Games released before PS4 are no longer appearing in search on PlayStation.com

Post by Erlich_Bachman » Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 12:49 PM UTC

mensetmanusman wrote: post #86

vultour wrote: post #65

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I don’t think I’ll ever understand people that buy consoles, especially for FPS games. The controls are terrible, the FPS is terrible, the display is probably terrible if they’re using a TV, and the number one reason I will never understand: paying money if you want to play multiplayer. So you’ve already paid money for the console, you paid an exorbitant price for a game that is rarely on sale, and now you have to pa…

To add to this, if you don’t play often enough, when you do want to jump on the couch and play with a friend, you have to wait 15 minutes for your console to upgrade.

Post by als0 » Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 12:59 PM UTC

deergomoo wrote: post #67

als0 wrote: post #52

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You put discs in and play games. From that perspective you don’t need an internet connection. However, if you want to play blu ray movies, you need to connect it to the internet to download a license. Sadly.

It's worth noting that with the prevalence of day-one patches these days, it's entirely possible that the code on the disk is a barely playable mess. It raises big concerns for archival—we'll eventually have high quality emulators for all of these systems, but to properly archive the games requires also archiving patches, which is difficult from both a logistical and copyright standpoint.

Post by effingwewt » Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 1:04 PM UTC

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #90

epanchin wrote: post #71

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A PlayStation 5 is £450 and will smoothly play any game I buy for it. PlayStation+ for 7 years is £350. Total cost excluding games is £800 for 7 years of smooth gameplay. An £800 PC wouldn’t even play current games smoothly, never mind releases in 7 years.

>An £800 PC wouldn’t even play current games smoothly Why do people assume you need a million $ PC to play current games smoothly? Is it the tech youtubers/influencers like Linus to blame for this madness where everything needs to be run at 4k 300Hz ULTRA settings to count as PC gaming? PC gaming hardware for a good experience is more affordable than people think. A 850-900 Euro PC (for us over the channel) with an R…

Post by reaperducer » Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 1:15 PM UTC

mothsonasloth wrote: post #85

mewse wrote: post #14

The history hasn’t really been removed ; it’s just not being indexed from the main search box. And yeah, there’s an argument to be made that if there are no links to a thing that’s basically the same as that thing not existing and I do buy into that argument. But in this case, it seems to me like it’s as likely to be a mistake as anything else, seeing as the old pages themselves are still there and haven’t been remov…

It's alarmism/sensationalism/outrage journalism 101 See a recent issue, jump to conclusions, publish article, then request comment from the person/organisation who caused the outrage Profit $$$

Post by Agathos » Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 1:18 PM UTC

deergomoo wrote: post #67

als0 wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You put discs in and play games. From that perspective you don’t need an internet connection. However, if you want to play blu ray movies, you need to connect it to the internet to download a license. Sadly.

It's worth noting that with the prevalence of day-one patches these days, it's entirely possible that the code on the disk is a barely playable mess. It raises big concerns for archival—we'll eventually have high quality emulators for all of these systems, but to properly archive the games requires also archiving patches, which is difficult from both a logistical and copyright standpoint.