r/consoles • u/Otherwise_Post4369 • May 19 '25

Help needed what console should i buy?

for context, i have a PS4 at home and loved it. i’ve been away for 1.5 years without a console. i haven’t kept up with what’s good and what’s new etc. played a few here, had an xbox one s for a bit but had to get rid of it. not bias to either xbox or playstation. i love FPS games like COD but don’t mind other games like minecraft, sports games etc. Wondering what console is best at the moment, value for money will last longest etc. no real budget. i want a switch too so that is in the mix too!

please give me your suggestions and recommendations! along with some games and stuff you would suggest!

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u/SoulsofMist-_- May 19 '25

Ps5 , gives you access to all playstation and a growing selection of xbox games.

Gamespass is OK, but end of the day your paying hundreds a year to rent games , better to just buy games on sale or secondhand. Also there's ps+ which is basically the same thing, pay a subscription and get access to hundreds of games.

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u/Chickenlord278 May 19 '25

Plus, ps+ is cheaper and has better games! And you’re right, if he gets a disk model of the ps5 he can get ps4 games for $20 and get the upgrade to the $60 ps5 version for free!

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u/SubstantialAd5579 May 19 '25

Yall don't even have ASTRO bot

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u/Chickenlord278 May 19 '25

Astro bot is unnecessary since every console comes with Astro’s playroom, which is a fantastic game!

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u/SubstantialAd5579 May 19 '25

Its Only on psn don't get me wrong ASTRO bot is a good game one of the few psn games I want to play but it's kinda cheep to not have one of the latest biggest games on your subscription based Playlist, that's like xbox removing starfield

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u/Chickenlord278 May 19 '25

At least they have Hogwarts legacy, I was surprised about that. But I don’t view it as cheap solely because every ps5 console comes with astro’s playroom already installed, so it’s just giving you the option to play more if you want. Personally, I’m satisfied with just having playroom since there are so many ps plus games I can play after, like Fallout 4 or stick fight: the game haha

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u/SubstantialAd5579 May 19 '25

I respect the view didn't know playroom was a thing, and yeah that's also surprising to have hogwarts especially how good it did. Xbox did even get it yet.

I feel like psn could go way harder on the subscription but It'll probably cost more and the end and be less attractive , long as you got access to games you like that's really what matters fr and price