@Voltan Yeah I'd probably wait until at least then as I'm not in the program, but I can't imagine prices dipping that much between now and when the final version releases. Unless that is you know something I don't
@render Nah, probably not - but you will have more information about available SSD models and such. I'm not sure how fast PS OS versions usually move from beta to public release but with one adding this many features, I imagine it could take a couple months maybe. Not much point buying a drive to just have it sit in a box.
@Voltan I guess the big question will be if demand drives the prices down or if parts are constrained then they might just stay where they are longer. There certainly looks like there's going to be plenty of competition, which is a good thing.
@render If I were in the need to get one, (which I'm not) I would defo wait if you can. Black Friday seems like a good time when you see a discount in em.
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@JohnnyShoulder Yeah I think I'm more on the side of waiting, especially as it's not exactly the most exciting PS related purchase you can make. I might just have to delete a few more games but that's not the end of the world.
Just got the 1Tb SSD installed, took all of 3 minutes. Works like a charm, games load basically the same as the internal maybe a second or 2 slower but nothing big. Moving games takes about 30 or so seconds give or take.
Just thought I’d share this for those who might have experienced it —
I was noticing my PS5 to be a little bit slower. Games didn’t open quite as quickly as before and clicking through the settings had occasional lags, like when bringing up the game saves submenu. It was all very subtle and still much zippier than my PS4, so I didn’t think much of it, until today. I switched over to play a little more A Plague’s Tale (it had been a couple weeks since I played) and I noticed a definite lag in the loading process. Again, nothing worse than PS4 but definitely different than what I remembered from when my PS5 was new. Then when the game autosaved, the circling icon in the corner took an uncomfortably long time to save. I was worried I had encounter a glitch, but the save icon finally finished, so I decided to immediately exit the game and restart the PS5. When I brought up the game I got the same long loading and saving prompts again, so I shut the console off, entered safe mode, and I did a “clear software cache” and then also did a “rebuild database”. The database rebuild took all of 3-4 minutes and was really easy. It reset my crossbar and now it’s filled with the usual PS app nonsense, but it appears to have fixed the problem. I booted up A Plague Tale and it seems to now save and load quickly like before.
Anyways, my PS5 is only a couple months old but I’ve already had to do this, so fair warning. It takes all of 5 minutes, but still just be aware of the potential need to rebuild your database every so often. I have a feeling that my Returnal crashes have something to do with this, but can’t be sure. Anyways, all’s well now!
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@Th3solution Weird, my console seems to be as fast as it was on the first day, I've certainly not noticed any difference. Have you been putting jam on the console again?
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@JohnnyShoulder Of course not. I know jam’s no good for the PS5. I’ve been feeding it slices of ham and cheese through that intake slot on the front. I’m assuming that’s what it’s for.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution Closer to launch I had this issue with AC Valhalla when loading / fast travel would take about 30 seconds instead of the usual 7 or so. It fixed itself though.
@Th3solution That's weird. Mine still feels really snappy and no problems in that respect. One of my controllers has started to drift though. I noticed first in Demon's Souls where the character would flicker sometimes and then suddenly take a left turn when it should have just been heading straight on. I've also caught it a few times just moving of it's own accord. I've tried all the online troubleshooting so got to try and get through to Sony today to see if I can get a repair. I think it might have been all that Returnal action that did it 😂
@velio84 And oh yeah it is looking good. I'm definitely going to get GoT back on my Playstation and give it another go. I've platinumed it already but quite fancy having another look at the Legends stuff.
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