The Video Game Thread

[Jammer]

I finally broke down and purchased the PS5 Pro. I haven't set it up yet. It's still in the box. I was not planning on getting one, but my current PS5 overheats repeatedly. Long story short I've come to the conclusion it's probably a liquid metal problem. I did not come to that conclusion lightly. I did a lot of troubleshooting and a lot of cleaning to come to that expectation.

I'm debating on if I want to sell the bad console "as is" or do the extra step of fixing the liquid metal issue and possibly sell it for more money. Selling it "as is" makes it easier on me but I would feel a bit guilty for selling a system than can overheat in the middle of an intense scene and then shut down. I've had my system for a little over 4 years and it irritates me when it shuts down. I can only imagine what the poor guy buying my system would think when he discovers it overheats quickly when he is playing an intensive game.

The purchase of this is so different than when the PS5 came out. I ordered it today from Walmart, waited about an hour until I got the notification it was ready for retrieval, and away I went. Most of remember the fiasco of this current generations' launch. I'm looking at the box now and kind of getting excited about setting it up.

 

[DemonBlood]

Atomfall Thursday. Look's super cool. Been waiting for it.

 

[John813]

I finally broke down and purchased the PS5 Pro. I haven't set it up yet. It's still in the box. I was not planning on getting one, but my current PS5 overheats repeatedly. Long story short I've come to the conclusion it's probably a liquid metal problem. I did not come to that conclusion lightly. I did a lot of troubleshooting and a lot of cleaning to come to that expectation.

I'm debating on if I want to sell the bad console "as is" or do the extra step of fixing the liquid metal issue and possibly sell it for more money. Selling it "as is" makes it easier on me but I would feel a bit guilty for selling a system than can overheat in the middle of an intense scene and then shut down. I've had my system for a little over 4 years and it irritates me when it shuts down. I can only imagine what the poor guy buying my system would think when he discovers it overheats quickly when he is playing an intensive game.

The purchase of this is so different than when the PS5 came out. I ordered it today from Walmart, waited about an hour until I got the notification it was ready for retrieval, and away I went. Most of remember the fiasco of this current generations' launch. I'm looking at the box now and kind of getting excited about setting it up.

It was awful when they first came out.
Didn't pre-order the second it came out? SOL.
Random release times for ordering windows. Scalpers charging 200-300 over.

I was stuck between the PS5 and the Xbox. Just got the Xbox cause it just so happened I went on Bestbuy randomly and they just repopulated the stock at that time.

 

[SlammedZero]

I finally broke down and purchased the PS5 Pro. I haven't set it up yet. It's still in the box. I was not planning on getting one, but my current PS5 overheats repeatedly. Long story short I've come to the conclusion it's probably a liquid metal problem. I did not come to that conclusion lightly. I did a lot of troubleshooting and a lot of cleaning to come to that expectation.

I'm debating on if I want to sell the bad console "as is" or do the extra step of fixing the liquid metal issue and possibly sell it for more money. Selling it "as is" makes it easier on me but I would feel a bit guilty for selling a system than can overheat in the middle of an intense scene and then shut down. I've had my system for a little over 4 years and it irritates me when it shuts down. I can only imagine what the poor guy buying my system would think when he discovers it overheats quickly when he is playing an intensive game.

The purchase of this is so different than when the PS5 came out. I ordered it today from Walmart, waited about an hour until I got the notification it was ready for retrieval, and away I went. Most of remember the fiasco of this current generations' launch. I'm looking at the box now and kind of getting excited about setting it up.

You'll enjoy it. Love mine. I actually finally broke down and bought the disc drive for it. Most of my games are digital, but it's nice to have when you need it. Sony shipped it fast and it was a super easy install. Pull the top cover, it snaps right in, and you put the new cover on.

 

[SlammedZero]

It was awful when they first came out.
Didn't pre-order the second it came out? SOL.
Random release times for ordering windows. Scalpers charging 200-300 over.

I was stuck between the PS5 and the Xbox. Just got the Xbox cause it just so happened I went on Bestbuy randomly and they just repopulated the stock at that time.

They both have their strengths and weaknesses, but I love my Xbox equally as much.

The quick resume on Xbox is amazing. Their cloud system is smoother than Sony's too.