TheMightyEthan Posted November 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pojodin Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 The PS5 is pretty nice. It does some subtle things that are pretty neat like the video clips for trophies and such. I'm surprised at how comfy the controller is as I thought I was not going to like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Now if only I could find one of the damn things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Yeah, I really like it, even playing PS4 games in backwards compatibility mode is better than it was on my Pro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pojodin Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Totally agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Jesus Christ, I signed up for telegram notifications to let me know if the very second new PS5 stock becomes available a while back and today it finally went off. Took me maybe five seconds to tap the link on my phone and it was already sold out by the time the page loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 So when everyone was talking about how the next-gen consoles didn't have enough storage space, I was like "since I mostly only play one game at a time, this won't be an issue for me." Well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Yeah, it is way too small. Need at least 2TB, probably more like 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) @TheMightyEthan Do you install PS5 games from the disc? How long does it take? Edited January 15, 2021 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 4 hours ago, Mister Jack said: @TheMightyEthan Do you install PS5 games from the disc? How long does it take? Yeah, you have to, you can't play straight from the disc. It depends how big the game is, but the drive's pretty fast, it doesn't take as long as PS4 certainly. I was able to clear up about ~230 GB though just by deleting stuff that I had sitting on there in case I ever wanted to play it but that I wasn't likely to play anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Yeah I actually meant you personally as opposed to playing digital downloads. The lack of hard drive space is an issue but if the games take like ten seconds to install then I might not rush out to get a new drive right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 More like 10 minutes. I can download on my connection at 20-30 MB/s, and installing off a disc tends to take about 1/2 to 2/3 as long as a download. But yeah, I mostly use discs because I mostly play singleplayer story-driven games, so when I'm done with them I can sell them on and put that money towards more games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) On 4/22/2019 at 10:35 PM, TheFlyingGerbil said: I'm going to try and wait for the "slim", unless we hear rumours about a pro, as that approaches. Due to a combination of price, size, availability and my general lack of desire to game at the moment, I think I'm safe holding out for the PRO or however they work it this generation. May finally play through a bit of my backlog, instead of my usual tactic of selling consoles and giving games away. Have they made any changes to PS Plus? Heard a few people saying how great MS game pass is and that PS Plus is looking a bit sad in comparison Edited January 16, 2021 by TheFlyingGerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 They haven't really changed Plus, but it's also half the price of Gamepass (and even less if you get it on sale). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 It's also worth mentioning that if you haven't played all the big PS4 releases, getting plus on the PS5 also gets you a big collection of the PS4's greatest hits to play with some pretty solid titles on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 Yeah, the PS+ collection is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 17 hours ago, Mister Jack said: It's also worth mentioning that if you haven't played all the big PS4 releases, getting plus on the PS5 also gets you a big collection of the PS4's greatest hits to play with some pretty solid titles on the list. Do they still have the annoying issue that you have to "buy" the free game in the month it's on offer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Yes. *Edit - Except for the PS+ Collection you get for getting a PS5, I believe that's available to claim indefinitely (since they know lots of people will be getting PS5's well after the launch window). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 4 hours ago, TheFlyingGerbil said: Do they still have the annoying issue that you have to "buy" the free game in the month it's on offer? To be fair, you can "claim" via the app, and on desktop site as well as the PS5 itself. It's no different to the Epic thing really where you have to "get" the game, add to library, whatever, Stadia does the same. It's a bit of a pain, but a low lift really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 I think they've actually changed it now to where you have to do it on the console itself. When I try to claim this month's PS5 game on the website it only gives me the option to buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Thursday Next said: To be fair, you can "claim" via the app, and on desktop site as well as the PS5 itself. It's no different to the Epic thing really where you have to "get" the game, add to library, whatever, Stadia does the same. It's a bit of a pain, but a low lift really. I don't currently have PS+ to do that. If I buy a PS5 in a year or two I'll only have that months games to start off and will have missed the previous 2 years. I think with the xbox game pass, it's more like a PRIME/netflix where you have access to the whole library of included games (subject to some coming in and out of the pass)? I just know a few people that specifically got the series X because of the pass, and not really anyone being positive about plus, it just seems a bit archaic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 18 hours ago, TheFlyingGerbil said: I don't currently have PS+ to do that. If I buy a PS5 in a year or two I'll only have that months games to start off and will have missed the previous 2 years. I think with the xbox game pass, it's more like a PRIME/netflix where you have access to the whole library of included games (subject to some coming in and out of the pass)? I just know a few people that specifically got the series X because of the pass, and not really anyone being positive about plus, it just seems a bit archaic Yeah, that's fair. MS ahead of the pack in that sense. Stadia, PS Plus, Epic store is, I think, the norm at the mo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 21 hours ago, TheFlyingGerbil said: If I buy a PS5 in a year or two I'll only have that months games to start off and will have missed the previous 2 years. You will still get the PS+ Collection, which is exclusive for PS5, and includes a bunch of the "major" games from the past generation (Uncharted 4, Bloodborne, The Last Guardian, etc). That's available to anyone with a PS5 and PS+, with no time limit to claim it announced so far, so it basically works like Gamepass (albeit with a much smaller library). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Jesus, the PS5 is still impossible to get your hands on. I signed up for Telegram alerts that go off on my phone the very second new stock comes in for ANY STORE ANYWHERE in the US and even then I still can't get one. I camped at the Wal-Mart website, waiting for them to open up orders at precisely 3:20 PM, and they were still completely gone in literally, literally three seconds. I counted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Have you tried checking back a few minutes later? Sometimes they don't release all their inventory right at the same time. When I snagged my preorder, I had missed one of those notifications by like 15 minutes, but I thought "what the hell, I'll check anyway" and they were out of stock, but then I refreshed once and they were back in stock, and I was able to get it. That was at Walmart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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