I was really on the fence about upgrading to the Pro but I haven't regretted doing it.
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You'll get there, haha then the castle will feel EASY to you lol, its a wild ride.
I keep beefing up my PC to game on but always return to the PS5
I love it when some games become like homework, where you Google & search on YouTube, researching things.
Then when you power off your console, only to have that nagging feeling to play ‘just one more level.”
That’s when you know a game’s got you!
I really wanna love this game, but it’s punishing me to the extent of being unenjoyable.
Depends on region, the box should tell you. But it’s only extra 90 days so you’ve got a better deal from John Lewis.
Hey OP! I think my -gaming- story is similar to yours. After PS3, where I played most of the awesome games that were released during its last years, I went through a period of not gaming too much. Then I waited for the PS4 Pro with high hopes of getting hooked again, and I was, but by a F2P game that took over everything: Fortnite. I managed to play a few titles but Fortnite was too addictive… However after a couple of years I had to sell my PS4 Pro due to the obnoxious noise it made. It ended up disturbing other people at home, especially at night, so I had to sell it. I never managed to play many of the great PS4 titles that appeared during the last years, such as the remakes of Resident Evil, the FFVII remake, Resident Evil VII, Devil May Cry V (yes, I love Capcom)… and the list goes on and on. Fortunately I was able to play MGSV The Phantom Pain, and a few more, but a lot was left in the pending list when I decided to sell my PS4 Pro, at a moment when, due to the PS5 scarcity, I sold it for a good price.
Then, with the pandemic and the scarcity and other affairs in my life, I decided to wait until the PS5 Pro was announced to buy it, and play all the backlog I had from PS4 and PS5 games at a cheaper price. But then PS5 Pro was announced, and with it, a price tag we didn’t expect: 800€ here in Europe, without a disk drive! It was insulting, so I didn’t buy it then, and kept waiting with an eye on the second hand market.
Back in July, I saw a really really sweet deal: a PS5 Pro + original Dual Sense + Disk Drive + Assassins Creed Shadows (a game I enjoy a lot), all for less than 600€. Amazing deal!! The only problem was that the owner smokes cigarettes and it smelled like nicotine so I had to remove the white panels, clean it thoroughly, leave it on the balcony for a few days… and problem solved.
Now, I’m playing all the backlog I have, starting with the Resident Evil remakes. I managed to grab a digital pack with the deluxe editions of the 3 remakes for just 39€, and I’m really enjoying it. My plan is to play most of what I’ve missed during the past decade with the PS5 Pro, and especially games that run better on the Pro such as FFVII Remake & Rebirth, or the upcoming GTA VI, then sell it in time for the PS6 launch, and then finally settle with the PS6 for the future.
As for the machine, it’s a great console that’s allowing me to play games with Ray Tracing enabled at good frame rates, but I don’t think I’ll wait for a Pro console again. First, I’m not sure the price justifies the improvements, although for me having 2TB was one more reason to get the Pro… just not at 800€, that’s excessive. But the most important thing to consider, is the size and weight of this monster, especially with the disk drive attached. I really hope that with PS6 being lower power, they will go back to a more reasonable console size and weight. And because PS6 is expected to come with a 2TB SSD as well, and even better Ray Tracing and Machine Learning upscaling technologies, hopefully the base console will be more than enough for my gaming needs for at least a decade.
But yeah, so far, I’m loving the PS5 Pro and the outstanding graphics.
Yes! At least it’s not like a jet engine about to take off like the PS4 Pro! If that big size is necessary for it to be silent, then I can’t complain.
I don’t know if the regular PS5 menu and PSN Store navigation is as snappy as on the PS5 Pro, but having those 2GB of DDR5 RAM dedicated exclusively to the system is really a great choice.
Look at some guides on how to cheese things, especially with magic. I did without shame.
HaHa, it's nice to know I'm not alone!!
Devilishly hard: As I describe Souls games ... controller breakers!!
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Cheers 👍🏼.
Dare I say, it's amazing.
All Souls game have sucked me right in.
Maybe it's because I haven't been gaming for a few years, that I find it so difficult?
I don't enjoy the sense of achievement, regarding bosses. I enjoy the exploration and progressing through the worlds. To me, boss fights are like exams ... I've never enjoyed them, either 👍🏼.
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Oh, interesting, I thought Elden Ring was the most accessible souls game. Many people say it’s the best way to get oneself into the souls genre.
I wanted to get the Demons Souls Remake, because it is really gorgeous… but I know I’d get very frustrated.
That was the first Souls game I played.
Back on the PS3.
Considering the generation, it was unbelievable. By the way, did you play MAG on the PS3? That game really showed what the console was capable of.
MAG? What does that acronym stand for?
I bought my PS3 with KillZone 2 and that was a really spectacle worth of the “next generation” title. I still think PS4 and PS5 games don’t look significantly better than KZ2.
MAG: Massive Action Game.
Back in the PS3 era, it provided 256 online gamers, which was unbelievable at the tine.
Even today we don’t match that.
And I loved every KZ game.
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