Thank you @niks_flashbullet Loved all the gifts!

Finished. What a game! And underrated part of this game is how great it looked and yet did not stutter at all, no performance issue whatsoever. Spent 40 hours, did a lot of side quests. Maxed out all gear and equipments and found the combat a but easy in the second half, but fun nonetheless.

My santa is an actual mind reader. Was actually looking to get this game next month. The coaster looks so good as well! Thanks a lot @Nathan.Drake Wish you and your family a very happy new year!

I'm so thoroughly impressed by this game I went and bought the dlc also Already reached level 26 Doing a hacker stealth build

Looks like we are back! I also got my PS5 pro on Monday. All earlier issues aside, the packaging was very good. The main PS5 pro box was in another standard cardboard box and had thermocol all around. Then it was wrapped with another layer of sheet (?). The main PS5 pro box came out absolutely shining and new with nary a dent or scratch, so that's good. Filmed video of unboxing and installing. Working fine for now. Also installed the disc drive, which is also working with no issues for now. Some observations- Both the main unit and controller are surprising lite. In fact the main unit is even smaller than the original PS5. Good. Comes with horizontal support thingies, and that's how I planned to keep it. So no need for additional stand. Good. FF7 rebirth is what I am playing right now- 60FPS mode. Finally I can play in 60FPS while also not having to deal with super blurry image. The game is great and clearly some love went into it, but overall the graphics are average. Some areas look really good, but some are very flat. They are very sharp and 4K, but I don't think they will wow anyone like HFW etc. There is also some pop-in in open areas. Rise of the ronin didn't look as bad as I had read online (ray-tracing mode). Haven't played a lot to have more opinions. Stellar blade is the third game I plan to play, unless it comes to PC by the time I get around to it. Good for now. Hopefully GTA6, Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2 and some other good PS5 exclusives/first party games come in 2025 and truly justify its purchase. Edit- This was also my 500th post. How about that!