Black Ops 6 – get ready for a long wait (Activision)
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I’m a gamer in my early 40s and started with Super Mario Bros. on the NES. Due to a busy family and professional life I rarely feel the need to buy games when they launch, unless I’m particularly excited by them (or they’re from Nintendo), as I know I won’t get round to playing them for a few months (or In some cases, even more) down the line.
The last Call Of Duty I bought, and loved, was Infinite Warfare. The campaign was superb but at the time I remember it being really unpopular. Since then, I’ve looked on with disinterest at subsequent releases and moved onto playing more indie games and enjoying my Switch, which has just delivered throughout its lifetime. Due to a lack of excitement and interest, I haven’t picked up and will likely skip the PlayStation 5 gen altogether – not for a lack of budget, etc. but it simply just has nothing to offer me.
So with much surprise, I decided to pick up the latest Black Ops last Friday, knowing about long load times but anticipating still being able to play on Friday night, or even on Saturday. I have a PS4 Pro, I have a superb Wi-Fi connection, I have plenty of hard drive storage. I have two PS4 Pros I’d install It on and jump between the two depending on rook availability.
Nope. It’s Sunday and I still haven’t had the chance to play the damn game. After a sizeable day one download, which required clearing a stupid amount of space, I then load up this weird launcher, which I now know to be some kind of game hub, to be told 36GB install is required for campaign, never mind the other bits. After leaving it to do its thing on Saturday afternoon, it’s Saturday night, 10pm, and it’s still only have way installed.
So, I download Europa on Switch instead, takes 10 minutes and is £13, and I’m playing and having a great time.
Triple-A gaming is so dead to me. When I do finally play, it won’t wipe this sour taste from my experience.
Very excited about Switch 2 and hoping it continues the gaming tradition of, you know, having good games you can play quickly and easily.
Super zedtendo
Peas in a pod
I don’t know that I necessarily believe any of the specific rumours about GTA 6 Trailer 2 but if it doesn’t come out this year that will be very strange. That would make it more than 12 months since the first one, which to my mind makes it very likely that it’s going to be delayed into 2026.
I do find it interesting that the two most unpredictable, uncommunicative companies in the …read more
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