PlayStation 5 - Next gen is expensive

[SeanR]

On 25/06/2022 at 00:32, SeanR said:

My upgrade to whatever the top tear of ps+ is called has necessitated the purchase of a 2tb crucial P5 plus (sub-£200), and a sabrent cooler (£18)

 

let’s hope I don’t fuck it up.

i fucked up…

 

in that 3 weeks later the crucial P5 2tb ssd is now £171* 
 

 

*amazon prime day

[Phantoon]

Silly question here that I haven't found the answer to - I believe the PS1 games added to Premium are also available to those without Premium who bought them on PS3 in some cases. How do those of us without Premium access them?

[Super Craig]

2 hours ago, Phantoon said:

Silly question here that I haven't found the answer to - I believe the PS1 games added to Premium are also available to those without Premium who bought them on PS3 in some cases. How do those of us without Premium access them?

You need to go on the PS Store and “buy” them for free. Abe’s Odyssey was the only one I could see that I could get.

[Phantoon]

3 hours ago, Super Craig said:

You need to go on the PS Store and “buy” them for free. Abe’s Odyssey was the only one I could see that I could get.

Thanks! I suspect not much of what I have will qualify then...

[David Kenny]

If you look at the game catalogue for the Premium service on the console itself it will show you the titles you can download.

[Phantoon]

Bit upset I can't get Tekken 2, I love that game. Still pretty great that they're at least honouring some of my purchases!

[SteveH]

If anyone wanted to increase their storage, the Western Digital SN850 1TB nvme is on sale at Amazon at the moment for £109.99. It's the exact same drive being re-packaged by WD as an official Sony accessory but for a lot more money. No idea if it is for everyone, but Amazon also gave me the 5 monthly payment option.
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08PHSVW7K/?coliid=I1UQOT2P1RVM9X&colid=1OD9XYBXVTA4M&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

[SMD]

What's the largest reasonably priced SSD you can get for PS5 right now?

[SeanR]

Just now, SMD said:

What's the largest reasonably priced SSD you can get for PS5 right now?

I got the 2tb crucial p5 for less than £200. I feel that 1TB is a false economy, as when that’s full…

 

4tb is like £600 still.

[SMD]

1 minute ago, SeanR said:

I got the 2tb crucial p5 for less than £200. I feel that 1TB is a false economy, as when that’s full…

 

4tb is like £600 still.

 

Haha thank you for answering with the exact spirit I was looking for, 600 quid jfc.

 

Is that this one then? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-Plus-CT2000P5PSSD8-PCIe-6600MB/dp/B098WKQRDL/

 

does it come with a heatsink and is one necessary? heat is an issue in my flat...

[SeanR]

That’s the one.

 

A heatsink is advisable. The Sabrent PS5 sink is great because it replaces the pressed steel cover and looks proper boss, as well as doing the job.

 

Sabrent M.2 NVMe PS5 heatsink (SB-PSHS) https://amzn.eu/d/gASGXV4

[SMD]

cheers, appreciated

[Waggo]

Looks like we are not now going to be getting the remake of 'Knights Of The Old Republic'.  ☹️

 

https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-reportedly-paused-indefinitely

[Uncle Mike]

1440p support and what sounds a lot like folders (called gamelists) on the way:

 

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/28/ps5-beta-introduces-1440p-support-gamelists-and-more/

[Hitcher]

3 minutes ago, Uncle Mike said:

1440p support

But with no VRR! 

[Ferine]

There should be four extra uses for my code if anyone wants to get the Beta firmware: CT7G-D3NQ-8KNK

 

Once you've redeemed the code you'll need to manually start the Beta update. Personally I've never had an issue with PlayStation Beta firmware being unstable but it's always a possibility, so make sure to backup anything you might want to beforehand.

[p1nseeker]

Wasn't expecting this:

 

 

[MansizeRooster]

The new beta firmware does a great job of making it easier to quick-launch games from an activity rather than boot to the main menu. I'd really like their to be an option to launch via activities as the default behaviour.

[Darwock]

I would prefer for those activities to just fuck off into the bin, not for them to get even more prominent.

[MansizeRooster]

56 minutes ago, Darwock said:

I would prefer for those activities to just fuck off into the bin, not for them to get even more prominent.

 

I don't understand why. Have they been a hindrance to you? I don't see how they could be.

 

On a different note - I was thinking about the PS5s storage. SSDs are still only good for a limited number of read/write operations, right? So is the PS5s internal storage doomed to eventually fail, and in 20 years time a working PS5 will be a rare thing indeed?

[SozzlyJoe]

I do like Resume Activity as usually it cuts out some loading screen guff, though the only in practice the only activity I ever want is 'continue from last save'.

[SozzlyJoe]

18 minutes ago, MansizeRooster said:

 

On a different note - I was thinking about the PS5s storage. SSDs are still only good for a limited number of read/write operations, right? So is the PS5s internal storage doomed to eventually fail, and in 20 years time a working PS5 will be a rare thing indeed?

 

No worse than spinning disks (better probably). As long as you can get new SSDs and the blu-rays still work... enjoy that version 1.0 gaming!

[Quest]

Probably a question that no one can really answer, but do we think Sony will announce a revision of the hardware any time soon? Thinking more along the lines of a slim than a pro version.

 

Should I just buy one now?

[Hitcher]

8 minutes ago, Quest said:

Probably a question that no one can really answer, but do we think Sony will announce a revision of the hardware any time soon? Thinking more along the lines of a slim than a pro version.

No, they can't make enough as it is.

[footle]

8 minutes ago, Quest said:

Probably a question that no one can really answer, but do we think Sony will announce a revision of the hardware any time soon? Thinking more along the lines of a slim than a pro version.

 

Should I just buy one now?

 

Given the chip shortage, and the difficulty everyone has in getting capacity, it feels unlikely this year. Most of the conversation is whether they'll need to put the price up, rather than whether they'll manage something cheaper or smaller.

[JoeK]

4 minutes ago, footle said:

 

Given the chip shortage, and the difficulty everyone has in getting capacity, it feels unlikely this year. Most of the conversation is whether they'll need to put the price up, rather than whether they'll manage something cheaper or smaller.

 

Will this be the first generation when we see this happen I wonder? What with Oculus upping their prices, and Sony seemingly thinking about it. Has this ever happened before? Two years into the thing and it still feels like it's all 'just' happened!

[Qazimod]

The Slim is the digital edition.  

[Quest]

17 minutes ago, Qazimod said:

The Slim is the digital edition.  

 

This is a good point actually. I'm naturally inclined to pick up the disc version but I've had a Series X for over a year and the only disc I've ever put in the drive is the 360 version of Nier. 

[SMD]

1 hour ago, Quest said:

Probably a question that no one can really answer, but do we think Sony will announce a revision of the hardware any time soon? Thinking more along the lines of a slim than a pro version.

 

Should I just buy one now?

 

I dunno if Sony can get a smaller revision out in the near future, there's supposedly a chip size reduction on the horizon but nothing major and the cost will increase anyway for them.

Manufacturing is just fucked right now, if Sony could make a smaller and cheaper PS5 they would.

[footle]

1 hour ago, JoeK said:

 

Will this be the first generation when we see this happen I wonder? What with Oculus upping their prices, and Sony seemingly thinking about it. Has this ever happened before? Two years into the thing and it still feels like it's all 'just' happened!

 

There was apparently a price increase for the PS4? in Canada. there's an effective price increase for the PS5  already if they're mostly bundling Horizon Forgotten West.