Since we are on the topic of cloud gaming. I decided to give Xbox cloud gaming another try and to my surprise it has improved a lot. I mean miles better compared to last year when I first tried it.

Previously I would say it's totally not playable. Input lag was crazy bad. But today I tried again using South Korea, Australia and US server. US is still considered laggy, South Korea and Australia is good.

First I tried TMNT and there were no pixelation and no lag. I am using DS4 over bluetooth to my Mac and using Safari. Really no perceptible input lag.

So I thought maybe TMNT don't require much processing power so I changed to FH5. Previously when I tried, it was very pixelated and driving game cannot tolerate any input lags.

But look at the video below. (Sorry for the bad quality) Taken using my phone. I m going left and right on purpose. See the thumb stick movement against the car. It's really playable.

Skip to the end when I do small adjustments on the thumb stick, can see the input lag is really acceptable. Can't wait for cloud gaming to reach SG. it will definitely be better.

what VPN u use?

I had a scare just now when my XSX kept asking me to update to play online then the update process kept getting stuck at 3%, tried various solutions for an hour to no avail.

When the offline system update kept failing, I thought I need to send the console for repair. Then I remember I am on different version as I am subscribed to the insider program, but the offline update file for preview build isn't available for download.

Luckily there's a workaround, I can use Xbox Insider Hub app on PC and unenrolling the console. Wait few mins and restart the console then it let me update back to normal build, I only lost my user profile along with the display settings.

Can u disable the insider program?

You guys have been monitoring prices of xbox expansion slots right? Amazon SG now does free delievery to Malaysia.. Is 308SGD decent for 1TB?

still near 1K for just 1Tb 
MS seriously need to have a price cut now

Sony has the upper hand this time, a decently fast 1Tb SSD can have for less than RM600 already, and it's still getting cheaper

For once, Sony got it right. Usually they are the ones who love forcing proprietary media, like the PS1/PS2 memory cards and the PSP/PSVita Memory Stick Duo. I might be more of an Xbox guy, but credit given where it's due to Sony.

yup, they finally got it right this time, and they won the storage expansion by miles

but after a few weeks with my PS5, the battery performance of the DS5 is a real dismal...

yup, they finally got it right this time, and they won the storage expansion by miles

but after a few weeks with my PS5, the battery performance of the DS5 is a real dismal...

its really bad?
for my xbox, im using eneloop pro. got 2 controller and 4 AA battery. so which controller battery kaput, either switch battery or direct using the spare controller.

yes, it's bad... real bad

DS4 batt life is already bad, DS5 is the worst

4 to 5 hours of normal gaming with the DS5 already depleted it down to 1 bar

guess I'm already too pampered by the xbox controllers, where a pair of eneloop can last me days

yes, it's bad... real bad

DS4 batt life is already bad, DS5 is the worst

4 to 5 hours of normal gaming with the DS5 already depleted it down to 1 bar

guess I'm already too pampered by the xbox controllers, where a pair of eneloop can last me days

You're wrong.

What a lot of people don't realize is that the PS5 intentionally reports the battery to be lower than it actually is. When you get the "battery is low" notification, the controller is only at ~50% charge.

Why does Sony do this? Because it prompts the user to charge the battery at that level since Li-on is best charged at that interval level to maintain long term battery life.

Try using your DS5 after you get the "battery is low" notification, I guarantee you'll get another 3-5 hours of usage time out of it assuming your battery isn't damaged to begin with.

You're wrong.

What a lot of people don't realize is that the PS5 intentionally reports the battery to be lower than it actually is. When you get the "battery is low" notification, the controller is only at ~50% charge.

Why does Sony do this? Because it prompts the user to charge the battery at that level since Li-on is best charged at that interval level to maintain long term battery life.

Try using your DS5 after you get the "battery is low" notification, I guarantee you'll get another 3-5 hours of usage time out of it assuming your battery isn't damaged to begin with.