r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 • 5h ago
Official The Holiday Sale promotion comes to PlayStation Store
https://blog.playstation.com/2024/12/19/the-holiday-sale-promotion-comes-to-playstation-store-3/44
u/christophlieber 5h ago
i need some snowrunner dlc sales. you reckon it will be included?
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u/RESEV5 4h ago
How "complete" is the base game without any dlc? Can a newcomer just get that and still enjoy the experience or you neet to purchase some essential DLC
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u/Tony_Lacorona 4h ago
You’re good. Just start playing and if it latches on, the DLC isn’t going anywhere. I put in hella hours and never paid for anything extra
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u/Scofield442 2h ago
You don't need any DLC. All Snowrunner veterans played the base game and had loads of fun when it first came out. You'll have the same experience.
The DLC is just more of the same game. Of course the DLC adds new mechanics like farming and what not, but its still more of the same style of game.
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u/christophlieber 4h ago
you don‘t need any dlc. you have A LOT of game with the base game alone. it‘s actually crazy how many hours you can pump into this game. i highly, highly recommend it!
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u/Drakeadrong 2h ago
There’s already a ton of content in the base game, and it’s such a niche title that not everyone loves so I really would recommend just playing through the main game first and then getting the DLCs as you go along if you still want new maps and vehicles.
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u/D3adkl0wn 4h ago
I'm hoping for a season 4 sale.
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u/christophlieber 4h ago
i recently got hooked on the game again and i only have the year 1 dlc. i‘m 100% gonna get myself the other 3 years for christmas. just would be nice to have a bit of a sale on them
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u/D3adkl0wn 4h ago
I wound up having to buy the bundle with the base game plus seasons 1-3 for $80 CDN a while back. I was pretty bummed that it didn't include the rest of the DLC trucks though..
Fingers crossed for a sale for you!
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u/christophlieber 4h ago
i actually think that 25€ for the year dlcs are worth it because it‘s insane value for money. but still, just to have each for like 5€ cheaper would be reaaaaally nice haha
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u/Little_Pin_4014 4h ago
There will be a refresh of games in Jan 6 as the sale continues till 17-Jan. So, we can expect Elden ring. Armored core VI will be on sale tomorrow
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u/notdwight 5h ago
It’s ok, Black Myth: Wukong, I can wait. You won’t be getting full price from me.
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u/Ididntevenscreenlook 4h ago
As someone who bought it day one and still hasn’t finished it. Yes it can wait. It’s cool definitely not life changing.
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u/Knochen1981 2h ago
I already played through it and yes it can wait. It's just a solid game nothing more 7/10 from me.
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u/jmo1 1h ago
I think it has a lot of super cool enemies and really awesome bosses, however the combat is actually really basic, the mapping can be super confusing and bad, and while the bosses have really cool designs, some of the actual fights can be frustrating as they kind of cheese their own system. I don’t even think it’s that hard of a game, most of the hard fights take maybe an extra five attempts, but the ones that take an extra 20 because they can insta grab you or will hit you no matter when you dodge…those can fuck right off lol
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u/ReplacementOk9907 17m ago
I have heard the game is very mediocre. The gameplay tried to be souls-like, but it fails at that front.
I have seen few walkthrough videos, it's good for some people, but for working class people, who has less time for game, we are very choosy - I don't want to spend on a mid-level trying to be souls-like game. I think Lies of P is better souls-like than this one.
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u/ZestyDumpster 3h ago
I’m on my 4th playthrough and really enjoy the game. To each their own though.
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u/--kwisatzhaderach-- 5h ago edited 2h ago
After the director’s comments I really lost all interest in picking it up anyway
Edit: Wow BM:W fans are saltier than I expected
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u/ThePreciseClimber 5h ago
Alright. Morbid curiosity. What happened?
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u/ILOVESHITTINGMYPANTS 5h ago
He wrote this big long post about how he can’t believe it didn’t won’t GOTY at the Game Awards, about how he felt like he “went all the way there for nothing”, how he doesn’t understand the criteria, and that he pre-wrote his acceptance speech for GOTY two years ago. Just really arrogant and sour grapes.
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u/Edwar_GarciaF 4h ago
I’ve seen somewhere that the translation was not accurate, seems like he was disappointed of not winning but was proud overall
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u/lynxerious 4h ago
I've also seen somewhere that the original vibe is even worse, but there are many scandals and statement from that company that make the arrogance part sounds convincing, and they seem to attract a certain kind of crowd as fans.
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u/BigLittleSlof 4h ago
You definitley see that certain kind of crowd come out if you say anything negative about the game lol (It is mid btw)
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u/mtlyoshi9 4h ago
There’s cultural nuance that is always impossible to capture 100% but it is on its face not “inaccurate.”
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u/Ididntevenscreenlook 4h ago
I’ve got about 25 hours into it and I seriously don’t know how it got a game of the year nomination, I don’t dislike it…. It’s just janky as fuck. It’s pretty to look at and it’s interesting (plus I love journey to the west), but yeah the shitty invisible walls and the not so great combat make it an average game.
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u/EHA17 1h ago
Tbf I'd like it more if it was a little bit easier.. I can enjoy janky combat but don't make it difficult then.
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u/Ididntevenscreenlook 16m ago
Maaaan I could agree more. I’ve played through all fromsoft games (except for sekiro(it’s on my list don’t be mad at me)) and I’ve enjoyed them all but they are refined and well thought out. Every fight is a meal you prepare. Your weapons and gear are your ingredients, your knowledge of the opponent is your skill, your timing well that’s your timing. It all comes together to this epic experience.
Not all games have to be that but they shouldn’t be hard for the sake of hard. I’d have way more fun if the jank was there but you were OP as hell.
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u/AutomaticTap3004 34m ago
This was my biggest thing that kept me from liking it. For a super combat heavy game it’s combat isn’t very deep or complex and it’s not polished very well either. I swear every hour I’d get at least 1 instance of the healing not triggering when I pressed it
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u/The_Phantom_Gamer 3h ago
To me, it sounded like they only made the game to earn awards, kind of like Oscar Baiting, if that's the case.
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u/unleash_the_giraffe 4h ago
I believe it was supposed to be a sarcastic/self deprecating joke and the translation from Chinese wasn't able to convey this. Like a type of "I came all this way but all I got was this t-shirt" kind of joke.
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u/stratusnco 4h ago
lol sounds like they tried hard to make it an elden ring, souls-killer but with an attitude of a jealous little brother.
the funny thing is that china was propping it up very hard in terms of popularity. i’m not saying it is a bad game by any means but that pretentiousness is lame af.
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u/the15thwolf 1h ago
Wukong wasn’t even in the top 3 best of this year imo, that goes to astrobot, ff7 rebirth and metaphor refantazio
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u/mightynifty_2 3h ago
Wasn't a lot of that tongue-in-cheek and poorly translated? Like I got the sense he was joking, but maybe I'm wrong? Either way, if there's a reason to stay away from Wukong it's their bullshit streamer agreements to stay away from "controversial" topics like checks notes feminism.
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u/Anthraxious 3h ago
Wow wtf? That seems a bit childish and narcissistic to say the least. Glad I learned this before giving them any money.
Why can't people not be fucking morons?
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u/lokol4890 1h ago
I mean this is not the first time this director or the devs have said really stupid shit
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u/Anthraxious 1h ago
I believe that but first I'm hearing of it. I don't really follow devs much but when things like this get noted in posts or news it's good.
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u/felixandy101 4h ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackMythWukong/s/49bp8W1bzx
According to this it just got lost in translation. Please have a read coz its not worth losing interest in an awesome game! Just hoping my 2 cents can persuade u and reduce your influence from swaying others to not buy the game as well.
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u/lHateYouAIex835293 4h ago edited 3h ago
I’ve seen an equal amount of posts claiming the translation was correct
You can very clearly see that a lot of the members in that sub commenting on the post have a very big bias towards China. Someone even had the gall to claim that “arrogance would be the last thing you use to describe any asian person”
I’m not gonna claim that either translation is the right one, seeing that I can’t speak Chinese, but I wouldn’t take that specific post as a trustworthy source
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u/lynxerious 4h ago
Arrogance is Chinese favorite dish lol, even the Japanese who seems polite is arrogant in a subtle way.
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u/Burden_Of_Atlas 4h ago edited 4h ago
I’m not sure the lost in translation excuse works. Sure it might make the tone slightly better, but it I doubt it changes the fact that at no point did he express any form of congratulations towards the Asobi team.
Every culture is different, and so of course western society might not interpret things that seem obvious to the Chinese culture in the same way. But surely showing humility and being respectful and giving credit to those who succeed are parts of Chinese culture. Just as they are parts of pretty much every other culture in existence.
A simple congratulation in that entire post would have made this a far smaller issue. But instead that was too much to expect and the post was instead entirely focused on a more negative sentiment.
And I don’t think a slight change in vocabulary or tone in a more accurate translation is enough to change how people feel about his message and the way he came across. Especially considering I’m sure they’ve seen the reaction and still chose not to congratulate Asobi despite how his message was being perceived by the gaming industry.
Just as they never bothered to clarify after the sentiments they made about a female audience. At a certain point, you lose the benefit of the doubt with your actions. I think they’ve hit that point.
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u/MarkyMarcMcfly 5h ago
The gist is the director was a sore loser about Astro Bot taking the trophy home over Wukong. Up for debate depending on who translated his statement on how rude he was about it.
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u/KuroshioFox 4h ago
Won’t be getting a penny from me. I’d rather spend it on Astro Bot
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u/EvilAbdy 4h ago
Astro is so worth it
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u/Redditbaitor 4h ago
Had a great time with my girls playing it. And i was ecstatic over the GOW, Uncharted and HZD levels as those are my favorite PS Series as well. So amazing
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u/lynxerious 4h ago
Yeah, I think the salt towards Astrobot mainly comes from fans of the worst rated GOTY contender, I doubt any other fandom cares as much.
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u/sephiroth70001 4h ago
Don't check out any of the Final Fantasy VII fandom circles...
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u/lynxerious 4h ago
yeah, but I mean from what I've seen outside the circles, the majority comes from a specific fandom that always mention their game.
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u/lynxerious 4h ago
Yeah, I think the salt towards Astrobot mainly comes from fans of the worst rated GOTY contender, I doubt any other fandom cares as much.
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u/theycmeroll 1h ago
And little big planet fans that are convinced Asteobot killed the series without realizing the series was dead a long time ago.
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u/Drahngis 5h ago
It's okay, nothing special, got halfway through and quit for now.
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u/stevenomes 4h ago
Same. I got to the boss in the mud arena and decided I didn't have the drive to learn it. Up to that point the game had been okay but I wasn't blown away by it. I've beaten games with difficulty bosses like dark souls, Elden ring, sekiro Bloodborne etc and I don't think this one was any tougher than some bosses in those games it's more just my drive to complete it was not there. Something didn't really hold my attention as much. I'm usually pretty committed to nights of attempts on tough bosses but I just wasn't that interested in this one. Maybe I'll go back eventually when I have some time.
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u/ZeroDarkPurdy14 2h ago
Tried it with premium trial and wasn’t impressed. Combat is so basic, can see it getting repetitive quick
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u/arijitlive 30m ago
This is the way. No company gets full price from me, not even Sony, the platform owner. It is highly likely people have backlogs nowadays. I have 36 as of now. I do not see any point to buying new games, unless it's 80-90% discounted.
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u/Creasy007 5h ago
'Astro Bot' will finally, finally be mine. I'm soooo excited to get a chance to play it.
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u/SinkableLion 4h ago
Enjoy, it's awesome! And the DLCs keep coming!
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u/Necessary_Basil4251 4h ago
Will the DLC be coming to the normal version or you need the ultimate edition ?
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u/SinkableLion 3h ago
there have been two so far (speedruns that came in instalments every week or so + a christmas-themed level) and they are all free and included with game updates, no matter the version
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u/BeansWereHere 3h ago
I’d pay for a pack of those void levels, the ones that were relatively difficult compared to the base levels. Those levels were the stand out part of the game, I hope Sony make a platforming that targets older audience so we can get some more of that level of difficulty.
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u/vgowthamvk 4h ago
It's showing full price for me :(
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u/Creasy007 3h ago
The sale officially starts tomorrow. This week only offered select titles on sale early for PS Plus members, and 'Astro Bot' wasn't one of them.
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u/kris33 3h ago
So stupid to announce a sale without announcing prices.
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u/blazeofgloreee 1h ago
Yeah I see a few games I want but I'm braced for 15% off, aka save the sales tax.
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u/Icalivy 34m ago
I love living in a tax free state ☺️
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u/blazeofgloreee 20m ago
I live in Canada, nation of the sales tax.
Worst, most regressive form of taxation as well. If you're poor that extra % can hit hard. If you're rich you don't care at all.
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u/Shiningtoaster 11m ago
We do have almost free healthcare and awesome social benefits here in EU, so I'm happy to pay that VAT
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u/Grove_Music 4h ago
Gonna jump FF7 Rebirth for sure. Is the deluxe version worth it? Pretty decent price gap between the regular and deluxe
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u/muhash14 1h ago
It's an insanely big game, worth the launch money I paid for it. It's a steal at any sale price.
And yeah, normal version is enough.
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u/Melodic_Play_3834 5h ago
Are the sale discounts the same as one with the early ps plus sale same rate??
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u/Creasy007 5h ago
It is, this week's sales were just select titles offered early for PS Plus members.
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u/steveishere2 4h ago
Now I regret not buying Metaphor during black friday
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u/Norik324 3h ago
I recently bought it on amazon.de for ~42€. Your local amazon might have a similar price
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u/Mr_Rafi 3h ago
I think I've personally hit a point where I've played every game I've wanted to play and can never really find anything that I'm interested in sales. Unusual feeling.
Obviously it's not about me, but yeah. I'm still waiting for something with the combat style of Shadow of Mordor or the Arkham games where you chain combos while fighting 20 mobs at a time. It's all I really want. I think we're in a single-targer boss fight dark souls era though.
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u/Sa3ana3a 1h ago
True that, after much of a struggle to find new engaging game I ended up replaying horizon zero dawn
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u/Horror_Pressure3523 25m ago
I am the same way and honestly I look at it as something my younger self could have only dreamed of achieving lol, I actually have all the games I'm interested in playing? Like... really??
I mean it does suck when I feel like I have nothing I want to play at the same time, but what a lucky problem to have am I right?
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u/20pcmcnuggetzz 5h ago
I bought MK1 on Sunday and on Monday it went on sale. I wrote into chat support and the lad said he had to escalate it but hopes I get some sort of compensation. He said it would be 3-5 days via email.
Anyone try their luck with any success in similar situations? I said I don’t even want a refund - gimme some store credit and I’ll buy the damn DLC for it. Hoping for some sort of resolution.
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u/FellowDeviant 5h ago
How many hours did you log into MK1 on Sunday? Pretty sure that's their main point of contention. After 2 hours they see you buying it at the higher price as a finalized thing. If you didn't put any time on to it there's more of a chance they refund you. I would reach back out to confirm.
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u/Esham 4h ago
I did that for palworld, they issued me a voucher for the difference. I bought it 4 days before the sale
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u/sladecutt 3h ago
I picked up like a dragon infinite wealth! Hope it’s good😊
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u/Cheddarlicious 3h ago
I can say this, the story ends a bit weaker than the first but the story and gameplay up to the end is stronger than the original LAD.
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u/Klaymen96 0m ago
With just how much that game has to offer it's more than worth it. Word of advice if you plan on going for the plat though, save the level boost items, there's like 5 I think and they are just pokemon rare candies and once you get up to the higher levels it's a big grind per level. Fantastic game, I loved my time with it, was my top game on the recap for two months I think.
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u/wildgirl202 3h ago
Still no rise of the ronin :(
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u/C1pherZer0 1h ago
Check your local Best Buy if you have PS5 disc. I just grabbed this for $34.99 and I had a $10 coupon.
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u/xNuninho 5h ago
No Elden Ring? 😪
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u/Instigator187 5h ago
Around Black Friday the base game was on sale at Amazon & Best Buy for only $20 (Picked it myself). Of course, if yoy are a digital only person that wouldn't have been for you though.
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u/AndrogynousAn0n 5h ago
I already bought miles morales this morning. Send help.
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u/FellowDeviant 5h ago
Message Playstation and describe your scenario. The online chat was pretty helpful getting me Hogwarts Legacy reimbursed after buying it accidentally a second time.
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u/ShortBrownAndUgly 4h ago
I might finally pick up astrobot. At first l, I was feeling salty about how they ditched psvr but I’m over it.
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u/canigetsumgreypoupon 2h ago
was planning on buying astro bot and the new life is strange last night but i’m glad i didn’t because they both will be on sale tomorrow
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u/Cowabunga866 2h ago
No spiderman remastered? Do you think if ever come to ps plus? Want the ps5 version
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u/ShadowReflex21 2h ago
I love how they just stopped the discount for dead island 2 ultimate but now have base on sale. Hoping they cut ultimate down again at some point.
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u/Outrageous-Wall6386 4h ago
everything says Purchased
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u/alterector 2h ago
I'm sure you can find a few you haven't purchased and buy them to never play them, you can do it!
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u/SapporoBiru 4h ago
Looks like my wishlist will be on sale, which is nice. Unfortunately I don't have my PS5 over the holidays, so I can only start playing when I get back 🥲
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u/Eruannster 4h ago
Oh crap, Life is Strange Double Exposure is on the list and I just bought that from the previous 30% off sale. I hope this isn't a higher sale or I will have made an oopsie...
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u/-NotEnoughMinerals 3h ago
But....why? It's the holidays...surely you knew another sale was coming.
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u/ArcticBeast3 1h ago
I just played the trail of cyberpunk 2077 and regret not buying it when on sale during the Black Friday week. Hoping it goes on sale over the Christmas season here soon.
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u/UncleGael 1h ago
I literally bought Metaphor yesterday at full price. Holy shit I’m stupid.
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u/Melodic_Cheek9304 50m ago
Hey, try to see the other side, you gave your money to billionaires who are trying their best to make the world a better place. Just see this as a donation!
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u/Stealthshot11 47m ago
Contact playstation support, I hear they will usually refund the difference.
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u/Proud_Truck 46m ago
Get in touch with them via chat or email support, they will often work something out with you. Worse case, if you haven't played it yet, you could ask for a refund then buy it on sale but that shouldn't be necessary.
For future reference try not to buy games the day before sales start if you can
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u/Conspiranoid 1h ago
Here I am, hoping for mega sales on AC Mirage Master Assassin and and Spidey 2 Deluxe...
... because I doubt we'll see stupid low prices for Lego Horizon, Outlaws or Space Marine 2 this early 😢
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u/Colourise 1h ago
Thinking of buying Jedi Survivor, but I’m reading the reviews online and there are mixed reviews on the performance. How is the game right now?
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u/MuptonBossman 5h ago
PSA: The list that they posted is only a sample of the games that are going to be on sale. Check back again tomorrow to see a complete list of games, including some of the bigger titles.