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Pretty sure a few FGers have new hardware. Can't believe you're not on here bragging about it. So I've started a thread for you. Sort it out🤗

To be honest, I was going to do this thread myself but ended up playing on the damn thing a lot later into the night than I should have!!! So, I have a PS5 and I can confirm, its fucking BIG!!!! I thought I had plenty of room for it in my tv cabinet, wrong!! I had do make some quick furniture rearrangement which pleased the mrs no end!! The controller is a significant step forward in feel and weight, much like the difference from PS3 to PS4. If I'm honest, it feels like a pro controller straight out of the box. The feedback system is just out of this world!! It's not just a rumble pack and away you go. Every inch of the controller feels alive with the gameplay and just makes everything that much more immersive. However, the adaptive triggers were the thing that really blew me away. The fact that the specific part of the gameplay will dictate the pressure and feedback required on a button press is just mind blowing. Honestly, this is a game changer in terms of non-obtrusive next gen hardware. UI is simple, if not a little bare for my likings. But familiar at least. No real complaints on it other than that stupid party chat system is still in place. I was able to share my Mortal Kombat gameplay with @GazzaGarratt whilst he grinded away on Destiny. Neither of us noticed and performance drop in doing this. The SSD is a massive quality of life upgrade. Load times are a thing of the past and general interaction between one game and another becomes a breeze. I wasnt playing anything too intensive on loading last night but with that said I dont really recall ever having to wait for anything, which can only be a good thing. With all the positives above, here comes the negative. Games. I'm confused as to how many ACTUAL true next gen games are out at the moment but it cant be more than a handful. I know theres a remaster of that and a collector's version of the other. But true showcase AAA titles just aren't there at release and that is the only way you're going to get £70 out of me for a game. Happy to maybe look around the £40 mark for a remaster but it feels like a bit of a piss take at the moment. The PS Collection helps to redeem the situation somewhat with a great catalogue of games that can hopefully guide the system through this sparse release window. Bloodborne last night looked absolutely fantastic and I'm loving playing it at the higher frame rate so I'm looking forward to seeing what other games are like. All in all I'm happy with it. My PS4 was on it's way out so it made sense to upgrade. YMMV but I'm totally understanding of people that wont invest for a while yet. PS4 was all about the players, PS5 is all about the patience it seems

Well, where to start? The controller sucks, the menu sucks, the party system sucks, the lack of optical out sucks, the amount of launch titles suck, it's far too big, and the people I play with suck. Am I missing anything? Ok for realsies then: The controller feels a bit chunky and very Xboxy but this is probably just a case of getting used to it. The menu system is a bit odd at first but like the controller, I'm sure it'll become second nature soon enough. God knows how much I'd be whinging if they didn't change it, I'd be all "new content everybody" on their asses so they're never gonna win regardless. The party system can get in the sea, what the fuck Sony were thinking with that is anyone's guess. There's only one USB port on the front of the console, the other is USB-C which may or many not be the future, I guess Sony was also stuck between a diddums and a hard place here because we're sort of in this weird twilight era of transition between those bullshit USB plugs that only ever go in on the third try, in the same orientation as the first, and USB-C, so they need to cater to everyone and that's a bitch. We'll make it work I'm sure. There's a USB on the back which is nice, so when I eventually have to plug in an external drive because Sony's removed the ability to use any drive you want I won't have any cables hanging out the front which I don't need. I suspect these external drives will be quadruple the price of the exact same drive without the Sony logo because Sony tax but I'll whinge about that one when we get to it. The lack of an optical out has irritated me no end and seems like such a stupid oversight. This means I can no longer adjust the balance between the chat or game sound which is a massive loss for me as it effectively kills the most used feature on my £250 headset. Thanks Sony. Ah but there's a solution y'see, buy an HDMI to Optical out adapter for £50 (fifty fucking quid! can buy the whole of Yorkshire a cup of tea for that!) and even then we don't know if the console will simply output all the sound over it or split it like the PS4 did and I've no intention of spunking £50 to find out it doesn't work. Maybe there'll be a workaround, we'll see. The silence of the console is fantastic but then those fans and fins are all squeaky new and dust free so we'll see how that evolves over time. The snappiness and responsiveness of the system as a whole is amazing. It reminds me of the first time I installed an SSD, the zippyness of it all is excellent. Also doing a software update in a matter of a couple of minutes rather than hours was fantastic and this seems to be reflected in the download speeds too which are considerably faster than the PS4. The Playstation Collection or whatever it's called, you know, that last-minute shit we're gonna get pwned by xbox's game pass so make something quick! thing is great and has some good games on it too. I hope this is just the beginning and not just a ploy to sucker people in. The playroom game is fantastic and a proper homage to the legacy of Playstation, if you haven't played it, get cracking. Overall I'm happy, certainly worth the money and most of the little niggles are things that I will get used to over time, however the optical port problem is inexcusable and will need a solution.

Your mu......nope, not goona stoop that low

Thats probably worth it alone. I'm like @techno as it doesn't come second nature to wear a watch but if it meant i'd stop becoming a fat bastard then I could be swayed. I just don't why they have to super expensive still. I really did think they create a value range lower than £100 just with less features but will interact with your phone.

I was thinking, not sure I could do another survival game whilst we've got all the others on the go...and then I go and see they're bringing in a Zip Line!! What madness is this!?! Looks awesome and a really cool idea fitting with the game. Might check this out over Christmas considering its only £15. If it gets a sale and it goes even lower, let me know and i'll grab it.

Well, the raid ISN'T delayed and they've also made the quickest patch possible yesterday that made changes not only to some bugs found initially but also directly to the Stasis super. Somehow feels like it shouldn't have got this bad but looks like the continued changes in the back end of the game we don't see has allowed them to make quicker patches, especially game breaking ones like the Warlock Stasis Super. Here's all the details of the patch they've shot into the game just days after the issues: DESTINY 2 HOTFIX 3.0.0.3 Nov 19, 2020 - Destiny Dev Team COMBAT WEAPONS Fixed an issue where the Coriolis Force Fusion Rifle was getting more ammo than intended from ammo bricks. Fixed an issue where the Witherhoard damage debuff wasn't being removed properly. Witherhoard has now been re-enabled. ABILITIES Stasis Fixed exploits with the Warlock Shadebinder Super. Stasis breakout damage reduced (110->90hp). Adjusted the curve that reduces breakout damage using Resilience. Increased the damage reduction effect Resilience has so that higher tiers of Resilience are more valuable. Caps out at 90 Resilience. Penumbral Blast (Stasis Warlock melee) projectile speed reduced by 20%. Penumbral Blast (Stasis Warlock melee) range reduced (was 28m now 16m). Winter’s Wrath (Stasis Warlock Super) duration reduced (was 30s now 24s). Winter’s Wrath light attack (Stasis Warlock Super) cost reduced (was 5% per burst, now 4.5% per burst). Cold Snap seeker speed reduced by 23%. Against Guardians: Cold Snap freeze duration lowered (was 4.75s now 1.35s). Ice Flare Bolts freeze duration lowered (was 4.75s now 1.35s). Penumbral Blast (Stasis Warlock melee) freeze duration lowered (was 4.75s now 1.35s). Winter’s Wrath heavy attack (Stasis Warlock Super) no longer affects players who are not encased. GAMEPLAY AND INVESTMENT REWARDS Fixed an issue where Pinnacle rewards were not dropping at the correct Power. Fixed an issue where several repeatable bounties were providing more XP than intended. ACTIVITIES Fixed an issue on Exodus Crash where the Spider Tank wasn't spawning. Exodus Crash has been re-enabled. GENERAL Fixed an issue that was causing ARUGULA errors. Fixed an issue where Fragment pursuits were purchasable with a full inventory.

At least you gave it a go, Doc. 👍

It will have difficulty settings, from easy to hardcore. What that entails I'm not sure but I'll see if i can find any info.

Main purpose is I can organise club runs do warm ups and warm downs but it's mainly means if someone gets injured I'm covered as for the coaching side that's something I might look at some time down the line

Ah! Always nice to having another NYer/someone in our time zone! @TurboR56Mini and I are typically on after 6PM ET during the week (if we play during the week), but only for 2 - 3 hours. Sundays are our usual major game day. Hope to catch you on!

Yeah, my first impression was right. Not the game for me.

I have been put on a run leadership course by the club i run for it cost 165 pounds 155 pound is funded by the welsh athletics the 10 pound was for the 4 modules i had to do the weekend just gone this weekend i have the course not long only 1 hour 30 minutes which is online.

I picked up Beyond Shite last night so hopefully will be ready for whenever they fix it 👍

Seems Bungie forgot to test their content for basic bugs🤣

Crucible too 😂 Yeah might need to resuscitate my warlock too😂

I picked up Disney at the weekend and I've watched the first 4 episodes so far. I can see why its popular, particularly compared to recent films.

How odd! So the code didnt work at all on his Xbox. But I went into his Xbox account on the laptop and redeemed the code and all of a sudden it was available for him to download in the store. Really weird but at least he's happy now!

Will take some update pictures of the raft when I’m next on, forgot how much I enjoy this game!

They've done a massive update to this, just about to jump on with a mate and check it out. Raft - UPDATE 12: The Second Chapter - Out NOW! - Steam News STORE.STEAMPOWERED.COM "The Second Chapter" is now out and ready to be explored by you Rafters! If you are done with The First Chapter and ready for more... I was meant to post this earlier but didn't, played a fair few hours today but haven't got up to any of the new content.

The watch gathers more info then an app. Average pulse rate over a run, for example, so you can see your fitness improving. Set a workout schedule and it reminds you it's the day to do X. Step tracking and "go move" reminders. Basically it helped me with both motivation and by showing concrete gains even if the scale didn't move that week.

I've thought about getting a smart watch but I don't and haven't worn watches for 20+ years. I have started using my fitness Pal for minor motivation.

I've just done a quick search of the forums to see how many times Kowloon has been mentioned - it's 17 times in total and 14 were from Phil😂