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UK GAF PS5 & Xbox Pre-order Watch

Daffy Duck

Member
I've had Amazon mark it as delivered - the driver marks them all as delivered as he signs them in - speeds up his round later!

Even had them not deliver that day, but did so the following day!

I guess we’ll wait and see. The guy who contacted me said his dads just turned up, whether he’s legit or not or was trolling me who knows, I’d like to think he’s genuine.
 
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buenoblue

Member
So any UK Gaffers have had any of the early issues that the US guys have had such as coil whine, freezing, crashing and etc

My PS5 hardlocked completely after I paused astrobot ten minutes in. Had to pull power lead. Shit myself. Rebuilt database and bin fine all day playing miles morales. I was downloading in the background 3 games maybe that was it.
 

Rob_27

Member
No issues but noticed that if you have a disc in the drive and you finish downloading another game the drive spins for 30seconds to a min maybe. I thought it was the fan but then the message something has installed and the drive stopped again.
 

cormack12

Gold Member
Anyone having issues with PS4 to PS5 upgrades?
I've got a PS4 copy of Assassin's Creed Valhalla but where it's supposed to show digital upgrade on the store, it's just asking me to buy the game.

You have to go across to the trophy part. But I left mine in rest mode for a bit and then pressed create on the tile and it downloaded the PS5 update.

Also ubisoft connect did work but was a few hours behind my actual save so I just copied to cloud and downloaded it again
 

Hostile_18

Banned
I have a case but the speeds were about 550MB/s so SSD speeds and not NVMe.

Yeah one I got is 1.25gbs.

The fact there is no difference in PS4 games played internally/externally on it means the PS5 when played internally cant take full advantage of its 5.5gbs. Good for us who want more memory 😁
 

PDaddyX360

Neo Member
The only thing my 2 buddies said, was that they were disappointed in Sony for not including a charging cable for the controller. You need to use a USB-C to USB cable to pair the controller to the PS5... and as there wasn't one in the box, they couldn't do it.
They need to look under the small box at the top withe manuals - there is a cable included.
 

Hostile_18

Banned
Are people units almost completely silent?

Mine has mild coil whine. I'm gonna give it a week see if it disappears. Its does have it in rest mode so it is an issue as it stands.
 

klosos

Member
Mines mostly silent a little hum nothing more, apart from the disk drive when starting a game of course.

Am playing Ghost of Tshushima and god it's divine, demon souls and spidery can wait for now
 

Hostile_18

Banned
My one you cant even tell it is on have you got a video?

Not on me. I'll do it tomorrow . Its louder than my Series X, which is pretty much silent. But apparently it can disappear so I'll give it a week. I am doing some heavy downloading etc, putting it through its paces.

Not overly worried because I can return for any reason if I need to but it is mild and hoping it will go. I'll defo post a video tomorrow though 😊.
 
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Hostile_18

Banned
Just spoke to Amazon they will exchange my unit as soon as it's back in stock. If the problem persists in a month they will put me to the front of whatever que. I have up to January 31st to return it. So I won't be without a Playstation for long.

It's the rest mode been noisy that seals the deal.
 
Just had a marketplace seller on Amazon UK list a brand new PS5 (full fat) for £433.04 inc delivery.
Managed to bag it - arriving next week.

I assume as it is Amazon, I am safe from scams? Only 1 feedback, which was from last month.
 

Nitty_Grimes

Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Just had a marketplace seller on Amazon UK list a brand new PS5 (full fat) for £433.04 inc delivery.
Managed to bag it - arriving next week.

I assume as it is Amazon, I am safe from scams? Only 1 feedback, which was from last month.

Be careful you haven’t just bought a box or something. Less than RRP would have my spidey senses up. Especially when I saw some wanker sell theirs on eBay last night for over two grand.
 
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Nitty_Grimes

Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I deffo know what you mean - the way I see it, this is Amazon - so they'll sort it, if that is the case.

Not if it’s hidden in the text and you’ve misread it. Again not accusing you of not being able to read but just make sure. Hopefully everything is spot on and you’ve scored a bargain though.

It’s probably the delivery driver who replaced it with a kitchen item (see Amazon thread separate) :D
 
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Not if it’s hidden in the text and you’ve misread it. Again not accusing you of not being able to read but just make sure. Hopefully everything is spot on and you’ve scored a bargain though.

The only thing mentioned was that the condition was new - it was listed under the main Amazon listing with no description.

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Also paid via credit card too - so double cover!
 

Puncheur

Member
My PS5 hardlocked completely after I paused astrobot ten minutes in. Had to pull power lead. Shit myself. Rebuilt database and bin fine all day playing miles morales. I was downloading in the background 3 games maybe that was it.
Astrobot froze on me for 10 seconds and took me to an error screen, then after submitting an error report to Sony went back to the homescreen. Was able to pick up where it crashed and no problems since.
 

Nitty_Grimes

Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Well... I messaged him to ask him when it would ship and which courier he'll use. No reply, just a cancelled order! lol Yep, he cancelled the order - probably so he can sell it again at an inflated price!

Seller's name was Go-ji - if you want to keep an eye out.

If it’s too good to be true...

Glad you didn’t get burnt there mate.
 

ne1butu

Member
What’s coil whine that people are on about?

Mine is not silent, when the TV is mute you can here a buzzing / electronic noise for sure, probably the fan?

But it’s not loud at all, but not silent as other people have described theirs.
 

Dibils2k

Member
woke up hoping to see "Out for Delivery" on my order... nada :( my Series X was OFD at 12pm and arrived around 5pm though so hopefully they still delivery today
 

edbrat

Member
wow at the consoles going missing esp if its Amazon that place has ridiculous security it is one quick way to get nicked for the most part. The swapping the ps5 for something else scam sounds similar to one they just busted in Spain which involved iPhones, you've prob got better odds robbing a bank than trying to rip off the bezos-borg.
 

Hostile_18

Banned
What’s coil whine that people are on about?

Mine is not silent, when the TV is mute you can here a buzzing / electronic noise for sure, probably the fan?

But it’s not loud at all, but not silent as other people have described theirs.

Sounds like coil whine. Does it go off in rest mode? I think that's the deal breaker personally.

It could settle in and disappear though.
 

AV

We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Mostly enjoying it when it works, but I'm getting a ton of software issues. Problems updating the firmware, problems patching a game, problems copying a game, problems IN a game. I cleared most of Astro then after installing the update it wouldn't even boot, so now I'm totally re-installing. Demon's Souls eventually loaded up and then hardlocked as soon as I did anything in the game. At one point it told me I had the downloadable version and that it needed to switch to the disc edition.

So yeah, not smooth, expected a little more when it's already been out a week. But Astro was awesome when I did get to play, the controller is bananas. Might get a bit much when you just want to grind a game out, so I'm glad you can turn it all off, but for the initial go-around it's gonna be cool seeing what studios like Guerilla and Naughty Dog do with that tech.
 

AV

We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
800 for a cat?! Can it do ray tracing!?

She mows the garden and occasionally does the dishes. Pulls her weight.

Wait til you see what people pay for pedigree dogs :messenger_tears_of_joy:
 

NeonDelta

Member
the email i got from Currys yesterday about my 8am order said id get it by 15th December. i just checked the website and it says dispatched. although i havent had an email.

hope it comes tomorrow.

just tried to cancel my Very order so keep an eye out for that if anyone still needs one.
 
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Nitty_Grimes

Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
the email i got from Currys yesterday about my 8am order said id get it by 15th December. i just checked the website and it says dispatched. although i havent had an email.

hope it comes tomorrow.

I’ve just checked and same here. Hopefully my mate can have an early Christmas present.
 
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Kamina

Golden Boy
I understand that you guys are sad and angry since it hasnt arrived yet, but you should be happy that you will have it eventually in a few days.
I snatched one yesterday but wont receive it until after December 15th.
 
I understand that you guys are sad and angry since it hasnt arrived yet, but you should be happy that you will have it eventually in a few days.
I snatched one yesterday but wont receive it until after December 15th.

Mine said December 15th too. Order was "accepted" this morning. Now it shows as "Dispatched"...
 
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