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My biggest issue right now is the store not letting my upgrade my Digital PS4 Mile Morales to PS5 - there is no option to download the PS5 version every-time I click on it it takes me to purchase the PS5 version even though I have it on PS4. Seems to be an issue with Ubi games not upgrading as well.

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2 minutes ago, Quexex said:

My biggest issue right now is the store not letting my upgrade my Digital PS4 Mile Morales to PS5 - there is no option to download the PS5 version every-time I click on it it takes me to purchase the PS5 version even though I have it on PS4. Seems to be an issue with Ubi games not upgrading as well.

 

Have you tried looking in the [...] menu?

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7 hours ago, krenzler said:

 

 

I imagine a lot of people won't have time for a 38 minute video on thermals, but that's genuinely worrying. For any non-awful nerds in the audience, Gamers Nexus are well-established in the case/cooling scene for PCs, and really do know their stuff; the concerns being raised regarding the non-existent memory cooling are pretty serious, particularly from a lifespan perspective.

 

(also, I enjoyed the not-so-subtle dig at Digital Foundry et al trying to gauge thermal performance of the machines by using thermal imaging cameras; a bit of a shame that DF have taken their expertise of the software-side and used that to give an impression of hardware knowledge that they evidently lack)

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1 hour ago, unleashedmaniac said:

 

I'm now tempted to grab a few bits today and see if I can find anyway to reduce the noise myself.

 

The chap I spoke to just explained it was coil whine. I was like no, if I remove the fan from the casing, it's silent. His reply was "We won't take it in for repair as it's not a fault. If you don't like it, return it to your retailer". Cheers then.

Bonus: my PS5 has developed coil whine too; only when you’re in a game though, it must depend on the PSU power draw.

 

I’m going to try and tough it out until there’s a restock next year and get Amazon to switch it over.

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2 minutes ago, Wiper said:

 

I imagine a lot of people won't have time for a 38 minute video on thermals, but that's genuinely worrying. For any non-awful nerds in the audience, Gamers Nexus are well-established in the case/cooling scene for PCs, and really do know their stuff; the concerns being raised regarding the non-existent memory cooling are pretty serious, particularly from a lifespan perspective.

 

(also, I enjoyed the not-so-subtle dig at Digital Foundry et al trying to gauge thermal performance of the machines by using thermal imaging cameras; a bit of a shame that DF have taken their expertise of the software-side and used that to give an impression of hardware knowledge that they evidently lack)

It’s not like Sony don’t know how to put together a console. They know all this stuff and they don’t believe it to be a problem for now.

 

I watched a great deal of the video but not all , did they mention the fan was at capacity at any point? Was it spinning to give maximum cooling? 
 

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I have this issue when playing Ghost of Tsushima

https://www.vg247.com/2020/11/23/ps5-disc-spinning-randomly/

 

The PlayStation 5 appears to have a strange bug that causes the disc in the drive to spin periodically.

Now that more and more players have their hands on PS5 launch units, we’re starting to see reports of some strange quirks that initial reviews did not pick up on.

One particular issue that’s been coming up for people who opted for the PS5’s disc-based standard edition, is that the disc in the drive appears to spin for now particular reason.

 

Multiple reports on Reddit and Resetera forums indicate that the PS5 spins whatever disc you have in the drive around once every 45 minutes to an hour.

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1 hour ago, Ry said:

I was complaining about the PS5 to a mate and he told his friend I'm thinking of selling it. 

 

Guy is willing to offer me £750. 

 

Not gonna lie, it's very tempting. 

Sold it yet? You're having no luck with it and clearly dislike everything about it.

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19 minutes ago, Harrisown said:

It’s not like Sony don’t know how to put together a console. They know all this stuff and they don’t believe it to be a problem for now.

 

I watched a great deal of the video but not all , did they mention the fan was at capacity at any point? Was it spinning to give maximum cooling? 
 

 

They specifically mention that the fan doesn't reach anywhere near top speed - it's an incredibly powerful thing, heavily throttled, and by the sounds of it the PS5 will never let it run at full.

 

They actually mention that - for them at least - the machine is extremely quiet; far quieter than even a quiet graphics card - and again, I would trust them on that point. They mention they're lucky enough to have no coil whine, which will help, but it suggests the journalists who've praised the silence of the machine may not have been talking out of their arses, despite other people's experience.

 

And it's well and good saying Sony "know how to put together a console", but given the large number of issues users are having at the moment (and, particularly, the fact several people on here have been having crash-tastic experiences irrespective of software, suggesting hardware issues - which could easily be the kinds of crash triggered by memory failure), it's not hard to imagine there may be some design flaws due a correction. After the Xbox it looked like Microsoft knew how to put together a console; didn't stop the 360 from being a reliability nightmare due to overheating (and, in that case, cheap thermal grease).

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2 hours ago, Ry said:

I was complaining about the PS5 to a mate and he told his friend I'm thinking of selling it. 

 

Guy is willing to offer me £750. 

 

Not gonna lie, it's very tempting. 

 

Friend of mine has offered me £600 for mine.

 

I've Platinumed Astro and Miles / Sackboy are on PS4 anyway.

 

Hmmmmm....

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5 minutes ago, Wiper said:

 

They specifically mention that the fan doesn't reach anywhere near top speed - it's an incredibly powerful thing, heavily throttled, and by the sounds of it the PS5 will never let it run at full.

 

They actually mention that - for them at least - the machine is extremely quiet; far quieter than even a quiet graphics card - and again, I would trust them on that point. They mention they're lucky enough to have no coil whine, which will help, but it suggests the journalists who've praised the silence of the machine may not have been talking out of their arses, despite other people's experience.

 

And it's well and good saying Sony "know how to put together a console", but given the large number of issues users are having at the moment (and, particularly, the fact several people on here have been having crash-tastic experiences irrespective of software, suggesting hardware issues - which could easily be the kinds of crash triggered by memory failure), it's not hard to imagine there may be some design flaws due a correction. After the Xbox it looked like Microsoft knew how to put together a console; didn't stop the 360 from being a reliability nightmare due to overheating (and, in that case, cheap thermal grease).

I think the ps5 software is a mess. Bar noisy moving parts it’s far more likely most if these crashes are down to software.

Obviously there will be failures of hardware whatever happens.

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Strongest console launch in ages for me. Probably since the N64.  There's a solid line-up of native games, my machine is quiet (now it's chewed up that sticker, chortle) except when the drive spins up briefly now and again, and there's a bunch of excellent PS4 games thrown in with PSN.  The other thing is, despite being used to high end PC gaming, the visuals this is pumping out knock my socks off. Demon's Souls' Gates of Boletaria makes my jaw drop every time I see it.

 

 

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I do wonder about how many of these issues are hardware and how many are software. If I end up with a unit with coil whine or some other annoying thing, I may well play it and then sell it to CEX when I’m done (and pick up another in 6 months or so). I imagine the price is going to remain high as there’s no stock coming anytime soon. 

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50 minutes ago, catinthehat said:

What’s the issue that the disc spinning thing causes?

Same as the PS4 I expect - noisy as a fuck. You guys running disc versions may want to put something underneath the PS5 to absorb the vibrations. That's what I did with my PS4.

 

I haven't used the drive on mine yet, I've gone digital with all the games so far.

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24 minutes ago, HarryBizzle said:

I do wonder about how many of these issues are hardware and how many are software. If I end up with a unit with coil whine or some other annoying thing, I may well play it and then sell it to CEX when I’m done (and pick up another in 6 months or so). I imagine the price is going to remain high as there’s no stock coming anytime soon. 

Indeed I guess that is the risk you take... These days with the current situation too I expect stock will get swallowed up as fast as they can make them. Even the older consoles seem to be still high in price new and on the pre-owned market.  Unless you really won't miss it just use some earphones if it instead for now if it gets noisy. 

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Just had a email from PSPrices to advise that Yoku's Island Express is currently free (UK region). Just had a look on the store via the PS5 and it shows up for £15.99 plus a trial version.

Can anyone check to see if they are seeing the same. Aware its a PS4 game, but not sure why its showing this.

 

PSPrices:

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PS Store:

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