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If any of you guys are playing Rainbow Six seige, im always looking for some people to play with.
 
Kassen said:
Sony is still hiding quite a few games from us gamers, making it near impossible to discover indie games unless you search for the name directly. Even the popular game Goat Simulator published on October 11, 2015, does not exist on PSN unless you an actual search of the actual name in the search bar. This isn't good for indie games at all, and for this all these missing games to still not be fixed.
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I agree. I've always had to perform a specific search for an indie game, which means I need to have known about it already. It takes forever to find it in the normal menus. The problem with that is, unless you keep up with game news and are aware that a particular indie has released, you are not likely to even know it's available. They do nothing to draw attention to it. And it's not easy thing to keep up with indie release dates -- they often aren't announced until it's right upon you, and they don't get the publicity that bigger games do. So, even if you keep up with game news, it's easy to miss them. I've had to write down specific indie release dates. Otherwise, I will miss them.

Sony is doing nothing to draw attention to one of the platform's highlights. It seems like dumb decision-making to me. They're just lumping indies into the regular game category. It's like trying to find one particular item in a closet stuffed with junk. They ought to have a dedicated indie section, where they highlight the best and the most recent releases. They're squandering one of the highlights of the PS4.
 
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I agree. I've always had to perform a specific search for an indie game, which means I need to have known about it already. It takes forever to find it in the normal menus. The problem with that is, unless you keep up with game news and are aware that a particular indie has released, you are not likely to even know it's available. They do nothing to draw attention to it. And it's not easy thing to keep up with indie release dates -- they often aren't announced until it's right upon you, and they don't get the publicity that bigger games do. So, even if you keep up with game news, it's easy to miss them. I've had to write down specific indie release dates. Otherwise, I will miss them.

Sony is doing nothing to draw attention to one of the platform's highlights. It seems like dumb decision-making to me. They're just lumping indies into the regular game category. It's like trying to find one particular item in a closet stuffed with junk. They ought to have a dedicated indie section, where they highlight the best and the most recent releases. They're squandering one of the highlights of the PS4.
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Sony does actually have a dedicated catalog for indie games, but the terrible thing is that they make you have to hunt for it so literally not many even realize it's there. You have to go /games/spotlight/quick links/indies. Sadly, even there are there indie games missing from that catalog. But yeah, their store needs an upgrade now that they have better PS Plus revenue. It doesn't make sense to claim to be the "indie-friendly" platform if you can't get them the exposure they need.

Also, here is a quick map for the indie catalog:
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I distinctly remember that the indie game developers last gen (on Xbox) were begging for their games to be put in the game general population, not pushed into an indie category.
 
Kassen said:
Sony does actually have a dedicated catalog for indie games, but the terrible thing is that they make you have to hunt for it so literally not many even realize it's there. You have to go /games/spotlight/quick links/indies. Sadly, even there are there indie games missing from that catalog. But yeah, their store needs an upgrade now that they have better PS Plus revenue. It doesn't make sense to claim to be the "indie-friendly" platform if you can't get them the exposure they need.

Also, here is a quick map for the indie catalog:
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Thanks for the instructions, but geez, what a maze. Some "Quick Link" they've got there. Man. It should just be one of those links under "Games." You've got links for everything from Pre-orders to PS2 games there. Why not a link for indies? They make things unnecessarily complicated. It's not doing their indie devs any favors.

Kvally said:
I distinctly remember that the indie game developers last gen (on Xbox) were begging for their games to be put in the game general population, not pushed into an indie category.
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And yeah, Kvally, I seem to remember that, too. That's probably one of the reasons why it is this way -- Sony probably got the same feedback, and so they're trying to blur the line by lumping them all together. I really think they'd be better off separating them out. It's too hard to know about or find indie games otherwise. Or, better yet, they could do both -- include them under the other, general game tags ("new," "popular," etc.), but then also give them their own category. The current solution makes it too hard to locate them.

Ah well, first world problems, eh.
 
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Wow! The Witness was barely even on my charts and after seeing the IGN video can see that this is my kind of game. I will own this asap.

Edit: I guess this isn't coming on discs, can't find it on Amazon. I also can't find the digital version on the Playstation Store. It comes out tomorrow and there is nothing but a trailer out. ?????
 
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I was browsing the "free" catalog the PS Store has for games, movies, and other media. An episode of Supernatural from season 10 was there in this "Free TV Episodes" catalog. I clicked the episode, and I am prompted to pay $21.99 to see this "free" episode. "Buy the entire season 10 and get this extra season 10 episode for free!" What?! This is madness!
 
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I was browsing the "free" catalog the PS Store has for games, movies, and other media. An episode of Supernatural from season 10 was there in this "Free TV Episodes" catalog. I clicked the episode, and I am prompted to pay $21.99 to see this "free" episode. "Buy the entire season 10 and get this extra season 10 episode for free!" What?! This is madness!
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No... THIS.. IS..SPARTA!
 
"Accurate game Recommendations by Sony!!" Episode 2:


"Because you Player Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Episode One: Penal Colony), we recommend..."
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Grand Theft Auto V
Tom Clancy's The Division
Fallout 4

"Because you Played Velocity 2X, we recommend..."
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Mortal Kombat X
Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2
Fallout 4

"Because You Bought Rogue Legacy, we recommend..."
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Fallout 4
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
 
I'm back baby. Only game I've really played recently on the PS4 was Until Dawn. Since then I've either been doing multiplatform on Xbox or Xenoblade Chronicles X on Wii U. Just about to finish up with that game so looking at my next game on PS4, which I think will be The Order. Also just bought The Crew Wild Run for cheap so will be playing that as well. Finally, need to spend some time in MLB The Show 15 again to hopefully get me to hold off on buying 16 since I didn't put much time in 15.
 
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Viktor said:
I'm back baby. Only game I've really played recently on the PS4 was Until Dawn. Since then I've either been doing multiplatform on Xbox or Xenoblade Chronicles X on Wii U. Just about to finish up with that game so looking at my next game on PS4, which I think will be The Order. Also just bought The Crew Wild Run for cheap so will be playing that as well. Finally, need to spend some time in MLB The Show 15 again to hopefully get me to hold off on buying 16 since I didn't put much time in 15.
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SF 5! Vik
 
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Amazon Prime members get the collectors edition for $79.99 or standard for $47.99. It seems Amazon Prime is going after other stores doing buyers club savings as I am seeing awesome deals on just about all pre-orders for coming top games.
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I don't have Prime, but thanks for the reminder on discounts, as I'm in Best Buy's Unlocked program. I'll take that $20.
 
CX360 said:
Firewatch today!!
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It's doing pretty well in reviews -- low 80s, despite lots of downgrades because of performance problems on the PS4. It might be better to get on PC if you have a choice or, if you only have PS4, wait a bit for it to get patched. I'm not hesitating, personally -- I've been looking forward to it for a while, and performance issues don't bother me unless they're atrocious.

Good pedigree of devs -- main guys from the first season of TWD and an artist with a following. It is my kind of game (I think), with a focus on exploration, story, and characters. PSN has a nice theme bundle for $21.50. Theme is nice and relaxing, and it changes with the time of day.

 
Did anyone vote for the free PSN plus game for March?

It was bro force, some twin stick shooter that looked pretty cool and Action Henk, which is what I voted for.

Bro force was winning in the polls.
 
Enjoying Firewatch so far. Played about an hour. I haven't noticed any performance problems. It reminds me of hiking -- wayfinding with the compass and the map. It's got a good sense of humor. Interesting game so far. It's just getting started, though.
 
Just picked up Gravity Rush: Remastered. Such a refreshing and unique I.P from Japan Studio and its freshness and uniqueness reminds me of the other vita ported title to PS4 in Tearaway: Unfolded. Both feel so different from the usual games churned out nowadays,almost like a palette cleanser if you wish. The games main gimmick if you like is the gravity powers which are handled remarkably well in all aspects of the game. It's exhilarating to upgrade your powers and surge up and down the sky in such a different manner from flying; the traversal is immensely fun. Collecting gems reminds me of the fun I had collecting orbs in Crackdown.I have only explored one district but its different, an area which seems distinctly normal (but it is charming )with markets and meeting places is deceptive and the real joy is the verticality of the world. Underneath this city are passageways and hidden locations, it feels like each district has 3 layers. Kat is a great protag, it's very hard not to warm someone so full of heart but also clumsy. And lastly the musical score is excellent. Now I cannot wait even more for Gravity Rush 2. Japan Studio are back with a bang this gen.
 
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Sounds good. I'm curious how Gravity Rush 2 will turn out. I'm going to avoid a PS Vita port, even though it sounds like they did a good job. I suppose it's because of the graphics. I'd rather have something built ground up for the system.
 
Andy said:
Sounds good. I'm curious how Gravity Rush 2 will turn out. I'm going to avoid a PS Vita port, even though it sounds like they did a good job. I suppose it's because of the graphics. I'd rather have something built ground up for the system.
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It's funny you say that because Gravity Rush was initially intended for the PS3 but they then made it to for Vita instead. Still it is evident it was made for a last gen system as it is not as dense as GR2 and it uses a select colour palette for each district.
 
Anyone ever have the PS4 delete a game on its own? Went to play The Order tonight and it was uninstalled.
 
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