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[Monkeygourmet]

I know that there is a few things still to be revealed (namely games), but from what we have seen so far it certainly looks like both main players are going for a different approach on the launch of their flagship new consoles.

MS has obviously ploughed a lot of dollars into making an incredibly powerful machine (arguably more powerful then the PS5). While this is admirable (especially after the underpowered Xbox One launch), I feel this was the easiest and safest thing they could have done in coming into the new generation.

There seems to be no ‘ushering’ in of a new generation - the Series X has been communicated as more ‘iterative’ than a completely new generation.

Same UI, almost the same controller, no exclusives for (XX) years, tethered to previous gens for a period of not its whole lifespan.

There are plus points also, backwards compatibility being much more ‘fleshed out’ from what we have currently seen from Sony so far - although, again, a feature for lifestyle reasons rather than a ‘new generation’ of games.

Sony on the other hand seem to have firmly wished to separate the PS5 from the 4.

New controller, hardware choices which will potentially lead to new game design, Next gen only games planned for launch, PSVR2 - even the name is successive - not iterative (5 rather than series).

It really looks like MS has doubled down on making the Series X a third party title (COD, Ubisoft etc), subscription based iteration of Xbox rather than a new generation entirely.

Is anyone switching their ‘main’ console this gen and which approach do you favour?

 

[Shodan09]

Yeah I'm planning on changing from sony to Microsoft just because the series x is more powerful for 3rd party games.

 

[Tesseract]

bitch, i will never betray gabe newell

 

[Virex]

Ouya 2 all the way baby!

 

[Monkeygourmet]

For the record I was:

Xbox, Xbox 360, switched to PS4 and look to stick with Sony for PS5.

I like third parties but have a feeling given games are now generally a ‘service’, because of the slightly faster SSD in the Sony machine, Activision / Ubi etc may prefer this as it gets players into the game and buying shit quicker so perhaps they will actually be smoother experiences on the Sony machine?

Ultimately exclusives matter to me and I trust Sony to deliver more than MS in that respect.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Going back to Xbox for most games as it’s more powerful. Still staying with ps5 for those exclusives.

 

[Shaqazooloo]

Wrong section fam.

 

[Monkeygourmet]

Can a mod please move this over to ‘gaming’?

 

[Shoujax]

Actually switching my main to PC. Just built a decent rig that will see me into the next gen, and will jump on board for the PS5 for exclusives once a couple of revisions have come out.

 

[GenericUser]

No, seems like I will stick with sony. Unless the power gap between the two platforms will be enormous in real games (like the 720P vs. 1080P scenario at the beginning of the PS4 gen). If it's just more ray tracing shit and "real" 4k against 1440P, I'm good. I think we reached a point where the technical differences will not be AS important as in the past.

 

[Carna]

Ultimately sticking to Sony or going to PC entirety, that is if I plan on continuing gaming.

 

[SaucyJack]

Probably not. My large digital PS4 library makes it pretty likely that I'll go PS5, at least initially.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

I buy everything so no.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Power is not everything and it never dictated my buying purchases.
It's always about the games.
I invested in 120 plus games on PS4 and will carry that over to my PS5.

 

[New Yorks Finest]

There's no such thing OP, its 2020, if your ass is broke, no job might be able to get one.

Other wise both day one. PS5 mainly just for exclusives though, always been a sole purpose for that.

 

[FranXico]

Nope.

 

[Shin]

PlayStation > Xbox is what's on my mind right now but if PS5 can do 4K/60 without cheap tricks I'll get it as well.

 

[LostDonkey]

I'll be playing both as usual. Undecided as wether to get the SX or try to upgrade my PC though.

(Probably SX)

 

[mcz117chief]

Going PC all the way, both Xbox and PS have abandoned the console experience and just created limited PCs. Day 1 updates, constant software and hardware updates, downloading over 100 gigs of files before you can start a game, what is the point? The point of a console was to plug'n'play, put the CD in and play a game. The last gen was horrible at this, at least the updates on Xbox 360 and PS3 were manageable but already PS3 started with installations and problems with your HDD space. Man, I can have only like 10 games on my PS4 at one time since each of them is around 100 gigs and requires another 100 when it needs to update, while on the other hand I got dozens of PS2 games that I can just play whenever, no hassle. Consoles completely lost the plot on what made them great, they are just worse PCs at this point. Xbox completely abandoned exclusive games and I don't expect Sony to be far behind, sooner or later most games will be on PC anyway.

 

[Monkeygourmet]

I buy everything so no.

So do I (eventually) but I still have a ‘main’.

I don’t have enough time to game on everything all the time so in that sense PS5 looks to be my lead.

Do you play games all the time to the point where you split your time equally?

 

[DynamiteCop!]

So do I (eventually) but I still have a ‘main’.

I don’t have enough time to game on everything all the time so in that sense PS5 looks to be my lead.

Do you play games all the time to the point where you split your time equally?

Honestly I'm on my PC like a good 80% and the rest of my time is split amongst like 20+ other consoles.

 

[TimFL]

I buy both consoles and will play wherever my friends are playing (so PS5 probably).

 

[Urprobablyright]

My last console was a 360, but the only console i ever really claimed ownership of was a GameCube.. i recently bought a second hand vita for a stint in hospital, if i do get a console (sincerely doubt it) it'll be a PS5.

 

[GymWolf]

can it be considered switching when you pay more for your next gpu than for a ps5?
i mean, in a way i'm gonna play microsoft games with a bigger money investment

 

[Psykodad]

No.
Sticking with Playstation. Need my dose of Horizon Zero Dawn 2.

 

[Bigfroth]

I thinking I'll probably go PS4 to PS5

 

[Snake29]

Yeah I'm planning on changing from sony to Microsoft just because the series x is more powerful for 3rd party games.

Well switching for that reason doesn't make any sense this gen, and who said it's more powerful for 3rd party? Haven't heard any dev saying that

 

[Nemesisuuu]

bitch, i will never betray gabe newell

This. You can't change from GOAT.

 

[makaveli60]

Not decided yet, need more info, have to see games etc. Last gen my main was the X360, this gen it's PS4. It's a bit more difficult to choose for nextgen because of the huge collection of PS4 games which will be playable on PS5 with better graphics. I would choose the PS5 because of this and its exclusives but the XSX seems like to be the better hardware for 3rd party games so I don't know. The best would be to have both at launch, though with the current situation I will be glad if I can buy any of them at launch.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

PS4 games which will be playable on PS5 with better graphics.

Where did you hear this?

 

[manzo]

Buying them both, so will decide game-per-game basis which I play it on. Best of both worlds.

 

[BlueAlpaca]

Not enough information to decide...

- how big of a difference will 12 tf make? I might get it for third party releases but I need to see games first.

- If there are 'pro' models then I'll need to see those too, unless they're released too far into the consoles' lifetimes....

- exclusive games of course, right now I've got PS4/switch and plan to stick with sony and nintendo but if Microsoft has a few exclusives I like then I'll get their console.

 

[Gormless Noodle]

For the first time, I'm probably gonna sit this one out for most of the gen. I found myself not even playing PS4 all that much, so I'll just stick to my Switch + PC combo unless a really convincing reason comes around to not do so.

 

[makaveli60]

Where did you hear this?

Cerny talked about it. They are trying to run PS4 games at better settings. But at worst, I will be able to play some games at PS4 Pro settings, as I only have a base PS4.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

Cerny talked about it. They are trying to run PS4 games at better settings. But at worst, I will be able to play some games at PS4 Pro settings, as I only have a base PS4.

That's not what he said, they'll allow the system to boost so it can guarantee more stable or locked performance given the fixed code. The only one who has said anything about updated 8th generation games to run beyond their stated coding at higher settings is Microsoft.

 

[Memorabilia]

I buy all new systems but will likely stick with XSX for multiplats/MS exclusives & PS5 for Sony exclusives.

Getting back into PC gaming too after building a couple little Ryzen based HTPCs for my wife and I. That's been fun.

Will see how it goes, but my digital library on Xbone surprisingly ballooned this Gen (partly due to backwards compatibility) to outpace my Steam/GOG library. So I'll likely stick with XSX as the primary. But really I go where the best versions of any game are.

 

[lefty1117]

Now that MS is dropping some of the "home console" features like the HDMI passthrough ... I'm not sure if I'll get one right away because most of the games will be available on my PC anyway. I like the cross compatibility between PC and xbox, especially gamepass, but if the xbox loses some of the features that made it unique why should I bother?

If I see enough interesting exclusive games on the PS5 I may pick one up at some point. But for the first time it's quite possible I'm not going to get either console at launch.

 

[Deleted member 775630]

Leaning more towards XSX at the moment, but want to make the final decision once I see the launch lineup of both. I'll get a pro version of the other console 3-4 years later

 

[DonkeyKong]

Sticking with MS, hardware is looking excellent, already invested in their ecosystem and gamepass it great. May pick up a PS5 at some point for their exculsives

 

[makaveli60]

That's not what he said, they'll allow the system to boost so it can guarantee more stable or locked performance given the fixed code. The only one who has said anything about updated 8th generation games to run beyond their stated coding at higher settings is Microsoft.

Well, that's a bit of a shame, if true. Sounds good if MS does it, the only problem is that I have my 3rd party games on PS4 so that means I will have to buy my favorites again if I want to play them at better settings.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

Well, that's a bit of a shame, if true. Sounds good if MS does it, the only problem is that I have my 3rd party games on PS4 so that means I will have to buy my favorites again if I want to play them at better settings.

Well Microsoft has a lot more invested in backward compatibility and working around existing code so it's not really surprising.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

bitch, i will never betray gabe newell

DO NOT BELIEVE HIS LIES

 

[sircaw]

Might be interested in a lockheart if it is such a thing, mainly for Ori and Grim Dawn.

Besides that, Ps5 will do nicely.

 

[makaveli60]

Well Microsoft has a lot more invested in backward compatibility and working around existing code so it's not really surprising.

Indeed, though I thought that Sony will do it too nextgen.

 

[MayauMiao]

Sticking to PlayStation. My PS4 from 2014 have served me well over the years, and even at near the end of its run the PS4 is still getting great AAA titles. Can't say the same about Xbox One.

 

[martino]

in my case platform for exclusive remain optional until there is a game i like on them ( also this why i don't buy ms hardware since 360)
edit : also this gen tdp make me carefull and wait-and-see

 

[ZywyPL]

I'm going to switch from PC (I sick and tired of it) to XBX, it's undoubtedly the most powerful console so it will obviously be the best place to play all the games. And I wont lie, that Auto HDR feature that will be applied to every single thing the consoles puts out on the display is a system-seller for me, finally someone figured out how to make a proper use of all those UHD TVs. I will get PS5 couple of years later eventually once it actually gets any worthy games (exclusives).

 

[Kupfer]

No.

 

[deriks]

Chances are that I'll get a Series X because Microsoft mounts Xbox here in Brazil, so it's cheaper than Sony that imports their consoles

Dollar is costing R$5,30 for crying out loud

 

[The Unforeseen]

I will ultimately get both. The question will more be which will be my main and the one I get first, and for those getting only one, which will offer the best experience overall. I was 360 then PS4 , so I like to think I have no real bias. I think it's far too early to tell though as a lot will depend on the games. Microsoft look to be trying to turn around their situation on that front, but will they do this well? But will Sony manage to keep the momentum going with their first-party game successes of the PS4? Those questions are yet to be answered. On the face of it, if you were getting both, Xbox seems to be the choice as a main, with Playstation as a first-party box, though we will have to see both in action to make definitive judgements.