PS5 - 3 Years Later - Predictions & Concerns - Adam Koralik

[@AdamKoralik]

I accidentally set the release date for this video two days early and the Xbox video two days late.... I'm rather annoyed with myself. Sorry everyone.

[@samuraijaydee]

Don 't worry about it big lad. You're doing a great man. Glad to see you working out too. Keep the videos coming. Hope you're well!

[@brandonlee7382]

Don't worry about it!

[@AG-kb7yb]

Well, only one way to fix it. Release the Xbox vid today 😉

[@cax1175]

Yeah, I was wondering why I saw the Xbox video as a patron then this

[@Ronsilk-pu5hr]

@@samuraijaydee no worries

[@ozmond]

I have a fully backwards compatible PS3 and a PS5 hooked up to the tv in the living room. 2 systems, but all 5 generations of PlayStation can be played.

[@ZETAGeTh]

It's become a tradition to watch these videos yearly. I enjoy them

[@sandman8920]

Yeah definitely 😂

[@Nascar995]

Man I still haven’t even bought one. There just aren’t any games on it that I just HAVE to have. Certainly not enough to justify the crazy price tag.

[@zainebrown1351]

Spider-Man 2, helldivers 2, ultros, final fantasy 16, final fantasy rebirth, ratchet and clank, returnal,god of war ragnarok, rise of the ronin, stellar blade, grandblue fantasy relink, ghost of Tsushima: directors cut?

[@gp63]

Always enjoy these anniversary videos. Can't wait for your Xbox Series one, I'm sure that's gonna be a doozy.

[@alexdelareta]

It's incredible how the PS5 is in the middle of its cycle and we still havent had many big games.

[@JBird401]

And alot ofthe games can be played on a ps4

[@NiGHTS1980]

It's now a big issue the industry is facing. The spotlight hasn't been shone on it yet. But wait until the end of the consoles life and we look back at the slim pickings we got in 8 years.

[@Cableguy15]

@@NiGHTS1980 It will be interesting to see how people respond when the next cycle of consoles come out. Imo, PS5 and XSX were fortunate to be in such high demand due to covid. They don't offer much more on the surface than their predecessors, and in some ways, it seems like they take features away each generation. That on its own wouldn't be a big deal if they were delivering a lot of good exclusives, but...

[@EthnicWeeb]

ONE GAME I DON'T KNOW WHY

[@ruicorreia6373]

Horizon; Demon Souls; Ratchet & Clank; God Of War; FF16; Jedi Survivor; Spider-Man and soon FF7:Rebirth + Wolverine (and hopefully KOTOR:Remake) PS5 has already had many games that will define the system for many!

[@gars129]

Mega Man X4, Dynamic Heady, Lightning Force IV, Breath of Fire IV, Contra Hard Corps and Rocket Knight Adventures. Been playing these games for the first time as a 29 year old, and it blows my mind how anyone would think anything other than these games haven't aged a day. 8, 16 and 32 bit aesthetics and Sound Chips at their best are so charming, much like an 80s Peter Gabriel song with the samplers and synths, it sounds like itself. 2D gaming is special.

[@dnakatomiuk]

Every one of those games are pure gems and I still also play Mega Drive games still I have more fun playing retro games and I've never actually wanted a PS5

[@randallk6812]

It's been three years and I still have never seen a ps5 in person😂

[@TheGrades90]

I've really liked having a PS5 so far. The load times and controller haptics have made playing multi-plat games a nice time. But I'm really hoping for A: Some actual exclusives that aren't just "Third-person, dramatic story game" and B: Some dynamic themes!

[@spslayer9113]

Lol hate to break to you, but Sony’s MO now is “third-person, dramatic story game” 😂

[@VenomSnakeMGS]

Agreed about the games for sure. Even back on the PS4 there were games like Resogun and Alienation. And smaller games like Concrete Genie, Parappa HD, and Medievil. I wish Sony did these smaller projects again.

[@Cruxis_Angel]

We need more ps3 era games. Dramtic story games are good but they can’t be all you offer. Nintendo has the best variety right now

[@CalebRazzleberry]

Haven’t really been a fan of PlayStation past the PS2. It felt like back then they really tried to win people over with their exclusives, now everything really is just COD ripoff, online battle Royale, or Uncharted-like game #19,826. The coolest thing to come out of the PS5 so far has been Astro’s Playroom, and it was a free console pack in, made by a developer that they just decided to close for good.

[@retrogamerfan123]

They need to bring back some legacy ip’s back like sly cooper Jax and daxter just think what they could do I mean the recent ratchet and clank is incredible

[@KELLZdaLOUTheProducer]

Agreed Adam 👍🏾 PlayStation should do a retro version of the older systems or games to that degree for like the 20th anniversary or 25th or 30th Ect.

[@kushcookie17]

One thing I like about this console (and this gen) is the varying game prices. Not every game comes out at $70, there are plenty of titles on the shelves that come out at $30-60 day one, illustrating that not every game worth it's salt needs to be a $70 AAA high budget blockbuster.

[@eliv.1033]

​@TechSpec814Yeah I usually wait for sales on triple A games to which I can say I almost have have all of them from past yrs from $ 20-30. My most recent one was Elden Ring (PS4) for $20 new ...🤔

[@tylersmith8406]

Adam, I must say. I've gotten heavy into retro over the past few years. You'd probably consider me really young though (especially for that), I'm almost 23. But dude, having waited to get a ps5 and being a simpler dude into the retro stuff, the ps5 is kinda overwhelming now that I have one. It seems like it's only partially a game console, and much more some complex, expensive entertainment "machine." Makes me think of your generation recaps where you talk on how you saw the progression of graphics and big shifts in the industry. Makes me feel like I really get where you're coming from! I'm getting used to it but man, it seems night and day even from the ps4.

[@Crow12619]

Hey, I'm only 20 and I also love retro games. The ps1/2 are some of my favorite consoles.

[@Supersayainpikmin]

"He was effectivly mocking PlayStation's legacy despite the fact he was the guy running that". That happens quite a bit in the entertainment world sadly, like the Halo TV creators openly saying they don't really like the games, or the actress playing Snow White in the upcoming remake openly saying they hate the original movie.

[@AdamKoralik]

Truth.

[@Porque1000]

You know your shit, I respect that. Being a fanboy of older systems I think gives you a clear head to judge new consoles without bias like most people. Keep it up!

[@ignasia7230]

Adam if you look at Retro gaming sales, one of the biggest problems with Virtual Console-like purchase systems is pricing. If you look at the Wii to WiiU VC, had Nintendo reduced the price to half of what they were, or made all games a standard price, and not jack up certain games like Earthbound to $2 more than the standard VC SNES price, it would have done far better. It's harder to justify that many repurchases of older games when ROMs are so readily available, and most Emulators do a superior job to what Nintendo offered. Including filters, speed up options, controller layout options and multiple controller type supports, added graphical layers on top of filtering (and beyond just AA and AF, often with special packs that mix and match layered functionality for fixed variations on the look), added cheat code support. SNES9x on my Wii works better than native Wii SNES. Sounds better, is more accurate with most SFX, is just as stable, and I have a TON of features. I would have been happy to buy up the library of VC games given they're digital purchases had 8-bit era been $1~2, 16-bit at the $2~3, and 32-bit in the $3~4 range. There's no reason for them to be any higher than those numbers. The price points made mass purchasing for most gamers very limiting especially as general price points started to go up for new games, and for remasters and remakes. Remasters going from the 29.99 price point into the 49.99 price point, and remakes going from 39.99~49.99 price points to 49.99~59.99, now some are 69.99? It's a bit much when you know the cost of development isn't nearly as high, so they're trying to use risk and sales analysis to work out the highest profit potential to sales numbers potential to fill in gaps in their budgets so the end up in the black. When much of that AI data collection is VERY limiting and hard to discern as it's far less predictable than they assume given reactionary comments both on social media, and in board room meetings that leak out related to expected sales to actual sales numbers. Either shock for how many, or shock for how poorly they did. So their modeling has exceedingly limited ranges of categories and potential factors to account for. Nevermind the amount of player backlash over a LOT of very poorly handled rereleases, remasters, and remakes. SE being the one with the widest range of responses from great (Star Ocean 2), to horribad (Chrono Cross). Or you get the very poor handling of company responses to certain problems, like Dragon Quest Builders 2 on Steam had a lot of returns due to a game breaking but that starts early (is fixable for everyone, but a nightmare to get around if it triggers as it requires a clean uninstall and a clean re-insall then a hope and prayer). The bug was fixed, but had they been active in responding to complaints and reassuring that a bug fix would come soon, they'd probably have had 1~20% of the returns they ended up with, and an 85~95% rating on Steam. It's just one example with a re-release of an already popular game (though in this case it's due to the Dragon Quest team just being really bad at communication in general, and not caring, then making decisions based on their own faults that misread the room and what happened...like putting Builders 1 on mobile to less than 5% the total sales on PC for Builders 2 after accounting for returns of 2). Sorry, I tend to run on tangents, and write a lot (this used to be considered shorthand and concise...times have changed). However the point of the last paragraph is companies have less concern or care for their handling of and total possible sales potential of even rereleases of CURRENT games, not even retro. So we really do not know the market potential as they've handled things so poorly. I do recall a LOT of early complaints back in the day for the VC release prices. A lot of players who wanted to repurchase but couldn't work it into their budgets when they had limited funds, an ever increasing cost of living, and their preference to instead save up for new games. They wanted to buy the VC games, and old PS1 games on PSN, but it wasn't worthwhile, and that would account for a lot of people. Tack on adults with families so they have other expenses to account for (and savings for rainy days and college funds, etc), and even adults who want to buy a house instead of rent all their life. That adds extra savings burdens that makes it far more difficult to accept an $8 SNES game. It's probably why the NES / SNES / Genesis Mini's did so well (proof positive there's a HUGE market and demand for it). The value to purchase was under $1 per game when you factor in the hardware and everything that went along with it. Why can't VC games be priced at that point? They'd sell millions of copies of every game. Similarly with compilation games like Genesis compilation games do well, except that over time they rerelease the same games too often, but the reason they do well is the cost per game is typically under $1. Sometimes those compilations include 32-bit games. Meaning looking at PSN prices...what's the value? Nintendo is the worst in this sense. So is it really "niche"? Or is it just a value decision and that life is FAR more costly now than in the 90's (like 3x more expensive) and companies need to re-evaluate everything related to retro?

[@TranceportationX]

The starvation of PS2 and 3 has lead me to buy my first gaming PC and it's portable...the Asus Rog Ally. I can not only run Prototypes of PS2 games because I love exploring the development of retro games to compare how games are made today. But it can also run PS3 and Wii U. Truly kills the point in owning a Nintendo Switch for me. Absolute dream machine. (the Ally)

[@JinzoFiter]

PS3 *and* Wii U. That's wild, I may have to consider one in the future. Can it do OG Xbox? That's a tough one to get right.

[@TranceportationX]

@@JinzoFiter yes! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqbZqHlojaegmM0

[@jasonsamson6172]

I dont need an emulator because I already own all those consoles like a big boy

[@starpier]

we are 3 years into the life cycle of PS5 and, even now, I am still wondering why would I want to put this thing into my home. If I look at the pricing in Europe and at the games on offer, I would say even the PS3 after 3 years made a better proposition.

[@cruise0074]

It’s that time of year again , do love these, but they come round too quick lol

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

I can’t believe I’m living in a world where the Xbox Series X is looking more appealing than the PlayStation 5

[@dougquaid570]

Thanks for doing this series for so many (probably every) consoles over the duration.

[@MattR88]

Are you getting younger, Adam? Looking good! Thanks for another great anniversary vid!

[@Ronsilk-pu5hr]

You like talking about consoles and I like listening to you talking about consoles.

[@FelonyFunk]

I love these videos so much. It’s fun to see which of you’re predictions come true

[@someguy9070]

Adam, awesome video as always, I always enjoy seeing these yearly retrospectives. Also, I hope to god your prediction/ idea comes true about the ps1, 2, and 3 retro collections and the special edition systems being a thing. If that happens, that would be awesome! Someone needs to categorize how many correct predictions Adam has made, he’s been on the money more times than I can remember.

[@DuckAlertBeats]

It's a faintly soulless console imo, but that just seems to be Sony now tbh. Western focussed Sony 😢

[@MichaelODonoghueMOD]

Most interesting part of a console generation for me is when the 2nd generation games appear, often 2 years in. When the games are designed with that specific hardware in mind. So PS2 when gta3, GT3 and MGS2 ca me out. 360 in 2007 when Bioshock, Halo 3, Mass Effect and COD4 came out. This year has been pretty good for gaming but it hasn't seemed as exciting as previous generations and what I've enjoyed most have been remakes like RE4 and Dead Space

[@vallaurianv6024]

That’s because AAA games cost bazillions to develop nowadays and take 5 years to make. PS5 was never going to be the same at midpoint as other systems by that measure.

[@greasemonkey5637]

The wii u recap was my first Koralik video. I have been subbed ever since. The switch is my current console, and have no real plans to buy a ps5.

[@DoctorMinjinx]

Don't have much to say about the PS5. I like mine and hope to see more exclusives for it. Aside from that? Just some general thanks. I always look forward to this series, all too often retrospectives similar to this series are misinformed or bias towards one of the three major consoles. Always appreciate your style of content here and unbiased, informative takes.

[@ledrevolver]

I still havent gotten a ps5. luckily I still have my ps2 & ps3 so i can enjoy 3 generations of amazing games anytime I please, even when the internet is down!

[@FukugawaUtake]

I know it doesn't get you the views but seeing the obscure and forgotten stuff is actually more interesting since everyone always talks about the big well known systems & games which makes hearing about them all the time kind of boring after a while. I think for video games, the 70s/early 80s and 90s were the most intersting times because so much weird stuff came out, as you've covered here for a long time now!

[@clash6696]

Thanks for another interesting console discussion, Adam. Looking forward to the XSX video.

[@SuperMegaDave_]

I've just binged the PS4 10 year look back, the Xbox 3 years later and this. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@pauldoake6188]

I heard that a Japanese woman who use to work at Microsoft mobile gaming division has recently been employed by Sony PlayStation and she says much more ps1 and PS2 are coming to PS5. I upgraded my PS5 to 4tb w.d. 850x memory. And ...wow.

[@williammoore1030]

Feel like Jim Ryan set up a dozen live service games and realized the market was shifting and took the first life boat off the ship. Hope Sony doesn’t forget what has made it thrive the past decade.

[@crashcardsuk1814]

To use the portal you don’t have to be in range of your pa5. You can be abroad and use it aslong as your ps5 is turned on at the mains and you have internet connection for both.

[@Gusmed007]

The idea of a retro collection is great. If they could release the Playstation Classic with like 40 PSOne games at 100 dollars… I imagine just putting a bunch of roms on a Blu Ray (or a digital download for the PS5) would be much cheaper.

[@CStove]

Great ep! It's probably already been stated, but you don't have to be in range of your ps5 for the portal. Just need a wifi connection.

[@tshepp89]

You didn't talk about PSVR2! It's a pretty impressive VR option. It was basically the same price to buy a PS5 and PSVR2 than to get a comparable PC based VR system (without the PC).

[@AdamKoralik]

Honestly I just forgot about it.

[@robertallshouse500]

It is a real impressive headset, but I’m getting vita vibes. They don’t seem to be supporting it like the original psvr

[@BENVAFabri]

The disc drive of the slim needs a one time Internet connection to work. When you reset the system it needs to do it again.

[@RSans4210]

Waited 5 years for Spiderman 2 but beat it in 3 days 🥲

[@nimrodlevy]

From a programmer who wrote some emulation (not gaming consoles but emulation) ps3 is not likely to be emulated because the man power (expensive engineers) required is too much for the sales figures rpcs3 done amazing job but it still on active development. So i think its unlikely but, who knows maybe they'll do it as a labor of love like shanmoe 1 & 2 which was a blast

[@aktchungrabanio6467]

Are you living under a rock? You can emulate quite a lot of PS3 games already

[@pooopanda9677]

If Playstation begin doing more backwards compatibility it would be great. Nice Godzilla shirt by the way. I can't wait to go watch Godzilla Minus One when it comes out later this month at theaters.

[@Jeissecastillo]

Adam, as always LOVE YOUR CONTENT. I wanted to mention something. As someone that loves physical media as we both do, the ps5 slim has an issue that I would love to hear from you about. And that is the fact that it requires internet to set up the disc drive. This includes the ps5 slim that comes with the disc drive. It’s been tested and when resetting the system to factory, it will unregister the disc drive, meaning that it will require a internet connection again to set up. Xbox series one and all Xbox consoles since have this issue as well. All require Internet connection to set up. What do you believe will be the negative affects of this in the future for preservation?? Hope to hear from you on a video about this soon.

[@AdamKoralik]

Hackers will save us all.

[@JeffManseau]

As far as backwards compatibility goes I've got my fat PS3 and my fat PS5 hooked up to my modern TV and I can cover 5 generations of PS games with only these two pieces of hardware so I'm quite satisfied with it.

[@jorgeguzman3838]

I completely forgot that PSVR 2 came out lol

[@guyb6665]

Glad to see 👀 you're still doing your thing Adam 💪🏿🎮🎥

[@nader91]

crazy how this doesn't feel like 3 years at all, same for the xbox

[@NiGHTS1980]

There hasnt really been a need to get the console up to this point. We are just now starting to see next gen only games that arent being released on PS4 so its only now the time to really buy. But in saying that there is a more pressing issue in that these AAA games are now taking 5-6 years to make and we're effectively getting one game per developer per generation. And thats sad. Remember when you had 3 Uncharted games + The Last of Us, 3 Resistence games, 3 Ratchet games, 2 GoW games all made in one console generation? Yeah, those days are long gone. Now you pay $500 for a console and get one Spider-Man game and 1 God of War game and by the time the next game is due the PS6 will be out.

[@stefanosannamagrini2211]

You're always so positive and wholesome!

[@Hschlick84]

I like these raw, unedited videos.

[@natl9953]

Crazy to think they were nearly impossible to find for 2 years

[@Hobbies305]

It may sound weird but after three years of the PS5's release I'm still gaming on my PS4 and haven't picked up a PS5 yet. I gotta say if I was to get anything 9th Generation it would be a Switch Lite just for fun even though I don't like Nintendo all that much and the Spiderman 2 version of the PS5 just because it looks pretty awesome. I actually think 9th Generation is boring because back in the day we had way more options back when Sega was active until about the 6th Generation. Imo once we got passed the 6th gen it hasn't been the same anymore!!

[@TimDespairBear11]

One cool thing Sony did, is if you digitally bought a PS1 game on the PS3 you can download it for free on the PS5 if it’s on the store. Same with PSP games. So they have digital backward compatibility.

[@edgaryzen4925]

True. It cool admittedly. Adam doesn’t care because digital content is not a property right unfortunately

[@TimDespairBear11]

@@edgaryzen4925 of course digital content isn’t property, but even if PSN shut down I can still play the games that are downloaded on my console. So I really couldn’t care less. The 3DS store shut down years ago but all of my digital games still work. It’s only subscription services that I have a problem with because you’re physically on a timer.

[@Tyler16bit]

When it comes to the PS5, even now I still say that I absolutely love its controller. The haptic feedback just works, and it does really well. I usually play more on my Xbox Series X due to Game Pass, but I have nothing but praise for the PS5 console itself overall. Even the large design doesn't bother me, because I grew up with the original Xbox and the original PS3 model. Something about them just seems kinda cool to me.

[@purplesabbath9057]

The fact that the PS5 has been on the market for 3 years already makes me feel like an ancient relic.

[@retrogamerfan123]

I remember how crazy it was trying to find a Wii because of scalpers being a 250 machine it was easy money for them I was 16 at the time

[@coyhCoyHerbert]

Nintendo arguably had two system sellers this year. Super Mario Bros. Wonder sold 4.3 million in two weeks and Spider man 2 sold 5 million in 11 days. Though to note 2D Mario sells a ton, but it usually sells slower and more long term to reach its total sales instead of a huge launch opening.

[@xlixity]

Spider-Man 2 was on Nintendo?

[@alyx4436]

Jim Ryan also closed Japan Studio wich is what irks me the most about him. He only cared about numbers and not about brand. Thing is, Playstation has a very different brand identity ever since Kuturagi left and the division bacame more western. It kind of felt like Japan Studio was something that was still very of that older era in spirit at least. Jim just doesnt understand that.

[@AVEXentSUCKS]

Lyin Cryin Jim Ryan didn’t close Japan Studio. He consolidated the teams into one and got rid of a lot of people. Which still really really sucks. Sony’s direction since the end of the PS3 era was brand seppuku. Pivoting to the west, moving HQ to San Francisco, conforming Japan only games to western censorship rules, it’s all been an unmitigated disaster. I haven’t bought a PS console since 2010 and it’s been great. I would be glad to return to this eco system if they started being Japanese centric again. Fund Japanese AA game development, great fun games with no astronomical budgets. But no, Sony’s just contributing to why gaming has turned into 💩

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Which Became....

[@vikashv1]

Thank you for these annual updates, always interesting to see a years development and insights from a passionate gamers view.

[@tylersmith8406]

Pretty wild. I literally just bought a ps5, no idea the birthday was comin up.

[@samuraijaydee]

Yikes, I can't believe it's been out 3 years! I still just think of it as unobtanium. I've returned to PC master race in the interim.

[@428Musashi]

3 years...holy shit time flies, honestly overall I'm pretty disappointed with the PS5, the only thing I really cared to play which was Spider-Man 2 which I 100% in 2 days. In retrospect, Sony should've taken a page from Nintendo's book because the first 3 years of the Switch's life was absolutely loaded with games. Considering that games this generation cost more, I also expect more which leads to even more disappointment.

[@angelkatamari]

Demon's Souls, Spider-Man 2, and 30~ fps 720p Bloodborne that loads faster 😢

[@mysticizzm]

That's an interesting case though because most of those releases were either Wii U ports, or indies since Nintendo opened their policy wide open for ANYONE to do a physical release on Switch.

[@Alorso_]

Nintendo is still sticking with the model of releasing A and AA games to fill in the AAA gaps, not surprising they have the most interesting and well rounded catalog of games, makes for a way more exciting console

[@NiGHTS1980]

Start saving up for PS6. Because Spiderman 3 will be on that in 5 years time. 😅

[@4k60fps-uc7nc]

Switch was mostly wii u ports in the first few years

[@jeremyramsey1746]

I wanted one when it was released and after the first year of scalpers and non availability, I just gave up. Bought a steam deck and have never looked back. I dont even go to the video games sections of stores now. PS4 has not been switched on in a year.. xbox one x is used to watch KZbin tv. Sony really soured me on its ability to create enough supply to somewhat even match the demand. Most xbox or PS games will eventually hit the steam deck.

[@Progressive.G]

FIGURE IT OUT‼️

[@marciopinho6100]

I think those PS5 anniversary editions for PS1 and PS2 would sell a ton.

[@Deluxedracula]

I own a PS5 1st edition disc and the thought of a redesign in a PlayStation Anniversary seems so appealing. I really enjoy the PS5 as a system but hide it away behind my monitor (I even put console stickers on it) because I absolutely cannot stand the site of it. As a millenial, the tactile and visual experience of the console means a lot. I loved the GameCube and Dreamcast and partly for the games, partly timing but also the consoles themselves were fun and memorable. The PS5 was a visual disappointment and for an expensive, powerful system it feels cheap (though I know it is not internally, which adds to frustration). Oh well! I’m also hoping to get a PS Remote as I love the freedom the Switch gives to play in bed (smallish apartment, no tv just computer monitors).

[@gabbothegiver]

Great video🤟🤟

[@DuckAlertBeats]

PSVR2. I have one. Yes I feel a bit dim for buying one. First one was way more fun (much better games, comfort, cheaper to collect for etc) Not sure Sony remember they released it tbh

[@GAMEGUY1210]

Nuon Shoutout!

[@batconker]

Great video Adam!

[@hailstorm1986]

The PS5s are still hard to find. They're not easily available everywhere but it is better than it was in the beginning. The biggest missed opportunity by Sony is not supporting full backwards compatibility for the PlayStation one, 2 and 3.

[@grizzlybearking1878]

Hard to find where? I can send you a link to buy it legit retail right now for north, South America, Europe, Asia (India included) and Australia. So where are you talking about Africa and Antarctica? Lol

[@truckercowboyed2638]

What are you talking about?? There's no less than 5 in the case at my local Walmart... you're just not looking

[@edgaryzen4925]

He’s trolling

[@ronnieguion8488]

This is why I prefer older cars especially 60s and 70s muscle cars

[@johndemetro8184]

I’m glad he’s alive

[@AdamKoralik]

Did you assume I was dead?

[@johndemetro8184]

@@AdamKoralik no never it’s what you said at the beginning of your video lol

[@stephen_ne8406]

PS5 is my system of choice between Xbox and Nintendo's counterparts but I have issues with fully commiting to the sytem due to the recent disc drive issues and soldered on SSD. I'm mostly playing PS4 games on it

[@Jontheokay]

The PS5 has been a good gen considering the massive challenges it had to begin with. I definitely think we have massively underrated how pandemic effected game development timelines. Especially with Sony's usual slow first few years on launch of consoles. Playstation has definitely been maddeningly quiet in general with showcasing first party beyond wolverine and live services. Hopefully we get 1st party showcase early to mid 24 to see the single player games that usually come in the middle to end of gen.

[@nicholasnajibi3082]

I’ve had my PS five since lunch today and it’s still my least used system out of all three…. And I think there’s like three PS five games in existence and i best all of them…. And couldn’t even tell you what they were about because none of them were memorable. I just remember in Spider-Man two I fought venom about seven times till it got boring.

[@postupislilrodneysson9986]

Why hate jim for saying that nobody wants to play old games? He’s just speaking the truth, we could’ve ended up with back compatibility with the older PS games just for 99.99% of gamers to not use it. Why be mad at the fact that he wanted to cancel support for the vita store? It’s seriously old. Xbox & Nintendo have stopped their store fronts on newer platforms compared to the vita?

[@AdamKoralik]

Proof is in the pudding, people were extremely pissed over it. Just because you don't get it doesn't mean others don't.

[@InfectedJello]

Listen to this man Sony! Hell, make him the new head of PlayStation! 😂

[@matthewhardwick8208]

We now have the PS5 Slim. The console that requires you to connect to the Internet in order to register the disc drive. A $500 console mind you. As legendary as the Xbox One SAD console. Aka Xbox One S All Digital.

[@edgaryzen4925]

But the One Sad edition was cheap and sadly preferable by gen z for the $. It went low as $150! This pS5 is insulting $500!

[@mikekingsborough1]

I liked the video as you requested. The only comment I have is unrelated to the top but more about how close that shelf is to the door? Is it actually overlapping? or is it exactly nudged up? let me know Adam. As I'm still battling with the door/wall/shelf predicament.

[@AdamKoralik]

It slightly hangs past the door frame by about an inch, annoying but unavoidable.

[@ComicBooksandVideoGameNerd96]

If it weren't for backwards compatibility I would have never play Psychonauts because that was on Game Pass

[@franciscor390]

PS5 has been somewhat of a disappointment, not many real games that you have to have.

[@williammoore1030]

Yea really only Spider-Man this year and the third game of any series that doesn’t really change all that much starts to feel a little eh even if it is well made.

[@gamerselite1000]

It’s definitely the more enjoyable console to use though

[@Nin10Guy]

I'm still perfectly content with my PS4 Slim. The PS5 doesn't have any must-have exclusives that interest me.

[@jenso8299]

I agree, it has been kinda easy, not having one the last 3 years.

[@Alexred94]

With the longer development times now a days,expect that.Versus 7th gen you can expect a new game from the studio every 2-3 years

[@EnlightenAlchemist]

Ps3 was the last true next generation system that Sony made.Ps4 didn't have most of the ps3 features and now ps5 doesn't have enough games.WHAT IS GOING ON AT SONY?

[@shenmeowzo]

"Is there some amazing thing i had a brain fart and missed, tell me in the comments". Ahem.. let me clear my throat .. PSVR2!!!! Jesus. ;) No but realy, that thing is amazing. If you havent played gran tursimo 7 in VR, you havent played grand turismo 7. Same for resident evil village. Just mind blowing. And the market leading VR innovation from sony lile eye tracking and headset haptics.. brilliant.

[@mmarshfairc3]

Yes PSVR2 really is sweet

[@audiovalentine]

Much like Sony themselves you completely forgot that PSVR2 came out this year.

[@AdamKoralik]

That is true.

[@ozmond]

I’ve had mine for about a year and I really love it

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

17:29 and by teaching others against they're will, they end up willingly looking for it… against their will

[@STP.83]

There could be more big exclusive titles, but I understand it makes sense to release the games for both PS5+4, because of the 100+ million PS4 owners. Love my PS5 so far and had many hours of awesome gaming experiences with it already.

[@tchitchouan]

3 years already

[@nickyjames1985]

Sony need to realise the past 3 years haven't pushed the limits of the console yet everyone's waiting for the Pro I just wanna see how much better the launch ps5 is to the ps4 damn it

[@SYIBOI]

The ps5 slim with the attachable disc drive is something I have been saying they should have done since the one s all digital was released. Very glad Sony is finally doing that.

[@slimbroco572]

Haven't bought one yet. Just felt it wasn't worth it for the games that were out. Now that MGS Delta was announced, it was a for sure must buy now. Been thinking about getting one before the holidays for Spider-Man 2 but feel a PS5 Pro will be out soon.

[@ianeons9278]

I think that 2023 has been a turning point for the PS5 and Xbox Series. We went from shortages and tons of crossgen games for the first 2 years to now having them both readily available and having exclusive games utilizing the power of the console. 2023 has definitely been the best year in gaming since 2017, not just for PlayStation and Xbox but also Nintendo since they had by far their best year since 2017. I think that we definitely don’t need a PS5 Pro or another midgen Xbox because they’re more than powerful enough. Because of the first 2 years of almost no exclusives and lack of availability, I don’t expect to see the PS6 or next gen Xboxes until 2028 or even later.

[@bradnimbus4836]

ADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM! Love these episodes

[@MrMegaManFan]

It feels like only two years because it took me a full year to even be able to buy one without paying a scalper.

[@durtdittie]

There’s a couple things that you got wrong on this video. The first one being that the PlayStation portal needs a Wi-Fi connection needs to be on the same Wi-Fi connection as said PS five so it’s not Bluetooth or any other type of connection like the Wii U had. the second thing being that the new PlayStation slims are not the same price. The disc one is the same price. The digital one is $50 more.

[@AdamKoralik]

My point was more so that it's just connected as a screen.

[@gogosegaga]

PS5 is the first system I have had no real motivation to buy. There’s just Spider-Man games. I think the industry direction is becoming more mobile with portable pcs systems like steam deck… for exclusives I’m preferring the game offerings of gamepass and switch in this current gen.

[@Progressive.G]

I honestly have no plans on buying a PS5 because my PS4 Pro is still getting plenty of good use. I'll look to get a PS5 Slim at some point when they drop below $300 maybe in a year or two.

[@solarwinds5114]

I see a new Adam upload, I click

[@Nicksnerdcave]

I finally got a PS5 a few days ago. I literally just walked into a walmart at 10pm and got one, and I'm loving it so far! for me a PS5 is nothing but a win because I never had a PS4 so I have ALL of those games to play plus the new stuff, it's great

[@sonicspeed6413]

As for a comment, well I know it's not a popular sentiment but I am not a huge PlayStation fan. I had a PS1 back in the day. I used to like all kinds of games for it, but as an adult? Really not much that holds up as an adult. I guess Parasite Eve 8/10, Grandia 7.5/10, and to a lesser extent Final Fantasy VII which is about a 7/10 but has aged pretty badly. I don't think a lot of the games hold up graphically, or in terms of gameplay. PlayStation 2? I was never a fan because I favoured the Dreamcast, so no nostalgia from me, the Dreamcast ports were good. The only exclusive that I can think of was Silent Hill 2 (8.5/10) which I consider to be the best survival horror game of all time. But aside from that, ports and multiplats was almost nothing I enjoyed. The 7th gen was another lacklustre gen for me. The only PS3 game I liked was Journey. PS4 had some great games like Nier Automata, Rez Infinite, and some games I've wanted to try like Witcher 3 and Persona 5 Royal but you'll notice there are only a handful of games that I've liked over the years (and you can play most of them on Switch now anyway). Honestly, for me since the death of Sega from the console market, it's mostly been Nintendo that's provided the majority of content I enjoy, with only a few PlayStation (e.g. Silent Hill 2, Nier Automata) and Xbox (e.g. Panzer Dragoon Orta, Jet Set Radio Future) games that have become my favourite. The PS5 is expensive and has almost no games I want to play ditto for Xbox. A physical Switch, along with Dreamcast, and Saturn emulation is more than enough for me.