Oh Sony!

shogun00 · Jul 4, 2018

Well Sony finally removed all of the Williams and Bally tables from the US PS Store. They also removed all of the new table bundles and custom ball packs too.

The only add-ons that are available are two ball packs (Glo-balls and Dr. Who balls) and the Dr. Who: Masters of Time table.

Rayder · Jul 4, 2018

I've always surmised that PSN is maintained by clueless non-gamers who don't really care.......just a job to them.

FarSight_Matt · Jul 4, 2018

xZOMBIEx · Jul 4, 2018

Unless you're a PBA fan, then it's better on Playstation just because the tables, updates, etc. Are extremely delayed on Microsoft.... Not to mention how 360 users completely got screwed... Being told for years by those immature kids that are employed by farsight and steam the game, that there was going to be a new update and new tables, even the ps3 got up to season 6... Starship Troopers was the last table the 360 got if I recall, that or Addams Family...

So while it's not that much better on Playstation (especially the lighting, the look, etc..) its still slightly better on Playstation...

Citizen · Jul 4, 2018

I noticed that too.

I love the PlayStation line of systems and have since the PS1, but PSN has been an absolute s**tshow since it launched with PS3 and PSP. This is nothing new. It has always been the worst of the online gaming services and Sony has never cared to fix its many problems or attempt to run it competently.

Jeff Strong · Jul 4, 2018

I’d argue that the Windows Store is the worst (in combination with the Xbox App on Windows 10). Love that MS is fullly embracing cross platform gaming, but buying, downloading, and updating Gears of War 4 on Windows was insanely frustrating. I couldn’t wait to finish it just so I could delete it forever.

Tann · Jul 5, 2018

Citizen said:
This is nothing new. It has always been the worst of the online gaming services and Sony has never cared to fix its many problems or attempt to run it competently.

And since the PS4, you have to pay (a lot) for it. 50 millions jackasses who pay for a peer-to-peer online network. No dedicated servers, the ol'-one-douche-with-a-crappy-connection-hosts-the-game.

Oh boy.

steven120566 · Jul 5, 2018

I have always preferred the way the xbox sysyem works over Sony's. But always thought Farsight clearly favored Sony. What does the Matt guy's post mean? If there is any hidden sarcasm, I am seriously missing it.

PeacemakerPIN · Jul 5, 2018

The only thing that is easier for Farsight to do is porting code from the PC to the Xbox One version with ease. (Yeah, I know, "easy" is a understatement)

The trickier part is toning down effects (reflections, and possibly resolution) to meet the 60fps target for the console.

I also noticed that demoing tables is much faster on Xbox compared to PS4 with less of a delay in between.

Tom Devaney · Jul 6, 2018

shogun00 said:
Well Sony finally removed all of the Williams and Bally tables from the US PS Store. They also removed all of the new table bundles and custom ball packs too.

The only add-ons that are available are two ball packs (Glo-balls and Dr. Who balls) and the Dr. Who: Masters of Time table.

Thanks for the heads up! I contacted Sony, and it looks like they were confused on some stuff, so they won't be published until the 11th.

I could've sworn I seen them up there for a moment. Is that just my imagination?

Citizen · Jul 6, 2018

No, all of the new company packs and ball packs were available, they were initially added before the WMS-removal and were in the shop for a few days. Then suddenly they just disappeared.

Someone at Sony apparently made an oopsie.

shogun00 · Jul 6, 2018

Tom Devaney said:
I could've sworn I seen them up there for a moment. Is that just my imagination?

They were up and available from Friday (6/29) to Tuesday (7/3).

Crepello55012 · Jul 7, 2018

Shogun, the title of this thread isn't an incredibly obscure Morrissey reference is it???

Maneki1972 · Jul 7, 2018

That sucks, can we get a discount for the inconvenience?

shogun00 · Jul 7, 2018

Crepello55012 said:
Shogun, the title of this thread isn't an incredibly obscure Morrissey reference is it???

No it isn't! It a reference to Jim Sterling's "Oh Ubisoft" segments. Ubisoft has a tendency of doing stupid/laughable things all the time and this feels like one of them.

tomwaits · Jul 7, 2018

Morrissey > ubisoft

EldarOfSuburbia · Jul 7, 2018

It's close, but I'm afraid I have to disagree on that.

tomwaits said:
Morrissey > ubisoft

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dtown8532 · Jul 8, 2018

I have a launch edition PS4 which has been getting a bit slow lately. Usually this is associated with a failing hard drive. I ordered a new PS4 Pro and plan on using a thumb drive to transfer all my save data. I'll just erase and sell the old one while it's still working.

Will I be able to re-download all the table and ball purchases I made in the past from the PSN Store?

jonesjb · Jul 8, 2018

dtown8532 said:
I have a launch edition PS4 which has been getting a bit slow lately. Usually this associated with a failing hard drive. I ordered a new PS4 Pro and plan on using a thumb drive to transfer all my save data. I'll just erase and sell the old one while it's still working.

Will I be able to re-download all the table and ball purchases I made in the past from the PSN Store?

Should be able to.

Rayder · Jul 8, 2018

dtown8532 said:
I have a launch edition PS4 which has been getting a bit slow lately. Usually this is associated with a failing hard drive. I ordered a new PS4 Pro and plan on using a thumb drive to transfer all my save data. I'll just erase and sell the old one while it's still working.

Will I be able to re-download all the table and ball purchases I made in the past from the PSN Store?

Get the Pro and try installing TPA before erasing and getting rid of your old PS4. I'd really like confirmation myself that ALL the tables and ballpacks I bought (which is ALL of them) will return if I ever had to reformat or get another PS4. Because you know, saying it "should be able to" doesn't mean it will actually work that way.

As an aside, you could just transfer everything from your old PS4 to the new one once you get it to be sure not to lose anything. Just need a LAN cord and the options to transfer data are in the PS4's menus. That's what I did when I upgraded to the Pro. It's a slow process, but still faster than re-downloading everything.

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