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Well, I’m another one of those who didn’t buy the PS5 day one because of its huge size. And 660GB of free SSD storage was clearly insufficient for a digital consumer like me (I don’t buy disks since the PS4 gen). And I know you can expand the storage, but I find it ridiculous to ship a console with less than 1TB of drive in 2023.
Storage upgrades are cost prohibitive. 660GB doesn't sound like much but Sony reckoned it's adequate as 70-80% of gamers spend their time only playing 1-2 titles like fortnite, cod, madden, fifa

I used to enjoy downloading and jumping between games. But nowadays i prefer buying a game, play it to death for a few weeks, uninstall and move on.
 
I used to enjoy downloading and jumping between games. But nowadays i prefer buying a game, play it to death for a few weeks, uninstall and move on.
That's how I am. It takes me forever to finish a game. I just attach my external drive, move it away and then free up space. I do that so infrequently it doesn't feel like a hassle.
 
If they finally switch to 5nm they will be able to build a smaller PS5 without much problem.
Two things, first its an AMD processor so it would be AMD needing to move to 5nm for that specific processor, secondly would they do that for a games console that is considered middle aged?
 
Two things, first its an AMD processor so it would be AMD needing to move to 5nm for that specific processor, secondly would they do that for a games console that is considered middle aged?
I know the PS5 has an APU from AMD, which integrates both the CPU and GPU. I didn’t thought that on a tech forum I had to specify the APU is the one shrinking the node, but obviously when I said the PS5 is probably going 5nm I Was referring to their APU, which, as all we know, is manufactured by AMD.

Secondly, would they do that for a console APU? The answer is not only yes, but they’ve been doing it since the release of the first model. If you’ve seen the insides of the 1000 series, the 1100 series, and the 1200 series, each one has a smaller -and lighter- heatsink, so yes, they will continue to improve PS5’s power efficiency.

If I recall correctly, the PS5 was released with the APU manufactured at 7nm and, if the rumors are accurate, by now they are using a process of “6nm”. I don’t formally know of any TSMC 6nm node, but that’s how specialized media refers to it, probably an enhanced 7nm node with higher efficiency.

And the 5nm process is going to be much more available on the foundries, now that many companies, such as Apple or Intel, or Nvidia in the near future, are moving to the 3nm process node. The PS5 Pro APU will almost surely be manufactured on a 5nm process, I don’t see the problem using it for the regular PS5 as well.
 
Two things, first its an AMD processor so it would be AMD needing to move to 5nm for that specific processor, secondly would they do that for a games console that is considered middle aged?
Yes. For example the PS3 Slim (came out roughly ~3 years into the PS3 lifespan) had the CPU moved to a 45nm node. Original model PS3s used a 90nm node and and later ones a 65nm.
 
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Sony has and had some great designs but I feel with the PS5 they really leaned into gamer alien aesthetic.
Oh no question, but they really whiffed on the PS5. Still, it does what I want it too, and I have it set up so its not really bothering me at all. I like the look of the Xbox, but yet I use the PS5 daily where as the Xbox sits there
 
Oh no question, but they really whiffed on the PS5. Still, it does what I want it too, and I have it set up so its not really bothering me at all. I like the look of the Xbox, but yet I use the PS5 daily where as the Xbox sits there
Yes, I find the Xbox design more pleasing, especially the Series S, I find it beautiful. The Sony PlayStation I liked the most, aesthetically, is the original PS2, followed by the first slim PS3.
 
Back on the PS5 topic, I'm finding the controller's battery to be rather short but I still think its better then xbox controller.

I'm finding that I'm playing on the PS5 a lot more then I ever did for the Xbox.

Glad to see I am not the only one noticing the controllers short battery life. But I am really enjoying how quickly games load up. Ps4 games took forever.
 
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Thanks for the heads up! Just bought another year at the current price (with 20% discounted PSN credit), so I'm good till December 2025.
 
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PSPlus subscription
Outside of Fallout 76 (which I play on my PC), I don't play multiplayer games. I'm leaning towards letting my sub expire, I have the middle tier and that gave me access to some games that I wanted to play but were unwilling to buy.

I'm debating though if its worth trying to re-subscribe today to a two year plan ad be on the cheaper plan for the next two years.
 
Outside of Fallout 76 (which I play on my PC), I don't play multiplayer games. I'm leaning towards letting my sub expire, I have the middle tier and that gave me access to some games that I wanted to play but were unwilling to buy.

I'm debating though if its worth trying to re-subscribe today to a two year plan ad be on the cheaper plan for the next two years.

I had a PSPlus Extra sub for the monthly games, plus some extra games through the Extra tier. I got my money's worth from my sub but $80 for essential is way too much, and Extra tier now costs more than a year of Game Pass for a smaller and worse catalog than Game Pass.
 
I'll most likely sell my PS5 because I'm not paying $80 just to play GTA and COD when I barely play once a week. I'm subscribed to the Ultimate game pass on the series S for only $35 for the year which is a better deal than the PlayStation.
 
I'll most likely sell my PS5 because I'm not paying $80 just to play GTA and COD when I barely play once a week. I'm subscribed to the Ultimate game pass on the series S for only $35 for the year which is a better deal than the PlayStation.

Wow, just $35 for a year of Game Pass? That's a sweet deal. That's the regular price?
The Game Pass ultimate is the one that allows you to play in the cloud from any computer, tablet or smartphone?
 
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Is there a way to sell digital games for instance let's say I create a new Xbox account and buy COD MW2 on the new account and I play it on my original account and when I'm bored of the game can I just sell the new account with the digital mw2?
 
Is there a way to sell digital games for instance let's say I create a new Xbox account and buy COD MW2 on the new account and I play it on my original account and when I'm bored of the game can I just sell the new account with the digital mw2?
I don't think too many people would want to go for that. It's hassle to switch accounts and I'm betting that breaks ToS. If you want to sell old titles get a console with a disc drive. There's no way to sell preowned digital games.
 
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