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PS5 thread 2.0

johnny_ultimate

Hi folks, just to tidy things up and since the other thread is heading towards 10,000 posts, please use to discuss the PS5 if you’re lucky enough to have gotten one.

Please keep posts about orders or stock to the other relevant threads. Thanks!

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Damo 2k9

Soooo..

Started game sharing with the brother, looking forward to getting stuck into Assassin's Creed later on, another actual PS5 game.

Also really looking forward to Hitman on the 20th of this month.

jj880

SymbolicActs wrote: »

That's absolutely junk logic. Harvey Norman and Smyth's are completely different businesses. Is everything and everyone in your world exactly the same, behave the same, look the same, sound the same? No?

Handing out a piece of paper while saying "you have a 30 day warranty with us, after that it's a year with Sony and we advise you to set it up now if it's a Christmas present because it'll be outside of our 30 day warranty if you try it out at Christmas and there's a fault" seems pretty clear cut to me.

Go to the shop and try to return your PS5. Dont just go in and gurn about the piece of paper you got for the sake of it. Get someone to record it. If you are so sure Smyths wont replace it then you wont be found out to be a whinger by the staff (or anyone on here). Lets see who has junk logic then.

johnny_ultimate

Mod note: Cut out the aggression please and keep the discussion civil.

Wing126

Anybody know where I can pick up the Arctis 7P?

Northern Monkey

Wing126 wrote: »

Anybody know where I can pick up the Arctis 7P?

I think they are only available direct from steelseries at the minute.

sticker

Wing126 wrote: »

Anybody know where I can pick up the Arctis 7P?

I got my black pair before Christmas and after a shed load of use they are the business. Highly recommended. Well worth the buy.

Out of stock atm though

https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/arctis-7p

Wing126

Aye, I believe I asked yourself @sticker about them before. Took too long to pull the trigger!

Thanks lads, I'll keep an eye out on steel series website.
I was hoping somewhere in the country would have them, that being said the black one on the site looks pretty sweet, so I think I'll go with that. Hopefully not too long before it's back in stock!

As an aside, I've been absolutely bet into No Man's Sky. I bought it after Cyberpunk crashed on me like 5 times in a day and haven't gone back to Cyberpunk since. It has completely sucked me in and I highly recommend it if it's on sale and you need a game that you can just play to chill out with

I should make a caveat that the latest updates for NMS has brought in some crashes here and there too, although they're very infrequent for me, certainty less than Cyberpunk (Although I haven't played it in a month so that might be better by now). I've put 45 odd hours in since I got it and I can count the crashes on one hand.

[Deleted User]

Couple of controller questions:

On fifa for example, when I score a goal and the haptics come into effect, there's a weird rumbling noise from the controller that doesn't sound particularly healthy - anyone else getting that?

I'm also getting aim drift on the analogs, which whilst not a big deal is a bit ridiculous considering how new the controller is. Anyone else getting that too or have I got a bit of a dud controller?

Matthew316

jj880 wrote: »

Not sure about this. Handing out a piece of paper to encourage people to go direct to Sony might sound bad but in reality has anyone on here tried to return a PS5 to Smyths? Then you will find out the real story with them.

Lad on here had one of his dualsense triggers stop working - walked into Harvey Norman and they replaced his console and controller on the spot no problem. Why would Harvey Norman do that if they could just tell you to hit the road and contact Sony?

Possible you are referring to me in regards to returning a controller to Smyths, I had an issue with Trigger, walked into customer service, quick inspection and they handed me a new in box controller with receipt.

I agree piece of paper sounds like bull, could you imagine if your fridge stopped working and Harvey Norman told you to contact the Manufacturer. Retailers act as agents between OEM and Customer and with that comes responsibility to provide redress in the case of faulty goods.

robfowler78

Matthew316 wrote: »

Possible you are referring to me in regards to returning a controller to Smyths, I had an issue with Trigger, walked into customer service, quick inspection and they handed me a new in box controller with receipt.

I agree piece of paper sounds like bull, could you imagine if your fridge stopped working and Harvey Norman told you to contact the Manufacturer. Retailers act as agents between OEM and Customer and with that comes responsibility to provide redress in the case of faulty goods.

I got mine in Smyths no piece of paper but I did hear one sales assistant telling a guy it had to be brought back to Sony after 30 days but this wasn’t said to me. My nephew got a switch same store and was told 30 day store return but after that had to go to Nintendo. I think they just change their arm if it was pushed they would have to take the return.

MarinersBlues

AdamD wrote: »

Couple of controller questions:

On fifa for example, when I score a goal and the haptics come into effect, there's a weird rumbling noise from the controller that doesn't sound particularly healthy - anyone else getting that?

I'm also getting aim drift on the analogs, which whilst not a big deal is a bit ridiculous considering how new the controller is. Anyone else getting that too or have I got a bit of a dud controller?

I find that with FIFA as well.
I gave Astro a spin last night to see of there was any issue, but the controller was fine for that game.
I would say it is a FIFA issue.

shrewdness

When you score a goal on FIFA, I figured it was just a light rumble to give the feeling of a packed stadium cheering the goal. Maybe I'm not experiencing what you are, I'll go and check when I'm on it next, but it's never felt like a bad thing to me tbh. I just figured it's one of the haptic features and can be turned off if needed.

[Deleted User]

shrewdness wrote: »

When you score a goal on FIFA, I figured it was just a light rumble to give the feeling of a packed stadium cheering the goal. Maybe I'm not experiencing what you are, I'll go and check when I'm on it next, but it's never felt like a bad thing to me tbh. I just figured it's one of the haptic features and can be turned off if needed.

It is a light rumble but when I play without headphones the rumble just sounds a bit off

ItsHoggie

Yeah, it happens on fifa. It happens with another game ive played as well I can’t remember which one. But I think it’s just the effect they’re trying to put on with the rumble.

Was also getting very bad input lag last night in the menus for fifa.

jj880

robfowler78 wrote: »

I got mine in Smyths no piece of paper but I did hear one sales assistant telling a guy it had to be brought back to Sony after 30 days but this wasn’t said to me. My nephew got a switch same store and was told 30 day store return but after that had to go to Nintendo. I think they just change their arm if it was pushed they would have to take the return.

Exactly. There's no point going into Smyths to demand a guarantee that in the event something goes wrong with your console they will replace it. A giant waste of time for everyone involved. Even if they tell you they would it's meaningless. The only way you are going to find this out is if you try to get them to replace your faulty console.

Good to hear someone went to Smyths with a faulty ps5 controller and got it replaced no questions asked.

Parsnips

Maneater free for PS5 this month.
Nice one.

GavK

Parsnips wrote: »

Maneater free for PS5 this month.
Nice one.

Never heard of it. Any good ?

Atomic Pineapple

Parsnips wrote: »

Maneater free for PS5 this month.
Nice one.

GavK wrote: »

Never heard of it. Any good ?

For about 5 minutes, after which you get bored.

oeb

AdamD wrote: »

I'm also getting aim drift on the analogs, which whilst not a big deal is a bit ridiculous considering how new the controller is. Anyone else getting that too or have I got a bit of a dud controller?

I noticed this too.

Wonda-Boy

GavK wrote: »

Never heard of it. Any good ?

Its a great game, give it some time and upgrade the shark to the different modes and its brilliant fun.

Quite a challenge later in the game, I platinum'd it and would love a DLC.

PS5 update available also.

oeb

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Its a great game, give it some time and upgrade the shark to the different modes and its brilliant fun.

Quite a challenge later in the game, I platinum'd it and would love a DLC.

PS5 update available also.

Am I doing something wrong or is it mostly about mashing the right trigger as fast as you can while trying to avoid accidentally breaching and losing sight of the alligator that's doing the same thing?

The concept seems ok, but it feels very very grindy.

Parsnips

oeb wrote: »

Am I doing something wrong or is it mostly about mashing the right trigger as fast as you can while trying to avoid accidentally breaching and losing sight of the alligator that's doing the same thing?

The concept seems ok, but it feels very very grindy.

Very very dissapointing.
I Deleted it after 1hr.

Atomic Pineapple

It's a great concept but it is so repetitive. A good example of creativity without execution. Since it's free it's worth a blast but as above don't expect to get more than an hour out of it.

Wonda-Boy

Obviously its not gonna be everyones cup of tea, but if I stayed with it and platinumed it....its not that bad. I have played a hell of alot worse.

But each to their own.

fixXxer

Cant find a Pulse headset for love nor money. Are there any off brand options that would give the same quality and i can get from a B&M shop?

TitianGerm

fixXxer wrote: »

Cant find a Pulse headset for love nor money. Are there any off brand options that would give the same quality and i can get from a B&M shop?

To be honest I don't think it's a great headset.

The battery life isn't great, the leatherette on the earcups is very hard and the cups themselves are quite small. I don't think they're the studiest either. They are nice and light though.

I've a set of A50s that I paid €200 for about 6 years ago and the battery life is better even at this stage and they are much more comfortable, especially with the bigger ear cups that are cloth.

Don't get me wrong, for €100 they're grand but if I was to buy again I'd up the budget a little and get something better.

Edit: Arctis P7 is probably what I should have bought.

The Iron Giant

fixXxer wrote: »

Cant find a Pulse headset for love nor money. Are there any off brand options that would give the same quality and i can get from a B&M shop?

I'd reiterate what TitianGerm noted, the Pulse headset is fine without being spectacular but it gets a lot of attention and kudos as its "the" Sony PS5 headset and the only wireless one. There's also a misnomer that its the only headset that can receive or deploy 3D Audio through Tempest.

My wired headset (Beyerdynamic T51i ) from four years ago is doing a fantastic job and really utilizes the 3D Audio well. So to answer your question, there are a lot of headsets that will give similar audio quality.

fixXxer

Appreciate the input lads. With three kids I cant really justify €200 on a headset

Would ye have recommendations around a similarish price point?

TitianGerm

fixXxer wrote: »

Appreciate the input lads. With three kids I cant really justify €200 on a headset

Would ye have recommendations around a similarish price point?

I'm a firm believer of buy well once rather than buying cheaper and needing to replace.

If it was me I'd use earbuds that come with a phone for the time being and stick €10 a week to your €100 and you won't be long getting a better headset that will last.

nedd

fixXxer wrote: »

Appreciate the input lads. With three kids I cant really justify €200 on a headset

Would ye have recommendations around a similarish price point?

People are raving about the Steelseries Arctis 7P. They are hard to find now and cost €170.
If you are looking for a little cheaper then Steelseries have cheaper Arctis 1, 3 and 5. Wired or wireless. Take your pick.