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[luckysalt]

The Playstation Blog on EU has upset MANY a person today

Despite the annual 2 Vita games should have refreshed last month, it didn't happen and they ignored our questions.

Today with the new update the question was asked again.

It got a reply.

There's not going to be a refresh of these two games.

Not this month

Not next month.

Not for the foreseeable future.

We may look at it again NEXT YEAR.

WHY WHY WHY the public asked.

The answer.

We don't feel they need changing right now.

BULL SHIT.

They're annual games, they SHOULD have had a refresh. It was part of the subscription service! They said these games will change in November and now they won't.

BUT

It gets worse.

When asked can I add PS4 games to my download list for when I get a PS4 via my PS3.

The answer was...

No. These games will only show up on the PS4 store.

Now whether this was a mistake and he meant to say they won't appear on the PS3 store but you can via the website is one thing but if they are only avaliable via the PS4 itself then thats absolute bollocks.

The shit has hit the fan, well and truely and of course the staff have gone home and not answering the question.

However a video updated by Sony shows you CAN add PS4 games via webstore so maybe its just the staff on the blog wording his answer wrong, they're absolutely USELESS on the sony blog anyway, seriously how they keep their jobs I do not know.

Lets hope you can get the PS4 plus games without a PS4 otherwise there's gunna be a BIG backlash over this

[Spindles]

To go back to the console choice, +1 to wait and see.

Early adopters will be paying a premium to iron out the kinks in what may be a rocky release for either or both platforms. Better bundle deals will be around in the spring and any clear stumbling blocks on either platform you'll be hearing about from the general public rather than the rumour mill/supposition as at present and you'll have had a chance to gauge how each company reacts to issues as to whether you have confidence in them. Finally, by this point you can also just plump for the platform your (or whoever it's for) friends play on, because that's what gaming is really about, playing with your mates.

Personally I am sticking with the PC (particularly with SteamOS just around the corner). I had a 360 (died the usual death) and a wii, but found that apart from a few titles that came to console quicker, I generally had a better experience with PC versions (of which there are for most major titles).

[t8yman]

I'm glad I cancelled my PS4 preorder.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-13-playstation-4-reviewed-games-and-hardware

one of the only titles that interested me from the launch event was Knack. EG gave it 4/10, thats disappointing.

I'm definitely waiting til the spring (at the earliest)

EDITED TO ADD

this is probably not news to ps3 owners, but apparently free multiplayer is a thing of the past with ps4, you must have ps+ to play any game in MP. dont know how "under the radar" that is, or if I just missed it previously. is it just ps4, or is it a thing with ps3 too?

Edited November 14, 2013 by t8yman

[G-Stud]

Reports of failing PS4s

[t8yman]

oh dear, this is gonna be fun. looks like dodgy hdmi ports from what I read so far.

[windy_miller]

The Playstation Blog on EU has upset MANY a person today

Despite the annual 2 Vita games should have refreshed last month, it didn't happen and they ignored our questions.

Today with the new update the question was asked again.

It got a reply.

There's not going to be a refresh of these two games.

Not this month

Not next month.

Not for the foreseeable future.

We may look at it again NEXT YEAR.

WHY WHY WHY the public asked.

The answer.

We don't feel they need changing right now.

BULL SHIT.

They're annual games, they SHOULD have had a refresh. It was part of the subscription service! They said these games will change in November and now they won't.

BUT

It gets worse.

When asked can I add PS4 games to my download list for when I get a PS4 via my PS3.

The answer was...

No. These games will only show up on the PS4 store.

Now whether this was a mistake and he meant to say they won't appear on the PS3 store but you can via the website is one thing but if they are only avaliable via the PS4 itself then thats absolute bollocks.

The shit has hit the fan, well and truely and of course the staff have gone home and not answering the question.

However a video updated by Sony shows you CAN add PS4 games via webstore so maybe its just the staff on the blog wording his answer wrong, they're absolutely USELESS on the sony blog anyway, seriously how they keep their jobs I do not know.

Lets hope you can get the PS4 plus games without a PS4 otherwise there's gunna be a BIG backlash over this

Are the annual games Uncharted and Gravity Rush? I presumed they were just constant free deals, I didn't realize that they were supposed to change once per year.

My feeling is that Sony don't feel there are enough top quality games to put on the annual list. Killzone is the obvious choice, but it has only just been released, so I'm sure they would like to sell a few more copies of it first. I reckon they will wait until after Christmas.

I'm playing Gravity Rush at the moment and it is great. I love just being able to fly around everywhere and the battles are great, more like mid-air dogfights!

[modey]

I'm glad I cancelled my PS4 preorder.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-13-playstation-4-reviewed-games-and-hardware

one of the only titles that interested me from the launch event was Knack. EG gave it 4/10, thats disappointing.

I'm definitely waiting til the spring (at the earliest)

EDITED TO ADD

this is probably not news to ps3 owners, but apparently free multiplayer is a thing of the past with ps4, you must have ps+ to play any game in MP. dont know how "under the radar" that is, or if I just missed it previously. is it just ps4, or is it a thing with ps3 too?

Its just ps4, I'll be happy to pay for ps+, the monthly games you get "free" are worth it alone,As long as you've downloaded them that month you get to keep them as long as you have a ps+ sub.... as i also have a vita i get games for that too. Really looking forward to see how well the vita integrates with the ps4 with remote play

[windy_miller]

Its just ps4, I'll be happy to pay for ps+, the monthly games you get "free" are worth it alone,As long as you've downloaded them that month you get to keep them as long as you have a ps+ sub.... as i also have a vita i get games for that too. Really looking forward to see how well the vita integrates with the ps4 with remote play

You don't even have to download them. You can just click the purchase button on the website but not download it.

[jump]

Fucking Skylanders are pissing me off, I'm hunting them down for my baby brothers xmas but certain shops only sell certain kinds so I've got to go to Asda for one, GAME for another and Tesco for the other. I hate it when games do all this excluisve crap.

[LondonTom]

Still your keeping people in retail in jobs on the plus side

No pisses me off to, pre order bonuses to etc. Just give me the god damn game and reward everyone who preorders the same!

[t8yman]

pure class, and hits the nail straight on the head

Edited November 20, 2013 by t8yman

[Paul ™]

Got my PS Vita today from ShopTo and the memory card aint being detected. Not sure if its the card or the slot so no doubt need to send it all back tomorrow :-(

[jump]

Got my PS Vita today from ShopTo and the memory card aint being detected. Not sure if its the card or the slot so no doubt need to send it all back tomorrow :-(

What size is the memory card? If it's a smallish one you will probably need to replace it with a bigger one anyway so you may want to wait for that instead of going into all that hassle of returning it.

Since I'm not allowed to play the new Zelda game till fucking xmas I've been downloading all of the old Zeldas on my 3DS. Link's Awakening, Oracle Of Ages and the orginal game still actually hold up pretty well but Link's Adventure is one of the worst games ever, it doesn't even feel like a Zelda game and it's way too hard.

Edited November 22, 2013 by jump

[G-Stud]

There are reports of the blu-ray drive in X-Box Ones failing. Oh dear. Sod being an early adopter!

[Paul ™]

Its just ps4, I'll be happy to pay for ps+, the monthly games you get "free" are worth it alone,As long as you've downloaded them that month you get to keep them as long as you have a ps+ sub.... as i also have a vita i get games for that too. Really looking forward to see how well the vita integrates with the ps4 with remote play

I just got my vita and agree having it along with the PS3 (and soon to be PS4) makes the sub great value.

What size is the memory card? If it's a smallish one you will probably need to replace it with a bigger one anyway so you may want to wait for that instead of going into all that hassle of returning it.

It's a 16GB one that came with the bundle, THIS ONE which I got for £145 the other day. Decent selection of free games to download which will probably fill the memory card anyway time I install them and Fifa cause bought Tearaway digital copy too.

So probably just get another card and return that one to get a new one, having 2 cards will come in handy anyway.

[Jackmypie]

So I sold my copy of CoD on ebay however the buyer claims that it hasn't been delivered to them yet. I think it's a bit fishy really... They've only been a member for a month and their feedback is private WHY?

I've had to issue a full refund to them, so I'm down £75 now. I swear all these companies are against me. Apparently there's no way of winning the case even with a tracking number. I reckon the buyer just likes freebies, I even had to wait 2 days for them to pay me because they had 'no money' at that time.

[fraser_k]

So I sold my copy of CoD on ebay however the buyer claims that it hasn't been delivered to them yet. I think it's a bit fishy really... They've only been a member for a month and their feedback is private WHY?

I've had to issue a full refund to them, so I'm down £75 now. I swear all these companies are against me. Apparently there's no way of winning the case even with a tracking number. I reckon the buyer just likes freebies, I even had to wait 2 days for them to pay me because they had 'no money' at that time.

Was it recorded delivery?

[jump]

So I sold my copy of CoD on ebay however the buyer claims that it hasn't been delivered to them yet. I think it's a bit fishy really... They've only been a member for a month and their feedback is private WHY?

I've had to issue a full refund to them, so I'm down £75 now. I swear all these companies are against me. Apparently there's no way of winning the case even with a tracking number. I reckon the buyer just likes freebies, I even had to wait 2 days for them to pay me because they had 'no money' at that time.

What do you mean by private?

If the tracking number shows it was delivered then they can't say they haven't got it and if they tracking number shows it wasn't delivered then go to the post office to get compensation for fucking up.

Edited November 22, 2013 by jump

[Jackmypie]

What do you mean by private?

If the tracking number shows it was delivered then they can't say they haven't got it and if they tracking number shows it wasn't delivered then go to the post office to get compensation for fucking up.

When you click on their feedback it shows as "This member, ******, has decided to make his/her Feedback comments private. Feedback can still be left for this user and the Feedback ratings left are shown above in summary format."

It was sent as standard delivery though so no tracking number. Lesson learnt though I guess. I will submit a claim with royal mail as I do have the receipt of postage (which means nothing to ebay).

[jump]

When you click on their feedback it shows as "This member, ******, has decided to make his/her Feedback comments private. Feedback can still be left for this user and the Feedback ratings left are shown above in summary format."

It was sent as standard delivery though so no tracking number. Lesson learnt though I guess. I will submit a claim with royal mail as I do have the receipt of postage (which means nothing to ebay).

Make sure you photocopy the postage receipt as Royal Mail are a real fucking pain for this kind of thing and you will have to chase them.

[windy_miller]

Since I'm not allowed to play the new Zelda game till fucking xmas I've been downloading all of the old Zeldas on my 3DS. Link's Awakening, Oracle Of Ages and the orginal game still actually hold up pretty well but Link's Adventure is one of the worst games ever, it doesn't even feel like a Zelda game and it's way too hard.

I highly recommend playing A Link To The Past. It is one of the best games I have ever played. It is also the prequel for A Link Between Worlds, so well worth playing.

I just got my vita and agree having it along with the PS3 (and soon to be PS4) makes the sub great value.

It's a 16GB one that came with the bundle, THIS ONE which I got for £145 the other day. Decent selection of free games to download which will probably fill the memory card anyway time I install them and Fifa cause bought Tearaway digital copy too.

So probably just get another card and return that one to get a new one, having 2 cards will come in handy anyway.

I got the 10 game pack in August with an 8Gb card, so you should have about 8Gb free. I recommend getting a 32Gb one though, you will soon fill it up with free PS Plus games. I recommend you get Spulunky for it though. You will play nothing else for months.

[windy_miller]

Fired up XCOM for the first time in ages the other night. I forgot just how bloody amazing that game is. I was given a bastard hard mission where I met my first Sectopod. Nail biting stuff.

[jump]

I highly recommend playing A Link To The Past. It is one of the best games I have ever played. It is also the prequel for A Link Between Worlds, so well worth playing.

I would put they haven't got it on the 3DS eshop yet. The 1st Zelda I started playing was Ocarina but I've been catching up on them all recently so now it's just Link To The Past and Minish Cap I've yet to play in the series.

[windy_miller]

I would put they haven't got it on the 3DS eshop yet. The 1st Zelda I started playing was Ocarina but I've been catching up on them all recently so now it's just Link To The Past and Minish Cap I've yet to play in the series.

Link's Awakening is really good as well. I also started one of Oracle Of Ages or Oracle Of Season (can't remember which one exactly) which was also brilliant, but I never actually got round to finishing it.

I love the old top down Zeldas. Quite gutted in a way that I have just bought a Vita, otherwise I'd be gettting a 2DS or 3DS to play A Link Between Worlds.

[jump]

Link's Awakening is really good as well. I also started one of Oracle Of Ages or Oracle Of Season (can't remember which one exactly) which was also brilliant, but I never actually got round to finishing it.

I love the old top down Zeldas. Quite gutted in a way that I have just bought a Vita, otherwise I'd be gettting a 2DS or 3DS to play A Link Between Worlds.

The Oracle games really shine when you complete/have both as they unlock stuff in the next one. I was put off the top down Zeldas for years as I grew up on the 3D ones but I saw Spirit Tracks going cheap a year or two ago so got it on a whim and really enjoyed it.

The Vita just doesn't have enough games for me, the PS Plus is a really good deal but ultimately they are mostly old games I've played before and only Tearaway and LittleBigPlanet that I can't get on the 3DS.