Yeah, I will say that auto-capture videos from trophies is the biggest waste of space on PS5. The videos that are created are almost never worth watching, and the file sizes add up quick.
A decent sized external HDD can store all your PS4 games, leaving the internal storage free for PS5 games. I think for most people, that should be enough to hold them over until internal SSDs are more reasonably priced.
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Tomorrow I will run into the problem of my tv only having 3 HDMI ports.
Also is storage really as big a deal as all the getting started guides make it seem?
I think it really depends on how many people use the ps5; if it was just me no problem; but me and my wife both use it daily and have very different game libraries which means we’re both swapping games on a daily basis. Thank god I have gigabit internet
Just started really playing Deathloop, and is my PS5 supposed to sound like it's in pain on the loading screens?
Also I got a few moments of it just freezing on me for a second at a time, which worried me enough that I'm giving it a time out to cool off.
Just started really playing Deathloop, and is my PS5 supposed to sound like it's in pain on the loading screens?
Also I got a few moments of it just freezing on me for a second at a time, which worried me enough that I'm giving it a time out to cool off.
I didn't notice my PS5 making any noise in Deathloop, besides the disc drive going crazy right on startup like with other games on disc.
Just started really playing Deathloop, and is my PS5 supposed to sound like it's in pain on the loading screens?
Also I got a few moments of it just freezing on me for a second at a time, which worried me enough that I'm giving it a time out to cool off.
There's supposedly and issue with the load screens on PS5 that it uncaps framerate or something and during those moments can make your system go a bit hard.
Supposedly nothing to actually worry about but yea, that's a known thing.
Tomorrow I will run into the problem of my tv only having 3 HDMI ports.
Also is storage really as big a deal as all the getting started guides make it seem?
Yes. I mean if you play only one game at a time to completion then no, but there are a number of games that push the 100Gig limit (and exceed it). Heck even the standard 50Gig limit means you're going to be up against that ceiling more often than not.
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Tomorrow I will run into the problem of my tv only having 3 HDMI ports.
Also is storage really as big a deal as all the getting started guides make it seem?
Yes. I mean if you play only one game at a time to completion then no, but there are a number of games that push the 100Gig limit (and exceed it). Heck even the standard 50Gig limit means you're going to be up against that ceiling more often than not.
I would also say it's a little less extreme than that. I am a play only one game at a time person(a second with the SO occasionally) but it's not like I uninstall each game right after I finish.
Just like with the PS4 it's like once every 6-12 months I get close to the limit and clear out old games. And then go back to not thinking about it at all for a long time.
I got my PS5 at launch and have done 1 clean up so far.
But yea, if you are someone who needs 10+ games available at all times then you will want to be looking at options.
I guess with my PS4 I had probably like a ~20 things installed at a time and just kind of pruned what I wasn't playing whenever I got close to full. And I have gig at the new apartment so I guess we'll see. My main concern was "what will it look like once I have a few larger PS5 titles downloaded and want to go back to a PS4 title"
I guess with my PS4 I had probably like a ~20 things installed at a time and just kind of pruned what I wasn't playing whenever I got close to full. And I have gig at the new apartment so I guess we'll see. My main concern was "what will it look like once I have a few larger PS5 titles downloaded and want to go back to a PS4 title"
The other note is that currently PS5 files actually tend to be smaller than PS4 files.
I'm sure things will grow a bit over time but at this moment with everything else equal the same amount of space actually goes further in the PS5 than it would in the PS4.
I guess with my PS4 I had probably like a ~20 things installed at a time and just kind of pruned what I wasn't playing whenever I got close to full. And I have gig at the new apartment so I guess we'll see. My main concern was "what will it look like once I have a few larger PS5 titles downloaded and want to go back to a PS4 title"
The other note is that currently PS5 files actually tend to be smaller than PS4 files.
I'm sure things will grow a bit over time but at this moment with everything else equal the same amount of space actually goes further in the PS5 than it would in the PS4.
unless you're playing ps4 games; ps4 games actually take up more space on a ps5 than on a ps4 due to how it does backwards compatibility and the "other" space you see in storage
I love my ps5 don't get me wrong but it seems like for everything Sony does that's the answer vs MS. sometimes I long for the simpler times of owning an xbox. Although I could never give up dualense
Well she's here and slowly transferring things and upgrading my ffvii and downloading some demos and wow it's slow. Like about 1/20 my theoretical bandwidth top end. I certainly have a lot of moving data right now but idk feels like it should be faster than this.
Either way it'll all be downloading while we go out tonight and then the fun begins.
I did play one of the Astro worlds though and it was pretty solid. Will definitely do the rest when my partner gets a chance to play.
Also is there no easy way to find game demos now? I added tales of arise and strangers in paradise to my queue but only found them because I already knew they had demos
Playing the original uncharted and my god some of these climbing sequences, you have no idea where you’re supposed to aim the directional stick and you miss a jump and you have to go back to the start of like a 5 minute climbing sequence. So many subtle improvements in game design over the years I just take for granted
And oh man the fixed camera angles that change your direction input slightly and fuck your up
Sony have started rolling out game trials it seems. In the UK now, you can try out, uh, Death Stranding and Sackboy.
You get to play for x hours (for example, 6 hours in Death Stranding). Saves carry over if you buy the game.
It's a nice feature.
This is Sony, though, so there is of course a monumentally dumb decision in the mix:
Your trial time starts the minute you hit download. Slow connection? You're not gonna be playing 6 hours of Death Stranding, the download will eat some.
You can get around it by creating a second account, starting the trial/download on that and then later starting the trial on your main account, thus not needing to download the game first, but lol Sony all the same.
Does the PS store send sale notifications for your wishlist? I apparently had notifications disabled so I’m not sure. I’ve just been checking the wishlist on the site periodically.
In related news, I found out Returnal is on sale so I’m going to finally grab that.
Is returnal the only big "this is a PS5 experience" title out so far? Besides bugsnax, It's possible that it just happens to be I'm downloading 3 PS5 upgraded titles
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is a game that felt like it couldn't have been made on the last gen. It really takes advantage of the how fast they can load assets with the PS5 SSD.
It's also one of the best looking games I've ever seen.
Yeah, the list of PS5 games that have no PS4 version is very short. Astro's Playroom, Demon's Souls remake, Returnal, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Deathloop, and Destruction All-Stars.
Of those, I'd only say Rift Apart couldn't work on PS4 without some significant downgrades and other changes. Astro does some cool stuff with haptics and adaptive triggers, but everything else would have worked on PS4 with a graphical downgrade. So could all the other games.
It’s weird to say as I was bashing it a few days ago but I think death stranding dc may be the best ps5 showcase; graphics better than demons souls imo; fastest load times in anything outside of astros (essentially instant) and great use of the 3D audio along with the best haptics and trigger use outside of Astro’s
The gameplay may not be up most people’s alleys and the story is terrible but if you just want to show off the ps5 to someone; it’ll do it
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A decent sized external HDD can store all your PS4 games, leaving the internal storage free for PS5 games. I think for most people, that should be enough to hold them over until internal SSDs are more reasonably priced.
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I think it really depends on how many people use the ps5; if it was just me no problem; but me and my wife both use it daily and have very different game libraries which means we’re both swapping games on a daily basis. Thank god I have gigabit internet
Also I got a few moments of it just freezing on me for a second at a time, which worried me enough that I'm giving it a time out to cool off.
I didn't notice my PS5 making any noise in Deathloop, besides the disc drive going crazy right on startup like with other games on disc.
There's supposedly and issue with the load screens on PS5 that it uncaps framerate or something and during those moments can make your system go a bit hard.
Supposedly nothing to actually worry about but yea, that's a known thing.
Yes. I mean if you play only one game at a time to completion then no, but there are a number of games that push the 100Gig limit (and exceed it). Heck even the standard 50Gig limit means you're going to be up against that ceiling more often than not.
I would also say it's a little less extreme than that. I am a play only one game at a time person(a second with the SO occasionally) but it's not like I uninstall each game right after I finish.
Just like with the PS4 it's like once every 6-12 months I get close to the limit and clear out old games. And then go back to not thinking about it at all for a long time.
I got my PS5 at launch and have done 1 clean up so far.
But yea, if you are someone who needs 10+ games available at all times then you will want to be looking at options.
I have 4 games installed and 20 gigs free atm
The other note is that currently PS5 files actually tend to be smaller than PS4 files.
I'm sure things will grow a bit over time but at this moment with everything else equal the same amount of space actually goes further in the PS5 than it would in the PS4.
unless you're playing ps4 games; ps4 games actually take up more space on a ps5 than on a ps4 due to how it does backwards compatibility and the "other" space you see in storage
Either way it'll all be downloading while we go out tonight and then the fun begins.
I did play one of the Astro worlds though and it was pretty solid. Will definitely do the rest when my partner gets a chance to play.
Also is there no easy way to find game demos now? I added tales of arise and strangers in paradise to my queue but only found them because I already knew they had demos
I did play a bit of ghost of tsushima though and it's gorgeous
And oh man the fixed camera angles that change your direction input slightly and fuck your up
Also I found a way out
You get to play for x hours (for example, 6 hours in Death Stranding). Saves carry over if you buy the game.
It's a nice feature.
This is Sony, though, so there is of course a monumentally dumb decision in the mix:
Your trial time starts the minute you hit download. Slow connection? You're not gonna be playing 6 hours of Death Stranding, the download will eat some.
You can get around it by creating a second account, starting the trial/download on that and then later starting the trial on your main account, thus not needing to download the game first, but lol Sony all the same.
In related news, I found out Returnal is on sale so I’m going to finally grab that.
It's also one of the best looking games I've ever seen.
Sure, Demon's Souls doesn't do anything uniquely PS5, but it looks really nice and runs at 60FPS.
I definitely wouldn't count Bugsnax, seeing as it is also on PS4. It just happened to release at the PS5 launch.
I’d also count Miles Morales, but can see how some wouldn’t.
Of those, I'd only say Rift Apart couldn't work on PS4 without some significant downgrades and other changes. Astro does some cool stuff with haptics and adaptive triggers, but everything else would have worked on PS4 with a graphical downgrade. So could all the other games.
The gameplay may not be up most people’s alleys and the story is terrible but if you just want to show off the ps5 to someone; it’ll do it
Edit: Oh, it hides it if it is not installed. I hate it when it does that.
Rift Apart does get points for making some sound effects powered by vibration. I did enjoy the rope tension in Ghost of Tsushima.