PS5?

[NDallasRuss]

Has anyone here bought one for yourselves or your family yet?

If so, how is it? Are the graphics and/or gameplay appreciably better than the PS4?

NDallasDaughter wants one, but it seems like a lot of work to find one right now.

Curious if it's worth the hype. Thanks!

 

[millah_22]

Can I add another questin to yours? People who have one, does it have any games yet to warrant buying a PS5?

 

[QChawks]

I’m going to get my boys a used PS4 now that people are upgrading.

does buying the games matter or can they just be downloaded? They play fortnite on their iPads now.

 

[ConvenientParking]

I’m going to get my boys a used PS4 now that people are upgrading.

does buying the games matter or can they just be downloaded? They play fortnite on their iPads now.

They can all be downloaded AFAIK but they're not any cheaper that way. Fortnite is free I guess.

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

I’m going to get my boys a used PS4 now that people are upgrading.

does buying the games matter or can they just be downloaded? They play fortnite on their iPads now.

You want my PS4? I don't use it.

 

[ConvenientParking]

I sold my PS4 for slab money over the summer after 3 years and maybe 10 hours of video games and hundreds of hours using it as a really expensive Roku.

 

[QChawks]

You want my PS4? I don't use it.

sure, $69 is my max offer

I’ve been looking at FB marketplace and the prices are dropping fast!

 

[NDallasRuss]

I’m going to get my boys a used PS4 now that people are upgrading.

does buying the games matter or can they just be downloaded? They play fortnite on their iPads now.

I think that buying used games is better/ cheaper than buying the games online from the playstation store. Probably 3/4 of our games have been bought used. The only ones we buy new are the ones the daughter really wants - the most recent is the Assassins Creed Valhalla, which seems to be really good so far. Beyond that we're content to wait a month or two before picking up used copies.

 

[sober_teacher]

sure, $69 is my max offer

I’ve been looking at FB marketplace and the prices are dropping fast!

I'll be trading it in to GameStop this weekend and upgrading to the PS5.

One thing I'm glad they did this time was to make games backwards compatible, so that PS4 games will be playable on the PS5. Which is nice, because my understanding is that PS5 games went up $10 in price - same for Xbox console as well I believe.

 

[QChawks]

I think that buying used games is better/ cheaper than buying the games online from the playstation store. Probably 3/4 of our games have been bought used. The only ones we buy new are the ones the daughter really wants - the most recent is the Assassins Creed Valhalla, which seems to be really good so far. Beyond that we're content to wait a month or two before picking up used copies.

got it. So I buy a used PS4 would it come with down loaded games? Or will they transfer to the PS5?

 

[B1GDeal]

I got the Digital Edition, but it's a gift for my boys so it won't be opened until xmas. That said, the games out now are nothing special, most will be upgraded versions of the games currently available on the PS4. It will likely be 6-mo or longer before some good titles meant for the PS5 are out. But, by the sounds of it not many will have the PS5 until then anyway.

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

I'll be trading it in to GameStop this weekend and upgrading to the PS5.

One thing I'm glad they did this time was to make games backwards compatible, so that PS4 games will be playable on the PS5. Which is nice, because my understanding is that PS5 games went up $10 in price - same for Xbox console as well I believe.

Does Gamestop give you money for the system or do they just do store credit?

 

[NDallasRuss]

got it. So I buy a used PS4 would it come with down loaded games? Or will they transfer to the PS5?

I think downloaded games would be tied to the user's profile, so you wouldn't buy a ps4 and get whatever the previous user had downloaded.

I guess maybe there could be saved game data? But I'd have to think gamestop has a process to wipe them before selling them.

 

[sober_teacher]

Does Gamestop give you money for the system or do they just do store credit?

In the past it's been store credit.

 

[BrunoMars420]

Xbox series X is compatible with every game ever made on the Xbox console.

But good luck in buying one for market price before the holidays. The bots buy it all up so fast when they restock online

 

[ConvenientParking]

I think downloaded games would be tied to the user's profile, so you wouldn't buy a ps4 and get whatever the previous user had downloaded.

I guess maybe there could be saved game data? But I'd have to think gamestop has a process to wipe them before selling them.

The hard drive formatting process is built into the PS4 OS and you do it through the settings menu. Takes a while to do. Mine took like an hour.

 

[DooBi]

They can all be downloaded AFAIK but they're not any cheaper that way. Fortnite is free I guess.

My son has probably spent $300 on that "free" game on in game purchases. Lol

 

[B1GDeal]

My son has probably spent $300 on that "free" game on in game purchases. Lol

I think there will be more and more "free" games like this in the coming years.

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

In the past it's been store credit.

Dang it. I'd rather just sell my ps4 because I'm not planning on getting a new system.

 

[FlickShagwell]

I sold my PS4 for slab money over the summer after 3 years and maybe 10 hours of video games and hundreds of hours using it as a really expensive Roku.

That’s basically the story with mine. I bought it to run PSVue and it eventually paid for itself with the money I saved not paying for Cox cable. It came with Star Wars Battle Front, which I might’ve spent 90 minutes collectively playing. I suck at it. Then the kids I coach were all into Fortnight so I downloaded that and sucked at it, too. Now that PSVue is kaput, it just sits there. Give me my PS2 and NCAA Football games or my mini Nintendo and SNES and I’m a happy guy. I’d consider buying a PS5 if they brought back the NCAA Football series, though.

 

[NDallasRuss]

Xbox series X is compatible with every game ever made on the Xbox console.

But good luck in buying one for market price before the holidays. The bots buy it all up so fast when they restock online

I've seen that's been a big problem with Walmart.com - there's nothing at all to keep bots from buying them all up when they become available. I guess Walmart doesn't care because they're moving units, but it sucks for people wanting to buy one.

 

[BrunoMars420]

Dang it. I'd rather just sell my ps4 because I'm not planning on getting a new system.

What a #loser

 

[BrunoMars420]

I've seen that's berm a big problem with Walmart.com - there's nothing at all to keep bots from buying them all up when they become available. I guess Walmart doesn't care because they're moving units, but it sucks for people wanting to buy one.

Yah I have tried a couple of times when they have it in stock and they are sold out in like 3 seconds. There is another restock tonight that I am going to try. I really don’t want to but I may have to pay more than I should on eBay or the marketplace

 

[sober_teacher]

Dang it. I'd rather just sell my ps4 because I'm not planning on getting a new system.

You can call and ask I suppose, I've always taken the store credit option since I've planned on buy the new system, or else use trade in on older games for the new FIFA version.

 

[Hwki6sn]

I'll try again to beat the bots for one tonight when Walmart restocks them but I'm assuming it will go like the last time and I'll get shut out. I'll wait until I can buy one at original price I won't buy one of the scalped ones. I have a ps4 and xbox one so I'm not dying for one immediately.