@Mephisto2869 It's just a SATA 3 SSD with a 6Gb/s throughput so it means it loads games a lot faster on the Pro. Replaced the internal mechanical HDD with it.
Not really relevant for anyone with a PS5 but all I was making the point about was that the fast load times aren't that much of a jump for me.
@Mephisto2869 I've got a Crucial MX500 in my PS4 Pro so it really doesn't seem much of a game changer to me. That said, the fact that it's standard in the PS5 will aid development going forwards.
@Kevw2006 @Mephisto2869 Well, if you wheel back to the PS4 launch which wasn't backwards compatible with the PS3, that could have gone very wrong.
Fortunately, a competitively priced, more powerful console, positive noises from developers and Xbox repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot gave the PS4 the traction it needed. Three years on and the PS5 still feels somewhat like a glorified PS4 Pro Plus but maybe that's down to the cross-gen titles that are still scheduled into 2025.
Not experienced any stick drift with the DS4s but have to say, the DS5 feels cheap with fairly low quality plastics. and rough, harsh edges to the ill fitting case.
Just wish Sony would allow the DS4 to be used with PS5 games on The Tub o' Lard so I could store the uncomfortable DS5s away in their boxes.
Don't need a Vita 2 - we need a PSP 3. Vita was a terrible name and so many people didn't know what it was.
The proprietary memory cards were one of the many failures of Sony in the console's support (PSP had proprietary cards but at least Lexar and Sandisk joined in on the production of the Memory Stick Duo) Ultimately, Sony pulling first party support was the knife in the back that killed it. Why would 3rd parties continue supporting a platform that had been abandoned by its owner?
I think Jack Tretton did an interview a little while back and he says that, looking back, they should have produced more games and supported it more so it could gain traction.
Still got my Vita 2000 series and I've also got a PSP-3000 Slim & Lite.
@naruball Yeah, I know they still exist, my point on this is that a Baldur's Gate 3 demo/trial it's locked behind the highest paywall available - why? Why should Essential and Extra subscribers not be allowed to try it? As for Gollum, no-one is going to try that unless it's for morbid curiosity!
Good until 4th Dec 2024 so I'm sticking as is until that runs out.
I was on Essential (PS+ as was) and last time I stacked a sub, I had the option to upgrade to Extra for about £5 - and it added it to the full length of my PS+ sub so I ended up with about 18 months of Extra over the Essential price for about a fiver. Weird. Not mentioned it to Sony in case they'd fluffed something up!
FINALLY! One of the highest rated games needed a physical release. Interesting that it's a collectors edition, mega-posh bundle for the same price as a bog-standard Sony Studios release.
Happy birthday, you little box of wonders! Here's to the next five years (eek!)
Thank you for your pleasant UI, your glorious themes, your user-defined folders, your web browser and your ability to download multiple things at once. So, basically, all the things that the fat 5 can't do....
@Beerheadgamer82 Dragon's Dogma is a proper action RPG (not like that Souls-cack) so you directly control your character. Epic game, looks a bit scratchy these days as it's a PS3 port but fantastic atmosphere and combat!
The PS5 games are fine but really nothing more than the PS4 could do - mainly 'cos they are cross gen titles with a bit more shiny stuff sprinkled on them.
There are a few PS5 quality of life improvements that we're waiting for 3 years on:
1) Folders and themes cut & pasted directly from PS4 - might help give an uplift to that horrid, morbid UI and allow us to order our games how we want them to be ordered
2) Allow use of DS4 controllers on PS5 games - haptic feedback outside of Astro's Playroom just doesn't seem to be a thing from what I've experienced and the DS4 is just a much more comfortable & better built controller with all the appropriate buttons.
3) USB save backups - the PS4 can do it and I think the PS5 can backup PS4 saves but not PS5 ones?
There are a few other things which irritate - inability to download multiple things at once due to a lack of a PS4 custom chip seems very short-sighted, the 'is it a long press or short press of the PS button?' confusion, the web browser is STILL missing in action and the inability to just install the PS5 version of something when you have a cross-gen disc - it just constantly tries installing the PS4 version too every time the disc is in!
Got just over a year left on my previously extended Extra so I'm OK for now.
Remember to buy discounted wallet top ups from Shop To and save even more!
@N1ghtW1ng Yes, I wish they'd have introduced a lower tier just for online purposes. That said the online save backups is useful, but only because they haven't allowed the PS5 to do USB backups which the PS4 still allows.
@Enigk No, it's just that PS4 owners have better taste!
ShopTo recently had the COD PS5 bundle in for about £400 so I think that goes some way to explaining the numbers. I mean, it sounds like the game is a broken heap of **** but can't argue at a £60 discount even if you never play it. https://www.shopto.net/en/ps5-consoledisc/
@Flaming_Kaiser Never had a 'slim' PS2 as my motorised disc drive version original fatty (GT3 pack) just kept working.
Yes, the PS3 had things stripped away. The OG 60GB had the PS2 Emotion Engine chip, 4 USB sockets, and the multi-format card reader. However, the 40GB fat one that replaced it stripped most of these away having no EE chip, 2 USB sockets and the card reader had gone. The Slim was on a par with those post-launch models. Personally I think the Slim was better looking than the later fatties as not only had all the internal gubbins been removed, but so had the exterior chrome trim, replaced by naff painted plastic.
@Maddie47 @HammerKirby3 "Oh yes they have!" (getting into panto season...)
The PSP 2000 and later 3000 series were designated "Slim & Lite". Even says so on the box.
@jorel262 PS3 Slim was a lot smaller than the original or subsequent fatties (60GB, 40GB, 80GB).
I think we can ignore the PS3 Super Slim as that was smaller again but tacky in every way.
As for the PS4, the Pro was about the same size as the original, not that the stylish 4 was particularly massive to start with. The Slim WAS slim being about half the height of the Pro.
I think they've kept the PS5 the same (vile) design as the innards of the new one are effectively the same as the 1216 version (the last full FAT revision)
Can't get over how limiting the lack of a disc drive would be. I mean, what's the point of having a backward compatible console if you can't use the old console's media? It'd be like buying a digital only PS5 when you have a large collection of PS4 discs...
@Pranwell We've got a Sony Bravia 1080p and it does the same with that. Recently upgraded to a LG 4K TV and the same thing happens.
PS4 Pro connected to the same TVs just works properly.
@NeonPizza Yes, the 'music' is just dire. But it's all or nothing if you turn it off as then you don't get the game music when you drift over the game icons because at least that cuts out the funeral dirge.
@Panic_Attache Yes, I've found that if the TV has been left on the PS5 HDMI when it's powered off, restarting the TV causes the PS5 to start up so you have to wait for it to start, get depressed by its miserable UI before shutting it down again!
I've taken to changing the TV's HDMI input back to the Freesat box that we have after closing The Tub o' Lard down.
@NeonPizza Yes, that broken TV HDMI 'kick' is so annoying - I mean how can they get something that basic wrong? Turn off TV obviously means turn on the PS5 and switch the TV back on again! Gaaah!
The sparkles is the PS4's friendly and useful UI burning up to be replaced by the slab of drab that is the PS5 dash!
Instead of messing about with higher tiers, wish Fony would release a PS+ Online edition that just grants you the ability to play online and backup saves. I could quite easily do without these dire games.
Original Playstation was nicer than the PS1.
PS2 fat with motorised drive was nicer than the PS2 Slim.
PS3 fat was nicer than the (still attractive) Slim which was nicer than the vile Super Slim (shudders in horror).
Only weird one is the PS4 which (IMHO) the Pro looked better than the original. Both OG and Pro looked better than the irregular depth plates of the Slim. What was that about?
And now the PS5 - disgusting in all its variants. Thankfully my TV unit is deep enough to hide the monstrosity behind and I can just access its disc drive without having to look at it.
@InsaneWade Unfortunately I think the (archaic) x86/x64 processor in the PS5 would melt if it tried to simulate the Cell architecture and its SPEs. Maybe Sony has something cleverer in mind? On raw horsepower alone, the PS5 would break.
@nomither6 @zekepliskin The PS3 was an overpriced mess when it came out but after many iterations of the OS, it matured into something rather special. My fat 60GB corrupted the hard drive when the PS Store update was launched and finally died after 5.5 years with the YLOD. Still got my 320Gb Slim 25xx series and it still gets used a lot. Hey, it even has themes!
Incidentally, I have seen screen tearing on it - Lego Star Wars: Complete Saga is a major culprit but eventually they implemented a VSync option, certainly in later Lego games.
As for the PS5? Well, it's a soulless fridge isn't it? As someone who also still owns a 72xx series PS4 Pro with a 6GB/s Crucial SSD inside, it isn't a major jump.
@InsaneWade Actually all PS3 discs are Blu-ray (can't think of one that isn't?) so in theory the PS4 and 5 can read them - they just don't know what to do with them.
The only ones that don't work are the PS1 and very early PS2 titles which were on black disc CDs. PS4 and PS5 can both read DVDs so the later PS2 titles on shiny discs would be fine but again neither console knows what to do with the contents.
Give Layden a large cheque and get him back as head of Playstation. Someone who actually gave a toss about the console and its heritage would be a refreshing change from Mr Accountant.
As for the ongoing rage against the PS3, that console gave us the most original line up of innovative and engaging titles of any PS console, from LBP to Uncharted, much as I loved the PS4 era. Certainly better than the rehashed, 'oooh, isn't it shinier' PS5 ongoing farce.
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Re: Reaction: You Really Shouldn't Be Surprised Kids Want PS5, PS4 Game Currencies for Xmas
@get2sammyb Playing Manic Miner on the Spectrum - 48K required, loaded from cassette. And people moan about loading times!
Yes, I'm old.
Re: Rediscovered Patent Suggests PS Portal Was In the Works Since at Least 2015
PS4 didn't need it - it had the Vita.
Re: Reaction: PS5's Success Is Not Luck, Because Sony's Spent Years Putting in the Hard Yards
@Mephisto2869 It's just a SATA 3 SSD with a 6Gb/s throughput so it means it loads games a lot faster on the Pro. Replaced the internal mechanical HDD with it.
Not really relevant for anyone with a PS5 but all I was making the point about was that the fast load times aren't that much of a jump for me.
Re: Reaction: PS5's Success Is Not Luck, Because Sony's Spent Years Putting in the Hard Yards
@Mephisto2869 I've got a Crucial MX500 in my PS4 Pro so it really doesn't seem much of a game changer to me.
That said, the fact that it's standard in the PS5 will aid development going forwards.
Re: Reaction: PS5's Success Is Not Luck, Because Sony's Spent Years Putting in the Hard Yards
@Kevw2006 @Mephisto2869 Well, if you wheel back to the PS4 launch which wasn't backwards compatible with the PS3, that could have gone very wrong.
Fortunately, a competitively priced, more powerful console, positive noises from developers and Xbox repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot gave the PS4 the traction it needed. Three years on and the PS5 still feels somewhat like a glorified PS4 Pro Plus but maybe that's down to the cross-gen titles that are still scheduled into 2025.
Re: Reaction: PS5's Success Is Not Luck, Because Sony's Spent Years Putting in the Hard Yards
I'll echo the sentiments of other posters in that the PS5 is successful only because it's standing on the shoulders of the PS4.
If the PS5 wasn't backwards compatible with its incredibly successful forebear, it would have sunk like an over-sized and over-weight stone.
Re: Talking Point: Like Japanese Games? Early 2024 Is Going to Destroy You
DD2 for me. Others? Not so much...
Re: Steam Store Update Adds Specific DualSense, DualShock Controller Support
Not experienced any stick drift with the DS4s but have to say, the DS5 feels cheap with fairly low quality plastics. and rough, harsh edges to the ill fitting case.
Just wish Sony would allow the DS4 to be used with PS5 games on The Tub o' Lard so I could store the uncomfortable DS5s away in their boxes.
Re: Video: Why Sony Will Never Make the PS Vita 2
Don't need a Vita 2 - we need a PSP 3. Vita was a terrible name and so many people didn't know what it was.
The proprietary memory cards were one of the many failures of Sony in the console's support (PSP had proprietary cards but at least Lexar and Sandisk joined in on the production of the Memory Stick Duo)
Ultimately, Sony pulling first party support was the knife in the back that killed it. Why would 3rd parties continue supporting a platform that had been abandoned by its owner?
I think Jack Tretton did an interview a little while back and he says that, looking back, they should have produced more games and supported it more so it could gain traction.
Still got my Vita 2000 series and I've also got a PSP-3000 Slim & Lite.
Re: Arguably PS5's Best and Worst Games of 2023 Now Have Trials on PS Plus Premium
@naruball Yeah, I know they still exist, my point on this is that a Baldur's Gate 3 demo/trial it's locked behind the highest paywall available - why?
Why should Essential and Extra subscribers not be allowed to try it?
As for Gollum, no-one is going to try that unless it's for morbid curiosity!
Re: Arguably PS5's Best and Worst Games of 2023 Now Have Trials on PS Plus Premium
Remember in the PS4 days when demos were just that - demos that you could play and see if you liked it?
Now, in the PS5 era, you have to subscribe to the highest (and most pointless) tier of PS- to get the same. So wrong on so many levels.
Re: Rumour: Dragon's Dogma 2 March 2024 Release Date Leaked
Finally, a game worth buying a PS5 for...
Re: PS Portal Sells Out In Just a Couple of Days
@__jamiie I too am waiting for all the negative, raging reviews from people who bought it and and are astonished to find that it isn't a PS5 handheld.
Re: PS Plus Subscriptions on Sale Now, But There's a Big Catch
Good until 4th Dec 2024 so I'm sticking as is until that runs out.
I was on Essential (PS+ as was) and last time I stacked a sub, I had the option to upgrade to Extra for about £5 - and it added it to the full length of my PS+ sub so I ended up with about 18 months of Extra over the Essential price for about a fiver. Weird. Not mentioned it to Sony in case they'd fluffed something up!
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Physical Deluxe Edition Announced, Is Two Discs on PS5
FINALLY! One of the highest rated games needed a physical release.
Interesting that it's a collectors edition, mega-posh bundle for the same price as a bog-standard Sony Studios release.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Rockets to the Top as 'Slim' Model Arrives
PS4 still getting a very high attach rate in Japan then!
Re: 900 People Laid Off from Embracer Group During Its Second Quarter of 2023
Perhaps they should change their name to Alienator?
Re: Sony Says PS Portal Wasn't Designed to Make a Profit
"PS Portal Wasn't Designed to Make a Profit" = we've sold six...
Re: Feature: Celebrating 10 Years of PS4 with Our Favourite Games
Happy birthday, you little box of wonders! Here's to the next five years (eek!)
Thank you for your pleasant UI, your glorious themes, your user-defined folders, your web browser and your ability to download multiple things at once. So, basically, all the things that the fat 5 can't do....
Re: 14 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Coming Next Week
@Beerheadgamer82 Dragon's Dogma is a proper action RPG (not like that Souls-cack) so you directly control your character. Epic game, looks a bit scratchy these days as it's a PS3 port but fantastic atmosphere and combat!
Re: Talking Point: As PS5 Turns 3, How Are You Feeling About It?
The PS5 games are fine but really nothing more than the PS4 could do - mainly 'cos they are cross gen titles with a bit more shiny stuff sprinkled on them.
There are a few PS5 quality of life improvements that we're waiting for 3 years on:
1) Folders and themes cut & pasted directly from PS4 - might help give an uplift to that horrid, morbid UI and allow us to order our games how we want them to be ordered
2) Allow use of DS4 controllers on PS5 games - haptic feedback outside of Astro's Playroom just doesn't seem to be a thing from what I've experienced and the DS4 is just a much more comfortable & better built controller with all the appropriate buttons.
3) USB save backups - the PS4 can do it and I think the PS5 can backup PS4 saves but not PS5 ones?
There are a few other things which irritate - inability to download multiple things at once due to a lack of a PS4 custom chip seems very short-sighted, the 'is it a long press or short press of the PS button?' confusion, the web browser is STILL missing in action and the inability to just install the PS5 version of something when you have a cross-gen disc - it just constantly tries installing the PS4 version too every time the disc is in!
Re: Talking Point: As PS5 Turns 3, How Are You Feeling About It?
As I still own a quiet PS4 Pro with Crucial MX500 SSD inside it, to say the PS5 is a disappointment is somewhat of an understatement.
And as for that miserable UI....
Re: PS Plus Gets Heavy Discounts for Black Friday
Got just over a year left on my previously extended Extra so I'm OK for now.
Remember to buy discounted wallet top ups from Shop To and save even more!
@N1ghtW1ng Yes, I wish they'd have introduced a lower tier just for online purposes. That said the online save backups is useful, but only because they haven't allowed the PS5 to do USB backups which the PS4 still allows.
Re: A Whopping 80% of Modern Warfare 3's Physical UK Sales Were on PS5, PS4
@Enigk No, it's just that PS4 owners have better taste!
ShopTo recently had the COD PS5 bundle in for about £400 so I think that goes some way to explaining the numbers. I mean, it sounds like the game is a broken heap of **** but can't argue at a £60 discount even if you never play it.
https://www.shopto.net/en/ps5-consoledisc/
Re: Poll: Are You Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
I've got s PS5 - I keep it hidden behind my TV unit so it doesn't frighten the locals.
Only way I'd upgrade from this monstrosity is a) a Pro or b) an iteration that doesn't look disgusting.
Re: LEGO 2K Goooal Is PS5, PS4's Worst Kept Secret
@tomassi I remember a cover disc on something like Amiga Format that had Unsensible Soccer where it was apples vs oranges and the ref was a pear!
Re: It's Clear to See Why Sony Isn't Calling the New PS5 Model 'Slim'
@Maddie47 "Sony has NEVER used the term “slim” for its console refreshes" I'm simply saying that they did. You didn't say home consoles.
You are right on the home console front though - Sony just refer to SKUs or model numbers if they need to differentiate.
Re: It's Clear to See Why Sony Isn't Calling the New PS5 Model 'Slim'
@Flaming_Kaiser Never had a 'slim' PS2 as my motorised disc drive version original fatty (GT3 pack) just kept working.
Yes, the PS3 had things stripped away. The OG 60GB had the PS2 Emotion Engine chip, 4 USB sockets, and the multi-format card reader. However, the 40GB fat one that replaced it stripped most of these away having no EE chip, 2 USB sockets and the card reader had gone. The Slim was on a par with those post-launch models. Personally I think the Slim was better looking than the later fatties as not only had all the internal gubbins been removed, but so had the exterior chrome trim, replaced by naff painted plastic.
@Maddie47 @HammerKirby3 "Oh yes they have!" (getting into panto season...)
The PSP 2000 and later 3000 series were designated "Slim & Lite". Even says so on the box.
Re: It's Clear to See Why Sony Isn't Calling the New PS5 Model 'Slim'
@jorel262 PS3 Slim was a lot smaller than the original or subsequent fatties (60GB, 40GB, 80GB).
I think we can ignore the PS3 Super Slim as that was smaller again but tacky in every way.
As for the PS4, the Pro was about the same size as the original, not that the stylish 4 was particularly massive to start with. The Slim WAS slim being about half the height of the Pro.
I think they've kept the PS5 the same (vile) design as the innards of the new one are effectively the same as the 1216 version (the last full FAT revision)
Re: Secret PS5 Firmware Feature Makes a Change to Reflect PS5 Slim
I always turn off my PlayStations - the PS3, PS4 Pro and The Tub o' Lard.
I have an extension cable with an on/off rocker switch and so I turn them and the TV fully off overnight.
Re: Physical Games Represented Just 4% of Sales for PlayStation Last Quarter
Can't get over how limiting the lack of a disc drive would be. I mean, what's the point of having a backward compatible console if you can't use the old console's media? It'd be like buying a digital only PS5 when you have a large collection of PS4 discs...
Re: Poll: Do You Think GTA 6 Will Release on PS4?
Bet it'll look luvverly on the Pro
Re: It's Clear to See Why Sony Isn't Calling the New PS5 Model 'Slim'
The original is butt ugly and so is the new one. It's not Slim, but I suppose it' s a bit less fat. Still vile to behold though!
Re: The Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now
@Pranwell We've got a Sony Bravia 1080p and it does the same with that. Recently upgraded to a LG 4K TV and the same thing happens.
PS4 Pro connected to the same TVs just works properly.
@NeonPizza Yes, the 'music' is just dire. But it's all or nothing if you turn it off as then you don't get the game music when you drift over the game icons because at least that cuts out the funeral dirge.
@Panic_Attache Yes, I've found that if the TV has been left on the PS5 HDMI when it's powered off, restarting the TV causes the PS5 to start up so you have to wait for it to start, get depressed by its miserable UI before shutting it down again!
I've taken to changing the TV's HDMI input back to the Freesat box that we have after closing The Tub o' Lard down.
Re: The Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now
@NeonPizza Yes, that broken TV HDMI 'kick' is so annoying - I mean how can they get something that basic wrong? Turn off TV obviously means turn on the PS5 and switch the TV back on again! Gaaah!
The sparkles is the PS4's friendly and useful UI burning up to be replaced by the slab of drab that is the PS5 dash!
Re: Three New PS Plus Essential Games Can Be Downloaded Now on PS5, PS4
Another month, another poor selection of games not added to library...
Re: Of Course Baldur's Gate 3 Will Be Heavily Censored in Japan
Expect a LOT of pixelation....
Re: Upcoming PS5 Games for November and December 2023
Wow, talk about lacklustre....
Most of these are still coming to PS4 too. Three years on and the old stager is still kicking bottom.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for November 2023 Announced
Instead of messing about with higher tiers, wish Fony would release a PS+ Online edition that just grants you the ability to play online and backup saves. I could quite easily do without these dire games.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for November 2023 Announced
Utter ****.....
Still, that seems to be getting par for the course from Fony these days.
Re: The First Photos of the PS5 Slim Are Circulating Online
Original Playstation was nicer than the PS1.
PS2 fat with motorised drive was nicer than the PS2 Slim.
PS3 fat was nicer than the (still attractive) Slim which was nicer than the vile Super Slim (shudders in horror).
Only weird one is the PS4 which (IMHO) the Pro looked better than the original. Both OG and Pro looked better than the irregular depth plates of the Slim. What was that about?
And now the PS5 - disgusting in all its variants. Thankfully my TV unit is deep enough to hide the monstrosity behind and I can just access its disc drive without having to look at it.
Re: God of War, Uncharted on PC Expand to GOG
@MikeOrator Playstation has been taken over by Nintendo, didn't you know?
Re: Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Says It's 'Criminal' Industry Isn't Properly Preserving Games
@InsaneWade Unfortunately I think the (archaic) x86/x64 processor in the PS5 would melt if it tried to simulate the Cell architecture and its SPEs. Maybe Sony has something cleverer in mind? On raw horsepower alone, the PS5 would break.
@nomither6 @zekepliskin The PS3 was an overpriced mess when it came out but after many iterations of the OS, it matured into something rather special. My fat 60GB corrupted the hard drive when the PS Store update was launched and finally died after 5.5 years with the YLOD. Still got my 320Gb Slim 25xx series and it still gets used a lot. Hey, it even has themes!
Incidentally, I have seen screen tearing on it - Lego Star Wars: Complete Saga is a major culprit but eventually they implemented a VSync option, certainly in later Lego games.
As for the PS5? Well, it's a soulless fridge isn't it? As someone who also still owns a 72xx series PS4 Pro with a 6GB/s Crucial SSD inside, it isn't a major jump.
Re: PS5, PS4's Most Played Games Probably Won't Surprise You
@somnambulance Alan Wake 2 might do better if it came on one of those weird, shiny platters...
Re: Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Says It's 'Criminal' Industry Isn't Properly Preserving Games
@InsaneWade Actually all PS3 discs are Blu-ray (can't think of one that isn't?) so in theory the PS4 and 5 can read them - they just don't know what to do with them.
The only ones that don't work are the PS1 and very early PS2 titles which were on black disc CDs.
PS4 and PS5 can both read DVDs so the later PS2 titles on shiny discs would be fine but again neither console knows what to do with the contents.
Re: Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Says It's 'Criminal' Industry Isn't Properly Preserving Games
@LifeGirl @Smiffy01 Good cases for the original and PS2. Fallout 3 and NV were PS3 titles though, LifeGirl!
I think a case of best could be made for any Playstation console - apart from the 5...
Re: Sony on PS Plus Price Increase: We Want to Make PlayStation Plus Great
Still think it's poor that $ony haven't given an option to save game save files to USB.
PS3 can do it, PS4 can do it. PS5? No sorry, you need to give us at least £60 a year...
Re: Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Says It's 'Criminal' Industry Isn't Properly Preserving Games
Give Layden a large cheque and get him back as head of Playstation. Someone who actually gave a toss about the console and its heritage would be a refreshing change from Mr Accountant.
As for the ongoing rage against the PS3, that console gave us the most original line up of innovative and engaging titles of any PS console, from LBP to Uncharted, much as I loved the PS4 era. Certainly better than the rehashed, 'oooh, isn't it shinier' PS5 ongoing farce.
Re: Sony on PS Plus Price Increase: We Want to Make PlayStation Plus Great
I've got Extra until the start of Dec 2024. After that, I'll be dropping to Essential at most or just dropping it entirely.
PS5 era has been a total let down so far, both in console functionality & lack of exclusives. Looks like classic Sony died with the PS4.
Re: The Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now
Themes! Folders! Still nothing!
C'mon Sony, we need themes so we can have snowy backgrounds for Christmas like the 2019 PS4 theme.