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I picked up a 4TB Samsung external SSD a few months ago and was astonished to find that it only gives about 3.6 worth of usable storage. Did not expect that. I do like that the unit itself is pretty dang small(palm of hand) compared to my many years old 3TB HDD I was using before so that's rather nice.

To me, this sets a bad precedence for further piracy in the future. Not on a grand scale or anything, but if more and more consumers get the idea that what they purchase digitally can be permanently taken away its going to drive them elsewhere. Its not hard to find a streaming site that contains all matter of new stuff and old stuff on demand, for free. I think you're still likely safe on platforms like Apple that aren't going away anytime soon, and this whole fiasco is hopefully just a bad negotiation by Sony, however its a pretty big blunder that you would think a media company as old as Sony would easily avoid.

If more and more instances of this happen in the future, its a dark time for everyone. Physical media is slowly disappearing and digital media rights and distribution seem to be in disarray. Nobody wins, except the jolly roger's. I've noticed over the years that a lot of the free streaming options have gotten pretty darn good. They may not have all the quality but the functionality is often better. I used to have MLB TV and quite often their streams were choppy and low quality. And you'd still incur blackouts. Its not a good look when your free competitors are doing it better. The big corps have been taking baby steps for years and its really starting to show. Hell, when Google Play Movies was at its best you started seeing nice 4K Dolby Vision streams, if available. Now, under Youtube, its back to HDR10 if you're lucky. If you're trying to play stuff on your PC through Youtube its only 480p. That's utterly ridiculous in 2023.

As someone who has gone mostly digital at this point, I hope this kind of stuff gets sorted sooner than later and doesn't turn into a nasty shitshow.

Didn't pick up any games but I did grab a cheaper PS Extra sub. Also, I got these bad boys and I'm pretty stoked on em :)

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Edit: Wait, wait, I did pick up the Burning Shores DLC for Horizon 2 lol. I like it.

I've got pretty solid value from Extra so far. Played a number of full games and got the DLC for Ghost of Sushi and FF7 Remake. Sony seemed to imply that the big price hike was to ensure more quality content. If the next year is at least as good as the last year has been, I'll be happy. Like Game Pass, if you can't find the value, personally, then stick with Essential. Though, I do think there should be a tier for folks that just want cloud saves.

Welp, either IGN or Sony got their wording mixed up or Sony changed their tune but the PS Plus discounts work for current subs. Just got 25% off a new Extra sub. So no middle fingers up. Still a little chapped that its a couple bucks more than full price was before the price hike. Good thing I got gift cards :P.

I think mid-2000's Sony is coming back in full force. They hiked up the price of the PS5 and PS Plus right before holiday season so the deals basically put you back at what full price was last year. Not only that, the Black Friday PS Plus sales only apply to new subs and upgrades. So if your like me and have Extra you can only get a discount to Premium, which I want nothing to do with, and would end up costing me the full price of Extra.

Luckily, maybe, since my current sub lapses in the middle of the sale (Nov 17-27) I'll get treated like a new sub and I can get Extra again at a discount. If not, both middle fingers up.

*Tin foil hats on* Sometimes I feel like Jim Ryan has been a scapegoat for Sony to make a bunch of controversial moves over the last few years, and they just used him as a face for it. They knew he would retire and now he just rides into the sunset while we are left with the current state of affairs. Ok hats off lol. I could believe it though.

Oh, I also can't wait to see how the portal does.

All in all though, I have enjoyed my PS5. Its been a decent upgrade to my old PC while I wait to build a new one. I've enjoyed the games I've played and PS Extra has added to that list.

@bigsocrates: Sabotage studios, Indeed.

@bigsocrates: HA, so I discovered my problem. Apparently I did beat the boss and talk to him down below, where he gives you instructions on how to proceed, and just plum forgot all about it. I didn't realize you had to stand on that gem and hold the left trigger to move the light thing to create the bridge. Oops lol. I never watched that far in the video as I had zero recollection of beating him. It was after midnight in my defense. All's well that ends well, I guess. *face palm*

@bigsocrates:

This is what its supposed to look like. Mine still just has the platforms. Nothing to click on either. Thought maybe I beat him and forgot but the mist isn't at the spot after the fight. I did have 2 saves but I usually update both before I shut it off so I don't have one before where I am at.

Video timestamp doesn't want to save so its at about 8m13s

@bigsocrates: From what I can tell from watching a video the platforms do transform into relics and there is supposed to be a thing that floats up that you click on and it asks you if you are prepared. When you click yes the little orb thing flies into the center relic and starts the boss fight. For me, its still the stairs that lead up to the portals and all the relics are gone already inside them. I've tried resting at the fire right behind them, as well as leaving and returning to the area. No such luck.