Which PS5?
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james6546

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Despite being 39 next week, I still get money for my birthday like a kid. My dad gets offended if I spend it on living expenses, so I’ve decided to get a PS5 ready for GTA V.

Which one would people get? Standard thick (so second hand), thin or pro? I’m very out of the console game at the moment so have no idea.

Would getting a second hand one from eBay be sensible or stupid? I don’t really want to risk FB marketplace for something like this.

I’d ideally like a disc drive as I think you can play PS3 games on it and I’ve got a hankering for little big planet!

Also, is it me, or are prices insane at the moment?

james6546

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Sorry, budget. I’ve got £750, but it’d be good if I could get at least one game and extra controller

The Gauge

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42 months

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Argos were completely out of stock of the Pro the other day.
The soon to be released GTA6 may well be the cause of that

MiniMan64

19,395 posts

219 months

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For what it’s worth I got a standard one with an extra controller and having used it for nearly a year I wouldn’t have bothered with the disc player or the extra controller now.

Streaming is everything these days and especially if you do PS+ you’ll be downloading games anyway. And in person multiplayer games don’t really seem to exist anymore which I find very disappointing.

Nemophilist

3,222 posts

210 months

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Following as son wants a PS5.
I was hoping to get one with a disc so we can play the ps4 games we have on it?

Also means we can use it as a blue ray player (for any old DVD s)

It s a shame about multiplayer games not being much of a thing now.
He loves playing Tekken with friends.

We are eagerly awaiting Hogwarts legacy 2

MCBrowncoat

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175 months

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The Gauge said:
Argos were completely out of stock of the Pro the other day.
The soon to be released GTA6 may well be the cause of that
Looks like they've got stock as I write this, as have Very (which people always forget or don't know about)

John D.

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238 months

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I bought a reject / damaged slim from Currys this month for £411. Via their ebay page. No box and the white plastic casing was slightly wonky (I popped it back into place). Couldn't justify the premium for a Pro.

Wasn't even my birthday. Just wanted to play Gran Turismo again after reading an article in EVO. First PlayStation I've owned since PS2.

MiniMan64

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Nemophilist said:
Following as son wants a PS5.
I was hoping to get one with a disc so we can play the ps4 games we have on it?

Also means we can use it as a blue ray player (for any old DVD s)

It s a shame about multiplayer games not being much of a thing now.
He loves playing Tekken with friends.

We are eagerly awaiting Hogwarts legacy 2
Plenty of multiplayer games but they’re just all online. I think the only time we’ve used both controllers is the kids on one of the Lego games.

John D.

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I wanted a disc model so have the option to pick up second hand PS5 and PS4 games.

james6546

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I believe it’s quite easy to add a disk drive to the digital versions, so that’s an option

chris1roll

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273 months

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I've come to the conclusion the saving of a second hand one over new these days isn't enough to be worth it.
Having watched enough repair videos online where all the liquid metal is in a pool at the bottom due to the PS5 having been run standing upright, or _many_ others where the HDMI ports are completely fked (I guess people are just ham-fisted animals), i'm getting a new one.

Jamescrs

6,400 posts

94 months

chris1roll said:
I've come to the conclusion the saving of a second hand one over new these days isn't enough to be worth it.
Having watched enough repair videos online where all the liquid metal is in a pool at the bottom due to the PS5 having been run standing upright, or _many_ others where the HDMI ports are completely fked (I guess people are just ham-fisted animals), i'm getting a new one.
CEX give a 5 year warranty on consoles, as far as I’m aware that’s better than a new console.

james6546

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1,631 posts

80 months

chris1roll said:
I've come to the conclusion the saving of a second hand one over new these days isn't enough to be worth it.
Having watched enough repair videos online where all the liquid metal is in a pool at the bottom due to the PS5 having been run standing upright, or _many_ others where the HDMI ports are completely fked (I guess people are just ham-fisted animals), i'm getting a new one.
I read this just after I bid on one on eBay…

Jasandjules

72,601 posts

258 months

MiniMan64 said:
Plenty of multiplayer games but they re just all online. I think the only time we ve used both controllers is the kids on one of the Lego games.
You can play things like Mortal Kombat etc with two players on screen....

james6546

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1,631 posts

80 months

james6546 said:
chris1roll said:
I've come to the conclusion the saving of a second hand one over new these days isn't enough to be worth it.
Having watched enough repair videos online where all the liquid metal is in a pool at the bottom due to the PS5 having been run standing upright, or _many_ others where the HDMI ports are completely fked (I guess people are just ham-fisted animals), i'm getting a new one.
I read this just after I bid on one on eBay
Didn’t win it, it went for £530 (including games and an extra controller) but that seems all the money for a potentially 6 year old console

mk2 24v

743 posts

193 months

Just get a grade A PS5 pro from CeX/webuy.com, and buy a disc drive later on.

As far as I'm aware, PS5 disc drives are blu ray only, and won't play DVDs. They certainly don't play CDs

MCBrowncoat

1,749 posts

175 months

mk2 24v said:
Just get a grade A PS5 pro from CeX/webuy.com, and buy a disc drive later on.

As far as I'm aware, PS5 disc drives are blu ray only, and won't play DVDs. They certainly don't play CDs
Incorrect, they play DVDs fine (but they make a bit of a racket)

Nemophilist

3,222 posts

210 months

My PS4 pro is brilliant. Works well and plays DVD,s and blue rays.

I wouldn’t replace it if they were still making games for it.

It’s frustrating that the PS5 is now so much more than it was a year ago.
Camel3 shows it at £379 last year

I doubt Black Friday will reduce the current cost by much as it coincides with the release of GTA

boyse7en

8,181 posts

194 months

I bought a second hand ps5 from eBay a couple of months ago. Disc version. Came in box with leads and controller all in good nick. £220, which I thought was a decent price.

I like the disc drive as I bought a few games from CEX for £5 each, which is better than the £25 each they are to download.


james6546

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1,631 posts

80 months

mk2 24v said:
Just get a grade A PS5 pro from CeX/webuy.com, and buy a disc drive later on.

As far as I'm aware, PS5 disc drives are blu ray only, and won't play DVDs. They certainly don't play CDs
I’ve just had a look on CEX, doesn’t look like a second hand one is much cheaper than a new one, £50 maybe?