Gaming PlayStation 5

Got my Pro today!

This thing is not quiet. It's makes about as much noise as my og PS5. Was hoping I would get luckier on that front.
 
DixieDean said:
Got my Pro today!

This thing is not quiet. It's makes about as much noise as my og PS5. Was hoping I would get luckier on that front.
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Ps5 or ps4? My ps5 has always been so silent apart from when the disc drive is booting something. My ps4 was a rocket ship.
 
DixieDean said:
Got my Pro today!

This thing is not quiet. It's makes about as much noise as my og PS5. Was hoping I would get luckier on that front.
Massive Spanner said:
Ps5 or ps4? My ps5 has always been so silent apart from when the disc drive is booting something. My ps4 was a rocket ship.
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PS5s were manufactured with two different brands of internal fan. One brand is somewhat loud, the other is almost completely silent. I was lucky and got the quiet one, but my roommate's was significantly louder. He ordered the quieter fan off amazon or something and replaced it himself (it's very easy).
 
it’s definitely louder but not bad really when compared to ps4 gen
 
Right, so I guess I'm a PlayStation person now for the first time since the PS2.

A few questions.

What's the speaker in the controller all about? I turned it off right away as it felt like an annoying addition to my surround set up. Am I missing out on anything? Is it used as a feature in some games?

Installed Spider-Man 2 from disc and it took forever, seemed to be downloading for hours. Is it quicker to just install from disc with the machine offline and then get updates when you launch? I've never known a disc installation take this long, was like buying from Steam.

What's everyone's subscription recommendation? Do you need a basic level to play online? At what level (price) do you get access to classic games?

Also... Think I've struck lucky and got a quiet one. Can only hear the disc and not the fans.
 
Massive Spanner said:
Ps5 or ps4? My ps5 has always been so silent apart from when the disc drive is booting something. My ps4 was a rocket ship.
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PS5. My og was quiet noisy and my Pro is the same. It's not bad. I was just hoping for better.

Also, it's ugly with the disc drive attached.
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Despite these issues, I'm enjoying it! Playing AW 2 DLC on it.
 
Massive Spanner said:
Ps5 or ps4? My ps5 has always been so silent apart from when the disc drive is booting something. My ps4 was a rocket ship.
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:lol: Yes the PS4 was something else. My AC was not match for it.

PS5 is mostly silent unless you insert a disc which makes it slightly grumpy for a minute.
 
Heads up to UK folk, if you get the pro from VERY you can get 20% off if you're a new customer.

In the meantime, I'm considering getting a replacement for my console. The fan is annoying me on this model.
 
One Night Only said:
As I know everyone is fascinated by @swooshboy and my exploits as nazi exterminators.

We played amazingly well last night, spotted instantly as we entered the level and don't think we ever went stealthy again :lol: literally the worst snipers ever. Grenades everywhere, flare guns calling in air strikes, mines everywhere.

Still some of the best fun you can have in coop.
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@One Night Only Will be on later this evening if you are?
 
Is it better to get digital ps5 or the disc version?

- how much storage does an average game consume?

- how often are digital games on sale?

- do physical games being cheaper overall save you more money?

Asking for a friend.
 
Disc definitely. Ive sold quite a lot of my used games which funds new games. Digital is hampering yourself unless money isnt an issue.
 
Been paying Horizon ZD in 40 FPS and not only does it look really nice but personally I find the framerate to a LOT better than 30 FPS (obviously because it's higher, but that's only ten frames in difference). 60 is the best for gameplay but this is the first time I've played 40 and it's surprisingly comfortable.

Also got back into Returnal- wish they'd make a sequel.
 
Herman Toothrot said:
What's the speaker in the controller all about? I turned it off right away as it felt like an annoying addition to my surround set up. Am I missing out on anything? Is it used as a feature in some games?
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I remember it being used in Resogun. Don't remember in any other games.

Herman Toothrot said:
Installed Spider-Man 2 from disc and it took forever, seemed to be downloading for hours. Is it quicker to just install from disc with the machine offline and then get updates when you launch? I've never known a disc installation take this long, was like buying from Steam.
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Honestly got no idea. I've not bought any disc games this gen.

Herman Toothrot said:
What's everyone's subscription recommendation? Do you need a basic level to play online? At what level (price) do you get access to classic games?
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To play online (v other people) you need at least Essential, and you get 3 games a month with that. Classic games come with Premium/Deluxe but you can access a range of PS4/5 games with Extra. This is a decent resource to the games on each tier: https://psnowguide.com/games/

Premium: https://psnowguide.com/subscription/premium/
Extra: https://psnowguide.com/subscription/extra/
Essential: https://psnowguide.com/subscription/essential/

Extra gets the games of Extra and Essential. Premium gets the games of Premium, Extra and Essential.
 
hobbers said:
Most games are anywhere between 40 and 120gb.

If you're asking about the Pro, it has about 1.8tb of free space which is plenty. If you mean a standard PS5, that only has 650gb or so
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Thanks hobbers. I meant the original. In that case it's not worth it I reckon.
 
Irwin99 said:
Been paying Horizon ZD in 40 FPS and not only does it look really nice but personally I find the framerate to a LOT better than 30 FPS (obviously because it's higher, but that's only ten frames in difference). 60 is the best for gameplay but this is the first time I've played 40 and it's surprisingly comfortable.

Also got back into Returnal- wish they'd make a sequel.
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Returnal :cool:
 
I returned my Pro in the hope I can get lucky with a replacement that doesn't sound like a leaf blower.

I meant to say the other day that I did buy the charging stand for the controller and I should have got this thing much earlier. The battery life on the dualsense, including the Edge, is crap and plugging them in every day gets old.
 
My second pro is louder than the first. I'll be getting a refund and waiting for the PS6.

I need sony to hire some ms engineers for the PS6a and make a quiet console for everyone. It can't be that hard. I bet anything they cheaped out on the fan's on these pros.
 
DixieDean said:
My second pro is louder than the first. I'll be getting a refund and waiting for the PS6.

I need sony to hire some ms engineers for the PS6a and make a quiet console for everyone. It can't be that hard. I bet anything they cheaped out on the fan's on these pros.
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Mine is still completely silent.
 
Silent is a nice to have, but actually the noise wouldn't even bother me these days, generally wear a headset for gaming anyway.
 
What does bother me is the size of installs these days... Black ops 6 wants as much storage as it can possibly get out of my ps5!

Black ops 6 (without warzone etc) 205gb
Horizon: Forbidden West (plus DLC) 130gb
Diablo IV (without newest DLC) 123gb
Sniper elite 5 (most DLC too) 100gb
EA FC 25: 57gb

And that's it, ps5 full!

COD is always ridiculous sized. Awfully optimised.

Surprised by SE5. I'm putting that down to the DLC levels I think.

Think I'm going to have to eventually pick up an SSD to install, any recommendations? I feel as though I picked one up before and never installed it as didn't quite need it at that time :lol: now I don't know where it is.

Think I probably want to go 2TB. (That'll be in addition to what I've got correct?)
 
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One Night Only said:
What does bother me is the size of installs these days... Black ops 6 wants as much storage as it can possibly get out of my ps5!

Black ops 6 (without warzone etc) 205gb
Horizon: Forbidden West (plus DLC) 130gb
Diablo IV (without newest DLC) 123gb
Sniper elite 5 (most DLC too) 100gb
EA FC 25: 57gb

And that's it, ps5 full!

COD is always ridiculous sized. Awfully optimised.

Surprised by SE5. I'm putting that down to the DLC levels I think.

Think I'm going to have to eventually pick up an SSD to install, any recommendations? I feel as though I picked one up before and never installed it as didn't quite need it at that time :lol: now I don't know where it is.

Think I probably want to go 2TB. (That'll be in addition to what I've got correct?)
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That is crazy big for that game!

Let's get the remaining levels and the DLC done, then you can clear some space ahead of the next one!
 
DixieDean said:
My second pro is louder than the first. I'll be getting a refund and waiting for the PS6.

I need sony to hire some ms engineers for the PS6a and make a quiet console for everyone. It can't be that hard. I bet anything they cheaped out on the fan's on these pros.
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how loud? Mine is ever so slightly louder than my orignal Ps5 when Im playing

But is yours as loud as previous gen ps4 pro? that was an actual jet engine
 
Reditus said:
how loud? Mine is ever so slightly louder than my orignal Ps5 when Im playing

But is yours as loud as previous gen ps4 pro? that was an actual jet engine
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I never had a ps4 pro.

Both of my Pro's were loud. Loud enough that I could hear them with the tv on. I've now sent them both back. I'll have to decide if I'm going to get a 3rd. It sucks. Especially, as i now have an Edge controller that I can't use. I would end up taking a pretty big lose on that if I sold it second hand.

Why can't sony just make a console that quiet for 99% of their owners? Xbox manage this but it seems beyond PS, these days. I mean, there is no way to know before had if it's going to be loud or not. Not sure I have it in me to buy another and then have send it back. It's a joke. I am supposed to just keep going until I hit the jackout. Dunno.

I also had to send back two psvr's, in the past!
 
swooshboy said:
:eek:

That is crazy big for that game!

Let's get the remaining levels and the DLC done, then you can clear some space ahead of the next one!
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Aye it's not graphically amazing or never loads going on on screen at once (well not if played correctly anyway).

Deffo, looking forward to the new one, think including DLC we have 5 missions left total?
 
One Night Only said:
Aye it's not graphically amazing or never loads going on on screen at once (well not if played correctly anyway).

Deffo, looking forward to the new one, think including DLC we have 5 missions left total?
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Will be on later this evening if you are?
 
Dying Light 2 and Ishin as part of PS Plus Extra which makes it a good month for me. They added GTA and Chivalry 2 which were previously and are already on the service respectively, which makes no sense but can’t complain with two fairly big titles this month.
 
Cool, black ops has just added another 25gb to itself. Absolute piece of shit. Literally wants every last bit of space on the SSD.
 
DixieDean said:
I never had a ps4 pro.

Both of my Pro's were loud. Loud enough that I could hear them with the tv on. I've now sent them both back. I'll have to decide if I'm going to get a 3rd. It sucks. Especially, as i now have an Edge controller that I can't use. I would end up taking a pretty big lose on that if I sold it second hand.

Why can't sony just make a console that quiet for 99% of their owners? Xbox manage this but it seems beyond PS, these days. I mean, there is no way to know before had if it's going to be loud or not. Not sure I have it in me to buy another and then have send it back. It's a joke. I am supposed to just keep going until I hit the jackout. Dunno.

I also had to send back two psvr's, in the past!
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You must have just got unlucky with both of yours. My day one PS5 is super silent. Only makes a noise for about 5 seconds when you insert a disc inside it but other than that it doesn’t make any noise at all. My brother and nephews are the exact same too.
 
One Night Only said:
What does bother me is the size of installs these days... Black ops 6 wants as much storage as it can possibly get out of my ps5!

Black ops 6 (without warzone etc) 205gb
Horizon: Forbidden West (plus DLC) 130gb
Diablo IV (without newest DLC) 123gb
Sniper elite 5 (most DLC too) 100gb
EA FC 25: 57gb

And that's it, ps5 full!

COD is always ridiculous sized. Awfully optimised.

Surprised by SE5. I'm putting that down to the DLC levels I think.

Think I'm going to have to eventually pick up an SSD to install, any recommendations? I feel as though I picked one up before and never installed it as didn't quite need it at that time :lol: now I don't know where it is.

Think I probably want to go 2TB. (That'll be in addition to what I've got correct?)
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Since this post, it updated another 25gb then another 30gb so now it's 260gb :lol: feck this game man.
 
I have a 6 year old son and a 10 year old daughter. I convince myself I'm long over videogames but I think if I bought a Playstation I would quickly become immersed in it. I'm proud my son doesnt know how to hold a gamepad but my daughter is too often on her mobile phone. What I'm saying is I'm not sure if I should buy PS cause I would need to explain to my kids why I'm playing so often but they cant or they can but just over the weeked. :D
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Dying Light 2 and Ishin as part of PS Plus Extra which makes it a good month for me. They added GTA and Chivalry 2 which were previously and are already on the service respectively, which makes no sense but can’t complain with two fairly big titles this month.
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Horrible game. Fetch-quest Ubisoft style shite.
 
Solius said:
Horrible game. Fetch-quest Ubisoft style shite.
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I’m looking forward to playing it. I only played the first game recently and while the writing was average and side quests were pretty much all fetch quests, I really enjoy it as a video game as the gameplay loop was excellent.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
I’m looking forward to playing it. I only played the first game recently and while the writing was average and side quests were pretty much all fetch quests, I really enjoy it as a video game as the gameplay loop was excellent.
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I was the same. Really enjoyed the first one. Second was just devoid of fun for reasons I can't quite put my finger on.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
I’m looking forward to playing it. I only played the first game recently and while the writing was average and side quests were pretty much all fetch quests, I really enjoy it as a video game as the gameplay loop was excellent.
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Found my old opinions on it from the time of release:

Solius said:
Got this on sale and whilst the core gameplay is ok, the story and side quests are some of the worst I’ve ever seen :lol:

The characters ask you to do the most banal things and change their minds within a second. The voice acting is terrible too. I just had one guy ask me to check on his girlfriend whilst he checked a different place. Suddenly he turns up where I am after checking the other place already. Why did he need me? Then he gets mad at me for the girl not wanting to be with him. It makes no sense :lol:

The choices you make seem to have no impact so I’m just being as brutal as possible. It’s hilarious watching NPCs get mad but their expressions staying the exact same and tone of voice not changing at all.
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Solius said:
Oh also why would you make your main character the most forgettable generic boring person. Even the voice actor I swear has done about 6 other characters in games before.
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Solius said:
I’ve uninstalled it. Just found it incredibly boring doing the same shit over and over.
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