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Should I Buy a PS5?
- Thread starter AJUMP23
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Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
This forum being very pro Sony, I expect you'll get an overwhelmingly positive response to the question, but I'll brave the crying and laughing emojis and tell you my experience. I've got Series X, Switch & PS5. I play Xbox most days, Switch a couple of times a Week and PS5 less. I got the PS5 for the exclusives and have been working my way through Spiderman & Miles Morales, Days Gone and have Demon's Souls, Gow, Horizon, Ratchet queued up. I must admit to expecting something really different, given the way people talk about PlayStation but personally I think Series X is a better machine in use, mainly due to quick resume - and the exclusives haven't changed the world for me.
So, take that as you will. If you've got another current system/PC, I wouldn't expect to be wowed in the way you might expect based on comments on here, but your mileage may vary.
So, take that as you will. If you've got another current system/PC, I wouldn't expect to be wowed in the way you might expect based on comments on here, but your mileage may vary.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Sounds like a weak and ignorant statement to me.
You have no idea about me and my experiences.
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S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Every popular gaming forum is pro Sony and Nintendo.
Non trending brands don't fair well.
WitchHunter
Banned
First, clean the kitchen, then you are allowed to buy it.
Schmendrick
Member
If you have to ask others then probably not. If you really wanted it you`d just have bought it already.
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Banned
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S0ULZB0URNE
Member
We don't know for sure when that will be plus you could trade up.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Honestly if you already own a Switch and Series X, you'll likely end up regret buying a third system. I do it every single gen, and one of them almost always gets ignored. Last gen it was Xbox One, this gen it's PS5 so far for me.
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
I want to wait for a Pro version, but Rebirth tho
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
PS5 hits different.
Pimpbaa
Member
Playing some of the great games this generation on some small ass screen should be a crime (especially on the non hdr lcd screen on the old steam deck). I don’t even use my Switch in portable mode. The least immersive way to play. And don’t get me started on the ps portal. Fucking playing ps5 games on a 1080p lcd with no hdr. Wait what was this topic about again, oh yeah the OP should buy a PS5!
Quasicat
Member
This is what I have and rarely played my PS5 since I have kids and the TV is not always available. If you’re in the same boat and are limited with your big screen, a Steam Deck is amazing and you can play quite a bit of the PlayStation exclusives.
AJUMP23
Member
I have a TV that is just for me. But I am limited by family more than screen availability.
Shifty1897
Member
The PS5 is just a PS4 Pro with better performance and load times, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
If you've waited this long though, the Pro is less than a year away, if all the rumors are true (I believe it). My guess is that if 60 fps is important to you, a Pro will be a must in the latter half of this generation.
If you've waited this long though, the Pro is less than a year away, if all the rumors are true (I believe it). My guess is that if 60 fps is important to you, a Pro will be a must in the latter half of this generation.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Yup. Glad others are suggesting this as well.
cormack12
Gold Member
What a stupid question. Buy two. One for show, and one to use.
I have each system because I have fomo problems. PS5 has been a little dry, but if you're playing catchup theres a lot of great games and 3rd parties run well.
I have got more mileage out of the XSX this gen honestly. But that's a combination of gamepass and a few real friends pushing me to play more. Its only worth it if you take out gamepass which would be an extra £100+ which I'm guessing you won't wanna do.
I have each system because I have fomo problems. PS5 has been a little dry, but if you're playing catchup theres a lot of great games and 3rd parties run well.
I have got more mileage out of the XSX this gen honestly. But that's a combination of gamepass and a few real friends pushing me to play more. Its only worth it if you take out gamepass which would be an extra £100+ which I'm guessing you won't wanna do.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
From someone who's bought and sold a PS5. Get a Steam Deck.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
L ass take.
Steam deck is overrated and it's a hassle.
Unless you are one of them miserable work colleagues who are not allowed to have a pc and must play steam deck in their garage.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
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AJUMP23
Member
Thanks for all the input. Lots of great thoughts. I ended up getting another bonus with a few more thousand and decided to buy the PS5 after getting it. I ordered the slim with Spider-Man packed in for $500.
I look forward to playing it and FF7 part 2. I am sure something else will come along too.
I look forward to playing it and FF7 part 2. I am sure something else will come along too.
Zathalus
Member
Enjoy, it's a great console.
cireza
Member
I have no love for FF VII but part 2 checks all the boxes of a great FF game it seems. It's colorful, the world is a bit open, it looks like there is a good amount of content. The wait is going to be long I fear, as I have an Xbox and don't want to stack consoles...
ReBurn
Gold Member
AJUMP23
Member
The other way would be just leave it in my savings account.
I am about to put a bunch in high yield savings.
coffinbirth
Member
Do you have a CRT or a way of attaching it to your current tv? That's the real hangup in using vintage hardware these days, aside from the absurd prices for the games. If emuation via pc, FPGA, or looking at 3rd party consoles with HDMI don't sound like great solutions for you, the Mini SNES isn't a terrible option. You can mod it and add in whatever games you want if you so desired. My only gripe with it is the controller cords are short. Personally. I emulate via PC and Steam Deck. My vintage consoles and games just sit on a shelf, for going on years now. Haven't looked back. For SNES I use the official NSO SNES wireless pads. Spendy, but worth it.
If you're in it just for the pure nostalgia/having what you never owned feels, I get it...but believe me when I say, it's a slippery slope for the wallet.
What games are we talking about here, out of curiosity?
AJUMP23
Member
I have an older tv For such things.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Welcome to the current gen.
Rendered Tangent
Banned
Personally, I think the ps5 is a really nice piece of kit and I have on for exclusives, and I think it's worth it.
GT7, TLOU (and 2), FF7, Bloodborne, Ratchet & Clank, Spider Man 2, GoW Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and others, all on PlayStation and will take years to come pc, if they come at all.
I say get one, if you have a pc.
If not, maybe use the money towards getting a gaming pc as it is the best way to play games (in my humble opinion).
GT7, TLOU (and 2), FF7, Bloodborne, Ratchet & Clank, Spider Man 2, GoW Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and others, all on PlayStation and will take years to come pc, if they come at all.
I say get one, if you have a pc.
If not, maybe use the money towards getting a gaming pc as it is the best way to play games (in my humble opinion).
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Fabieter
Member
I see steamdeck as an answer to the switch. More and more people played their indie games on the go and valve lost money. The deck is awesome but I would hardly call it innovation.
Edmund
Member
Goddamit. Can I apply to be your wife?
AJUMP23
Member
Send pm with picture.