I'm actually more excited about the vertical trophies than I am the extended storage. Don't get me wrong, it's nice that they are finally adding it for all the people that have been wanting it since Day 1, but I'm definitely not getting another hard drive anytime soon. I've been disappointed with how they butchered a really clean trophy look from the PS4 since Day 1, so them finally making real strides with the PS5's UI with the last update and this one.
Just like the stock issues, it's taken a bit longer than expected to start getting the UI in the condition it should be, but at least we're finally getting there. Now they need to try to work on getting the What's New page back.
Sucks about Kena, as now I have to choose between starting Tales of Arise right away and pushing Kena back until I'm done with it or vice versa. I don't want to do either as they are probably my two most anticipated games (not named Horizon Forbidden West) of the year at this point, but something will have to give obviously.
A quick question came to mind while reading recent articles and comments about the new installable SSD internal memory drives — is it true that adding and deleting games over and over on a drive is unhealthy for it? Seems like I heard or read somewhere that repeatedly deleting things and installing things over and over will shorten the life of your hard drive. I’m not sure how practical, or even how true, that statement is, but if so then I’ll be more apt to try the installment of the expanded internal memory sooner rather than later since installing, deleting and porting to external memory, then reinstalling back again repeatedly over the next seven years might “wear out” my PS5 faster. Or am I being silly to even worry about that? I admit my ignorance on these techy tidbits.
@JohnnyShoulder Lol, thanks and I’d very much enjoy such a guide! 😅
But that does put my mind at ease about just waiting on the expandable internal memory. I’ll wait until there are plenty of options and cheaper alternatives. Deleting and redownloading isn’t too bad on the PS5, and mostly can be done really quickly.
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@RogerRoger Thanks! It’s probably contained in Dummies Guide to PS5 early chapters but Johnny is still working on getting me a copy. 😄 But I appreciate the context of how many rewrites it would likely take to have any damaging effect. Certainly by then I’ll be able to buy a PS5 Pro Slim Plus for $250 off the shelf at Wal-Mart.
Have you (or anyone else) taken apart your PS5 to do a deep cleaning yet?
I famously didn’t even think to do this to my PS4 until it had been in my possession under heavy usage for about 5 years. Supposedly PS5 cleans easier but I don’t feel like mine needs any cleaning yet, so just wondering what the average cleaning schedule people are going to follow.
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@Th3solution It took about 3 or 4 years for the hard drive in my PS4 Slim to go so it’s honestly all just down to luck and making sure you clean the system.
@Voltan You are not wrong since it's almost as much as the PS5 itself, but I won't criticize. Do whatever you wanna do obviously, @redd214. It is supposed to be good.
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Eh, I've kinda got used to deleting stuff off my console these days. Maybe when they've come down in price, but as it is now feels a bit too pricey just for a little bit of convenience. Each to their own though.
Who wants to see what the new look trophy system? Here you go!
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@Abarth_71 Did you find it an easier task than cleaning the PS4?
@RogerRoger I will say that I’ve done the deep clean a grand total of one time in my PS4. It was actually pleasantly surprising how little dust had accumulated over the 4-5 year period. I’ll be curious to hear how your consoles look on the inside after all the years of use. I imagine there is a wide range in how much dirt collects, based on the home, air flow, entertainment center set up, regional climate variations, etc.
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I thought this was pretty useful. He installs one with a built in heat sink and then and then one with a seperate heat sink. Looks like it will be significantly cheaper to get one without a heat sink, and does look too complicated to combine it with the storage drive.
@JohnnyShoulder Looks about as easy as I imagined it would. I'd probably get the one without heatsink to save a few pounds. I have run out of space but I'm unsure about buying now or waiting 6 months to see how the prices fall.
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