Will

I’m falling behind again but really enjoyed episode 52’s A General Disdain for Gaming. As a kid I did all sorts of things, read, sports, bike riding, various hobbies but still whenever I played games it was a waste of time or I was told I should do something more useful. I still don’t really get why anyone would really care too much about any hobby people choose to partake in. Nowadays it’s something I luckily never have to deal with, pretty much everyone I’ve ever worked with plays games and genuinely loves them. When I tell people I managed to get a PS5 there is no comment about what a waste of $800 it is, just pure jealousy that I’m one of the few people here to have one. I think anyone that did question it as a hobby I would probably just dismiss them as a person and never think about it ever again. Crazy that people care about other peoples hobbies like this, just let people enjoy whatever they want to.

Well yeah but it still means I need to get used to something different. Would have preferred they just left it as it was. Or at least give us the option.

Yep, you can definitely do this. I really like the new dashboard but I’m constantly getting confused by long press and tap of the PS button and the fact that X and O are now reversed.

Just got the Platinum on this, really such a joy all the way through and all the little touches were so well done. Really a great introduction to the PS5 and got me hungry for more.

Super impressed with this thing so far. I still think it’s ugly but it’s definitely not as bad as the pictures suggest. I wish it was small enough to hide in the TV cabinet but I’m not totally put out by needing to have it on display. The noise is... non-existent? I haven’t heard anything come out of it so far. I guess when I get my hands on some disc based games the drive will make some noise. Definitely a fan of the UI and think it’s a good evolution of what we had on PS4. I’m a bit annoyed that X is select and O is back, but I’m sure eventually I’ll get used to that. The star of the show though is the DualSense, this thing is a complete leap forward and the most immersive device I’ve ever used. The combination of speaker, rumble and triggers just makes games feel so different to what they’ve been before. I really can’t get over how good it is. I bought DIRT just to see what F1 could be like when it launches on PS5 and while the game is not all that great the controller makes it shine. The rumble adapting to what you’re driving on while the triggers are fighting back at you to different degrees dependent on your grip is really quite something. It adds something to everything I’ve played so far and makes me excited to try more.

Yeah I have to agree with this, DualSense is the star of this launch. This game is just so nicely done and so many awesome references to everything Playstation. As a showcase of what is possible it’s really done a fantastic job. Nice to have to to come back to in between other games. I probably wouldn’t have bought it but I’m so glad I have it.

Enjoy!!

He wouldn’t dare!

I think I started to let it grow around the start of the year and have been leaving it to get longer and longer throughout the year. Loving the PS5 so far, completely silent and so fast loading between games. Only really played SpiderMan so far and the opening section of the game was great. Controller is the best one I’ve ever used and look forward to seeing it exploited more. The triggers and rumble are everything I hoped for. I tried a bit of Bugsnax too, it’s terrible but I will probably give it one more quick go.

Wooo!

Mine is here! Just one more meeting and a little bit to finish up for the day and its playtime!

Mine is out for delivery! Time to top up my PSN credit and pick up some games.

Interestingly the delivery company Amazon have used here are estimating delivery as early as tomorrow for mine. Fingers crossed I get it early.

Just got my Amazon despatch email confirming it has been sent and will be with me on Friday. Looking forward to the weekend!

I’m falling behind but I feel embarrassed to say that it is only thanks to @Londragon use of the word TATE in episode 51 that I actually figured out why the word is used for what it is. What an idiot I am.

I also just got told that my copies of AC and Watchdogs are waiting for me in the office. Either need to pick them up or arrange for a courier to get them for me. Now I’m definitely getting excited!

I’ve been charged for it! Woohoo! Very happy I’ll be there on the first day.

No confirmation for me yet but my order page has updated so I can’t change anything on the order anymore - getting hopeful it’s coming day one!

Good to hear you guys are getting confirmations for launch day delivery. Hopefully Amazon Singapore does the same tomorrow.

Here’s a sample of the smart lights for our tree. They’re these Twinkly Lights if anyone wants some.

It was a calculated error to make sure I had an additional excuse to post in here. Daytime pic below: Once it gets dark I’ll try to show how the smart lights work.

Today we put up our tree and set up the train set. I’m very ready for Christmas this year but it’s going to be a bit of a weird one. We’d been planning to go back to the UK but have now cancelled this. I’m pretty upset by that but we’ll make the most of Christmas here and then travel back whenever we can next year. At least it will be cheaper I guess. As a new addition to the tree I bought some smart tree lights this year - they’re great! Various different designs to pick from and they work really well to make the tree something a bit special - I thoroughly recommend them. So what have you all got planned? Are your Christmas lists ready yet?

F1 2020 Predictions Game Round 14 Results Lewis Hamilton, World Champion. Maximum points for this race were: Pole - Stroll (10) Fastest Lap - Norris (10) 1st - Hamilton (25 + 5) 2nd - Perez (18 + 5) 3rd - Vettel (15 + 5) 4th - Leclerc (12 + 5) 5th - Sainz (10 + 5) The results for this round: @BowserBasher - 35 @Will - 30 And the overall standings (previous total in brackets): @Will - 709 (679) @BowserBasher - 596 (561) @Mandalore - 241 (241) @Nicktendo - 191 (191) @bob - 155 (155) @Goron_3 - 113 (113) Bahrain Grand Prix Predictions: Pole - Hamilton FL - Hamilton 1st - Hamilton 2nd - Bottas 3rd - Stroll 4th - Ricciardo 5th - Perez

Right?! The 5 was by far my favourite iPhone and I’m so glad we now have something similar to it - really happy with this one so far. Both of these have been on my want list for a while, but never seem to find anything I really think is a good buy.

iPhone 12 Mini