Remember when the PS5 first dropped in 2020 and getting one felt harder than securing Taylor Swift tickets, or a rental in Auckland? Some Kiwi gamers waited six months or more to get their hands on Sony’s sleek, futuristic beast.
Thankfully, those days are over. Stock is plentiful, PS4 support is slowly fading from online titles, and big-budget releases are going PS5-only. Translation: babe, it’s time to upgrade.
So, what makes the PS5 worth the glow-up? For starters, it is faster, smoother, and, frankly, a bit sexier. Load times are snappy, graphics are brighter, and everything feels more polished. Comparing Mortal Kombat 11 on PS4 with Mortal Kombat 1 on PS5 is like comparing a ring-light selfie with public bathroom lighting.
But the real magic is in the DualSense controller. Its haptic feedback makes gameplay feel deliciously physical. In Astro Bot, every tiny footstep taps through your hands. Walk, and it gently pulses. Run, and it gets more intense. In Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, every web-sling feels like it is shooting straight through your nervous system!
Then there are the adaptive triggers, where L2 and R2 respond with resistance, like pulling back a bow. It makes gaming feel less like watching the action and more like being inside it.
And as ‘gaymers’, we are eating. From Dragon Age: The Veilguard to Final Fantasy XVI, PS5 titles are giving us characters with depth, drama, and sparkle. We love Baldur’s Gate 3’s Dame Aylin and Isobel, an immortal power couple with serious protect-the-vulnerable energy, and Life is Strange’s Alex and Stephanie, who bring different age perspectives with wit, warmth, and charm.
With games averaging around $120, you can try before you buy with streaming service PS+, then grab your faves from JB Hi-Fi.
