Markitron wrote: » Last night I watched the video that image was taken from. It is mad how far things have come in 10 years.
Zero-Cool wrote: » Roll on Demons's's Souls
quokula wrote: » It's really not - it's been standard practice since games consoles have existed that new ones come with new controllers that have new features the old controllers don't have. You can't use a 360 controller on an Xbox One, you can't use a Wii controller on a Switch, and you can't use a PS3 controller on a PS4. I'm amazed how many people are surprised by the PS5 doing something that has always been completely standard and normal. Microsoft are making moves to eliminate the concept of generations, so that you've the same 2013 controller features with your new console as the old one. But Sony are sticking to the practice of generational improvements that has always worked in the past. (If you're being pedantic, with the help of adaptors and jumping through hoops you can find ways to use older controllers on current gen consoles, the same will probably prove true with PS4 controllers on PS5)
dan786 wrote: » John Lewis are brilliant but for some reason you could not use Parcel Motel for PS5. I think because they said that it will be shipped direct from supplier so may not be covering North. All other stuff can be ordered to Parcel Motel.
L-M wrote: » Can you pre order with Parcel motel?
unhappys10 wrote: » Saying out of stock already!
ERG89 wrote: » I think Sony have more faith due to the exclusives that they have coming up; God Of War: Ragnarok, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Demon Souls, Horizon Zero Dawn 2, Spider-man: Miles Morales, Deathloop, Ghostwire Tokyo and of course my personal favourite Bugsnax coming in the next 18 months, Sure some will be on PS4 too but they have PS5 upgrades on day one.
lestercullen wrote: » https://www.johnlewis.com/sony-playstation-5-console-with-dualsense-controller-825gb-ssd/p5115192?s_afcid=af_38503&tmad=c&awc=1203_1600427514_63b719f68b143699b90d048792f0c640&tmcampid=48 Stock available. Parcel motel your friend for anyone interested.
Northern Monkey wrote: » Keep an eye out for Harvey Norman too. I got my PS4 there on launch and didn't pre-book until a good bit after all other places had sold out.
johnny_ultimate wrote: » The one thing I’d say based on what I’ve seen over the last few days is that Playstation seems to have an immediate lead this gen due to sheer brand recognition and loyalty. It’s almost separate to the reality of the machine itself - but I definitely get the sense that there’s a buzz out there about ‘the new PlayStation’ among more casual gaming friends and acquaintances in particular that you don’t get with Xbox.
johnny_ultimate wrote: » The one thing I’d say based on what I’ve seen over the last few days is that Playstation seems to have an immediate lead this gen due to sheer brand recognition and loyalty. It’s almost separate to the reality of the machine itself - but I definitely get the sense that there’s a buzz out there about ‘the new PlayStation’ among more casual gaming friends and acquaintances in particular that you don’t get with Xbox. Again, this is almost completely separate to the reality of the machines - Sony have made some clear missteps, and Microsoft have made some great, smart decisions. I also think it’s something that may differ between countries (in the US I’d reckon Microsoft has a much more substantial foothold). But whether it’s just a side effect of dominance this generation, or some good marketing for the kinds of people who aren’t frequently participating in threads such as this... Sony just seem to have a head start in terms of hype and buzz. And this is despite of things like 80 quid games (compared to the insane value of GamePass) and the pre-order cluster**** (hell, a cynic would even suggest the fiasco has only heightened hype by implying wild demand). We’ll see if that changes when the Xboxes go up for pre-order
Penn wrote: » I do wonder how much of the pre-order sh*tshow was down to Sony or just retailers. No doubt Sony probably wanted pre-orders to go live the next morning, but even just taking Smyths as an example, the fact the pre-orders went live on their website (but hard to find on the website), before their emails went out, then after closing pre-orders they opened for a few more etc, I think part of it is retailers jumping the gun a bit themselves.
Wuff Wuff wrote: » they dont sell ps5's :rolleyes: anyway sarcasm out of the way i did my amazon one with PM yeah
Markitron wrote: » Sony are not even a fraction of their former arrogant selves, not yet anyway. The ****e they were coming out with in 2005/6 was unreal.
Deleted User wrote: » I like Microsoft's attitude this time around, they have been very frank and open about the system. They have the attitude of someone who got their ass kicked and genuinely want to do a better job this time around.Sony seem kind of back to their old arrogant selves.
