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#2791567 8-Oct-2021 07:47

eracode:

Anyone still having trouble getting hold of a PS5? Here's an opportunity for you to get with the game:

https://www.cnet.com/tech/this-solid-gold-playstation-5-can-be-yours-for-just-320000/

If it wasn't for the texture, I would have been IN!

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#2791573 8-Oct-2021 08:02

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eracode:

Anyone still having trouble getting hold of a PS5? Here's an opportunity for you to get with the game:

https://www.cnet.com/tech/this-solid-gold-playstation-5-can-be-yours-for-just-320000/

If it wasn't for the texture, I would have been IN!

You could hide the texture by putting on those vinyl wrap thingys.

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#2792859 10-Oct-2021 20:58

Sorry, this is a huge thread, so my question might have been answered earlier:

Is the only advantage (apart from having a bluray player) with the PS5 disc version that you can buy pre-owned games at some stage?
I like the price tag of the digital version, but I assume that you can’t trade a digital version of a game.

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#2792860 10-Oct-2021 21:02

That and you are not locked into the PSN store pricing which tends to be higher for games due to being a monopoly. Disc versions are usually cheaper (and go on special more) as physical stores have to compete with eachother.
It's also compatible with PS4 discs which is an advantage if you have some you still want to play.

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#2792862 10-Oct-2021 21:03

invisibleman18: That and you are not locked into the PSN store pricing which tends to be higher for games due to being a monopoly. Disc versions are usually cheaper (and go on special more) as physicals have to compete with eachother.

OK, thanks

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#2792950 11-Oct-2021 02:03

danepak: Sorry, this is a huge thread, so my question might have been answered earlier:

Is the only advantage (apart from having a bluray player) with the PS5 disc version that you can buy pre-owned games at some stage?
I like the price tag of the digital version, but I assume that you can’t trade a digital version of a game.

This has been discussed a few times but certainly agree it’s not easy to find those posts after the event. Some discussion back in April this year - see here:

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=64&topicid=248947&page_no=74#2685916

With regard to price savings on physical discs, here’s a few recent examples:

Deathloop released recently - $120 to download from Sony or $95 for the disc at JB.

Desperados 3 - a great game from 2019 - still $105 to download. I recently paid $30 on TM for a second-hand disc. I may easily get my money back when I sell it shortly.

Death Stranding Director’s Cut released a couple of weeks ago - $105 to download it, $79 for the disc at JB.

Then of course you can on-sell the discs when you’ve finished with the game. I’m not a collector and don’t replay games, so I do this all the time. I should get ~$50 for DSDC when I sell it in a few weeks.

Under these circs the disc version of PS5 pays for itself over time - and you can’t sell a digital version. Plus you’ve got a BluRay player.

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#2792963 11-Oct-2021 07:51

OK, I’m convinced now to get the disc version.

Another question: Has anyone tried to connect a screen via wireless HDMI?
Ideally I would like the PS5 in the living room for our 65 inch TV.
But if the kids wants to play and mum and dad wants to watch a movie, cooks a second screen in the room next to be connected wirelessly via HDMI? Ideally I don’t want to run a cable, as it’s still a good 6-7 metres.
And if we do have this setup, could you do gaming from two screens simultaneously?
I’ve read that the controller should have no issues connecting from this distance.
If someone has tried this setup, what’s the cheapest wirelessly HDMI solution? Some of them looks rather expensive…

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#2792979 11-Oct-2021 08:57

@danepak I think your needs may be met by Playstation Remote play.

https://www.playstation.com/en-nz/remote-play/

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#2792983 11-Oct-2021 09:09

maoriboy:

@danepak I think your needs may be met by Playstation Remote play.

https://www.playstation.com/en-nz/remote-play/

This doesn't actually say you can Remote Play on a second TV - looks like you can play on mobile devices, laptops etc.

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#2792984 11-Oct-2021 09:12

Remote play to PS5 even works from a PS4. So you can have a PS4 in another room and use that.

Best everything is on Ethernet but I also often remote play from either my PS4 or my PC from my mancave (PS5 is in the living room). The performance is pretty good.

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#2792985 11-Oct-2021 09:18

maoriboy:
@danepak I think your needs may be met by Playstation Remote play.

https://www.playstation.com/en-nz/remote-play/

Thanks. As the other poster points out, it doesn’t say if I can play simultaneously on a 2nd TV.
I basically want to play a 2-player game but on two TV’s.

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#2792987 11-Oct-2021 09:22

danepak:
Thanks. As the other poster points out, it doesn’t say if I can play simultaneously on a 2nd TV.
I basically want to play a 2-player game but on two TV’s.

No... You need 2 consoles for that.

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#2793007 11-Oct-2021 09:47

michaelmurfy:
danepak:
Thanks. As the other poster points out, it doesn’t say if I can play simultaneously on a 2nd TV.
I basically want to play a 2-player game but on two TV’s.

No... You need 2 consoles for that.

Ah, I see. OK, that’s clears it up then.

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#2793020 11-Oct-2021 10:18

One thing to note with the disc/disc-less stuff is that you can also use a US playstation account to get the prices from their store which are generally cheaper than the NZ store. The main thing with this though is that generally NZ credit cards won't work, so you'd need to buy cards from Amazon and redeem them on your PS account. Also, I have no idea how it works with playing online because I don't do that.

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#2793347 11-Oct-2021 17:28

maoriboy:

@danepak I think your needs may be met by Playstation Remote play.

https://www.playstation.com/en-nz/remote-play/

I havent tried it in the PS5 era, but I did try PS4 to the playstation TV box and it was horrid, looked like a bad twich stream and control was so laggy it was like the TV wasnt in game mode. Not sure if it will even work.

Also controller gets really spotty at distance. It will still "work" but have unpredictable latency.

Sending over a 60GHz wireless HDMI was faultless when we tried it at a friends place - they had one to get to their TV in the middle of the room from the AV gear off to the side. No lag at all with it.

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