Which console to buy? (First console)

Submitted by Shank_sharma10 t3_10ow4z9 in consoles

Hello,

I am a console newbie, I've had a subpar laptop for more than 3 years now and I game quite sporadically due to not being able to enjoy games on the Nvidia GTX1650 with my i5 9th gen processor.

I've been saving up for the past few months and I'll be having enough to buy a console in March/April. The kind of games I play are single player open world sort of games (Witcher, Tomb raider, Batman, NFS, etc.)

I've had my eyes on the PS5 for some time now since it has support for most of the games I played on my PC other than Forza and I'd really like to play some of the PS exclusives for a while.

I've also had my eye on the Xbox series X and game pass as it's really attractive with many games available for a fraction of the cost.

Will the PS5 be a good buy? Or should I go with the Xbox and Game pass? I'm honestly confused about the decision. Which do you think will be best for me?

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yaboyyake t1_j6hcbsm wrote

Which console has the games you want to play or the people you want to play with? Simple as that.

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Anubra_Khan t1_j6hghgl wrote

PS5 for better games and access to games you don't already have access to. Your laptop might not be as powerful as a Series X but it should at least give you access to the same games. And the Game Pass on PC is cheaper than Game Pass for Xbox.

Also, PS Plus is great. The Premium package has about 300 more games than Game Pass and is $60 cheaper per year. It's actually $90 cheaper if you buy during Black Friday. That's half the cost of Game Pass and 300 more games. The PS Plus Extra package is about the same number of games and is $80 cheaper. Both come with the exclusives you've missed. By the time your caught up, the newer ones might be added as well.

I have both. PS Plus Premium and Xbox Game Pass PC. The good thing about Game Pass is the Day One releases. I find myself only taking advantage of this 2 or 3 times a year though. I play a lot of games on it, just haven't been interested in most of the Day One titles lately. You may get more mileage depending on your tastes but I think the lineup is weaker than what the PS Plus offers.

So I would recommend the PS5 with a PS Plus subscription. You can still get Game Pass on your laptop for $10 a month anytime if you want to play any Xbox games.

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Gas_Useful t1_j6hx0hs wrote

This is Apple vs android at this point

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iamoniwaban t1_j6hftgm wrote

Ps5. I have always enjoyed both Xbox and ps for the last few gens however this last one ps5 wins for me.

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LongjumpingSir424 t1_j6hrg8i wrote

To be honest it all comes down to preference. Personally I couldn't justify paying the extra for a ps5 I had a ps4 previously. I personally feel Xbox has better games and access to games especially story mode games.

My Xbox ticks all the boxes for me however if it was affordable pc is easily the way to go.

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slimshady713 t1_j6ht436 wrote

Xbox is pretty good for gamepass, and backwards compatibility with 360 and (some) og xbox games. PS5 is better for exclusive games

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iamnotgeneric t1_j6lspwx wrote

Get an Atari 2600. There is no competition.

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originsspeedrunner t1_j6hm2l5 wrote

Definitely xbox, 100%. Gamepass is a very good deal in gaming and perfect for beginners

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