Re: I want the Gold Edition... --> Physical disk.

If im not mistaken, we had to pre order the physical copy of battlefield 5 and then on day one, pay for the upgrade, i think this is extremly disrespectful to the physical collectors cause we wont recieve any of the early benifits that the gold/ultimate get early on, but after all said and done we would be paying the same or more for that. These tactics really drive me to stop plagying ea tittles. As a serious bf vetren i have never been on the fence so much for a game.

This is also annoying given that next gen consoles are usless with there limited storage capasity my ssd on my ps4 pro has been such a headache.

4 Replies

EvoBeardy
4 years ago
@4g631g I got myself an MX500 2TB for my PS4 Pro ages ago (during a sale period), not had issues since.
I'll be upgrading the base storage ASAP with the PS5, I can use the SSDs with my PC if I sell the consoles, so it's no loss.

OT I too am also miffed to the lack of Physical Copy with Pre-Order benefits. Got every physical copy of BF I've ever owned and would've been nice to have this one too...
Fringerunner
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
It might be late, but if enough people ask they might do something similar to what FFXIV did for their latest expansion.
You can order the digital download version of the collectors edition, and then opt to pay a bit more separately to get the physical collectors edition items shipped to you after launch when they restock (including game media).
Was received well in that game, as it let people who normally wouldn't go for physical collectors editions "upgrade" without paying full price for a second game.
Again, a bit late for the reason to be "restock" with BF, but maybe something that could be added later for those who like box/collectors displays to include game media.
KREASE_1976
Seasoned Novice
4 years ago
@EvoBeardy Yeah that all good with the storage space in the PS4 pro but the ps5 is a joke with its extra storage cos I have had a look at it and they were Selling the 4tb for just over $1500 AUD for it and that's a joke compared to the PS4 as that only costed $150. Also to actually get a ps5 is hard as well.
EvoBeardy
4 years ago
@KREASE_1976 PS5 requires minimum read/write speeds for live storage, which are PCIe Gen4
The PS4 had no such requirements, hence a £/$150 500mb read/write, 2tb SATA SSD was more than sufficient.
Simple answer would be to not buy a 4tb and optimise your live storage.
AFAIK you can use a USB storage device with the PS5, you just can't run games from it, but it's typically faster than redownloading.
1tb M.2s can be purchased for under 150 with 2tb coming in at just over the 300 mark.
PCIe Gen4 is still in its infancy compared to SATA and Gen3 parts, it wasn't so long that a 1tb SATA SSD was a hefty price, unfortunately that's the price to pay with newer technology, literally.
Also, bagged myself a PS5 for RRP on Tuesday just gone, took me a less than 3hrs over 2 days of actually trying (including gathering the information required).
There are Twitter accounts and Discord groups dedicated to nabbing one, if you really want one you'll get one.
My mate wanted one after seeing mine, an hour after we knew a drop was coming he bagged one Sunday, it'll be delivered this week.