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Qazimod

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I just had an email saying Hustle Kings is free on PS4. I see there are some DLC items - is it a hobbled free to play sack of s**t?

I haven't downloaded it myself but I noticed it was "free" on the PS Blog article and clicked through to the Store page, which says:

Rack ’em up and get ready to hustle as the king of pool games comes to PS4™, free to play and packed with exciting new features.

• Compete in 1-on-1 matches and multiplayer tournaments to rise up the online league.

• Hone your pocketing skills through 4 challenging career mode levels.

• Enter daily challenges to win Hustle Kings Credits and enjoy smart social features, with global activity feeds and a new ranking system.

• Buy special packs for unlimited access to offline or multiplayer games, and Hustle Kings Credits packs to spend on cues and balls.

Important Notices

• With PlayStation®Move support.

• Download this game for free and play it without making in-game purchases from PlayStation®Store. Optional in-game purchases are available that may enhance your gameplay experience.

• Spend your Hustle Kings Credits to play – credits are given daily and can be also earned or bought.

In-game purchases optional

which sounds a lot like typical F2P shenanigans; play for free for a little while until your progress becomes so slow that you either have to spend ages grinding credits or buy packs to speed things up. I could be completely wrong - I haven't tried it - but the text kind of put me off...

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Rob Rymond

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I just had an email saying Hustle Kings is free on PS4. I see there are some DLC items - is it a hobbled free to play sack of s**t?

Yes it is F2P. I loaded it up for a quick game - it has low budget menus but the game play was alright. I believe you buy 'chalks' and 'upgrades' to improve, but you can play the career. Trophy hunters look away, they look impossible.

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Broker

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Couple of quick questions now the Bloodborne hype has overtaken me:

Where's the cheapest place to get a PS4?

Are the bundles usually good enough value that it's worth waiting for the bloodborne one?

Are there any video outputs available that aren't HDMI?

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Garibaldi

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There's a flash sale on U.S PSN that's worth checking out if you have an account. A shed load of stuff for PS3, but even on PS4 I picked up some indies I was passing on at a higher price - Surgeon Simulator and Home. Both .95c each. Yep, together they were just over a pound.

That's why folk always waffle on about getting a U.S account, can you imagine the U.K PSN seeing a deal like that?

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Meat

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Couple of quick questions now the Bloodborne hype has overtaken me:

Where's the cheapest place to get a PS4?

Are the bundles usually good enough value that it's worth waiting for the bloodborne one?

Are there any video outputs available that aren't HDMI?

This seems to be the place for best solo/bundle deals: http://www.console-deals.com/ps4/

Prices tend to fluctuate quite a bit

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AlwaysBeClosing

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There's a flash sale on U.S PSN that's worth checking out if you have an account. A shed load of stuff for PS3, but even on PS4 I picked up some indies I was passing on at a higher price - Surgeon Simulator and Home. Both .95c each. Yep, together they were just over a pound.

That's why folk always waffle on about getting a U.S account, can you imagine the U.K PSN seeing a deal like that?

Dammit. Are they just one-day deals?

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p1nseeker

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Features:

PlayStation 4 v2.50 update

Features coming to PS4 with Yukimura include:

Suspend/Resume: Supported by nearly all of your PS4 games, you can jump in and out of your games with just the press of the PS button. Quickly switch from Rest Mode to powered-up so you can pick up where you left off.

Back-up and restore HDD to USB: Back-up and restore your hard disc drive data associated with users on your PS4, including settings, saved data, screenshots and video clips as well as games, patches and download data, to and from an external USB drive.

Find and connect with friends: Yukimura adds to an already robust set of social tools, bringing several updates to continue making PS4 the best place to play with your friends, including:

Facebook friend finder Using your linked account, you can expand your network by searching and connecting with your Facebook friends.

Improved friend requests Friend requests and Real Name requests can be sent together in one step when adding a friend on PS4.

Streamlined Party process The process to create a Party has been streamlined with a reduction in the number of steps required.

Find friends who play your games Easily view what friends are playing on each game detail page with a real-time Friends Who Play This section, which also highlights which friends are currently online and playing it, and allows you to jump directly into the game.

Join Friends directly from news feed A new tile will be added on your Whats New feed where you can see what your friends are currently playing, enabling you to join in the game if you own it.

Share earned trophies and optimise your trophy list: We know that Trophies are important to many gamers, so were bringing more control with how you show them off:

Automatic Trophy screenshots A screenshot will automatically be captured when a Trophy is earned, preserving the moment to share with friends.

SHARE Trophies Players can share Trophy information to Facebook, Twitter or via Message by pressing the SHARE button.

Additional Trophy sorting options Sort your Trophy list by Earned Date, Not Earned and Grade.

Delete 0% Trophies Remove games from your Trophy list that have zero percent completion.

Improved and expanded accessibility options: New options added to customise the user experience include:

Customised button assignments for DUALSHOCK 4.

Zoom for displayed pictures and inverted colors for all system functions, apps and in-game.

Text-to-speech for all graphical user interface, including Message and Party.

Enlarged text for all graphical user interface, including Message and Party, as well as the systems browser.

Bolder fonts and higher contrast UI for all system applications (but will not apply to games or third-party applications).

Remote Play and Share Play: For games that support 60 fps, users will be able to automatically enjoy those games with 60fps for both Remote Play and Share Play* on supported devices.

Automatic installation for system software updates: Enable automatic installation for future system software updates.

Sub-account upgrade: Enable users 18 years of age or older with sub-accounts to upgrade to a master account directly on PS4, removing restrictions on chat and enabling users to add funds to their Wallet, purchase content and more.

Verified Accounts: Select game developers, producers, designers and community managers will be verified with a badge.

Dailymotion: Upload video clips directly to Dailymotion via the SHARE button.

PlayStation Vita and PlayStation App for smartphones and tablets will also receive system software updates tonight, adding complementary features to those added to PS4. PS Vita update version 3.50 and PlayStation App update version 2.50 will add new accessibility options, including enlarged text, increased contrast and more. This update also enables PS Vita to support 60fps streaming for Remote Play.

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Yoshimax

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Fingers crossed this doesn't break anything with Bloodborne out on Friday :-/

If the PSN gets pummelled I think the worst might be that people who digitally downloaded BB early from the US will be locked out of playing on their UK accounts until the hamsters get back up to speed.

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Grobbelboy

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So the PS4 is going for about a year-and-a-half now and there's still no word of a simple notification for when someone comes online. I really don't understand why the firmware has had a pretty much useless notification for someone joining a party you're no part of since the launch of the console, but not something as extremely obvious as that.

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toythatkills

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You don't think it would be a bit more useful to be notified when you're waiting for someone to come online instead of having to check every few moments?

It depends how many people you've got on your friends list. With the limit being 1,000, if you're in the hundreds you'll be getting notifications of people coming online every ten seconds. If you're waiting for a specific person, they can send you an invite when they're online.

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Stanley

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You don't think it would be a bit more useful to be notified when you're waiting for someone to come online instead of having to check every few moments?

Sounds like waiting around for your date to turn up. Send them an invite or whatever.
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