Okay, so the electronic device that I would like to talk about is this video game console called PS5. So last month my parents gifted me a PS5 due to the fact that I did very well in my A levels. I basically got four As which is very rare. I think about five percent of students get it and my parents thought that it would be appropriate to give it gifted to me as I worked very hard for it and I’ve hustled day and night. So I mainly wanted to use it for gaming like I wanted to play multiplayer games with my friends like shooters where you fight against six other people to complete an objective. And I would say it was initially pretty difficult to use as I’m accustomed to computers like I’ve used computers for about 15 years of my life. I used to own a Windows XP when I was around four years old. So getting used to a controller took some time but when I got used to it it was very satisfying because controllers have comparatively lower inputs than computers and controllers you have like what about 15 to 16 inputs and you combine those inputs to perform complex functions which I found pretty satisfying to do whenever I figured it out. And I would say this device was pretty helpful to me as I went through tough times during AES levels which is basically the first year of A levels and having this device helped me to relieve some of my stress and generally made me a happier person. So yeah I would say it was worth getting.
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Okay, so the electronic device that I would like to talk about is this video game console called the PS5. Last month, my parents gifted me a PS5 because I did very well in my A levels. I got four As, which is very rare; I think about five percent of students achieve that. My parents thought it would be appropriate to gift it to me since I worked very hard for it and hustled day and night. I mainly wanted to use it for gaming, specifically to play multiplayer games with my friends, like shooters where you fight against six other people to complete an objective. Initially, I would say it was pretty difficult to use, as I'm accustomed to computers; I've used computers for about 15 years of my life. I used to own a Windows XP when I was around four years old. So, getting used to a controller took some time, but once I got the hang of it, it was very satisfying. Controllers have comparatively fewer inputs than computers; you have about 15 to 16 inputs, and you combine those inputs to perform complex functions, which I found pretty satisfying whenever I figured it out. I would say this device was very helpful to me as I went through tough times during my A levels, which is basically the first year of A levels. Having this device helped me relieve some of my stress and generally made me a happier person. So, I would say it was worth getting.
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