PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

ahnowbrowncow

dingledosser wrote: »

No queue at all at Smyths Sligo. In and out in 2 minutes. I forgot to clear space in the boot, so she’s riding up front with me.

There's no seatbelt on it :eek:

Oat23

dingledosser wrote: »

No queue at all at Smyths Sligo. In and out in 2 minutes. I forgot to clear space in the boot, so she’s riding up front with me.

Same an hour ago when I went up. Maybe there was a queue at 8 but it was empty at 9. Smyths now have my business for the whole generation whenever I am buying in a B&M shop after the way they calmly and expertly handled the whole PS5 launch!

Calvin

Just got the DPD text - arriving between 2-3pm which is the norm for my area

Creamy Goodness

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

There's no seatbelt on it :eek:

His car drives itself so it knows it has precious cargo up front so is going slow :pac:

CastorTroy

Have to get some groceries as well like food and milk. Think will pick those up first. No way am I stopping anywhere and leaving the PS5 in the car.

So anyone who collected already notice any dodgy people watching?

dingledosser

CastorTroy wrote: »

Have to get some groceries as well like food and milk. Think will pick those up first. No way am I stopping anywhere and leaving the PS5 in the car.

So anyone who collected already notice any dodgy people watching?

Well in Sligo everyone is dodgy. But Smyths did have a security guard on the door.

Kremin

Controller will take some adjusting to get used to but so far feels good to hold

wes

Just got mine delivered a few minutes ago via DPD. I ordered from Smyths!

Wing126

Counting down the minutes until it's an acceptable time to take an early lunch break :rolleyes:

Evilbart

For anybody who ordered from Amazon directly to Ireland I got the below updates.

Digital addition arriving today from Amazon.

Disc version arriving tomorrow from Amazon.

griffdaddy

dingledosser wrote: »

No queue at all at Smyths Sligo. In and out in 2 minutes. I forgot to clear space in the boot, so she’s riding up front with me.

You could plug it into that massive display in your dashboard and just never go home?

CastorTroy

Well hope ye all enjoy your new purchase and get years of enjoyment from it!

Oat23

I never properly looked at the PS Plus Collection before now. That's a ridiculous set of games and they are all free! Anyone who skipped PS4 and didn't play any of them has a lot of fun ahead.

First impressions of the console are really good. Played through 1 level of Astro's playroom and the controller is fantastic. I'll need time to get used to it I think as I only played around 30 minutes and my hands are a little tired

Second thing of note is the download speeds. I'm hooked up with a LAN cable on SIRO gigabit and I'm getting 65MB/s downloading Days Gone. That's 3 times the speed I get on PS4. Huge improvement.

It took 5 minutes to download the first 14 gigs of the game and I'm playing it now

https://streamja.com/B4dBP

Irishbrick

My god the box is heavy

extrafluff

Irishbrick wrote: »

My god the box is heavy

Apt username

Mr Crispy

Has anyone here been out to Smyths in Swords? Just wondering what the queue is like.

DeadWeight

wes wrote: »

Just got mine delivered a few minutes ago via DPD. I ordered from Smyths!

How was the packaging?

Oat23

Mr Crispy wrote: »

Has anyone here been out to Smyths in Swords? Just wondering what the queue is like.

From the pre-order thread just now. Looks like it's calm in Swords:

Green_Martian wrote: »

Just back from Smyths in Swords, I know I was lazy this morning but that’s what happens when you have a 9 month old baby ��
Was in and out in 5 mins, done very well with 2 dedicated tills for PS5 preorders. There were about 10 in the queue then security came down the queue asking if any had PS5 pre order and we were brought straight in as tills available. There was a Karen in the queue asking why people where skipping ahead of her ������

dingledosser

Oat23 wrote: »

I never properly looked at the PS Plus Collection before now. That's a ridiculous set of games and they are all free! Anyone who skipped PS4 and didn't play any of them has a lot of fun ahead.

First impressions of the console are really good. Played through 1 level of Astro's playroom and the controller is fantastic. I'll need time to get used to it I think as I only played around 30 minutes and my hands are a little tired

Second thing of note is the download speeds. I'm hooked up with a LAN cable on SIRO gigabit and I'm getting 65MB/s downloading Days Gone. That's 3 times the speed I get on PS4. Huge improvement.

It took 5 minutes to download the first 14 gigs of the game and I'm playing it now

https://streamja.com/B4dBP

Enjoy. Day’s Gone is my favourite game of the last couple of years.

CastorTroy

Remember Bugsnax is also free on Plus if that interests you

jones

I'm assuming there will be a ps+ sale on black friday so going to hold on for that. Let my plus lapse earlier this year

Gaeldor68

Mr Crispy wrote: »

Has anyone here been out to Smyths in Swords? Just wondering what the queue is like.

The queue was small enough, less than 5 people and they have 2 tills dedicated to PS5 collections

EoinMcLovin

Much easier to sign in new account now. Just be logged into account in mobile app and you can use QR code to sign in to console

Damo 2k9

Not delivering until 3:30-4:30. Thank god, mad busy in work today so wouldn't have had a chance to mess with it anyway.

Roll on later

dingledosser

Ah lads... the controller is just glorious. Make sure to spend 20 minutes or so in Astro's Playroom to get a real sense for it. You can feel directional wind, rain, walking through sand... you have to experience it. It really is gonna add a new dimension to games. Downloading games nice and fast here, Valhalla on 88%, jumping into that as soon as it's ready.

Cotts72

Anyone on the curry's headsets get any update?

billybonkers

https://twitter.com/LunchtimeLiveNT/status/1329380562235174914

johnny_ultimate

(Whispers it) The console isn’t as massive as the reviews suggested.

I mean, it’s not small, but was expecting something far more imposing when I opened it up.

dingledosser

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

(Whispers it) The console isn’t as massive as the reviews suggested.

I mean, it’s not small, but was expecting something far more imposing when I opened it up.

Yep. Nor is the box as big as I thought it was gonna be.

Markitron

Yea the size of it has been blown way out of proportion