The PS5/XS released almost FIVE years ago, what's changed in your life since then?

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cormack12

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Bit of a change in scenery, as life passes us by in the blink of an eye. So I thought it would be interesting to see what's changed in people's lives since then......for better or worse.
 
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I can public say without any shame... that im almost five years older, and that's is all you will know, you paparazzi wanna be! :-D

EDIT: Seriously, i learned how graphics are NOT the only thing that make a game feel 'new generation'. E.g. PS5 'powah of ssd' changed how i played demon souls in a way no other thing did.
 
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I got a NS since I got PS5. PS5 for me is more like a let down. I got so much fun with PS4.

Even this home screen is a piece of shit. I keep fightning ever day this UI.

I also moved location. I living in my old brother apartment now. Not easy to get used.
 
I sold my ps5 launcher a month before pro came out to help fund pro purchase. In that month I hooked.up my pc to my tv.

And I never bought a pro😂 instead I spent the money upgrading my pc and yeah I dont think I'm going back to console land.

I have 9800x3d 4070ti and playing games at high framerate and high resolutions is great but the real great thing imo is being able to play all my library from.lime 20 years at high framerate and resolution.
 
Added a kid to the family (on sale- 🤷‍♂️). Added a PC and went from a 6700xt to a 7900xt and now a 9070xt. My dog's face is grey 😢.

Two family members died last year. Reminder that life is not forever and to balance fun with longevity.
 
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I got a NS since I got PS5. PS5 for me is more like a let down. I got so much fun with PS4.

Even this home screen is a piece of shit. I keep fightning ever day this UI.

I also moved location. I living in my old brother apartment now. Not easy to get used.
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Then sell the PS5 and keep the NS.
 
Unbelievable how much MS goofed me with this console. So many studios bought, the line up must be insane a few years in, right? RIGHT!?

I mainly bought this games for Starfield, which was trash, and only played 5 more games aside from that - of which 4 are now releasing on PS5 as well (also the 5th, Halo Infinite, is only a matter of time).

Worst console I ever bought in my life. The Wii was not far off but that one had a least a few exclusives I could only play on the Wii itself.
 
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Life hacks are on my side this time. I'm in total control with my time 24/7 and a successful Entrepreneur without compromising my social life. An11/10 male probably, cause I understand the substance of each number when evaluating males and females.
 
2 more kids
New job
More gaming on handhelds in bed than in front of tv.
Still a battle of do I stay up late to game after wife and kids go to bed and be tired the next morning or do I get enough sleep. Its 50.50
 
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Pretty much this only lol. Its going to take a miracle for me to ever consider getting another Xbox console
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What if I told you, you already have a dozen Xboxes.


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Since late 2022 I've caught up on a ton of games I missed out on since 2017 or so. Were they all worth playing? Absolutely not. Besides that I've transitioned from desktop gaming to a more console-esque experience with my PC plugged into TV, wireless Xbox dongle, wireless headset, etc. Been nice. On PS5 I bought a handful of "exclusives" (i.e. Rift Apart, Returnal) only to find out I should have been patient as I could have gotten them on PC later. Demons Souls is the one exception.

Have a one year old now and would like more, so my time gaming is going to drop dramatically soon. Need to be more selective.
 
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I got 5 years older and need coffe now if i wanna pull an allnighter.
Also my son found out he can use remote play from his ps4 to connect to my ps5 so now i have to kick him off everytime he's playing planet coaster 2, i didn't have this problem with planet coaster 1
 
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Transitioned into semi-retirement, wife and I bought out her old family home in Portugal( Azores to be exact), gutted and renovated it. Lost a couple close friends, one in particular, and uhhh.... life goes on.
 
scydrex said:
Then sell the PS5 and keep the NS.
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What keep me for not selling the PS5 are my PS4 catalogue.

There are still tons of PS4 games I have been playing.

From time to time for example I reinstall Driveclub and somehow the game can still looks really good.

In the future I'll get a NS2. Just can't say for sure if I'll get a PS6.
 
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I've stopped buying most games especially day 1. Only a few purchases if they are something I know I'll play right away or to show support.

I started with PS5 then added the Series X, regret it save for my back catalog(and spare UHD drive) so I haven't sold it. Later went back to PS5 Pro since I've already been down that road with other gaming companies and systems. In the future I'll probably go PC if I want to keep gaming in a modern sense, and perhaps a Switch 2 if I feel there is enough there to warrant the purchase, but Nintendo's practices have been really bad. Not getting a PS6 since there is no reason.

I used to be nearly 100% digital but have switched back to physical purchases whenever I can, and mainly went back to collecting older movies, anything pre-2k for the most part. Modern gaming is sadly uninspired buggy often slacktivistic trash. The amount of value I get with a film restoration and physical copy is leagues over what the videogame industry can overcharge for. Full color booklets and essays, reversible covers(I know some games have them), better discounts, film restoration that is vastly superior to what most of the gaming industry tries to market as a remaster or remake.

I've had to purchase some shelves to hold the thousands of movies, shows, anime, books and manga I've collected since I went this route. The game companies could've gotten the money but I grew sick of being treated like an abused tax-payer. Like our money is just expected with little-to-no to offer in return save for insults and demanding us to be fooled into buying the next heavily marketed thing.

If anything collecting all these shows and films has brought me closer together with my girl and our families. I wish we could have children(I can but she cannot) so I'm happy for those that can and have. I would've ditched modern gaming altogether if I had kids.
 
Played PS5 more then, XSX less then. Now XSX more and PS5 Pro, barely at all. Got laid about 500 times since then. Got better and worse and better and worse at golf.
 
cormack12 said:
Bit of a change in scenery, as life passes us by in the blink of an eye. So I thought it would be interesting to see what's changed in people's lives since then......for better or worse.
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I learnt to save for retirement and get the hell out of the rat race. I'm in the UK. Here you work the government takes it from you. You save, the government takes it from you. You strive for a better life, the government takes it from you.
In 6 years I'll be 55. I'll be out of it. With or without enough money. I'll drink water from a puddle and eat grass in a field if that's what it takes.
 
+1 kid (totalling in 2 now)
-1 sleep
got an SX and sold it again since it just collected Dust
moved into a house
needed a new car since *see step 1*
applied to and got the new job
stopped smoking (relatively easy, form one day to the other - and that being said: I'm able to smoke ONLY on Metal Concerts and Festival and stop again immediately after :messenger_grinning_smiling:)

let's say 5 years can make a difference.
 
Lots of stuff. Went through 3 vintage integrated amplifiers, 3 sets of vintage loudspeakers, 2 turntables, sold my PS5, moved to PC first with RX 6700, now I'm on RX 9070XT. Tried my first OLED monitor but had to settle for Mini LED monitor since I discovered I'm PWM Sensitive and OLED has DC dimming. Bought a 2kg mechanical keyboard so around 4.4lbs, switched from shitty mouse to OP1 8K. Bought a ton of controllers, went into the newest stuff currently being released, I'm working on controller OT with Astray Astray and BennyBlanco BennyBlanco can't wait till we put stuff together.

Also on PC I'm trying a lot of things went from Windows to Linux and I'm gaming with FSR4 on Linux. Crazy stuff.

Never have I ever would have imagined all that and mostly within a year radius, though some of this stuff happened in the span of 5 years mind you but I feel like last year is something special for me I feel like a kid again, lmao.
 
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My legs hurt more, I'm genuinely fearful when descending stairs, bought a shitload more games I'll probably never get around to playing.
Find it hard to muster any enthusiasm for games now, but that's a lot to do with mental health which I'm taking sertraline for, so things should hopefully improve.
 
I moved from England(Essex) to Scotland, bought my first house with my partner, married her, got 2 Jack Russells, changed bus driving to lorrys and let my health slip. Funny how much life changes quick, made me think each 5 yrs throughout my life I have been in a very different place.
 
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I moved from England(Essex) to Scotland, bought my first house with my partner, married her, got 2 Jack Russells, changed bus driving to lorrys and let my health slip. Funny how much life changes quick, made me think each 5 yrs throughout my life I have been in a very different place.1
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Jack Russells are great! I appreciate my Jack more than ever during those 5 years that went by - best dog ever. Be sure to check their teeth when they have like 4-6 years - tartar, periodontitis is apparently common, I managed to save my dogs teeth but it could have been pretty bad.
 
Not nearly as much as the five years before it came out (that was when we had our 3 kids). But we moved to a bigger house in March 2021, and I left a long time job in March 2022. Those would be the only major events.
 
Played absolutely nothing till I got the Steam Deck early 2024. Since then I relearned my love for gaming. Absolutely don't care about consoles anymore, next shit is gaming PC.
 
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Jack Russells are great! I appreciate my Jack more than ever during those 5 years that went by - best dog ever. Be sure to check their teeth when they have like 4-6 years - tartar, periodontitis is apparently common, I managed to save my dogs teeth but it could have been pretty bad.
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They are the best mate, amazing breed, my wife has always had them since a kid, I have had German Shepards and Shetland Sheepdogs growing up and although I loved them and they was amazing there is somthing with JRT they just have abit of everything. Not having kids they meen alot to my wife and myself, they go hill walking, holidays with us ect, if the dogs cant come we dont either lol.
Jax the black and tan probably has some Mini Pinscher in him, we dont know to much about him as we got him in Feb 2023 at 1yr 2 months and we was already hes 4th home, hes a good boy but shows signs of early seperation from his mum and few other things but overall hes a happy boy and gets the best care. Dennis is as smart as he is dopey, had him since a pup and he hasnt got a care in the world haha. Thanks for the dental advice, we try our best to clean them, Jax is tough todo though, we give them dental chews aswell .

Im guessing by your wording it hasnt been the best few yrs for you, im glad your Jack helps you through, they arw always there when we need them, hopefully things will be better mate if things have been abit rough.
 
Never played so little on a Sony console in this timeframe. What a pathetic lineup.
At least I can look forward to Battlefield 6, otherwise I would have nothing to look forward to.
 
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