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Free PS+ Games for July 2017
- Darkstalkers Resurrection (PS3)
- Don’t Die Mr Robot (PS4/Vita)
- Element4l (Vita)
- Game of Thrones: A Telltale Series (PS4)
- That’s You (PS4) - 4th July onwards
- Tokyo Jungle (PS3)
- Until Dawn (PS4)
FAQ
How do the stores work?
Each region basically has their own, separate store. SCEA run the American stores, SCEE run the European, Middle Eastern, Indian, African and Oceanian (all of which are usually shortened to PAL) stores and SCEJA run the Japanese, Hong Kong and other East Asian stores. It's honestly a bit of a mess, as some games get released in one region and then take months to come to other regions. The good news is that you can create multiple accounts located in different regions, buy PSN cards online and then buy whichever games you want from the foreign stores.
When does the store usually update?
Tuesday in North America and PAL countries, though some games are added throughout the week. Sales can go up at any time.
Do digital pre-orders offer pre-loads?
Often yes but the times vary depending on the game and the region. Usually it's a couple of days before release.
Are sales common?
The NA stores usually get a new sale every week and often get weekend-only flash sales. The PAL stores get a new sale every two weeks but often get new sales or additions in off weeks.
What's PS+?
Sony's online subscription service. On PS4 you need it to play games online (excluding F2P and MMOs). On top of that, it offers cloud storage space on PS3, PS4 and PS Vita (1GB each on PS3/Vita and 10GB on PS4), exclusive betas/demos and the Instant Game Collection.
Instant Game Collection?
On the first Tuesday of every month, Sony updates the IGC with 6 new games, 2 for each system (though many are cross-buy). You can add these to your account and play them as much as you want, so long as you're subscribed to PS+. If your subscription expires, they are no longer playable but if you re-subscribe later on, they will be playable once more.
Backwards compatibility?
If you've got yourself a first or second generation PS3, your system is backwards compatible with PS1 and PS2 games. For every other PS3, they're only backwards compatible with PS1 games. The Vita is also backwards compatible with most digital PSP games. Sadly, so far, the PS4 isn't backwards compatible with anything. Hopefully that changes in the future but who knows. You can, however, use the PS3's remote play to play PS1 games on a PSP or PS Vita.
What can I play PSone Classics on?
Most of the PSOne Classics are compatible with PS3, PSP and PS Vita but it does vary with some games. The good news is all three support cross-buy, so any PS1 Classic you've bought for one system can be played on any of the other three systems, so long as they're compatible. You can also swap your saves between them. For a list of PS Vita compatible PSone Classics, check out the PS Vita thread.
What about PS2 Classics?
Currently, there's two types of PS2 Classics. PS2 Classics (PS3) and PS2 Classics (PS4). They're separate purchases and neither can use your old PS2 saves without jumping through a bunch of holes. But the difference between the two is the PS3 ones are straight emulated versions, while the PS4 ones are enhanced with trophy lists, improved resolutions and sometimes better performance.
What's Cross-Buy?
Basically, 'buy one, get the other versions free' across PS3, PS4 and/or PS Vita. It works just as you would expect, you buy one version of the game and get the other versions for free. Just make sure you check beforehand because sometimes the PS3 version of a game may be the only version that's cross-buy (usually when the PS Vita version is cheaper) or the PS3 and PS Vita versions may be cross-buy but not the PS4 version (usually for a very late port).
Cross-Play?
It's what Sony has labelled cross-platform online play between the PS3, PS4 and PS Vita. PS3 players can play online with PS4 or PS Vita players and vice versa.
Cross-Save?
It means you can transfer your saves between different versions of a game.
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I've decided I'm going to grab 17 and play along with the Rays season, hopefully win all the games their real-life counterparts lose and create an alternate universe where the Rays take the World Series
Fantasy games are fun
Find it, there should be join button you can press and then someone will approve you.
It is an invite only community.
Hey man, they almost got it that one time. They'll get there again!
Thanks, sent an request.
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No? Okay.
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Nioh and Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker are the big new releases this week.
There's also this months PS Plus games.
Incadently, that game becomes much eas8er for me to play on an arcade stick (minusbthe stick) than on controller.
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They're making a Battlechasers game?
What year is this . . .
It better be one self-contained story. If they decide to make it episodic, I have no faith in all the episodes ever coming out.
But the episodes we do have will at least be pretty.
Wait, it is? I included it in the title as a joke because I had no idea what any of the non-Nioh games were.
But it at least looks more interesting than most of the other games out this week.
PSL Store Update
Sales Post
-(PS4) 8Days – $9.99
-(PS4) Doodle God, Doodle Devil & Doodle Kingdom – $14.99
-(PS4) How to Survive 2 – $14.99
-(PS4) Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker – $11.99
-(PS4) Nioh – $59.99
-(PS4) Nioh Digital Deluxe – $79.99
-(PS4) So Many Me – $14.99
-(PS4) Super GunWorld 2 – $7.99, N/A, $4.79
-(PS4) The Onion Knights – $14.99, $10.49, $8.99
-(PS4) Uncanny Valley (cross-buy) – $12.99
-(PS4) Watch Dogs + Watch Dogs 2 Gold Editions Bundles – $99.99
-(PS4) Watch Dogs + Watch Dogs 2 Standard Editions Bundles – $69.99
-(PSVR) VR Ping Pong – $14.99
-(PS3) Doodle God, Doodle Devil & Doodle Kingdom – $14.99
-(Vita) Uncanny Valley (cross-buy) – $12.99
-(Pre-Order) Little Nightmares (PS4) – $19.99
So, yeah, the main thing is Nioh this week. There's a decent Ubisoft sale and an 'anime' sale, which includes a bunch of Tales games as well as a few odd ends here and there. Otherwise, unless Nioh's your bag, this might be a week of relief for you.
What a year its been for games so far... so many phenomenal games coming out of Japan, and it's only early February! Then Neir's coming up, and a western dev gets in on the action with Mass Effect. Then a bit of a break before Injustice 2 drops. Come to think of it, we also just had the most incredible Super Bowl in the history of the game... it's like the world of entertainment is working overtime to make up for what a shit show 2016 was :P
This pleases me to hear, it looked cool but I've never enjoyed Souls games
Half due to stiff controls and half never knowing where the fuck I'm supposed to go
There's also a Diablo-esque loot system, and weapon/armor durability is not a thing in Nioh. It's like a Souls-like game tailored specifically for me!
Damn too many good games are coming out.
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Nioh gives no shits and will make sure you know that, a lot.
I've loved the Souls games from Demon's to Dark Souls 3. Only ever beat the second, but played a bunch of all of them. Never got into Bloodbourne though. Gonna give Nioh a shot and report back.
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Ah good, I thought I'd messed up for a minute there. Though looking at this week's games again, I think Uncanny Valley received pretty good reviews on Steam, so I may've accidentally overlooked that one.
On Nioh, is it just me who thinks "giant boobs and crazy expensive DLC costumes" when someone says "Team Ninja trappings"?
This extends to other media as well with heavy hitters like Attack on Titan and My Hero Academia getting new seasons in March, and Stranger Things season 2 hitting in Halloween.
Now's a better time than ever to stay indoors and never, ever go outside.
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They gave me that too so I ordered it... three days ago. Still haven't seen the game. Delivery keeps getting delayed with no explanation.
No loss, it sounds like it removes everything I like about Dark Souls (but then adds Diablo loot). Those massive, go anywhere levels are the best.
So, more like Demon's Souls than Dark Souls in terms of having discrete levels.
That was the impression I got from the first demo too.
Given they're cinematic games by nature, probably not, it'll just mean you can take less hits and enemies are smarter. If your issue is you're mowing down bad guys and there's no threat, it'll help. I'd personally say they're pretty far removed from interactive movies, that for me is closer to Until Dawn, Walking Dead, etc (which I'd still very much class as 'actual games')
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Ya, I've played The Last of Us, and am now playing the first Uncharted for the first time (about half way through). There are plenty enough shooty action bits in these games for me, almost too much actually. I'm loving the fun exploration stuff in between the action and wish there was a little bit more of that. Does series lean more towards that as it goes on, or are there always a fair amount firefights throughout the whole series?
In the first 3 there are a lot of firefights. 4 tones it down quite a bit.
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