General Videogame Thread

[bluetonium]

My son has a PS4...and im thinking of getting him the PS5 for Xmas.
I understand the digital PS5 doesnt have a disc drive....can he play his PS4 games on it? If so, ill it only be games he has downloaded, and NOT those he has on disc?

(For some reason i was under the impression he had installed his disc games onto his PS4 and therefore didnt need the disc anymore...or am i wrong?)

You need a ps5 with a disc drive to play physical disc ps4 games. It asks you to insert it even to download the ps5 version if applicable, and you have to keep the disc in the console to play that game.

For digital games you are fine, but be aware that not all games include a ps5 upgrade, so you'll be playing the ps4 version in some cases still even on the ps5.

I'd highly recommend the disc drive version. Otherwise you're tied to the playstation store to get your games. Depending on how many games you buy, you may save the equivalent in the cost difference between console models anyway just by having the ability to buy physical copies of games.

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

You need a ps5 with a disc drive to play physical disc ps4 games. It asks you to insert it even to download the ps5 version if applicable, and you have to keep the disc in the console to play that game.

For digital games you are fine, but be aware that not all games include a ps5 upgrade, so you'll be playing the ps4 version in some cases still even on the ps5.

I'd highly recommend the disc drive version. Otherwise you're tied to the playstation store to get your games. Depending on how many games you buy, you may save the equivalent in the cost difference between console models anyway just by having the ability to buy physical copies of games.

Cheers mate...much appreciated...will probably just go for the disc version!

 

[kippaxwarrior]

High On Life is absolutely mental.

But in a very good and funny way

 

[PJM1891]

Cheers mate...much appreciated...will probably just go for the disc version!

Disc version is definitely worth it, a lot of times you can find game discs cheaper than the digital ones. The difference can be quite big.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Tried to run the new updated Witcher 3 on my PC today but it was rather brutal on my RTX 2070 Super. Think Cyberpunk was easier to run overall. Xbox version seemed much better overall.

Bit of a reality check for me on my PC.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Tried to run the new updated Witcher 3 on my PC today but it was rather brutal on my RTX 2070 Super. Think Cyberpunk was easier to run overall. Xbox version seemed much better overall.

Bit of a reality check for me on my PC.

Been playing the new update on a Series X

It looks and plays fantastic

 

[crooky]

Tried to run the new updated Witcher 3 on my PC today but it was rather brutal on my RTX 2070 Super. Think Cyberpunk was easier to run overall. Xbox version seemed much better overall.

Bit of a reality check for me on my PC.

2070S should piss it considering it runs on the Switch.

Maybe just being a little overzealous with some of the fancier settings?

 

[liveandletdive]

Last day in work today until the 3rd of Jan, I have beers, pizza, chocolate and God of war Ragnarok...

 

[wolviedinho]

Last day in work today until the 3rd of Jan, I have beers, pizza, chocolate and God of war Ragnarok...

I only just got round to finishing the first god of war. Exhausted at the end. Might need a new controller lol. Don’t know if it’s a good idea to go straight into the next 1.

Witcher might be worth a shout. Didn’t get the chance to play it first time around.

Anyone know if you have to buy the standard edition or an upgraded version?

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

2070S should piss it considering it runs on the Switch.

Maybe just being a little overzealous with some of the fancier settings?

Used to piss it, that was before a 50gb file and complete overhaul of the visuals. Visually, it’s looks incredible, but to a point where you have to compromise on performance. It might have something to do with DX12. High settings at 1440p will give me a stable 60fps. Anything above (Ultra or ray tracing) i get some drops. I think this is going to be one of those games where it’ll simply take a powerful GPU to run (RTX 4090). It’s eerily similar to Cyberpunk. I’m seeing YouTube videos of 4090s at 40fps with max settings/ray tracing and DLSS off.

A patch might be in order for it. From what I understand Switch hasn’t had an update yet but if the other consoles are anything to go by, it should be good.