I think it looks great and is going to be fun, however, I'm waiting for a sale on this one. I'll just go through my backlog until it hits its first sale.
Oh, it's going to be a phenomenal game, looks amazing, and I'm excited to play it. I just have a video game rule that I (for the most part) follow; basically, a dollar paid for each hour I'll play... Don't think I'll play this one for 90+ hours if that makes sense.
Wow a dollar an hour?
It all depends on the game. But, I won't downgrade a game if it has awesome gameplay and/or story and it's only 8-12 hours. I'm not big on Online Multiplayer games where people put 100s of hours into it anyway. And, I stopped caring about sports games I used to put a ton of time into since they decided to focus on Ultimate Team/packs over franchise mode. I find most of the SIE AAA solo player games are generally around the right length, a bit longer for open worlds like Horizon, Spider-Man, and Ghost of Tsushima or a bit shorter for more linear games like the Ratchet and Clank reboot, Uncharted's, Last of Us or God of War.
It's a loose rule, overall just makes me think things over before purchase. I have such a long backlog that I'm essentially a year behind in the games cycle - which plays into my rule nicely.
Oh it looks like an amazing game and I'm sure those 15 hours will be awesome. It's the kind of game that will go on sale at some point sooner than later though. So if you are patient, my guess is there could be a sale as soon as the Fall.
Possibly, but there is a pretty limited PS5 Holiday line-up at the moment and it will probably be the go-to child-friendly game (along with Miles Morales) for people who manage to score a console for their kids. Demon Souls is still 89.99 CAD on PSN, and I think the cheapest I saw a non-used Physical copy is 80. Maybe Sony gets Horizon out by Christmas. But coming up I think the big holiday games are the two Bethesda exclusives (Ghostwire:Tokyo and Deathloop).
True, the lineup for the holiday season is slimmer than most years. I still think it will go on sale at some point in that timeframe, if not black Friday, maybe boxing day. The way I buy games these days basically has me a year behind the cycle. For instance, I'm playing Odyssey and Far Cry 5 at the moment. Got both complete editions for around 20 dollars each. I'm good at avoiding spoilers and I have become far more patient with new releases, I no longer rush to play the new stuff.
I hadn't gamed hard in years until the pandemic killed my social life for a while. So, I went through a ton of the AAA sony games I hadn't touched. Convinced me to buy a PS5 sooner than I usually would (got ps2 and PS3 at launch/launch window, but held off for a year or so for PS4).
Same but my PS4 was on it's last legs too. The only thing I don't like about the PS5 is the lack of internal drive space.
I thought that would be an issue, but outside of COD (which I don't play), it seems the Kraken compression has kept games relatively small for the PS5 games.
This right here. I have a decent pair of Audiotechnica's and just use the built in mic on the controller and it works great. havent had complaints and the sound quality is excellent.
I'm actually using no headset at the moment. The main reason for purchase would be the 3D sound on the new games.
It's pretty good for that. I hardly play online, so I mostly use it for 3d sound, although, I believe a few other headphones are capable of it, and I wouldn't exactly call it revolutionary. I still rotate between TV and the headphones quite often. I don't feel the need to use it even if I have a game with 3D audio.
You don't need special headphones in order to get 3d sound. Any headphones will suffice
