PlayStation 5 - Next gen is expensive

[BitterToad]

I don't know what I was expecting but I have just watched a man hear sand from a controller. 

 

Let me know if the rest is any good. 

[Alex W.]

Blowing in to your microphone to make a fan move is back.

[The Mighty Ash]

Firmly at the controller gimmicks that won't be used post launch phase of the new Playstation.

[HarryBizzle]

They sent him a PS5 and the only game he's got is Astro's Playroom. Max level trolling.

[Alex W.]

Two of the three controllers have adaptive triggers and two of the three controllers have HD rumble, so it’s possible that either of those features will actually get used.

[Alex W.]

They keep talking about senses and I am worried about the smell again.

[rafaqat]

Are they still talking about jumping worlds.

[rgraves]

We've really pushed this time around. We've copied from *loads* of other folks, not just a couple {MASSIVE WINKEY SMILEY}.

 

Joking aside, they do really, really, REALLY want to talk about 3D audio - he can't mention it enough. They clearly think they've got something there.

[Alex W.]

[rafaqat]

I can't wait to try out the triggers and how they're used well.

I'm equally crying because you know that's just another failure point.   Hopefully the bits will be easily replaceable.

[rafaqat]

Wait are we losing "for the players"?

 

I really liked "Greatness Awaits:

[rafaqat]

"You're buying white mf's"

[rafaqat]

For a hands-on, it delivered...it's s chunky bad boy compared to the DS4

[macosx]

Looks a good size and weight but that was more non event than event. 

[CarloOos]

I've always thought haptic feedback on triggers would be a cool feature, but considering the failure rate & battery life on 'normal' pads... there's got to be a reason it hasn't been done before now? Maybe it was just cost?

 

EDIT: Whoops, just realised I was conflating haptic feedback and force feedback. Haptic feedback makes much more sense on a pad.

[HarryBizzle]

Perfect blend of uninteresting information and terrible marketing speak. 

[Reynard]

Really odd that they thought we'd want a deep dive of the pad at this stage.

 

That was the first thing they showed us and then followed it up with the main event - hardware/games reveal.

 

Now back to talking about the pad - which is something we can't really appreciate without using it ourselves - and then a really dry buddy-up over zoom.

[Alex W.]

7 minutes ago, CarloOos said:

I've always thought haptic feedback on triggers would be a cool feature, but considering the failure rate & battery life on 'normal' pads... there's got to be a reason it hasn't been done before now? Maybe it was just cost?

 

EDIT: Whoops, just realised I was conflating haptic feedback and force feedback. Haptic feedback makes much more sense on a pad.

The Xbox One has had it since launch I think.

 

This was definitely more “ears on with Sony PR”. I think we got five minutes of edited highlights of maybe a half hour run through a game level.

[footle]

The Xbox Ones implementation is good in driving games, but is basically limited to Forza and Forza Horizon if you’re wanting examples with a strength you’ll actually feel.

[wretcherd]

4 hours ago, Alex W. said:

It is encouraging that we can still hear him over the PS5 fan.

That's how good RTX Voice is.

[RubberJohnny]

 

Even the controller is big

[Rayn]

That's good new for me. The PS4 controller is a tad too small for my hands I reckon and I don't even have big hands for a bloke. 

[wretcherd]

No problem with it but I loved The Duke and love joycons so what do I know?

[HarryBizzle]

The main things which I don't like about the DS4 are the symmetrical stick placement and the triggers don't feel as substantial as the Xbox ones. The DS5 doesn't seem to change either of those, but being a bit bigger might alleviate the feelings of it being a bit cramped to me.

[Dirty Harry Potter]

Geoff Knightly’s platform of being a corporate wank rag is being stretched way to thin - by all this drip drip info.

An event to show just the controller. I mean really?

[Pug]

1 hour ago, Rayn said:

That's good new for me. The PS4 controller is a tad too small for my hands I reckon and I don't even have big hands for a bloke. 

 

I have to use a silicon skin just so I can hold on to it.

[Clipper]

Oh christ they haven't moved the sticks closer together again have they?  I hated that about the ps3 controller. That and their inability to make functioning triggers on that controller.

 

Hopefully not but it looks like they are a bit closer. I just compared the PS3 to PS4 controller and the distance was only a few mm different but the concave PS3 stick tops made it feel worse.

 

Hopefully then it will be ok this time

 

[Alex W.]

I think it’s just that the rest of the pad is larger.

[Clipper]

17 minutes ago, Alex W. said:

I think it’s just that the rest of the pad is larger.

I think you might be right - the logo between the sticks is bigger which I think is making me think they are closer...

 

phew!

 

[Harrisown]

3 hours ago, HarryBizzle said:

The main things which I don't like about the DS4 are the symmetrical stick placement and the triggers don't feel as substantial as the Xbox ones. The DS5 doesn't seem to change either of those, but being a bit bigger might alleviate the feelings of it being a bit cramped to me.

I love the stick tension in the Xbox controller but hated the triggers.

I would be very happy if you could use a DualShock 4 with the Ps5 just incase the transition is a bit rough.i won’t be able to handle vibration in triggers if there’s any of that.