Official PlayStation 5 thread

[SirBaron]

No, for a change it maxes out my wifi unlike the PS4.

[MyTMouse]

Any PCI e gen 4 drive is a good fit. Also you can even get a cheap heatsink and should be fine with it. Only potential issue is that PS5 games need to be on local HDD which shouldn't be a problem if you are already pushing all the PS4 crap on to the SSD. Not bad at all.

I was pretty sure you could also put PS5 games on the expansion SSD but only if they are fast enough

[SirBaron]

I was pretty sure you could also put PS5 games on the expansion SSD but only if they are fast enough

Only on the NVME drive, not on any external drive those are for PS4 games and PS5 backups. Which is what KAC is saying that if you put all the PS4 games on a external drive then should be enough space for PS5 games on the NVME drives.

So internal 1TB drive is PS5/PS4
Internal NVME Expansion is PS5/PS4
External Drive = PS5 Backup or PS4 games

External SSD is best for PS4 games, much faster than Mechanical external. (which on PS4 was faster but not by a huge amount due to the lack of bandwidth).

[KAC]

Yup. Also

https://www.techradar.com/best/best-ssd-for-ps5

[SD-[Inc]]

Finally lucked out today and got one from the WalMart drop tonight. Only catch is I got free 2 day shipping with expected delivery OCTOBER 7th. A little worrisome they are selling inventory they don’t even have yet. Oh well. Maybe there will be more good games out by then

[Lazy8s]

Finally lucked out today and got one from the WalMart drop tonight. Only catch is I got free 2 day shipping with expected delivery OCTOBER 7th. A little worrisome they are selling inventory they don’t even have yet. Oh well. Maybe there will be more good games out by then

Congrats SD! Took you long enough


Maybe your luck will hold and it’ll ship early

[SirBaron]

Demon Souls is poop, there I said it .

I should have known from my last 3 attempts at those various titles.

I got so far into killing preying for a damn fire thingy to be there to save me, no I died so far and lost everything including my motivation.

And I'm only near the start of the game

[Lazy8s]

Demon Souls is poop, there I said it .

I should have known from my last 3 attempts at those various titles.

I got so far into killing preying for a damn fire thingy to be there to save me, no I died so far and lost everything including my motivation.

And I'm only near the start of the game

Throw pebbles. Quite thrilling.

oops...that's the other game...

[SirBaron]

Not sure what game you're referring to, but it sounds amazing.

[Lazy8s]

Not sure what game you're referring to, but it sounds amazing.

Bloodborne - pebble description in game

[Meteor_of_War]

Throw pebbles. Quite thrilling.

oops...that's the other game...

The general tip about aggroing one enemy at a time from afar is a good one though. Quite possibly the #1 best tip to give newbies in Souls games.

These games become infinitely more manageable when dealing with one enemy at a time vs. multiple.

[Lazy8s]

The general tip about aggroing one enemy at a time from afar is a good one though. Quite possibly the #1 best tip to give newbies in Souls games.

These games become infinitely more manageable when dealing with one enemy at a time vs. multiple.

It really is. That one message everywhere in DaS “Lure it out”….perfect.

[Meteor_of_War]

It really is. That one message everywhere in DaS “Lure it out”….perfect.

Yeah I actually have been making an effort to use the pebbles more often in Bloodborne. It was overlooked by me in the beginning but I'm starting to realize they may be even more important in this game than in previous Souls games.

[SD-[Inc]]

Congrats SD! Took you long enough


Maybe your luck will hold and it’ll ship early

Walmart just emailed me mine arrives this coming Thursday. Woot!

[Lazy8s]

Walmart just emailed me mine arrives this coming Thursday. Woot!

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[Jankan]

https://wccftech.com/sony-playstatio...aming-segment/

Which means no one will be able to buy one until 2026

[Lazy8s]

https://wccftech.com/sony-playstatio...aming-segment/

Which means no one will be able to buy one until 2026

Well, I'm hoping my 5 will keep me happy until 202....7?

I got so burnt out on console hunting I don't think I'll even care for a looong time lol.

[KAC]

Come to Dubai. Buy PS5. Go back.

PlayStation 5 Console (UAE Version) https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B08HHFL27C/...FE48MSF6VRAY5S

[YellowBeard]

Glad they're having all these sweet announcements of upcoming games and rumours of a pro.

lol when are they gonna be readily available?

Amazon selling "renewed" systems for 900 dollars. Give me a ****in' break.

[KAC]

Tight games shown. Good lineup for me especially. Excited about Project Eve, Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, God of War Ragnarok, Tiny Tina’s Wonderland, KOTOR and GT7.

[MyTMouse]

I saw that there's a new revision of the PS5 where they chopped out just over 300g of the heatsink in the system and not too much other changes to save some money. Can't imagine that'll make the cooling situation very good especially long term

[Mangler]

I really hope that the PS5 light does not end up being a screamer at the end of the generation, since it is the one that I will eventually get my hands on when you can just buy a ps5.

[SirBaron]

I saw that there's a new revision of the PS5 where they chopped out just over 300g of the heatsink in the system and not too much other changes to save some money. Can't imagine that'll make the cooling situation very good especially long term

For the most part it's pretty much the same, sometimes better, sometimes worse but we're talking still well under the temps that say a PC would even get to in load.

The cooler of the PS5 was overdesigned due to their huge aversion to the PS4 being compared to 747 engines in terms of decibles.

[KAC]

I really hope that the PS5 light does not end up being a screamer at the end of the generation, since it is the one that I will eventually get my hands on when you can just buy a ps5.

History has told us that all Slim are jet engines. At least the ones I had on PS3 and PS4 were. Heck PS4 Pro was the biggest offender.

[Mangler]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgWuGA8cExo

Looks like it's a non-issue.

And it also looks like the fan in the ps5 isn't controlled by temps, it is regulated by power draw, so I guess it would not matter if the new heatsink resulted in a hotter running console.

[SD-[Inc]]

Woot! Mine finally came. It's so fast and quiet. But, it BARELY fit into my TV console!

[MyTMouse]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgWuGA8cExo

Looks like it's a non-issue.

And it also looks like the fan in the ps5 isn't controlled by temps, it is regulated by power draw, so I guess it would not matter if the new heatsink resulted in a hotter running console.

Looks like the new cooler is slightly worse for the SOC but a redesigned plate makes better contact with the mem chips so their temps are the same or slightly better. Would have been great if they used the same redesigned contact plates with the original bigger cooler but this looks like cost cutting.

I wonder how the temps will be with a high performance SSD adding extra heat into the mix...some of the memory temps can be close to max especially for the possibly millions of people who will have high ambient temps and/or poor ventilation

[Lazy8s]

Woot! Mine finally came. It's so fast and quiet. But, it BARELY fit into my TV console!

Just an FYI, that fan expels a lot of hot air….

[SD-[Inc]]

Just an FYI, that fan expels a lot of hot air….

I keep the door open when playing. Did that even with my PS4 Pro. At least now I don’t have to turn the sound up to drown out the leaf blower fan. The one downside is I find myself doing fast travel in games a lot more than I used to. Since the new area loads in like one second it’s too tempting..

[Lazy8s]

I keep the door open when playing. Did that even with my PS4 Pro. At least now I don’t have to turn the sound up to drown out the leaf blower fan. The one downside is I find myself doing fast travel in games a lot more than I used to. Since the new area loads in like one second it’s too tempting..

That's a good thing!

[SirBaron]

Looks like the new cooler is slightly worse for the SOC but a redesigned plate makes better contact with the mem chips so their temps are the same or slightly better. Would have been great if they used the same redesigned contact plates with the original bigger cooler but this looks like cost cutting.

I wonder how the temps will be with a high performance SSD adding extra heat into the mix...some of the memory temps can be close to max especially for the possibly millions of people who will have high ambient temps and/or poor ventilation

Which mem temps?

GDDR6X doesn't throttle until 110'c.

[DeathKnight]

Which mem temps?

GDDR6X doesn't throttle until 110'c.

The PS5 only has GDDR6 (GDDR6X is an Nvidia-Micron joint technology). GDDR6 has a max operating temp of 105C. Gamer's Nexus testing on the previous design had mem temps max out over 93C on a module. While obviously not reaching max op temp, it's still uncomfortably high. Higher ambient temps than they tested in (around 23C or 73F) will drive those numbers higher.

Looks like the new design for the metal contact plate has helped a bit with the mem temps (down to under 90C).

[Lazy8s]

My buddy walked into a Bestbuy in Kingston MA this morning and walked out with a PS5 20 minutes later.

[SirBaron]

huh thought PS5/XSX both use GDDR6x. (throws consoles in teh bin) lol I kid I kid.

[mizzer]

My buddy walked into a Bestbuy in Kingston MA this morning and walked out with a PS5 20 minutes later.

I’m waiting on the “doesn’t look like an air purifier” refresh.

[Lazy8s]

I’m waiting on the “doesn’t look like an air purifier” refresh.

My air purifier games just fine

[Nunz]

I dunno what kind of air purifiers you use.. lol

[Lazy8s]

I dunno what kind of air purifiers you use.. lol

The really hard to get kind

[Dungeoncrawler]

FINALLY secured a ps5. Was alerted via discord stock drop. Ready for pickup at Best Buy on October 9th

[Silent-Runner]