Topic: Playstation 5 (2020)

[Kashinoda]

Seems strange to be talking about next generation when it feels like the current generation hasn't really gotten going yet. For both consoles. Only a handful of games that feel truly "next gen" I've played. Forbidden West and Spidey 2. Never got round to Returnal but that looks amazing too.

Was it much better previously? Notable PS4 exclusives during the same period: (Sorry Knack)

Killzone: Shadow Fall: 2013
Infamous: Second Son: 2014
Driveclub: 2014
Bloodborne: 2015
Ratchet & Clank: 2016
Uncharted 4: 2016

Think the cross-gen games skew the perception a bit, but arguably needed with shortages and development costs.

[Walshy nMe®]

My son and I loved Knack and Knack 2 to be honest, may not be the best games in the world but they did what they set out to.

[gazzalfc]

Sony to axe 900 jobs and will entirely close their London studio.

Liverpool will also lose staff as well. 8% of their global workforce will go.

[AndyMuller]

Sony to axe 900 jobs and will entirely close their London studio.

Liverpool will also lose staff as well. 8% of their global workforce will go.

The Spider-Man 2 budget seems to have made them step back and re-evaluate everything.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Sony to axe 900 jobs and will entirely close their London studio.

Liverpool will also lose staff as well. 8% of their global workforce will go.

Because the UK is no longer the bridge to the EU, since brexit we're just a little inward island.

[Scottymuser]

Seems strange to be talking about next generation when it feels like the current generation hasn't really gotten going yet. For both consoles. Only a handful of games that feel truly "next gen" I've played. Forbidden West and Spidey 2. Never got round to Returnal but that looks amazing too.

Ratchet and Clank surely too - beautiful graphics, zero load times, hopping between entirely different worlds etc.

[jackh]

Is there any hope once stick-drift starts to kick in, or is that usual it for a controller?

[Garlicbread]

Is there any hope once stick-drift starts to kick in, or is that usual it for a controller?

PS5 and Switch controllers are infamous to get stick drift. Unless you're a bit crafty and wanting to open it up and stuff, it's pretty much over.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Is there any hope once stick-drift starts to kick in, or is that usual it for a controller?

There are loads of people on ebay who fix them, I got my xbox1 one done for about £14, been perfect ever since.

[jackh]

There are loads of people on ebay who fix them, I got my xbox1 one done for about £14, been perfect ever since.

Cheers both. Wonder if phone shops could do them. Might check with one or two of my local ones.

[IgorBobbins]

Cheers both. Wonder if phone shops could do them. Might check with one or two of my local ones.

Mine’s recently developed stick drift too - really annoying.  I’ve heard people talk about it before but this is the first time it’s happened to one of my controllers.  Not sure I can be arsed trying to fix it myself.

[ToneLa]

Red Dead 1 on PS5 is gripping me

If it ain't 4K (the assets aren't) it's close enough for government work

the newish 60fps patch though - marvellous

Things better in Red Dead 1

You see other riders outright running rather than trotting slowly
Skinning animals takes shorter time
More random shit. Seen a guy run into another and knock him off his horse
Better scripted shit. Seen a man taking a piss side of the road
Bounties are way more numerous
Some missions are like GTA4 freeformish to solve rather than on rails
The way the horses run is cuter
Marston has funny lines, like "you've been eating well" when picking up someone
Music is better
There's other gangs

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Hi all - looking at potentially getting a 1TB expansion HD. Any recommendations for which?

[ScouserAtHeart]

Hi all - looking at potentially getting a 1TB expansion HD. Any recommendations for which?

You mean SSD?

[classycarra]

Hi all - looking at potentially getting a 1TB expansion HD. Any recommendations for which?

I got this 5TB external a couple years ago when it was on a deal and it's worked a treat. Nice and durable, and no issues leaving it plugged in almost all the time (temperature wise for example)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/WD_Black-Game-Drive-Access-Library/dp/B07VNTFHD5

[Graeme]

I got this 5TB external a couple years ago when it was on a deal and it's worked a treat. Nice and durable, and no issues leaving it plugged in almost all the time (temperature wise for example)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/WD_Black-Game-Drive-Access-Library/dp/B07VNTFHD5

I’m 99% sure you can only play PS4 games off an external mechanical drive such as the P10. The read/write speeds aren’t good enough to support the data transfer rates of PS5 games, they have to be played off the internal M.2 drive or an additional compatible one you install into the expansion slot.

[classycarra]

I’m 99% sure you can only play PS4 games off an external mechanical drive such as the P10. The read/write speeds aren’t good enough to support the data transfer rates of PS5 games, they have to be played off the internal M.2 drive or an additional compatible one you install into the expansion slot.

yep - you can store ps5 games on there fine, but you'd have to shift them back to the internal to play them (often a lot quicker than just downloading from Sony, which rarely gets great speeds)

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Yeah sorry - a SSD internal drive not an external one

[Scottymuser]

Yeah sorry - a SSD internal drive not an external one

So I got a 2TB Seagate Firecuda 530 - can be had for around 200-220 these days (I spent 300) - but looking on ebuyer there can be better deals available (I see the WD Black SN850X is like 150, or 145 on amazon, for the 2TB version). 

[FiSh77]

So I got a 2TB Seagate Firecuda 530 - can be had for around 200-220 these days (I spent 300) - but looking on ebuyer there can be better deals available (I see the WD Black SN850X is like 150, or 145 on amazon, for the 2TB version). 

The SN850x is a beast of a ssd, got 2 in my PC, I might pick another up for my PS5

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Awesome - will look to get one!

Are they easy to install? Looks like they just click in?

[Ed-Zeppelin]

Awesome - will look to get one!

Are they easy to install? Looks like they just click in?

Generally yes, loads of YouTube guides available. Only fiddly bit is removing replacing a small screw within which are poor quality and easy to damage with a screwdriver so that they can’t be put back in when removed.