Hi folks, my sister was asking me about keyboard and mouse for my nephews PS5 but I don't know what he'd be playing that offers that option on the console. Any ideas and if so what's a decent set?
@Elfuggingjefe I can only think he wants it for fortnite. He doesn't play much else. My nieces and nephews are a lost cause when it comes to gaming. I tried introducing them to quality games on PS, Xbox & Switch but the Fortnites and Roblox type games came out on top ☹️
@Elfuggingjefe I've jumped in a few times as well but just to speak with my nephews as they played. But you're right and I've made peace with it. My sisters with the kids didn't play games growing up. They weren't interested, so I can blame them for not knowing 🤣
On my 2025 PlayStation Wrap Up, I ended up with just 441 hours played and 13 games. 54% of my game time for the year was spent on Baldur’s Gate 3. 😄
So if I’m mathing correctly, that’s 8 hours gaming per week. I’m disappointed that I didn’t get more played this year. Most years I can get around 20 games played and I think I’m usually over 500 hours at least.
What I did find interesting was the breakdown of how much time I spent on console vs on the Portal, with about 90 of those 440 hours being on the Portal. I actually thought it would be a little more than that, seems I spend more than 20% of my game time on the portable. With cloud streaming having only come out recently, I bet that 2026 numbers will show a heavier split toward the Portal, like maybe 30-40% I suspect.
Also interesting to see which DualSense controller I use most, albeit meaningless information, truly. I use whichever one is charged! 😂
Were you surprised by your end of year data?
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i've played shockingly little this year - just six games. The playtime isn't even accurate because it counts when games are paused, and didn't include games played on another PS5 system (but still signed in as me), such as Split Fiction, or Vita games.
According to the summary, my most played game is Alan Wake 2, which I'm still slowly playing, followed by Metal Gear Solid Delta. The true mark of just how little I've played is that the number five game was Man of Medan at 3 hours, followed by one hour of Need For Speed Rivals.
The overwhelming majority of my gaming time this year has been spent on the Switch/Switch 2 and DS. I also played Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on the Xbox. I'm not really surprised by how little I've played on my PS5, as I find it extremely difficult to focus and get very distracted.
Hours played: 702
Games played: 52
Trophies: 373 including 2 Platinums
Controller: Cosmic Red
Top Games:
1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - 78h
2. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach - 60h
3. Metaphor: ReFantazio - 53h (carried over from last year, I’ve put well over 100h into this)
4. Goat Simulator 3 - 47h
5. Cronos: The New Dawn - 46h
(Ghost of Yotei and Kingdom Come Deliverance II will overtake many of these and are like 1 hour away from this list)
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” -C.S. Lewis
855 hours played, 41 games played, 496 trophies, 5 platinums. Fave controller is the Midnight Black.
1. Battlefield 6 - 111 hours and still playing
2. Lords of the Fallen - 111 hours
3. Lies of P - 79 hours
4. Metaphor: ReFantazio - 74 hours (I played a bunch last year too)
5. Cult of the Lamb - 53 hours and still playing
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
I purposefully held off doing my PS Wrap-Up in the hopes that it would count my past week's progress, but it seems Sony stopped tracking my stats ten days ago. Looking at my PS5's profile page, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered should have been in third place, with 54 hours played (and a good dozen trophies added to this year's haul, too). Oh well. It's just a bit of fun, right?
Numbers are up from last year, some by a little, others by a lot. Which is weird because it feels like I barely played anything all summer, but hey. Guess I'm making up for lost time!
Not sure how they worked out putting Dragon Age ahead of Tomb Raider, especially since I got way more trophies from the latter, but Lara "won" my Wrap-Up last year, so I suppose it's only fair.
Oh, and my favourite controller (?!) was my DualSense Chroma Indigo. Thanks for that...?
"If I let not knowing anything stop me from doing something, I'd never do everything!"
@Herculean Alas, no. My long-form days are behind me. However, I did drop a paragraph of expanded thoughts over in the Non-2025 Game of the Year topic, and I'd be happy to answer any questions / chat along as you play through someday. Bottom line is, if you're already interested, then I'd recommend it!
"If I let not knowing anything stop me from doing something, I'd never do everything!"
@Werehog Just read your post over there. That's a strong recommendation, wow. The game is a bit of a weird one for me, some people I really trust hate it, while other people I trust love it. How can this game be so divisive.
I'll probably have to play it to understand. Maybe after Indy!
@Herculean As with all of my opinions, that paragraph was (and is) an incredibly personal take, but hey, at least I'm not totally alone in singing the game's praises! It's always going cheap nowadays, so if you're ever tempted to try it for yourself, it shouldn't be a costly risk.
There are a handful of rational and valid perspectives on The Veilguard which do put forward a few fair criticisms. Even if I don't agree with them myself, I can stand back and recognise that they're different from the endless white noise of prejudice which spitefully attacks any mere mention of the game. When you get to the fourth instalment of a rich, detailed, and deeply personal series, you're never gonna be able to please everybody. Best you can realistically hope for is that you like more of it than you don't.
And it sounds like you can safely say that about Indiana Jones for now, which is awesome!
"If I let not knowing anything stop me from doing something, I'd never do everything!"
@Werehog The more I progress in Indiana Jones, the more I find enjoyment, by the way. It's different from other games, but based on your gaming preferences, you might really like it.
My partner and me play it together. It's a nice game even when you're not playing, because it's mostly about finding things and solving small puzzles, than it is about combat.
@Herculean Oh yay, thanks for the report! Especially since it's a positive one. I'm real glad you've been able to share the experience with your partner, too. Even with the focus on puzzles, I'd also imagine it must be a fun adventure to watch regardless, much like the movies.
Here's hoping it continues its upward trend, and that it sticks the landing for you both!
"If I let not knowing anything stop me from doing something, I'd never do everything!"
I'm actually quite tempted by those new HyperPop controllers and console covers. I don't know if I'll actually get any of them, but I think they look cool. I don't know if the covers come without the disk drive.
Maybe I just like the idea of them more than actually liking them. I don't know.
"A corpse, should be left well alone. Oh, I know very well how the secrets beckon so sweetly. Only an honest death will cure you now. Liberate you from your wild curiosity."
Maybe I just like the idea of them more than actually liking them.
That was my reaction to 'em, too! At least as far as the cover plates go. Took a real good look, smiled, thought they were great, and then instinctively knew that I would never apply them to my own console.
If some of the controllers are still available come the day I need a new one, I might be tempted. I used to be totally against anything other than standard / default controller colours, but now both my DualSenses are what I call "fancy" editions and I actually kinda like it.
"If I let not knowing anything stop me from doing something, I'd never do everything!"
@Werehog Yeah, I'm a little OCD when it comes to it. I like my console and my controller(s) to be the same colour. 😅
"A corpse, should be left well alone. Oh, I know very well how the secrets beckon so sweetly. Only an honest death will cure you now. Liberate you from your wild curiosity."
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