Official PlayStation 5 thread

[Lazy8s]

I’m surprised MS isn’t murdering them in game sales. I just can’t see why people spend that much, for a remake no less. Doesn’t make good business sense to me.

[SubCog]

I haven’t seen a PC cost, but Sony wants $69 for the PS5 version. I just said nope

[SD-[Inc]]

I’m surprised MS isn’t murdering them in game sales. I just can’t see why people spend that much, for a remake no less. Doesn’t make good business sense to me.

Because there is nothing else good to play. $70 seems ridiculous. But that’ll probably change quickly.

[Nunz]

I’m surprised MS isn’t murdering them in game sales. I just can’t see why people spend that much, for a remake no less. Doesn’t make good business sense to me.

What's crazy is that TLOU 1 with the PS4 Pro update looks great anyway.. bet it's even better on PS5 since it should hold 4K at all times.

What did they really *remake* to justify the price tag lol

[Lazy8s]

Because there is nothing else good to play. $70 seems ridiculous. But that’ll probably change quickly.

It really needs to change. I’m a fan of TLOU and I won’t pay that.

What's crazy is that TLOU 1 with the PS4 Pro update looks great anyway.. bet it's even better on PS5 since it should hold 4K at all times.

What did they really *remake* to justify the price tag lol

Yeah the only downside to the PS4 pro version was the fan noise from the console lol.

WaPo did a fairly decent write up covering the changes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video...remake-review/

If I never played the original I would probably suck it up for this, but, as welcome as some of the changes are, it’s not enough to pry that cash from me.

[KAC]

Sushi Ghost DC is not bad. Started playing in and spent 1 hour on it.

[Lazy8s]

Sushi Ghost DC is not bad. Started playing in and spent 1 hour on it.

I tried getting back into Ghost, and couldn’t. Really surprised me because it’s one of my favorite games. Maybe I’ll give the DLC a go in a few months. Should be ready for another play through by then.

[Dungeoncrawler]

So the new update enables 1440p resolution. People are saying they are getting a warning that their hdmi cable does not support that resolution. But it supports 4k resolution. That seems odd to me

[Tyr-Sog]

So having never played it I bought the Last of Us Part 1. I'm only in 45 minutes but I may have bought in to nostalgia hype.

[Lazy8s]

So having never played it I bought the Last of Us Part 1. I'm only in 45 minutes but I may have bought in to nostalgia hype.

Nostalgia hype bit me bad with Demon’s Souls, and it’s been in the back of my mind with this one.

[SirBaron]

So having never played it I bought the Last of Us Part 1. I'm only in 45 minutes but I may have bought in to nostalgia hype.

Game is awesome.

[Meteor_of_War]

So having never played it I bought the Last of Us Part 1. I'm only in 45 minutes but I may have bought in to nostalgia hype.

I think its a polarizing game. I know just as many people who didn't like as I do that liked it. I think its got good production value, as all Naughty Dog games tend to but the game itself is just not that great. Standard console action game that got more attention than it deserved. I also didn't really care for it.

[KAC]

So having never played it I bought the Last of Us Part 1. I'm only in 45 minutes but I may have bought in to nostalgia hype.

This is the kind of stuff that gets you banned on dead forums…

[Dungeoncrawler]

Sony's state of play was 3 hours of waiting, and 20 minutes of gameplay footage.

[YellowBeard]

New Sony exclusive Team Ninja game.

Rise of the Ronin

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0gwsQvDGh4o


Also, as an aside, Pacific Drive looked groovy as hell as well.

[Silent-Runner]

Tsushima's Creed 2

*meh* also 2024 *meeeeeh*

[bill dennison]

PlayStation 5 Refresh Boasts New 6nm AMD Oberon Plus SoC

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pl...beron-plus-soc

[Lazy8s]

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pl...beron-plus-soc

Coming soon to store shelves 2031!

[bill dennison]

Coming soon to store shelves 2031!

it may already be shipping
https://in.ign.com/ps5/174398/news/p...0Recent%20Leak

[Lazy8s]

it may already be shipping
https://in.ign.com/ps5/174398/news/p...0Recent%20Leak

I may have missed something, but I did see anything saying just how Sony would make sure there was increased availability, just that they would. I hope they do, but I don’t think I’ll be needing one for a long time.

[bill dennison]

I may have missed something, but I did see anything saying just how Sony would make sure there was increased availability, just that they would. I hope they do, but I don’t think I’ll be needing one for a long time.

i got 5 full PC's i don't need a PS5
i got a PS4 and used it on 2 games don't like the controlers

[Lazy8s]

i got 5 full PC's i don't need a PS5
i got a PS4 and used it on 2 games don't like the controlers

Poor guy how do you even survive?

[Dungeoncrawler]

Finally fired up the old ps5. Playing Valkyrie Elysium on early access (deluxe edition). Had a couple psn cards to cash in from where I traded in my ps4 pro a while back.

[Lazy8s]

Heh, I’m batting around the idea of selling mine again. Great piece of hardware, but I’m not playing anything on it that I can’t play on PC right now.

[SubCog]

Sounds like Sony's getting ready to replace the disk & diskless SKUs with a single modular option. Great idea, imo. Hopefully ms & nintendo will follow... my switch needs a modular bluray drive!!!

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-t....674567.0.html

[Gandalfthewhite]

Now if only they would support dolby vision and hdr10+ playback on the blu ray drive.

[SubCog]

The PS5 shortage is over!

https://megagames.com/news/playstati...according-sony

Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023, Sony Interactive President Jim Ryan, said “everyone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally, starting from this point forward.”

Now if we could just get raspberry pi's in stock!

[Silent-Runner]

well, they're about right, you can get your hands on a PS5 now way easier than before, because a ton of people are already selling theirs......

[KAC]

In Dubai you could've bought a PS5 at the local store at least since May of 2022. Not sure why there are shortages. It's not like the system has any games...

[Silent-Runner]

as i've said before, there's simply no one left who would even care about getting one right now. They totally destroyed their own sales with this one. The almost non-existant gaming-catalogue did its part on that too.

[Lazy8s]

well, they're about right, you can get your hands on a PS5 now way easier than before, because a ton of people are already selling theirs......

Yup. I’ll be selling mine soon too.

[KAC]

Honestly, I had the most fun with Playstation games. Mine gets a ton of use daily even. My 8 year old is on Fortnite. He also loved Astro's playroom and Fall Guys and I think Brawhala or something. For me I spent a lot of time on Horizon Forbidden West, God of War Ragnarok, GT7 and also a little bit in Sushi Ghost. It definitely got more playtime than my XSX. That one needs to go but I doubt I will find a single person who uses Xbox in Dubai lol.

[Silent-Runner]

Honestly, I had the most fun with Playstation games. Mine gets a ton of use daily even. My 8 year old is on Fortnite. He also loved Astro's playroom and Fall Guys and I think Brawhala or something. For me I spent a lot of time on Horizon Forbidden West, God of War Ragnarok, GT7 and also a little bit in Sushi Ghost. It definitely got more playtime than my XSX. That one needs to go but I doubt I will find a single person who uses Xbox in Dubai lol.

i have no problem with playstation itself, just with the fiasko they called PS5

[KAC]

I think everybody faced the chip shortage so can't only blame PS5 for it. We did go through a pandemic and Chinese are just opening up. Seems they didn't get the memo for past 1.5 years.

[SD-[Inc]]

Yeah, what fiasco? Sony build and sold 30 million units despite all the supply chain headwinds. Do you think that was their incompetence? I am sure they would have much preferred to build more and sell more. Retailers that didn’t curtail scalpers are the bigger issue. Sony did their part with their controlled lottery system. The retailers that didn’t give a crap who they sold them to were the ones that screwed us over.

[Silent-Runner]

[SubCog]

In contrast to the "chip shortage" narrative, we've heard both Sony & MS suggest that this is their FASTEST SELLING GENERATION EVER. Both companies have done a very solid job of keeping their console production going.

The shortages were entirely about demand, not supply. Combine people staying at home during the pandemic, plus pent-up demand for new consoles after the previous generation being long, plus people having extra cash from restaurants being closed, and you have a perfect storm for unprecedented demand for game consoles.

So complaints about production must be focused on game releases, especially exclusives. I think these complaints are largely explained by:

• The (wise) strategic decision to have new games continue to support last-gen consoles.
• A loss of collaboration/efficiency from game devs working from home during the pandemic.
• Waiting for next-gen engine technology to be ready (UE5)
• Changes in workflow processes as we switch to next-gen engine technology (UE5)
• AAA game development budgets have ballooned to unsustainable levels... So studios much choose fewer big-bets. This phenomenon has been happening for decades, but is more true than ever now. This will inevitably translate into fewer AAA releases.

[KAC]

Let's gang up on that German peasant and tell him how it is...

[Silent-Runner]

Let's gang up on that German peasant and tell him how it is...

[SD-[Inc]]

Let's gang up on that German peasant and tell him how it is...

It sure did suck trying to buy one for retail price. But it wasn’t impossible. But a LOT of things went sideways back then. Trying to buy a new car is still insane now. Dealers are gouging consumers now that the pent up demand is flowing. It’s all ebb and flow of market pressures. I do agree that just throwing blame in one direction is a bit of a lazy way to look at these problems. But, hey, I do support the “You be you” thing. So everyone has a right to their opinion.