Honestly? If you're low on budget or want to run it as addition it can be good option, however I would still recommend much powerful Series X.. But if you just want Halo... Didn't you considered One X? It would be much cheaper and perform not much worse than XSS, of course if you just want to run Halo and or try GamePass

Because graphics just getting steadily slightly better isn’t innovation, gameplay mechanics are?

There’s nothing revolutionary about Sony hardware, so not really sure why you’re making this a hill to die on. It’s a generation old PC hardware, how is this innovative? Meanwhile Nintendo made their mainstream console a handheld….

“I’m sorry you have to choose” - buddy, I’m sorry you had to resort to a personal attack because you can’t argue the point at hand. I have a gaming PC which cost 10x the amount your PS5 did, plus a PS4 and a switch. Oh, and the graphics are FAR superior to your PS4/5 versions.

I recommend you save up a little each month so you can afford therapy for a clear inferiority complex.

As for PS exclusives - Spider Man, Horizon, God of War and soon to be the Last of Us are all on Steam. As I said - most big exclusives have come to the PC.

Grow the fuck up and learn to argue and exist in reality rather than making petty childish comments about finances you know nothing about. It’s clear by your salty and sad comments you only make statements to defend your own purchasing decisions, and your comments and opinions aren’t grounded in reality but what makes you feel better. Sad.

PixelPerfect - No, Sony has only just started releasing games on Steam. Miles Morales was very quick, and the version of TLOU is the remastered one released at the same time as PS5…

I recently got one and this is my only gaming device that I own, I really enjoy this and if you really wanna play Halo, this is an amazing one to enter with, assuming that you dont have a PC.

Buy a cheap PS3 and mod it to allow you the full catalogue of PS1, PS2 and PS3 games

Then invest in a PS5 to have PS4 backwards compatibility. In this way you will have access to all 5 generations

If you can afford it why not, I’m old so we have. PS1, Xbox, Wii, Switch, PC, Mac, Raspberry Pi etc don’t let any concept of “brand loyalty” enter you life. It’s a pointless concept people invent to make themselves feel justified.

I personally prefer console gaming rather than PC and think you'll be fine with PS5 and Series X.

One more is that they're are a selection of ps1/2 games you can buy digital on PS5, but discs won't work from anything older than PS4 & there's a small list of PS4 games that don't work on PS5.

Yes. I have gamepass on my PC and it's cheaper than Game Pass for Xbox. I also have PS Plus Premium which is 300 more games for even less.

For games not on subscription, nothing is cheaper than used, physical copies (and even new physical titles that are older). They are cheaper than digital sales and you don't have to wait for sales. You can also sell, trade and borrow them. I buy and sell video games as a side hobby and it pays for both of my subscriptions and all my other games.

Game Pass is a fine service. The library of 450+ games is a lot of mid, though. It doesn't have nearly the GOTY lineup or the 750+ games that PS Plus Premium has for half the price.

Do you know you can get gamepass on pc? So you dont really need the new xbox if you have a pc and also most ps exclusives are on or coming to pc. So the cheapest option is having a pc, plus can make a decent system for like 700/800 pound that will run all newer games decent enough. Plus pc games are just way cheaper, I've never played full price for any game on pc even on day one you can find the game like 30/40% cheaper on various websites

The Dual sense Controller is really well made and feels (personally speaking) top notch quality for a controller shipped with the console. My GF never plays games and just bought a second Dual sense after I showed her the functions in Astros playroom Controller showcase.

The haptic feedback is just so nice. It gives a new immersive feeling in charging a bow or Aim and shoot in an FPS which is hard to describe if you never had it in your hands.

And the Ps exclusives are a must play. God of war and Ghost of Tsushima are just Beautiful.

Most PS exclusives aren't on PC. Indie PC devs? What are they doing to change the industry other than regressing it with outdated graphics that have gone hipster?

Nintendo is revolutionizing the industry...with hardware that's 2 generations behind.

I'm sorry you have to choose instead of being able to enjoy both. Don't be mad about it. I recommend you save up a little each month so you can one day enjoy all of the games available. Or wait 2 to 4 years for a chance that PS exclusives might come to PC when their sequels are released on PS5.

Sony isn’t remotely the most innovative in the industry - sorry. That’s either indie PC devs or Nintendo.

With all Xbox exclusives being on PC and most Sony ones making their way there, 0 reason to buy a PS5 (even more so soon as we’re approaching the point where a PC can be had for the same price if you’re smart).

PC is the way to go atm.

I have both PS5 and Xbox Series X. When there's a good game (something I like) on Gamepass, I spend a few months playing it. Otherwise, most of my gaming time is spent playing RPGs on the PS5.

I let the subscriptions lapse and renew whatever console happens to have something that catches my fancy. If you asked me to give one up, I would put up a fight, but ultimately, there are more games that suit my taste on the PS5 than the Xbox (I'm not an FPS player).

I recently upgraded both my systems to next gen.

Got a 4K TV and Went with a PS5 as I generally prefer PS exclusive games and wanted excellent frame rate for things like God Of War.

Also got the Xbox Series S too - which is cool because of its size and price tag. It displays at 1440 so not quite 4k like the PS5, but still great graphics and display and fast loading too. I’ll be using this for Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 as well as the other mini games from Game Pass (I.e. Age Of Empire, Sea Of Thieves, Grounded)

Might not help that much for you as I have never owned any x box ever. I've been a PS guy my entire life. Had each generation of console but skipped ps4 pro. Just got the ps5 and timing wasn't great, we just had our second child less than 2 weeks ago. Not as much time as I'd like to play but man I do not regret buying a PS5. I've always really enjoyed the PS products and I have zero intent on switching. Maybe I'm biased but if I were you I'd get a PS5. If you're even thinking about this now you don't want to regret NOT buying one. Worst case scenario you hate it, you can sell it for probably what you paid for it as they are still not super easy to find.

If you want PS exclusives, I found that PS4 pros and slims are pretty cheap right now. You wont be able to play at ps5 quality but the pro is still a good deal. Set an alert for new postings on ps4s on whatever app you use for buying used and some people post them for cheap just cuz they wanna get rid of it

Can put all ps1 games in ps3 ! Certain version of ps3 can play ps2 games too

No, you can not play ps1, ps2, or ps3 discs on ps5. But you can play ps4 discs which can be found for very cheap.

However, your ps2 should play both ps1 and ps2 games. Late model ps3's are somewhat easy to come by and are relatively affordable. They also play ps1 games.

Early model PS3's (look up the specific model numbers) would play ps1, ps2, and ps3 games. They're more expensive, have less memory, and are more likely to be faulty. The benefit is being able to play all PS games on 2 consoles instead of 3.

those playstation exclusives are whats selling me, the xbox exclusives obviously arent bad, but the playstation seems like it has more to offer game wise, also any idea if i can put PS1 and PS2 games into the PS5?

I've run with both since the xbox 360/PS3 days. It was always cheaper than getting a high-end gaming PC.

This gen is a little different. I decided to drop the xbox (still have OG, 360, and Xbone) and get a PC. Now I play PC/PS5.

I definitely recommend saving up for the PS5 and running 2 consoles. Sony is currently the most innovative in the industry, and the quality of their exclusives are GOTY candidates (and often winners) every single year.

The PS Plus subscription will overload you with all of the exclusives you've missed over the years with more games at half the price of GamePass.

Get a steam deck instead. My Xbox series s is just gathering dust since I got mine!

My brothers got a series s and for the games he plays they run great on the series s

the disadvantages of the series s however is the 512gb is not enough and will fill up quickly with the storage expansion card being rather expensive and some games like forza horizon 2 and forza horizon 3 can’t be played on it if you don’t own the digital version of the game and as the games have been delisted from the microsoft store due to licensing issues you can’t buy the digital versions anymore

and the disadvantage of having no disc drive meaning if you have a big collection of backwards compatible games and xbox one games on disc they can’t be played on the series s

No, overrated

I mean Tbf Xbox are at the top of the gaming industry with Game Pass rn. A year or more ago definitely PlayStation coz I believe they had great deals but with all the franchises Xbox now owns (possibly call of duty soon too) it’s prolly the best place to play more with spending less

£70 is way too much for a game, especially a remaster I’m sure no one and not even a new PlayStation owner would want to spend so much on that