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[slade]

I have not run into any more glitches since the first day. This is with my external HDD connected and playing games like Nioh, God of War and Bloodborne on it. I left it connected while I played through Miles Morales. So far, the system has not screwed up once.

One thing to note, settings has an option to 'safely remove the harddrive.' I make sure to do this for the two or three times I have disconnected the HDD. Did it again last night before I went to bed because I noticed the HDD was active and working while connected to the PS5 even though it wasn't being used. I don't want it failing.

Anyway, woke up this morning. Turned the PS5 on and reconnected it. So far so good.

 

[xacto]

I have not run into any more glitches since the first day. This is with my external HDD connected and playing games like Nioh, God of War and Bloodborne on it. I left it connected while I played through Miles Morales. So far, the system has not screwed up once.

One thing to note, settings has an option to 'safely remove the harddrive.' I make sure to do this for the two or three times I have disconnected the HDD. Did it again last night before I went to bed because I noticed the HDD was active and working while connected to the PS5 even though it wasn't being used. I don't want it failing.

Anyway, woke up this morning. Turned the PS5 on and reconnected it. So far so good.

Thanks for keeping us up to date, mate, appreciated!

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Dude playing inFamous SS at high resolution mode with 60fps locked and it feels sooooo good. My first reaction was “wow this is like a next gen game now” but that might be hyperbole. Regardless, it’s impressive how good this game looks despite coming out so long ago, especially on PS5

 

[PlayedStation]

Real? If so, pretty cool.

Yeah, my niece and I are in agreement that the Uptown Funk level is the best so far! So much fun, especially in co-op.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Yeah, my niece and I are in agreement that the Uptown Funk level is the best so far! So much fun, especially in co-op.

How long is the game? Is the plat pretty easy? I might have to buy it

 

[TranscendentDee]

I'm playing Apex and wana know is there a way to make chat audio come through the TV instead of the controller?

Also is there a way to prevent my PS5 from turning on automatically every time I turn on my TV?

 

[DonF]

Has anyone tried this

On the frontal usb c port?

 

[Hondo4]

Has anyone tried out the remote play to PS4 pro? Was wondering how does it perform. I am deciding if i should keep the PS4 pro in the bedroom or just trade it in

 

[Hayabusabruh]

 

[PlayedStation]

How long is the game? Is the plat pretty easy? I might have to buy it

Not sure how long the game is because we are taking our time through it. The plat is pretty easy but healthily challenging as well. Each stage is 3-5 minutes, so it's a great game to pick up and play for a quick minute before going about the rest of your day. Not sure if I'd enjoy this game on single player, but it's a blast on co-op! Full of imagination and laughs.

 

[Great Hair]

Maybe it already got posted

UK retail charts
PS5 COD outsold XSX almost 2 : 1
CoD 2020 -64% compared to 2019´s CoD (PS5 17%, PS4 39%, XSX 9%, XB1 34%)

Ass.CV 2x Odyseey (42% PS4, 18% PS5, 40% XB (that includes every xbox "title")
Yakuza: Like A Dragon 65% PS4, 35% XSX ...
NBA Casino 2K21 ... at spot 31º!!! (nice) ... sadly 63% were sold on PS5, 14% XSX ...

The PS5 is not even out yet in the UK or in any EU country or rest of the world .. yet it´s still outselling the rival. XSX, XSS were released in 38? countries this time around, the PS5 only in the USA, CAD?, JAP? and MEX?, Australia?

 

[THEAP99]

My buddy and I were going try hard in this race it was insane. I'm in the top 430 for this one. Managed to get 30 seconds

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Welcome to launch week European Brethren/Sisters. 3 Sleeps

 

[Maximusz]

Guys who already have this, any reviews on the blu ray player for 4k movies.

 

[Grinchy]

Guys who already have this, any reviews on the blu ray player for 4k movies.

I really want to check some out, but every time I look at this thing I can't help but play something. It could be weeks before I watch a 4K bluray on it.

 

[Mr. PlayStation]

Miracles do happen, I finally got my hands on the PS5 thanks to couple of kind hearted people who made it happen.

 

[k1m1d4n]

Miracles do happen, I finally got my hands on the PS5 thanks to couple of kind hearted people who made it happen.

Congratulations!!!!
If you ever get the chance you should buy a playstation mini, just to finish the collection.
5 different sizes, 5 different colors, 5 awesome generations.

 

[Mr. PlayStation]

Congratulations!!!!
If you ever get the chance you should buy a playstation mini, just to finish the collection.
5 different sizes, 5 different colors, 5 awesome generations.

I am not a collector per se, but grateful for having owned PS since PS2. I even have the PS3 OG thick boi, but that's probably hiding in some top shelf ever since OD'd on YLOD. Also PS4 was when I managed to finally own a PS4 console on launch day (Nov 15th, 2013) and traded the OG console for OG PS4 Pro's launch in 2016 and now the PS5. What a time to be alive!

 

[hemo memo]

Real? If so, pretty cool.

Wow. This is very cool.

 

[Dibils2k]

Dude playing inFamous SS at high resolution mode with 60fps locked and it feels sooooo good. My first reaction was “wow this is like a next gen game now” but that might be hyperbole. Regardless, it’s impressive how good this game looks despite coming out so long ago, especially on PS5

lets be honest KZ:Shadowfall (at 4k/60) wouldnt look out of place if it came out on PS5 today

PS4 had some incredible looking games early on

 

[lepermessiah]

Sony are killing it. Next year is going to be even better.

 

[molly14]

Hope we see a new gameplay trailer of gt7 soon.Cant imagine how its going to look in its final form.

 

[k1m1d4n]

I am not a collector per se, but grateful for having owned PS since PS2. I even have the PS3 OG thick boi, but that's probably hiding in some top shelf ever since OD'd on YLOD. Also PS4 was when I managed to finally own a PS4 console on launch day (Nov 15th, 2013) and traded the OG console for OG PS4 Pro's launch in 2016 and now the PS5. What a time to be alive!

I actually started with the ps1 and had them all including psp and psvita. I also bought the ps4 at launch, first time I've ever done that, so I decided to go to the store as soon as it opened and wait for the midnight launch.
Always read about this amazing experience of waiting in line with all the fans. I even made a t-shirt with psn id......
Long story short I was alone at the store from 10 a.m. till 11 p.m. at least the staff gave a 10€ voucher for the trouble

 

[kingkenny76]

Real? If so, pretty cool.

Yeah, it's real. Incredible level
BTW it's not the only level like that but you can discover them for yourself

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I’m not as up to date with things as I used to be, wondering if someone can catch me up on this:

Is there any indication of when Sony will announce PS5 compatible internal expansion drives? Like even a general timeframe? I know the SN850 and the 980 Pro are claimed to be fast enough but I’m waiting for official word before ordering anything

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

I’m not as up to date with things as I used to be, wondering if someone can catch me up on this:

Is there any indication of when Sony will announce PS5 compatible internal expansion drives? Like even a general timeframe? I know the SN850 and the 980 Pro are claimed to be fast enough but I’m waiting for official word before ordering anything

Nothing yet. My finger was hovering over the buy it now for the 980 Pro until everywhere went out of stock (least for 1Tb version it seems)

 

[IntentionalPun]

I’m not as up to date with things as I used to be, wondering if someone can catch me up on this:

Is there any indication of when Sony will announce PS5 compatible internal expansion drives? Like even a general timeframe? I know the SN850 and the 980 Pro are claimed to be fast enough but I’m waiting for official word before ordering anything

The gist of it is Cerny suggested they were testing drives but to not expect a compatibility list at launch. The Verge also asked some drive manufacturers and none of them really knew anything.

Here's a quote from their article that has both the Cerny statement and stuff from drive manufacturers:

“It’d be great if that happened by launch, but it’s likely to be a bit past it, so please hold off on getting that M.2 drive until you hear from us,” Cerny said.

What’s the holdup? As Cerny explained, not all M.2 SSDs are fast enough to keep up with the PS5, thin enough to fit into the SSD bay, or compatible with Sony’s I/O controller — and Sony promised to do compatibility testing late this year to make sure.

“PLEASE HOLD OFF ON GETTING THAT M.2 DRIVE UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US”
At the very least, Cerny suggested, off-the-shelf SSDs would need to deliver more than 5.5GB/sec of bandwidth over a PCIe Gen4 connection, and not have a giant heatsink so large that they won’t fit into the PS5’s drive bay.

I spoke to practically every manufacturer of a PCIe Gen4 stick drive — there is only a handful — and not a single one was able to tell me their drives will actually work with the PS5. Two suggested that Sony’s compatibility testing program hasn’t actually kicked off yet.

Several were optimistic, though, suggesting that their drives should meet Sony’s requirements, and we’re hoping to test for ourselves as soon as we get a chance.

Sony confirms the PS5 won’t support SSD storage expansion at launch

Blazing-fast storage but not a lot — and you’ll have to wait to add more.

www.theverge.com

 

[ManaByte]

The gist of it is Cerny suggested they were testing drives but to not expect a compatibility list at launch. The Verge also asked some drive manufacturers and none of them really knew anything.

There are two drives on the market (Samsung and Western Digital) that meet the specifications of the PS5's internal SSD. Sony is probably waiting for some kind of branding deal with someone like WD (or Seagate if they're working on one) so someone can sell an officially branded "PS5 Game Drive" with the PS logo on the packaging.

 

[IntentionalPun]

There are two drives on the market (Samsung and Western Digital) that meet the specifications of the PS5's internal SSD. Sony is probably waiting for some kind of branding deal with someone like WD (or Seagate if they're working on one) so someone can sell an officially branded "PS5 Game Drive" with the PS logo on the packaging.

There are 2 drives that advertise speeds > 5.5GB/second.. we do not actually know if they will work on PS5. There is no "specification" that Sony has announced; Cerny only said they'd definitely have to be > 5.5GB/second.. the rest is people making assumptions about what will or won't be compatible, and why.. like you are doing now lol

The HOPE is that the crop of 7.0GB/second drives should be compatible.. but nobody actually knows.

 

[ManaByte]

There are 2 drives that advertise speeds > 5.5GB/second.. we do not actually know if they will work on PS5. There is no "specification" that Sony has announced; Cerny only said they'd definitely have to be > 5.5GB/second.. the rest is people making assumptions about what will or won't be compatible, and why.. like you are doing now lol

The HOPE is that the crop of 7.0GB/second drives should be compatible.. but nobody actually knows.

Sony doesn't make magical hardware from a different universe. If Cerny says it has to be over 5.5GB/sec and there are drives that are faster than that...they'll work.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Sony doesn't make magical hardware from a different universe. If Cerny says it has to be over 5.5GB/sec and there are drives that are faster than that...they'll work.

We have no idea if:

- The naked version of these drives would work from a thermal perspective in the PS5
- The heatsinked version of these drives would work from a size perspective in the PS5
- The heatsinked version of these drives would work from a thermal perspective in the PS5

SSDs are rated with a speed because they can hit that speed, not because they can sustain that speed in all thermal scenarios.

It's highly possible the current crop will work fine; but we don't know this.. and no you can't just assume it based on their rated speeds.. nor is any of this about anything magical Sony did.

Sony could be going the "you must pay a licensing fee and we will only accept the model number for the drive you licensed" route too like you suggested as well.. but that actually doesn't fit what Sony has done with drives in the past.

 

[ManaByte]

Sony could be going the "you must pay a licensing fee and we will only accept the model number for the drive you licensed" route too like you suggested as well.. but that actually doesn't fit what Sony has done with drives in the past.

I didn't say that. I said Sony is likely working on a marketing deal with one manufacturer before updating the system. They had a deal in place for PS4 drives, and they're likely working on the same for PS5.

 

[IntentionalPun]

I didn't say that. I said Sony is likely working on a marketing deal with one manufacturer before updating the system. They had a deal in place for PS4 drives, and they're likely working on the same for PS5.

But they let you replace your PS4 drive with any HDD right at launch... they did the same with PS3.

Sorry for mis-representing what you were suggesting, but TBH that doesn't really make sense.. branding never stopped them from letting customers do what they want before.. and the difference this time is the speed is much higher and SSDs actually do need to throttle on PC and the PS5/XSX are both advertising sustained speeds as a key aspect of their architecture.

To be clear.. I believe those drives will be supported, but it's not guaranteed. I think the holdup is actually on the software side personally.

 

[thebigmanjosh]

I've been playing my PS5 with no issues since day one, not really listening to any of the cautions from around the net since many seemed anecdotal or silly (don't play your games! Don't use your ethernet cable! Don't use rest mode! Don't open the PS5 box!). Had a USB3.1v2 enclosed NVME hooked up to the USB C port, used rest mode, ethernet, played SM Remastered, etc and had no issues...until this AM.

I was playing Demon's Souls for a few hours and had a some games downloading in the background (Last Guardian and Monster Hunter). Monster Hunter finished downloading and a few minutes later my game crashed, then the console shut off. Pressed the power button, the blue light flashed a few times and it shut off again. The next time it booted into safe mode to repair the disk and cycled back to the PS5 home screen within a few minutes. I immediately unplugged my external and went to play Demon's Souls but the save was corrupted and it booted with only a new game option. Some moments of user error later and I definitely lost my save file.

I decided to reinstall Demon's Souls to see if I might be able to use the save I had downloaded (which should've been the corrupted one) and the install from disc was taking a while. I went to the storage screen to check if there were any irregularities and I saw the install size for Last Guardian was "-- TB". As soon as I deleted that file the install/download sped up considerably.

I do not think these crashes are tied to any one thing in particular (rest mode, Ethernet, extended drive, specific games, etc) but just a very unfortunate side effect of buggy launch OS. Currently chatting with PS to talk through the issues and hopefully recover my save from their server (doubt it's possible but who knows).

Yeah, my niece and I are in agreement that the Uptown Funk level is the best so far! So much fun, especially in co-op.

Reminds me of the Rayman Legends levels *chefs kiss*

 

[ManaByte]

But they let you replace your PS4 drive with any HDD right at launch... they did the same with PS3.

Sorry for mis-representing what you were suggesting, but TBH that doesn't really make sense.. branding never stopped them from letting customers do what they want before.. and the difference this time is the speed is much higher and SSDs actually do need to throttle on PC and the PS5/XSX are both advertising sustained speeds as a key aspect of their architecture.

To be clear.. I believe those drives will be supported, but it's not guaranteed. I think the holdup is actually on the software side personally.

PS3 and PS4 weren't at launch either. They needed to wait for FW updates to enable it.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I've playing my PS5 with no issues since day one, not really listening to any of the cautions from around the net since many seemed anecdotal or silly (don't play your games! Don't use your ethernet cable! Don't use rest mode! Don't open the PS5 box!). Had a USB3.1v2 enclosed NVME hooked up to the USB C port, used rest mode, ethernet, played SM Remastered, etc and had no issues...until this AM.

I was playing Demon's Souls for a few hours and had a some games downloading in the background (Last Guardian and Monster Hunter). Monster Hunter finished downloading and a few minutes later my game crashed, then the console shut off. Pressed the power button, the blue light flashed a few times and it shut off again. The next time it booted into safe mode to repair the disk and cycled back to the PS5 home screen within a few minutes. I immediately unplugged my external and went to play Demon's Souls but the save was corrupted and it booted with only a new game option. Some moments of user error later and I definitely lost my save file.

I decided to reinstall Demon's Souls to see if I might be able to use the save I had downloaded (which should've been the corrupted one) and the install from disc was taking a while. I went to the storage screen to check if there were any irregularities and I saw the install size for Last Guardian was "-- TB". As soon as I deleted that file the install/download sped up considerably.

I do not think these crashes are tied to any one thing in particular (rest mode, Ethernet, extended drive, specific games, etc) but just a very unfortunate side effect of buggy launch OS. Currently chatting with PS to talk through the issues and hopefully recover my save from their server (doubt it's possible but who knows).



Reminds me of the Rayman Legends *chefs kiss*

Interesting. I’ve seen a few people post issues regarding background downloads while playing Demon’s Souls.

As far as rest mode, I’m still suspicious. Ethernet cables and external SSD have been fine for me so far though.

But yeah. The OS/firmware is still in beta.

 

[Gediminas]

Observer: System Redux is Simply Better on PS5 Than Xbox Series X

Thanks to a ray tracing toggle and more, the PS5 version of Observer: System Redux is notably better than its Xbox Series X counterpart.

www.gamespew.com

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I just realized that my DualSense won’t fully charge. It gets stuck before the last bar. Using the provided cable on the front USB-A port

 

[Nymphae]

How do you access that bundle of PS4 games they were advertising as a launch bonus? Is it just in the PS+ section of the store? Picking up my console tonight it came early!

 

[Yamisan]

Is anyone else having issues with their dual sense buttons? I have 2 controllers and the square, cross, circle and triangle buttons on one of them feels really soft and less springy than the other and its getting very annoying in spiderman. They work fine for input but they just feel off.

 

[Yamisan]

I've been playing my PS5 with no issues since day one, not really listening to any of the cautions from around the net since many seemed anecdotal or silly (don't play your games! Don't use your ethernet cable! Don't use rest mode! Don't open the PS5 box!). Had a USB3.1v2 enclosed NVME hooked up to the USB C port, used rest mode, ethernet, played SM Remastered, etc and had no issues...until this AM.

I was playing Demon's Souls for a few hours and had a some games downloading in the background (Last Guardian and Monster Hunter). Monster Hunter finished downloading and a few minutes later my game crashed, then the console shut off. Pressed the power button, the blue light flashed a few times and it shut off again. The next time it booted into safe mode to repair the disk and cycled back to the PS5 home screen within a few minutes. I immediately unplugged my external and went to play Demon's Souls but the save was corrupted and it booted with only a new game option. Some moments of user error later and I definitely lost my save file.

I decided to reinstall Demon's Souls to see if I might be able to use the save I had downloaded (which should've been the corrupted one) and the install from disc was taking a while. I went to the storage screen to check if there were any irregularities and I saw the install size for Last Guardian was "-- TB". As soon as I deleted that file the install/download sped up considerably.

I do not think these crashes are tied to any one thing in particular (rest mode, Ethernet, extended drive, specific games, etc) but just a very unfortunate side effect of buggy launch OS. Currently chatting with PS to talk through the issues and hopefully recover my save from their server (doubt it's possible but who knows).



Reminds me of the Rayman Legends *chefs kiss*

This happened to me while playing Godfall the day after launch. I haven't used any extended storage on my unit at all. I quit using rest mode since then and haven't had any more issues with my console.

 

[saintjules]

Had the most epic fight in Miles Morales recorded. Then accidentally deleted it when compiling up files to download to a usb. Didn't realize I had that one selected for deletion.

I remember PS4 allowing you to have media files backed up on the cloud. Is that the same case for PS5 or something later on?

 

[ToadMan]

I’m not as up to date with things as I used to be, wondering if someone can catch me up on this:

Is there any indication of when Sony will announce PS5 compatible internal expansion drives? Like even a general timeframe? I know the SN850 and the 980 Pro are claimed to be fast enough but I’m waiting for official word before ordering anything

My understanding at this stage is that the SSD port is disabled.

I suspect Sony are waiting for a confirmed compatible drive or two before enabling it.

I’m curious though whether they’ll just announce a list and a generic spec or whether each drive will need specific firmware support ....

I guess we’ll see but I’d suggest waiting until there’s an announcement. We were only told “soon after launch” for this information.

 

[thebigmanjosh]

How do you access that bundle of PS4 games they were advertising as a launch bonus? Is it just in the PS+ section of the store? Picking up my console tonight it came early!

Yeah, it's pretty easy to access from the main menu and the PS+ collection has its own sub-menu that makes it very easy/fast to download.

 

[bargeparty]

I don't know if this has been discussed, but what's the proper setting for audio when you are plugging in headphones, with the 3D audio enabled at the PS5 OS level, and then the game has either a headphone choice for audio or even headphone or headphone 3D option (Ghost of Tsushima has this).

I wondering if these settings may trip over each other or somehow conflict.

 

[ComputerBlue]

My PS5 came in today!

I have a lot of stuff to do so I won't even bother taking it out of the box for about a week, if not a bit longer because I know that once I do its over for responsibilities, but I can wait.

Very excite!

 

[yurinka]

I don't know if this has been discussed, but what's the proper setting for audio when you are plugging in headphones, with the 3D audio enabled at the PS5 OS level, and then the game has either a headphone choice for audio or even headphone or headphone 3D option (Ghost of Tsushima has this).

I wondering if these settings may trip over each other or somehow conflict.

3D audio is only for PS5 games. So in BC games like Tsushima it should only do normal stereo. So if playing Tsushima with non 3d headphones, use the 'headphone' option.

 

[TrackZ]

Anyone know the best way to send feedback to Sony regarding PlayStation features/UI/optimizations? I'd like to log my feature requests and improvements via some web form or email.

 

[Romulus]

They look great together

 

[Knitted Knight]

One done, more to go. Had lots of fun playing this game. Absolute Must Play!