@JJ2 Thanks for that link, I hadn't seen that. I'm not by any means a hardware guy but I thought I'd understood the basics of what Cerny said at the time. Subsequent talk about it made me think I'd heard something most people hadn't!
@God_of_Nowt Shame the dev talk has fallen through, I'd love to hear more from people who actually know what they're talking about. Is there no way you guys could do an online talk instead? Youtube channel people could subscribe to and contribute towards the cost?
Some great Hi-Res shots on the 4gamer site. Looks like it's pretty easy to get at the clips holding the sides on. Should make it fairly simple to blow out any accumulated dust on a regular basis.
I'm getting a good feeling about the cooling but quite a few questions still to be answered.
Much as I really want to see a big difference, like most here I'm not, which all feels a bit disappointing. But then again, I'm not seeing it for real on a 4K TV. Maybe the difference is more pronounced in reality. There's hopefully a big difference in the 'feel' of the game when playing with the DualSense controller, though. so lets not discount it just yet.
I'm sincerely hoping it's not just fancier graphics. I'd like to see full use made of the new DualSense controller, fast/instant loading and 3D audio. Once that happens then it'll really feel next-gen to me.
Thought my luck was in on Smyth's this morning. Logged in, added a PS5 to basket and checked-out. 30 minutes of trying to checkout later, out of stock. Grr.
In Game queue for 2 hours, got transferred to Game site, failed to login. Back on queue. Sold out. Grr.
Wow. I'm neither a corporate apologist or fanboy. Had you both got your pre-order I doubt you'd be calling people liars, corporate apologists or fanboys.
Not sure where loot boxes or microtransactions come into it.
I'd just really, really like to find a forum where people can have a sensible conversation about issues without name calling. Seems I've not found one here!
@Tchunga I really don't understand your anger. If they'd said pre-orders start at 1pm on Friday, and retailers waited until then, how would that have been better? Maybe for you, but not for the person at work with maybe no access to a phone or the internet. An hour later, all gone. Whatever date and time they made it large numbers of people would miss out.
You'll get one at some point if you want one, it's not life or death.
I get why people are a bit upset, been there, done that. What I don't get is the apparent need to vent so much about it. If you really think Sony have somehow screwed you over, just buy something else and quit any Sony based forums. Life is too short.
Personally I don't think this is all part of an evil Sony masterplan to screw us over, it's simple capitalism at its best/worst. Everyone in the chain, especially now, want to make as much out of it as they possibly can.
If all pre-orders started at 9am on Friday morning it would have made absolutely no difference to most people.
It may be my aging memory failing me but I'm pretty sure the price of games at launch since the PS1 have always seemed extortionate. In fact I don't think I got any games for the PS1 for a month or so, just played the demos!
Having been through this every Playstation release it's come as no surprise. I'd signed-up to a few places but ended up getting one by chance from Amazon Thursday morning. None of the retailers I'd signed up for had any in stock by the time I got the notification email.
Doesn't really matter when pre-orders go live, always seems to be complete chance if you get one or not.
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Re: Western Digital Reveals First PS5 Compatible SSD
@PhhhCough Internal storage is soldered on to the mainboard, there's a slot for the additional NVMe drive Worth watching the video
Re: PS5 Teardown Video Gets Up Close and Personal with the Console
@JJ2 Thanks for that link, I hadn't seen that. I'm not by any means a hardware guy but I thought I'd understood the basics of what Cerny said at the time. Subsequent talk about it made me think I'd heard something most people hadn't!
@God_of_Nowt Shame the dev talk has fallen through, I'd love to hear more from people who actually know what they're talking about. Is there no way you guys could do an online talk instead? Youtube channel people could subscribe to and contribute towards the cost?
Re: PS5 Fan Noise First Impressions Are Promising
Some great Hi-Res shots on the 4gamer site. Looks like it's pretty easy to get at the clips holding the sides on. Should make it fairly simple to blow out any accumulated dust on a regular basis.
I'm getting a good feeling about the cooling but quite a few questions still to be answered.
Re: Spider-Man PS5 vs PS4 Comparison Shows Off a Generational Leap
Much as I really want to see a big difference, like most here I'm not, which all feels a bit disappointing. But then again, I'm not seeing it for real on a 4K TV. Maybe the difference is more pronounced in reality.
There's hopefully a big difference in the 'feel' of the game when playing with the DualSense controller, though. so lets not discount it just yet.
Re: Resident Evil Village May Also Come to PS4, Capcom 'Looking Into It'
I'm sincerely hoping it's not just fancier graphics. I'd like to see full use made of the new DualSense controller, fast/instant loading and 3D audio. Once that happens then it'll really feel next-gen to me.
Re: More PS5 Pre-Orders Live in the UK, with the US, Canada to Follow
Thought my luck was in on Smyth's this morning. Logged in, added a PS5 to basket and checked-out. 30 minutes of trying to checkout later, out of stock. Grr.
In Game queue for 2 hours, got transferred to Game site, failed to login. Back on queue. Sold out. Grr.
Oh well, congrats to all who got one!
Re: Sony Apologises for PS5 Pre-Order Panic, More to Be Made Available
@Tchunga Sorry my friend but you've completely lost me. I think we should just agree to disagree. Good luck finding a PS5.
Re: Sony Apologises for PS5 Pre-Order Panic, More to Be Made Available
Wow. I'm neither a corporate apologist or fanboy. Had you both got your pre-order I doubt you'd be calling people liars, corporate apologists or fanboys.
Not sure where loot boxes or microtransactions come into it.
I'd just really, really like to find a forum where people can have a sensible conversation about issues without name calling. Seems I've not found one here!
Re: Sony Apologises for PS5 Pre-Order Panic, More to Be Made Available
@Tchunga I really don't understand your anger. If they'd said pre-orders start at 1pm on Friday, and retailers waited until then, how would that have been better? Maybe for you, but not for the person at work with maybe no access to a phone or the internet. An hour later, all gone. Whatever date and time they made it large numbers of people would miss out.
You'll get one at some point if you want one, it's not life or death.
Re: PS5 Is Breaking Pre-Order Records at Some Retailers
@severeatrophy Hughes have around for years and I've bought
appliances from them in the past. If you see one going there I'd grab it.
Re: Sony Apologises for PS5 Pre-Order Panic, More to Be Made Available
I get why people are a bit upset, been there, done that. What I don't get is the apparent need to vent so much about it. If you really think Sony have somehow screwed you over, just buy something else and quit any Sony based forums. Life is too short.
Personally I don't think this is all part of an evil Sony masterplan to screw us over, it's simple capitalism at its best/worst. Everyone in the chain, especially now, want to make as much out of it as they possibly can.
If all pre-orders started at 9am on Friday morning it would have made absolutely no difference to most people.
Re: Soapbox: Screw Sony's PS5 Game Pricing, I'll Just Wait for Sales
It may be my aging memory failing me but I'm pretty sure the price of games at launch since the PS1 have always seemed extortionate. In fact I don't think I got any games for the PS1 for a month or so, just played the demos!
Re: PS5 Pre-Orders Are Live on UK Retailer Box Right Now
Having been through this every Playstation release it's come as no surprise. I'd signed-up to a few places but ended up getting one by chance from Amazon Thursday morning. None of the retailers I'd signed up for had any in stock by the time I got the notification email.
Doesn't really matter when pre-orders go live, always seems to be complete chance if you get one or not.