{"id":111221,"date":"2020-11-14T01:19:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T22:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-hate-my-ps5\/"},"modified":"2020-11-14T01:19:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T22:19:44","slug":"i-hate-my-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-hate-my-ps5\/","title":{"rendered":"#I hate my PS5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d4d1f59f48\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-hate-my-ps5\/#OK_4K\" >OK, 4K<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-hate-my-ps5\/#A_PSVR_2_box_in_tower_fan_clothing\" >A PSVR 2 box in tower fan clothing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#I hate my PS5<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><picture><source loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 280w,(max-width: 400px) 356w,(max-width: 700px) 638w,950w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573731%252Fd7600126-3c32-453e-bb25-f4ab0c710217.webp%252F280x157__filters%253Aquality%252880%2529.webp?signature=MKecGcW2KkHOY1k0Q6EoSFqByfo=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573731%252Fd7600126-3c32-453e-bb25-f4ab0c710217.jpg%252F280x157__filters%253Aquality%252880%2529.jpg?signature=c63gMYN5-a6vLHiuvsNEDRKmNJM=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 280w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573731%252Fd7600126-3c32-453e-bb25-f4ab0c710217.jpg%252F356x205__filters%253Aquality%252880%2529.jpg?signature=3UthgMCQgo_SZRyZeHFFPWPNm8w=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 356w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573731%252Fd7600126-3c32-453e-bb25-f4ab0c710217.jpg%252F638x368__filters%253Aquality%252880%2529.jpg?signature=ouga-7T2lhR3P2Cf3knFPDEEg9w=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 638w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573731%252Fd7600126-3c32-453e-bb25-f4ab0c710217.jpg%252F950x534__filters%253Aquality%252880%2529.jpg?signature=nWvqlwPep6vQQWLQv1jPv2iegwk=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 950w\" type=\"image\/jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kill it with fire.\" class=\"microcontent\" data-fragment=\"lead-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/lead-img-i-hate-my-ps5.jpg\" data-micro=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" naturalwidth=\"950\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 280w,(max-width: 400px) 356w,(max-width: 700px) 638w,950w\" src_type=\"jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573731%252Fd7600126-3c32-453e-bb25-f4ab0c710217.jpg%252F280x157__filters%253Aquality%252880%2529.jpg?signature=c63gMYN5-a6vLHiuvsNEDRKmNJM=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 280w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573731%252Fd7600126-3c32-453e-bb25-f4ab0c710217.jpg%252F356x205__filters%253Aquality%252880%2529.jpg?signature=3UthgMCQgo_SZRyZeHFFPWPNm8w=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 356w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573731%252Fd7600126-3c32-453e-bb25-f4ab0c710217.jpg%252F638x368__filters%253Aquality%252880%2529.jpg?signature=ouga-7T2lhR3P2Cf3knFPDEEg9w=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 638w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573731%252Fd7600126-3c32-453e-bb25-f4ab0c710217.jpg%252F950x534__filters%253Aquality%252880%2529.jpg?signature=nWvqlwPep6vQQWLQv1jPv2iegwk=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 950w\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nKill it with fire.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\nImage:  Mashable Composite \/ Sony \/ GettyImages \/ YinYang \/ Tahlia Russell\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-content blueprint\">It wasn\u2019t supposed to be like this.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since PlayStation 5 lead architect Mark Cerny held his &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ph8LyNIT9sg\">The Road to PS5<\/a>&#8221; virtual developer talk in March, I\u2019ve been waiting to tear open that bulky box on launch day, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pFlcqWQVVuU\">primally scream to my video game gods<\/a>, and, well, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> with the sort of half-drunk, everything-is-GREAT glee that\u2019s only befitting of console launches and wedding receptions.<\/p>\n<p>That didn\u2019t h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, my PS5 arrived on time via UPS just around 6:30 p.m. PT on launch day Nov. 12 and I \u2026 decided to finish watching a Twitch stream before I even bothered to open it. That\u2019s how far down my hype for this new console generation has plummeted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Blame it on the pandemic and the drawn-out periods of radio silence from Sony occasionally punctuated by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RuLci-lSeCo\">heavily produced video presentations<\/a> that said little about the ins and outs of the new system and instead relied on trailers with just a smattering of actual in-engine gameplay. I didn\u2019t care for most of the games Sony showed \u2014\u00a0the ones we\u2019d be able to play im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely at launch. Others, like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xoxCboik0Is\"><em>Pragmata<\/em><\/a>, were just too high concept and told us nothing about what to expect. A pretty pretty version of <em>Demon\u2019s Souls<\/em>? OK, but I\u2019ve already played that\u2026 and <em>Dark Souls<\/em> 1, 2, and 3, AND <em>Bloodborne<\/em>. This is not a swipe at the wizards working at Bluepoint Games, the Sony studio responsible for the <em>Demon&#8217;s Souls <\/em>remake; they have my respect. It\u2019s very nice to look at, plays smoothly, and loads quickly.<\/p>\n<p>But is this next-gen?<\/p>\n<p>Meh. It\u2019s just a demo for the solid state drive.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m aware that it usually takes a good three to four months post-launch to see titles that truly take advantage of the hardware. So all of that could be forgiven. It just doesn\u2019t take away from my severe contempt for the PS5.<\/p>\n<p>Hear me out:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Abominable_Snowman\"><\/span>The Abominable Snowman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I always nickname my new devices \u2014 it\u2019s how I bond. My PC goes by the name of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kwdBmG1VGZg\">Brodie<\/a> (a nod to one of my fave films, <em>Mallrats<\/em>), my PS4 Pro is called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/disney.fandom.com\/wiki\/Titania\">Titania<\/a>, and my orange Pixel 4XL is known as Kumquat. And so it goes that I would bestow a name upon the hulking, unwelcome behemoth that is the white eyesore eating up space on my media console that is the PS5. She got saddled with the derisive moniker, Yeti, for obvious reasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><picture><source loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 280w,(max-width: 400px) 356w,(max-width: 700px) 638w,950w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.webp%252Ffull-fit-in__280x157.webp?signature=vL5fCsUs_t73TwBOH6uKaSu6r10=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 280w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.webp%252Ffull-fit-in__356x205.webp?signature=AWgnhi2bhT2TG1ZrpAWtpxOBv2A=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 356w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.webp%252Ffull-fit-in__638x368.webp?signature=eOtJgtFWZsTlHgDO5J_r8wONxng=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 638w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.webp%252Ffull-fit-in__950x534.webp?signature=gtSJp4p_5abHx0TD8ldHkFuoPlw=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 950w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 280w,(max-width: 400px) 356w,(max-width: 700px) 638w,950w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__280x157.jpg?signature=nFSGVIoZwyKoOurXYVdhwTKo7_o=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 280w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__356x205.jpg?signature=3Y2BREDvjKUgnKJXwXrTP7Ljgws=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 356w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__638x368.jpg?signature=ZxYAISwnBNVzAcoSuuD8XVlH8DY=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 638w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__950x534.jpg?signature=XqIM57G6lWc_iQK8nWdo6k1u-GI=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 950w\" type=\"image\/jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Look at this thing! It's a monster.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!b252\" src=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.jpg%252Foriginal.jpg?signature=XpZb8Ztemm7XQ744PxSOlJAXq-Q=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" naturalwidth=\"950\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 280w,(max-width: 400px) 356w,(max-width: 700px) 638w,950w\" src_type=\"jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__280x157.jpg?signature=nFSGVIoZwyKoOurXYVdhwTKo7_o=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 280w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__356x205.jpg?signature=3Y2BREDvjKUgnKJXwXrTP7Ljgws=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 356w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__638x368.jpg?signature=ZxYAISwnBNVzAcoSuuD8XVlH8DY=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 638w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573798%252Fed16af17-68db-4fe0-bda8-3039ee631ee6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__950x534.jpg?signature=XqIM57G6lWc_iQK8nWdo6k1u-GI=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 950w\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Look at this thing! It&#8217;s a monster.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">Image:  dustin drankoski \/ mashable\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>I toyed with variations of Shiro Oni (\u201cwhite devil\u201d in Japanese) but I really wanted to hammer home how outsized and unnecessary the PS5\u2019s design is in my living room. I don\u2019t want it there. I don\u2019t want to see it. I can\u2019t NOT see it. It demands you see it. Imagine if this thing actually made helicopter-fan cooling noise like the PS4\/PS4 Pro?!<\/p>\n<p>I want to banish it or at least hide it from sight, but I have nowhere to put it. Ugh, Sony. Ugh.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft wins this round. That Xbox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> X looks slick <em>and<\/em> it blends. If only MS would hurry up and put some in-house games on it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: Xbox Series X review: One small leap for one giant console<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OK_4K\"><\/span>OK, 4K<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PS5 means 4K gaming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t own a 4K TV set and I don&#8217;t intend to rush out and buy one anytime soon. My 1080p Samsung set is still fine; it still works. I can&#8217;t just chuck it and upgrade \u2014 it feels irresponsible to do that, especially in this precarious economic climate. Besides, I&#8217;m not a TV-in-the-bedroom person either, so I don&#8217;t even know what I&#8217;d do with it if I did upgrade to an HDR-, HDMI 2.1-, VRR-compatible 4K or greater set. (Oh yes, that\u2019s what you need for true next-gen.)<\/p>\n<p>Also, I kinda don&#8217;t care about pretty pretty visuals \u2014 they\u2019re pretty enough as is. Give me a hi-res screen in VR where it matters \u2014\u00a0something like the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uploadvr.com\/hp-reverb-g2-unboxing\/\">HP Reverb G2<\/a>. In the flat, 2D world, I top out at 1440p in the appreciable graphics differences department, and PS5 can&#8217;t do that right now (because it&#8217;s not a heavily requested feature, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-11-10-sony-says-ps5-currently-doesnt-support-1440p-because-it-wants-to-prioritise-support-for-tvs\">according to Sony Japan execs<\/a>)!<\/p>\n<p>So I\u2019m left with 1080p60 performance, which is neat. I dig it. I\u2019m a fan of fluidity in gaming. But did I really have to spend $500+ for it? I should\u2019ve been content with my perfectly serviceable PS4 Pro for a little while longer, considering it can play most of these new, cross-gen games. Alas, she\u2019s now packed away in the boxed console graveyard that is the back of my bedroom closet.<\/p>\n<p>Hindsight 20\/20.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_PSVR_2_box_in_tower_fan_clothing\"><\/span>A PSVR 2 box in tower fan clothing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Right now, the PS5 is nothing more than a prettier, pain-free way to enjoy previous generation gaming. Its much lauded SSD gets you in and out of menus, games, and apps speedily. It\u2019s a nice-to-have, for sure. But does it put a smile on my face? Is it a \u201cfun\u201d feature? Gawd, no. You\u2019ll hardly think about it after a few minutes because it\u2019s doing what it\u2019s meant to do: Make you forget about loading times!<\/p>\n<p>As SIE Worldwide Studios External Development creative director Gavin Moore recently said to Digital Foundry, the PS5\u2019s SSD has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9O--CnN056E\">removed the \u201cdifficulty\u201d<\/a> from the <em>Demon&#8217;s Souls<\/em> remake via its snappy post-death loading. It is now a frustration-free gaming experience. And that really is the entire ethos of PS5: frictionless gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Again, neat. I\u2019ll take it. But is this really all there is to next-gen? Wow, I guess?<\/p>\n<p>Okay, now for my biggest gripe: the DualSense controller.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How, Sony\u2026 how did you take the comfort of the DualShock 4 which I have happily lived with for seven years and replace it with a controller that physically hurts my hand?!\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><picture><source loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 280w,(max-width: 400px) 356w,(max-width: 700px) 638w,950w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.webp%252Ffull-fit-in__280x157.webp?signature=qmzNsPL_X0P9Z3G_JB6iBHmfbnU=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 280w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.webp%252Ffull-fit-in__356x205.webp?signature=06EbKBjoxcO2PdO7ME1xgAUeeLM=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 356w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.webp%252Ffull-fit-in__638x368.webp?signature=w-OMzFPrsHCoJ8wpN3xaKv4zRXo=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 638w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.webp%252Ffull-fit-in__950x534.webp?signature=LboFRNa19uc91akP_7EPkdQTmKM=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 950w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 280w,(max-width: 400px) 356w,(max-width: 700px) 638w,950w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__280x157.jpg?signature=Vekjqx6U6xCx97F0DoUDoVj8Kh0=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 280w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__356x205.jpg?signature=lE8aTr0rXmF8i1v-XofJn_yu4Y0=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 356w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__638x368.jpg?signature=Ae7PKH6fJ0JYo3clXGD4BsOau2M=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 638w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__950x534.jpg?signature=aQGPnDkcSyjRcznvfBBNZwXsnHI=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 950w\" type=\"image\/jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"My pinky finger would like a word with you, Se\u00f1or DualSense.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!5529\" src=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.jpg%252Foriginal.jpg?signature=FpWX23J8cc0FaUANxilTjeHe06I=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" naturalwidth=\"950\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 280w,(max-width: 400px) 356w,(max-width: 700px) 638w,950w\" src_type=\"jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__280x157.jpg?signature=Vekjqx6U6xCx97F0DoUDoVj8Kh0=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 280w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__356x205.jpg?signature=lE8aTr0rXmF8i1v-XofJn_yu4Y0=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 356w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__638x368.jpg?signature=Ae7PKH6fJ0JYo3clXGD4BsOau2M=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 638w,https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1573790%252Fa4374e86-25e0-477b-8aa2-01500d0c388b.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__950x534.jpg?signature=aQGPnDkcSyjRcznvfBBNZwXsnHI=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com 950w\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">My pinky finger would like a word with you, Se\u00f1or DualSense.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Dustin Drankoski \/ mashable\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This may come as a surprise to many of you, but the bottom grips of the DualSense are flat-edged right about where your pinky fingers would rest. Those grips also have a bit of white plastic jutting out ever so slightly from the reverse-Oreo color scheme, similar to the console\u2019s jutting, white removable faceplates. I had to stop playing <em>Astro\u2019s Playroom<\/em> after 15 minutes because I had a visible indentation on my sore right pinky finger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Do I have to put up with this for seven years?! I don\u2019t think so, Sony. An \u201celite\u201d DualSense redesign for comfort might be more than necessary. No matter how I fiddled with gripping the controller, I just couldn\u2019t get it to not hurt.<\/p>\n<p>This is next-gen? Yikes.<\/p>\n<p>About those haptics: It\u2019s a nice-to-have feature for sure. But honestly, I found it more annoying than immersive. It kept jolting my attention away from my <em>Astro\u2019s Playroom<\/em> and <em>Demon\u2019s Souls<\/em> gameplay, and to the controller. Maybe that\u2019ll reduce in time as I get used to its implementation in various games, but I don\u2019t like the sense of my controller fighting back against me. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever played a game on a flat 2D screen and thought, \u201cMan, I wish I could feel the wind making it harder for me to progress forward, or feel the resistive force from pulling a lever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just not a great fit for a gaming world you can\u2019t virtually be present in the way you can in VR.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: PlayStation 5 review: A big upgrade, and a bigger role for choice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The same goes for 3D audio via the PS5\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2020\/03\/18\/playstation-5-mark-cerny-explains-tempest-engine-for-3d-audio\/\">Tempest Engine<\/a>. Did it help that I could hear the gurgled growls of undead baddies in those dark and claustrophobic castle hallways of <em>Demon\u2019s Souls <\/em>coming from behind me? Without a doubt. In fact, it almost felt like cheating. But, again, the immersion falls apart because you can\u2019t turn your physical head to look in the direction of the sound; instead you just fiddle with the analog stick and your player character moves in accordance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I know this is how gaming\u2019s worked for decades. I don\u2019t have a problem with it \u2014 it\u2019s clearly why I\u2019m such a gaming nerd. But but but, you can\u2019t stack my new PlayStation console with immersive technologies and then leave ME \u00a0\u2014 the last crucial bit needed for presence \u2014\u00a0out of the gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>I blame <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LazMbRPQS3Y\"><em>Boneworks<\/em><\/a>. For those of you with PCVR rigs, you know what I\u2019m talking about. If I hadn\u2019t just spent 17 blissful, nerve-wracked, delirious hours in that <em>Inception<\/em>-y, shoot-y, melee-y, physics-driven simulation game packed with compelling lore and combat, then maybe I wouldn\u2019t have minded the PS5\u2019s currently half-hearted immersion. But I now know what it means to hear baddies coming from all directions while you grip a glock and navigate a dark sewer tunnel littered with jump scares of wireframe AI zombies and mechanical head crabs. 3D audio is clutch in gaming environments like this: You\u2019re there and you\u2019re terrified, and you respond as you would in real life. And the same is true for haptics here, although no VR controller currently sports the advanced feedback Sony\u2019s offering with the DualSense \u2026 <em>yet<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>All of which is to say, the PS5, to me, is just a PSVR 2 box in waiting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I\u2019ve read Sony SIE president and CEO Jim Ryan\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/video-games\/2020\/10\/29\/ps5-jim-ryan-interview\/\">terribly confusing remarks<\/a> about the state of VR within Sony \u2014 spoiler alert: He says it\u2019s a few years out \u2014 and the ensuing panic it caused across the industry and community. But I know Sony. I know PSVR 2 is coming soon and that it\u2019s a major focus for the company, although it may be called PSXR by the time it launches. I know Sony\u2019s just waiting until it can guarantee a cost-effective wireless, hi-res, high refresh rate, eye-tracked (maybe?) hardware experience with new, VR-appropriate controllers.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m just mad at myself for not waiting out that wait.<\/p>\n<p>So is this next-gen? Not yet. Not for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, I might sell my PS5. Gasp. I know. But I\u2019d much prefer to use those reclaimed funds to purchase recently released powerhouse graphics cards like the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/new-rumours-suggest-amds-rx-6900-xt-is-forcing-nvidia-into-a-dollar999-face-off-with-an-rtx-3080-ti\/\">RTX 3090 or potentially a 6900 XT<\/a> to really propel my PC MasterRace gaming experience \u2014 both flat 2D and virtual \u2014\u00a0into the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s if I can find them <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/nvidia-ceo-rtx-3000-cards-will-remain-hard-to-buy-for-remainder-of-the\">before the bots do<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"author_name\">By Joseph Volpe<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General <\/a><\/span>category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/i-hate-my-ps5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#I hate my PS5&#8221; Kill it with fire. 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Ever since PlayStation 5 lead architect Mark Cerny held his &#8220;The Road to PS5&#8221; virtual developer talk in March, I\u2019ve been waiting to tear open that bulky box&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/2020%2F11%2F13%2Fe8%2Fe487a6aa2046478b9c745b071ebc3ef9.95385.jpg%2F1200x630.jpg?signature=a5hnB-rrmEnShIJMKzuZ9ZAx12Q=","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10751,12887,70893,70759],"class_list":["post-111221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-gaming","tag-playstation-5","tag-ps5","tag-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}