Picked mine up this arvo and here’s my opening thoughts.
- It’s a chonk. Seriously, the thing would be around a third bigger than a PS4.
- The supplied game does a great job of familiarising you with the controller and keeping you busy until your first download finishes. It’s fun and is full of PS Easter eggs.
- The new vibration and adaptive triggers are very impressive. I wasn’t entirely convinced by the marketing, but after playing around with it, the feeling is great and the gameplay based opportunities are endless.
- Graphics on Spider-Man in 4K are unbelievable. The textures and animation are the best I’ve personally experienced. Period. I was in NYC early this year and they have really nailed it,
- Minecraft (PS4 edition) boots much faster and is way smoother to play compared to standard PS4. This isn’t the most taxing game going around, so I expect the improvement to be magnified for the likes of GTA, GTS, etc.
- The R1 button on my controller got a bit sticky for a while but seems to have cleared itself up. Minor thing, but thought worth mentioning in case anyone else has something similar.
- Cross platform (PS4-PS5) chat is a thing, as is online gaming. Downloads seem faster (but only 1 game at a time?) and the UI is simple, pretty and responsive.
- The controller has a speaker and a Mic which you can use for party chat. Volume is about right on the speaker and mic clarity is pretty good according to my mates I was talking too. Not as good as my usual PS4 turtle beach, but definitely good enough.
Overall, stoked with the console and very excited for what this generation has in store!