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Metal Gear goes to series veteran

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Denis Dyack

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[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/JustTeddii/status/1410251237325422600

Always a good sign when the game design director announces he's leaving before the game ships.

[ZombieSupaStar]

Well at least it’s an improvement over silent hill pachinko

is it

I thought layers of fear and observer seemed fine (for the first few hours i played of each)

Silent hill hadn’t been good since 3 anyways.

[MMaRsu]

https://twitter.com/JustTeddii/status/1410251237325422600

Always a good sign when the game design director announces he's leaving before the game ships.

Isnt that common tho

[The Sceneman]

Yeah, like, the game is out soon. Largely complete. Directors job is done. Nice FUD

[Bebpo]

Yeah, plus imagine making an ubisoft sandbox game for years. Imagine all the repetition the players experience but times that by 10,000x.
Do you really want to stick around and start spending another 4-5 years on the same thing again?

Fwiw, I thought the one features trailer of FC6 with the alligator buddy and stuff looked fun. I still generally like FC.

[Great Rumbler]

Blooper will kill the series for good. I would rather have nothing.

There have already been more Silent Hill games developed by gaijin at this point than by Team Silent.

[paprikastaude]

What will fuck over fans more, Blooper Hill or current EA Dead Space reboot

[Rahxephon91]

I have a feeling Dead Space is going to be in first person. Which I sure do not want.

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[Bebpo]

Hmmmm,

My understanding is that all his VN stuff is pretty good with some misses, but when he tried to make a game with non-VN gameplay (Worlds End Club) it was fucking terrible.

So hopefully that one is just a VN. I heard AI Somnium was fine.

Saying this because the trailer almost makes it look like an action game spinoff or something.

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Saying this because the trailer almost makes it look like an action game spinoff or something.

Not seeing that since she doesn't do anything except stand up. 

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[Bebpo]

So I got that Bitmap Books "Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games" LE book and just arrived. Pretty damn nice. I've bought a few game coffee table books here and there but this definitely seems like one of the best just in terms of build/print quality. Will be nice to go on the shelf.

Although I think I'll always feel irked that I didn't write this because I feel like I could've written this book myself.

https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/a-guide-to-japanese-role-playing-games

[Bebpo]

Saying this because the trailer almost makes it look like an action game spinoff or something.

Not seeing that since she doesn't do anything except stand up. 

But she has a sword! Which means ready to do some slicing, which makes you think action.

But apparently she's in the first game and this is just a VN so it should be good.

[MMaRsu]

So LG OLED55CX6LA ?

Yes? No? Worth it?

[archnemesis]

I'm very happy with my LG OLED 55" CX that I picked on Black Friday last year. It's a huge upgrade over my 12 year old 46" Panasonic plasma.

[Nintex]

Sony bought Nixxes

[HardcoreRetro]

So LG OLED55CX6LA ?

Yes? No? Worth it?

Generally the best gaming tv of 2020. Seems LG released a patch that fixes the problem it had with Dolby Vision at 120fps.

[MMaRsu]

Bought it, lets hope I get it tomorrow as the site states 

Havent bought a new tv in ages, right now im rocking a 48 inch sony bravia kdl-48w705c

But sadly there is a light bleed or damage at the edge of the screen, no idea how it happened maybe something bumped into it when I was moving but I cant say for sure. Its like a slight light bleeding, and its distracting and annoying and people always ask wow is ur tv broken? It looks like a scratch but on the panel you cant even feel it.

So yea, treat myself with my vacation moneys

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So LG OLED55CX6LA ?

Yes? No? Worth it?

Generally the best gaming tv of 2020. Seems LG released a patch that fixes the problem it had with Dolby Vision at 120fps.

The patch is only for the newer 2021 C1 models, but supposedly is coming later for the CX models.

[chronovore]

Sony bought Nixxes

Various development houses prolly shitting a brick right now.

[tiesto]

Sony bought Nixxes

I never heard of them...  had no idea there were Dutch game devs tbh..

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Thought they were all DJs! j/k

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With all these Sony acquisitions, wonder if they're gonna pick up any JP devs?

[MMaRsu]

[Nintex]

Sony bought Nixxes

I never heard of them...  had no idea there were Dutch game devs tbh..

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Thought they were all DJs! j/k

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With all these Sony acquisitions, wonder if they're gonna pick up any JP devs?

They mostly port games but they do it rather well.
They did the PC version of the latest Tomb Raider for example.

[Bebpo]

It's a good get for Sony and gamers now that they're porting their 1st party games to PC and now have a great PC port studio.

[Nintex]

Yep and it kinda tells us where Squre Enix Montreal and Crystal Dynamics are at when Square Enix didn't pick them first 

[MMaRsu]

Its here and gorgeous

[MMaRsu]

Probably not the best shot but fuck it shit looks good in 4k babyyyy

[Let's Cyber]

Congrats dude, got the same model a few months ago and it's fantastic for gaming. 

[Raist]

https://www.gamespot.com/amp-articles/phil-spencer-suggests-perfect-dark-reboot-helps-xbox-lineup-become-less-male-oriented/1100-6493592/

"I think it's awesome that for us we can focus on a female protagonist in our lineup, we don't have a lot of that in our our first-party," he said. "I think Joanna offers a lot of modern opportunities that I love to see the team focusing on, having a strong protagonist..."

Man, if only Spencer had been in charge at some point. Can you imagine.

[Nintex]

The project must be doing splendid and have a lot going for it if the biggest highlight is the fact that you can play as a woman in a Perfect Dark game. 


Also another LG OLED TV owner here.

Best TV's on the market hands down.
Best investment you can make as a console gamer regardless of your platform.

[Bebpo]

I'm gonna by an LG once I stop being lazy and hit the order button. I just don't want burly amazon delivery stranger men in my house and it's too heavy for me to lift it up 3 flights of stairs (let alone moving my existing tv down 3 flights of stairs).

[tiesto]

Sadly my LG OLED now has a small (about 1" large) triangle on the screen where the red pixels won't activate... apparently this isn't just regular burn-in but a defect. Gotta call LG and see if they'd do repairs (my TV was purchased late 2017 but I hear the warranty might still cover this, based on forum articles I've read).

[bork]

I'm gonna by an LG once I stop being lazy and hit the order button. I just don't want burly amazon delivery stranger men in my house and it's too heavy for me to lift it up 3 flights of stairs (let alone moving my existing tv down 3 flights of stairs).

It's possible that you could sort of slide the box up the stairs, but getting some help would be the best way for sure.  When I got a 48" CX, it came in a gigantic padded box and I had help getting it up the stairs.  It wasn't as bad once I got it out of there, but one of the reasons I returned it pretty much immediately was because it was too heavy and barely fit into the space I had for it.   :'( 

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I then slid it back down the stairs lol

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We're house-hunting now and one of the first things I'm gonna do when I get a bigger space is go get a newer model.  Hopefully 65" or larger.

[Bebpo]

Yeah, if I move to a new house I'd get a 65" or larger kind of thing.

My TV right now is 50" and there really isn't much more room so if I get an LG now it'll be the 55"

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[chronovore]

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Probably not the best shot but fuck it shit looks good in 4k babyyyy

 The picture looks good, and then I realized how big the PS one is underneath it. Jesus, that’s a big screen.

[chronovore]

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/of0apb/i_design_unnecessary_product_prototypes_and_today/

Ragequit controller protector

[Don Rumata]

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Probably not the best shot but fuck it shit looks good in 4k babyyyy

 The picture looks good, and then I realized how big the PS one is underneath it. Jesus, that’s a big screen.

I think that's a PlayStation Classic (or mini or however it's called)? Unless i missed the sarcasm.

[MMaRsu]

DMC V looks great sometimes and other times..

[Raist]

 

https://streamable.com/hvd8yi

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PS5 sitting upside down in a Sony ad

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[Bebpo]

Alright, you guys convinced me to pull the trigger on the LG C1. Arriving on Saturday morning.
I can only fit 55" but I got the 65" because I'm dumb and want big things. I will make it work in this small room ...somehow.

Was mildly interested in the extra 10% brightness G1 provides but it's wall mount only or tacky costly stands and at least with my current setup I refuse to do wall mounts. I don't like how wall mounts look and I have always been a person that needs to easily get behind tvs to their inputs. I'm sure the brightness in the C series will be good enough coming from my Panasonic 1080p Plasma.

[archnemesis]

The C1 is almost painfully bright at times. There is no need for more lumen.

[MMaRsu]

Spent 70€ on a Norwegian seller selling a boxed Drakan : Order of the Flame... We had an agreement but he sent me the money back saying he forgot he already 'sold' it to another person 🤷🏼‍♂️..

If anyone knows where I can find a good version of Drakan Order of the Flame boxed with the flap you can open, id love a link.

[Bebpo]

Also I realized for the 4k/120fps VRR stuff I need HDMI 2.1 stuff like my normal HDMI cables won't do. Also I guess I may need a new AV receiver that supports 2.1? Since normally I pass through the HDMI from console -> AV -> TV and I'm guessing the 2.1 signal won't pass through.

Might be able to go straight from PS5 2.1 -> TV for video and then TV hdmi out to AV for audio? Will test once I get this setup tomorrow. Ordered a couple HDMI 2.1 cables to arrive tomorrow as well. Didn't even think of the whole 2.1 stuff until just now.

[Svejk]

https://twitter.com/witchergame/status/1413568916920602625

Some new DLC for Witcher 3 next gen update??!

[Joe Molotov]

https://www.polygon.com/22568610/monster-hunter-stories-2-wings-ruin-killing-monsties-guilty-conscience

Are humans the real monsters? Wow, really makes you think! #journalism

[Don Rumata]

https://www.polygon.com/22568610/monster-hunter-stories-2-wings-ruin-killing-monsties-guilty-conscience

Are humans the real monsters? Wow, really makes you think! #journalism

The characters of the game should create a sort of virtual world where they'd be able to kill monster guilt free!

[Bebpo]

I spent way too much time looking into the whole hdmi 2.1 thing and apparently the tech is just getting there.

If I go PS5 -> LG -> Receiver it only works if you have a receiver newer than 2018 with EARC hdmi passback for the audio. My 2015 AV receiver doesn't have that. So best I can do is optical cable and be stuck with 5.1 dolby digital (which given that I'm on a 5.0 setup currently in a small room is probably fine).

If I go PS5 -> Receiver -> LG I need a 2.1 HDMI passthrough receiver and no working model exists on the market. There are a few but they are broken and you need external converters and shit to get this working. The very first goddamn working 2.1 passthrough receiver was just reviewed 3 weeks ago and is $1,200 and won't be widely available until somewhere between August -> October (guessing the latter end).



Now a year ago the solution would've been to upgrade my 2015 AV receiver to a newer one with EARC and pass the audio back from the tv, but no point in buying a temporary solution one when 2.1 passthrough AV receivers are finally about to start coming out and will just work like normal with your stuff going into receiver and one receiver line going to the tv.

So after all that research it seems like if I want my 120fps VRR experience on PS5 I'm gonna have to live with optical cable dolby digital/dts audio for a while until I can get that receiver at some point in the fall. Which is fine, just a bit annoying having to downgrade sound slightly for video upgrade.

Pretty sure if I don't care about the 3 games that support 120hz currently I could just run the PS5 through my existing receiver like normal and normal ass HDMI will be good enough for 4k/60fps on everything. This may be the solution once I finish Ratchet which I want the 120hz mode for so I can play @ 40fps fidelity mode. I'm assuming HDMI 2.0 gonna be fine for HDR and all that jazz otherwise.

[MMaRsu]

Thankfully i was able to buy a 10€ hdmi 2.1 cable at a local handyman store

[Nintex]

I have the LG C8, it doesn't do 120hz/4k but it does do 120hz/1080p.

If you want a 'cheap' fix you can get the Sonos Arc soundbar that supports HDMI 2.1 and eARC

[Bebpo]

Spent like 12 hours setting up the C1 and calibrating and testing. Looks good!

Just picking up a Roku box now because the one app LG doesn’t natively have is HBO Max and on PS5 it’s SDR only, no HDR or Dolby Vision. Pretty annoying but I want to watch these day 1 home releases in HDR/DV.

[Svejk]

https://twitter.com/witchergame/status/1413568916920602625

Some new DLC for Witcher 3 next gen update??!
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It just dawned upon me... the DLC is probably just a damn Henry Cavil skin and some outfit...  I initially hyped myself for actual story/quest DLC.      

[MMaRsu]

Spent like 12 hours setting up the C1 and calibrating and testing. Looks good!

Just picking up a Roku box now because the one app LG doesn’t natively have is HBO Max and on PS5 it’s SDR only, no HDR or Dolby Vision. Pretty annoying but I want to watch these day 1 home releases in HDR/DV.

How do u get ur sdr content to not look like shit?

Im talking about Voyager on Netflix for instance.. so much noise and artifacting 😵

[naff]

sounds like you have filters on mmarsu or an upscaling algorithm is fucking with the image. something simply being sdr shouldn't make it noisy or cause artifacting. if you're forcing hdr mode with sdr content it doesn't have the tone maps and will look fucked up

[MMaRsu]

sounds like you have filters on mmarsu or an upscaling algorithm is fucking with the image. something simply being sdr shouldn't make it noisy or cause artifacting. if you're forcing hdr mode with sdr content it doesn't have the tone maps and will look fucked up

Thx man that did the trick and helped a lot

[chronovore]

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/oi9snu/heard_you_like_cosplay_girls/
 

[Bebpo]

Spent like 12 hours setting up the C1 and calibrating and testing. Looks good!

Just picking up a Roku box now because the one app LG doesn’t natively have is HBO Max and on PS5 it’s SDR only, no HDR or Dolby Vision. Pretty annoying but I want to watch these day 1 home releases in HDR/DV.

How do u get ur sdr content to not look like shit?

Im talking about Voyager on Netflix for instance.. so much noise and artifacting 😵

I'll reply with all my findings in a day or two. Spent so much time testing and messing with stuff this weekend. Have a lot of maybe helpful tips.


Also tonight I discovered that AC Valhalla in HDR on this tv is insane. How can games look this good??!?!?

FF7r looks insane too. Same with Ratchet. Man, games have reached new territory of mind-blowing visuals. And games that don't support HDR are lame af now.

[Svejk]

Spent like 12 hours setting up the C1 and calibrating and testing. Looks good!

Just picking up a Roku box now because the one app LG doesn’t natively have is HBO Max and on PS5 it’s SDR only, no HDR or Dolby Vision. Pretty annoying but I want to watch these day 1 home releases in HDR/DV.

How do u get ur sdr content to not look like shit?

Im talking about Voyager on Netflix for instance.. so much noise and artifacting 😵

I'll reply with all my findings in a day or two. Spent so much time testing and messing with stuff this weekend. Have a lot of maybe helpful tips.


Also tonight I discovered that AC Valhalla in HDR on this tv is insane. How can games look this good??!?!?

FF7r looks insane too. Same with Ratchet. Man, games have reached new territory of mind-blowing visuals. And games that don't support HDR are lame af now.

Yeah, I'm a true believer of HDR myself too.  Absolutely spoiled by it now.

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granted my tv is on the lower spectrum than this tv I'm assuming 

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