Gaming PS5 vs Xbox Series S|X

Which do you think will release first?


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Or get a Series S and 3 years of Gamepass Ultimate for the same price as the PS5 Digital Edition.

That's 3 years of Xbox Live, Gamepass (both for Xbox and PC), xCloud and EA Play.

You'd need to do the 3 year upgrade trick (buy 3 years of live, upgrade it to gamepass ultimate for £1). It's still working and fully encouraged by MS but who knows how long it'll work for (might be worth doing sooner before you even get the console)
And then upgrade again in a few years for £300-500 because your stop gap console had become outdated....

I really don't understand the XSS, it's clearly not for someone like me. Would rather get an XSX.
 
And then upgrade again in a few years for £300-500 because your stop gap console had become outdated....

I really don't understand the XSS, it's clearly not for someone like me. Would rather get an XSX.

It's for poor transient people like me who don't own their own houses. I always feel really uneasy buying expensive gadgets while living in rentals (specifically flats). XSS ticks a lot of boxes.
 
It's for poor transient people like me who don't own their own houses. I always feel really uneasy buying expensive gadgets while living in rentals (specifically flats). XSS ticks a lot of boxes.
I think you get more bang for your buck with the ps5 digital but if you are a casual gamer then the S might be up your street (if you just want to causally play fifa or cod with your mates) also do you have a 4k tv? If you don’t then you might as well get the S.
 
I think you get more bang for your buck with the ps5 digital but if you are a casual gamer then the S might be up your street (if you just want to causally play fifa or cod with your mates) also do you have a 4k tv? If you don’t then you might as well get the S.

Maybe more bang for your buck pure hardware wise but for the casual gamer there's gamepass. Like I said you can get 3 years of gamepass ultimate with series s for the same price as a ps5 digital edition which would still need a further £120 for 3 years of ps+ and then a games on top.

Value wise it's mega for people who don't buy tons of games and don't need the very best graphics

It's not for me either personally as I'd want 1tb of memory. Though you could say the same about my ps5 since after the 100gb needed for PS4 games I have 500gb left.
 
Maybe more bang for your buck pure hardware wise but for the casual gamer there's gamepass. Like I said you can get 3 years of gamepass ultimate with series s for the same price as a ps5 digital edition which would still need a further £120 for 3 years of ps+ and then a games on top.

Value wise it's mega for people who don't buy tons of games and don't need the very best graphics

It's not for me either personally as I'd want 1tb of memory. Though you could say the same about my ps5 since after the 100gb needed for PS4 games I have 500gb left.
Cool, yes game pass looks good, like I said it depends how casual, if you want a ‘next gen experience’ then the 5 all day, but the S is clearly good value especially for a casual gamer.

Also for either console an extended HDD is your friend!
 
Cool, yes game pass looks good, like I said it depends how casual, if you want a ‘next gen experience’ then the 5 all day, but the S is clearly good value especially for a casual gamer.

Also for either console an extended HDD is your friend!

An external HDD has defo not been PS5's friend so far :smirk:
 
I think you get more bang for your buck with the ps5 digital but if you are a casual gamer then the S might be up your street (if you just want to causally play fifa or cod with your mates) also do you have a 4k tv? If you don’t then you might as well get the S.

Nah, I don't have a 4K TV which is a big reason why I went for the S.
 
Bit rich of Sony to stop selling Cyberpunk when they've just launched a console with a ton of bugs, crashes and with performance expected to improve with patches

Unfortunately my loud fan and coil whine can't be fixed with a patch
 
Bit rich of Sony to stop selling Cyberpunk when they've just launched a console with a ton of bugs, crashes and with performance expected to improve with patches

Unfortunately my loud fan and coil whine can't be fixed with a patch
Great post. Sony should issue refunds on that heap of shit
 
Bit rich of Sony to stop selling Cyberpunk when they've just launched a console with a ton of bugs, crashes and with performance expected to improve with patches

Unfortunately my loud fan and coil whine can't be fixed with a patch
Meanwhile here I am with no issues since my crash in week one. Maybe you got a dud?
 
What's your trophy level?

:lol: deja vu

My trophies are spread across like 3/4 accounts mate so it's not an accurate representation (if anything it shows me playing way more than I have) but I've completed Astro, Spiderman Remastered and TLOU on PS5 to have experienced issues

You'd be one of the people in the cyberpunk thread 'well mine is fine' I'm sure
 
Getting defensive :lol: yea you probably have played more than me on the PS5 but you seem to be complaining way more than anyone else I know... If it was me I'd have swapped that out already.
 
Getting defensive :lol: yea you probably have played more than me on the PS5 but you seem to be complaining way more than anyone else I know... If it was me I'd have swapped that out already.

I've barely complained at all, when was my last post on it before this one :lol:

The problem is you can't swap it out. Sony (unless they've changed their stance) were only accepting returns/repairs on consoles that were bricking not for fan noise and coil whine. It seems like it's a much bigger problem than just a small % (though obviously it's hard to tell with this stuff..)
 
I've barely complained at all, when was my last post on it before this one :lol:

The problem is you can't swap it out. Sony (unless they've changed their stance) were only accepting returns/repairs on consoles that were bricking not for fan noise and coil whine. It seems like it's a much bigger problem than just a small % (though obviously it's hard to tell with this stuff..)
By hook or crook mate, I'd be replacing it, launch hardware is finicky at the best of times... Touch wood eh! Mines been fine.
 
By hook or crook mate, I'd be replacing it, launch hardware is finicky at the best of times... Touch wood eh! Mines been fine.

Haha, hunting down delivery drivers again to force a swap?
 
feck yeah shits getting real now
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Haha, hunting down delivery drivers again to force a swap?
Nah just buying another and selling the duff one.... You seem happy enough though.

Been having a go at Xbox for promoting playing old games and then proceeds to play old games...

@Alock1 himself has played enough PS5 exclusives to kill that arguement you Muppet. Got any decent XsX exclusive gameplay footage for me?
 
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Nah just buying another and selling the duff one.... You seem happy enough though.



@Alock1 himself has played enough PS5 exclusives to kill that arguement you Muppet. Got any decent XsX exclusive gameplay footage for me?

Have you played any of these PS5 exclusives? Or do you just sit there and list them. Then play old games.