PS5 Info

[Jason]

Added an SSD to the expansion bay in the PS5, a Samsung 980 Pro w/ heatsink. It is really easy, takes about 10 minutes and requires a screwdriver. Also running a Samsung T7 as an external, PS4 game loading times are comically short.

I just ordered the Samsung T7 for my Series S. Transferring games back and forth with my current drive is slower than just downloading them again.

[Brad Company]

The curse of having great home internet.

[Jason]

Sony Direct is supposed to have another PS5 drop today between 2pm and 7pm. Fingers crossed they pick my email address this time.

[Brad Company]

Did you get an invite?

[Jason]

Not yet.

[Jason]

Just verified that times are ET: https://gamingintel.com/ps-direct-ps5-restock-february-17/

[Jason]

People have reportedly gotten the emails and successfully ordered consoles already today so I guess Sony doesn't want my money too.

[Jason]

Target is supposed to have a PS5 drop on Thursday.

[Jason]

Another Playstation Direct drop today between 2pm - 7pm ET. Fingers crossed....

[Jason]

What annoys me is that some people have received this invitation more than once. Sony should not send emails to the same people, whether they bought a PS5 or not, until everyone has received the email at least once.

[Brad Company]

Yeah, that sucks. I didnt know that was a thing.

[Jason]

PS5 Digital will go up on Amazon at 8 AM PT on March 30th. Let's see how this goes...

[Jason]

Had it in my cart but couldn't complete checkout.

[Brad Company]

VRR is live, got it working today. Destiny 2 and CoD Vanguard ran beautifully, the lack of local dimming isn't the dealbreaker I thought it might be. Going to test other supported titles. Unsupported games, I may switch it off, not sure yet.

[Jason]

I'm in the same boat as you with my 900H and the lack of LD with VRR. Not sure if you updated your 900J to the latest firmware released yesterday (https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/televisions-projectors-lcd-tvs-android-/xr-65x90j/downloads), but it appears that Sony merged the J and K firmware, which is good news for you. You'll now get every update their 2022 K series gets.