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PlayStation 5: A Retrospective
4 years ago
TL/DR: The PS5 is an incredible gaming console but with some flaws such as a lack of proper storage size and an uninspiring dashboard menu..
Hello friends!!
So after spending some time playing with my new PlayStation 5 I have opinions on it, some good, some bad.. mostly good though.. First of all.. The console is a powerhouse.. Capable of 60 fps minimum and 120 fps maximum with full 4k and ray tracing support.. and of course brilliant haptic feedback controllers that allow you to experience everything in the games..
The downside? Space.. The PS5 (both models.. I have the disc based version) have .. ehh... quite small hard drives.. 600 gb internal hard drives were fine back in the era of PS3.. But when most modern games reach over 100 gbs nowadays minimum you aren't looking at much room for storage if you are a game collector like me..
Sony has revealed, however, that they will be adding support in an update for external storage drives of up to 3 tbs for the PS5.. (currently the PS5 supports external storage drives but only for PS4 titles.. PS5 titles must be installed on the main internal drive only) .. What this means is.. The front faceplate of the PS5 can be removed in order to put in a PCIe 4.0 SSD.. The issue here is that one of those drives depending on size can run you upwards of $600.00+..
On top of that .. Adding in that secondary drive WILL cause your quiet as a mouse PS5 to suddenly sound like the jumbo jet engine that the PS4 Pro was as it will have to work doubly overtime to cool both drives.. This is a major oversight on Sony's part given that the new X Box allows for easy plug and play externals at affordable prices.. Nobody wants to spend the cost of another PS5 just to expand on storage space on an already pitifully small PS5 hard drive..
Another thing I'm not much of a fan of is the PS5's dashboard which looks a mess of in your face advertisements as well as (obviously) your game library.. (Which would be what? 3 games and a shitload of old PS4 titles.. as the PS5 currently has VERY few PS5 launch titles?)
I ended up upgrading my PS4 games (for free) to PS5 copies to play Spider-Man Remastered, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Watch_Dogs: Legion and Planet Coaster with all the modern goodies! (Proper 4k support, ray tracing and much higher frame rates) and I greatly enjoy the huge and VERY noticeable differences.. Though with those few titles installed on my console I am now down to just under 100 gbs.. So I fear that the lack of proper storage is a ginormous step back for the PS5 console..
If small storage space doesn't bother you as much as it does me. The PS5 is a worthy console for your addition if you can locate it at a reasonable price.. (I got mine brand new in original box with receipt from a gentleman who bought it for his friend but his friend turned it down so he sold it to me for $830.00 -- disc version) DO NOT buy from scalpers .. It only encourages them and the upward costs of $1000.00+ that they are charging online are complete ripoffs..
If you cannot find the console currently.. Just wait like I did and sooner or later you will find one at a good price! Patience is a virtue! Best of luck to those of you looking to purchase one!! <3
And as always... Happy gaming! :)
Your Gamer Wolf friend always,
Vinnie ^.^
Hello friends!!
So after spending some time playing with my new PlayStation 5 I have opinions on it, some good, some bad.. mostly good though.. First of all.. The console is a powerhouse.. Capable of 60 fps minimum and 120 fps maximum with full 4k and ray tracing support.. and of course brilliant haptic feedback controllers that allow you to experience everything in the games..
The downside? Space.. The PS5 (both models.. I have the disc based version) have .. ehh... quite small hard drives.. 600 gb internal hard drives were fine back in the era of PS3.. But when most modern games reach over 100 gbs nowadays minimum you aren't looking at much room for storage if you are a game collector like me..
Sony has revealed, however, that they will be adding support in an update for external storage drives of up to 3 tbs for the PS5.. (currently the PS5 supports external storage drives but only for PS4 titles.. PS5 titles must be installed on the main internal drive only) .. What this means is.. The front faceplate of the PS5 can be removed in order to put in a PCIe 4.0 SSD.. The issue here is that one of those drives depending on size can run you upwards of $600.00+..
On top of that .. Adding in that secondary drive WILL cause your quiet as a mouse PS5 to suddenly sound like the jumbo jet engine that the PS4 Pro was as it will have to work doubly overtime to cool both drives.. This is a major oversight on Sony's part given that the new X Box allows for easy plug and play externals at affordable prices.. Nobody wants to spend the cost of another PS5 just to expand on storage space on an already pitifully small PS5 hard drive..
Another thing I'm not much of a fan of is the PS5's dashboard which looks a mess of in your face advertisements as well as (obviously) your game library.. (Which would be what? 3 games and a shitload of old PS4 titles.. as the PS5 currently has VERY few PS5 launch titles?)
I ended up upgrading my PS4 games (for free) to PS5 copies to play Spider-Man Remastered, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Watch_Dogs: Legion and Planet Coaster with all the modern goodies! (Proper 4k support, ray tracing and much higher frame rates) and I greatly enjoy the huge and VERY noticeable differences.. Though with those few titles installed on my console I am now down to just under 100 gbs.. So I fear that the lack of proper storage is a ginormous step back for the PS5 console..
If small storage space doesn't bother you as much as it does me. The PS5 is a worthy console for your addition if you can locate it at a reasonable price.. (I got mine brand new in original box with receipt from a gentleman who bought it for his friend but his friend turned it down so he sold it to me for $830.00 -- disc version) DO NOT buy from scalpers .. It only encourages them and the upward costs of $1000.00+ that they are charging online are complete ripoffs..
If you cannot find the console currently.. Just wait like I did and sooner or later you will find one at a good price! Patience is a virtue! Best of luck to those of you looking to purchase one!! <3
And as always... Happy gaming! :)
Your Gamer Wolf friend always,
Vinnie ^.^
