Going over hardware and software. Not going over the every exact technical specs as you can easily look that up. Software can change overtime, this is review of software at launch. If any hardware hiccups or failures in near future I'll update this review --Hardware: Physical: Looks futuristic yet tacky. In my personal opinion, looks doesn't really matter as long it can play next gen games well Large console. Standing up it's the tallest home video console. A lot of air-vents throughout making it aerodynamic, cool, quiet, and does not overheat or get hot with consecutive gameplay hours. This may change in the future if games require more performance out of the system, with similar fate like the PS4 where it was whisper quiet in beginning and became louder over the years with more graphical intensive games. Has LED lights giving it a PC look (?) Face plate easy to take out for future customization options (?). 667of 820gb of free download space in console Swapping SDD is not as easy as Xbox Series X (with it's plug and play method) as you have to remove some screws. Upside is that it's standard and not a propriety SDD. PS5 is compatible with most PS4 games. If you have an external SDD from PS4 it's just plug and transfer to PS5 internal storage Comes with stand. Console is not entirely flat, so stand is required for horizontal position. You have console in vertical position without stand, but does not have grip (rubber feet) so may slide if bumped into or during an earthquake Front of console: USB-C, USB-A, power, and eject button Back of console: Two USB-A (Super Speed), LAN port, HDMI, and power port Wished it had more USB-C ports to be future proof, but guess they kept USB-A for some current accessories to be backwards compatible. Disappointed the PS5 official 3D pulse headset and camera uses USB-A. Also no optical audio port means i can't use some of my surround sound headsets. Load times for PS5 games are instantaneous. Ps4 games will load much faster, even without optimized patch. Ps5 have ray tracing giving games realistic lighting effects -Controller: Console comes with one controller Physically larger than past DuelShock controllers. Great for those with adult sized hands Great tech demo included with 'Astro's Playroom'. Haptic feedback. Similar to Nintendo Switch HD rumble, but more apparent. Not sure if developers will implement in future their games. Even with Nintendo first party; only '1-2 Switch' and 'Mario Party' from what I recall used HD rumble at great extent and it dropped off after that. Adaptive triggers. Will feel resistance/push back on triggers if developers implement it in game. Hope both Haptic feedback and Adaptive triggers say the entire lifespan and transfer to PS6 instead of dropping off like the six axis on PS3 and light bar in PS4 Has built in mic. Sound quality is similar to current smart phone on speaker. Has mute button Similar to PS4, it has speaker and touch pad. Touch pad is more sensitive this time around About double battery life of Ps4 controller. Able to get in 10 consecutive hours Wished it came with back paddle buttons. Hopefully they release a DualSense Back Button Attachment like they did the DualShock 4 You can play PS4 games with DualShock 4 or DualSense . PS5 games only can be played with DualSense --Software UI, OS is the similar to PS4 with scrolling apps/games (left, right, up, down) There's an activity row where you can track your progress on games Other rows are News and PSN store There are notifications popups, but you can turn on 'Do Not Disturb' mode Similar to phone's swipe down tool bar for basic profile (trophy list, avatar, user info,etc), accessibility options, sound, Game Base, internet wifi select, controllers (see connected controllers), etc on home screen for easy access. 'Game Base' section is where you make party with friends and chat with them, view friend requests. Share button this time around will pull up menu to take snap shot, record video, or save video previously played game session for up to 60mins There's an 'Your Accolades' feature where you give props to other players. Reminds me of how to give endorsements (Sportsmanship, Good Teammate, Shot Caller) in Overwatch to encourage positivity in online community. For PS5 has Helpful, Welcoming, and Good Sport There are accessibility options/preferences you can setup that transfers to your games There's a 'Switcher' option where you can change games on the fly, but unlike the Xbox Series X's 'quick resume' does not leave where you left off, and will boot you back to the home screen of that game Picture-in-picture mode if you want friends to help show you how to get through levels PS4 games load faster on PS5 if downloaded to SSD. Graphical upgrade depends on publisher if they implement a 'PS5 upgrade" patch -For PS5 trophies. Trophies that have collectables there is a progress bar showing how much left to collect. There are also tutorial videos for some games that implement it. Some trophies once selected will drop you into the level/section where you can obtain the trophy. Again depends on game developer if they implement it. PS4 trophies on PS5 act the same Base price for games are $70 ($10 more than last gen); Excluding Special/Collector's editions, DLC, micro-transactions, loot crates, and surprise mechanics Overall, aside from some odd design choices very capable next gen system. There are some features especially on the controller that developers have to utilize and may not be present in all games. If anything like the PS3 and PS4, going to have thousands of gameplay hours on this system

Coming from a PS4, I love the faster load times. I appreciate the backwards compatibility. I’ve got all my PS4 games stored on an external 8 terabyte usb drive, and everything loads and plays at least as well as on the built in drive on the PS4. The new controller feels good in hand, and is a nice upgrade from the DualShock controllers. The biggest downsides are the difficulty in finding a PS5 to actually purchase, the limited number of new titles that truly take advantage of the new console’s processing power and graphics capabilities, and the ridiculously small internal solid state drive. PS5 games have to be played off of the internal drive, and it fills up quickly. It helps that you can transfer games back and forth between external and internal storage, but it’s still far from ideal, and while the PS5 comes with an internal expansion bay for another, hopefully much larger, SSD, it’s not yet activated, and approved drives are not yet available. Also, subjectIve, but the stormtrooper look does nothing for me, so it hides, and takes up a lot of space on its side in an A/V cabinet. It’s not perfect, but considering the reality of the chip shortage and other pandemic related supply chain challenges in a time of huge demand, it’s still a solid 5 star console.

This is a fantastic device! As a whole, it is definitely worthy of being next gen. Graphics are a tad sharper than the PS4 Pro, but it’s frame rates and load times that are really impressive, the real centerpiece tech for this device is the controller. I’m absolutely mesmerized by how transcendent it takes gaming. FEELING raindrops in a game is phenomenal! Feeling the change in footsteps as you walk from stone to mud. Just brilliant. This easily feels like the new experience one expects from a new generation of gaming. The system is huge. It really doesn’t fit in most entertainment shelves. It’s super quiet. I have about 50 PS4 games on a external hd. So far, everything plays fantastically. My wife, who usually rolls her eyes at my purchases, really enjoys playing the ps5. Highly recommend getting a charging dock and a second controller. Makes life much more simple. Props to Best Buy for making it so easy to get the system. Took 5minutes from walking into the store til I was in the parking lot and heading home.

I am enjoying my Playstation 5 load times for my PS3 PS4 AND PS5 GAMES. The system is extremely Quiet it makes no noise no matter the work load that I give it. The quality of the Playstation 5 is awesome including the Controller and stand that comes with the Console. The Console has like this brick like texture design on the inside of the white pillars That feels good to the hand. You can also take the Pillars off and Customized your PS5 pillars by Painting them whatever color you want to. You can also add your name and designs on the pillars without causing any damage to the PS5 internally and Externally. So over all the Quality of the system is A 5star rating for me. The Console does not over heat and it plays smoothly the positioning of The PS5 is Customizable because it comes with a stand that allows you to sit it up vertical or Horizontal The Console can also sit up vertical without its stand. The PS5 To me is Vaule at the correct price because you not only get a 4k to 8k gaming experience you also get a Entertainment Center all in one package, At the same time The PS5 is completely backward Compatible with my PS4 DISC AND DIGITAL Games. So the vaule of the system i also give it 5 stars. The PS5 Still has alot of updates that is coming to its operating system/UI that will allow it to have the expandable storage option, and that will allow even more smoother connectivity with PS3 and PS4 games. I have Also given a Over all five star rating to how efficient it is to operate the PS5 system. The boot up time is like 3to 10secs max from the moment you press the power button on the console or controller you go straight to your log in screen and within 2seconds you are looking at your interface which is extremely easy to use. The interface Separates your game media from your entertainment media meaning when you only want to game you just scroll over to the gaming media side, and when you want to watch all your entertainment media like YouTube or Hulu and Netflix you just scroll over to the entertainment media option which is less then a second. Now things get even easier with the Ui of the Playstation interface when you use something called switcher which allows you to jump from game to game or from YouTube back to any game or media App the transition is seemless and so fast. If I had to say anything bad about the PS5 it would be its starting out storage capacity of only 667gb of storage and the fact that the stand comes off to easily when sat Horizontally other then that My Game system is a PYT.

To start I’m a huge PlayStation fan, so this may sway my opinion on the console a bit. Overall this console is great! The controller is the feature that I feel really makes this console stand out from other PlayStation generations. The Haptic Feedback and Adaptive Triggers really feel next gen. The battery life is great, but I find that the in controller speaker is not ideal for audio chat, so a headset for online play is a must. Having upgraded from a base PS4 I have seriously noticed the graphics upgrade. The UI is nice and runs smoothly, but does require a learning curve coming from the PS4 simply because certain actions may now take an extra step to achieve, while others may now be easier to access. Load times are as fast as it was promoted to be. Loading a game like No Mans Sky or CyberPunk 2077 is lightning fast.