Dragon Age is very good so far. I had to bone up on the storyline from the first two games and I'm glad I did or I would have no idea what the hell was going on.
This is a deep RPG. And for the first time in a Bioware game, there is a jump button! Novel idea, eh?
lol. it says 17% when I checked this morning. I looked on the info though and its roughly 39GB out of the 50GB...
Wish I went physical now.
The thing I dont get is: This thing takes up like 1/8 of my PS4's usable memory. I dont even have that many games (most physical disks) and I have eaten through like 60-70% of it.
So whats gonna give? Are they going to offer some sort of external add on memory or something?
lol. it says 17% when I checked this morning. I looked on the info though and its roughly 39GB out of the 50GB...
Wish I went physical now.
The thing I dont get is: This thing takes up like 1/8 of my PS4's usable memory. I dont even have that many games (most physical disks) and I have eaten through like 60-70% of it.
So whats gonna give? Are they going to offer some sort of external add on memory or something?
Sony made it so you can connect an external HD to expand memory (another reason why I went with them over microsoft).
Even disc copies take up a lot of space.
I started the Dragon Age download before I went to work yesterday so it would be ready when I got home. It is crazy how long it takes to download and install a game.
MS has also added external HD storage to the XB1's abilities, thankfully.
Disc copies also take up a lot of space but in their case it just copies from the disc onto the harddrive instead of over the internet, which is going to be faster you'd hope.
Don't quote me on it but I'm pretty sure you can use any HD.
Just did some googling and keep seeing information that says you can't use the external to play games. Instead you'd have to swap out the internal drive and run a sata cable to the new one. I am not sure how dated this info is so Jason is probably better suited to chime in here!
I know I'm a little behind the times here, but thanks to suggestions here, I finally got Last of Us. Damn fine game. Cant put it down! After this, the new Assasins creed I think..
yeah, my fucking shit froze yesterday as for some reason my PS4 lost its wifi connection and I had to delete and start over. Going on another 18 hours of downloading. Going to head home for lunch and see where I am. As of 7:30 AM, I was about 33.33 of 46GB done...
Another problem I dont know what Im going to do. I may contact PSN and ask for a refund or at least exchange and they can send me a physical copy of the game.
yeah, my fucking shit froze yesterday as for some reason my PS4 lost its wifi connection and I had to delete and start over. Going on another 18 hours of downloading. Going to head home for lunch and see where I am. As of 7:30 AM, I was about 33.33 of 46GB done...
Another problem I dont know what Im going to do. I may contact PSN and ask for a refund or at least exchange and they can send me a physical copy of the game.
That's the biggest drawback I've heard about ps4. It puzzles me because it seems PS4 is the more powerful machine. I've also read about the external HD not being able to install and run games which makes it kind of pointless. This bullshit is how they get away with selling a system down the line with a bigger internal HD. The One has 500 gb but over 100 of it is used up by the OS. Just wait until the games become even bigger and have two discs. You could conceivably use your whole HD on 3 or 4 games when that happens. 1TB hard drives should have been the starting point.
So can you use any hd? Or is it going to be future hardware released by sony
I'm guessing Sony added the ability to connect an external HD for media playback first and foremost. Keep in mind, like the PS3, you can swap out the stock HDD for another. It just has to be the "laptop" size HDD. I did that with my PS3 and will probably have to do it with my PS4. 500GB is a joke anymore.
Call of Duty Voted Best Franchise Ever By Guinness Book of World Records Activision's shooter series beats out Mario, Minecraft, Halo, Grand Theft Auto, and Zelda in recent online poll.
As part of the release of the Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition, the publication polled 5,000 gamers from 140 countries around the world about what their favorite video games are. The results are now in and Activision's Call of Duty series took the top spot, receiving more votes than Super Mario Bros., Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, and The Legend of Zelda.
According to The Independent, voters were asked to name their favorite individual games, with these results then collated to form the top 50 video game franchise list you see below.
Call of Duty Super Mario Bros. Minecraft Grand Theft Auto Halo The Legend of Zelda FIFA Assassin's Creed Battlefield The Elder Scrolls Pokémon Angry Birds Final Fantasy Need for Speed Mario Kart League of Legends Borderlands Metal Gear Sonic the Hedgehog Counter-Strike Kingdom Hearts The Last of Us World of Warcraft The Witcher Pro Evolution Soccer God of War Far Cry Bioshock Resident Evil Uncharted Fallout Batman: Arkham DotA Gears of War Mass Effect Half-Life PAC-Man Portal Super Smash Bros. Saints Row WWE LittleBigPlanet Crash Bandicoot LEGO Mortal Kombat Red Dead Redemption World of Tanks Gran Turismo NBA 2K Just Dance
i stopped playing COD games around the first black ops era, but there is zero denying it's popularity amongst gamers and not hard to imagine it being voted the most popular (and most profitable. holy fuck those games bring in serious cash).
living in a xbox and playstation world with gamers today, nintento takes a backseat and i would say 97% of today's youth don't appreciate the zelda's and mario's and don't give a crap about what kind of impact they had on the gaming world and the sales numbers for those franchises on the 3ds and WiiU support the fact there isn't much relevance amongst gamers anymore.
sad. because those were the building blocks of what gaming is today. today, they only care about their COD clan, boosting their k/d ratio whilst camping in a corner and spewing hateful comments about your mom.
So can you use any hd? Or is it going to be future hardware released by sony
I'm guessing Sony added the ability to connect an external HD for media playback first and foremost. Keep in mind, like the PS3, you can swap out the stock HDD for another. It just has to be the "laptop" size HDD. I did that with my PS3 and will probably have to do it with my PS4. 500GB is a joke anymore.
Im not sure how I feel about upgrading the innards of my PS4. Im not good with that shit. I hope at some point they come out with some sort of 2TB HD that you just plug in that you can play games off of.
500GB is a joke. 100gb out of the box. I have a fairly minimal amount of games. Mostly Discs and I am going to run into 500GB soon. Updates are 1-2GB for fucks sake. I am kind of a pack rat when it comes to game data too. I still have my saves cartridges from PS1 and 2. This GTA V takes up 1/8 of my memory.
GTA V finally finished though!
As far as franchises... CoD is overrated IMO. I liked the WWII one, but overall, the single player modes on those games leave a ton to be desired. Multiplayer to me is boring. Fixed maps, players who have much more time than me leveraging level-up advantages and map experience make it stupid.
Civilization is the top. Elder Scrolls maybe next Fallout GTA NCAA Football The Show Madden NHL FIFA Metal Gear
It's really easy to swap HDDs. Just one screw. But like others have said, the COD franchise is such a joke. I think I got everyone up to Black Ops then I was done. Same fn game every year. Singleplayer is short and unremarkable, and online is just the same crap. It's like a $65 map upgrade every year....before they release the actually map packs...x3....
GTA V is great for PS4. I like the 1st person driving a lot. In a hectic chase its a bit tough, but if you have Franklin's ability to slow time and control it works well. 1st person battle was cool too. Also the control flashes cop lights when you are being chased by the cops which is cool.
GTA V is great for PS4. I like the 1st person driving a lot. In a hectic chase its a bit tough, but if you have Franklin's ability to slow time and control it works well. 1st person battle was cool too. Also the control flashes cop lights when you are being chased by the cops which is cool.
Is it easy to switch between first and third person view? Is there a button you can hit to do it fast or do you have to go to the menu?
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Think I'm going to start with Dragon Age and hold back on the other two for early next year when nothing comes out.
So far the reviews are saying the FPS mode in GTA works surprisingly well.
I see a lot of GTA V in my future!
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This is a deep RPG. And for the first time in a Bioware game, there is a jump button! Novel idea, eh?
GTA V installed all night and still isnt done. Didnt play
Wish I went physical now.
The thing I dont get is: This thing takes up like 1/8 of my PS4's usable memory. I dont even have that many games (most physical disks) and I have eaten through like 60-70% of it.
So whats gonna give? Are they going to offer some sort of external add on memory or something?
Even disc copies take up a lot of space.
I started the Dragon Age download before I went to work yesterday so it would be ready when I got home. It is crazy how long it takes to download and install a game.
Disc copies also take up a lot of space but in their case it just copies from the disc onto the harddrive instead of over the internet, which is going to be faster you'd hope.
Just did some googling and keep seeing information that says you can't use the external to play games. Instead you'd have to swap out the internal drive and run a sata cable to the new one. I am not sure how dated this info is so Jason is probably better suited to chime in here!
gamefaqs.com/boards/691087-playstation-4/69429669
Going on another 18 hours of downloading. Going to head home for lunch and see where I am. As of 7:30 AM, I was about 33.33 of 46GB done...
Another problem I dont know what Im going to do. I may contact PSN and ask for a refund or at least exchange and they can send me a physical copy of the game.
Call of Duty Voted Best Franchise Ever By Guinness Book of World Records
Activision's shooter series beats out Mario, Minecraft, Halo, Grand Theft Auto, and Zelda in recent online poll.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-voted-best-franchise-ever-by-guinness/1100-6423485/
As part of the release of the Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition, the publication polled 5,000 gamers from 140 countries around the world about what their favorite video games are. The results are now in and Activision's Call of Duty series took the top spot, receiving more votes than Super Mario Bros., Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, and The Legend of Zelda.
According to The Independent, voters were asked to name their favorite individual games, with these results then collated to form the top 50 video game franchise list you see below.
Call of Duty
Super Mario Bros.
Minecraft
Grand Theft Auto
Halo
The Legend of Zelda
FIFA
Assassin's Creed
Battlefield
The Elder Scrolls
Pokémon
Angry Birds
Final Fantasy
Need for Speed
Mario Kart
League of Legends
Borderlands
Metal Gear
Sonic the Hedgehog
Counter-Strike
Kingdom Hearts
The Last of Us
World of Warcraft
The Witcher
Pro Evolution Soccer
God of War
Far Cry
Bioshock
Resident Evil
Uncharted
Fallout
Batman: Arkham
DotA
Gears of War
Mass Effect
Half-Life
PAC-Man
Portal
Super Smash Bros.
Saints Row
WWE
LittleBigPlanet
Crash Bandicoot
LEGO
Mortal Kombat
Red Dead Redemption
World of Tanks
Gran Turismo
NBA 2K
Just Dance
living in a xbox and playstation world with gamers today, nintento takes a backseat and i would say 97% of today's youth don't appreciate the zelda's and mario's and don't give a crap about what kind of impact they had on the gaming world and the sales numbers for those franchises on the 3ds and WiiU support the fact there isn't much relevance amongst gamers anymore.
sad. because those were the building blocks of what gaming is today. today, they only care about their COD clan, boosting their k/d ratio whilst camping in a corner and spewing hateful comments about your mom.
500GB is a joke. 100gb out of the box. I have a fairly minimal amount of games. Mostly Discs and I am going to run into 500GB soon. Updates are 1-2GB for fucks sake. I am kind of a pack rat when it comes to game data too. I still have my saves cartridges from PS1 and 2. This GTA V takes up 1/8 of my memory.
GTA V finally finished though!
As far as franchises... CoD is overrated IMO. I liked the WWII one, but overall, the single player modes on those games leave a ton to be desired. Multiplayer to me is boring. Fixed maps, players who have much more time than me leveraging level-up advantages and map experience make it stupid.
Civilization is the top.
Elder Scrolls maybe next
Fallout
GTA
NCAA Football
The Show
Madden
NHL
FIFA
Metal Gear
But like others have said, the COD franchise is such a joke. I think I got everyone up to Black Ops then I was done. Same fn game every year. Singleplayer is short and unremarkable, and online is just the same crap. It's like a $65 map upgrade every year....before they release the actually map packs...x3....
I'm thinking third person for most of the time except battle.