You can with some effort and it's also great at emulation so almost anything up to ps3 and switch games run on it

It’s completely standalone. Steam would be primary source of games but I think it’s able to run stuff like game pass too

I have both and I prefer the Series X by a good bit.

(Personal opinions)

I prefer the controller layout.

I prefer the exclusives, flight sim, forza, age of empires, football manager etc.

(Cold hard facts)

The ease and accessibility of everything is so much better, menu layouts are more intuitive, store is much easier to define by genre.

Everything on xbox is more seemless, like moving games, upgrading games, installing memory, fixing controllers with completely dead batteries, transfering saves from console to consoles, switching from wired connection to wireless (if i take wire out my xbox connects instantly to wifi, ps5 just doesn't at all) my xbox can control , turn on and change volume on my TV, I haven't worked out the ps5 yet to do this etc.

And the main thing that sets xbox apart is the quick resume feature. Being able to have 6/7 games ready to load up within 5 seconds exactly where you left off (don't have to watch any load screens, menus etc, just straight to where you left off) I miss this so so much when i play PS5, having to boot up every single game from its intro every single time

I would love to. Unfortunately can’t afford a legit gaming pc right now.

That steam deck actually sounds pretty legit. I’ve never heard of that. I don’t own a gaming pc so I haven’t really dove into the whole steam community but I do know it’s all the rage these days. I’ll have to look into that. Thanks. Does the steam deck require a pc to run or is it it’s own console???

There's no answer to that, really. It all comes down to personal tastes and you have to find what console has more features that you particularly care about. I'll give you my personal opinion and why i would choose one over the other, if it helps.

In my case, if i had to pick one console i would get an Xbox. It has actual backwards compatibility to all xbox systems, you can easily put emulators on an Xbox to play pretty much every console until the ps2/gamecube era, gamepass offers great value and i don't care about Sony exclusive games, so if i didn't already had a pc, i would get an xbox. And i do have gamepass on my pc, and i'm having a blast with all the games available there.

I wouldn't get a ps5 because i don't care about the exclusive games on a PS5 and that is the biggest reason to get a PS5. The console doesn't provide good live services as the xbox, the "backwards compatibility" for consoles older than the PS4 are emulated and said emulation is hidden behind a paywall and the overall quality of the emulation is terribe ( see Legend of Dragoon , for example) and since i'm the kind of guy who enjoys older games and sees value in backwards compatibily, and doesn't care/like the exclusive games sony has to offer, i see no reason to get a ps5 because i can't see value on anything it offers.

So you should consider the pros and cons of both consoles to reach a final decision.

Then you don’t need a console.

“Dumb fuck” - you know it’s easier to just not reply rather than swear and not actually argue the point, proving to everyone you have nothing to add or counter?

You literally posted “I got PC” after this comment 🤦🏻‍♂️

Ps5 is objectively better. I am kinda of tired of answering this question in details. But ps5 is way better, thats it. By the way I have both, so I can confidently say that ps5 is indeed a lot better

I'm in a "boad" where I own the series s the ps5 and a mid-range gaming PC, I can't afford all tree of them and I in any case don't have time for all tree any more. Futher more I also suffer from fomo, which don't make which part to get rid of any easier.

It’s a personal choice with about 5 differences. It’s not that hard to choose. If you get one and don’t like it, sell it and get the other one. Or even better, get a PC

Just get both.

As you already have played the PS4 and Xbox One S consoles, you can expect the same vibes with the PS5 and Series X, but with more improvements. I would look into content for deciding which one you will be more appealed.

Xbox: Gamepass is the Troy horse, with hundreds of games and some on Day 1. Moreover, the new studio acquisitions will improve the content on the RPG and FPS fields.

PS5: Strong 3p narrative games, japanese presence with exclusives as FF XVI as well as innovating with PSVR2.

It depends on your preferences. I decided to stick with Series X and Switch, and I don't regret not buying the PS5 at the moment. But different people, different preferences.

XSX is better value with Game Pass Ultimate (GPU) as there are so many gems you get to try without expecting it, plus you can play co-op on 2 machines (Xbox and PC for example) with 1 susbcription.

PS5 is better for single player games (not saying xbox doesnt have any mind you) and third party optimised games due likely because of easier to use dev kits and only having 1 software development kit for a single hardware. Plus they also have PSVR2 now!

This coming from someone who owns all 3 consoles and a beefy PC.

But really, you can't go wrong with any. The best console is the one with the games that you like.

It really does depend on your preferences. I have a Series X and love Gamepass. Also Backwards Compatibility was a huge factor for me. But I also love good Single Player Games and many of them are on playstation. I guess you're PS4 has hickups, shouldn't be like that. PS5 is a very good machine.

Don’t listen to gaming subs if you want an unbiased opinion tbh. The console wars are still active especially on Reddit. But I recommend ps5 for the games more than anything, series X is good too, just stay away from Series S

Edit: look into steam deck too. Never had one myself and can’t speak to it, but it seems like a more powerful switch but with PC/Steam games instead of Nintendo

Bought my daughter a ps4 a few years back for Christmas and it’s been junk. Had nothing but problems literally from the first day. My ps3 that’s older than my daughter is still better than her ps4

Never said that lol

I guess u got amnesia then bro lol

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lol did u not see all the marketing they did. I guess ur blind bummer…..

Why did you even bother to get one if you own a PC? All Xbox games are on PC and most major PS exclusives have come to the PC. The PS5 controller works on a PC.

The PS5 was just a midrange PC 2 years ago, with more expensive games and online you have to pay for. Weird move, OP.

As for your main gripe - play these games on PC and up the settings?

Hate to break to you, but nobody advertised PS4 games to run at 60, let alone 120 fps. It's up to the developer, if they make a patch for it.

I mean they never said it would upscale older games, I mostly play 7th gen games though and my Series X boosts some of them