PlayStation 5: Thread 04

[fishbowlhead]

That ssd is there basically for Sony to use as headroom as the gen goes on, multiplats as usual wont bother as they wont spend the resources to utilise it. Same old on that front.

[chopemon]

Multiplatform games can't use it unless they get the increase """for free""" as they can't guarantee every player will have a fast SSD since they'll be on other platforms. They can't create a unique feature around it as it will mean it can't be multiplatform. Depending on your game engine and how you've built the world etc, you might just get a brute force improvement. Our game has a long initial load on Switch (30 seconds+ I think) as we load in most of the open world at the beginning of the game to make streaming easier during play. On *platform we haven't announced yet* that dropped to about 1.8 seconds with no extra work from us. This is because we're not using high res textures, assets share a lot of textures, the world meshes are low poly, we don't use normal maps and all of the lighting is real time. It's a very light game to load and since we're on Unreal, we saw a huge SSD benefit immediately but this isn't true of all games.

[Atticus]

All the pre-launch talk about SSD speeds and Teraflops amount to...



Nothing

Because it’s impossible to buy the machines

[MartyG]

There are loads on eBay from both MS and Sony

It's easy to buy them, just not at retail at RRP

[nonny]

I've managed to buy a Series S and X, and 2x PS5 at retail... its difficult but not impossible.

[MartyG]

Same (well, just the 1 PS5) - it's definitely a frustrating experience and it took me a lot of tries before success, just looking at the prices on eBay now, they've definitely crept up since I did an average price of last 50 sold - the Christmas squeeze is starting to happen.

[CMcK]

I’ve been sent a VIP code by Currys to buy a PS5 bundle. But I’m not seeing much need for one at the moment. Is there much of a boost using PSVR on the PS5?

[wakka]

I'm so glad I managed to get a PS5 at launch. Just saved myself so much hassle.

[nonny]

My best advice to anyone still hunting for one is to follow the twitter trackers and switch on notifications.

I did that for the PS5 and snagged two from Argos. Makes it far less painful...

For Xbox I've always bought direct from MS but mainly because you can use rewards and gift cards to lower the price.

[fishbowlhead]

Same (well, just the 1 PS5) - it's definitely a frustrating experience and it took me a lot of tries before success, just looking at the prices on eBay now, they've definitely crept up since I did an average price of last 50 sold - the Christmas squeeze is starting to happen.

Was just going to say this, the run up to Christmas is going to make it a lot worse as desperate parents get taken advantage of. You'd think people would just go, no not this year kid, but they don't, all for that 1 day.

[Cassius_Smoke]

One thing of note with the PS5, the black shiny midsection is a magnet for dirt, fingerprints and dust. And seems to scratch insanely easy. I don't like it.

[Cassius_Smoke]

Indie games sale on at the moment, worth checking out.
And Black Friday sale starts this Friday.

[fishbowlhead]

Ratchet currently £25 clubcard price at tesco
Deathloop £29 clubcard price.

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/309750036?source=awin&sc_cmp=aff*awin*ghs*HotUKDeals_47868&utm_medium=ghs&utm_source=affiliate_window&utm_campaign=aff*HotUKDeals_47868&awc=7052_1637232306_cc268e58aecdd9d0a67b2d974a3b1691

[MartyG]

I grabbed that earlier - if it's the only thing you're getting, you'll pay an extra £4 (minimum basket total charge) and delivery in either case, though that's still a steep discount - I rearranged my Christmas food shop to be delivered earlier so I could make the 29th November end of deal cutoff.

Speaking of discounts, the PlayStation Black Friday sale starts tomorrow: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/11...ay-deals-2021/

[nonny]

I grabbed that earlier - if it's the only thing you're getting, you'll pay an extra £4 (minimum basket total charge) and delivery in either case, though that's still a steep discount - I rearranged my Christmas food shop to be delivered earlier so I could make the 29th November end of deal cutoff.

Speaking of discounts, the PlayStation Black Friday sale starts tomorrow: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/11...ay-deals-2021/

Some good stuff in there...