Poll: *The Official PlayStation 5 (PS5) Thread*
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Soldato
Indeedy. I remember getting a sega master system when all the other kids got the new mega drive. I remember feeling a little done out.... Then I felt bad for feeling done out... Then I grew up and looked back at the important lesson, my parents gave me what they could!
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If it was 5 in one household it would be BS, I don't live with my partner and her 2 boys and I never intend to. Like my own space to much
In my household we have 3 PS5s, one I am using and 2 that are wrapped for xmas. I was spamming sites just like the rest of you.
Soldato
That's that amazon van driver above
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Let's be honest, any more than one in the same household is still ridiculous
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Man you're living the dream, bachelor pad plus part time family on the side!
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Theres nothing new in any of this way back when I ordered a PS3 from Amazon it disappeared en route; marked as leaving the depot then "delivered" five minutes later despite the depot being more than 50 miles away from me, needless to say it never arrived here (Hermes this was). I'm astonished no-one appeared to have done anything in the meantime to prevent the same thing happening its so predictable. Likewise with the sites selling out in minutes followed by thousands appearing on eBay soon after for double the price its obviously scalper bots yet again nothing learnt from recent PC hardware launches i could mention. Bots are here to stay and unless something is done to prevent stealing and botting its just going to keep on happening.
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2...ers-of-playstation-5-for-rice-and-other-items
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...nch-sony-overwhelms-outlets-and-courier-firms
Currys just cancelled my order i made at 7:26am. I wasn't expecting it go through but i received no email saying it was cancelled and i still have the £449 payment still pending with Paypal.
I had the payment still pending for over a week with Costco for my 55" CX tv but i knew that was happening. My problem now is that Currys have no record of my order and have forgot to cancel the payment as well as the order.
I have contacted Currys as to when the pending payment will be cancelled but have they inadvertently wiped all evidence of my cancelled order? It is Currys we are talking about here
What was the status of your order before it was cancelled ? Was it ever confirmed, or "in progress" ? Did you order more than one console ? My order was confirmed by email at 7.47am ( I placed the order about 30 mins before that ) and payment taken via credit card. Currently my order is "in progress" and appears to be have been like that for the last 24 hrs with the email at 7.47am saying I will get a delivery by 25th November, with a later email then saying I can expect a delivery by courier no later than the 15th December.
I'm still trying to get my head around why some orders are being cancelled ; orders requesting more than one console seems to be the only consistent factor thus far. And, oddly, some people have received dispatch emails, and even have had a console delivered, despite submitting their order later than mine eg. 8am. It all seems very random !
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Hell yes, I was married for 15 years so I learnt the hard way. Never again.
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I got one, my best mate got one, many other people got one.
Try being more prepared next time.
I have played assassins creed for a couple of hours.
Then i noticed it only installed 16gb off the disc and wouldnt install the whole game.
I read someone solved that problem by unpluging the lan cable from the ps5.
So i did that and the game installed 41gb to ps5.
When i started the game,all my manual and auto save files said data corrupt,i dont have cloud saves.
Think i will stop playing the game until ubisoft patches the save game bug.
Then i noticed it only installed 16gb off the disc and wouldnt install the whole game.
I read someone solved that problem by unpluging the lan cable from the ps5.
So i did that and the game installed 41gb to ps5.
When i started the game,all my manual and auto save files said data corrupt,i dont have cloud saves.
Think i will stop playing the game until ubisoft patches the save game bug.
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Same, but then I figured the one supplied with my Series X would do the job. So just swapped them out, so saved me a few quid.
But honestly, Sony penny pinching with this cable.
I had a weird problem with Dirt 5. Posted in the other thread:
For those of you with CoD issues, perhaps it's worth trying the same? Or Full install disc while offline then reconnect and do update after. I just wonder what would have happened when I got to a certain point in Dirt 5 where the data was obviously not there. Interestingly I also noticed my "Other" data in storage was around 45GB after this. I've since blitzed my console and reinstalled everything in this manner and now "Other" is only taking up around 18GB which seems a little more realistic.
Loving the console, but there are definitely a few bugs. My mate has had problems with his appearing to randomly delete data from his 8TB drive loaded with games. I'd argue that it's doing him a favour as he can't possible need 8TB worth installed at once but there we go.
For those of you with CoD issues, perhaps it's worth trying the same? Or Full install disc while offline then reconnect and do update after. I just wonder what would have happened when I got to a certain point in Dirt 5 where the data was obviously not there. Interestingly I also noticed my "Other" data in storage was around 45GB after this. I've since blitzed my console and reinstalled everything in this manner and now "Other" is only taking up around 18GB which seems a little more realistic.
Loving the console, but there are definitely a few bugs. My mate has had problems with his appearing to randomly delete data from his 8TB drive loaded with games. I'd argue that it's doing him a favour as he can't possible need 8TB worth installed at once but there we go.
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Thats a false argument. Again, someone or something else is being blamed for the fact people will happily pay massively over the odds to get what they desire, many of whom openly admit to not making the effort to try and secure a console on pre order day.
Its not anyone else's fault other than the group of people that support such underhanded practices by often not making the effort in the first place and then giving scalpers their money after they realise there's no stock left. High demand is not creating the problem, its fools being easily parted with their money because they are too impatient to wait and/or haven't brought their children up understanding what disappointment is.
This is what you get with a society that is conditioned to be entitled to have what they want when they want it. Its not the winning its the taking part mentality etc. No - its first come first served and when the stock runs out - you wait your turn in line with everyone else. Why must it always be someone elses fault? Nobody is forcing people to buy ps5's on ebay for £1000 are they?
Trying to say it is a reasonable expectation that Sony should manufacture enough for everyone to be able to buy a ps5 on release day is simply daft.
Gaming has moved on and there are many multiples of millions of extra people gaming. I think Sony and MS have done OK given the circumstances - ya know like the global pandemic thats killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Not saying I have a perfect solution, just something to make it fair and not a lottery as to if you can get on a website before all the bots or scalpers.
Microsoft didn't seem to have a problem selling them, and I was informed by the delivery driver my Argos order was sent direct from Microsoft, not sure if true though.
You are correct - bots are here to stay. But when "life" eventually returns to normal post-COVID, being able to place a pre-order with a bricks n'mortar store and pick up the item in person, will make a difference. The scalpers won't have such a big monopoly on stock as they do now. For the record, I agree with most others here ... for a high demand item like the new gen consoles it really should be one device per household until such time supply is able to match demand.
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It's worth waiting for an official charging station to come in stock, they're excellent and probably a lot better than any 3rd party option.
I'm a few hours into Spiderman Remastered and really enjoying it, the triggers and haptics are a lot less "in your face" than Astro, a subtle enhancement.
Just ordered an SSD adapter for the 500gb SSD I had spare, that'll do for PS4 games as I'll probably expand the internal storage before ever running out of space.
I'm a few hours into Spiderman Remastered and really enjoying it, the triggers and haptics are a lot less "in your face" than Astro, a subtle enhancement.
Just ordered an SSD adapter for the 500gb SSD I had spare, that'll do for PS4 games as I'll probably expand the internal storage before ever running out of space.
I'm not sure about that, if they all charge the controller in the same time I don't see a difference
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This.
I got 5 delivered and maybe 2 more on the way depending on currys and very delivering. I think someone on here wants my spare if it arrives. The problem I think people had was the websites giving queue numbers, I guess they thought they were ok as they were in a queue. I just spammed all the non queue sites until they appeared.