Anyone else not impressed with the PS5 so far?

Anyone else not impressed with the PS5 so far?

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KingNothing

3,168 posts

153 months

Monday 2nd November 2020
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Have paid for my Xbox and PS5 at Game today, £1000 spent in a few moments, got early morning slots for collection which is good.

Lucas Ayde

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3,559 posts

168 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Obviously, pay using credit card if you are doing so in advance ... any issues with the retailer and you are 100% covered.

(I think most people would be using a card anyway but make sure its a credit card).

SturdyHSV

10,097 posts

167 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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ecsrobin said:
chris4652009 said:
ecsrobin said:
As soon as GT7 has a launch date I’ll try get a console so I imagine 2022.
That’s my plan too
I’ll be buying a PS5 for GT7, whenever that is launched.
https://www.gtplanet.net/gt7-release-date-first-half-of-2021/

Fast half of 2021 so make that 2022.
It will be 'soon'. Always 'soon'.

I'm going to guess GT7 releases in May 2022.

usn90

1,419 posts

70 months

Wednesday 4th November 2020
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Went and paid, can just turn up anytime between 8 -2 which suits me.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

198 months

Wednesday 4th November 2020
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SturdyHSV said:
It will be 'soon'. Always 'soon'.

I'm going to guess GT7 releases in May 2022.
Why wait years to buy the PS5 as you’ll get less full life out of it Vsbuying on or as soon as it launches.

Think about the RRP / usual 8 year life it’s the best value option

Rick_1138

3,675 posts

178 months

Wednesday 4th November 2020
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After sacking off upgrading my pc due to the GFX availability snafu, I've readied in my PS4 Pro at game (which I got for free last December with a new mobile, (winner), and got £130 trade credit.

I expect once ps5 goes live reade in value would plummet.

I don't have a pre order so it's just check every day and get one when I can, hopefully before Xmas but we'll see.

I was able to get the collectors edition of CP 2077 for ps though as pc was, sold out, but can always just get download for pc later if u want to play on pc too.

Debating if I want the ps5 headphones or get turtle beach wireless ones instead which are the, same price or bit dearer for the Bluetooth set version... Hmmm

SturdyHSV

10,097 posts

167 months

Wednesday 4th November 2020
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Welshbeef said:
Why wait years to buy the PS5 as you’ll get less full life out of it Vsbuying on or as soon as it launches.

Think about the RRP / usual 8 year life it’s the best value option
There aren't any games exclusively on PS5 that I'm keen to play so why buy it just to 'have it', that wouldn't bring me any value?

Plus, I'll be playing PS4 stuff until there is, so am just extending the life of the PS4, which was also not purchased on release day.

Trying to argue value seems pointless, if you want the latest thing, get it, that's all the justification you need. If you want value, buy the previous gen console when the next one is released. Far cheaper, all games are still available and vastly cheaper, same 8 year life etc.

Naturally if you exclusively play online multiplayer games that wouldn't work :Hehe:

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

198 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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SturdyHSV said:
There aren't any games exclusively on PS5 that I'm keen to play so why buy it just to 'have it', that wouldn't bring me any value?

Plus, I'll be playing PS4 stuff until there is, so am just extending the life of the PS4, which was also not purchased on release day.

Trying to argue value seems pointless, if you want the latest thing, get it, that's all the justification you need. If you want value, buy the previous gen console when the next one is released. Far cheaper, all games are still available and vastly cheaper, same 8 year life etc.

Naturally if you exclusively play online multiplayer games that wouldn't work :Hehe:
I’m still getting value out of my PS3 - however all the games I have they no longer have any online ability which takes away a huge element of the game / forces you to buy the next gen to be able to do so

Steven_RW

1,729 posts

202 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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I wonder if the folks posting would still agree with the topic title?

I'll definitely get a PS5 but I don't feel the need to have lined up or fought to get one on launch day. I'll wait till you can buy one with a more relatively normal purchase process. Probably be at the start of 21?

It can join the collection of PS2, PS3 slim and Ps4 Pro all hiding behind this monitor.

I definitely want to play Demon's Souls again but the initial launch price is a bit high.

RW

Leicester Loyal

4,548 posts

122 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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Rick_1138 said:
Debating if I want the ps5 headphones or get turtle beach wireless ones instead which are the, same price or bit dearer for the Bluetooth set version... Hmmm
Turtlebeaches are fantastic, I've used them for probably about 10/11 years now. Usually the standard Xbox mics are rubbish in comparison, but I'm not sure what Sony headsets are like. I'll definitely be getting the TB rather than Sonys when I eventually get my PS5.

Radec

3,843 posts

47 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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Leicester Loyal said:
Rick_1138 said:
Debating if I want the ps5 headphones or get turtle beach wireless ones instead which are the, same price or bit dearer for the Bluetooth set version... Hmmm
Turtlebeaches are fantastic, I've used them for probably about 10/11 years now. Usually the standard Xbox mics are rubbish in comparison, but I'm not sure what Sony headsets are like. I'll definitely be getting the TB rather than Sonys when I eventually get my PS5.
I had the turtle beaches on my ps3/4, put them down one day and they just broke in half. I'm not sure if they are all like that but shocking build quality on those models.

Bought the Sony ones after and they were much better in terms of hearing effects and people hearing me and also they don't have the mic piece so makes it a bit better and less clunky.

CooperS

4,504 posts

219 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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Does anyone know if I can use my Bose QC35 and the in built mic?

I find my 4 year old turtle beach ok. At £120 they were ok and are useable but I certainly am disadvantage compared to my mates with newer or more expensive headsets in games ilke Warzone

ajprice

27,486 posts

196 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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Initial PS5 sales will be online only, everywhere. Don't queue outside a store unless you're picking up your pre order https://www.engadget.com/ps5-launch-day-sales-onli...

Mafffew

2,149 posts

111 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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CooperS said:
Does anyone know if I can use my Bose QC35 and the in built mic?

I find my 4 year old turtle beach ok. At £120 they were ok and are useable but I certainly am disadvantage compared to my mates with newer or more expensive headsets in games ilke Warzone
There is no definitive answer, but you may find this useful, it doesn't cover next-gen but I can see the results being similar - https://community.bose.com/t5/Headphones-Archive/Q...

hyphen

26,262 posts

90 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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Time to change the thread's title if the controller really is that good!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/features/ps5-re...

Torygraph said:
"Yet it’s the console’s new controller, dubbed DualSense, which best illustrates the benefits of tactility. Like everything else in this new era it’s not cheap - an additional one will set you back a penny or two under £60 - but in this case you definitely get what you pay for.

Bulkier than the DualShock 4 but arguably more comfortable to hold for it, its USP is the myriad motors housed within that combine to create haptic feedback - vibrations capable of expressing such delicately defined movements that at one point my teenage son asked in all seriousness whether there were marbles inside. It’s no exaggeration to say it’s as much a step up from previous generations’ rumble effects as 4K panels are to the cathode ray tube.

The controller’s other headline addition is adaptive triggers, allowing not just for greater fidelity of input and control but also cool force feedback features. Basketball game NBA21K, for example, makes it harder to activate the sprint command with them as individual players tire; Marvel’s Spider-Man spin-off Miles Morales, meanwhile, makes the triggers tingle in time with the star’s Spidey-sense.

Increased immersion is a notoriously tricky concept to sell to consumers - particularly during a pandemic, when hands-on opportunities are constrained - but in this case feeling really is believing. When all of the DualSense’s features (also including a bigger and better touchpad and new built-in microphone) are working in tandem, as on the tailor-made tech showcase Astro’s Playroom pre-installed on every PS5 unit, it’s a wonder to behold. Literally."
Edited by hyphen on Friday 6th November 16:05

Fastdruid

8,643 posts

152 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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It's smaller than I was expecting...


rofl

Lucas Ayde

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3,559 posts

168 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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Just saw that Digital Foundry are reporting that the PS5 does as good a job on back-compatibility and performance enhancement of PS4 stuff, as the Series X does with older Xbox One titles:

https://youtu.be/bKQ6NeTjccA

... This really changes my opinion on the PS5. Sony's record on back-compat with PS4 was awful (they ignored PS1 and PS2 even though they could easily have done it) ... and with performance enhancement on PS4 Pro was poor (very little enhancement of older PS4 stuff, they even hobbled the PS4 Pro initially when running older titles) . So, combined with Sony really saying little about PS4 compatibility in the past and really pushing upgrading and leaving the old games behind, it put me off PS5.

Now though, definitely thinking about it. I have a large PS4 library which would benefit. If only it wasn't so large and fugly (matter of opinion, but IMO it's fugly).

Ruskie

3,989 posts

200 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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The reviews are very positive. I just wish the initial game line up was stronger and it had that killer title.

Leicester Loyal

4,548 posts

122 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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Lucas Ayde said:
Just saw that Digital Foundry are reporting that the PS5 does as good a job on back-compatibility and performance enhancement of PS4 stuff, as the Series X does with older Xbox One titles:

https://youtu.be/bKQ6NeTjccA

... This really changes my opinion on the PS5. Sony's record on back-compat with PS4 was awful (they ignored PS1 and PS2 even though they could easily have done it) ... and with performance enhancement on PS4 Pro was poor (very little enhancement of older PS4 stuff, they even hobbled the PS4 Pro initially when running older titles) . So, combined with Sony really saying little about PS4 compatibility in the past and really pushing upgrading and leaving the old games behind, it put me off PS5.

Now though, definitely thinking about it. I have a large PS4 library which would benefit. If only it wasn't so large and fugly (matter of opinion, but IMO it's fugly).
This is key for me, as someone who hasn't had a Sony console since the PS2, I've missed out on a lot of games, so I'd like to play all the PS4 games in the first 9-12 months of getting the console.

NextSquareRoot

12 posts

42 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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Unless it auto updates the games im not interested, i want a console for the plug and play aspect, if i have to wait 30mins for a game to update even when is been on standby all week and downloaded the update i might as well spend the money on a gaming pc. GT sport is an arcade game compared to the competition on pc the only appeal is the ease of use but if my limited time is taken up by updates there really is no point of a console for my use.