Ever since the PS5 UI reveal I've been interested in how different games and development teams will use the cards. My biggest takeaway from that reveal was how both the game and console UI are as one and not just a launcher for the games.
I've not played any online games on PS5 and was surprised by how many options are tied into the activities. Maybe this is common knowledge to players that do a lot of online gaming or group chats on the PS5.
When I first boot up the game and enter a match it gives me an option to join the game chat. Once you join that chat, If you open the activity cards you can open a chat card.
The mute chat button a square press from this menu. From within the chat card you have all the usual options such as mute chat, mute players and so on. From this card you can also view other players profiles and add them as friends if you wish.
Another Card I found really helpful was what I call the last match card. (In the above screen)
That card shows the score on the main card. From within that card you can play that mode again, view each players points and position during that match. You also get a brief description of the mode.
I really like having UI elements like this tucked away into cards because it cuts down on the clutter found on the main console UI. To have these options tucked into a card that's a click away and not having to remember where the options for chats, players, scores are in some random menu make everything feel slick and easy to use.
This one maybe familiar to regular MP users on PS5, but I've never seen it before.
At the end of a match there is an accolade option.
I don't know what this gives the other player lol. Maybe they receive a message saying that have been given an award. If that's all it does it's still a nice thing to receive a notification that someone appreciates them lol.
The other cards for jumping into different game modes also work really well and save you exiting different areas of the game and taking you directly to the game mode itself.
So yeah. I've made this thread as an appreciation to Lucid games and how well they have integrated the activities into the game.
I'm also hopful as the generation goes on we'll see some interesting and uniqe cards that leverages the SSD.
Maybe the cards could be used in a detective game where you can instantly load up a crime scene and review evidence you gathered in a past play session.
Another could be an option to run through a little tutorial if you haven't played a game in months and want a refresher. You could probably go as far as having individual tutorials for different enemies if you get stuck on a certain section.
I've not played any online games on PS5 and was surprised by how many options are tied into the activities. Maybe this is common knowledge to players that do a lot of online gaming or group chats on the PS5.
When I first boot up the game and enter a match it gives me an option to join the game chat. Once you join that chat, If you open the activity cards you can open a chat card.
The mute chat button a square press from this menu. From within the chat card you have all the usual options such as mute chat, mute players and so on. From this card you can also view other players profiles and add them as friends if you wish.
Another Card I found really helpful was what I call the last match card. (In the above screen)
That card shows the score on the main card. From within that card you can play that mode again, view each players points and position during that match. You also get a brief description of the mode.
I really like having UI elements like this tucked away into cards because it cuts down on the clutter found on the main console UI. To have these options tucked into a card that's a click away and not having to remember where the options for chats, players, scores are in some random menu make everything feel slick and easy to use.
This one maybe familiar to regular MP users on PS5, but I've never seen it before.
At the end of a match there is an accolade option.
I don't know what this gives the other player lol. Maybe they receive a message saying that have been given an award. If that's all it does it's still a nice thing to receive a notification that someone appreciates them lol.
The other cards for jumping into different game modes also work really well and save you exiting different areas of the game and taking you directly to the game mode itself.
So yeah. I've made this thread as an appreciation to Lucid games and how well they have integrated the activities into the game.
I'm also hopful as the generation goes on we'll see some interesting and uniqe cards that leverages the SSD.
Maybe the cards could be used in a detective game where you can instantly load up a crime scene and review evidence you gathered in a past play session.
Another could be an option to run through a little tutorial if you haven't played a game in months and want a refresher. You could probably go as far as having individual tutorials for different enemies if you get stuck on a certain section.
