Finally picked up a PS5.
First impressions.
Disclaimer: Some feelings may change once I am more familiar with PS5.
Its huge. LOL. But it was fine once I put it in the entertainment center. Its size and shape didn't make it stand out like a sore thumb, but along with its color it doesn't just melt into the background.
Thank you Sony for letting me dust off an account that I haven't touched in 6 or 7 years. It just took a quick "forgot your password" process to reclaim it.
The UI is more aesthetically pleasing than the Xbox UI at least when you move beyond the Home page. I can't stand the Xbox store UI and because its where I spend the most time when navigating the UI, it leaves the biggest impression. However, the PS5 Home page seems underutilized. I found myself pressing the home button multiple times and not realizing I was at the main home page because its the equivalent of the Xbox main game or app page. I don't see the necessity of separating out games from apps on the PS5 home page. I prefer how the Xbox's home page centers around most recently used apps/games. I usually jump between 2 or 3 games or apps so I can quickly navigate where I want to be while touching the UI for just a few seconds with minimum button pushes. However, not a big deal.
One thing that stands out about PS5 controller is that it didn't seem foreign to me. I had no problem just picking up and just playing as it just felt natural in my hand. The second thing that stood out is the battery life or lack thereof. A wired gaming session every once in while because I let the controller's battery get too low is not big deal with an Elite 2. My lackadaisical effort means I only have such a gaming session once every couple of weeks. I will have to be more diligent with charging the PS5 controller because 40 hours versus 10 is a big difference. Hopefully, there is a third party PS5 controller with a much longer battery life.
The biggest plus is the first party titles. Man, I am stoked because I haven't owned a PS since the PS3 so all those first party and first class PS4 titles at cheap prices or part of PS Plus is the highlight of my purchase. I got months of great gaming ahead to experience which is even better considering I've been mostly underwhelmed by the gaming titles that have released over the last year. The current slate of upcoming releases aren't all that appealing either. My first game on the PS5, God of War Ragnarok means I am already having a blast on the console. Next up is Uncharted 4 and I will save TLOU 2 for dead last because I am not looking forward to seeing a certain event. Anybody who claims BC isn't a big deal, probably didn't look beyond the basic use case (playing your already owned current library on new hardware). I may make it a habit to flip flop platforms every generation (last gen was the 1st I didn't own both platforms) as long as PS+ and Game Pass are around. LOL.
