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#7771 Vinny   Bang, bang... pew... CAGiversary!   25152 Posts   Joined 18.6 Years Ago  

Posted 01 August 2022 - 06:09 AM

Some PS2 games support 480p via component cables. Sometimes it's enabled on the options screen, sometimes you had to hold a button while the game was loading. Games should look much better at 480p on a modern TV.

https://en.everybody...e_display_modes

I had no idea so many PS2 games supported 16:9... I honestly thought it was just a handful. 



#7772 jlazenby1   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   2581 Posts   Joined 11.8 Years Ago  

Posted 01 August 2022 - 07:14 PM

Has anyone ordered from PlayStation Direct lately? Have they been including the $5 off your next order coupons?


Just got a digital ps5 (opened an hour ago) and I got a coupon for Gamestop 25% more trade in for a ps4 coupon and my Horizon code, nothing else

#7773 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   72864 Posts   Joined 19.6 Years Ago  

FriskyTanuki

Posted 02 August 2022 - 02:09 AM

Recent free DLC for PS+ people:

 

PSVR Mortal Blitz: Combat Arena - PlayStation Plus VIP Booster Aug 22

PUBG Battlegrounds - 2022 PlayStation Plus Exclusive Bundle #3

World of Tanks - Supply Drop

 

Recent regular free DLC:

 

Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium - Invincibility

Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium - Special Display Frames Set

PS4 Hot Wheels Unleashed - Aston Martin DBS 2010 - Has a bunch of free DLC

PS5 Hot Wheels Unleashed - Aston Martin DBS 2010 - Has a bunch of free DLC

PS4 Kao the Kangaroo - Summer Drip

PS5 Kao the Kangaroo - Summer Drip

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town - Buffalo Costume

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town - Fox Costume

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town - Neil's Jacket

PS4 World of Warships - PS4 Night Symphony

PS5 World of Warships - PS5 Night Symphony



#7774 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   72864 Posts   Joined 19.6 Years Ago  

FriskyTanuki

Posted 02 August 2022 - 04:04 PM

August PS+ Essential lineup is live:

 

PS4 Little Nightmares

PS5/PS4 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Cross-Gen Deluxe Bundle

PS5/PS4 Yakuza: Like a Dragon



#7775 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   72864 Posts   Joined 19.6 Years Ago  

FriskyTanuki

Posted 02 August 2022 - 04:05 PM



#7776 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   72864 Posts   Joined 19.6 Years Ago  

FriskyTanuki

Posted 03 August 2022 - 10:55 AM

Nearly 1,000 new deals have been added to the Summer Sale:

 

https://psprices.com...ring=asc&page=1



#7777 nitrosmob   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   11436 Posts   Joined 16.7 Years Ago  

Posted 03 August 2022 - 03:50 PM

Also just a note but how did the PlayStation web site get worse for getting to the PS+ games. I'm on the basic and I remember like 2 or so clicks to get to the games before. I had a hard time finding them this time (I know Frisky does the links, but I was already signed in and looking). Just bad website design.



#7778 samnite   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   419 Posts   Joined 12.3 Years Ago  

Posted 03 August 2022 - 04:15 PM

I have long given up navigating the PS Store. Dekudeals and PSPrices wishlisting for future discounts is the only sane way to go about buying games for good prices these days.



#7779 BobbyTastic   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   10339 Posts   Joined 12.2 Years Ago  

BobbyTastic

Posted 03 August 2022 - 05:28 PM

I have long given up navigating the PS Store. Dekudeals and PSPrices wishlisting for future discounts is the only sane way to go about buying games for good prices these days.

TrueTrophies will occasionally have decent sales breakdowns but they post inconsistently. The tracking on PSDeals and PlatPrices is also hit or miss.

#7780 Ex~   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   1197 Posts   Joined 15.0 Years Ago  

Posted 04 August 2022 - 02:57 AM

Also just a note but how did the PlayStation web site get worse for getting to the PS+ games. I'm on the basic and I remember like 2 or so clicks to get to the games before. I had a hard time finding them this time (I know Frisky does the links, but I was already signed in and looking). Just bad website design.

Bad website design according to what metric, exactly? I doubt giving away free games is making them a lot of money. 

 

Companies AB test website designs to achieve business value metrics, which means ultimately dollars spent. Taking up valuable screen real-estate to make it more convenient for people to get to the free games doesn't serve that purpose.

 

Etsy once AB tested deliberately adding latency to their website to see if it negatively impacted sales. It didn't, so they threw away a bunch of work they were going to do to make the site faster and more responsive.



#7781 Vinny   Bang, bang... pew... CAGiversary!   25152 Posts   Joined 18.6 Years Ago  

Posted 04 August 2022 - 03:23 AM

Also just a note but how did the PlayStation web site get worse for getting to the PS+ games. I'm on the basic and I remember like 2 or so clicks to get to the games before. I had a hard time finding them this time (I know Frisky does the links, but I was already signed in and looking). Just bad website design.

Shit, I thought I was the only one thinking this... definitely hate how much harder they made it to find the games, I usually wait for someone on SD to post the links directly to the game pages and redeem them there. 



#7782 SpraykwoN   the Chef CAGiversary!   4587 Posts   Joined 9.2 Years Ago  

Posted 04 August 2022 - 03:25 AM

This summer sale is garbage

#7783 Kain   Dragoon CAGiversary!   1463 Posts   Joined 18.7 Years Ago  

Posted 04 August 2022 - 03:37 AM

I will use PSPrices and PlatPrices to browse games that are on sale to see what's out there that I may not know about, but I feel like the wishlist feature on the PS5 console itself is the best way to keep track of games that I already know I want.  It displays them in a straight up list you can scroll down and see all the current prices and I get notifications whenever anything on my list goes on sale.  The only gripe I have is that for some reason, there are some pieces of DLC that just can't be added to your wishlist; which is why I use PSPrices as a backup.



#7784 Onyxmeth   CAG Veteran Validating   457 Posts   Joined 13.6 Years Ago  

Onyxmeth

Posted 04 August 2022 - 10:46 AM

Edit: Nevermind. Found answer



#7785 flooderdooden  

flooderdooden

Posted 04 August 2022 - 12:01 PM

Lots of things that have previously been on sale for similar prices in this second half of this Summer Sale, but I did pick up two games on the ultra-cheap. Figment and Beautiful Desolation were/are each $1.99 (90% off; $19.99 normally). They aren’t AAA games or top-tier indies, but they looked interesting for the price. 



#7786 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   72864 Posts   Joined 19.6 Years Ago  

FriskyTanuki

Posted 04 August 2022 - 01:50 PM



#7787 SpraykwoN   the Chef CAGiversary!   4587 Posts   Joined 9.2 Years Ago  

Posted 04 August 2022 - 06:27 PM

FYI



#7788 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   72864 Posts   Joined 19.6 Years Ago  

FriskyTanuki

Posted 04 August 2022 - 09:07 PM

https://store.playst...IGAPOCALYPSE5US

 

We already have a perfectly good Gigabash at home.



#7789 Josh1billion   Josh x1,000,000,000 CAGiversary!   2450 Posts   Joined 13.6 Years Ago  

Josh1billion

Posted 04 August 2022 - 10:09 PM

Horse Racing 2016 for $1.49 everybody



#7790 Nothing-   Tomorrow King - Interloper Kai CAGiversary!   10251 Posts   Joined 11.5 Years Ago  

Posted 04 August 2022 - 10:13 PM

Sony (Crunchyroll) now owns Rightstuf and Nozomi Entertainment.

 



#7791 FriskyTanuki   LGBT Rights & Women's Rights are Human Rights CAGiversary!   72864 Posts   Joined 19.6 Years Ago  

FriskyTanuki

Posted 04 August 2022 - 10:27 PM

If you're into shmups, there's been quite a few older shmups getting released lately:

 

Dragon Blaze - $9.99

Gunbarich - $9.99

Gunbird - $9.99

Gunbird 2 - $9.99

Samurai Aces - $9.99

Samurai Aces III: Sengoku Cannon - $9.99

Sol Divide: Sword of Darkness - $9.99

Strikers 1945 - $9.99

Strikers 1945 II - $9.99

Strikers 1945 III - $9.99

Tengai - $9.99

Thunderbolt Collection - $7.99

Zero Gunner 2 - $9.99



#7792 Donken   Nominated for Dumbest Post on the Site by Wombat CAGiversary!   5200 Posts   Joined 16.7 Years Ago  

Posted 05 August 2022 - 06:25 AM

I finally got a PS5 from Amazon, it arrives on Sunday. This is my first Playstation console ever. I never had a PS3 or PS4, but I’ve had Switch, PC and Xbox. What are my must plays? I have Gamepass on Xbox so I probably won’t get the PS+ equivalent one, I’m mostly looking to play first party stuff like Spider Man and Horizon.

#7793 Freeze Time  

Freeze Time

Posted 05 August 2022 - 06:42 AM

I finally got a PS5 from Amazon, it arrives on Sunday. This is my first Playstation console ever. I never had a PS3 or PS4, but I’ve had Switch, PC and Xbox. What are my must plays? I have Gamepass on Xbox so I probably won’t get the PS+ equivalent one, I’m mostly looking to play first party stuff like Spider Man and Horizon.

Play Astros playroom first. It's included with the console. PS+ premium has first party games like Horizon, Spiderman and Miles morales and more. It's awesome and even more awesome since you've never owned any Playstation consoles so likely have missed many of the best games ever made.

https://www.playstat.../ps-plus/games/



#7794 elessar123  

Posted 05 August 2022 - 07:10 AM

Not Returnal?



#7795 Sonic9jct   Wubba lubba dub dub CAGiversary!   442 Posts   Joined 14.8 Years Ago  

Sonic9jct

Posted 05 August 2022 - 01:45 PM

I finally got a PS5 from Amazon, it arrives on Sunday. This is my first Playstation console ever. I never had a PS3 or PS4, but I’ve had Switch, PC and Xbox. What are my must plays? I have Gamepass on Xbox so I probably won’t get the PS+ equivalent one, I’m mostly looking to play first party stuff like Spider Man and Horizon.


Depending on the speed at which you play games, at least PS+ Extra might be worth your time tbh. If you are actually someone who skipped PS3 and PS4, pretty much all the notable exclusives are available through that for the price of a single game or two. I've always said PS Now wasn't worth it unless you completely skipped PS3, so honestly you stand to gain the most by using it, unless you're someone who refuses to "not actually own a game"

#7796 nitrosmob   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   11436 Posts   Joined 16.7 Years Ago  

Posted 05 August 2022 - 02:22 PM

Returnal, Ratchet & Clank the newer one, and GoW Ragnarock when it releases in November should be there too. Last of us coming in September is perfect too, if you've never touched the old one or the remastered.



#7797 Moofboy  

Posted 05 August 2022 - 02:47 PM

Buy the Miles Morales Ultimate Edition, grab Horizon FW, then just play through the instant game collection and this month’s plus games. That should keep you busy for quite a while.

#7798 BobbyTastic   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   10339 Posts   Joined 12.2 Years Ago  

BobbyTastic

Posted 05 August 2022 - 03:04 PM

Miles Morales is in the Catalog though, as is Returnal. The only PS5 first-party holdouts are Sackboy, Ratchet, Spidey Remastered (which you can buy through the Miles Morales game for $20 iirc), Horizon 2 and GT7.

#7799 Donken   Nominated for Dumbest Post on the Site by Wombat CAGiversary!   5200 Posts   Joined 16.7 Years Ago  

Posted 05 August 2022 - 03:41 PM

The PS5 I got was the bundle with Horizon 2 Forbidden West, so I will have that, I also have been claiming the free games they were giving away in the past, so I have the Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection, Ratchet and Clank, and Horizon Zero Dawn.



#7800 shadowysea07   Cjenvy I'm ready for you awd this time I'm wearing pants CAGiversary!   7934 Posts   Joined 9.8 Years Ago  

shadowysea07

Posted 05 August 2022 - 04:29 PM

Hell persona 5 alone could keep them busy for months.

Let alone the yakuza series. 7 like a dragon is this months plus title. And iirc the other ones are coming to plus and essential or whatever.

Besides those Ys celceta, tales of vesperia would be recs rpg wise.