Well, I recall reading that Halo Infinite had some issues with it, and there has been some issues with PS5's rest mode as well. I still don't use it on the PS5 for that reason. That's why I rather play safe, and save progress before quitting.
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As A PS5 Owner, Is It Worth Getting An Xbox Series X?
- Thread starter Star-Lord
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Well, I recall reading that Halo Infinite had some issues with it, and there has been some issues with PS5's rest mode as well. I still don't use it on the PS5 for that reason. That's why I rather play safe, and save progress before quitting.
About the analog sticks, why would ypu prefer to have them in a unatural postion like ps5/stadia. I mean i could understand you are use to it. But if you would take any controller and dont move you tumbs, you will see that those matches the xbox/switch one which makes more sense. Its really weird that sony didnt changed this and been stuck with this not natural position. Also the splitted dpad is a mess. I mean, at least that fixed the shape with ps5 which is already a greate improvement.
Congrats! Yea, any new thing is going to be an adjustment. And if you have significant muscle memory, you'll have a preference for at least a while. FWIW, the OS is fairly customizable, and it's actually faster than the PS5 to get to some main places of interest. But, yes, to make the most of it, it definitely takes time and it's certainly less clean. A tutorial when you first get it would probably have been good (not sure if they have that.. don't think so?). Like they don't tell you that when you pull up the guide (the Xbox button) there are important tasks and settings that you can access by going ALL the way to the left to your picture/ID. Including settings, maybe?
One useful trick is that RT (or R2) will always take you to the bottom of a list in the guide or sometimes to the bottom of a page. Useful for when you want to get at options at the bottom (like volume, for example).
Lucky enough to have bought a PS5 on launch and thoroughly enjoyed it. But this Christmas PS5 games lull, and Xbox releasing what to my eyes looked like a love letter to the original Halo CE, made the purchase of a SX a no brainer. I've had it for over 40 days and absolutely love it. I also have Game Pass Ultimate and do the MS rewards grind. So yeah, more than worth it for me.
Its more about if you have the time for it. GamePass Ultimate alone can keep most people busy.
I mean , being capable of buying a metric ton shit of games is not a factor into Gamepass being great at all.
Even for those that can afford the 200+ console games on Gamepass (and I'm sure a ton of us is) being on Gamepass just adds a layer of discoverability to a bunch of games that otherwise people would give it a miss.
You get to cherish that part of the month when MS twitters account shares the new additions to the service you actively go after those games if only to try them.
Sure, not being able financially to buy 20+ games a month makes it even a better deal. But it's not a requirement or anything to enjoy the service simply because it is a great service by itself, not counting the savings you get from it.
I will repeat the same as many. But yes, for Gamepass alone it's worth it (with MS first party being part of it too). Besides, Quick Resume and some back compat improvements are awesome too.
Got both at home and neither of them gets neglected, despite my somewhat limited playtime, always a good reason to play on each.
Got both at home and neither of them gets neglected, despite my somewhat limited playtime, always a good reason to play on each.
It depends. My SX arrived yesterday, I own a PS5 since launch. The SX will be used exclusively for Game Pass, I will likely never buy a game individually for it. So I got it for the MS and Bethesda games plus whatever Indie and other AA(A) games are on GP that I won't have to buy on PS5. The PS5 will stay my main machine for everything that's not on GP, Sony exclusive or multi games.
Of course it does. Gold also cost money. It's just that if you would play online (aside F2P) on the console, you'll have to pay for Gold. And Gold can be converted to Game Pass Ultimate one to one, as long as you don't have a subscription running, so you only really have to pay for one of them (aside the conversion month).
At some point that'll obviously change..
As someone using a Series X as my primary console since launch, I love it and have few complaints. I'm lucky to be able to play some PS5 games on my housemate's console but, for myself, I kinda wish there was a smaller and cheaper PS5 like there is with the Xbox (and I don't mean the PS5DE...). Which is why I'll probably only buy one when there is a slim and the games are way cheaper than they are now.