No bluetooth seems daft, it is so cheap. But then again it does hog battery and Sony don't tend to do Bluetooth. Even the PS5 needs a dongle to use the official PS5 headset!
A cheap 3.5mm dongle will do the job here too if the USB C port doesn't transfer audio.
Even stranger, the new €200 PlayStation earbuds (that do work with the Portal via PlayStation link), do support Bluetooth!
OLED would be nice but that would drive up the costs too. And Sony stuff is already at a premium. This at a little over 200 is tempting, this at 300+ is a different proposition.
As was posted in the portal thread Sony has said there is no reason why cloud gaming wouldn't work as the tech is the same. They just wanted to take their time and make sure it was a good experience. So fully expect that to come in a software update in the next 6 months.
TBH I think it’s way too expensive given the specs, but if it did have a premium screen like an OLED or more robust feature set then it might justify a higher price tag. Kind of feels like it’s in an underwhelming, far too expensive middle ground at the moment.
That said, I’m also not sure a streaming device - which will inevitably be showing a compressed image - is the thing to make full use of the high dynamic range and contrast of a premium screen either. Hence why a dedicated portable is a much more attractive option for me.
Yeah I forgot the PS5 headset uses wireless - probably because I have it's dongle plugged into the back of the console. The Portal looks lovely imo but it's not for me. You'll have your hands full anyway with this and the OLED Steam Deck on the way. 😎
Just get the deck and use that for remote play instead, no expensive PlayStation branded headphones required.
I'll see tomorrow when it lands but from all reports the screen is nice and the thing is comfortable to use. I use the Deck remote play, and even my phone a lot. I used to play a lot of Stadia on the phone. Played most of RE8 on the phone. So I'm not averse to playing this way. But they all have concessions you have to make to play games in bed. The portal is very much an unnecessary luxury. But I think it is the best way to play the PS5 remotely. But that's all it is.
Not that I have time to play any of this stuff 🤣
Yep already have one with that set up. 🙂
PS5 plus FC24 for 399 with clubcard in tesco this morning. Solid enough deal
Now there is €100 off the PS5 disk console in Smyths, after I buying one last week 🙄
Ugh, time to unsubscribe from this thread!! 😫
Same here!
If you bought it online and it's unopened, return it within 14 days.
Then re-buy it.
Sony are currently offering 6 months free of Apple Music.
To avail, just download Apple Music from All Apps in the media home area and follow the on-screen instructions to sign up or log in.
Needs to be redeemed by 15 November 2024.
I dont think ive ever paid for anything apple outside the phone lol, i got 3 months apple tv for just signing into my samsung tv
That's the second Apple offer since the PS5 launced. And it'll be the second time to ignore it. I dislike Apple.
Can that offer be stacked on top of the current offer ?
Logged into the app just to see if I had a PS plus sub discount. I don't.
But what I did get was a 10 part captcha games to match the correct picture by clicking through multiple possibilities. So was enter username, enter password, complete 10 puzzles before the password is confirmed, enter 2FA code confirm console is linked, set data preferences and finally get to the store.
Do they not want people to use their app?
It also loads to slowly and nearly everytime you want to do something with your account you have to sign in again anyway.
It's only real use for me is to see if friends are online
Info taken from the Amazon thead. PS5 controllers are now sealing for around 45 euro
I picked up the Cobalt Blue Dualsense in Smyths today.
So now I have the Cobalt Blue, Galactic Purple, God of War Ragnarok and the White controllers.
The new PS5 model will be available in Europe from November 29th.
Prediction: Last of Us P1 will be on PS Plus next month or January.
I would love that TLOU 1 playthrough straight into 2. I can't see Sony being that generous though.
At best there might be a price drop down to about €50.
Its 42e in Smyths but sold out in my area. Will surely come to Plus at some stage.
Looks even better in person, along with the console cover.
The colour changes slightly depending on lighting, which is nice.
Doesn’t appear to be stock of the original disc model console anywhere now, Smyths and Currys all out of stock. Really regretting not pulling the trigger on the console plus game bundle at €449 I saw last week now that the slim is being priced at €549 for console only.
I wasn’t expecting the slim price to be so high, didn’t the previous gen slim models launch at a lower price than the original machines?
That blue console cover is beautiful.
It definitely "pops" more than any other console cover. Looks more deep blue/purple at night with no light in the room and you can see the metallic finish when the sun shines in through the window, almost pearlescent
I have the Cobalt Blue, Spider man 2 and the Starlight blue, selling the Starlight blue but not sure if I want the black or galactic purple, or another Cobalt blue.
@Zero-Cool Meant to ask, did the store credit reward ever come back for you in Stars?
Or did you give up on it altogether?
Just wondering as I still it in my app!
