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Sarlaccfood

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4 hours ago, Ry said:

 

I recently picked it up but its been put in the backlog. Is it 60fps standard? Or am i better waiting for a PS5 patch?

Depends on what else you’ve got to play really. It’s 30 (which isn’t a deal breaker personally) but there’s rumours of a patch and a kind of “ultimate edition” coming so you might want to hold out if you can jump on something else first.
 

I’m not sure what to do myself. I almost tweeted Kojima yesterday :lol:

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Alan Stock

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Got a bonus so thinking about picking up a PS5 - can anyone point me in the right direction for a normal retail copy (UK) or do scalpers still rule the roost? 

 

Also any thoughts on whether to get the digital only version or the disc version? Does reselling games seem worth the extra cost of the disc version?

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55 minutes ago, Garibaldi said:


Are you insane? Do you want the busywork of holding down both triggers to balance a load intensified by Kojima adding suitable resistance to said triggers?  

Yes please . Hurt me Kojima. 

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1 hour ago, Alan Stock said:

Got a bonus so thinking about picking up a PS5 - can anyone point me in the right direction for a normal retail copy (UK) or do scalpers still rule the roost? 

 

Also any thoughts on whether to get the digital only version or the disc version? Does reselling games seem worth the extra cost of the disc version?

 

Alan, Stock is scarce, and when it is available, it's stupid o'clock in the morning, and sells out in seconds because scalpers use bots. If you have PS4 games on disc then you want the disc version.

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Pob

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Does anyone have the PS5 Media Remote? I'm wondering whether to switch to PS5 for streaming apps. The main issue with the Xbox is having to use the control pad.

 

It sounds like the PS5 Media Remote can control the TV volume and TV on/off via IR, on "compatible TVs" (I have a Sony TV so I would hope it's compatible), using an IR transmitter. Has anyone tried this? Media remotes that rely on an IR receiver on the console itself are no good to me as there is no line-of-sight between the sofa and the front of my consoles.

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Spacehost

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15 minutes ago, Pob said:

Does anyone have the PS5 Media Remote? I'm wondering whether to switch to PS5 for streaming apps. The main issue with the Xbox is having to use the control pad.

 

It sounds like the PS5 Media Remote can control the TV volume and TV on/off via IR, on "compatible TVs" (I have a Sony TV so I would hope it's compatible), using an IR transmitter. Has anyone tried this? Media remotes that rely on an IR receiver on the console itself are no good to me as there is no line-of-sight between the sofa and the front of my consoles.

You should be able to control your PS5 with your normal TV remote via HDMI-CEC. You'd only need the media remote if it doesn't support it, but it's worked with every PlayStation and TV I've had since 2009.

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Pob

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3 minutes ago, Spacehost said:

You should be able to control your PS5 with your normal TV remote via HDMI-CEC. You'd only need the media remote if it doesn't support it, but it's worked with every PlayStation and TV I've had since 2009.

I've tried that in the past and got into all sorts of hot water, but I'll give it another go.

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49 minutes ago, Spacehost said:

FWIW the PS5 doesn't have any IR support, it's all over Bluetooth for the remote.

Cheers. That must mean that the Media Remote uses its IR for the TV then, rather than relying on the console relaying commands to the TV. That suits me.

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Pob

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So if the Media Remote can turn the PS5 on (which will then trigger the TV to turn on and switch to the correct input), and the Media Remote can control my TV's volume, then it'd be perfect.

 

A few 'ifs' there, because of course there is no documentation online to know whether it'll work with my TV (Sony XE90).

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Reynard

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Why are people using their superconsoles to watch TV? 

 

Is it just for the ease of going from gaming to watching telly and not having to switch something else on?

 

Or is there something that they're technically better at doing than a device such as a Fire TV Stick?

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Quexex

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18 minutes ago, Reynard said:

Why are people using their superconsoles to watch TV? 

 

Is it just for the ease of going from gaming to watching telly and not having to switch something else on?

 

Or is there something that they're technically better at doing than a device such as a Fire TV Stick?

To be honest I never used my PS4 for media playback of any type - that same goes for my PS5. I did used to use the PS3 as it had a great media remote and at the time supported all the main streaming services. Since then I've upgraded the TV so I now just use those apps rather than having a console running as well.

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Pob

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28 minutes ago, Reynard said:

Why are people using their superconsoles to watch TV? 

 

Is it just for the ease of going from gaming to watching telly and not having to switch something else on?

 

Or is there something that they're technically better at doing than a device such as a Fire TV Stick?

 

I don't have any kind of fire stick or whatever, and my TV uses Android so takes 5 seconds to respond to any command. Consoles are much better and more responsive in my experience, plus there's a chance of getting down to only having one remote.

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Uncle Mike

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1 hour ago, Pob said:

A few 'ifs' there, because of course there is no documentation online to know whether it'll work with my TV (Sony XE90).

 

I'm surprised that they haven't listed out compatible TVs anywhere, but from a lot of testing I do in the office (in the old days) pretty much any Sony remote works for the basics on pretty much any Sony TV, so you'll likely be fine.

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16 minutes ago, Uncle Mike said:

 

I'm surprised that they haven't listed out compatible TVs anywhere, but from a lot of testing I do in the office (in the old days) pretty much any Sony remote works for the basics on pretty much any Sony TV, so you'll likely be fine.

 

Cheers, I reckon I'll go for that media remote. I did just try using my Sony TV remote to control the PS5 and it's okay, but it's not very ergonomic, 80% of the buttons won't be used, and the lack of a button that performs the 'PS' function is a pain.

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37 minutes ago, Pob said:

 

Cheers, I reckon I'll go for that media remote. I did just try using my Sony TV remote to control the PS5 and it's okay, but it's not very ergonomic, 80% of the buttons won't be used, and the lack of a button that performs the 'PS' function is a pain.

The Home button on my Bravia remote does the PS button.

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4 minutes ago, Spacehost said:

The Home button on my Bravia remote does the PS button.

 

Mine takes me to the TV's shitty homescreen! Which makes sense, otherwise there would no way to get to it. Not that I want to ever get to it, really.

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