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Wman1996 8 hours ago
Soonerman said:

I really really like their Quick Resume option. This should be standard on all consoles and they need to figure out a way to do it for PC.

Sony probably won't bother with that ever because they don't have enough of a reason to do so and they can't just add it in a firmware update to PS5 as far as I know. I don't even think a firmware update would make it possible for PS5 Pro. 



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Leynos 5 hours ago
angrypoolman said:
hiccupthehuman said:

Me too. And also, nearly half of new physical PS4/PS5 games I order arrive with the disc loose in the box. Never have had this problem with physical Xbox games.

I hate that shit so much. I know exactly what youre talking about. Even ps3 games had that issue occasionally, although it was never as bad as ps4. I miagine ps5 is just as bad if not worse, i just havent bought enough games for it. 

Green cases are great. I don't like the late 360 era ones tho where they hollow out the case and can easily be punctured. PS5 is just as bad. Cases are the exact same as PS4. On the bright side Blu Rays don't scratch too easily like CD's or DVD.



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curl-6 2 hours ago
Norion said:
curl-6 said:

Speaking of hardware, one thing I think they do pretty well for the most part is engineering.

Yeah the RROD was a fuckup and the base Xbone and Series S were arguably a bit underpowered, but the OG Xbox, 360, Xbox One X and Xbox Series X were very powerful for their time and that power was easy to harness.

The One X in particular really impresses me since just a year later and not only did they make it significantly smaller than the PS4 Pro, they somehow made it a little smaller than the One S without causing any issues despite it being way more powerful.

Yeah the One X doesn't get enough credit IMO for how good a piece of hardware it is. It's a shame they didn't bother this gen with the Series, but then again, looking at the sales, such an investment probably just wasn't worth it to them.



angrypoolman 2 hours ago
Leynos said:
angrypoolman said:

I hate that shit so much. I know exactly what youre talking about. Even ps3 games had that issue occasionally, although it was never as bad as ps4. I miagine ps5 is just as bad if not worse, i just havent bought enough games for it. 

Green cases are great. I don't like the late 360 era ones tho where they hollow out the case and can easily be punctured. PS5 is just as bad. Cases are the exact same as PS4. On the bright side Blu Rays don't scratch too easily like CD's or DVD.

The eco cases. Lol. No shit dude i used to buy boxes of brand new old school style 360 cases and just swap them out for those eco ones.



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hiccupthehuman 1 hour ago
angrypoolman said:
Leynos said:

Green cases are great. I don't like the late 360 era ones tho where they hollow out the case and can easily be punctured. PS5 is just as bad. Cases are the exact same as PS4. On the bright side Blu Rays don't scratch too easily like CD's or DVD.

The eco cases. Lol. No shit dude i used to buy boxes of brand new old school style 360 cases and just swap them out for those eco ones.

I also swap those out haha. A game store I go to has game replacement cases for 2$. It's worth it to me lol.



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angrypoolman 27 minutes ago
hiccupthehuman said:
angrypoolman said:

The eco cases. Lol. No shit dude i used to buy boxes of brand new old school style 360 cases and just swap them out for those eco ones.

I also swap those out haha. A game store I go to has game replacement cases for 2$. It's worth it to me lol.

Totally worth it. Back in 2010 i could get a box of 30 for $30. I used to work for a game store that would somehow get the box art manual and cases, all vompletely brand new, and they used to gut it all and sell the parts individually online. Those cases with the holes are the worst. You know what else conveniently happened around that time? The box art for some reason became ultra thin and would either indent or tear easily through those spaces. Back when the cases were quality, so was the box art. Look at the art for any 360 game pre 2010 and youll see that its printed on firm and quality material. In 2011 and 2012 youll see the art is like thinner than a normal piece of paper. The 7th gen was awesome until it wasnt. Its like simultaneously the best and worst gen. 



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