[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Oh nvm i saw they put expected times up - that wasn’t there when i saw the article this morning teehee

[arista]

One place has them (They claim)
but they have put an extra £100 on the Price
£545

[user104658]

Hmmmm. I'd be tempted to pay £100 over asking price for a digital edition but they don't have those. Get it sorted Arista.

(Also I thought proper retailers upping the price wasn't legal? makes me wonder if its even legit)

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by arista

https://gadgetspace.co.uk/product/pl...ion-5-console/


This place has them
but they have put an extra £100 on the Price
£545

I posted this in the stock checker discord and loads of people said it was fake/a scam

[arista]

Originally Posted by Fetch The Bolt Cutters

I posted this in the stock checker discord and loads of people said it was fake/a scam

OK


I will remove the Link.

[user104658]

I finally got my hands on one... I caved and bought it with a bumped up price . Not from a mass scalper though, from some bloke who got one in pre-order and has been too busy with work to even hook it up so decided to sell it on and buy one later when they're back in stock, so I don't feel TOO bad about it. It was also only £70 over RRP (some on ebay are going for RRP +£200).

ANYWAY. I finally have one! And then I was like, what can I actually play on it? But then I found out that Ghost of Toosh, which I bought on release but stopped playing after an hour because frankly the framerate was unplayable in my opinion, runs at 60fps 4k on the PS5 . Smoothe as butter! So I shall finally be playing through that until the Nier Replicant remake releases at the end of April.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

The only reason i don’t wanna buy from a scalper/private seller is if owt goes wrong you’re basically stuck with it

[bots]

i had no early glitches like Slim experienced. So far so good

[Tom4784]

I got one last week from Argos, I've only had one slight issue yesterday when the screen went black for a few seconds and I got an error message, but then it went right back to normal.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Fetch The Bolt Cutters

The only reason i don’t wanna buy from a scalper/private seller is if owt goes wrong you’re basically stuck with it

If it’s brand new in box you can activate the warranty yourself and then just punt it to Sony if there’s a problem. Even better if you can get them to include original proof of purchase, but it’s not usually necessary, so long as no one has registered it online already. Also if it’s advertised as BNIB and turns out not to be then it was a misleading listing and you’ll probably get offered a discount (but can opt for full refund).

Not that I’m advocating going with a scalper, I’m hoping at some point the world figures out how to crack down on it because it’s just getting ridiculous. Apparently it’s well known that there scalpers out there with literally hundreds of consoles stacked in their basement, while consumers can’t buy one from retailers. Same thing is happening with high-end PC graphics cards. I’ve all but given up on getting my hands on one... and scalpers are selling for £1200+

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Death to scalpers love!

[Brother Leon]

Got mine at last from Amazon. Just transferring everything over.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Death to scalpers love!

I know, I made as sure as I could that mine was a genuine resell not a scalper. Had a convincing story, was only selling one, and was selling way under what scalpers are currently getting, so I’m as sure as I can be. I just don’t have time to constantly check back on various sites repeatedly so I was never going to get one through legit means .

[Niamh.]

Should have just pre ordered TS

[Brother Leon]

Kinda frustrating that I’ve already played most of the latest games already on on a PS4 as it took an eternity just to get a a PS5 for me.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Should have just pre ordered TS

Truuuue but no one could have foreseen this mess, haha. Even when there were supply issues at launch I though “ahh well _Im fine waiting until early 2021” but now we’re at April with no real end in sight to the shortages.

[user104658]

Does anyone have a Pulse 3D headset? Are they any good? My PS4 Gold headset is getting loads of interference when I try to use it with the PS5 (crackling/cutting out for a second every few mins). On the plus side, the PS5 seems to work with 3rd party USB wireless headsets (the PS4 did not) however my Razer headset (for the PC) isn't playing well with the PS5's 3D audio. It sounds fine if I switch off 3D audio but with it on, music is loud and bassy, sound effects somewhere in the middle and voice is very quiet. The PS4 headset on the other hand sounds great with the 3D audio on - when it's working .

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Does anyone have a Pulse 3D headset? Are they any good? My PS4 Gold headset is getting loads of interference when I try to use it with the PS5 (crackling/cutting out for a second every few mins). On the plus side, the PS5 seems to work with 3rd party USB wireless headsets (the PS4 did not) however my Razer headset (for the PC) isn't playing well with the PS5's 3D audio. It sounds fine if I switch off 3D audio but with it on, music is loud and bassy, sound effects somewhere in the middle and voice is very quiet. The PS4 headset on the other hand sounds great with the 3D audio on - when it's working .

You see, here's the problem!

I just use an old pair of apple iphone plug ins from a few years back, and they sound great to me, but you're far more techno minded when it comes to these things.

You'd probably tell me something about the dB level in the left ear causing long term vertigo, and I just want to kill some dude with an axe.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

You see, here's the problem!

I just use an old pair of apple iphone plug ins from a few years back, and they sound great to me, but you're far more techno minded when it comes to these things.

You'd probably tell me something about the dB level in the left ear causing long term vertigo, and I just want to kill some dude with an axe.

I used to be fine with any half decent headphones, but I think once you’ve got used to directional surround sound it’s hard to go back.

[user104658]

Speaking of techy geeky stuff - I love the controller haptic feedback, especially the triggers. Genuinely think the controller might be what properly elevates the PS5 above the competition this gen (alongside exclusives as always).

I just read something interesting though; apparently in December post-release they patched in more haptic feedback in AC Valhalla ... but completely left it out of the patch notes. Rumours circulating that it was deliberately left out on release, and brought back in "under the radar" so to speak, because Ubi didn't want it to be a "selling point" for the game on PS5 vs Xbxsrsx/PC as they have various deals with Mikeysoft.

Honestly can't wait to see how it's implemented by the big Sony exclusive devs 🤓

[bots]

yeah i like the controller a lot too, overall the ps5 is an obvious step up and thats becoming harder and harder to achieve

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

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[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

If i can’t get a ps5 before resi 8 comes out should i just get the ps4 version or wait for the ps5 version i’m conflicted

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Fetch The Bolt Cutters

If i can’t get a ps5 before resi 8 comes out should i just get the ps4 version or wait for the ps5 version i’m conflicted

Just buy from a scalper, it was a top notch experience that I thoroughly recommend. The excitement that it might be a scam really adds to the experience. The delivery date from the courier kept changing, it said it would take a week to arrive, “will it actually be a sack of rice”, “will it really be BNIB or will it be a dodgy one with glitches”, “will it even arrive at all” BUT THEN there’s a knock at the door and it has arrived in 48h, and it really is new and sealed, and everything was fine. The drama, the highs and lows... an adventure not to be forgotten.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Just buy from a scalper, it was a top notch experience that I thoroughly recommend. The excitement that it might be a scam really adds to the experience. The delivery date from the courier kept changing, it said it would take a week to arrive, “will it actually be a sack of rice”, “will it really be BNIB or will it be a dodgy one with glitches”, “will it even arrive at all” BUT THEN there’s a knock at the door and it has arrived in 48h, and it really is new and sealed, and everything was fine. The drama, the highs and lows... an adventure not to be forgotten.

Also have never heard the term "scalper" before