PlayStation PS5 Console God of War Ragnar k Bundle

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If there's a chance for you to order one of these and get 1-Day shipping, I highly recommend that. Mine was delivered in perfect condition and it worked amazingly well out-of-the-box. Overall 5 stars. In case there are any buyers out there that want one of these and are new to how they work, or want to know how to set it up best for their family, here are some things to know: 1. The God of War Ragnarkök game comes as a digital code, so expect that versus the physical game (I thought it would be a disc, but that's probably because my expectations of bundles are still stuck in the PS3 era). I redeemed my code, but I've not loaded the game yet (when it's nearly 100 GB, I'm going to wait on this until I've earned the Platinum of Final Fantasy VII Remake). 2. The controller works REALLY well and the charging cord is efficient, though if you can get a dedicated charging stand, that wouldn't hurt since the cord can sometimes be finicky. I think these can be purchased for $25ish, so if you have the cash to spare, that's a worthwhile addition (it also apparently helps the battery life of the controller). 3. If you're new to how the PS5 works, here's one thing to keep in mind: PS5 games can only be played if they're stored in Console Storage. If you plug in an external drive, PS5 games stored there cannot be played. Doing that just saves you the hassle of reinstalling them. From what I under, internal storage is expandable, but you need to buy a special hard drive chip-thing dedicated for the PS5 to make this work. I've not invested in this yet, so if you stick to the storage you have, prioritize the PS5 games you want to play. 3.5. If you use an external drive, have that be dedicated to your old PS4 games. They'll play like a dream. 4. When it came to transferring console data, it was done within an evening for me. If you're starting fresh on the console, don't worry, but if you are transferring data from a PS4, expect to play your games to be playable in about 2-4 hours. Make sure to look up guides if you've never done the transfer before. Videos are also really good resources, too. Also, definitely use an ethernet cable to help with the process. 5. Make sure Game Sharing is turned on if you have a family. This is buried in the settings, but if you find it, this will allow you to have the various profiles play the games the others have bought. Save you money from re-buying a game all over again. 6. The disc drive can run loud when it's first loading up the game. It'll make you wonder, "is it ok?!" Don't worry. It is actually ok. Those are the big things I think are handy to be aware of before buying one of these. Overall, I have no complaints. It's done everything I've wanted it to and it's helped my brothers and I play together far more easily. Read more

UPDATE 1/26/2024: After using the 4K DVD player functions of the PS5, I've got to say that the over-all quality of resolution and clarity of 4K Blu-Rays beats my stand-alone 4K DVD player by a lot! The PS5 has a a very clear, noise-free output that simply excels for graphics, gameplay or whatever the PS5 is displaying. Sony did a superb job with the video output hardware of this 4K console and it will not disappoint. My stand-alone 4K player s currently in storage. If you want to see 4K Blu-ray media at its very best, the PS5 is the way to go for a do-it-all console! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm not going to review the Amazon selection or delivery process. I'm just going to briefly review about why I upgraded to a PS5! First the negative....... my PRO was compact and reasonably designed in a flat symmetrical style...... The PS5 throws out the space saving rule book in favor of waves and advanced looking style and it'll not fit where your PS4 PRO was if it was in a tight space. Be aware that although the PS4 and PS4 PRO had 4K HDMI output for games, those PS4 models were limited to playing only 1080 Blu-Ray or regular definition DVDs. The PS4 will not play 4K Blu-Ray disks. Why Sony left that feature out, who knows! The good news is the PS5 DVD deck plays 4K movies to their full resolution. (as well of course as Blu-Ray 1080 and lower resolution/standard def DVDs). Now I only need my PS5 in the living room to cover it all rather then the 4K blu-ray player I had to use along with my PS4 PRO. I own several PS4 games and have yet to purchase any PS5 games. Let me say that my PS4 games play better on the PS5 then they did on the PS4 PRO. Graphics are superior, speed to access any menu or just in game play is much faster and these PS4 games take on a new and improved view on screen on my 65" 4K hdtv! I can only imagine how great games specifically designed for the PS5 will be to view and play. My initial perspective on the PS5 compared to my PS4 PRO is that although the body design for the PS5 sacrifices space and fit for cosmetics...... the PS5 blows away my PS4 PRO (my PS4 PRO is using an upgraded 2 TB SSD for more capacity and much faster access/read speed than a spinning hard drive)..... Speaking of SSDs and upgrades; the PS4 used the common SATA 2.5" internal SSD for upgrading capacity and speed. (But) The PS5 has a soldered in ~860GB internal SSD which can not be removed. Sony added one slot for expanding the hard drive capacity using rather a plug-in PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD over a conventional SATA connected hard drive. Thus, the PS5 allows you to not replace the original hard drive, but, to add an additional on-board SSD instead. Typically, the soldered-in or card type SSDs are a bit faster then using a SATA based protocol connection and given the PS5 requires a very fast solid state hard drive, they designed it so you install an additional PCIe type SSD over replacing just the single hard drive as it was done in the PS4. Be advised that (some) PS5 games take 2-3X more capacity then a PS4 game did. Perhaps why Sony designed the PS5 to add more capacity by using a second expansion slot rather then like the PS4 just having only one slot to use for the total capacity. Google PS5 SSD upgrades and there's much info out there regarding how many games you want to be able to store on the console and how large an upgrade you need to do accordingly! Everything on the PS5 is faster........everything......menu, access, games ...graphics are better in detail, clarity.......I could go on. The other thing the PS5 asks you to do when you first set it up is a complete setup for display for best gamma, brightness, contrast, color, etc......it takes you through a complete and easy set up to -maximize- the quality for display on your HDTV. It made a huge difference on my Samsung 65 inch 4K TV. 5 Stars all around! Read the pro AND owner/user reviews on this new PS console. Yes, it is worth upgrading. The ps5 is a totally new and better gaming console. It's the first to be backward compatible with PS4 games, ...something my PS4 PRO would not allow for my PS3 games. So if you have a PS4 game collection, don't get rid of them! If you own a PS3, PS4 or PS4 PRO, yes, it is a worthwhile upgrade and substantial evolution for the PS Game Console series. You will not be sorry for upgrading and a big upgrade it will be! Read more