Gaming PlayStation 5

Had three crashes in 13 hours whilst playing Spider-Man remastered. First time round I had to hold the power button as it just froze. Second and third time it just froze, shut down, restarted by doing the rebuild and then worked fine. I guess this is the early adopters issues you’ll likely face. Hopefully a few more patches will sort it.
 
Anybody completed / substantially through the trophy grind on Spider man MM?

I completed the story, all loot boxes, post story post cards, 100% all districts.

Not quite sure what the deal is with new game+?
Do I need to replay the whole story from the start in order to be able to unlock the last suit and 3 remaining skills?

Ive never got a platinum before and not sure I can grind this one out, but would like to at least unlock the last suit.

Also on crime activities on the app, do they keep regenerating. I’m sure I’ve done 3/3 on each of them But wasn’t sure if that applied to every district.

@Bosws87 @b82REZ ?
 
It’s nuts. It’s because I’ve been signed off work for a few weeks. The devil makes light work of idle hands. I’m on some proper medication and it’s getting easy to convince myself £800 is reasonable.

People missed out on getting a launch console because tossers bought them in their thousands with the express ambition of selling them on. Don't do it. You'd just be perpetuating that cycle; stock will normalise and you'll feel silly.
 
Anybody completed / substantially through the trophy grind on Spider man MM?

I completed the story, all loot boxes, post story post cards, 100% all districts.

Not quite sure what the deal is with new game+?
Do I need to replay the whole story from the start in order to be able to unlock the last suit and 3 remaining skills?

Ive never got a platinum before and not sure I can grind this one out, but would like to at least unlock the last suit.

Also on crime activities on the app, do they keep regenerating. I’m sure I’ve done 3/3 on each of them But wasn’t sure if that applied to every district.

@Bosws87 @b82REZ ?

Think this is similar to the first game. You only have to do one of each different variety of crime, and then you can ignore them pretty much, unless you want to go in and get the additional bonuses.
 
Anybody completed / substantially through the trophy grind on Spider man MM?

I completed the story, all loot boxes, post story post cards, 100% all districts.

Not quite sure what the deal is with new game+?
Do I need to replay the whole story from the start in order to be able to unlock the last suit and 3 remaining skills?

Ive never got a platinum before and not sure I can grind this one out, but would like to at least unlock the last suit.

Also on crime activities on the app, do they keep regenerating. I’m sure I’ve done 3/3 on each of them But wasn’t sure if that applied to every district.

@Bosws87 @b82REZ ?

The additional skills are unlocked in NG+ on levels 21-23. You need to complete it on NG to get one of the trophies
 
Anybody completed / substantially through the trophy grind on Spider man MM?

I completed the story, all loot boxes, post story post cards, 100% all districts.

Not quite sure what the deal is with new game+?
Do I need to replay the whole story from the start in order to be able to unlock the last suit and 3 remaining skills?

Ive never got a platinum before and not sure I can grind this one out, but would like to at least unlock the last suit.

Also on crime activities on the app, do they keep regenerating. I’m sure I’ve done 3/3 on each of them But wasn’t sure if that applied to every district.

@Bosws87 @b82REZ ?

I'm not a completionist so I don't know. I'd imagine certain trophies can only been unlocked in NG+.
 
People missed out on getting a launch console because tossers bought them in their thousands with the express ambition of selling them on. Don't do it. You'd just be perpetuating that cycle; stock will normalise and you'll feel silly.

I know this deep down and besides, Mrs Volumiza would skin me alive.
 
These crashes all sound game related - Miles Morales sounds like the main culprit unfortunately.

I've only played Astro and Destiny 2 on my PS5 so far and not a sniff of any problems at all. Looks like i'll be holding off on MM until they get a patch in place to stop these crashes.
 
These crashes all sound game related - Miles Morales sounds like the main culprit unfortunately.

I've only played Astro and Destiny 2 on my PS5 so far and not a sniff of any problems at all. Looks like i'll be holding off on MM until they get a patch in place to stop these crashes.

Yep. All my crashes have come on MM. Will crack on with Demons Souls for now. No issues on that.
 
Quick question. I'm looking at buying a new tv with a possible PS5 purchase in mind.

It's not one of these top of the range LG tv's. It has HDMI 4K@60Hz and 8bit+FRC. It does have HDR10 apparently. Will I be missing out?
 
Quick question. I'm looking at buying a new tv with a possible PS5 purchase in mind.

It's not one of these top of the range LG tv's. It has HDMI 4K@60Hz and 8bit+FRC. It does have HDR10 apparently. Will I be missing out?
Potentially yes, but it's not known how many PS5 games will actually utilize 120hz. Most of them will probably cap at 60fps anyway. Still even discounting 120hz those LG's arguably have the best picture quality out there. Whether it's worth the price increase is up to you, but they are pretty great.
 
Finished MM last night but won't be going for Platinum because I don't care about stuff like that. 68% trophies is good with me. Didn't have a single crash luckily.

I've downloaded Persona 5 from the PS Plus collection so might give that a go.
 
Screw you and a big feck on your face, Damo. I never did get Flawless Raider or Raiding Party. I had every single weapon in the game. I completed everything there was to complete, many times over. I earned Gjallarhorn 7 times, ffs! But I never managed to get that Platinum. It burns me every time I am looking at my trophy list. :(

In other news: I have 21 Platinums. :cool:

I'm surprised you didn't get those - especially the Raiding Party one.

I'm just disappointed not to have got the 100% but the DLC Trophy Pack 2 was a killer as I couldn't find anyone to do WotM.

On Destiny 2 I'm just the Belly Of The Beast trophy away from another Platinum.

Games I'm 2 or 3 trophies away from Platting:
  1. Destiny 2 (1 trophy - Belly Of The Beast)
  2. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (2 trophies - will never get this as not going to win 5 episodes in a row)
  3. FIFA14 (2 trophies - Silver Lining and Legendary, think they're probably impossible to get now but not checked)
  4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3 trophies - all speedruns for levels, probably doable but I'd need a bit of time)
  5. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (3 trophies - again, all speedruns)
  6. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (3 trophies - speedruns)
 
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Potentially yes, but it's not known how many PS5 games will actually utilize 120hz. Most of them will probably cap at 60fps anyway. Still even discounting 120hz those LG's arguably have the best picture quality out there. Whether it's worth the price increase is up to you, but they are pretty great.
Thanks. Assuming I'm comfortable with 60fps, is there a massive difference between 8bit+ and 10bit?
 
Finished MM last night but won't be going for Platinum because I don't care about stuff like that. 68% trophies is good with me. Didn't have a single crash luckily.

I've downloaded Persona 5 from the PS Plus collection so might give that a go.

Persona never really clicked with me. The combat and Dungeons are fun enough but the life sim stuff bored me to tears. I don't mind anime and stuff but I feel like those aspects are turned up to eleven in this game.

I think it's a game you have to go into prepared to dedicate a couple of hundred hours to.
 
Finished MM last night but won't be going for Platinum because I don't care about stuff like that. 68% trophies is good with me. Didn't have a single crash luckily.

I've downloaded Persona 5 from the PS Plus collection so might give that a go.

I'm pretty close to finishing MM myself. Got a platinum on the first game, but I'm with you - don't think I'll go through this again for trophies.

Got AC: Valhalla coming through on rental so that'll keep me busy until the PS5 patch for Destiny 2 and Cyberpunk.
 
Finished MM last night but won't be going for Platinum because I don't care about stuff like that. 68% trophies is good with me. Didn't have a single crash luckily.

Yeah, I try to go for 60%+ in games but on the whole don't really care unless it is a game I really enjoy and is fairly straightforward to plat like Astro.

I've downloaded Persona 5 from the PS Plus collection so might give that a go.
Nice. I want to play that but leaving that until later due to time dedication needed to play it. Days Gone has lasted me pretty well so far.
 
Anybody completed / substantially through the trophy grind on Spider man MM?

I completed the story, all loot boxes, post story post cards, 100% all districts.

Not quite sure what the deal is with new game+?
Do I need to replay the whole story from the start in order to be able to unlock the last suit and 3 remaining skills?

Ive never got a platinum before and not sure I can grind this one out, but would like to at least unlock the last suit.

Also on crime activities on the app, do they keep regenerating. I’m sure I’ve done 3/3 on each of them But wasn’t sure if that applied to every district.

@Bosws87 @b82REZ ?

I'm not one for Platinums, I don't have the patience, but have just got 100% on this. You do need to play through a second time on NG+ but if you ignore side missions and skip cut scenes it's really short and you realise how little story there really is! Crimes do keep regenerating. One of the trophies is to complete all of the different types of crime (there are 10 in total) including all bonuses but you can just keep replaying the ones on your app to do that.
 
Finished MM last night but won't be going for Platinum because I don't care about stuff like that. 68% trophies is good with me. Didn't have a single crash luckily.

I've downloaded Persona 5 from the PS Plus collection so might give that a go.
Hands down the best RPG I've played in years. Might as well free up a few days, took me 100 hours to complete :lol:

Also look at trying Yakuza 0 if you haven't already.
 
Ok worrying how long everyone is saying Persona 5 is. Might save that for when I’m off for a week in December.
 
Quick question. I'm looking at buying a new tv with a possible PS5 purchase in mind.

It's not one of these top of the range LG tv's. It has HDMI 4K@60Hz and 8bit+FRC. It does have HDR10 apparently. Will I be missing out?
I'd say yes, you'd be missing out. Its not just the potential 120hz @ 4k which itself is a game changer, but also the low input lag, and VRR that prevents screen tear. So you might as well future proof yourself if you're embracing next gen already.

But again I just might be trying to justify recently purchasing the new LG Oled CX, which I have to say is absolutely stunning :drool:

Now I just need to find a PS5 to accompany it :(
 
Ok worrying how long everyone is saying Persona 5 is. Might save that for when I’m off for a week in December.
If its any consolation its one of those games where you don't feel the hours. I was amazed I spent that long on it by the time the end credits rolled.
 
Reading this thread definitely makes me want to go for more platinums. I’ve just looked through my trophy list and on Fifa 14 I was on 98% and just needed to subscribe to a newsletter which is painful. I’ve only got two platinums at the moment, Skyrim and Assassins Creed but I think looking through my list I could have gone for more. Maybe that’s my next gen resolution!
 
Reading this thread definitely makes me want to go for more platinums. I’ve just looked through my trophy list and on Fifa 14 I was on 98% and just needed to subscribe to a newsletter which is painful. I’ve only got two platinums at the moment, Skyrim and Assassins Creed but I think looking through my list I could have gone for more. Maybe that’s my next gen resolution!

I've got two. One was Astro and the other one was similarly easy but can't remember now.

EDIT: The Telltale Walking Dead game :lol:
 
One of my biggest issues has always been the fact I’m too lazy to actually jump out the game and look at the trophy list but I actually like the new phone app so maybe that will make me focus on it about more.
 
After a few days of more serious use, I've come to the conclusion that the console is a bug-ridden, crash-happy piece of shit.

Extended drives are a mess, especially with large libraries. They basically work 50% of the time, the rest of the time your whole library (including local stuff) is unavailable whilst it sorts its shit out. And it insists on downloading EVERYTHING even though the drive is full, so I have a constant loop error. I can't see away to turn this 'feature' off.
Display options are gimped and there are handshake issues with the supplied cable and all my devices (I tested a generic Samsung 50 from last year, a Q90R and a Faux K projector), using both the supplied and my own cables.
Crashes constantly, in any status, in any game (apart from Astro) (It even crashed whilst doing literally nothing on the dashboard, just gave me a feck you and blacked out).

It's a mess.
 
I've got two. One was Astro and the other one was similarly easy but can't remember now.

EDIT: The Telltale Walking Dead game :lol:
That’s the only platinum I have. You couldn’t finish the game and not get it.
 
In other news: I have 21 Platinums. :cool:
Evil swine...

It’s a pretty ropey launch isn’t it? I don’t recall my PS4 or 3 having any issues at all. I certainly didn’t babysit them! I hope that by the time i get mine in December (hopefully!) Many of the big issues will have been resolved and I can just use it how I want to.

I got lots of crashes on my PS4, didn't even buy it at launch. Destiny being one of the biggest culprits.

Edit: Why the feck are you guys having so many issues? (touches wood) Have you tried to figure out what causes them?
 
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After a few days of more serious use, I've come to the conclusion that the console is a bug-ridden, crash-happy piece of shit.

Extended drives are a mess, especially with large libraries. They basically work 50% of the time, the rest of the time your whole library (including local stuff) is unavailable whilst it sorts its shit out. And it insists on downloading EVERYTHING even though the drive is full, so I have a constant loop error. I can't see away to turn this 'feature' off.
Display options are gimped and there are handshake issues with the supplied cable and all my devices (I tested a generic Samsung 50 from last year, a Q90R and a Faux K projector), using both the supplied and my own cables.
Crashes constantly, in any status, in any game (apart from Astro) (It even crashed whilst doing literally nothing on the dashboard, just gave me a feck you and blacked out).

It's a mess.

I would look into a replacement personally, it just sounds like you have a dodgy one. Without doubt they have not released these with proper external drive support though, I would expect a patch fairly sharpish for it.
 
I would look into a replacement personally, it just sounds like you have a dodgy one. Without doubt they have not released these with proper external drive support though, I would expect a patch fairly sharpish for it.
I'm using an external drive fwifw... Same one I used on the PS4, I just plugged it out the PS4 and plugged it into the PS5 and it worked. Maybe it's a certain type of drive that's the issue?
 
I'm using an external drive fwifw... Same one I used on the PS4, I just plugged it out the PS4 and plugged it into the PS5 and it worked. Maybe it's a certain type of drive that's the issue?

Most likely that is the case, the issue appears to be widespread enough to justify legitimate concerns about it.
 
Reading this thread definitely makes me want to go for more platinums. I’ve just looked through my trophy list and on Fifa 14 I was on 98% and just needed to subscribe to a newsletter which is painful. I’ve only got two platinums at the moment, Skyrim and Assassins Creed but I think looking through my list I could have gone for more. Maybe that’s my next gen resolution!

I've only got 3 - Spider-Man, TLOU2 & Astros.

I didn't really used to go for platinum's myself until I got my first one earlier this year and decided to try and go for a few more but only if they look achievable.
 
After a few days of more serious use, I've come to the conclusion that the console is a bug-ridden, crash-happy piece of shit.

Extended drives are a mess, especially with large libraries. They basically work 50% of the time, the rest of the time your whole library (including local stuff) is unavailable whilst it sorts its shit out. And it insists on downloading EVERYTHING even though the drive is full, so I have a constant loop error. I can't see away to turn this 'feature' off.
Display options are gimped and there are handshake issues with the supplied cable and all my devices (I tested a generic Samsung 50 from last year, a Q90R and a Faux K projector), using both the supplied and my own cables.
Crashes constantly, in any status, in any game (apart from Astro) (It even crashed whilst doing literally nothing on the dashboard, just gave me a feck you and blacked out).

It's a mess.
Definitely look for a replacement.
 
Screw you and a big feck on your face, Damo. I never did get Flawless Raider or Raiding Party. I had every single weapon in the game. I completed everything there was to complete, many times over. I earned Gjallarhorn 7 times, ffs! But I never managed to get that Platinum. It burns me every time I am looking at my trophy list. :(

In other news: I have 21 Platinums. :cool:
Be interested to know how many @Irwin99 has
 
Reading this thread definitely makes me want to go for more platinums. I’ve just looked through my trophy list and on Fifa 14 I was on 98% and just needed to subscribe to a newsletter which is painful. I’ve only got two platinums at the moment, Skyrim and Assassins Creed but I think looking through my list I could have gone for more. Maybe that’s my next gen resolution!

I've only got 3 - Spider-Man, TLOU2 & Astros.

I didn't really used to go for platinum's myself until I got my first one earlier this year and decided to try and go for a few more but only if they look achievable.

I've got 71 (starting in late 2015) and wish I wouldn't care, it's very annoying and time consuming sometimes. :lol:
 
I've only got 3 - Spider-Man, TLOU2 & Astros.

I didn't really used to go for platinum's myself until I got my first one earlier this year and decided to try and go for a few more but only if they look achievable.
Yeh I can’t imagine ever being a prope trophy hunter and trying to dig deep for the really difficult ones as I just lose interest. If anything I need to stop playing so many games and make sure I finish the one I’m playing first!