According to FedEx, my PlayStation 5 is en route from Kentucky as of midnight, and is expected to arrive tomorrow. Good news! The bad news is that there are fairly significant reports surfacing regarding "bricking" units: the common denominator seems to be when transferring data from a PlayStation 4-- which is something I had planned to do-- exacerbated by making use of the Ethernet port, or external USB storage, to perform that transfer.

In other game-related news, I've taken advantage of Target's "buy two, get one free" sale to expand the list of titles I will have available for review over the next few months. Here is what the list looks like at the moment; the dates shown represent each title's release:

• Day of the Tentacle Remastered (Series X, Mar 22, 2016)
• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (Series X, Nov 10, 2020)
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Series X, Nov 10, 2020)
• Astro's Playroom (PlayStation 5, Nov 12, 2020)
• Spider-Man Ultimate (PlayStation 5, Nov 12, 2020)
• Sackboy (PlayStation 5, Nov 12, 2020)
• Dirt 5 (PlayStation 5, Nov 19, 2020)
• Monster Hunter Rise (Switch, Mar 26, 2021)

I'm also hearing persistent rumors that "Gran Turismo 7" may come out during a "first half of next year" window. As the single game I am the most excited for, that would be a spectacular surprise!