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[ACamp1900]

Did everyone see where EA will only make NCAA for current gen systems (ps5 and Series X)?? If you haven’t yet you’d better start hunting for yours

 

[ulukinatme]

Did everyone see where EA will only make NCAA for current gen systems (ps5 and Series X)?? If you haven’t yet you’d better start hunting for yours

Speaking of which... I've been on the Direct Buy waiting list since at least November of last year for a PS5. I've really needed one too, my PS4 has been on the fritz forever...when my youngest was 1 he decided to pull the brand new PS4 off the tv stand and jack up the HDMI connector. Instead of fixing it Sony sent me a crummy refurbished model that promptly started getting graphic card issues just weeks after the one year warranty was up. I've had to washer mod it and other things to keep it running the last few years, so I really wanted a backwards compatible PS5 to replace it with rather than put the money into a new PS4.

In any case, I got an e-mail back in April that I'd have the...chance...to buy one back then. On that day I signed in just before the event opened, only to sit in a randomly generated queue for 45 minutes. While in that queue I actually had to go pickup the kids from school, so I had to put my phone on hotspot so my laptop would remain connected...all that, only to find out they were all sold out when I got to the front of the line. Thanks a fucking lot, Sony!

Fast-forward to yesterday I finally get another e-mail for the...chance...to buy one again. I'm signed in and waiting for the event to start today...and this time instead of a 45 minute queue it says it's an hour. Fuck! I figured if I didn't get one before I was certainly screwed now, but the queue quickly jumped from an hour down to 30 minutes, then 15, then 5. Total wait was maybe 15 minutes total. So I'll finally have one in hand in about a week or so. I added GT7 to the checkout, I'm looking forward to finally playing old school Sim mode. I hard passed on GT Sport, I don't think I've had a GT game since GT5.

 

[ACamp1900]

I’ll prob get a PS5 in a few months,… even tho I have a series x,… I’m dumb like that

 

[Sea Turtle]

My son got Elden Ring. He says it's brutal. He's trying to beat the first boss.

 

[ulukinatme]

I’ll prob get a PS5 in a few months,… even tho I have a series x,… I’m dumb like that

I wouldn't see a big need honestly, you'd probably be fine with just the Series X. I keep a Sony machine around just because a few of my buddies aren't into PC games so if I want to play with them I need a console. Otherwise I'd be happy sticking with just the PC and the occasional Switch title, there's not that many exclusives these days. PC has pretty much everything the consoles have anyway and does them better.

 

[ACamp1900]

I got a series x and it’s cool but I saw my buddy’s ps5 and ‘We wants it!!! We NEEDS it!!’

 

[ulukinatme]

I got a series x and it’s cool but I saw my buddy’s ps5 and ‘We wants it!!! We NEEDS it!!’

Make sure you get NCAA '24 when it comes out then. I'll let you win a game or two against me, and by let you win I mean I'll give up a ton of scores on D. When it comes to defense I can only play DL in football games My open field tackling and coverage skills are awful.

 

[ACamp1900]

Make sure you get NCAA '24 when it comes out then. I'll let you win a game or two against me, and by let you win I mean I'll give up a ton of scores on D. When it comes to defense I can only play DL in football games My open field tackling and coverage skills are awful.

That’s the whole reason I want a ps5,… is for ncaa.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

Mrs Leppy and I had our first child 2 weeks ago. Baby girl has 2 ND onesies, and I have the 8pm -12am shift. I haven't had a game system since 2015 but am considering getting one just for this reason.

 

[IrishLion]

Speaking of which... I've been on the Direct Buy waiting list since at least November of last year for a PS5. I've really needed one too, my PS4 has been on the fritz forever...when my youngest was 1 he decided to pull the brand new PS4 off the tv stand and jack up the HDMI connector. Instead of fixing it Sony sent me a crummy refurbished model that promptly started getting graphic card issues just weeks after the one year warranty was up. I've had to washer mod it and other things to keep it running the last few years, so I really wanted a backwards compatible PS5 to replace it with rather than put the money into a new PS4.

In any case, I got an e-mail back in April that I'd have the...chance...to buy one back then. On that day I signed in just before the event opened, only to sit in a randomly generated queue for 45 minutes. While in that queue I actually had to go pickup the kids from school, so I had to put my phone on hotspot so my laptop would remain connected...all that, only to find out they were all sold out when I got to the front of the line. Thanks a fucking lot, Sony!

Fast-forward to yesterday I finally get another e-mail for the...chance...to buy one again. I'm signed in and waiting for the event to start today...and this time instead of a 45 minute queue it says it's an hour. Fuck! I figured if I didn't get one before I was certainly screwed now, but the queue quickly jumped from an hour down to 30 minutes, then 15, then 5. Total wait was maybe 15 minutes total. So I'll finally have one in hand in about a week or so. I added GT7 to the checkout, I'm looking forward to finally playing old school Sim mode. I hard passed on GT Sport, I don't think I've had a GT game since GT5.

I follow this guy on Twitter:



He usually posts Sony direct opportunities, and will bump the tweet for the random weekday drops that have no wait time in the queue.

I’ll be trying to grab one this fall at some point.

 

[arahop]

I got Madden 23 PS4. Plays better than last year. Defense especially vs the pass is difficult vs top tier QBs. Receiving especially for jump balls seems to be a little more responsive. WRs on broken plays don't just stand still and actually rally towards the the QB. The offense lineman have the bellies of sumo wrestlers. The made Cole Kmet look like Thor. Overall I think it was worth it but I buy Madden and MLB the show every year. If you're are a big NFL guy it might not be worth buying

 

[IrishLion]

I got Madden 23 PS4. Plays better than last year. Defense especially vs the pass is difficult vs top tier QBs. Receiving especially for jump balls seems to be a little more responsive. WRs on broken plays don't just stand still and actually rally towards the the QB. The offense lineman have the bellies of sumo wrestlers. The made Cole Kmet look like Thor. Overall I think it was worth it but I buy Madden and MLB the show every year. If you're are a big NFL guy it might not be worth buying

Do you play franchise mode at all? It’s usually lacking, so it’s been three years since I’ve bought Madden, it just doesn’t have the depth that Dynasty on NCAA14 has (which sounds crazy).

I may buy it and try to get competitive with online play, but it still may not be worth it since I don’t play ultimate team either lol

 

[ACamp1900]

I buy Madden every few years and give up after a month or two,… it just like the soul ncaa had

 

[arahop]

Do you play franchise mode at all? It’s usually lacking, so it’s been three years since I’ve bought Madden, it just doesn’t have the depth that Dynasty on NCAA14 has (which sounds crazy).

I may buy it and try to get competitive with online play, but it still may not be worth it since I don’t play ultimate team either lol

I play franchise pretty much exclusively, not many major adjustments there. Scouting is a pain and not as fun as it should be. Even the best rookies usually only get a high ranking of 78 and never turn into elite players. Probably why I never get past year 5. I don't play online at all, in my experience players quit on you when they get down 14 or more

 

[ulukinatme]

Mrs Leppy and I had our first child 2 weeks ago. Baby girl has 2 ND onesies, and I have the 8pm -12am shift. I haven't had a game system since 2015 but am considering getting one just for this reason.

Switch is good for the young ones, but obviously you have some time before the kid will be able to play games, and even then I'd leave it in the docking station. If you plan on introducing them to older games you could also get a RetroPie build.

 

[ulukinatme]

I follow this guy on Twitter:



He usually posts Sony direct opportunities, and will bump the tweet for the random weekday drops that have no wait time in the queue.

I’ll be trying to grab one this fall at some point.

They had random weekday drops, no queue? Weak.

I'm legit a bit salty about the way Sony has conducted the PS5 rollout. I did scalp a PS3 back in the day, before I had kids and had more disposable income to throw around. I refused to give scalpers anything this time around. I thought it was ridiculous seeing Ebay stores with 35+ systems for sale at $700+ a pop. When the scalping is getting that bad Sony should have resorted to just releasing systems to people in the PS Direct list with verified accounts. Give the invites out based on length of time with a Sony account, that way people can't spam the system with new accounts trying to score machines for resale. I just hope a lot of these scalpers end up stuck with a lot of systems at some point that they can't sell over retail value.

I may be done with consoles after this generation, we'll see. I might just stick with PC, there's few exclusives these days anyway and our group of friends cancelled weekly game night after the pandemic hit. We haven't brought it back since, not much need for a console if I'm not going somewhere else to play. For now I'm enjoying Gran Turismo 7, haven't played a GT title since 5.

 

[ACamp1900]

Sounds like Celtic Park might finally be in FIFA,… if so lol. I just shared here like two weeks ago I’ll never buy FIFA again without Celtic Park,… every time I try to get out, they pull me back in.

 

[laughingirish90]

I got a series x and it’s cool but I saw my buddy’s ps5 and ‘We wants it!!! We NEEDS it!!’

yeah i still want a ps5 really bad but best buy and amazon are always sold out still. walmart has some but i'm not paying $650 plus for a console though

 

[ulukinatme]

yeah i still want a ps5 really bad but best buy and amazon are always sold out still. walmart has some but i'm not paying $650 plus for a console though

It sounds like supply is finally catching up. A lot of people in recent weeks are saying they're finding PS5s in the wild in stores, and scalper prices have started coming down considerably too as the market compensates. If you're not already signed up for PS Direct I'd suggest doing that. I finally got mine last week, but I'm guessing the queue is getting smaller and smaller these days so the wait will do the same.

 

[ACamp1900]

It sounds like supply is finally catching up. A lot of people in recent weeks are saying they're finding PS5s in the wild in stores, and scalper prices have started coming down considerably too as the market compensates. If you're not already signed up for PS Direct I'd suggest doing that. I finally got mine last week, but I'm guessing the queue is getting smaller and smaller these days so the wait will do the same.

The Series X has been in stores for a few weeks now here. I keep seeing it

 

[GowerND11]

I somehow managed to pluck a PS5 off Best Buy's website a month ago. I was scrolling through the internets and saw they were doing a live sale right then. I made an account, logged in, waited in the queue, and I got it within 25 minutes.

 

[sixstar]

i've been enjoying NCAA Revamped. Madden doesn't do it for me; NFL is soulless. my guess is that revamped will be better than whatever NCAAF game EA craps out.

 

[dublinirish]

i've been enjoying NCAA Revamped. Madden doesn't do it for me; NFL is soulless. my guess is that revamped will be better than whatever NCAAF game EA craps out.

EA actually hired a few of the mod team from Revamped but yeah its gonna be hot garbage no doubt

 

[sixstar]

EA actually hired a few of the mod team from Revamped but yeah its gonna be hot garbage no doubt

Oh, I didn't know that!

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

This NCAA relaunch could be huge for EA. This would be the perfect chance to reclaim their title as best in the business.

With that said.

It will suck.

 

[IrishLion]

This NCAA relaunch could be huge for EA. This would be the perfect chance to reclaim their title as best in the business.

With that said.

It will suck.

The newest point of contention is that EA 'doesn't know' if there will be full 85-man rosters. They are focused on making sure they have accurate two-deeps for every team, instead.

They told us we could only have 70-man rosters back in the day because of limited space and processing issues with the extra ~1900 players... there shouldn't be such restrictions with new gen capabilities. If they limit rosters, it's because they want to limit the amount of real-life players getting a cut of their profits.

 

[dublinirish]

The newest point of contention is that EA 'doesn't know' if there will be full 85-man rosters. They are focused on making sure they have accurate two-deeps for every team, instead.

They told us we could only have 70-man rosters back in the day because of limited space and processing issues with the extra ~1900 players... there shouldn't be such restrictions with new gen capabilities. If they limit rosters, it's because they want to limit the amount of real-life players getting a cut of their profits.

they can't even get onfield refs in the new madden cos of the limitations of the game engine smh

 

[DONTH8]

The newest point of contention is that EA 'doesn't know' if there will be full 85-man rosters. They are focused on making sure they have accurate two-deeps for every team, instead.

They told us we could only have 70-man rosters back in the day because of limited space and processing issues with the extra ~1900 players... there shouldn't be such restrictions with new gen capabilities. If they limit rosters, it's because they want to limit the amount of real-life players getting a cut of their profits.

Until they have a LS position with skill ratings that matter, the 85 man roster is pointless.

 

[GowerND11]

The newest point of contention is that EA 'doesn't know' if there will be full 85-man rosters. They are focused on making sure they have accurate two-deeps for every team, instead.

They told us we could only have 70-man rosters back in the day because of limited space and processing issues with the extra ~1900 players... there shouldn't be such restrictions with new gen capabilities. If they limit rosters, it's because they want to limit the amount of real-life players getting a cut of their profits.

The fact remains that somehow NCAA 06 on the PS2 was the high water mark of the series. Everyone talks about NCAA 14, but that's because of it being the last of the series. It was good, but somehow they removed things from the game as the series went on despite better processing and space. Now, we are seeing they might only have 2 deeps (hmm doesn't that sound like just porting over the Madden roster space?!?!). I think you're right about worry about players cutting into profits, this is despite some (albeit small) poles reporting the players would be happy with a free game or something of similar value.

they can't even get onfield refs in the new madden cos of the limitations of the game engine smh

EA refuses to admit their engine has been shit for the last dozen years.

 

[IrishLion]

The fact remains that somehow NCAA 06 on the PS2 was the high water mark of the series. Everyone talks about NCAA 14, but that's because of it being the last of the series. It was good, but somehow they removed things from the game as the series went on despite better processing and space. Now, we are seeing they might only have 2 deeps (hmm doesn't that sound like just porting over the Madden roster space?!?!). I think you're right about worry about players cutting into profits, this is despite some (albeit small) poles reporting the players would be happy with a free game or something of similar value.



EA refuses to admit their engine has been shit for the last dozen years.

NCAA 05 and 06 were the glory days.

Historical rosters. All-Time teams. FCS Schools. And I'm pretty sure they still had the pennant challenges where you could win pennants from achievements and rivalry games, and use them in exhibition games as arcade-style cheat codes.

I still get nostalgic thinking about moving my PS2 to the basement on a Friday night, knowing I could stay up all night editing the ND roster and starting a dynasty, not worrying about school the next morning. The grind of typing each name in based on the heights and weights was like a right of passage lol