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Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is currently free for PS4 until May 14 at 11:00 pm EST. PS+ is not required to add the game to your library for free.
https://blog.playstation.com/2021/04/19/play-at-home-update-horizon-zero-dawn-complete-edition-free-starting-today/
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/horizon-zero-dawn/
I loved this game. Combat was great and the story was an epic sci-fi adventure. For anyone new to this game, do not underestimate the usefulness of the Ropecaster. It does no damage, but it is amazing for enemy management to keep some in check when getting overwhelmed, because alot of enemies in this game will charge like all hell and do not let up.

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I'm still slowly transitioning to becoming a PC Gamer.

While nice it still falls way short of what they should of done to begin with, give us a bigger internal drive. Sadly they could easily make them run on external drives if they just take the internal one and sell them as external add-ons (not like the option is great, they'd probably cost more then they're worth). My major concern here is what USB drives are actually compatible? All it says in their faq is USB 3.0 or higher and not all will be compatible. Are we talking Passports, external HDD's, or USB sticks? We talking certain brands or every brand? Sigh, I own so much external storage and the thought that I'd need to buy a new one just for this depresses me if the current one I'm using on my PS4 won't work.
Sigh, Sony really out here this generation just pissing people off (though I don't know how many people are pissed about storage capacity like I am). Man, really starting to think it's not worth buying a PS5 anymore (even if I do want one).

I'm always impressed by Battlefield and how they progress the game with each version coming out. My favorite is still battlefield 5 mostly due to the maps and weapons though. I mean the amount of things you can do while you play in a multiplayer in that particular game is just incredible. Another thing I love is that on PC you can get some cool cheats from  wallhax.com and fool around a bit with kids online. It's also a great way to have some content created if you have a Youtube channel for gamers.

My bad for the late past.
 
 

Looks like it'll be another season of Clone Wars but starring the bad batch. I'm cool with that.

Its because our government is more dysfunctional than at any point in history. Say what you want about Trump... he exposed it for what it was. There was literally no reason to reverse the executive order on insulin prices and now they're skyrocketing again because Trump bad. Biden is a fucking husk of a human being. You can't tell me thats the same person that debated Ryan in the VP debates when Romney was running. Each time the party switches they're just going to undo everything the last admin did and its gonna be a seesaw non stop every 4-8 years. Who is even running this nation? The debt is astronomical because neither party cares anymore. We have a super dependence on the Chinese for so much stuff now, we have to tread lightly. 

Just an opinion...
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Umbrella is real.

This movie was fucking awesome!
 

There are currently 9 free PS4 games available to add to your PSN account. Only available from March 25 8pm PDT to April 22 8pm PDT. No playstation plus required. Just log into PSN and add to your library:
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/category/9779f12f-50c8-4c07-8d20-47e21293b6c6
Ratchet & Clank is also still available for free until March 31 08:00PM PDT. Same as above, login to PSN and add to your library:
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/ratchet-and-clank/
Horizon Zero Dawn complete edition will be free from April 19 until May 14:
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/play-at-home/
 

New Spider Man is an incredible game and great graphics!

I never got the first Spider-Man but since this came with my PS5 bundle here is my quick take

Pros:
The game was hella fun. Movement, combat, abilities. All good. The skill tree was kinda lame, but it didn't matter. You always had a choice to go in and fight or stealth. This game is hella easy for the most part because stealth is so good. Basically enemies never look up.

Cons:
This game was clearly meant to be just an expansion. It's not worth $50. Its apparently half the length of the first game... its very short. Its a shame too because the story, voice acting, and just the game as a whole is great. They should be charging $30 for this game not $50. Wait for it to go on discount. Also the last boss fight has a section that inexcusably frustrating. I don't like when they change the game worlds rules to make a boss more frustrating.

This has been one of the major reasons why I've been gravitating more and more towards PC gaming and only buying the occasional PS game (either due to exclusivity or I'd rather play in on console). Sony loves to alienate their player base and while I love the Playstation and Sony it's getting to the point where I really do want to see them take a huge L and learn just how to take care of the players that support them. I mean Microsoft learned that the hard way with the One and only really started recovering once the One X came out. They've really set themselves up great with Game Pass (but we'll see how long that lasts, not really sustainable to give out free games (even brand new one) for free for a low monthly fee) and their acquisition of Bethesda gives them a huge library of games, both future and past, to really sell Game Pass and the Series X (though with Bethesda's recent flops I'm not entirely sure it's a good thing).

Sony is going to lose the "digital library wars". If we can't transfer over digital purchases from PS3 to PS4 to PS5 and they expect us to keep buying the same titles over and over if we want to replay them, then they will lose a good chunk of their customer base over time. I prefer my steam account over anything digital Sony is doing. And I agree with Yong about emulation. I'm glad it exists. I like buying games and giving developers their money for their work, but once I have I don't want to have to keep buying it over and over for another digital license because whatever provider I'm using decides to close its shop. I may be wrong but I think Nintendo has been doing it like this for years with the Wii and Wii U shop closures too.

I'm still slowly transitioning to becoming a PC Gamer even though I no longer try to play flash games.

My youtube recommendations vary over the years, I'll watch some creators and then drop them for a while as I check out other stuff. These are the current channels I've watched the most of over the last 6 months.
 
Gaming:
YongYea (Game news, but I haven't been watching him as much lately)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6iAerLNE-0J1S_E97UAuQ
GameSack (great reviews of retro games)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6LaAC9VckZYJUzutUW3PQ
Slope's Game Room (I've been watching the retro game documentaries)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC455p7ts9lh8IWi5zuf_8tQ
Cinemassacre (Angry Video game nerd, they haven't been as good as the old episodes)
https://www.youtube.com/user/JamesNintendoNerd
Gaming Historian (More great video game documentaries)
https://www.youtube.com/user/mcfrosticles
 
Comics:
Comics Explained (basically comic book story documentaries explaining entire story arcs)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxQmKgrkUv4S7P5w0pLayw
 
Movie & tv series reviews, breakdowns for easter eggs:
New Rockstars
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yRILFFJ2QZCykymr8LPwA
Everything Always:
https://www.youtube.com/user/clearlyhereagain
 
Comedy:
ExplosmEntertainment (Cyanide & Happiness)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWXCrItCF6ZgXrdozUS-Idw
 
BBQ:
Ballistic BBQ
https://www.youtube.com/user/sd4547
HotToBBQRight
https://www.youtube.com/user/howtobbqright
Guga Foods:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfE5Cz44GlZVyoaYTHJbuZw
 
Science & Education:
PBS Space Time (Amazing series)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (One of the best animated science channels ever)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q
Brew
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQGtUcRjHTQLTTu-5s9_4Q
BRIGHT SIDE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4rlAVgAK0SGk-yTfe48Qpw
 
Handyman and home improvement videos:
Home RenoVision DIY (This guy's videos are amazing)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnorhjQR4zJkT7AVNhu395Q
Vancouver Carpenter
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbZdXox6mKHdcT2QdVT-goQ
 
Exercise: (I mostly watch videos for no weights exercises)
ATHLEAN-X™
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe0TLA0EsQbE-MjuHXevj2A
Jeremy Ethier
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCERm5yFZ1SptUEU4wZ2vJvw
BarbarianBody
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCduSVNApvBELfswY_ElMkOw
I also like to do women's Pilates exercises but I haven't narrowed down specific youtubers for those yet. I mostly watch old dvd videos we owned that I transferred to digital format and stream off my plex. lol.
Edit (I forgot to add my plant and lawn care category, lol. I might re-edit this later).

Anime:
Besides also watching Geoff (Mother's Basement) and Tristan/Arkada (Glass Reflection) I also follow
AniNews https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCchUOUW-eNmDfDqMS_AiZew (mostly for Overlord and Shield Hero content)
CDawgVA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPsZ_0SkFdi551iYTG04R2g (mostly for his stupid antics, he's mostly just a JVlogger now)
Gaming News/Videos:
JackFrags https://www.youtube.com/user/jackfrags
Matimi0 https://www.youtube.com/user/Matimi0 (occasionally, I watch his stream more then his youtube channel)
LevelCap https://www.youtube.com/user/LevelCapGaming (don't watch him as much as I used to since he became more news centric)
TheRussianBadger https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRussianBadger
The Escapist https://www.youtube.com/user/TheEscapistMagazine (mostly for Zero Punctuation)
Also follow YongYea as well
FFXIV Related:
MrHappy1227 https://www.youtube.com/user/Xehanort1227 (mostly for guides and news)
Ethys Asher https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs2UQ_EJkAAlzXkcTfDj-2g (FFXIV Lore Daddy, follow for all that juicy FFXIV lore)
MTQCapture https://www.youtube.com/user/MTQcapture (guides)
Final Fantasy XIV https://www.youtube.com/user/FINALFANTASYXIV
News:
Internet Today https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZVCV9xhrCyz4hPehvb4Wg
Philip DeFranco https://www.youtube.com/user/sxephil
Building Stupid Shit (not sure how to classify these):
michaelcthulu https://www.youtube.com/user/michaelcthulhu (builds ridiculously huge weapons, rather entertaining)
Hacksmith Industries https://www.youtube.com/user/MstrJames (the makers for that lightsaber vid I posted)
Music Oriented:
Chillhop Music https://www.youtube.com/user/Chillhopdotcom (I've really gotten into lofi lately)
Vincent Moretto https://www.youtube.com/user/HaarasNC (man does some killer metal covers of Ace Combat music as well as others)
Frog Leap Studios https://www.youtube.com/user/leolego (does some killer covers)
As well as multiple other ones mostly centered around piano covers of anime openings and endings (I'll provide links if anyone is interested).
Science/History:
Biographics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ
SciShow https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow
Forgotten Weapons https://www.youtube.com/user/ForgottenWeapons
VLog Oriented:
Abroad in Japan https://www.youtube.com/user/cmbroad44  (just because I find Japan interesting and I like Chris's personality)
Random Nerd Shit:
FilmComicsExplained https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCisWUR5UCMcxz_4zT6mI3kA
Certifiably Ingame https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJutYkYphYcGo-xbqyQJeYA (mostly for his Star Trek and Star Wars lore video's)
EckhartsLadder https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp6F1mQGuaXiDj5otWBmIjg (mostly for Star Wars content)
40K Theories https://www.youtube.com/user/remleiz (even though I don't play Warhammer I find the lore fascinating)
Streamer Related:
Streamers Reloaded https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDT1meaKQ_D1HjhTGULNbew (I spend way to much time watching streamers and for some reason streamer drama just amazes me hence why I watch it)
I also watch a lot of other youtubers this is just a small snippet of what I watch (plus some of the others I really don't know how to classify into a category as they cover more then just one thing). Not to mention the recent rabbit hole I fell down and wish I never did (I've gotten into vtubers and I don't know whether to be disgusted in myself or just resign myself to this weird fad).

WHOA WHAT?! YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Character design recycled be damned, the manga was a lot of fun from what I read. I really need to get back into it before this starts.

I could get lost in Brew auto playing into the next episode for hours

My youtube recommendations vary over the years, I'll watch some creators and then drop them for a while as I check out other stuff. These are the current channels I've watched the most of over the last 6 months.
 
Gaming:
YongYea (Game news, but I haven't been watching him as much lately)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6iAerLNE-0J1S_E97UAuQ
GameSack (great reviews of retro games)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6LaAC9VckZYJUzutUW3PQ
Slope's Game Room (I've been watching the retro game documentaries)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC455p7ts9lh8IWi5zuf_8tQ
Cinemassacre (Angry Video game nerd, they haven't been as good as the old episodes)
https://www.youtube.com/user/JamesNintendoNerd
Gaming Historian (More great video game documentaries)
https://www.youtube.com/user/mcfrosticles
 
Comics:
Comics Explained (basically comic book story documentaries explaining entire story arcs)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxQmKgrkUv4S7P5w0pLayw
 
Movie & tv series reviews, breakdowns for easter eggs:
New Rockstars
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yRILFFJ2QZCykymr8LPwA
Everything Always:
https://www.youtube.com/user/clearlyhereagain
 
Comedy:
ExplosmEntertainment (Cyanide & Happiness)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWXCrItCF6ZgXrdozUS-Idw
 
BBQ:
Ballistic BBQ
https://www.youtube.com/user/sd4547
HotToBBQRight
https://www.youtube.com/user/howtobbqright
Guga Foods:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfE5Cz44GlZVyoaYTHJbuZw
 
Science & Education:
PBS Space Time (Amazing series)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (One of the best animated science channels ever)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q
Brew
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQGtUcRjHTQLTTu-5s9_4Q
BRIGHT SIDE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4rlAVgAK0SGk-yTfe48Qpw
 
Handyman and home improvement videos:
Home RenoVision DIY (This guy's videos are amazing)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnorhjQR4zJkT7AVNhu395Q
Vancouver Carpenter
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbZdXox6mKHdcT2QdVT-goQ
 
Exercise: (I mostly watch videos for no weights exercises)
ATHLEAN-X™
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe0TLA0EsQbE-MjuHXevj2A
Jeremy Ethier
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCERm5yFZ1SptUEU4wZ2vJvw
BarbarianBody
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCduSVNApvBELfswY_ElMkOw
I also like to do women's Pilates exercises but I haven't narrowed down specific youtubers for those yet. I mostly watch old dvd videos we owned that I transferred to digital format and stream off my plex. lol.
Edit (I forgot to add my plant and lawn care category, lol. I might re-edit this later).

Oof, my heart...

When it comes to the 7 channels I'm subscribed to currently it's
Anthro?
Betsy Lee (aka Warlord Of Noodles) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLZGqE6BL9SN1H-kmjDrlzw Fennah https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr9j_dJok0QhWNcLOM1uayg Vivziepop https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzfyYtgvkx5mLy8nlLlayYg Video Games
Errant Signal https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4JnxTxtvItQecKUc4zRhQ Game Maker's Toolkit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ-Xo29CKyLTjn6z2XwYAw Noah Caldwell-Gervais https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5CYeHPLer3lbEhgonvbbAA Super Bunnyhop https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqr2tH3dPshNhPjV5h1xRw Everything else I make a habit of searching for.
Politics
Secular Talk https://www.youtube.com/user/SecularTalk
Angry Stuff
Nerdrotic https://www.youtube.com/user/sutrowatchtower Particularly, Friday Night Tights.
Gaming News
ReviewTechUSA https://www.youtube.com/user/ReviewTechUSA
YongYea https://www.youtube.com/user/YongYea
Weird Stuff
Armored Skeptic https://www.youtube.com/user/armouredskeptic
No longer under the influence of (aka outright avoid)
Boogie2988 - I can only feel bad for the guy so much until I just can't look anymore. Jim Sterling - Ever since the cancellation of E3 last year he has been pushing identity politics. Months ago he started wearing a wig as he now identifies as a female. I think I'm losing brain cells just by looking at this Karen. MovieBob - Praised woke rape movies like Splice. Overlooked Ralph Baer's death to talk about a Mario movie. Has been fired by Escapist twice. Hasn't made a video about Gina Carano's firing from Disney. Sargon Of Akkad / Akkad Daily - Felt bad he was kicked off of Patreon for calling a Nazi the N word. But he has had the habit about lying about what others say. Such as video of Bernie Sanders being against open borders. But Akkad would then say Bernie Sanders was for open borders. The final straw for me was when he didn't make a video specifically about what happened at Washington DC with Trump Voters on 1/6/2021.

Just curious what you watch on YT when it comes to influencers/reviewers. I have various interests in hobbies so I'll share what I got.
Politics
Tim Pool https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLwNTXWEjVd2qIHLcXxQWxA

Knives/Watches
Nick Shabazz https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_f7DAr6zzIHHYggsq8CrA
The Urban Gentry https://www.youtube.com/user/theurbangentry
Guns
Hickok45 https://www.youtube.com/user/hickok45
Demolition Ranch https://www.youtube.com/user/DemolitionRanch
Colion Noir https://www.youtube.com/user/MrColionNoir
Cologne
Gents Scent https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IImcLkUdmURWtQhxu8VwQ
BowTie FragranceGuy https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDarianhill
Big Beard Business https://www.youtube.com/user/BigBeardBusiness
Jeremy Fragrance https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKrJ5NSA9o7RHYRG12kHZw

Anime
Glass Reflection https://www.youtube.com/user/GRArkada
Mother's Basement https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBs2Y3i14e1NWQxOGliatmg 

Angry stuff
Overlord DVD https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeCJB88u93eq91U0rlJsW-A
The Quartering https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwE_ODI1YTbdjkzuSi1Nag

Gaming
Arekkz https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwE_ODI1YTbdjkzuSi1Nag
Tectone https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnSoX7NkOBcOX0Gfw_yjAw
Westie https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1e6iW4ojbhn0gUCyvjawKg

Educational/Mystery/History/Science
Brew https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQGtUcRjHTQLTTu-5s9_4Q
Ridddle https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Ep0Y4T5rvUuIfjKN1wqTw
Anton Petrov https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCciQ8wFcVoIIMi-lfu8-cjQ
Bright Insight https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsIlJ9eYylZQcyfMOPNUz9w
Astrum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-9b7aDP6ZN0coj9-xFnrtw
LEMMiNO https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRcgy6GzDeccI7dkbbBna3Q

Down the Rabbit Hole
The 5th Kind https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBSURWtaqrVyYNxaw8E90sQ
Coast to Coast AM https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVmlEoDSeImXV5aPz8EvP0A
Scary Mysteries https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiE86yS_VM7qjiICqRPmwLQ

People cheating on their spouse drama
rSpace https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0VjNM-ULRLWmbgAWlV27g

Yes please....