PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

loughrey · 23-09-2020 01:19AM

jonerkinsella wrote: »

Smyths had 2000 on first night allocated.

Where did you get those figures? Haven't heard of any allocation figures for Smyths

loughrey · 23-09-2020 01:21AM

Interesting to see Smyths still have plenty of Xbox Series S units left. That's obviously going to be a big fail by Microsoft as nobody will want an under-powered machine and would rather pay an extra 100 for the PS5 Digital that's full power. Would be no reason to upgrade from the Xbox One to the Series S.

Notorious · 23-09-2020 01:26AM

I don't remember this lack of supply when the PS4 released. I'm hoping that Sony are playing a clever game to drive up demand and there'll be a massive release of units in the next few weeks.

Inquitus · 23-09-2020 01:48AM

loughrey wrote: »

Interesting to see Smyths still have plenty of Xbox Series S units left. That's obviously going to be a big fail by Microsoft as nobody will want an under-powered machine and would rather pay an extra 100 for the PS5 Digital that's full power. Would be no reason to upgrade from the Xbox One to the Series S.

I agree, the only benefit of a Blu Ray drive is you can trade in games which is a dying trade anyways, noone watches blurays these days, so the €100 saved is a no brainer.

SMC92Ian · 23-09-2020 02:58AM

Notorious wrote: »

I don't remember this lack of supply when the PS4 released. I'm hoping that Sony are playing a clever game to drive up demand and there'll be a massive release of units in the next few weeks.

Covid wasn't around.

SMC92Ian · 23-09-2020 02:59AM

Inquitus wrote: »

I agree, the only benefit of a Blu Ray drive is you can trade in games which is a dying trade anyways, noone watches blurays these days, so the €100 saved is a no brainer.

The benefit is paying €50-60 for a game on a disc and lower as the weeks go on vs €75 on PSN.

Kremin · 23-09-2020 06:33AM

SMC92Ian wrote: »

The benefit is paying €50-60 for a game on a disc and lower as the weeks go on vs €75 on PSN.

This is why I'll always buy physical copies.. TLOU2 on the psn store is still 70 euro and will be for a while, in cex you can get it for 52 and nevermind if you check Facebook marketplace or adverts etc.

On top of that in a few weeks you could easily sell for 50-70% if not more of what you paid for it, can never do that with digital media.

Metroid diorteM · 23-09-2020 07:34AM

Inquitus wrote: »

I agree, the only benefit of a Blu Ray drive is you can trade in games which is a dying trade anyways, noone watches blurays these days, so the €100 saved is a no brainer.

It's one of the only ways left to watch 3d movies. You just pop on your PlayStation VR headset and way you go.

3d movies are not released digitally anywhere.

Inquitus · 23-09-2020 07:48AM

Metroid diorteM wrote: »

It's one of the only ways left to watch 3d movies. You just pop on your PlayStation VR headset and way you go.

3d movies are not released digitally anywhere.

3D is a failed tech for home use imho, but point taken.

recyclops · 23-09-2020 08:31AM

loughrey wrote: »

Interesting to see Smyths still have plenty of Xbox Series S units left. That's obviously going to be a big fail by Microsoft as nobody will want an under-powered machine and would rather pay an extra 100 for the PS5 Digital that's full power. Would be no reason to upgrade from the Xbox One to the Series S.

I think the opposite early adopters wanted the most powerful tech out there hence the series X flew off the shelves.

Where the S will game traction is casual pick up and play consumers who value price, I know a few yesterday who bought one as they don't really game but have kids and may play fifa every once in a while.

I can see it becoming like the new wii if MS get round to actually showing what an excellent product gamepass is.

Having it set at 1440p won't hinder it for a fair few years as when we head into the covid recession a 4k TV won't be high on the purchase list and the value it and gamepass are will benefit it.

P. S I don't expect it to sell more than the wii it was an analogy.

Markitron · 23-09-2020 08:35AM

billybonkers wrote: »

How does one backup the save data on ps4? Anything else I should do before wiping it?

You can back up your saves individually on a USB stick via the save data section in the settings menu. Alternatively you can back them all up in one go via the backup section at the bottom of the settings menu.

Go into accounts and deactivate it as your primary PS4 before you wipe it.

sticker · 23-09-2020 09:05AM

Apologies for possibly stupid question, but I assume I simply login to PS5 with my exisitng PS4 ID account details and my digital games / Plus subscription carries over?

Thanks

Penn · 23-09-2020 09:10AM

sticker wrote: »

Apologies for possibly stupid question, but I assume I simply login to PS5 with my exisitng PS4 ID account details and my digital games / Plus subscription carries over?

Thanks

Yeah, assume so. That's pretty much how it worked with PS3 to PS4, though because PS4 had a lot of focus on adding social info (eg. for sharing, streaming content etc) there were a few extra steps involved. But yes your digital games and any PS subscriptions are tied to your account, not the console. Once you link the new PS5 to your account your subscription and licenses for games will carry over (though you'll have to download games again, download save files from the cloud or via USB etc)

Inquitus · 23-09-2020 09:11AM

Penn wrote: »

Yeah, assume so. That's pretty much how it worked with PS3 to PS4, though because PS4 had a lot of focus on adding social info (eg. for sharing, streaming content etc) there were a few extra steps involved. But yes your digital games and any PS subscriptions are tied to your account, not the console. Once you link the new PS5 to your account your subscription and licenses for games will carry over (though you'll have to download games again, download save files from the cloud or via USB etc)

Can you use them on a PS4 and PS5 at the same time?

sticker · 23-09-2020 09:20AM

Inquitus wrote: »

Can you use them on a PS4 and PS5 at the same time?

I have 2 PS4's in the house, but if I log into my profile on one, it disconnects the other.

Other player profiles can play the other but not mine at the same time.

That said, I'm not going to be in two places at once!

Inquitus · 23-09-2020 09:23AM

sticker wrote: »

I have 2 PS4's in the house, but if I log into my profile on one, it disconnects the other.

Other player profiles can play the other but not mine at the same time.

That said, I'm not going to be in two places at once!

Son's on PS4, I am getting a PS5 obv having all games on one A/c would be best, seems like its a non starter sadly.

sticker · 23-09-2020 09:25AM

Inquitus wrote: »

Son's on PS4, I am getting a PS5 obv having all games on one A/c would be best, seems like its a non starter sadly.

My son has his own account. If you set old ps4 to primary he can use ps plus. etc

billybonkers · 23-09-2020 09:30AM

Whoops....

https://twitter.com/AndrewAlerts/status/1308497697775562752

JimmyVik · 23-09-2020 09:30AM

I have PS now and just got a ps4. Had the PS3 up til now so this wasnt an issue as we only had a few games for it and no PS Now.
Can you set up 2 different people on one account.
I want to play the higher aged games, but dont want my 8 year old to have access to them.
I just want them to have access to the games I flag for them.

jonerkinsella · 23-09-2020 09:32AM

Smyths 2000 allocation, day one pre-orders was told to me direct by my local Manager. Their store was allocated 10 physical units for walk in pre-orders, as I'm sure all the other stores where given an allocation as well for walk in's. The rest went to online.

The few more PS5 that went up on Smyths for pre-order at the start of this week were orders that where cancelled by Smyths after checking through pre-orders. The orders they deemed excessive, multiples etc, were cancelled and put back out for pre-order.

billybonkers · 23-09-2020 09:33AM

JimmyVik wrote: »

I have PS now and just got a ps4. Had the PS3 up til now so this wasnt an issue as we only had a few games for it and no PS Now.
Can you set up 2 different people on one account.
I want to play the higher aged games, but dont want my 8 year old to have access to them.
I just want them to have access to the games I flag for them.

https://support.playstation.com/s/article/PS4-Parental-Controls?language=en_US#:~:text=On%20your%20PS4%20system%2C%20go,select%20a%20feature%20to%20adjust.

This should help

GavRedKing · 23-09-2020 09:34AM

billybonkers wrote: »

Whoops....

https://twitter.com/AndrewAlerts/status/1308497697775562752

Thats the issue with their naming, it could catch a few people out.

At least the PS is chronological and down the line, a larger SSD might be the only option you'll have between versions to avoid confusion.

Inquitus · 23-09-2020 09:35AM

jonerkinsella wrote: »

The few more PS5 that went up on Smyths for pre-order at the start of this week were orders that where cancelled by Smyths after checking through pre-orders. The orders they deemed excessive, multiples etc, where cancelled and put back out for pre-order.

Argos and Harvey Norman seem to be the best hope for those who missed out, maybe a visit to Smyths and Gamestop on launch day to see if you get lucky.

jonerkinsella · 23-09-2020 09:35AM

billybonkers wrote: »

Whoops....

https://twitter.com/AndrewAlerts/status/1308497697775562752

OMG... I would like to be a fly on the wall when little Jonnie opens up his present on Xmas morning :eek:

The Raging Bile Duct · 23-09-2020 09:40AM

jonerkinsella wrote: »

OMG... I would like to be a fly on the wall when little Jonnie opens up his present on Xmas morning :eek:

Are they both about the same price? The way the Xboxes are named is a complete joke and was bound to lead to confusion.

rob808 · 23-09-2020 09:43AM

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

Are they both about the same price? The way the Xboxes are named is a complete joke and was bound to lead to confusion.

It really amazon fault for still stocking the xbox one x when they should had sell them off.

scottigael · 23-09-2020 09:46AM

How will Argos work? Reserve at launch day at crack of midnight? Seems open to abuse.

Inquitus · 23-09-2020 09:48AM

scottigael wrote: »

How will Argos work? Reserve at launch day at crack of midnight? Seems open to abuse.

You can sign up for a notification, hopefully they explain how it will work ahead of time, but who knows.

The Raging Bile Duct · 23-09-2020 09:51AM

rob808 wrote: »

It really amazon fault for still stocking the xbox one x when they should had sell them off.

Seriously? I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not...

MiaMaria · 23-09-2020 09:52AM

at this stage I think my only hope is camping out over night, to try and get one in store. Has anyone done this before.? Thankfully I've missed most madness of previously releases. Have the X box One X . Think the worry this time is that there will be no supply for Christmas. Blast it anyways.

PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

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