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XBSX and PS5 specs have been revealed Which console will you purchase at launch? Poll!
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This is a very ineffective poll. I'm not buying either console at launch and certainly am not buying two consoles that are virtually the same.
This generation I transitioned into a near PC-only gamer, so if there was a console I'd buy eventually it'd be a PS5, depending if it had an exclusive library that I found appealing.
This generation I transitioned into a near PC-only gamer, so if there was a console I'd buy eventually it'd be a PS5, depending if it had an exclusive library that I found appealing.
Xbox. I want all my games to come with me and also the improvements that the back compat team will make.
I still trust Sony for original games that will impress. Also the SSD speeds will make using the console an absolute joy as there won't be a sign of lag anywhere doing anything (I should expect!). It's still powerful and hardly like the rumoured Lockheart console vs XSX in terms of power "gulf". The difference is rather small at the end of the day so I'm happy to stick with Sony at launch.
The Series X and the whole Xbox proposition with Gamepass is winning me over though and I honestly think I will own an Xbox at some point in the next two or three years. Sooner if Halo shapes up well.
The Series X and the whole Xbox proposition with Gamepass is winning me over though and I honestly think I will own an Xbox at some point in the next two or three years. Sooner if Halo shapes up well.
if i had a big microsoft library to take advantage of that bc itd be xsx, but as of right now im locked in on ps5 because of their 1st party studios.
but i really hope ms can get their 1st party situation in order this gen, the competition in console market havent been as fierce as it needs to be for years
but i really hope ms can get their 1st party situation in order this gen, the competition in console market havent been as fierce as it needs to be for years
I own at least 75+ titles on PSN.... I own maybe 1 title on XBL... you don;t even need to tell me the specs to make this decision
Nothing changed for me, PS5 day 1. It looks like (well sounds like because they haven't showed it yet) a great console and they will have their amazing exclusives to go with it too.
Series X is a fantastic bit of kit but Microsoft need to show me more new IP's and better quality exclusives before I jump in, more Gears, Halo and Forza won't win me over. Hopefully they are on the right track again now but they need to stick that landing.
Series X is a fantastic bit of kit but Microsoft need to show me more new IP's and better quality exclusives before I jump in, more Gears, Halo and Forza won't win me over. Hopefully they are on the right track again now but they need to stick that landing.
Im gonna go with ps5. Its easy have alot of ps4 games, and want to play them when it launches. Also and cant emphasize this enough, only one console comes with gran turismo so it never was a possiblity i was getting a xsx, although it is a amazing machine and looks cool! It just isnt my cup a tea.
PS5. I want access to the Sony exclusives and if I really want an Xbox game I have a gaming pc (and I have yet to actually bother with any ms exclusives though flight simulator will change that). Or if I really decide the quality of a third party game is so much better on pc I have a pc for that.
I'll eventually get both, but am going to wait things out to dive in when their libraries are bigger and to see if any issues arise with the launch hardware.
Entirely depends on games and any other features we don't know about yet. Specs don't really matter to me.
This gen has erie feeling of 360 and PS3 all over again. Both were bleeding edge when they launched (albiet for different reasons: cell and xenos). I am loving it but like that gen, I am gonna wait a bit before diving in on both.
My Xbox library is bonkers, even before Game Pass. So that's a no brainer.
I don't get the exclusive argument now. There are soooooo many games available at launch for both systems because of back compat and Game Pass and PSNow and whatever that it hardly matters. Gens used to launch dry, with games trickling out. Pick up either console and GPass or PSNow and you're set for months and months. You will never be short something great, at your fingertips, and affordable to play. Not to mention the FTP Apex and Fortnite and Phantasy Star Online 2s of the world, waiting to be played. (I'm bit obsessed with PSO2 at the moment - though don't get me started on the controller integration.)
You could literally never pay more than half price for a game, play a game a week via purchase or sub, and only play metacritic 80+ games on either platform and, from day one, have no problem and never run out of games. Ever.
Both of these consoles are going to offer great experiences this gen. We're in for a good few years. If we survive the plague and climate, of course.
I don't get the exclusive argument now. There are soooooo many games available at launch for both systems because of back compat and Game Pass and PSNow and whatever that it hardly matters. Gens used to launch dry, with games trickling out. Pick up either console and GPass or PSNow and you're set for months and months. You will never be short something great, at your fingertips, and affordable to play. Not to mention the FTP Apex and Fortnite and Phantasy Star Online 2s of the world, waiting to be played. (I'm bit obsessed with PSO2 at the moment - though don't get me started on the controller integration.)
You could literally never pay more than half price for a game, play a game a week via purchase or sub, and only play metacritic 80+ games on either platform and, from day one, have no problem and never run out of games. Ever.
Both of these consoles are going to offer great experiences this gen. We're in for a good few years. If we survive the plague and climate, of course.
Good point. I guess my view on this is that the PS5 will probably be reasonably priced, while the XSX is being positioned as a premium console so I expect a premium price. Which is why I take a more wait and see approach with the XSX. My PS4 experience was great for the most part, so Sony gets a sale automatically.
PS5 on day one.
I'm upgrading my PC this summer after the new Nvidia cards are revealed, so I won't miss out on any Xbox games.
I'm upgrading my PC this summer after the new Nvidia cards are revealed, so I won't miss out on any Xbox games.
The XSX if I can ever be bothered to seriously get back into gaming again.
The world's most powerful console doesn't tickle your fancy?
Not sure if I'll get it at launch but PS5 easily. Don't need XSX since I have a fast PC (9900K/2080) and an Xbone X which is more than enough.
I mean I love GamePass and hope PS5's version of PSNow is closer to that, but that does not stop me from considering exclusives as the selling point of a launch day console. I want new games with my new console. I already have "backwards compatibility" with my existing PS4Pro and X1X. I'll be more concerned with next generation's BC after I sell/give away/have a funeral for my old consoles.
Yep, I'm way too invested in Sony's ecosystem to shift my main console at this point.
