I'm three years late to my PS5 gaming console purchased, still here's my thoughts
Two weeks ago, I finally purchased a PS5 gaming console. Three years after its market release, which was Nov 2020. You are probably asking, "Why so late?" Well, there are several reasons why I'm late to the new Gen console dance. One of them was many vendors had a limited supply in stock due to the infamous chip shortage during the pandemic in 2020. They were sold out, or you had to register your name on a waiting list. I mean, this went on for almost two and a half years; imagine that.
As a result, you had a myriad of inflated prices from opportunistic scalpers and even retailers alike. I was not willing to fork over $1,000 for a gaming console. But you know how it is in this capitalistic society we live in. High demand for a product means increased price points.
I'm here to tell you in the current day, 2023, online vendors and retailers now have the PS5 gaming console in total stock. Notably, prices are at their original MSRP.
Here are my thoughts thus far since purchasing the PS5.
Observing this gaming console up close visually, I admire its sleek, abstract design. However, to my surprise, it was not as heavy as expected when I lifted the console. And yes, the console does stand tall. I had to move objects around to create a suitable space for the device.
The PS5 user interface has a lot going on, which is good. The notable change is the navigation bar, now located at the bottom; it closely resembles how icons are arranged on an Android O.S. The icons are more polished than the PS4. The quick-access activity card is the most attractive feature of the PS5. It lets users easily track the game's progress and start or resume single-player activities. Here's a feature not found in the PS4 U.I., and that is the automated voice notification, which is a helpful feature in PS5 that alerts users to everything going on within your system, including the battery level of your controller, new application updates, and when your idle gaming console is about to go into power rest mode. Think as a digital assistant to your gaming console.
Regarding overall performance, the PS5 is a powerful console with an x86-64 AMD Ryzen "Zen 2" 8 cores, 16 threads processor capable of supporting cutting-edge features such as ray tracing, which isn't possible on the PS4 and PS4 Pro. You'll find ray-tracing technology in most High-end graphics cards. If you’re wondering, ray tracing makes games look more realistic. It is worth noting the three fans inside the PS5 efficiently and quietly cool the components inside—the console. Past PS4 owners know too well the jet engine noise you get from the fans when the processors get too hot. You don't get that with the PS5.
The PS5 is the better late-than-never device I most certainly appreciate. Games on this console never looked so visually stunning, especially when you have games such as Spiderman 2 that take full advantage of the potent hardware inside the device. The PS5 gaming console is money that's worth spending and worth the wait.
