Gaming PlayStation 5

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How good are the ps5? Got halve my mates telling me to get the new Xbox and halve telling me to get PlayStation. I’ve always been a PlayStation person to be honest.
 

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How good are the ps5? Got halve my mates telling me to get the new Xbox and halve telling me to get PlayStation. I’ve always been a PlayStation person to be honest.
Playstation 5 everyday of the week

Aside from having better content (generation after generation) the biggest next gen tech among the new consoles is the PS5 controller. Not using the dual sense controller would be such a huge downgrade for me. It’s a complete game changer in the overall experience imo.
 

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Playstation 5 everyday of the week

Aside from having better content (generation after generation) the biggest next gen tech among the new consoles is the PS5 controller. Not using the dual sense controller would be such a huge downgrade for me. It’s a complete game changer in the overall experience imo.
What games make best use of the controller? I've only played Diablo and Final Fantasy so far. Going to get Last of Us and Elden Ring at some point.
 

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Astro is ace.

Otherwise I generally turn it off. Adaptive triggers are nightmare for shooters and I haven't yet played other games that take proper advantage of haptic.

Think Returnal and Demon Souls are meant to make good use of it.
 

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I'm not into the whole Xbox vs PS thing as i've always been team Sony but can anyone list any of the big hitters that Sony are going to miss when this activision deal goes through? Spyro and Crash (i don't play either ) are obviously big franchises but CoD is not an exclusive (i don't play that anyway).

Don't think i'm going to be missing out on much but might be wrong, hence the question.
 

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I'm not into the whole Xbox vs PS thing as i've always been team Sony but can anyone list any of the big hitters that Sony are going to miss when this activision deal goes through? Spyro and Crash (i don't play either ) are obviously big franchises but CoD is not an exclusive (i don't play that anyway).

Don't think i'm going to be missing out on much but might be wrong, hence the question.
Nah. Cod will just go Xbox first with marketing and might have some extra skins and stuff, plus be on gamepass day 1 at some point.

Don't think there's any major IP losses to PS. Maybe Diablo long term but I think that'll stay on PS too.
 

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Pasta partnerships and Peppa Pig on PS Plus. I can see why it’s so rosey on this side to be fair. Surprised this hasn’t made the thread title.
 

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What games make best use of the controller? I've only played Diablo and Final Fantasy so far. Going to get Last of Us and Elden Ring at some point.
Its probably easier to answer which games make use of it at all. PS5 exclusives basically.
 

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How good are the ps5? Got halve my mates telling me to get the new Xbox and halve telling me to get PlayStation. I’ve always been a PlayStation person to be honest.
You don’t wanna miss out on this

Could never be me but for the platinum hunters @Reditus maybe
Edit: VeevaVee beat me to it
 

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How good are the ps5? Got halve my mates telling me to get the new Xbox and halve telling me to get PlayStation. I’ve always been a PlayStation person to be honest.
I think they're both terrible to be honest. Playstation has been better and i dont think Microsoft buying everyone and everything will start paying off till next generation so stick with sony imo. Xbox probably has better online multiplayer stuff, maybe that would make a difference for you.
 

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I'm not into the whole Xbox vs PS thing as i've always been team Sony but can anyone list any of the big hitters that Sony are going to miss when this activision deal goes through? Spyro and Crash (i don't play either ) are obviously big franchises but CoD is not an exclusive (i don't play that anyway).

Don't think i'm going to be missing out on much but might be wrong, hence the question.
Nothing really. The next Diablo might be first party but that's 5/6 years away. It was more about getting the cash cows of COD and King. As long as MS doesn't kill the goose they'll bankroll Xbox for the foreseeable future.
 

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I can honestly say I've never interacted with my PS5 in that way.

@rimaldo might be able to help
not with an elbow getting stuck. i’ve fallen on to it a couple of times after getting out of the shower, but it wasn’t my elbow stuck those times.
 

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I think they're both terrible to be honest. Playstation has been better and i dont think Microsoft buying everyone and everything will start paying off till next generation so stick with sony imo. Xbox probably has better online multiplayer stuff, maybe that would make a difference for you.
Thanks mate.
 

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With Xbox now owning Activision and having the rights to CoD, maybe Playstation should do the same with EA and get Battlefield?

That isn't the reason to do it, though. The real reason would be to tell the EA publishing team that they're being forced to work on a project that they don't want to, make them use Frostbite even though they haven't used it before, and after two years fire them all and close their offices. See how the feckers like it when it happens to them.
 

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How good are the ps5? Got halve my mates telling me to get the new Xbox and halve telling me to get PlayStation. I’ve always been a PlayStation person to be honest.
PS5.

Try Resident Evil 8 With VR 2. Its just insane. Completely insane.

I usally end up buying all consoles. (Big ones)
But this time around only PS5 and Nintendo switch.
 

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What games make best use of the controller? I've only played Diablo and Final Fantasy so far. Going to get Last of Us and Elden Ring at some point.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. It's excellent in that game.

Horizon Forbidden West is pretty good as well.
 

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I'm not into the whole Xbox vs PS thing as i've always been team Sony but can anyone list any of the big hitters that Sony are going to miss when this activision deal goes through? Spyro and Crash (i don't play either ) are obviously big franchises but CoD is not an exclusive (i don't play that anyway).

Don't think i'm going to be missing out on much but might be wrong, hence the question.
List of notable Activision-Blizzard franchises: Call of Duty, Crash, Spyro, Diablo, Overwatch, Skylanders, Tony Hawk's, Guitar Hero, Hearthstone, StarCraft, Warcraft, Candy Crush

There's really not much you'd miss out on Playstation. Quite a few franchises that are either dead or dying, though I imagine Microsoft would want to try and bring some life back into some of them.

Main ones (other than CoD) are Overwatch, Diablo and Crash IMO. The new Diablo did well but Activision are killing Crash at the moment and I don't know much about Overwatch (2nd game didn't do well did it?)
 

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What games make best use of the controller? I've only played Diablo and Final Fantasy so far. Going to get Last of Us and Elden Ring at some point.
Astro and Rachet - both of which are excellent games in particular the latter which has to be among the best this short generation.

But the impact of the controller is much greater. For example I adore Cyberpunk but playing it without the adaptive triggers to give each gun its own feel and feedbacks seems far too basic an experience. Same with Ghostwire which I just finished - the controller really elevates it.
 

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List of notable Activision-Blizzard franchises: Call of Duty, Crash, Spyro, Diablo, Overwatch, Skylanders, Tony Hawk's, Guitar Hero, Hearthstone, StarCraft, Warcraft, Candy Crush

There's really not much you'd miss out on Playstation. Quite a few franchises that are either dead or dying, though I imagine Microsoft would want to try and bring some life back into some of them.

Main ones (other than CoD) are Overwatch, Diablo and Crash IMO. The new Diablo did well but Activision are killing Crash at the moment and I don't know much about Overwatch (2nd game didn't do well did it?)
Thanks. I'm not really seeing a lot there that i'd personally want to play....actually nothing there at all to be honest :lol:. But i can see why it's a big move and will draw in more players.