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spronk · Sep 20, 2020

B&H photo will be selling PS5 disc and digital in ~3 hours from now, 515pm PDT / 815pm EDT. i think there will be better opportunities but if you are desperate

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Sony PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Gaming Console

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kegkilla · Sep 20, 2020

Izo said:
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I don't have a dog.

kegkilla · Sep 20, 2020

spronk said:
B&H photo will be selling PS5 disc and digital in ~3 hours from now, 515pm PDT / 815pm EDT. i think there will be better opportunities but if you are desperate

PlayStation | B&H Photo

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Sony PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Gaming Console

Buy Sony PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Gaming Console featuring AMD Radeon RDNA 2 Architecture, 825GB Solid-State Drive, Integrated I/O Design, Sony DualSense Wireless Controller, 8K Gaming Support, Ray Tracing and HDR Support, Tempest 3D AudioTech, 802.11ax Wi-Fi / Bluetooth 5.1. Review Sony...

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The real question is do they start selling 3080s at the same time.

Also, what's the reason to think they're going to start selling PS5s immediately after reopening?

Izo · Sep 20, 2020

China Bat Soup said:
I don't have a dog.

How’d you know it was meant for you?

TomServo · Sep 20, 2020

Is there a downside to going digital edition only? I mean 100 difference seems substantial.

kegkilla · Sep 20, 2020

grumblethorn said:
Is there a downside to going digital edition only? I mean 100 difference seems substantial.

Just the obvious, and that digitalis are in much lower supply

Pyros · Sep 20, 2020

grumblethorn said:
Is there a downside to going digital edition only? I mean 100 difference seems substantial.

If you ever want to buy a limited edition or whatever then you'd be fucked, if you like selling your games, if Sony decides to ban your account and such, the usual. It's not really a big deal in most cases just something to remember. Biggest point I think would be buying games during physical sales versus only digital sales. Physical are often discounted harder for less popular games or if they're pretty old, while digital kinda stays the same for a lot longer. Like you'll find a 3 years old game on Amazon for 5$ but the same game caps at 20$ during sales and such.

Hateyou · Sep 20, 2020

grumblethorn said:
Is there a downside to going digital edition only? I mean 100 difference seems substantial.

No used or borrowed games. No b1g1 sales, etc. No Blu-ray if you care about that. And if Sony ever stops hosting a game it’s gone. That’s not likely but it could I guess.

Noodleface · Sep 20, 2020

rip bhphoto

kegkilla · Sep 20, 2020

Doesn't even look like they launched anything, the rumor was enough to crush their business.

Happy Rosh Hashanah Bagel Eaters.

Tarrant · Sep 20, 2020

Got scared a bit ago. Checked the ol' bank account and noticed my charge from WalMart was gone and got scared they canceled my preorder. Went to check and it's still there so must just be a weekend thing with the bank I guess.

Vorph · Sep 21, 2020

Tarrant said:
Got scared a bit ago. Checked the ol' bank account and noticed my charge from WalMart was gone and got scared they canceled my preorder. Went to check and it's still there so must just be a weekend thing with the bank I guess.

Walmart shouldn't actually charge you until it ships. I used an AMEX and it just did the usual temp authorization hold to make sure the card was valid/had enough credit line available/etc. Temp holds disappear after a few days.

grumblethorn said:
Is there a downside to going digital edition only? I mean 100 difference seems substantial.

One thing I didn't see others mention is that if you have any physical discs on PS4, not only do you need the drive to play them via BC, but also if the studio is doing the free next gen upgrade thing on PS5 you need the PS4 disc in the console to play the PS5 version that you download.

TomServo · Sep 21, 2020

Vorph said:
Walmart shouldn't actually charge you until it ships. I used an AMEX and it just did the usual temp authorization hold to make sure the card was valid/had enough credit line available/etc. Temp holds disappear after a few days.

One thing I didn't see others mention is that if you have any physical discs on PS4, not only do you need the drive to play them via BC, but also if the studio is doing the free next gen upgrade thing on PS5 you need the PS4 disc in the console to play the PS5 version that you download.

Guess I'm getting disc drive.

spronk · Sep 21, 2020

Vorph said:
One thing I didn't see others mention is that if you have any physical discs on PS4, not only do you need the drive to play them via BC, but also if the studio is doing the free next gen upgrade thing on PS5 you need the PS4 disc in the console to play the PS5 version that you download.

There's really no reason though to own PS4 games on disc, literally every PS4 game has gone on sale digitally for 75% if its over six months old. My PS4 digital library is absolutely massive, and new games I want I just wishlist and when they drop 75% i'll usually buy them.

The PS5 digital has a smaller form factor which is nice. Sony is losing more money on each one though so they are making a lot less, numbers seem to play out to 1 PS5 digital for every 4 or 5 disc PS5s made.

It will suck if there is a fantastic b2g1 kinda deal at a store you miss out on, digital stores pretty much never do a B2G1 sale. Still, I haven't really bought a single physical game for ps4 or xbox this year, really been no need between gamepass, EGS, and digital storefront sales. I still buy em on switch because that runs games off the cart and has a near zero footprint on memory card, which is nice for SP games.

I've got both PS5-D and PS5 preordered and still not sure which I'll keep. slightly smaller is nice, and I doubt i'll play any disc games. Don't care about movies, don't buy them physical anymore.

meStevo · Sep 21, 2020

The disc on both platforms is your DRM, so that makes sense.

Punko · Sep 21, 2020

I like physical games, since I give away 9/10 games after finishing them.

Utnayan · Sep 21, 2020

Digital Vs Disc is a subjective choice. There isn't a right or wrong answer for either.

Vorph · Sep 21, 2020

Utnayan said:
Digital Vs Disc is a subjective choice. There isn't a right or wrong answer for either.

Yep, and that's why there's no way I'd even consider buying the disc-less model. My PS4 library started out 100% physical except for games that were digital only, but now is skewed about 60/40 still in favor of physical,. That's counting PS+ games that replaced physical versions I already owned, and not counting Gamefly (which would push it back to more like 80/20). Only had X1X for less than a year, so that's almost entirely digital aside from Gamefly again. With $70 games becoming the norm, that makes being able to play physical discs even more important imo.

Lenas · Sep 21, 2020

I don't go through enough games in general to care about b1g1's or sales most of the time. Digital is objectively the better looking of the two options. My choice is clear.

Szlia · Sep 21, 2020

Hateyou said:
And if Sony ever stops hosting a game it’s gone. That’s not likely but it could I guess.

There are famous examples of digital games that became unavailable like P.T. or Scott Pilgrim vs The World. Has it ever been the case for games that were also available in physical format ?

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