My decision is made, and that is to make no decision between buying the PS5 and the new Xbox. I will buy next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft...eventually. Like everyone else, I'm also trying to find a PS5 pre-order that isn't out of stock. Here's the twist: I've given it some thought and intend to buy the more expensive PS5, the one with the 4K Blu-Ray disc player, in an effort to save money. . Listen to me. I'm also going with the lower-performing and considerably cheaper Xbox Series S, not Microsoft's higher-end Xbox Series S. I have a good reason for choosing polar opposite console setups. It's more than the price of the consoles that excites me. It also has to do with the price of their games. It sounds crazy, but I planned for it: Buying the more expensive PS5 will save me money in the long run, and the basic Xbox Series S will give me access to everything Microsoft has to offer. Or, this is how I bet on the next generation of video game consoles.
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Long-term pricing of physical PS5 games
What is the difference between the PS5 and the PS5 Digital Edition? The old console includes a disc drive. For this reason, the slightly slimmer digital edition costs just €100 less. Is it worth saving €100? I thought about my choice. Console games shrink much faster in disc form. First of all, I realized that the PS5 disc player is a 4K Blu-ray player. I have not. I will use it? Or, maybe it's a nice to have in case you buy a 4K Blu-ray. So far not worth the extra money. I will be using my PS5 almost exclusively for Netflix and Amazon Video when it comes to watching movies. Obviously, a 4K Blu-Ray player just in case isn't reason enough to buy the pricier PS5. So I thought of it this way: Console games update much faster than a disc. Wait one to three months and their price drops, sometimes in half. It's kind of ridiculous how much cheaper triple-A games are selling a few weeks later. I also occasionally buy second hand games and even trade my PS4 and Xbox One X games with friends (or did before the pandemic). It all ends with fully digital consoles. You are completely locked in. Sure, sales of digital games on the PlayStation Store exist (and have gotten better in recent years), but they're slower to appear compared to the deals I can get at Walmart and Amazon from games on disc. and on eBay sales never end.
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Xbox Game Pass is all I need for Halo, for now
The PS5 vs Xbox Series X decision couldn't be more different for me. The Xbox Series S is cheaper than the Xbox Series X by $200 / £200 / AU$250. Aside from lacking a disc drive, its specs aren't quite as rugged as the Series X. I'm okay with that. for $200. Realistically, the Xbox Series S will be my Halo Infinite machine, at least when it launches in 2021, giving me access to a catalog of 150+ Xbox Gems on my new Xbox, PC, and Android phone for a plan. monthly. price via xCloud. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is a key selling point for me: it costs $14.99 / £10.99 / AU$15.95 per month and is the Netflix of video games. It will have all of Xbox Game Studios' future titles from day one, including Halo Infinite, Fable, and Forza Motorsport 8, as well as EA Play and Xbox Live. This is what makes the Xbox Series X and Series X/S such a great value.
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I made the same bet with Nintendo Switch
I have some evidence that supports my theory of saving money. Everything digital from Nintendo is still full price. The Nintendo Switch isn't a fully digital console, but I was faced with the same kind of decision when buying my first console games: go digital or keep psychic copies? I hated the idea of lugging around the tiny Switch game cartridges. (I haven't lost any yet, which even surprises me.) But then I started looking at prices – everything Nintendo digital is still full price months, if not years later. For this reason, I didn't buy a Nintendo Switch digital game (if it's available on cartridge). So I can imagine a similar scenario for PS5.
It will work mainly
I estimate that I will save more than €100 in the first three or four months paying for the most expensive PS5 console and justifying my purchase decision. At least, that's what I'm telling myself as I update the Walmart PS5 pre-order as I write this. Adds. I can play PlayStation exclusives and third-party games on the PS5, and do it dirt cheap by choosing the disc versions of games, and I rely on the Xbox Series X for all the Microsoft exclusives and all the games to come. on Xbox Game Pass. I see a complication: with more PS5 Digital Edition consoles and so many people drawn to digital downloads, there will be far fewer games on disc. This means fewer games used and opportunities to trade with friends. This scheme will not last forever; it's likely the last generation console it works on. We could see the total disappearance of disc drives if the next generation consoles are released in seven years. Who's ready for PS6 in 2017? But for now, I see it working for the PS5 and the new Xbox and saving myself a lot of money... having spent all my money on both consoles.