PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I haven't been to a midnight launch for anything in a while, can't remember the last one, but if its like the last time, I'll sit in my car until the queue is gone. If your preorder guarantees one, there's no need to queue imo. I work/live nights, so midnight is like 3pm to me.

The whole thing was a nightmare. The worst part is that they hired a band to play outside, right where the ****ing queue was, and they were playing full volume right next to us. Had a massive headache.

Deleted User wrote: »

I went to the midnight launch in gamestop for the PS4. Not something I'm in a rush to do again. They took AGES to put each customers ps4 etc through the till even though they had everyone's orders all prepacked in bags ready to go. I'll probably go with Smyths this time around and hope they don't have a clusterf#ck like gamestop.

I'm going with Smyths and showing up at about 11am the next day, not doing midnight releases anymore.

Deleted User wrote: »

I went to the midnight launch in gamestop for the PS4. Not something I'm in a rush to do again. They took AGES to put each customers ps4 etc through the till even though they had everyone's orders all prepacked in bags ready to go. I'll probably go with Smyths this time around and hope they don't have a clusterf#ck like gamestop.

They took ages as the PS4s at launch had a packaging issue where the serial number was only printed on the inner white box. So they had to open each box get the serial and then sell it.

I worked at another retailer and we had to do the same.

Packaging was changed later where they had a small window in the outer sleeve showing the serial number.

Penn wrote: »

Think my only midnight launch was GTAV. Only thing I really remember from it was the video they had playing on repeat in the background with ads for new releases etc, which kept playing Sirens by Pearl Jam because their new album was out. It became one of my favourite songs.

Lol, that's the same album featured in TLOU2

Fun fact, Sirens would have released after Outbreak Day but Pearl Jam released a live video of Future Days a week before it and Joel learned to play from that

I did the midnight launch of the PS4 and XboxOne in Smyths. Was first in line both times. Needed to be a bit earlier for the PS4 one!

Think it was the PS4 one that the second person stood the other side of the entrance from me... and then everyone started to queue behind them. I was worried it was going to become a 'queue skipper' thing when I walked up when they opened.

Markitron wrote: »

Would it really matter where you were in the queue if you had a pre-order?

It was midnight, I wanted to go home and set my console up - so that I could set it to download updates and patches....

https://twitter.com/ImperiumApps/status/1280152070197305344

I wonder how accurate this is... Cause that yolk is mahoosive :O

Edit:

Another view of it sideways - https://twitter.com/ImperiumApps/status/1280883071588470785


Doesn't look too bad sideways tbh.

How long does it normally take for the first revision to come out on a console where they've ironed out the kinks from the launch model? About a year?

Jordan 199 wrote: »

If you mean the PS4 slim and PS4 Pro, it is about three years since the first PS4 launched.

No, there was a hardware revision inbetween the launch consoles and Slim/Pro - I think it was called the Ultimate Player Edition - that was a slight tweaking of the fist model and made slight improvements. I had one before I traded it in for the Pro.

Wing126 wrote: »

Wasn't that just a 1TB hard drive vs the standard 500gb?

Yea that wasn't a significant revision, IIRC there was a version that sucked slightly less power. PS3, PS4 and PSP took 3 years for their first revisions, I see no reason atm why PS5 would be any different.

Potential-Monke wrote: »

From a quick Google, the first hardware revision was the CUH-1208B model, which replaced the touch eject for a button. Came bundled with TLOU and GoW 3 Remastered. This Wiki shows all the models, but most don't have dates unfortunately. Did the OG PS4 ever get rid of the 2-tone? I forgot I had that, what with having the Pro since launch-ish.

They dropped the two tone finish before the Pro arrived.

Not sure where I’ll get the PS5. Got the 4 in that gaming Mecca of Brown Thomas. Zero hassle. Couldn’t be dealing with midnight openings even back then.

I'm the same. There's absolutely nothing being released at launch that makes me want to buy it but its new and shiny so I want it anyway . I bought every PS at launch until the PS4, held off on that until the following year when Argos started doing killer deals so picked one up then. Will hopefully do the same this time when there'll be something out worth buying it for!

I want all black too, white can feck off.

For games that offer free PS5 version do ye think they'll still require the PS4 disc? Was just thinking you will or what's to stop 1 person giving multiple people PS5 versions.