its one of my favorite games now so any system you get it on, you will love it
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:25
|
|
|
exquisite tea posted:The rumor was that the PS5 devkits would be working off Ryzen-series CPUs which gives me a little hope that Sony won't completely cheap out on processors this generation. Maybe we can finally play open-world games that don't have to rely on really aggressive texture streaming or exorbitant load times to run at 30fps. From what I understand, and this is from a goon discord the other day when I brought up the very issue of PS4 load times (I used MHW as a comparison), they are long due to how the memory encryption works because it uses a separate CPU that's not that good and uses a USB bus despite having a SATA interface - which may explain why SSDs don't offer much, if any, load time improvements.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:31
|
|
|
Injustice 2 legendary edition for $18. I liked the first game but wasnt going to jump into a dlc pit. This might have hit a gently caress it price. Seems like fightmans have moved on to SC6 but I just wanna punch heros. Hmmm but smash brothers in 3 weeks...what to do. God of War for 22 should be an instant buy for anyone who was waiting on a price drop. Hel of a game. shut up beanpole
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:31
|
|
|
Injustice 2 has a lot of enjoyable single-player content and superhero dress-up even if the online is dead + everybody still playing will murder you in seconds.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 18:39
|
|
|
That God of War price is insane
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:03
|
|
|
Escobarbarian posted:That God of War price is insane That's definitely the star of the sale.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:10
|
|
|
Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Oh, cool. There is so much hidden/obscure stuff in that game, just judging from two clips I watched on Youtube - ghosts, a ghost train, a vampire (or dude claiming to be one) and tons of hats and unique weapons hidden at remote locations (like a conquistador on top of a mountain with a helmet). I have stopped watching those clips for fear of getting spoilered, since I am still in chapter 2, but it seems Rockstar has put an insane amount of content into this game that 90% of players will never even see.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:21
|
|
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HKXLRioA1k
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:30
|
|
|
Real hurthling! posted:Whats a reciever? People always talk about them but ive never had a set up with one. Is it just a box all your speakers attach to? Pretty much, the fundamental purpose they serve is to be a big amp that has enough power to drive all of your speakers. These days they also decode a bunch of digital audio formats and usually come with Spotify, Chromecast, etc. integrations. They'll age due to shifting formats and standards, like receivers from the early 00's will have a couple token HDMI 1.0 inputs and a bunch of composite inputs and won't be able to decode the latest Dolby audio format. acksplode fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Nov 16, 2018 |
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:40
|
|
|
RareAcumen posted:Ideal situation for me is PS5 is announced so people will shut up, but will not be ready until 2023  Don't feel like buying a new console for a while. Edit: I borrowed GoW from a pal earlier in the year but didn't finish it and gave him his disc back. If I buy a digital copy will my saves carry over? I haven't even uninstalled the game from when the disc installed it.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:44
|
|
|
Montalvo posted:
Saves will carry over but you'll need to reinstall it
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:47
|
|
|
Ok thanks! I'll finish Yakuza and Spiderman and Hollow Knight first though. So maybe by then it'll be in next year's sale lmao
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:48
|
|
|
Are you sure? Cos that didn’t happen for me with The Last Of Us.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:51
|
|
|
Also DONT FORGET PSN RENEWALS ARE $40 for this sale
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:51
|
|
|
I wasn't going to buy anything but I can't resist that Injustice 2 price. Also lmao, Shadow of War goes on the first deep discount I've seen a couple of days after I order a physical edition.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 19:59
|
|
|
Is it worth getting a PS4 Pro if I don't have a 4k tv but do have a 1440p monitor
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 20:02
|
|
|
Return to Arkham for 5 bucks. How was that remaster?
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 20:03
|
|
|
CharlieFoxtrot posted:Is it worth getting a PS4 Pro if I don't have a 4k tv but do have a 1440p monitor What does your heart tell you?
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 20:08
|
|
|
CharlieFoxtrot posted:Is it worth getting a PS4 Pro if I don't have a 4k tv but do have a 1440p monitor I'd probably say no if you are not confident with adding your own hard-drive, the extra space is really nice but the graphical output isn't great, i hooked it up to my monitor before I got the 4k and yeah its a little nicer but honestly if I couldn't have sold my original ps4 to a friend I would have been pretty peeved with the upgrade
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 20:09
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 31, 2024 14:39 |
|
|
Vikar Jerome posted:What does your heart tell you? My heart tells me that I already own a PS4 and should get a PSVR instead because Everyone Loves Astro Bot
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2018 20:17
|
|