Official Playstation 5 thread

[MoragaBlue]

I was just asking if you guys think there are good games to pick up.

I can buy an SSD on Amazon right now or wait for a sale or I can just delete and reload games as necessary. Easy problem to fix or work around, since these days my internet connection is fast enough where reloading 100s of gigabyte games is a small matter.

 

[jpiniero]

What's the general consensus; if you don't already have a PS5, wait 3 years for PS6?

Def don't spend the extra money on a Pro.

 

[purbeast0]

I was just asking if you guys think there are good games to pick up.

I can buy an SSD on Amazon right now or wait for a sale or I can just delete and reload games as necessary. Easy problem to fix or work around, since these days my internet connection is fast enough where reloading 100s of gigabyte games is a small matter.

Again, and not trying to be a dick either, this is something only you can decide.

Just take a look at the library and see if there are any games you think are worth picking one up for.

Me personally, all I play is my PS5 and Switch. The one console that gets no play at all is XSX.

Street Fighter 6 is my favorite game and I play it a few times a week on PS5, although it can be found on any platform.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

I was just asking if you guys think there are good games to pick up.

I can buy an SSD on Amazon right now or wait for a sale or I can just delete and reload games as necessary. Easy problem to fix or work around, since these days my internet connection is fast enough where reloading 100s of gigabyte games is a small matter.

If you're looking to grab an SSD I'd do in these BF sales if you find any decent deal; AI datacenters about to completely wreck SSD prices. Though personally I'm fine with the 825GB on the OG PS5 and just delete games I'm done with.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

What's the general consensus; if you don't already have a PS5, wait 3 years for PS6?

Are you dying to play Ghost of Yotei, the Demon's Souls remaster, Astros Playroom, or Gran Turismo? Or really hyped for the Wolverine game? Sounds like Playstation might not bring exclusives to Steam going forward with Steam effectively launching a console so those are probably stuck on PS5, but most of their best games other than those are on PC now.

 

[zinfamous]

Def don't spend the extra money on a Pro.

Why is that?

 

[MoragaBlue]

Are you dying to play Ghost of Yotei, the Demon's Souls remaster, Astros Playroom, or Gran Turismo? Or really hyped for the Wolverine game? Sounds like Playstation might not bring exclusives to Steam going forward with Steam effectively launching a console so those are probably stuck on PS5, but most of their best games other than those are on PC now.

Buy now or wait for the PS6 is a tough one. I suppose, wait for the PS6 if it'll be here in about 18 months? Otherwise, I'd just pick up a PS5.

Regarding exclusives, while I suspect the general consensus amongst gamers is that exclusives are generally bad and should be purged; however, in my view, from Sony's perspective, I don't think it's that black or white. Exclusives will invariably drive some gamers to buy their consoles (I more or less picked up the PS5 for Bloodborne), and once gamers have the console, they'll buy games on the Sony store. There are just some games where the PC port is so problematic, it's better to play on the console.

I'm primarily a PC gamer, but I've enjoyed my time with the PS5 immensely and find it money well spent, even after Bloodborne. Even if the Steam Machine takes the world by storm and I end up picking one up, there are still games where if it's better on the console, I'll buy it and play on the console.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Why is that?

Pretty inconsistent game support. It was marketed as having your cake and eating it too by getting performance mode framerates with graphics mode resolution and RT settings but it hasn't really been too well optimized for. I think it was the new MGS where the worst version of the game to play was the one for PS5 Pro as they sacrificed a boatload performance for slightly better visuals to the point base PS5 was considered the better experience. For me it would end up an $880 console too because I'd need to pay $100 extra for the blu-ray drive, as physical game prices are way better the first two years a game is out, and then another ricockulous $30 for the stupid vertical stand as the PS5 is way too chunky to put it horizontally on my desk.

 

[jpiniero]

Why is that?

The lack of the CPU upgrade greatly hurts the potential of it.

 

[marees]

Buy now or wait for the PS6 is a tough one. I suppose, wait for the PS6 if it'll be here in about 18 months? Otherwise, I'd just pick up a PS5.

Regarding exclusives, while I suspect the general consensus amongst gamers is that exclusives are generally bad and should be purged; however, in my view, from Sony's perspective, I don't think it's that black or white. Exclusives will invariably drive some gamers to buy their consoles (I more or less picked up the PS5 for Bloodborne), and once gamers have the console, they'll buy games on the Sony store. There are just some games where the PC port is so problematic, it's better to play on the console.

I'm primarily a PC gamer, but I've enjoyed my time with the PS5 immensely and find it money well spent, even after Bloodborne. Even if the Steam Machine takes the world by storm and I end up picking one up, there are still games where if it's better on the console, I'll buy it and play on the console.

I expect PS6 to be delayed (due to price concerns). Have to secure TSMC 3nm & GDDR7 contracts at affordable rates. Should be 2028 or later