PS.. is it 5? I think we're on 5 now. PS5

I know it's Dunkey, but if this is at all indicative of the P5's power and potential, then I guess I'm glad there's a shortage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p24cqO7rP8o

Are you sure that isn't the PC version?

I bet it is.

it does not look fun

i thought people loved arkane games

reviews seem generally positive? but i can wait a long time. never even got around to Dishonored

dark messiah of might and magic was fun, dishonored suffers from being designed around a controller imo, felt like i was constantly bringing up one of 7 different wheel menus

dark messiah had a sweet kick similar to the dunkey vid

First person games seem so janky and unappealing this days. Third person or 2D only for me, please.

i've never really been able to to 1st person. even games that otherwise i think i'd really love. i.e. Alien and Dishonored

It's a real evolutionary blind alley for the medium

its just a poor fit for console games, mouselook is too important to making it work

I played a bunch of Doom for the Switch, which has gyro controls, and it wasn't too bad. I bought the game again on sale for the PS4 (which lacks gyro) and it was much tougher on any setting beyond the easy ones that nerf it down to a glorified choose your own adventure. But of course people appear adept at doing all sorts of shit with standard controllers.

I prefer kebab controls

I think there's something about the 'you are IN his EYES' thing, where you see the hand sticking up from the bottom right hand corner holding a gun or an axe or whatever that has unappealing parallels with gonzo porn? Something deep and unexamined going on in my brain with this one lads

better to have it stick straight out from the bottom center of the screen og wolfenstein style so theres
no confusion

Dark Souls 3 looks insane in 60fps. Also I swear it plays differently too, I've gotten used to compensating for latency and certain timings that are a little looser in 30fps (online anyway), and need to adjust.

the ten most played ps5 games, after 1 year

Fortnite
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
FIFA 21
NBA 2K21
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Destiny 2
MLB The Show 21
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Demon’s Souls
NBA 2K22

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/11/12/playstation-5-turns-one-today/

(this is total hours played, not total number of players/purchases)

hours played is gonna strongly select for multiplayer games

yep, i know, i just thought i'd share

sports games and call of duty are always the biggest system sellers early, has been the case the past 2 gens too

Finally was able to order a system from Playstation Direct. Still wondering if I really bought it and it wasn't some kind of scam.

Finally tried the PS5 controller and I think I hate it. My hands are probably on the small side, but it just feels so heavy and unbalanced, like it wants to tip forward. I normally try not to curl my pinky and ring fingers around the handles (so that I don't grip too hard and mess up my hands/wrists), but that's a lot harder to do on this one. Going back to the PS4 controller, it feels so light and comfortable by comparison.

So lame that you can't use any other controller with PS5-version games.

I felt like the handles were too big too, but I'm slowly getting adjusted to it. It is hard not to do the finger curl you mention

ps4 controllers work on the ps5 though, yes?
i think elden ring has sold me on buying one of these fucking things asap

they work only on PS4 games played on the system, not PS5 games

ah. well that's not encouraging. the new controller is notably bigger is what i'm hearing here?

the appeal is just for loading tbh. the 20 second lag after death and minute to start elements of those games always bugs the shit out of me.

I'd say it's mostly still a Dualshock 4 but the touchpad area, handles and triggers are enlarged, theoretically because of the new haptic feedback features.
The build quality is REALLY nice imo (it better be, considering how much they cost - $75!)

I think games can be programmed to make exceptions, at least I vaguely heard about Guilty Gear Strive having support for PS4 fightsticks. but i gather most PS5 native titles won't bother to

SSD loading seems muuuuuuuch better than the traditional HD from what i can tell so far, but i haven't made direct comparisons with old PS4 titles, since i'll install the PS5 version if available

I do love the general interface and store speed improvements. Still need to buy a big external HD to transfer my PS4 games to, since the PS5 drive is kinda small at 825GB

PS5 controller is good, although I’ve been using it on PC so the adaptive trigger support isn’t there. The theory is that some of the cross-platform games (next Horizon one) might support that on PC

it's a little interesting in NBA 2K22, different levels of feedback/resistance depending on the court situation

hopefully developers actually use the feature but outside of Sony first-party it'll be just like every other controller gimmick left out on the highway to rot

I also do some weird stuff in Dark Souls games where I use my left pointer finger on the d-pad to change items while running (otherwise, if you move your thumb then you stop moving), that's harder on this controller.

Apparently you can run the PS4 version of Elden Ring on a PS5 and actually get a better frame rate, at a cost of...less grass?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9VPswqixd0

I also do some weird stuff in Dark Souls games where I use my left pointer finger on the d-pad to change items while running (otherwise, if you move your thumb then you stop moving), that's harder on this controller.

That sounds kinda like the claw grip, so it's not that weird! (I tried it a few times but I'm probably too old to adapt to a new way of holding a controller.)

the first time i had a go with the PS5 controller i thought it was a bit chonky but since i've been using it all the time it feels just fine

Oh yeah I guess that is the grip, except I just do it situationally

I think games can be programmed to make exceptions, at least I vaguely heard about Guilty Gear Strive having support for PS4 fightsticks. but i gather most PS5 native titles won't bother to

fightsticks are a special case, officially licensed ps4 sticks will work with ps5 games

the pads do work as you say, ds4 is only for ps4 games

this is the ps5 thread and for people with a 4 the advantages of owning the 5 and getting substantial improvements on games they already own is undeniable but other than that it's hard to recommend it instead of the xbox series x: same price, better hardware, compatible with many games from og xbox and 360 (often with improvements), better pad and gamepass ultimate if you like subscription services

ultimately there's always the wildcard of niche japanese stuff and (with the exception of the 360) xbox consoles always do terribly there but more and more it seems that everything is multiplatform and if anything, the switch is the one to get for that given it's the dominant console in the region

I think the direction from Sony is that they’re going to be putting a lot of their first/second-party games on PC now, possibly with less-delayed releases.

Someone up at corporate finally asked why other companies are making money on merchandise, well-loved franchises, movie and tv deals, etc when Sony has a movie division and they’ve got next to nothing unless you count licensed properties like Spider-Man.

I'm confused by your wording - do you mean Sony Corporate should exploit SCEA and pump out more tie-in games ala Warner Bros. or the reverse which is happening with the Uncharted movie, Last of US TV series, etc?

The latter. I guess given the framing, Spider-Man’s a bad example since it’s just a property they’re basing multiple things on, across media.

The fact they’re developing stuff now is the indicator that they’re trying to finally get this whole train rolling. I think there’s also a Twisted Metal tv show in the works

okay, i got the PS5 direct call and i have to elden ring so what other games do i get when i buy this dumb fuckin' thing?
i'm thinking spiderman: miles and demons souls.

people seem to rate returnal...

next horizon game seems like it’s hitting early next year! feel free to postpone if it’s not ready, game dudes

I guess it's a good time to get into Destiny if you haven't before? They just made the Forsaken expansion free so there's a ton of content to plough through before you have to think about paying anything, and it looks and plays great on ps5.

(Course I'm saying this as someone who played Destiny consistently from 2014 to 2019 then managed to break myself free, only to get sucked back in a couple of months ago, so I know I'm not a trustworthy source. Still, it's really good at the moment).

I think I have it on my account from when it was on PS+, maybe I'll try it over the holidays. Wanted to get back into Avengers though....

i never touched destiny, though multiplayer shooters tend to give me hives

Oh yeah agreed and PvP is still nightmarish but the co-op and/or solo PvE bits are where the fun is.

well at that price i'm sold.
also i can finally get my bugsnax on. and i suppose now's the time to give control a spin.

yesssss Control!
and Miles Morales a no-brainer of course

Loved the look and feel and tone and atmosphere of Control, just wish it'd been more interesting to actually play.