PS5 thread 2.0

I would say if buying just for ps5 probably go the Sony ones. I picked up my arctis wireless for xbox and use them for tablet, switch, series x, ps5, phone and work pc. At the same price as the Sony ones it was a no brainer to go with a pair that go across all my platforms.

Having used them and the pulse ones for similar price the 3d audio didn't really feel overly different with the pulse.

The Dualsense is shaped much more like a Xbox controller now. Definitely more comfortable for me compared to the DS4 but the left thumbsticks are still in the wrong place.

I don't think that can be attributed to copying or trying to emulate the Xbox controller though. The dualsense is a fairly clear evolution of the last few dualshocks, especially the PS3 to PS4 to now the PS5 controller. They've definitely improved the ergonomics of the controller, but I don't think that necessarily constitutes copying the Xbox controller.

Each to their own. I liked the PS controllers over the years, and the DualSense is the cream of the crop right now. But the 360-Onwards controllers were quite nice too. I've tried the One controller, and the elite, and they were nice, but it doesn't look like they did much for the Series controllers, whereas the DualSense is a genuine step forward imo.

Plus, Xbox's controllers have the left stick in the wrong place... :pac:

Is the ps5 backwards compatible with ps4 accessories, such as the old ps4 gold wireless headphones?

Would be handy if I could buy 1 set that worked with both the ps4 and ps5, as I can see both of them being used for a while.

I suppose that brings another question, does the new ps5 pulse headset work with a ps4?

Ok, but if I wanted to go for 3d audio of the pulse. Would it work with the ps4 as well?

Ok. Assumed the Pulse headset had extra speakers inside the ear parts, to give you a 3d audio feeling. ... not sure how you'd do 3d audio with just a normal set of headphones.

Also, does Pulse work with ps4?

As TitanGerm said, it's software based so any headset will work, but Sony themselves said that the Pulse has the additional benefit of being designed with their own software in mind, so technically should be better than similar headsets at the same price.

And yes, the Pulse will wirelessly work with PS4 (and PC) and it's own version of 3D audio. But to note that some 3rd party headsets don't work with PS5 wirelessly. All will work with the 3.5mm cable, but if you want wireless you need to make sure someone else has confirmed they work wirelessly first: https://spy.com/articles/gadgets/video-media/best-gaming-headsets-ps5-1202717512/

So what are the current choice games for the 5, I'm struggling to pick something that will engage me and looking for some comments.

I'm back playing Destiny 2 on it and really don't want to end up like I did with the 4 and turned it into a Destiny machine...

Rift Apart is a decent game but it’s not worth €70. I picked it up for €45 on a Black Friday deal and was glad not to pay anywhere near full price.

How do you make that out? It's only moving some of the face buttons to the back of the controller.

Those would hardly work in games that implement the adaptive triggers would they?

It was a while ago now, but it was being sold for something ridiculous like €17 in harvey norman for the PS4 version. If you have the PS4 disk version, you can upgrade to PS5 for free. That'd be the cheapest way I can think of. You should see physical copies going for cheap now, final fantasy games don't hold value for long.