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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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How is Steep? I was a big fan of SSX back in the day.
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
I'd like to know what are some good options too. I'm guessing it's just a plug and play type of deal? I hope that it's an easier option of installing a traditional HDD.
Ditto. Put me in that line
and are they on sale right now?
PSN:Furlion
For RPGs (well ARPGs), the console version of Diablo 3 is really good and Salt and Sanctuary is really good.
Some people are really into Divinity but I didn't enjoy playing it with my wife, she ended up playing it without me. I just found the pacing of a more traditional CRPG to be a little laborious when playing it with 2 people.
She hasn't been an active gamer for very long but has played most of the indie games i get through +, like she just beat fez, Stories, and tales of the borderlands, is currently slowly doing life is strange. She plays a little bit of all of the free games though.
Will probably grab Andromeda too. $20 seems right for that (I know it's not great, but it's one of those things I have to know).
I should be playing Wolfenstein 2.
Handsome jack collection, Diablo 3, Gauntlet, Dungeon Defenders 2, rocket league, Awesomnauts, Helldivers, anything Lego, Magicka, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2, are all good options.
PSN:Furlion
Brain, why are you so weird?
Do it!
Steam: betsuni7
The Injustice 2 campaign is solid. There's a pretty good amount of single-player online content too, where you go through various missions and work towards unlocking variant costumes and other things. Give it a shot.
Yakuza 0: Never played a Yakuza game before, but it looks kind of neat. Is it easy to get into and fun right off the bat, or is it more of a long slow burn type of game?
Steep: Just something completely different than anything I have. Is it easy to get into and fun to just mess around, or is it more of a difficult sim type of game?
Mafia 3: I've been interested in this since it came out but the mediocre reception kept me away. What were the main problems again? Just repetitive and not very good combat?
I borrowed a friend's PS4, set up a Playstation Network account on it, and played the shit out of Horizon Zero Dawn. However, as far as I'm aware, the saves are to the console, not the cloud.
If I buy a PS4 this weekend on one of the Black Friday sales (I'm currently eyeing the PS4Pro + HZD for $400 Canadian at EBGames), set it up, log into my account and subscribe to PSN+, would she then be able to log into the account on her system, upload the save to the cloud storage, and then I could log in and have it available immediately?
Basically I'm trying to save myself a ~2 hour round trip with a USB key to pick up the file, and remembered I saw something about cloud storage once.
Am I missing something?
Yeah. Once you have PS+ just have your friend help you out and do what you said. Upload the save to the cloud.
To add to the previous suggestions, Id pitch Overcooked and Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime... Ive got quite a bit of mileage from both with my lady friend. Theyre the type of game where you continuously need to work together, and its worth noting Overcooked has been the more stressful of the two on occasion, haha. It gets hard.
And while The Witness doesn't require a 2nd controller, I really couldn't have gotten as far as I did without her input. Having a 2nd brain working out the puzzles with me made it pretty memorable.
I then realized I've opted out from promotional emails from them. I've since turned it on so hopefully I'll be able to get that coupon soon.
I opted in and still never get those promo codes :<
There is a Black Friday sale at the moment. If I remember correctly, last year we had a flash sale on Friday adding more discounts to more games so I hope this year is the same. Best to wait for tomorrow before buying anything.
Oh man, I picked it up last night and let me tell you: I love it and I am super mad at it.
It's a fun Golf game. Yes, it's "Arcade" Golf, but it's definitely got a level of skill required. The three-click system is so vastly superior to the stick-tilt system that I'm actively annoyed at whoever made that the default in Tiger Woods.
My main gripe is this: you can't level up in local multiplayer matches. Why not?! You can in single player and in online multiplayer (which I'll gripe about in a moment). So that means that my friends who play a lot of Tiger Woods and have characters that they are constantly advancing while playing against each other wouldn't be able to do that with this. It's just such an abysmally poor decision that makes no sense.
You can select from three tiers of skills (max, mid, low) or "My skill" which is whatever you've earned solo. But it doesn't change during play in the multiplayer mode. I'm honestly baffled by this, and the only reason I can't get as mad as I really want is because I got it for $10.
The other thing that sucks is you can't play couch co-op online. I want to play this from home against my two friends at one house who are on the same system. Nope. No dice. Just brutally poor. I am stunned that online couch co-op seems to have basically died with Left 4 Dead 2.
So yes, it's a very fun game that is absolutely worth dropping $10 on. But if you had any hopes of playing co-op, dash then now. Such a disappointment.
I guess the silly memories of Outlaw Golf my sister and I had will have to stay as memories.