toxicitizen Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 PCs can be put to sleep too, dude. And I seriously doubt your console (or the game, for that matter) turns off completely when you put it in sleep mode. Like, I get what you're saying but it's kind of a weird thing to bring up as an advantage inherent to consoles when it's something PCs have been doing for decades lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hmm, I actually never tried to alt-tab out of a game then put my PC to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, Mal said: Hmm, I actually never tried to alt-tab out of a game then put my PC to sleep. Neither had I, to be honest, but I just tried it with Witcher 3 and it worked just like you'd expect it to. I'll admit that it probably feels more convenient on a console where gaming is the only thing you'll be doing. It just never fails to amuse me to see consoles getting credit for playing catch-up lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Wow, it had never occurred to me that alt-tabbing and putting PC to sleep wouldn't break the shit out of the game... Like, I'd thought of doing it but just assumed the game wouldn't work right after waking and I never actually tried it... oh my God... Like, it's probably still not usable for me because Windows doesn't like it if I put my PC to sleep with my TV as the primary display, and games don't like it if I change displays while they're already running, but I fully understand that's very specific to my setup. *Edit - I still think console gaming is the way of the future for me, because I can sit back and just enjoy them without screwing with settings every 5 minutes to get them running just right, but I also understand that's a personal failing of mine and not an inherent problem with PCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 2 hours ago, TheMightyEthan said: Wow, it had never occurred to me that alt-tabbing and putting PC to sleep wouldn't break the shit out of the game... Yeah, it probably depends on the game tbh. I used Witcher 3 because it's a big game and it's fairly stable. Making sure sleep mode doesn't crash the game is probably on the list of things the certification process for a console will make it a point to test. I'm not sure you can realistically expect every single developer out there to specifically test what happens when you alt-tab out of the game and then put the PC to sleep, though lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baconrath Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 I learned that Shadowrun Returns specifically doesn't play nice with alt-tabbing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 I'm hearing rumors recently (and there are also some articles floating around) suggesting that next gen games could cost 70 dollars. If that turns out to be the case I'm gonna have to seriously rethink this hobby and probably stop buying new games at release except for stuff I'm anticipating years in advance like Persona 6. It may "only" be 10 bucks more but that would add up really quick. I have a huge backlog of games I've never touched, and if this new price point becomes the norm it might be time to finally start going through that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) Yeah, if they bump the price up then I'll just be done buying games day one. Because over here they'll probably end up costing around 100CAD$ and honestly at that point all I can say is: go fuck yourself lmao. The only games I'd even consider buying at that price are the ones that I absolutely must play like Death Stranding or Cyberpunk 2077 and those only come around like once or twice in a generation. I mean, hell, even at "just" 80 bucks I already kinda noped out. When I do pre-order full priced games it's on third-party sites like GMG and Humble where they're discounted enough that they go back to the normal price of a decade ago. 80 bucks is a tough sell, higher than that is just not gonna happen. Edited July 3, 2020 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 If that's the case then yeah, I'm out, at $60, it's now $1700 in MXN, at $70 and with all the new and increased taxes, I don't know how much it'd end up being, but I know it's not worth it unless it's something like Bloodborne 2 or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 Okay I would pay 70 bucks for Bloodborne 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) Horizon pre-order is live on Steam, coming August 7th. Regional pricing is actually really good but holy fuck at asking 50 bucks for a 3 year old port lmao. 20-30 bucks would've been a no-brainer. But at almost 60CAD$? You're kinda losing me there, Sony... Edited July 3, 2020 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 I checked price here and wow, way cheaper than I expected $454MXN (Around $20USD). Not bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 20 minutes ago, MetalCaveman said: I checked price here and wow, way cheaper than I expected $454MXN (Around $20USD). Not bad. Is there a way for me to buy that version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 50 minutes ago, TheMightyEthan said: Is there a way for me to buy that version? Nah. They cracked down on regional pricing abuse some years back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Lol looks like the great regional pricing for Horizon was a mistake because it got "fixed". It's only up to 59.99CAD$ for me but it sounds like some regions got hit with a more significant bump. With the ridiculously high base price for a 3+ year old game, I can't say I'm too surprised to find out it was a mistake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Well this certainly explains why Sony is gung-ho on bringing former Playstation exclusives to Steam. Nothing wrong with wanting to double dip on other platforms but Jesus Christ, you can get the complete PS4 version with DLC for 10 bucks these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Yeah, I expected them to charge a bit of a premium but this is ridiculous. But honestly, if that's what it takes for the ports to keep coming then fine by me. The games will be coming months and years late anyway, I can wait a little longer until the price drops to my sweet spot. Like you said above, my backlog can keep me busy for years at this point. And it's not just random junk that I might potentially enjoy, there are some great games in there that I've genuinely wanted to play for years and just never got around to. So, whatever. Do your worst, Sony. I can outwait you!* *except for Bloodborne... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 It's still $454MXN here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Apparently NBA 2K21 is going to be $70 on next-gen consoles. This has added fuel to the speculation that $70 is going to be the normal price for games next gen (although 2K is also well known for gouging its customers so it might just be them). A lot of people are saying that's too much for games, but honestly my initial gut reaction is it sounds reasonable to me. I just checked, and a 360 launch game that cost $60 in the US in 2005 would be $78 now when adjusted for inflation, so coming up to $70 now is still cheaper in real money terms than what those games were back in 2005. Like obviously I would prefer they stay cheaper, but I don't feel like I can really complain about cost adjustments over time. Everything gets more expensive, and we've been lucky to keep 2005 prices for as long as we have. That said, I do feel like we've lost the AA price tier. It used to be some games would launch at $40 or $45, rather than going for the full $60 price point, and you don't really see much of that anymore. Not every game is a full AAA game that warrants that same high price. At the same time I can see smaller titles that don't move as many units as the big boys feeling more financial pressure to keep up with inflation just to stay in business, and if you're looking at going up to $50 or $55 you're so close to the "standard" price of $60 that you might as well jump all the way up. So hopefully if $70 does become the norm we'll start seeing more AA tier games priced around $50 or so again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 @TheMightyEthan Everything gets more expensive but at the same time wages on average have stagnated for god knows how long. You just can't have it both ways. If the minimum wage were actually raised to a livable standard like it should have been ages ago I think people could swallow a 70 dollar price point a lot more easily but I suspect that for a lot of folks this is just too much. When the federal government still believes that $7.25 is good enough to get by in the year 2020 then at some point something's gotta give. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 All very valid points, and I'm sure a big part of why it hasn't already increased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Apparently physical copies of Ghost of Tsushima are already so hard to find that people are scalping them for 100+ dollars online. Corona is bound to be a factor here but Sony still really screwed up on distribution. I feel lucky that I managed to get what might have been the last copy in the tri-county area in my state. Someone at a Gamestop told me they didn't even get enough copies to cover their pre-orders. Digital is always an option, at least, so nobody has to miss out on the game entirely if they are desperate, but I usually prefer having physical copies whenever I can. Modern games have huge file sizes that take forever to download and even if you can preload them they still wreak hell on data caps. If I ever have to delete or reinstall a game I'd much rather pop in a disc than wait for a download. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Apparently it's more popular than they predicted. I've also seen more discussion/screenshots of it on my Twitter feed than any game for a long time (even ignoring my own screenshot spam). I also prefer to get physical copies whenever possible, just because any more I rarely replay games, and so I like being able to trade them in after I finish them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 When you're in the middle of an important samurai mission but then you see a fox. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 So, Dragon Quest XI S is coming to other platforms, including PC. Yay! It's a separate version, not an upgrade, and doesn't give existing owners a discount. Boo! It's actually a port of the Switch version and will look worse than the original release across all platforms. ...what?!? Seriously, just when you think you've reached peak Square-Enix, they go ahead and pull something like this. I swear, this company's ineptitude knows no bounds... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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