yaboyyake t1_j6pfoir wrote on January 31, 2023 at 11:29 PM

Reply to comment by Anubra_Khan in Can you help me decide on a console? My PS4 is dying. Xbox Series X vs PS5 by Guitarduderino

Just as a rebuttal as an Xbox owner that spent forever debating these things before choosing. Yes PS plus has more games but they also have a quantity over quality approach. Who cares how many games a service has if you wouldn't want to play the vast majority? Game pass gets you day one access to upcoming titles. And to get all the backwards compatible PS games you have to pay for the higher tiers which isn't cheaper than game pass. Game pass doesn't have tiers you just get all or none, simpler but not good if you just want a basic option.

PS obviously has better exclusive right now, but I got Xbox bc I'm a fan of Bethesda and the studios and games that are coming out. We just got Hifi rush, Redfall is coming from Arkane in May, Starfield is coming. I'm expecting to be playing this generation for 5+ years and considering almost all games and studios got delayed and messed up by Covid, these consoles weren't even stocked due to chip shortages and they are still making games for last gen, this generation is just starting! I think things will swing back towards Microsoft's favor with the acquisitions in the long run.

It all comes down to what games you want to play. I have a PS4 because it was unquestionably better than the Xbox one so it gives the best of both worlds having both ecosystems.

Anubra_Khan t1_j6phrif wrote on January 31, 2023 at 11:43 PM

PS Plus Premium is almost 800 games for $120 per year ($90 per year I'd you buy during the holidays). Game Pass for Xbox is $180 per year.

PS Plus Premium has more games and better games (better as defined by yearly awards. This is subjective, of course, but Microsoft isn't exactly pumping out GOTY winners).

I'm a fan of Bethesda, too (well, Elder Scrolls and DOOM. Not sold on Starfield yet). When Microsoft bought them, I knew I had at least 2 years to save and buy a PC to play them. So that's what I did. With a PC, there's no reason to have an Xbox.

And, over the course of a 7 - 8 year console cycle, a PC is finally within the same price range once you factor in the "pro" console models. Of which Xbox got away with selling 3 last gen. Xbox One, Xbox One S and Xbox One X. Each costing more than the last. If they do that this gen, you're looking at a cost similar to a high end PC.