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The Witness |OT|
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Remembrance
Member
So this is why OTs are pushed up to day-of-release now.
Indeed, it's really funny how certain characteristics will draw far, far more ire from the online community than others.
thebigmachine
Member
Bought. Can't wait to enjoy it @ 4K. It's going to be glorious.
Shift Breaker
Member
Been saying since I saw the price that I can't justify getting it because of the other huge PS4 games that I have. But the reviews have been really, really positive, plus I finished The Talos Principle earlier this month...
Right, screw it, I'll buy it the moment it comes out.
Right, screw it, I'll buy it the moment it comes out.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Super duper utterly overwhelmingly buying this when I get home from work today. Which is in about 10 hours...
I loved Braid, it was so damn clever and surprising. Judging by the review snippets I've read I'm sure this will be right up my alley too. Been eagerly anticipating it since it was revealed as a PS4 title (might have heard about it before that too), finally it's here. Have managed to stay almost completely spoiler-free, not having watched anything beyond the trailers and the PSX gameplay of the tutorial area. Gonna be awesome to explore this island blind, not knowing anything about what I'll find. Except for line puzzles and pretty views.
I loved Braid, it was so damn clever and surprising. Judging by the review snippets I've read I'm sure this will be right up my alley too. Been eagerly anticipating it since it was revealed as a PS4 title (might have heard about it before that too), finally it's here. Have managed to stay almost completely spoiler-free, not having watched anything beyond the trailers and the PSX gameplay of the tutorial area. Gonna be awesome to explore this island blind, not knowing anything about what I'll find. Except for line puzzles and pretty views.
WordsintheWater
Member
I'm not the hugest puzzle game fan, but I can't pass this up. I'm really excited for it and little else in gaming gives you that satisfaction when you solve a puzzle yourself.
Yes, it is almost like many internet commenters are incredibly petty and childish.
paperspace
Member
If you have a capable PC ... why not PC?
30yearsofhurt
Member
Trophies.
This is weird. I'm sure I've had steam games release at midnight Pst before? Or is 9am the usual time and I'm just crazy?
Also curious about his comments that he was still working on it last night, and it wasn't ready anyway - presumably the PS4 version was frozen weeks ago for submission, so I hope that isn't going to need an immediate patch,
liliththepale
Banned
If your PC monitor is 1080p60, they'll be basically the same experience. If you're impatient, it's the difference of in half an hour versus in about ten hours.
I've never seen any, but maybe? It could be a policy change at Valve, or maybe games that have launched at midnight previously (if they exist) subsidized the day-1 support crew at HQ. Who knows?
You can always downsample :3
Comfy sofa (still not sorted out steam streaming), and I can play this while my wife is doing something else in the living room. Plus it is child friendly in case I want to play when the kids are around.
And it might be up this morning UK time, rather than this evening. That's probably the main reason
I'll probably also get the PC version if/when it gets VR support.
liliththepale
Banned
OnionPowder
Member
I was planning on getting PC but since i have a 1080p monitor I'll just go PS4. I'll double dip once i get an HMD
If you have a PC that is capable of playing it identically to a PS4, then remember that if you want to replay the game in 4K or in VR in a few years you'll already have a version capable of that if you take that version. That would be the main impetus I would see towards swaying me either way.
liliththepale
Banned
It'll be marked down to $1015 in a few years, which will be a drop in the bucket next to whatever gross amount of money you splurge on the 4K/VR setup!
I have the game on Steam because my house mates use the PS4 as a Netflix machine and I can't peaceably deprive them of that for 40 hrs this week.
bananafactory
Banned
So 20 minutes until this shows up on the PS4 store? ....maybe?
9 hours is the main impetus swaying me either way
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I actually tweeted Blow a question about wether this made use of the touchpad on the dualshock, haven't seen it mentioned anywhere yet so I guess not. I'd go with PS4 over PC if there was exclusive anything like that but I guess there wouldn't be.
GarciaHotspur
Member
I want to buy it now. But I know I Will regret it when the retail version comes out
I'd actually sort of prefer to get this on PC, as I have a really nice one, but I'm probably gonna pick it up on PS4 just because it's (probably) coming out sooner.
I'm a very, very impatient person and I really want to play The Witness right now. I have to work in the morning, so if picking it up on PS4 will let me get in a couple hours of playtime tonight, that's what I'm going to do.
I've got this... sickening feeling that it's not actually gonna release on PS4 in 20 minutes though...
bananafactory
Banned
I'm just going with PS4 for trophies and will buy it on Steam at a later date for pretty downsampled screenshots
bananafactory
Banned
I will say I admire how creative Blow is right now coming up with new words to describe the midnight unlock on PSN
A lot of "hopefully" and "in theory"
Edit: sorry for the double post
A lot of "hopefully" and "in theory"
Edit: sorry for the double post
Palette Swap
Member
It's going to suck refreshing the store every hour and getting our dreams crushed all day long.
Who am I kidding, I'll be refreshing way more often than every hour.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
So the games not currently out anywhere?
Movalpolos
Banned
I'm going to drink a whole bottle of cheap sake tonight while I play this.
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
maybe on US PSN in, like, six minutes
Steam is still nine hours away, at least.
bananafactory
Banned
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
SOMA didn't have a pre-release page either IIRC.
It will probably be online as part of the regular Tuesday update, but I have no idea when that happens ...
bananafactory
Banned
Link?
GwyndolinCinder
Member
But I want pc version):