The Sony news and discussion thread

[arry_g]

The inability to pause downloads matters not one jot to me, I've barely if ever used that feature on any other machine. Obviously it'd be preferable if it was there (and it's weird that it isn't) but I'm sure there are other features I'd prioritise.

I share this sentiment but can appreciate why those who did rely on this feature for bandwidth conservation/download management might miss it.

[ratsoalbion]

The inability to pause downloads matters not one jot to me, I've barely if ever used that feature on any other machine. Obviously it'd be preferable if it was there (and it's weird that it isn't) but I'm sure there are other features I'd prioritise.

I share this sentiment but can appreciate why those who did rely on this feature for bandwidth conservation/download management might miss it.

Yes indeed, fair point.

[AndyKurosaki]

Yeah, I guess to some it seems trivial. But I avoid having more than one thing downloading at once on my PS4 for that very reason. It's not often I use the "pause download" function on my PS3, but it's there when I need to. So for me, having that choice on PS4 is far more appealing than any Share functionality. I don't use that button on my pad at all, I can see why it appeals to people. But it's not for me.

[NokkonWud]

The inability to pause downloads matters not one jot to me, I've barely if ever used that feature on any other machine. Obviously it'd be preferable if it was there (and it's weird that it isn't) but I'm sure there are other features I'd prioritise.

It'd matter if you had my Internet connection.

[ratsoalbion]

Aye, point taken.

[dezm0nd]

Well, this seems to be a bit of a ball-ache.

Those who test out Sony's upcoming racing game DriveClub for free-ish via its PlayStation Plus edition will be delighted to know that they can purchase the rest of the game's content in a single £42.99 / €49.99 / $49.99 upgrade.

They will be less delighted to know that they'll lose access to all of this content if their PlayStation Plus subscription is no longer in play.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... us-edition

[arry_g]

Well, this seems to be a bit of a ball-ache.

Those who test out Sony's upcoming racing game DriveClub for free-ish via its PlayStation Plus edition will be delighted to know that they can purchase the rest of the game's content in a single £42.99 / €49.99 / $49.99 upgrade.

They will be less delighted to know that they'll lose access to all of this content if their PlayStation Plus subscription is no longer in play.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... us-edition

Oh dear! I might not care about this game in the slightest but this is not good news for those that do and I fear might instigate a bit of a backlash.

[NokkonWud]

I can definitely see a U-Turn coming on that decision. They'll get torn apart. That upgrade fee is far too high for the repercussions that follow when letting your PS+ subscription lapse. If it was £20-£25 it would be better, but £43 is more than you'd be paying outright for a retail copy!
If this is the way they intend to push PS+ forwards then they're in for a surprise.

[Alex79]

So I'm about 90 minutes in to Persona 4 Golden. Is there an actual game coming at some point...? I think I've pressed a button maybe 4 or 5 times so far....

[Beck]

It takes about ten hours but eventually you have to use the d pad

[hazeredmist]

Actually the button pressing is the one (tiny insignificant) thing I think I could criticise the game for, most games of the storytelling ilk let you use the touch screen rather than pressing X a thousand times during a conversation, slightly alleviating finger fatigue, but Persona doesn't. I think it's a minor oversight when porting as some of the new features do allow touch screen usage.

[Alex79]

I just checked the option that made conversation automatically flow rather than having to press X at the end of every sentence.

[hazeredmist]

Yeah it's way too slow and you have to press X half the time anyway at different conversation points.

[dezm0nd]

Today they have announced that if you upgrade as a PS+ member, you will keep all the content should your subscription expire.

[AndyKurosaki]

Downloaded Stick It To The Man, bit mental so far but it seems decent enough. Deleted Don't Starve, just don't get it. Merc Kings has gone as well, that was a right letdown. Comparisons to Metal Slug did it no favours, as it's nowhere near as fun as any of them. A utter chore to play.

[Alex79]

Three hours in and I'm still waiting for the game to start. Someone tell me this isn't it!? Because it's barely passing as an interactive story at the moment!!

[Todinho]

Dont worry it really gets going at the 10 hour mark ,but yeah Persona is a 80 hours game so it's a slow burner but the beginning can be very very slow if you're expecting well stuff to happen,you will get to the point where the game will click with you and things will start happening but this depends if you have the patience to get there,my advice would be trying to play a few in game days before you go to sleep everyday so that way you dont get as tired of nothing happening for 3 hours straight until the plot and the game starts to get going.

[kappisun]

Stick with it guys. It's an excellent game

[AndyKurosaki]

Just ordered Persona for £12. Never played the series, but it gets high praise, so can't go wrong at that price.

[Alex79]

Yeah it's starting to get better now. Do you have to invest much time in fusing Personas though, it all looks really confusing >_<