Are any of you legitimately torn over which new console to get at launch?

[Wetalo]

Don't think I'll get a system at launch, but PS5 appeals to me way more.

Maybe I'll just grab it at launch though, might be worth it. I'm moreso interested in PSVR2 then anything else. I imagine that'll launch fall 2021, so maybe I can pick up the console this year and the headset next year.

 

[Bastos]

Easier than ever.

A console with no exclusives X PS5

I already have a great PC, no need for a Xbox.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Neither interest me enough for launch. I'm waiting for PSVR2. That's when next gen actually starts.

 

[Pankratous]

Easiest decision ever. I will always buy the PlayStation day one.

 

[Milennia]

PC and Ps5 for me

 

[Iztok]

I don't know about "at launch", but I'm getting both anyway so this isn't costing me any sleep.

 

[OsakaDon]

Hmm, which machine do you want to pay a premium to beta test?

 

[Serious Sam]

Console buying decision has never been easier this time around. PS5 day 1. Xbox eventually (if there are enough incentives for people who also have a PC).

 

[coldsagging]

None whatsoever, Xbox hasn't been appealing to me post 360 and I can play all the exclusives on PC now anyway.

 

[lherre]

Not sure if at launch, but I'm sure I will get both.

 

[LossAversion]

Not at all. PS5 for the exclusives, friends, and mainly for the backwards compatibility. Not buying my backlog again (even if only a fraction of it is supported in the worst case scenario). Also, can't even consider an Xbox until FFXIV is on the platform. That being said, I might not be getting a PS5 at launch depending on the price and when XIV is ported over.

 

[Flayer]

Getting a PS5 at launch, it's guaranteed to be at least decent. Not falling for Microsoft hot air again.

Been playing a few online games recently too on the PS4 so would like to keep progress if possible.

 

[Hecht]

No. I go where the franchises, etc., I like are. At the moment that is PS5. Completely possible I will get an XSX at some point, but yeah.

 

[Vommy]

PS5 for sure. PC for the rest.

 

[Castia]

Ps5 for me.

I'm a PC gamer that didn't have a PS4 so I've got lots of games to catch up on, I'm waiting for pre orders because I'm in day 1.

I had a Xbox one X and it's a very impressive machine. Gamepass is next level brilliant and I'm eager to see the rumoured series S to use as a gamepass machine on the TV.

 

[Dark Cloud]

No. It'll be PS5. This isn't hard to decide for me.

 

[Voodoopeople]

Xbox at launch. PS5 eventually.

Xbox always gets me with services. Sony eventually convince me with exclusives, but they always take ages.

The barrier to entry into Xbox next gen is so low. The premise behind their vision is very exciting to me as well.

And damn, I hate the way PS5 looks.

 

[Deleted member 47700]

PS5 for me because I had an Xbox One X and it almost felt redundant with the amount of stuff there that was available on my PC.

 

[Baked Pigeon]

All this is good. Problem for me is that I have all this already with my Xbox One X.

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Are you saying the one x will play all next gen games? Because outside of cross gen games, you need to upgrade.

 

[Wispmetas]

PS5 all the way. Any exclusive I want from XBOX I can probably get on PC, maybe need to upgrade it though.

 

[Faith]

I'm not torn at all, I'm getting neither. Given my current life situation there are far more important things for me to think about.

 

[dedge]

Yes and no. I am 99% certain I will be getting a PS5 at launch unless some out of the world blunder happens between now and then. It's my primary ecosystem and am super interested in Miles Morales. My biggest question mark on PS5 is which model to get.

Xbox for me is much more unknown. I love their focus on BC and am excited to see a bigger blow out on their enhancements and which titles may be improved around launch. I'm also interested in seeing their launch titles and something like the rumored Perfect Dark would heavily push me into jumping in at launch. That said, I currently own a One X, and depending on how Series X games scale down, I might be content just hanging on to that and buying a Series X next summer or holiday.

 

[ZmillA]

0 interest in xbox franchises. PS5.

 

[Puroresu_kid]

Defiently not decided. Waiting to see what MS show next.

 

[Aprikurt]

I much prefer the UI and the way that Microsoft operate, but I can't say no to Spider-Man and whatever Naughty Dog do next.

 

[SheriffMcDuck]

I have a capable PC for Xbox games, so PS5.

 

[Comrade Grogu]

Damn, PS5 is popular here! My kind of forum!

 

[klauskpm]

I'm going with PS5, no questions asked. Not at launch tho. I'll be getting it somewhat 6 months later. I hope.

I'll probably get Lockhart or something like it later on.

 

[Basquiat]

I'll be getting a PS5 & upgrading my PC as soon as the 3000 series is out.

 

[Deleted member 62078]

At this point I'm inclined to stay with Sony: my digital library on PSN has gotten pretty big, it seems like they'll be iterating on PSVR (or they're at least continuing to support the current headset), and I have a fairly competent PC for any MS titles I really want.

 

[Reckheim]

Already have a gaming pc so the choice was basically made for me. Not very hard at all for some people.

 

[oRuin]

Holy crap at them votes! Although no surprise with the popularity of PlayStation world wide.
I'm gonna stick with a setup of PC/Switch and add a PS5 to it. Love the exclusives, love the Japanese support, and it's controller looks sweet.

 

[PeskyToaster]

PS5 at launch and I got a great PC with a long sub to Gamepass so I'm good. What do I need an Xbox for?

 

[Kaguya]

XBox isn't really much of an option considering where I live and my choice of favorite type of games(most of what I played this generation are Japanese games, and my most played genre is fighting games).

 

[Alastor3]

Why buy a console at launch when there will be only 1-2 interesting game but will take over a year to get enough exclusive to be worth it ?

 

[arturo2666]

Depends on which one Taco Bell gives away.

 

[MrKlaw]

What's your strategy formdifxhing the old consoles? I'm thinking after ghosts of Tsushima to try and get an ok price. My Xbox has already been 'adopted' by my son so that's not sellable

 

[MrKlaw]

Why buy a console at launch when there will be only 1-2 interesting game but will take over a year to get enough exclusive to be worth it ?

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Fun of the launch window And likelihood the price won't change age so why not?

 

[LifeBrandRobot]

I'm pretty set on getting a PS5 at launch. What's tearing me up is if I'll actually be able to get one at launch. I know that scalpers are ready to pounce.

 

[EricTheGamerman]

I've got so much to play that I don't really care about the next console, especially if it's coming in at a higher price point with higher priced games in an already uncertain time. Plus, I already bought into the PS4 hype this generation at launch and I just don't really need to do it again I guess.

 

[The Artisan]

Damn, PS5 is popular here! My kind of forum!

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threads like this exist in other forums and I've seen very similar outcomes.

 

[Deleted member 56752]

A console at launch is just a terrible buy, the best case you are still buying it at the worst point to buy it (most expensive with the fewest worthwhile games) and have to actually put some effort in for that honor. This gen was the last I bother with that.

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I'd argue the point of buying a console early and why it's so expensive early, is because you're saving money every year you have/use it. Like, my MacBook cost me 1K. But i have had that for 5 years. At this point it didn't cost 1k. I just woke up so my writing isn't great. But cost goes down the longer something is owned and used

 

[Cocksman]

I find it pretty interesting that PS5 has THAT much of a lead over Xbox on a gaming forum.

 

[RhaZo]

I have 3 years of Gamepass left and Xbox seem the way to get the better experience in multiplatform games. Eventually I will get a PS5, but only when some huge AAA First Party Exclusive hit my heart.

 

[Sir Hound]

I'm totally open to either. I'm leaning hard towards PS5 at the moment but that's because this gen I went PS4 and I've actually seen first party PS5 games. The gen before that I was on the 360 and had assumed I'd be buying an Xbox One.

I'll probably just go for whichever has the best launch lineup, if either, and pick up the other if and when there's a killer app on it. I think a new Fable would be hard to turn down.

 

[CeVee]

I will be getting both: PS5 for me and the Xbox for the hubby.

 

[Drunkensamurai]

Waiting for the Xbox July showcase but most likely PS5.

 

[Scanna]

I'm in a weird situation. I'm definitely more invested in the Xbox ecosystem and would want to get a Series X before a PS5 theoretically (even if I'm going to end up owning both in a year or so), what with having Game Pass for two years and not needing then to buy any game at launch (maybe something third party, dunno).
But at the moment I own a Xbox One X which is serving me pretty fine and a base PS4: most first party games are going to cross-gen so I'm legitimately inching towards PS5 for starters, keeping my One X to play Halo and the rest of the stuff, even if the launch line-up of PS so far hasn't done a lot for me (except for Deathloop). I will though wait to see release dates, prices and how big of a difference there's going to be in titles such as Infinite (my priority for this year) between One X and Series X before deciding. If the games will run without too many compromises on the One X, I'll keep it for another year and start my next-gen with PS5, where I also have to play some stuff like God of War and Spider-Man that I left behind.

 

[Inglorious Man]

I am getting both at launch. I have about $900 worth of GameStop credit. I will use the XSX for backwards compatibility since I have Xbox 360 games I still own, multiplatform games since the XSX is more powerful than PS5, Xbox exclusives like Halo Infinite and Forza, and gamepass. The PS5 I will get for PlayStation exclusives and PS4 backwards compatibility. I think both consoles look great. Microsoft has really improved throughout this generation with Gamepass and Xbox One X. PlayStation still has the exclusives as well as Japanese games that are exclusive to PlayStation.

 

[AudioEppa]

At this time, I'm not getting PS5 day 1. Most likely within 6 months after. And I'm not buying Xbox at all. I don't care for anything they have done, game wise, I dislike their controller design and their ultimate ace aka game pass does not make owning their platform appealing, not even a little bit.