stusser
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Sony absolutely shipped a ton of PS5s, this wasn’t a paper launch by any means, just very high demand. I’m sure the pandemic had some impact in both supply and demand.
I don’t think that’s true for all games. It appears to be a quirk of Call of Duty. Other 120hz games like Dirt 5 and DMCV just let you select it in the game as long as the display has 120hz support.
I didn’t watch their Dirt 5 video but John from Digital Foundry has mentioned this issue in other PS5 games, I think it really is a weird system quirk.
You have to set a system preference to the nebulous “performance” option that seems like it should only be picking default setup for your games, and it doesn’t mention anywhere that it’s specifically a requirement for 120Hz. I hope Sony fixes it with a system update in the future, though I don’t have a 129 Hz display anyway.
The only other issue Digital Foundry has mention is DMCV always ran with 120hz output no matter what mode you selected if it was connected to a 120hz display. That has already been patched and was unrelated to the system level preference.
Huh, skimmed some tweets and got as far as one where John Linneman does describe this as a “quirk” of CoD. You’re probably right. Could’ve sworn I read/heard it happening in at least one other game but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Heh, I just tried to test myself, unfortunately I couldn’t get the PS5 and my monitor to play nice together. It’s HDMI 2.0 and does up to 144hz, but the PS5 only detects it as 60hz capable at 1080p. On the plus side, I did learn my monitor will happily display a 4K HDR signal even though it is 1440p.
I got both an Xbox and a PS5 and yet all I’ve really played is this silly hoppy game
Enjoying Gears Tactics on the Xbox, more than I expected since I dabbled with it on the PC, as well as Master Chief Collection and Sekiro. On the PS5 I just got my PSVR camera adaptor, so I’m looking forward to some Star Wars Squadrons. I also couldn’t resist Spidey, Sackman, and Ghost of Ts.
Enidigm
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I realized that all the cool features of my gaming monitor require displayport, and don’t work over HDMI. Those dreams of 1440p 120hz gaming on it with a console are dead and buried.
Nothing wrong with that! It’s great!
System Update this morning. Second one. You can see the deets here…
That’s probably worth bookmarking.
Fixes a couple issues we’ve encountered. Disc based games shouldn’t get “deleted” and require reinstallation. Also, the front USB port should now charge your controller if you were having that problem.
Timex
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It’s weird that this was apparently just a software issue, but only affected some people’s ps5’s.
Seriously impressed with this thing.
It feels like consoles have finally been dragged into modern times and I feel like the new machines will not age as poorly as previous ones. They are so fast now that they really do put the last generation to shame in so many important small ways.
Now to go gawk more at Demons Souls.
stusser
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Sure, consoles are finally moving to ssds. Remember when you got your first ssd on your computer? Night and day.
Gendal
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Good to know it wasn’t a me problem.
I have been trying to finish Bloodborne now. It looks like a warmed over pile of feces compared to the Demon’s Souls remake but I forgot how much I love the combat. The load times are not as fast as I would like but worlds better than even my ssd PS4.
Took me half a day to sort out where I was, because the trophies didn’t get recorded on my PS4 somehow. I don’t have credit for killing several bosses which left me very confused when I thought I stopped before the DLC.
It’s not just that, it’s also how these are not only bucking the usual trend of underpowered hardware, but the experience is just better.
Like it imported all of my profile and settings over the network in just a few minutes and it was done. I signed into the console on the PS app so I didn’t have to type a bunch of dumb shit on a controller. I can hit a button and get to all the important settings very easily.
The experience is obviously improved by the hardware, but it’s not just that. It is just better at getting the hell out of my way and letting me enjoy whatever it is that I want to do.
I agree with the above. The PS5 is becoming a true media hub for me now, supplanting the new TV I bought last year which has a really solid selection of apps. PS5 is missing Amazon Music right now, which is a fairly large one for me (I haven’t tried it in the browser… might work there) but for the most part it’s all good.
When I play games, other than the few bugs I’ve encountered that are apparently now fixed via system updates, it really feels seamless to move from one to another, and to work within the framework to invite friends, voice chat, and just generally move around freely within the system to play.
Also, it was a meme I saw, but it’s true… I don’t have time to text people anymore. The lack of loading time has significantly increased my gaming engagement time leaving much less time to check my phone and reply to people. I didn’t realize how much I did that before PS5.
The missing app right now which they had on PS4 is HBO Max
I wasn’t comparing to PS4… just an app I use that they don’t have.
I would agree with this (for Series X), but I come at it from the other angle. I kind of liked those mini-breaks, where I would be texting or checking Qt3, or replying to my brother about something. Now all that has to be squeezed in at other times.
