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

Will you be buying a PS5 Pro on release?

  • Yes

    Votes: 52 15.4%
  • No (not at £700 Lol)

    Votes: 195 57.7%
  • No (other)

    Votes: 74 21.9%
  • Pancake

    Votes: 17 5.0%

  • Total voters
    338
Yep! Unfortunately they're only included with the consoles, the standalone controllers don't get them which is a shame.
Yeah, was hoping to be surprised when I opened my controller just now but forgot that the USB PS1 style cables are only with the console. Still, lovely looking controller!
 
My 30th anniversary controller has arrived from Currys.
It looks like somebody has played football with it. They only put it in a cheap post bag, no box or anything. It's a good thing I wasn't planning to keep it to sell at a later date because the box is in tatters.
 
My 30th anniversary controller has arrived from Currys.
It looks like somebody has played football with it. They only put it in a cheap post bag, no box or anything.
That's unfortunate. I had one from Argos and one from EE and both were in boxes. They arrived via Royalmail and Parcelforce respectively and arrived as close to untouched as you can get.
 
That's unfortunate. I had one from Argos and one from EE and both were in boxes. They arrived via Royalmail and Parcelforce respectively and arrived as close to untouched as you can get.
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I won't be buying from Currys again
 
I thought the edge controller looked really good and then I looked into it and realised it still uses those bloody sticks that can get stick drift on a controller that expensive, which is ridiculous.
I did see there are replacements available but they seem to be scarce and also being sold for twice or more than they should be.

Not to be deterred I then researched if there were any aftermarket hall effect ones for it and it seems gulikit paused development But are looking into it again.

I just cannot fathom a 200 quid controller that can end up with stick drift and then you can't get a bloody replacement for it.

Then again I feel the dualsense is very good as is and mine hasn't suffered any issues yet, although it's also not particularly had a lot of use.
 
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That's frustrating. I would say that the packaging the dual sense 30th anniversary comes in feels very cheap and flimsy. I guess it's designed to be sustainable/recyclable/etc which is probably why but I'd hope it would be higher quality as I love the artwork so would be something nice to display!
 
Updates dropped for me today for Dragon Age, Rift Apart, F1’24 and GT7. Interesting. Dragon Age (the only thing I’ve tested) they’ve definitely added something. In performance mode the game looks much smoother and softer and the colours really pop, especially off lighting on golden objects and buildings. I’ve already clocked 50 hours with it in the Pro so I can definitely see a difference today.

After reading the patch notes there is mention of fixing some HDR reset issue so it may just be that as to why the golden items pop a lot more and the general softness of everything. But everything definitely looks nicer.

GT7 has become my Friday night game so I will check that out tomorrow.

The Callisto Protocol has also just dropped a patch.
 
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Gt7 is a bit meh. Turned on ray tracing on the pro and yeah ok I can see my car reflect on to others. Took a bit of effort to get a car pass and for me to look to the left/right without crashing.

Unfortunately when 4 cars and me were super close on nur on a tight section frames were definitely missing. I probably need a VRR tele for that to me less noticeable as it doesn’t hold 60 for sure.
 
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Gt7 is a bit meh. Turned on ray tracing on the pro and yeah ok I can see my car reflect on to others. Took a bit of effort to get a car pass and for me to look to the left/right without crashing.

Unfortunately when 4 cars and me were super close on nur on a tight section frames were definitely missing. I probably need a VRR tele for that to me less noticeable as it doesn’t hold 60 for sure.
The resolution is definitely improved for GT7, looks a fair bit sharper. RT is very minor, few reflections off the interior dash that are generally more noticeable than the car reflections
 
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