Gaming PlayStation 5

muller said:
So.. still absolutely no hope at all of getting a console then unless glued to sites?
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There has been a fair bit of stock recently, but yes you have to be around at the right time of the morning
 
muller said:
So.. still absolutely no hope at all of getting a console then unless glued to sites?
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That’s what I had to do. I usually just checked the big retailers websites at around 9-10am because that’s when the releases usually came. No need to sit in the evening refreshing, atleast where I live.
 
muller said:
So.. still absolutely no hope at all of getting a console then unless glued to sites?
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Try smyths if ye have them where ye are as you can go into the shop now and pre order one for 20 euro deposit in Ireland, so it might be like that in Britain as well, I fecked as I won’t be near any smyths till Friday at the earliest.
 
So 2 questions. I recently got a PS5 and gave my PS4 to a friend. So over lockdown we have been playing Payday 2 (fun game by the way) as a group. So my questions are can I buy that game for my mate with the PS4 and gift it to him and most importantly can I still play it with them when I'm on PS5 and they are all on PS4?
 
Finally beat that Valkyrie queen so have now platinum'd God of War and can delete it at last. I can't remember a more stressful 30 seconds than the last bit of the battle, I was low on health, so was she. Surprised I didn't crush the joypad I was clenched so hard.
 
muller said:
So.. still absolutely no hope at all of getting a console then unless glued to sites?
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Mental aint it, Playstation has seriously F*cked up with this one, I am sorry but with the resources you have you should be able to develop a system that allows everyone to be able to purchase a PS5 rather than allow the thousands of resellers with there bots across the globe snap them all up to resell for double the price.
 
Jaxa said:
Mental aint it, Playstation has seriously F*cked up with this one, I am sorry but with the resources you have you should be able to develop a system that allows everyone to be able to purchase a PS5 rather than allow the thousands of resellers with there bots across the globe snap them all up to resell for double the price.
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Its a global problem with silicon there is really nothing Microsoft or Sony can do.

Reselling part is down to the retailers, it's very simple to stop the majority of Bots/automated software for purchasing, from someone that was doing it for years, the retailers just don't care money is money no matter who it comes from.
 
Anyone struggling I would suggest following this twitter account with alerts on

https://twitter.com/PS5StockAlertUK

kidbob said:
So 2 questions. I recently got a PS5 and gave my PS4 to a friend. So over lockdown we have been playing Payday 2 (fun game by the way) as a group. So my questions are can I buy that game for my mate with the PS4 and gift it to him and most importantly can I still play it with them when I'm on PS5 and they are all on PS4?
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Not sure what you mean by the gifting bit, if you mean buying via the store to send digitally then no I don't think that's possible but you could gift him a digital voucher to get it? But to answer the second part yes you can, obviously you can't if you are playing a PS5 version of a game but I don't believe Payday 2 has upgraded. Either way you can always have both PS4 and PS5 versions installed if you need to.
 
So my trusty ps4 finally died on me. I've been holding off on the ps5 due to the issues around actually getting one, but I use the ps4 for media as much as gaming so can't really do without for too long. Dreading trying to get one having heard all the stories.
 
Oldyella said:
So my trusty ps4 finally died on me. I've been holding off on the ps5 due to the issues around actually getting one, but I use the ps4 for media as much as gaming so can't really do without for too long. Dreading trying to get one having heard all the stories.
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What happened? My PS4 has been a fickle mistress lately and I think the HDMI output is on the way out. I'm thinking to buy a blu-ray player.
 
Vidyoyo said:
What happened? My PS4 has been a fickle mistress lately and I think the HDMI output is on the way out. I'm thinking to buy a blu-ray player.
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Sounds similar. I was finding the TV was registering there was a hdmi input to switch to, but when I selected it nothing would come through occasionally without restarting the ps. That got worse and worse till I can't get anything and when I switch it on now it will make a few beeps but not do anything without switching it off at the power. Had to happen sooner or later, had it for years so no complaints, just wanted to avoid this period of scrabbling for the ps5
 
On a platinum push at the minute, going over old games while waiting for something new to come out.

Platinum'd Everybody's Gone to the Rapture last night and this morning. I have to say that this is 100% one of my favourite pieces of media across all genres. It spans the game / film / book / music genres to such an amazing extent. I totally understand it not being everybody's cup of tea but it really tickles my Travellers!

The music alone gives me goosebumps. I would love to have seen one of the live shows Jessica Curry did with the orchestra playing the soundtrack to a walkthrough of the game.
 
Oldyella said:
So my trusty ps4 finally died on me.
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Oldyella said:
Sounds similar. I was finding the TV was registering there was a hdmi input to switch to, but when I selected it nothing would come through occasionally without restarting the ps. That got worse and worse till I can't get anything and when I switch it on now it will make a few beeps but not do anything without switching it off at the power. Had to happen sooner or later, had it for years so no complaints, just wanted to avoid this period of scrabbling for the ps5
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Ooof. This isn't looking good then :nervous:

How long did yours last when it started? Mine began about a month ago...
 
Volumiza said:
On a platinum push at the minute, going over old games while waiting for something new to come out.

Platinum'd Everybody's Gone to the Rapture last night and this morning. I have to say that this is 100% one of my favourite pieces of media across all genres. It spans the game / film / book / music genres to such an amazing extent. I totally understand it not being everybody's cup of tea but it really tickles my Travellers!

The music alone gives me goosebumps. I would love to have seen one of the live shows Jessica Curry did with the orchestra playing the soundtrack to a walkthrough of the game.
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Yep. I think it's powerful because you get this strange sensation that all our daily qualms are both important and utterly pointless at the same time. It's like a juxtaposition between total catastrophe and human emotion.

I wish I could explain it better but it's a great game.
 
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Vidyoyo said:
Yep. I think it's powerful because you get this strange sensation that all our daily qualms are both important and utterly pointless at the same time. It's like a juxtaposition between total catastrophe and human emotion.

I wish I could explain it better but it's a great game.
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To get this platinum, I had to play through 3 times. 4 times if you count the first time where I clearly rushed through without seeing everything. I've just had 3 different experiences. With each playthrough the familiarity of the voices grows and the picture of their entwined relationships became clearer. My familiarity with the geography / landscape grew which grounded me even more in the scenes playing out and far from being tedious, I actually found my 3rd playthrough the most emotionally engaging.

This game (walking sim or whatever), for me, is literally just highlighting the differences in peoples character in life but also displaying the ultimate similarity at their end. Everyone coping with their daily trials and tribulations, their wants and desires and the conflict that it brings. Ultimately, acceptance and love at each end (apart from Jeremy).

Incredible writing and amazing attention to detail. I'll no doubt play through this again at some point in the future.
 
Volumiza said:
To get this platinum, I had to play through 3 times. 4 times if you count the first time where I clearly rushed through without seeing everything. I've just had 3 different experiences. With each playthrough the familiarity of the voices grows and the picture of their entwined relationships became clearer. My familiarity with the geography / landscape grew which grounded me even more in the scenes playing out and far from being tedious, I actually found my 3rd playthrough the most emotionally engaging.

This game (walking sim or whatever), for me, is literally just highlighting the differences in peoples character in life but also displaying the ultimate similarity at their end. Everyone coping with their daily trials and tribulations, their wants and desires and the conflict that it brings. Ultimately, acceptance and love at each end (apart from Jeremy).

Incredible writing and amazing attention to detail. I'll no doubt play through this again at some point in the future.
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You explain it very well :)
 
Volumiza said:
To get this platinum, I had to play through 3 times. 4 times if you count the first time where I clearly rushed through without seeing everything. I've just had 3 different experiences. With each playthrough the familiarity of the voices grows and the picture of their entwined relationships became clearer. My familiarity with the geography / landscape grew which grounded me even more in the scenes playing out and far from being tedious, I actually found my 3rd playthrough the most emotionally engaging.

This game (walking sim or whatever), for me, is literally just highlighting the differences in peoples character in life but also displaying the ultimate similarity at their end. Everyone coping with their daily trials and tribulations, their wants and desires and the conflict that it brings. Ultimately, acceptance and love at each end (apart from Jeremy).

Incredible writing and amazing attention to detail. I'll no doubt play through this again at some point in the future.
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I'd started playing this just before the pandemic started. It seemed too close to the bone to continue it afterwards, so I abandoned it. Looks like I'll have to go back in and finish it off, but maybe I'm best starting at the beginning because I've forgotten where I was up to!
 
decorativeed said:
I'd started playing this just before the pandemic started. It seemed too close to the bone to continue it afterwards, so I abandoned it. Looks like I'll have to go back in and finish it off, but maybe I'm best starting at the beginning because I've forgotten where I was up to!
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Take your time and drink it all in, no getting away from the fact it's a slow burner but it's very rewarding if you have the patience to literally drift through it and explore it fully. It really gets hold of you.
 
Next game I nearly got all the trophies for that I’m revisiting is The Wolf Among Us. Only an hour in and already remembering what a bloody brill game this is.
 
Alock1 said:
I'm sure @b82REZ knows all and can tell us about it
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I've known they were working on a new game for a while but I don't know anything about it.

My mate is on that project though so I might hear something eventually. From what I can gather though their main focus is on Forbidden West for the time being. I'd imagine the full team will switch to the new project in the middle of next year.
 
b82REZ said:
I've known they were working on a new game for a while but I don't know anything about it.

My mate is on that project though so I might hear something eventually. From what I can gather though their main focus is on Forbidden West for the time being. I'd imagine the full team will switch to the new project in the middle of next year.
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Can you start PM'ing me details.
 
Really enjoying Sackboy. Playing the entire thing 2 player with my non-gamer Mrs and she loves it. The last two player game we played was Overcooked

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