Video Games...Discuss Them

[Dukefrukem]

Division 2's huge new update.

They fixed the loot!

[Idioteque Stalker]

Nioh 2 is among the most complex games I’ve ever played. To watch it you’d think it was Devil May Cry, but to play it is more like Crusader Kings. Perfect quarantine game.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Most anticipated games:

1. The Last of Us Part 2
2. Elden Ring
3. Breath of the Wild 2
4. Darkest Dungeon 2
5. Cyberpunk 2077

Ghost of Tsushima is likely a day one purchase as well.

[Morris Schæffer]

5 days until the release of Half-Life: Alyx.

It is the first time in my whole life that I'm disproportionately excited for a game I won't be able to play.

[Dukefrukem]

5 days until the release of Half-Life: Alyx.

It is the first time in my whole life that I'm disproportionately excited for a game I won't be able to play.

Same. Not ready to take the leap into VR. Nowhere near it.

[Dukefrukem]

"PS5 will be backward-compatible with ‘almost all’ top 100 PS4 games at launch"

https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/18/21...atible-ps4-pro

[megladon8]

Well that's quite a bit different from being backwards compatible with all PS1-PS4 titles.

Disappointing.

[Dukefrukem]

Well that's quite a bit different from being backwards compatible with all PS1-PS4 titles.

Disappointing.

Someone asked about previous PS Consoles and they deflected the answer. It might be something they reveal later. There's rumors that Microsoft's box will also be BC with previous Xbox games too.

[Skitch]

5 days until the release of Half-Life: Alyx.

It is the first time in my whole life that I'm disproportionately excited for a game I won't be able to play.

Thank you for reminding me that somewhere down in the basement I have The Orange Box. I should hit that up again now that I have a working 360.

[megladon8]

Someone asked about previous PS Consoles and they deflected the answer. It might be something they reveal later. There's rumors that Microsoft's box will also be BC with previous Xbox games too.

Any word yet on cross play, or is that a pipe dream?

[Morris Schæffer]

Same. Not ready to take the leap into VR. Nowhere near it.

My hope is Valve will see beyond current slate of glasses and allow it to be released on sony's next headset. But im done with pc gaming or to be more precise forking out lots of cash to have a pc up to the task.

[Dukefrukem]

Any word yet on cross play, or is that a pipe dream?

There was a report that everyone was playing together on this for the current generation....I think it was Fortnite? So it's definitely something they are investigating and I wouldn't be surprised if it was something both consoles had at launch.

[Irish]

Duke:
Microsoft announced backwards compatibility on the Series X back in November when they officially announced the console.

Meg:
It was never gonna be all games. It's a joint technical / licensing / financial issue.

[Irish]

There was a report that everyone was playing together on this for the current generation....I think it was Fortnite? So it's definitely something they are investigating and I wouldn't be surprised if it was something both consoles had at launch.

I know you're a fan and all but they aren't "investigating" shit. If Sony doesn't allow cross-play it's because Sony doesn't want to. They think cross-play diminishes the value of their platform. (From a certain angle, they're right.)

PS: The history of Sony and Fortnite is bad. A couple of years ago they locked people's Fortnite accounts, so if they played the game on the PS4 they couldn't log into it other platforms. This was a shitty move by a paranoid company and a terrible thing to do players of an online-only game. Sony only changed course and unlocked the accounts after 3 solid months of backlash.

[Ezee E]

Just give me Last of Us 2.

[Dukefrukem]

I know you're a fan and all but they aren't "investigating" shit. If Sony doesn't allow cross-play it's because Sony doesn't want to. They think cross-play diminishes the value of their platform. (From a certain angle, they're right.)

PS: The history of Sony and Fortnite is bad. A couple of years ago they locked people's Fortnite accounts, so if they played the game on the PS4 they couldn't log into it other platforms. This was a shitty move by a paranoid company and a terrible thing to do players of an online-only game. Sony only changed course and unlocked the accounts after 3 solid months of backlash.

But I think they are?

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming...ay-exits-beta/

[Morris Schæffer]

Thank you for reminding me that somewhere down in the basement I have The Orange Box. I should hit that up again now that I have a working 360.

I also found nothing better to do today than to re-activate my Steam account after 6-7 years and order Half-Life 1 for 8 euros.

Wanted to get HL: Black Mesa, but probably didn't the have the right specs.

[Morris Schæffer]

Just give me Last of Us 2.

That for sure, but how about Doom Eternal? Can't wait for my man cave to be prepped so I can game again on the big consoles.

[Dukefrukem]

I also found nothing better to do today than to re-activate my Steam account after 6-7 years and order Half-Life 1 for 8 euros.

Wanted to get HL: Black Mesa, but probably didn't the have the right specs.

steam username?

[bac0n]

Yesterday I just couldn't, so I poured myself a shot of 1921 Tequila and fired up RDR2. A few slaves freed, an oil refinery raided, and a an hour and a half later, and I felt a little better. I am now about 49% complete. 16 months in.

By my calculations, I should finally finish it around July 2021.

[Morris Schæffer]

steam username?

What for?

I'm probably gonna be rarely on there.

Morris Schæffer

Look for the tintin avatar.

[Dukefrukem]

What for?

I'm probably gonna be rarely on there.

Morris Schæffer

Look for the tintin avatar.

Okay I won't friend you I guess.

[megladon8]

Duke let's set up a petition for the Dead Space trilogy to be ported to current gen.

Should give them something to do during the pandemic.

[Dukefrukem]

Duke let's set up a petition for the Dead Space trilogy to be ported to current gen.

Should give them something to do during the pandemic.

I wish. Took me forever to platinum the first and last games.

[Ezee E]

I deleted RDR2 from my PS4 to make room for another game. I hope that if the time comes and I reinstall it that it loads my saved data. That just dawned on me...