PS5 thread 2.0

Sony quietly removed the €5 and €20 vouchers from PlayStation Stars. They have a single €10 voucher option now. The points required hasn't changed (i.e. it's the same as two €5s in the old system) but you gotta do a bit more now to get a discount.

Weird! Three different experiences.

I got an email a while ago to go into app and accept new t&c's or my Stars would be disabled. I did it and now gone back into it after reading last few posts and i no longer have a Stars icon to get into the rewards bit, very weird.

Recently purchased a ps5 no disk console was wondering about the gamesharing. Son has his ps5 with ps + and good few games collected from the ps + and the catalogue of games that do be free also. Was wondering I don't have ps+ if we gameshare will I be able to play his games without it or will I have to purchase the plus. Thanks in advance

In unsurprising news, Firewalk Studios, the studio that developed Concord has been closed and Concord will not return in any form.

I've my disc drive ready to go for two weeks time. Want to give TLOU2 a go. Might even break out Spider-Man for some thwip thwipping around the city. Am very excited for it.

Finally got it set up. Once I started setting it up I got distracted by fixing all the cables behind the TV and ended up spending a good while doing that but now everything is nice and neat.

I went ahead and put in the M.2 and disk drive before booting it and all went fine. It updated, registered the drive, built the data base and updated the controller without much fuss.

Then I had to go game by game to check for updates. I really wish it had a update all button. Or at least showed a list of what had an update available.

Stuck on horizon zero dawn remastered pro upgrade 😂. It was a lovely looking game but running at 120 now is stunning. I can go fidelity mode at 60fps but I'm happier with the 120.

Since i finished Red dead 1 last week I've downloaded RDR2. Holy cow that's some amazing looking game at a solid locked 60

Have lots more to down load and try but first impressions are it's well worth the money.

I don't know. The frame reader on the TV says 60 but VRR is off. And it looks devine. Spider man on the other handy hit 120 with VRR on even with ray tracing.

Perhaps it's a false 60 but it looks the business. ,😂

The whole thing is so fast. Games are loading too fast I don't have time to take a sup of beer 😞.

PS4 games look better, apparently PS3 streaming is improved. PS5 game boosts and PS5 pro settings make everything just better.

Have the OG PS5 packed up. Reset her, cleaned her fans and covers, all the original packaging down to the tie wrap thingys. Only downside is the black DualSense as I don't have a white one other than the brand new one with the Pro, and I ain't giving that away, it's new! Have also included the original purchase receipt. She's still in great condition and I reckon I've over 10k hours on it between gaming and watching. CEX giving €306 cash, so Pro cost €500, which is more palatable. Or €620 when I get the drive...

Last of us 2 remastered looks sublime. Presenting the pro on YouTube was a terrible idea. The quality in real life is so much better.

Have spent the day dipping in and out of a few games. Need to settle into one. Red red 2 is the top of the list at the moment but it Feels mad to pay €800 for a console then play PS4 game.

Might have lucked out this time on the coil whine so. In NMS on the og, I could hear it clearly when on the menu/inventory screens, but I didn't hear anything when I played earlier. However, there is a low fan noise when I was playing GT7. The game noises easily drowned it out, but audible at quiet moments. And similarly, no coil whine in the GT7 menu whereas there was on the og. Graphical improvements are worth it though, and the menus run quicker too.

Series X does win the noise this round. Its super quiet as far as I remember. The design probably helps. Still prefer the PS5 design though.