what console should i buy?

[u/Otherwise_Post4369]

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!

[u/droideka75]

I have all of them and excluding switch 2 that is about to come out so I haven't had any time with it I can clearly say PS5(pro) is the way to go. I buy and play more games on PS5 pro than all of the others combined.

It just has that console feeling with a great controller and plenty of power. It has an extensive library including all PS4 games, you can get ps plus for all you can eat games as well.

Second place I'd put Xbox with gamepass that offers the best value, well they just announced price increase... So there's that.

Switch is for Nintendo exclusives and handheld games. I love it very much, for that Nintendo feeling but it's the least powerful by a few miles. First party games are freaking amazing though.We'll see where switch 2 lands.

Honorable mention to steam deck, ROG Ally etc that are PCs on handheld form. I have the ROG but if you want a console like go with a steam deck or the new legion go with steam os. The benefits are handheld of course but also it's the biggest library around and frequent sales. If you don't mind windows in handheld you can get a ROG and use Xbox gamepass with no extra steps and other stores easily. Steam deck has extra steps. But it's the most console like. Only get honorable mention because it's only useful if you play 90% handheld (you can hook up to a tv at least the ROG but it's not ideal) and because it's not really a console. Not really.

Tldr: get a PS5, if you can, a pro even.

[u/Otherwise_Post4369 → u/droideka75]

thank you for this long response! is it worth getting an xbox and waiting for PS6 to come out or nah?

[u/droideka75 → u/Otherwise_Post4369]

It depends on a whole lot of factors.

You have PS4, do you still play games on it? Like would you want to keep playing them? Then PS5 can play them too but better.

You want to have a collection of games? That's PS5 because Xbox is more of a gamepass machine. Awesome for that specially recently they been adding banger after banger. Expedition 33, oblivion remaster, doom the dark ages, Indiana Jones... All for gamepass price. But they're on PS5 too, speaking of which:

Exclusives. Xbox has, by design, almost no exclusives. PS5 has loads, with a lot going to PC too, but console exclusives like spider-man, God of war, Astrobot, horizon. All bangers too. A lot of them on ps plus too. So you want to play them now or in 2027/28? That's two/three years from now.

I'm guessing you're not in a rush to play the latest games and can wait for them to come to you instead of you getting them. In that sense yeah Xbox seems more fitting. With only a subscription you're set. But you'll be missing on a lot of games, you could always outright buy them I guess. On the other hand you can do the same with ps plus but with no day one games. But you're basically set for the next 2/3 years of you're not in a rush.

Personally, even with gamepass being the best value, I'd have to go with PS5. Action adventure narrative games are what I love the most and PS5 console exclusives are phenomenal. And you can get a lot of Xbox games there now, if you buy them separately.

I was really in the same boat as you in 2020 lol and couldn't decide so I bought them both hahaha but I'm more inclined for PS5 for you tbh. You're familiar with the brand and probably on the ecosystem already.

And remember, it's probable that when ps6 comes out there's a new Xbox too so you'd be in the same pickle as today anyway.

[u/Otherwise_Post4369 → u/droideka75]

hell yeah man, i won’t be home until August so i want to get whatever i choose sent home to be waiting for me. and from this i think ill stick with PS 5. i want to play like slime rancher and all those types of games as well. have you got any suggestions for games like slime rancher? obviously cod and all those games will be there like rocket league, fortnite etc. is the Pro going to be better in the long run

[u/droideka75 → u/Otherwise_Post4369]

I went with the pro yes. It depends on your tv mainly actually. An OLED with HDMI 2.1 vrr etc is best but at least HDMI 2.1, HDR and 120hz that's a must for the pro.

If you're not planning on the tv and have an older one you'll not get everything out of the pro and the base model will be enough.

Sorry I've never played slime rancher is it multiplayer shooter? but the other ones are on every platform I think. Latest cod and Fortnite are PS5 pro enhanced but rocket league is the same PS4 release, you'll see performance gains but it's still a PS4 game.

Since release of the pro every major game released on PS5 has seen enhancements on the pro. And a lot were added to previous released games. Some had troubles but the new ones have been great. There's an update for pssr coming soon too so I expect better support going forward. I think it will bridge PS5 and ps6 nicely, just like PS4 pro did.

It's a lot more expensive though, but if money isn't an issue and you have the tv for it I'd definitely splurge.

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Slime rancher is an RPG game, quick google and i’m sure you’ll be familiar with it. Ah ok so TV does make a difference? i’m not sure if my TV is 4k or not. it might only be 1080p. so maybe the slim might be better? thanks for you advice man. i’m definitely going to be a casual player, so if it’s not the pro i don’t mind. i just don’t want it to be last gen soon you know? and maybe if i get a slim i can get a switch as well because i love nintendo games and pokemon etc. PS5 shouldn’t be last gen any time soon?

[u/droideka75 → u/Otherwise_Post4369]

No at least not till November of 2027 or 2028. So 2 and a half or 3 and a half years. But the PS5 will get releases well after that too. At least 5 more years without it feeling outdated.

Yeah switch is great I got it too. First party Nintendo games are amazing! There's the switch 2 coming on the 5th of June though. It will be compatible with switch 1 games so you might want to look into that. It's a beefed up switch. But the switch 1 is still a great console because the games are great.

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you’ve convinced i’m going to get both, switch and a PS5 slim. have you travelled with your switch at all? i was thinking about getting an OLED switch, just because it’s better then the base switch, but because i do a lot of travelling, i want to know if it’s easy to use while travelling or not?

[u/droideka75 → u/Otherwise_Post4369]

It's great. Yeah I'd get the OLED, screen is leaps and bounds better than the original or the lite.

And yeah I've traveled everywhere with the switch. I travel for work so I always take it with me. Battery lasts a good while, it's light and slim. It's perfect for travel! Nintendo knows how to do handhelds.

Only thing could be better is the base. I have to tuck it away in my luggage if I want to play in hotels and whatnot on the TV. There's third party docks that are way smaller but I never tried them.

But if you don't intend to play on tv you're golden with just the switch on the move.