While very much appreciating the freedom, the adjustment to the new level of extreme busyness has not been easy. The kid’s schools, sports and activities restarted – often with clashing overlaps as they all try to salvage some face time before the end of the year. I will continue my 20 minutes practice each night after everyone has gone to bed to try and improve.Īfter 260+ days of accumulative lockdowns we were allowed to get haircuts and go into retail stores again. My initial forays into that last night did not go well. She beat my time on her second lap, and despite never playing a rally car game before was sliding and drifting and power steering better than I was within minutes. I had been practicing my handbrake turns for 20 minutes on a test track when my daughter asked to try. Even when I get things half right, some of the tracks are so tight that there is absolutely no room for mistakes – and I make mistakes. I can’t yet drive the cars precisely enough. The kids fly through it – but I am just not getting the coordination right.

It comes with Astro’s Playgroup – a simple but enjoyable 3D platform game designed for you to get used to the DualSense controller. I am starting to wonder however if I am just too old for it. The kids were delighted, but it was meant to have been purchased for me. Our main TV is 4K and has a Sound Bar, and the PS5 looks and sounds great on it. He said they unexpectedly got several units in that morning, and I could have one if I included some extra purchases (I grabbed an extra controller and a couple games). Last weekend I was in an Electronics store looking for Christmas Gifts when I remembered Grand Turismo 7 was coming in 2022 so I asked the Salesperson if they had a waiting list for the console. Retailers get small allocations at random times with no warning, so generally operate store by store waiting lists. These have not been advertised in stock since November last year. My initial view it is negatively impacts solo play – and is a continuation of CCP trying to force people to play EVE the way they want them too. I need to do a lot more reading before I have a proper opinion. I’ve read some of the commentary regards CCP’s changes to mining. I am not sure if they are a recent addition, or I am only just noticing them as I adjusted sounds to increase the chance I hear when my cargo is getting scanned. I expect I will turn the sound down on them sooner rather than later.

They are however a bit disconcerting, since there are mini explosions in the soundtrack.

They sound sort of cool – somewhat Star Wars like. There are warp engine noises I am suddenly hearing in EVE.

Stargate ship size comparison