Poll: *The Official PlayStation (PS5/PS5 Pro) Thread*

Will you be buying a PS5 Pro on release?

  • Yes

    Votes: 57 14.6%

  • No (not at £700 Lol)

    Votes: 221 56.5%

  • No (other)

    Votes: 93 23.8%

  • Pancake

    Votes: 20 5.1%
  • Total voters
    391
Wilko_Dog said:
Did the 1st biome last night, I’m hooked already!

Realised I could enable my Sonos sound bar to output Dolby atmos through the Pro too, which automatically sets it to the same in saros setting and oh baby it sounds phenomenal :D
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I've downed the first boss today to open access to the next Biome.

I'm a bit rusty as I haven't played Returnal in a good while, but I also think Saros is a harder game full stop.

More aggressive enemies with multiple attack types and they seem to do more damage. Conversely player damage dealt does not seem as effective as Returnal, or enemies are more tanky, or both. The standard drone type enemies do that lingering blast that makes popping in and out of cover harder too.

Generally I'm finding it harder to maintain adrenaline.

First boss is a bit tricky and the pesky long grass is super annoying! I got him on my fourth attempt though, and it does seem like Saros is going to follow the footsteps of Returnal with having a meta weapon for each boss.

Overall, I'm slowly getting back into the madness of it all, and really enjoying it.

Gun play and adaptive triggers is spot on and the soundscape is fabulous.

Not sure on the story bits and having other characters in it. One of the atmospheric elements of Returnal was the isolation. I'm not hating those bits, but I'm yet to decide whether it adds any value to the experience or not.

Excellent game so far - and I'm only just scratching the surface.
 
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I'm hooked into Saros on the pro at the min. It's very good - i actually think it's slightly easier than returnal. Once I downed the first boss I farmed the first area a few times to get all the upgrades upto the second boss icon on the upgrade tree. After progressing the next 3 areas went down quite quickly. I do like starting from the first area each time as you can get to a much higher level as you get further. I had a 2.5hr run this morning.

Pro tip - if you get the purple meta progression item as an option always take it (halcyon?). You need so much of it later on and sometimes it gives you multiple.
 
Relentless81 said:
I was just thinking about soundbars, I've a Samsung QN90F and a PS5 Pro and currently using the TV speakers so the only I'm missing in my setup is decent sound

I've no space for a sub really and don't care for thumping bass I just want clarity, Samsung has that Q Symphony so I was thinking of getting an all in one Samsung that supports it but does anyone else have any other recommendations and do you connect your PS5 to the soundbar and then the TV or just output from the TV to the soundbar?

From what I remember when I briefly looked into, not many soundbars cater for modern console pass through
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Mine works just over that Arc I think it is plugged into the HMI port of the tv then set up through the app, then the app tells you wether or not it’s outputting 5.1 or dolby atmos etc.

I think Dolby atmos pass through on the ps5 (sound bar to tv through to ps5) is a recent thing as when I originally tried it, it didn’t have that.
 
BuffetSlayer said:
I've downed the first boss today to open access to the next Biome.

I'm a bit rusty as I haven't played Returnal in a good while, but I also think Saros is a harder game full stop.

More aggressive enemies with multiple attack types and they seem to do more damage. Conversely player damage dealt does not seem as effective as Returnal, or enemies are more tanky, or both. The standard drone type enemies do that lingering blast that makes popping in and out of cover harder too.

Generally I'm finding it harder to maintain adrenaline.

First boss is a bit tricky and the pesky long grass is super annoying! I got him on my fourth attempt though, and it does seem like Saros is going to follow the footsteps of Returnal with having a meta weapon for each boss.

Overall, I'm slowly getting back into the madness of it all, and really enjoying it.

Gun play and adaptive triggers is spot on and the soundscape is fabulous.

Not sure on the story bits and having other characters in it. One of the atmospheric elements of Returnal was the isolation. I'm not hating those bits, but I'm yet to decide whether it adds any value to the experience or not.

Excellent game so far - and I'm only just scratching the surface.
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I got to the 2nd biome boss but died last night so gonna try again tonight.

The 2nd biome is like something out of the matrix though, it’s so cool.

I never understood how people found returnal so hard, although very challenging it wasn’t like dark souls level hard imo… I am finding that due to the much faster pace and more enemies to deal with, Saros is harder, at least for me anyway.
 
I bought as PS5 Pro at the end of March in the sale either the best deal I could. I am surprised about the announced price increase and glad that having made the decision that I got it. Maybe I should have just bought GT7 for my PS4 as that is all I have really played yet though! Inevitably since then we have had more PS6 rumours around what it will be like and when it will be out.

First impressions were not that great out the box. The shape is worried more like a narrow book than the squarer PS4 and the little legs seem very flimsy. For me the flat top on the PS4 was useful because I could keep my laptop on top when it was out on the desk. It was a bit of a PC like experience with having to install your own disk drive and all the updates. For some reason it decided my slow but nearby WiFi extender was best which was my fault and I think my first 2 evenings of time to play were just spent downloading updates and the game.

I feel like I should have bought GT7 earlier. After the initial hump of only being able to access music rally and that you only get to start the world circuit races for the cafe at the back the actual graphics, driving and online racing has been great. It carried over my GT Sport driver rating which was nice except that I am much slower now and basically last with a big gap to leaders in races. I got PS extra but haven’t tried anything out the library yet!
 
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Wilko_Dog said:
I got to the 2nd biome boss but died last night so gonna try again tonight.

The 2nd biome is like something out of the matrix though, it’s so cool.

I never understood how people found returnal so hard, although very challenging it wasn’t like dark souls level hard imo… I am finding that due to the much faster pace and more enemies to deal with, Saros is harder, at least for me anyway.
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First biome done on my 2nd go at the boss. Very cool look to biome 2 agreed. Made my way quite far but died at a lock in room. Oh well each death is a learning opportunity!
 
Plainsong said:
First biome done on my 2nd go at the boss. Very cool look to biome 2 agreed. Made my way quite far but died at a lock in room. Oh well each death is a learning opportunity!
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I have only done one run in Biome 2 and died a bit after opening the path where you have to use the moving pistons to get through a newly available door in the central area (after triggering the eclipse).

Thought I was good at the end of an ambush then some enemy jumped up to my platform behind me and killed me. Lol. My own fault for taking a breath and letting my guard down I suppose!

But overall Biome 2 feels like a step up in difficulty and I need to do some grinding to unlock more stuff. Also not sure on whether the shotgun is worth using or not. Haven't had a chance to do a run with something different yet though.

I downed the first boss on like proficiency 11 or 12 - I get the feeling I'm gonna need to be much higher for the Biome 2 boss!
 
Pigeon said:
I bought as PS5 Pro at the end of March in the sale either the best deal I could. I am surprised about the announced price increase and glad that having made the decision that I got it. Maybe I should have just bought GT7 for my PS4 as that is all I have really played yet though! Inevitably since then we have had more PS6 rumours around what it will be like and when it will be out.

First impressions were not that great out the box. The shape is worried more like a narrow book than the squarer PS4 and the little legs seem very flimsy. For me the flat top on the PS4 was useful because I could keep my laptop on top when it was out on the desk. It was a bit of a PC like experience with having to install your own disk drive and all the updates. For some reason it decided my slow but nearby WiFi extender was best which was my fault and I think my first 2 evenings of time to play were just spent downloading updates and the game.

I feel like I should have bought GT7 earlier. After the initial hump of only being able to access music rally and that you only get to start the world circuit races for the cafe at the back the actual graphics, driving and online racing has been great. It carried over my GT Sport driver rating which was nice except that I am much slower now and basically last with a big gap to leaders in races. I got PS extra but haven’t tried anything out the library yet!
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GT7 on PS5 is a different beast entirely compared to the PS4 edition ; not only are the graphics and frame rate substantially better but the PS4 lacks PSVR2 support, ray tracing for replays/photos and has inferior controller haptics. Don't feel guilty about not just picking it up on PS4 ... it's a far better experience on the base PS5 or Pro.
 
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What happened to the PlayStation home page :(:(
I can’t even find the main store page now :confused::confused:
Has Sony removed the main store page :confused:
 
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Jumped back into D4 with the new update. Started the campaign again as I couldn’t remember what happened - the story isn’t half bad !

Edit. Haven’t tried paladin but am using warlock atm
 
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Plainsong said:
First biome done on my 2nd go at the boss. Very cool look to biome 2 agreed. Made my way quite far but died at a lock in room. Oh well each death is a learning opportunity!
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Finally got to the boss last night think I got it to phase 2 of 3 then died :(

This biome is so cool though
 
I downed the Sheppard boss earlier on my 2nd attempt. I need to farm halcyon when I next play as I still need loads of it.
 
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