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Hateyou
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In college a couple of guys and myself bought Fanatec setups for Forza and would drink and play all weekend. Shit was amazing, I miss my setup. I've always thought about setting up a permanent cockpit in the game room.
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Ukerric
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Ahahahahah...
arstechnica.com
Best Buy’s new $200/yr membership locks PS5, hot holiday items behind sign-up
Annual subscription price might be worth it for certain buyers.
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Szlia
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Analog sticks send an X and a Y value to the console. No idea what the actual value is for a PS5 controller, but let's say it's 0 to 255 or -127 to 127. That's a lot of values for not that big a range, so if the stick does not centers perfectly you will have a residual 1 or 2 that will be sent instead of the 0 you want. For that reason, games use a so called dead zone, basically ignoring values smaller than, say, 5. If you only see drift in that one menu in Cyberpunk, the most likely scenario is not that your controllers are terribad, it's that the coding of the menu is terribad and uses no dead zone.
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spronk
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Ahahahahah...
Best Buy’s new $200/yr membership locks PS5, hot holiday items behind sign-up
Annual subscription price might be worth it for certain buyers.
the hilarious thing about this is if you previously bought a PS5 on your account, at any time, you can't buy a new one even locked behind this tech $200/yr sub service. There were a ton of bot resellers in discord yesterday super angry because they bought the sub then couldn't actually check out, lol. Many have dozens of accounts (using proxies/VPNs) too and just assumed all would be able to buy.
i think they all applied to get a refund but this escalation in the war of resellers vs retailers vs consumers vs manufacturers is getting fun to watch, on the sidelines
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Utnayan
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There is more to it than just that though. Free delivery and installation/Wall mounting of displays. 24/7 tech support round the clock, extended 60 day return/exchange above normal policy, exclusive events, covers any Apple Product including accidental insurance (Apple+). Doubt I would buy it but it isn't like there may not be surrounding value for non tech people. If they threw in their legacy 20% off new games on launch, depending on how many new games you buy per year, it could pay for itself with the additional value adds.
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Ukerric
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The point stands. I'm sure there's great value for it. If you cared for all those things, you probably would have picked it. But if all you want is a PS5... then you're being told by BB "purchase all those services you never used and don't want to, and maybe you'll get a PS5 at MSRP".
There's a line between "added services" and "mandatory purchase". And I'm assuming that BB will be very happy if they get customers who subscribe for 200$ and never use any of those services...
Utnayan
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Well, just like any type of plan like that. Tell you what though, I am sure glad I paid $500 for the 5 year extended warranty which covers burn in on my 2017 OLED 65" I am now getting a brand new OLED this model year
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Seananigans
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The public's acceptance of subscription models for literally everything has completely fucked consumers.
A company is retarded for not offering them. Either they can sell their products/services, requiring them to pony up something immediately, or they can collect a bunch of cash up front for products/services that may OR MAY NOT ever need to be delivered. Subscription models allow them to collect money for nothing.
But hey, it's "easy!"
A company is retarded for not offering them. Either they can sell their products/services, requiring them to pony up something immediately, or they can collect a bunch of cash up front for products/services that may OR MAY NOT ever need to be delivered. Subscription models allow them to collect money for nothing.
But hey, it's "easy!"
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spronk
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Samsung's new 980 PRO PS5 SSD: Custom heat sink, 7GB/sec speeds
Samsung introduces a new custom 980 PRO SSD specifically for the PS5, complete with a heat sink and enthusiast-grade 7GB/s speeds.
www.tweaktown.com
just a 980 pro with a built in heatsink custom sized for ps5, $249 1tb
1TB W/D SN850 SSDs are $164 at a few places this week like best buy, amazon, etc. you need to buy an extra $5-10 heatsink, super easy to stick on
Vorph
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2TB XPG S70 Blade (full ~7000MB/s, not one of the gimpy ones) is back down to $300 at Amazon. Don't need to mess around with a heatsink either.
Amazon product ASIN B093DNV47J
Amazon product ASIN B093DNV47J
Pagan
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Just did my setup last week with the SN850. I couldn't find a heat sink as they were all sold out. My best option was New Egg, and took almost 3 weeks out of China to get here. CHINA!Samsung's new 980 PRO PS5 SSD: Custom heat sink, 7GB/sec speeds
Samsung introduces a new custom 980 PRO SSD specifically for the PS5, complete with a heat sink and enthusiast-grade 7GB/s speeds.
just a 980 pro with a built in heatsink custom sized for ps5, $249 1tb
1TB W/D SN850 SSDs are $164 at a few places this week like best buy, amazon, etc. you need to buy an extra $5-10 heatsink, super easy to stick on
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spronk
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your amazon search game is weak bro, there are dozens on amazon that will deliver same day even if you don't live in butt fuck egypt
www.amazon.com/s?k=nvme+heatsink+low+profile&i=computers&rh=n%3A2998409011%2Cp_85%3A2470955011&dc&qid=1634144349&rnid=2470954011&ref=sr_nr_p_85_1
www.amazon.com/s?k=nvme+heatsink+low+profile&i=computers&rh=n%3A2998409011%2Cp_85%3A2470955011&dc&qid=1634144349&rnid=2470954011&ref=sr_nr_p_85_1
Pagan
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I am sure they are back in stock now. 3 weeks ago when the update was released they sold out fast.
Hekotat
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Glad you have one of the rarest dashes in existence as a gaming setup. That could easily net you 2-5k on the mk2 forums.
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Vorph
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Ended up going with the XPG S70 Blade 1TB. Just don't see myself needing > 2.5TB total on PS5 when I'm only just barely closing in on the limit of the stock drive after a year. Unlike most options, it's actually the same price per TB ($150) as the 2TB version so I didn't feel like it was a waste. As long as you have a PC motherboard with an open Gen4x4 M.2 slot it's not like it's a waste even if there's an actual need for more space someday.
Building a wheel into a real dash in your living room seems like crazy overkill to me, but man I would kill for an actual GTI seat like the one in my car made into a racing seat/gaming chair.