Strife777

Considering I've been unemployed for 2 months, my savings have been rapidly dwindling in this very populated games season and hence, I didn't really get anything (apart from some soap and toothbrush heads...)

Otherwise, I certainly would've gotten Dragon Quest Builders for $49.99 (versus $79.99) and a few 4K blu-rays that were finally selling for $21.99 instead of $32.99.

Yup, those sure look like some third-party-ass controllers. Nooo thank you.

PS4 for me. Hopefully I can get to experience Titanfall for the first time with some of you fine folks.

Edit: Haha. And as it turns out, Giant Bomb is currently in the featured networks, front and center(-left).

If you don't have any bandwidth cap with your ISP, don't mind no being able to sell your games back and aren't into having a physical collection (which is my reason for not going fully digital), then I don't see any reason not to go for it.

You get the convenience of not having to switch discs, especially if you play a few different games at the same time and you don't have to worry about shelf space.

I might be wrong, but whenever I hear positive criticism of the game, the soundtrack comes up as a major plus. Overall, I would somewhat agree. Unfortunately, the game uses way too many of that era's greatest hits, which leads to songs we've heard over and over and over again.

I would gladly never hear Fortunate Son again in my life. Ever.

The thing that bothers me is that Sony would respond (has?) to the criticism with either "Netflix and Youtube will be first among many to provide 4K streaming services" or with "we're focusing on games".

The former is stupid because not only does it require, according to Netflix, a 25Mbps internet connection for consistent 4K streaming. The worldwide average is well beyond that (around 5Mbps) and only South Korea's average clears that demand, but just barely. And don't get me started on data caps. 4K streaming would chew through your bandwidth at a rate you couldn't imagine. Finally, while not as noticeable to some, the image quality difference betweem streaming and physical media is well documented.

As for the "focusing on games" thing, while there could probably be quite a few snide remarks to be made and comparisons to the less capable yet cheaper Xbox One S, which does offer UHD-BD playback, it's simply not a smart move. The PS2's DVD playing capability was a huge selling point for the console and helped the format. Same goes for the PS3 and Blu-ray (even though it didn't sell quite as well).

With all that said, yes, I am going to get one nonetheless, but I'm seriously disappointed that I'm going to have to spend another couple hundred dollars to get a machine that can do this simple task.

I really like Danny and wish him the best. I've always enjoyed his guest appearances on Giant Bomb.

I'm not gonna lie, I really hope he's coming over, whether it be on GB East or West? Though Drew saying he'll miss him around the office seems to eliminate West as a possibility. But if it's neither of those, that's cool too.

Thanks for everything Mr. O'Dwyer.

PS4, more specifically Neo if it is out by then, which I believe it will be.

I'd say either No Man's Sky (I kind of need to listen/watch something while playing it) or Stardew Valley.

Sidenote: I want that next damn Stardew Valley patch! Soon.

I like the Dark Zone, but it's definitely not for the PvP aspect though. While there are some good moments that involve other players, in my experience, they get overshadowed by all the groups of assholes you shoot you down and steal your shit. It's all part of the game, but it doesn't make it any more pleasant. It's a better experience with other friends or teammates.

I also still have some fundamental issues with how the rogue system works. I love the concept, but people in a group shouldn't be able to have different rogue levels, because it leads to situations where you can't shoot one of them, who isn't rogue because *you'll* turn rogue, so he can just get your back while his buddies, who are rogue, keep you occupied. Some stuff is just tough because of how video games work. Some dude walking in front of my line of fire shouldn't turn me rogue, but that would be almost impossible for the game to know the difference between that and me actively shooting someone.

The Dark Zone is a great idea with flawed execution.