Ps5 vs. Series X/S: Which next gen system are you leaning more towards?

Which next gen console are you leaning more towards purchasing?

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X Knight said:
I think $399 for the disc-PS5 and the Series X is the sweet spot to aim for. Of course, with the digital PS5 and the Series S existing, it's possible those consoles could occupy the $399 spot, with the higher end consoles at $499.

I think anything above $499, especially with the pandemic situation going on, will be suicide and pretty much guarantee that console will be DOA at launch. Even $500 is a tough sell in this environment, but $600 would be WAY too expensive.
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I've read one article with the site's writers giving their prediction. Most of them gave a $450 launch price. Thats how I found out about the launching price of the ps4. So I think $450 is a good incentive. Its 50 more eXpensive but not too high especially when the factoring the effect of the pandemic. But I think if both companies really want those launch sales, they should just keep at$399 especially the lack of eXclusives yet.
 
I can't wait til the gameplay of the next GTA, Assassin's Creed and other ips use the same ray tracing technology as those ray-tracing mods uploaded by the fans on YouTube. Those looked truly neXt gen.

I think Kena could be released this year as its also coming out in the ps4. While gameslike Hitman 3 and (maybe) Resident Evil Village are early 2021 games just like Far Cry 6. If Horizon gets released next year, I'm expecting a q4 release. While Rachet & Clank and Gran Turismo look like summer releases to me. I don't think they are that far behind from being released. If you're not in a hurry,might as well wait til next summer or at the end of 2021. I just can tell Miles Morales is something I can finish under 2 weeks and I need another ps5 game to play right after to justify the purchase.

As for the availability of the consoles. I live in Southeast Asia, I'm pretty sure we won't run out of stock as most people aren't that quick to buy a newly launched consoles. It'd be fun to play all the new ps5 games back to back just like I did with the ps4 games, God of War, Spider-Man, Detroit, Horizon, Odyssey and RDR2 last year. Looking back, that was a thrilling experience and all of those games already slashed their original price when I bought them.

I would like a surprise announcementof GTA VI and God of War this year, as those games would probably come out 2 years after the reveal trailer. Those would really convince a lot of people to upgrade into a new console.
 
I was originally planning on both but not sure it'll be worth it after getting games and subscriptions for each console plus maybe extra accessories. I'm just a casual player now anyway!

It seemed likely I'd continue with xbox whether getting it first or only but can't fully decide yet. On one hand, using the same account and gamepass makes for a whole lot options and I really love me franchises like Fable, Gears of War and Halo. Next gen game upgrades for free is a great gift and I have Microsoft Rewards! "Most Powerful Console" sounds very nice as well.

But on the other hand, I can't deny the exclusive goodness from PS wheather first or third party. That's the important thing..games and the future!
 
psylockolussus said:
I've read one article with the site's writers giving their prediction. Most of them gave a $450 launch price. Thats how I found out about the launching price of the ps4. So I think $450 is a good incentive. Its 50 more eXpensive but not too high especially when the factoring the effect of the pandemic. But I think if both companies really want those launch sales, they should just keep at$399 especially the lack of eXclusives yet.
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At $399 I could see a bunch of people jumping in even without much new launch content but not so much at $499.
 
It the consoles are actually priced at 399.99, or even 299.99 like some people would like, wouldn't Sony or Microsoft have announced the price point by now? I mean, why play a game of chicken with those prices?

I have a feeling that they're pricing the consoles at $600 and one is waiting for the other to announce such price and take all the backlash first. Yes I know the PS3 was at $600 and that was a unacceptable, but the PS5 and XSX come with all this "new" tech/hardware (NVMe SSD ain't cheap).

Sure with the pandemic and recession a high price point is probably unlikely, but Sony and MS will be selling at a loss anyway right? So... Why not go all in and just announce that sweet 300-dollar price tag? I dare you, Sony and MS! :argh:
 
geetard said:
It the consoles are actually priced at 399.99, or even 299.99 like some people would like, wouldn't Sony or Microsoft have announced the price point by now? I mean, why play a game of chicken with those prices?

I have a feeling that they're pricing the consoles at $600 and one is waiting for the other to announce such price and take all the backlash first. Yes I know the PS3 was at $600 and that was a unacceptable, but the PS5 and XSX come with all this "new" tech/hardware (NVMe SSD ain't cheap).

Sure with the pandemic and recession a high price point is probably unlikely, but Sony and MS will be selling at a loss anyway right? So... Why not go all in and just announce that sweet 300-dollar price tag? I dare you, Sony and MS! :argh:
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Last time Sony’s cheaper price had that much more impact coming right after the Xbox price announcement. If they’d announced their cheaper price before they wouldn’t have got that slam dunk moment that by itself made up many minds on what console to get. So if someone is currently thinking of releasing at $399, they may suspect that they have the lower price (through taking a hit), and it is only worth taking that hit if they can maximise the advantage of doing so by using it as an attack rather than just a regular info release.

This is just me speculating btw, not based on anything. I don’t have much idea what price the guys will eventually choose but I think that at least is a possible theoretical reason why one could wait even if they had a lower price (without that necessarily meaning that either one is actually going to come out with a lower price).
 
geetard said:
It the consoles are actually priced at 399.99, or even 299.99 like some people would like, wouldn't Sony or Microsoft have announced the price point by now? I mean, why play a game of chicken with those prices?

I have a feeling that they're pricing the consoles at $600 and one is waiting for the other to announce such price and take all the backlash first. Yes I know the PS3 was at $600 and that was a unacceptable, but the PS5 and XSX come with all this "new" tech/hardware (NVMe SSD ain't cheap).

Sure with the pandemic and recession a high price point is probably unlikely, but Sony and MS will be selling at a loss anyway right? So... Why not go all in and just announce that sweet 300-dollar price tag? I dare you, Sony and MS! :argh:
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that is a very good point!
 
Iceman said:
Last time Sony’s cheaper price had that much more impact coming right after the Xbox price announcement. If they’d announced their cheaper price before they wouldn’t have got that slam dunk moment that by itself made up many minds on what console to get. So if someone is currently thinking of releasing at $399, they may suspect that they have the lower price (through taking a hit), and it is only worth taking that hit if they can maximise the advantage of doing so by using it as an attack rather than just a regular info release.

This is just me speculating btw, not based on anything. I don’t have much idea what price the guys will eventually choose but I think that at least is a possible theoretical reason why one could wait even if they had a lower price (without that necessarily meaning that either one is actually going to come out with a lower price).
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that's why both sides are playing this game of chicken to the last minute, waiting for the other side to blink first.

in terms of price, I have already prepared myself for a $499 price for either the disc PS5 or the Series X. Anything below that for those main consoles will be a welcome surprise, while anything above that would be an unwelcome deal breaker for me.

Because upgrading to next-gen will entail not only buying the console, but needed accessories, games (which may cost $70 standard), and other "hidden" expenses like the SSD expansion drives (which could be an additional $200+).

And, technically, to get the "full" next-gen experience, I'd have to upgrade my 4k TV to a newer set that takes advantage of the newer gaming tech of the new consoles. I'm not planning on doing that this year, since my current 4k set works just fine, but theoretically that's another $1000+ expense to add to the cost of next-gen.
 
Iceman said:
https://www.ccn.com/ps5-xsx-cross-gen-problem/
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Halo Infinite is the first big casualty of this cross-gen mindset that MS wants to hold onto and promote. With the 1 year delay, they should just scrap the Xbox One version and make it solely a next-gen game to truly take advantage of the Series X. Especially since it's no longer coming out this year!

Also, if you noticed during the July Xbox event, most of the "big" 1st party future titles, like Everwild, Forza Motorsport, Avowed (I think), and Fable only listed Series X and PC as the platforms, not Xbox One.

That not only suggests those titles are going to be at least a few years off, since MS has already stated the 1st several years will feature cross-gen games. But it also is another example of the "double talk" coming from the MS execs, including Phil Spencer. They say they don't believe in console gen exclusivity because that limits where the player can play the game. But, behind the scenes, the next big 1st party games in their lineup are already planned to be next-gen exclusive. Meaning, you'll be forced to upgrade to the new console if you want to play those fancy new Xbox games.

So, why be a hypocrite about it? Why not just go all in and embrace next-gen exclusives like Sony is doing and like how pretty much every gen has done it in the past? Why not just say "Hey, you need to buy our next-gen console to play the amazing new next-gen games we have planned!"?

Just imagine if Halo Infinite had been developed as a next-gen Series X exclusive? And when they showed it off during the July show, the visuals blew everyone away and looked as amazing as the initial reveal trailer from a few years ago. And, it was all proudly running on a Series X.

If they had done that with Halo Infinite, they might not be in the situation they are now. There would be no Craig memes and negative reactions and publicity. They may not have had to delay the game and thus cripple the Series X launch. The Series X could have been in a much stronger position to launch with a next-gen exclusive Halo game that truly showed off its powers and capabilities and made people want to spend $$$ on that new piece of hardware.
 
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X Knight said:
Halo Infinite is the first big casualty of this cross-gen mindset that MS wants to hold onto and promote. With the 1 year delay, they should just scrap the Xbox One version and make it solely a next-gen game to truly take advantage of the Series X. Especially since it's no longer coming out this year!

Also, if you noticed during the July Xbox event, most of the "big" 1st party future titles, like Everwild, Forza Motorsport, Avowed (I think), and Fable only listed Series X and PC as the platforms, not Xbox One.

That not only suggests those titles are going to be at least a few years off, since MS has already stated the 1st several years will feature cross-gen games. But it also is another example of the "double talk" coming from the MS execs, including Phil Spencer. They say they don't believe in console gen exclusivity because that limits where the player can play the game. But, behind the scenes, the next big 1st party games in their lineup are already planned to be next-gen exclusive. Meaning, you'll be forced to upgrade to the new console if you want to play those fancy new Xbox games.

So, why be a hypocrite about it? Why not just go all in and embrace next-gen exclusives like Sony is doing and like how pretty much every gen has done it in the past? Why not just say "Hey, you need to buy our next-gen console to play the amazing new next-gen games we have planned!"?

Just imagine if Halo Infinite had been developed as a next-gen Series X exclusive? And when they showed it off during the July show, the visuals blew everyone away and looked as amazing as the initial reveal trailer from a few years ago. And, it was all proudly running on a Series X.

If they had done that with Halo Infinite, they might not be in the situation they are now. There would be no Craig memes and negative reactions and publicity. They may not have had to delay the game and thus cripple the Series X launch. The Series X could have been in a much stronger position to launch with a next-gen exclusive Halo game that truly showed off its powers and capabilities and made people want to spend $$$ on that new piece of hardware.
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Yeah, I think they have this aspect wrong. Gamepass is great but if you can play the most futuristic tech games anywhere, then they won't be as good as they could have been. Have play anywhere for everything else but also have a bunch of market-leading exclusives on the level that a next gen GoW and UC will be, ungimped.
 
X Knight said:
that's why both sides are playing this game of chicken to the last minute, waiting for the other side to blink first.

in terms of price, I have already prepared myself for a $499 price for either the disc PS5 or the Series X. Anything below that for those main consoles will be a welcome surprise, while anything above that would be an unwelcome deal breaker for me.

Because upgrading to next-gen will entail not only buying the console, but needed accessories, games (which may cost $70 standard), and other "hidden" expenses like the SSD expansion drives (which could be an additional $200+).

And, technically, to get the "full" next-gen experience, I'd have to upgrade my 4k TV to a newer set that takes advantage of the newer gaming tech of the new consoles. I'm not planning on doing that this year, since my current 4k set works just fine, but theoretically that's another $1000+ expense to add to the cost of next-gen.
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Controller costs really annoy me the most! I don't know why they suddenly went through the roof. I don't mind new game costs going up by $10 as buying new is a choice but you need controllers whatever you want to do. At the moment they need to show something good enough to justify all this extra expense of moving to next gen if it's going to be very similar to the current gen for the next couple of years.
 
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown to prefer single-player games more and more. This ultimately means I’ll be getting a PS5, but not until three years into this console’s life cycle which hopefully by then there will be a slimmer and cheaper option.
 
Iceman said:
Controller costs really annoy me the most! I don't know why they suddenly went through the roof. I don't mind new game costs going up by $10 as buying new is a choice but you need controllers whatever you want to do. At the moment they need to show something good enough to justify all this extra expense of moving to next gen if it's going to be very similar to the current gen for the next couple of years.
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Speaking of controllers, just remembered that if I get an xbox series x, I'll have to buy a jumbo pack of AA batteries or get another charger kit accessory! I may get a 2nd controller again as a backup spare and for whenever I occasionally have guests like nephews and nieces.

How is the PS4 dullshock controllers now with battery life? When PS4 launched, I remember having to recharge a lot
 
I think if you're playing a lot or if its on all day, its 6 hours long. Sometimes its annoying to charge. But I still haven't used my spare controller.
 
Also I get through controllers quite quickly. Not that they’re completely broken but a certain button will no longer register easily or a a stick will become loose.
 
I have two controllers for two reasons: Co-op play and to swap them out if one gets a low charge. Most of the time it is just to swap them out but it's still worth it for that alone.
 
Did a planned Monster Energy contest just reveal the price of the Series X?

Xbox Series X Price Possibly Leaked

Based on that, it may suggest the Series X will be $599.99 or $600.00!

Somehow, I'm not sure how much I buy this, because I think that price point would pretty much guarantee the Series X is DOA, especially now that there is no Halo at launch.
 
Hell nah. No way they're dumb enough to pull a PS3 launch
 
X Knight said:
Did a planned Monster Energy contest just reveal the price of the Series X?

Xbox Series X Price Possibly Leaked

Based on that, it may suggest the Series X will be $599.99 or $600.00!

Somehow, I'm not sure how much I buy this, because I think that price point would pretty much guarantee the Series X is DOA, especially now that there is no Halo at launch.
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You should just get the ps5. Well thats my suggestion.
 
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