 So I've had the PlayStation 5 for about a week now and depending on when I release this video I'm sure it's going to be over a week but I just wanted to share my experiences using this next-gen console as a pretty casual gamer and also someone who's used to, you know, doing all of my gaming on an Xbox. Upon launch the PlayStation 5 was pretty amazing. Maybe it's because I haven't had a PlayStation in well over a decade. I think the last PlayStation I had was either the PS1 or PS2 but regardless first thing I noticed when setting it up is that the console felt pretty futuristic like I really feel like I'm in the next generation of gaming when using the PlayStation 5. You know maybe this is a bit over exaggerated because I've been gaming with the Xbox and they didn't make a huge change to their home screen for the series X and S so maybe it's a little bit of that or maybe it's because the PlayStation 5 has a really nice experience that's immersive. 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Okay so believe it or not I didn't play that already installed game that came with the ps5 that you know shows off the new dual-sense wireless controller that offers you know the immersive haptic feedback dynamic adaptive triggers along with the built-in microphone and this really nice design that actually looks even better in person. The first game that I played was Spider-Man one because I was really excited. I love Spider-Man especially the Miles Morales series but off rip upon you know loading the game and launching the game I could feel that haptic feedback from the railroad station when you know Spider-Man or Miles was you know listening to his music. The rapist station in New York when he fist pumped you know people within the community and helped pick up furniture I could feel that as well and that was new for me and it's it's made me really excited about gaming. Something about having that physical you know sensation within like the palm of your hands makes the experience feel more real. Chatting through the controller has actually been a great experience. Apparently the audio quality is exceptional to the point where my friends in our party thought that I was you know captain of an airplane giving a message you know to all the people aboard so it's funny because I didn't utilize the microphone on purpose. I didn't even notice that it had a microphone. I just knew it had a speaker so I could hear people and then I started speaking in it and they were like blown away by the quality of the audio which is something that is very important when you're playing you know games like Call of Duty and you're in a party and you know you need to communicate with other people you know on your team so that was a game changer for me. All right moving on to a question a lot of people have been asking or a lot of the focus has been on both the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 is the size so I will say that the PlayStation 5 is definitely bigger. It's bulkier. It's it sticks out a little bit more because of that futuristic design. Some people say it actually looks like a Wi-Fi router but I will say this or a spaceship. It does look really good in person and one thing I noticed is when I added the stand or attached the stand to the PlayStation it actually looked even bigger. Maybe that's because it's elevated a little bit but once again like the Series X it fit perfectly within my Ikea you know TV console. This isn't the biggest TV console either. It's maybe like 68 inches long at the most. Fits a 65 inch TV perfectly and maybe a 70 inch at the most but it fits perfectly and because of that white and black minimal you know sleek design languid flat seamlessly integrated within my TV and console system.