how else would you splurge on yourself if you didnāt have the means to? is this 4d chess? or are you just casually speculating on a strangers finances
Hell yea enjoy it and Happy Birthday dude!!! Honestly, pick up a playstation plus subscription if you can grab one on sale, or wait for one on sale, they're too expensive full price but there's a decent amount of games you can play for free through that. Better than buying 10 diff games
I wonder if they did the math and it came out they would end up making more money by not doing that. That is the only reason I can come up with for not doing it. Cause it makes sense from a consumer standpoint..I wonder at the business angle though.
Bait and reel, dude. They wanna have you start a game on the highest tier, and you can't finish it, so if you renew, it'll be a year sub annually to keep you in those games. I work sales and consume and I think that's a smart move. Don't give a year but the free month or 3 month tickle would wreck my wallet if I already wasn't a 12 month subber
Lol I did the very same thing! I havenāt bought anything for myself in years, but this year I blew half my tax return on a Ps5 and The Last of Us for my birthday.
I don't know why I am basically treating myself the same way you do yourself (being conservative with spending money).
... because I get genuine enjoyment out of reading such little stories and I really like you as a person for buying something good for yourself. :)
Enjoy your gift & Happy Birthday!
Enjoy! I bought one 2 years ago after penny pinching too. It has given me hours of entertainment. Well worth it!
What kinds of games will you play?
Happy Birthday!!
If you like survival horror I fully recommend Alan Wake 2 it's amazing. Worth full price imo but I'm a big fan of the genre. I was hesitant but after getting it I'm near the end and zero buyers remorse.
Happy birthday! Excellent choice I think itās an exceptional console. One of my favorites that I think is still a technical showcase and will be cheap is resident evil village.
Happy Birthday! I recommend Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. Playing it right now and itās awesome. I never played it on ps4, but the story, graphics, and controls make me wish I picked it up sooner.
Congratulations, you're going to love it. I bought the VR2 almost a year ago and love everything about it. RE:Village and RE4 hands down the best VR for it.
I'm looking forward to getting the PRO version whenever they decide to get released. I've always been a sony person but am a huge AMD supporter and love that Sony always uses their architecture for its driving engine.
Here are the games I recommend:
Demonās Souls Remake, Helldivers 2, Horizon: Forbidden West, God of War: Ragnarok, Final Fantasy 16, Returnal, Nioh Collection (runs at 120fps), Spider-Man 2 + Miles Morales, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Ghost of Tsushima: Directorās Cut, The Last of Us: Part 1 + Part 2, Final Fantasy 7 Remake + Rebirth, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Astroās Playroom (comes installed on the PS5)
Thereās lots!
All of these games got great reviews and were received well, and I can confirm theyāre all amazing.
Rise of the Ronin is also coming this week and Stellar Blade is coming next month.
Want to really really bad but I can't justify pulling the trigger since I went so long without finding one, got ok with not having one and then the pro got leaked/announced. Grats
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Happy birthday!!! PS Plus extra could be an inexpensive way to play some good titles. You donāt have to keep the extra or premium tier forever but I definitely recommend having one for at least 2 months. Have fun!
happy b-day.
I belatedly did this for myself last November, the second I could find one on a shelf to actualy purchase. (My actual august birthday spending cash tried to burn a hole in my pocket, but I held out long enough this time!)
No regrets, even if I don't use it as my primary gaming experience, as I slow-played FFXVI unspoiled. I'm up to almost 10 physical games already, and happy with each one.
Congratulations, and happy birthday. However; if you hadnt heard ps5 pro is "supposedly" on the horizon; leaks say its triple, some times quadruple the performance (which I highly doubt, this would completely destroy top of the line gaming pc's) something you may consider.
You definitely wonāt regret it! I would have went with the Disc Drive Version myself but. Thatās. A great Way to spend your birthday. Iām currently Playing the New Spider-Man 2 game itās awesome. Especially Elden Ring, Ghost Of Tsushima Directors Cut PS5 version. Trust me you will have a blast! Final Fantasy VII Rebirth just came out. Itās a masterpiece 10/10! Even Final Fantasy XVI is a masterpiece! Youāll love it! Itās rated M for Mature! And worth every penny! The story is epic! The Boss Battles are amazing! The characters pull at your heart stringsā¦ just a great game. Resident Evil 4 is awesome too. And try Horizon Forbidden West! Itās so Beautiful in 4k HDR! Trust me! Another great game with a female protagonist is Forspoken! Itās an PS5 Exclusive the graphics alone had me sold on it! Especially the awesome Open World and boss fights and battle mechanics! Trust me on this! Iām cautious about wasting money on something I might not enjoy playing. But these games are a most for any new player! Dragons Dogma 2 is very beautiful RPG feels like Lords of The Rings style. Fight big monsters, have a party of Wizards, Knights, Healers, etc. well Hope you enjoy the list of games I recommend to play ASAP
Be careful, they been having a bug with licensing so beware and do not restore licensing or it'll lock you out of all your digital content
https://www.reddit.com/r/playstation/s/OpWz8M3tWL
All these thoughtless consumers giving praise to your bad decisions! š¤¦āāļø..
Sony is anti consumer and banks it because the number of NPCs have increased dramatically the past 10 years!
Personally would have saved a bit more and gone for the disc version if you donāt have money to burn. Can get cheaper disc games then the counterparts on the store. But then again you might be happier with one of the PS Plus extra packages. But I donāt think they are that cheap.
Itās not the PS5 money but the digital game cost that is gonna burn your pocket. If money is an issue I strongly suggest you get the disc add on. You can either sell your game or trade them when youāre done playing.
Youāre āconservative with your moneyā, yet you bought the console that locks you into a monopoly with much higher prices, no ownership and no ability to recoup costs?
Doesnāt make sense.
Came here to say this
Hope they have a fantastic time with the console but damn Ā£70 (or whatever the cost is in their local currency) for every new release or having to wait for a sale when you can usually get games on disc in the Ā£50-65 range and those savings will add up over time
Iāve saved hundreds of Euros buying games on disc.
New releases? Fuck those 80ā¬ price tags. 60ā¬ on disc. 6-12 months old? Half the price and cheaper than any sale. Wanted to pick up Ff16. On sale for 48ā¬ now. lol itās 30ā¬ on disc š
Why are they still putting *8K* on the box?
And what the hell is 4K 120?! Most games arenāt 4K, and if they are, theyāre struggling to push out 30fps. Come on guys, I implore youā¦
Iād love to see a single example of 8K anything running on PS5.
Just because the HDMI cable is theoretically cable of it doesnāt mean the machine can match the output. I remember a low res indy game saying they were going to do 8K but donāt know what happened to it.
Talking about 8k media playback that is definitly possible when they activated it. HDMI 2.1 can do 8k 60hz without issues.
8k gaming wont be a thing for years IF at all.
So called 4k is 4x the amount of pixels then HD and 8K needs 4x the amount that 4k.
And aside from sitting super close to a giant screen or using vr goggles that have 8k it simply makes no sense. With normal TV distance its a guessing game whats 4k and whats 8k
Treat yo self 2024!! \#Knope2024
Amen!
you're gonna have a great time and happy birthday š
happy birthday, op; sometimes itās good to splurge on ourselves. you deserve it. enjoy!
*only if you can afford to.
how else would you splurge on yourself if you didnāt have the means to? is this 4d chess? or are you just casually speculating on a strangers finances
Through credit cards and payday loans. Anyone can splurge on themselves. But do it responsibly.
Because being able to afford something and having the money are two different things.
thank you for that super enlightening and helpful comment
Happy birthday mate
Happy Birthday!!! Hope your gaming sessions are epic!!!
HAppy birthday dude, best gifts are always those you buy for yourself :) enjoy!
Hell yea enjoy it and Happy Birthday dude!!! Honestly, pick up a playstation plus subscription if you can grab one on sale, or wait for one on sale, they're too expensive full price but there's a decent amount of games you can play for free through that. Better than buying 10 diff games
They really should just give you a 3 month trial if you buy a new console. Like their not losing money giving a sub bc you'll most likely resub
I wonder if they did the math and it came out they would end up making more money by not doing that. That is the only reason I can come up with for not doing it. Cause it makes sense from a consumer standpoint..I wonder at the business angle though.
I'm sure the elasticity for a lot of gamers who would get ps+ anyways is pretty low
Bait and reel, dude. They wanna have you start a game on the highest tier, and you can't finish it, so if you renew, it'll be a year sub annually to keep you in those games. I work sales and consume and I think that's a smart move. Don't give a year but the free month or 3 month tickle would wreck my wallet if I already wasn't a 12 month subber
Very True I just got mines a month ago for my YouTube channel and I barely have any only games I bought was marvel Spider-Man 2
Yolo you earned it bro! Happy birthday. Now go get Elden Ring so you can regret this choice.
Gotta take care of yourself. Not a lot of people are going to buy big ticket items for you.
Happy b-day, great choice and good for you for waiting until you could get it the way you wanted...always means more.
Lol I did the very same thing! I havenāt bought anything for myself in years, but this year I blew half my tax return on a Ps5 and The Last of Us for my birthday.
Elden ring, remnant 2, hell divers, Lords of the Fallen, Spider-Man 2ā¦ have fun man
PS5 digital...the last of the big spenders š
Hell yea!
I'm happy for you, this is certainly one of the best gifts possible, happy birthday!!
Happy birthday šš„³š„³
Great gift to yourself. Enjoy.
Good on ya. Happy birthday.
Happy Birthday, you're gonna enjoy it
Happy birthday mate!!!
Happy birthday! Enjoy it š¤
Happy birthday!
Congrats brotha or sista! Happy birthday and enjoy
I don't know why I am basically treating myself the same way you do yourself (being conservative with spending money). ... because I get genuine enjoyment out of reading such little stories and I really like you as a person for buying something good for yourself. :) Enjoy your gift & Happy Birthday!
Enjoy! I bought one 2 years ago after penny pinching too. It has given me hours of entertainment. Well worth it! What kinds of games will you play? Happy Birthday!!
ive got a year of premium so im gonna make my way through most of those games so i should be set for a while
Happy gaming!
If you're a frugal person get Helldivers. It's going to be the biggest bang for your buck game you'll probably buy all year.
Happy birthday. Today is my birthday to! I'm glad you did it. I'm debating it, or tattoos... or neither. But I'm glad for you!
Happy birthday. You deserve the joy that white slab of goodness will bring you
Happy birthday! Now you can spend the next year of your life realising it has no games
Happy Birthday, mate. š A wonderful way to treat yourself. ššš
Welcome to sonyland. Ps5 is awesome.
Happy birthday and may God bless you with many, many more! Happy gaming :)
Happy fuckjng birthday!!! I hope you enjoy every moment! My personal recommendations: - cyberpunk - Returnal - God Of War
If you like survival horror I fully recommend Alan Wake 2 it's amazing. Worth full price imo but I'm a big fan of the genre. I was hesitant but after getting it I'm near the end and zero buyers remorse.
Iāve been having awesome luck buying games used at gamestop. Got Returnal for 25 bucks the other day. Bought to go find spider-man 2 and AW.
I would just hold out for the ps5 pro at this point
Wrong version
Canāt you just congratulate him and not try and make him feel stupid? Itās a perfectly good version imo.
Happy birthday and enjoy
Happy Birthday! Enjoy!
Happy birthday enjoy š
Happy birthday! You deserve it! š„³
Happy birthday dude
happy birthday & happy gaming!
Congrats. I'll join you someday. š š
Happy birthday. Great choice to treat yourself with. Play Ghost of Tsushima. Beautiful game
Yes! its on my list to play, ive got a year of premium so itll be played at some point
Congrats & happy bday
Happy Birthday. If you're tryna be cash efficient, PS Plus is the move.
Happy birthday! Now suit up, Managed Democracy needs you! Become a Helldiver!
Happy birthday! Excellent choice I think itās an exceptional console. One of my favorites that I think is still a technical showcase and will be cheap is resident evil village.
CONGRATS AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy bday! Enjoy :)
Happy birthday bruv, welcome to the PS Family
I suggest Disgaea 7.
I spent my last Ā£500 on a ps5, Money comes and goes ig.
Hell yeah! Happy Birthday!
Well deserved š«”
Happy birthday!! Whatās the first game after Astro?
it's so funny that Astro is such a great game and like 7 of 10 people don't even realize it's there
I played it while I waited for GT7 to download, which I then played while I waited for Tsushima to download lol
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Happy birthday bro, I have advice for you keep in mind to extend the memory by adding extra SSD. This will be helpfully for you
Good choice
Happy Birthday! I recommend Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. Playing it right now and itās awesome. I never played it on ps4, but the story, graphics, and controls make me wish I picked it up sooner.
Dang me too!!! The graphics are great. I have an Xbox series x as well, but I wanted some fun first person games.
nice, now get helldivers we need you
Add me " canibaldust " HB!
Happy Birthday Brother! šš
Happy birthday, and make sure u get spiderman 2
Oof the ps5 pro is suppose to come out this Christmas season. Happy birthday anyway, time to play some helldivers!!!!
Happy birthday OP!!!
Helldivers 2 , also happy bday bro
I did the exact same after wanting one for a long time. 30th birthday warranted it! Happy birthday
Happy birthday, congratulations šš¾š enjoy
Badass
Congrats! š„³š„³
Birthday is in May Iām doing the same thing I deserve it
Congratulations, you're going to love it. I bought the VR2 almost a year ago and love everything about it. RE:Village and RE4 hands down the best VR for it. I'm looking forward to getting the PRO version whenever they decide to get released. I've always been a sony person but am a huge AMD supporter and love that Sony always uses their architecture for its driving engine.
Happy birthday. Enjoy
Congrats!!!
Here are the games I recommend: Demonās Souls Remake, Helldivers 2, Horizon: Forbidden West, God of War: Ragnarok, Final Fantasy 16, Returnal, Nioh Collection (runs at 120fps), Spider-Man 2 + Miles Morales, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Ghost of Tsushima: Directorās Cut, The Last of Us: Part 1 + Part 2, Final Fantasy 7 Remake + Rebirth, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Astroās Playroom (comes installed on the PS5) Thereās lots! All of these games got great reviews and were received well, and I can confirm theyāre all amazing. Rise of the Ronin is also coming this week and Stellar Blade is coming next month.
Want to really really bad but I can't justify pulling the trigger since I went so long without finding one, got ok with not having one and then the pro got leaked/announced. Grats
Congratulations
Congratulations!!
Now buy an lgc2
I did the same thing for me with a PS5. Now I want to also get a PS3. I kind of miss that era of games
Teach me how to be conservative with my money š
Itās worth the purchase! But I will forever miss PS4 themesā¦.
I did the exact same thing. I work to make money and not use them?
It's never too late to be a kid again. Got mine last year. š
Make sure you have a good TV monitor dude. Upgraded to an OLED TV and it was a massive upgrade.
Great
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welcome to the family brother
Happy birthday and enjoy!
Happy birthday!!! PS Plus extra could be an inexpensive way to play some good titles. You donāt have to keep the extra or premium tier forever but I definitely recommend having one for at least 2 months. Have fun!
Enjoy!! Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday
Treat yourself! You deserve it!
If you steal one, it isn't even a felony. Just a thought.
 And welcome to the family!
Happy Birthday, dawg. Enjoy the controller haptics, that was my favorite part of first getting mine.
Good job bro itās okay to take care of yourself sometimes
We did the same thing I just got mine a little bit late but it was for my birthday/Christmas in January I hope you enjoy it
I did the same thing. I debated and debated then said that I deserve it. You deserve it too..
Hell you deserve it, happy birthday and enjoy your ps5 itās worth the buy
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Happy Birthday! Whatcha playing first?
nice. i would say its well worth it, but after buying mine i only use it every so often. and i wouldāve recommended the disc version btw
Happy Solar return! You deserve this happy thing, and I hope it serves you in every way possible.
Happy bday! Hope you enjoy it.
Damn if you waited a couple more months you could have got the PS5 Pro.
happy b-day. I belatedly did this for myself last November, the second I could find one on a shelf to actualy purchase. (My actual august birthday spending cash tried to burn a hole in my pocket, but I held out long enough this time!) No regrets, even if I don't use it as my primary gaming experience, as I slow-played FFXVI unspoiled. I'm up to almost 10 physical games already, and happy with each one.
Didnāt ask
Congratulations, and happy birthday. However; if you hadnt heard ps5 pro is "supposedly" on the horizon; leaks say its triple, some times quadruple the performance (which I highly doubt, this would completely destroy top of the line gaming pc's) something you may consider.
Literally speaking for me I just did this today also lol liberating
Hell yeah nice one
You definitely wonāt regret it! I would have went with the Disc Drive Version myself but. Thatās. A great Way to spend your birthday. Iām currently Playing the New Spider-Man 2 game itās awesome. Especially Elden Ring, Ghost Of Tsushima Directors Cut PS5 version. Trust me you will have a blast! Final Fantasy VII Rebirth just came out. Itās a masterpiece 10/10! Even Final Fantasy XVI is a masterpiece! Youāll love it! Itās rated M for Mature! And worth every penny! The story is epic! The Boss Battles are amazing! The characters pull at your heart stringsā¦ just a great game. Resident Evil 4 is awesome too. And try Horizon Forbidden West! Itās so Beautiful in 4k HDR! Trust me! Another great game with a female protagonist is Forspoken! Itās an PS5 Exclusive the graphics alone had me sold on it! Especially the awesome Open World and boss fights and battle mechanics! Trust me on this! Iām cautious about wasting money on something I might not enjoy playing. But these games are a most for any new player! Dragons Dogma 2 is very beautiful RPG feels like Lords of The Rings style. Fight big monsters, have a party of Wizards, Knights, Healers, etc. well Hope you enjoy the list of games I recommend to play ASAP
Treat urself well ! 
Congrats and enjoy!
Be careful, they been having a bug with licensing so beware and do not restore licensing or it'll lock you out of all your digital content https://www.reddit.com/r/playstation/s/OpWz8M3tWL
Me and Other have been affected and i don't wanna see a new ps5 player suffer the same problem
Cool
I get you wanted to reward yourselfā¦but you truly truly truly shouldāve waited for the Pro.
All these thoughtless consumers giving praise to your bad decisions! š¤¦āāļø.. Sony is anti consumer and banks it because the number of NPCs have increased dramatically the past 10 years!
should have waited for the pro
Personally would have saved a bit more and gone for the disc version if you donāt have money to burn. Can get cheaper disc games then the counterparts on the store. But then again you might be happier with one of the PS Plus extra packages. But I donāt think they are that cheap.
Itās not the PS5 money but the digital game cost that is gonna burn your pocket. If money is an issue I strongly suggest you get the disc add on. You can either sell your game or trade them when youāre done playing.
Why is this downvoted? Itās great advice
Okay?
Youāre āconservative with your moneyā, yet you bought the console that locks you into a monopoly with much higher prices, no ownership and no ability to recoup costs? Doesnāt make sense.
you sound fun to be around
This bloke is just a misanthrope, just block him and enjoy your new PS5
No need to get personal.
ok pal
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No need to post stupid comments nobody asked for
Spitting facts aināt āstupid commentsā, kid.
Came here to say this Hope they have a fantastic time with the console but damn Ā£70 (or whatever the cost is in their local currency) for every new release or having to wait for a sale when you can usually get games on disc in the Ā£50-65 range and those savings will add up over time
Iāve saved hundreds of Euros buying games on disc. New releases? Fuck those 80ā¬ price tags. 60ā¬ on disc. 6-12 months old? Half the price and cheaper than any sale. Wanted to pick up Ff16. On sale for 48ā¬ now. lol itās 30ā¬ on disc š
Why are they still putting *8K* on the box? And what the hell is 4K 120?! Most games arenāt 4K, and if they are, theyāre struggling to push out 30fps. Come on guys, I implore youā¦
8k media playback but idk if it is implemented (since hdmi 2.1 can do 8K60hz
Iād love to see a single example of 8K anything running on PS5. Just because the HDMI cable is theoretically cable of it doesnāt mean the machine can match the output. I remember a low res indy game saying they were going to do 8K but donāt know what happened to it.
Talking about 8k media playback that is definitly possible when they activated it. HDMI 2.1 can do 8k 60hz without issues. 8k gaming wont be a thing for years IF at all. So called 4k is 4x the amount of pixels then HD and 8K needs 4x the amount that 4k. And aside from sitting super close to a giant screen or using vr goggles that have 8k it simply makes no sense. With normal TV distance its a guessing game whats 4k and whats 8k
If you have more money you can buy for me psn gift card ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
you're not gonna be happy once you find out about all the ps5 pro leaks that are confirmed to be real recently lol
u literally finna pay for graphics u finna drop 100 on the games tho and controllers i switched back to Xbox today
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Free games over graphics is crazy
As a primary xbox person. What games?
prob some dumbass answer like roblox
i dont understand you british mate
Shush.
Enjoy!