In response to your comment about power. There’s no point in arguing with someone who has their mind set. Try a PlayStation, you’ll prefer it.

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Why do you focus on the teraflop count so much?

It’s a console, it’s not a pc. A pc with better specs is objectively better than one with worse specs, but they can both play the same games and do the same things. PS5 exclusives are incredible games, god of war, uncharted, ghost of tushima, the last of us, and I can go on for much longer. All of those games are inaccessible on Xbox. The PS5 is a better console if you buy your games directly and don’t use game pass.

No shit? Here in MN i found one about two years ago for $60

I could be how the game developers optimized the game for each system.

discs have WAY more storage than any cartridge based console (ok maybe the n64 disk thing existed, but it still stored less than the ps1), so I say get a disc based console. Plus, if dvd readers are expensive you always have a dvd reading console (unless it's a Wii)

It's super expensive though. I get that it is a bit rare, but 160 bucks for the cheapest one I can find is a little much.

Disc gives you more options and may be able to use your old discs not sure about the backward compatibility of the newest boxes.

Most newer consoles won't work after the services shut down without hacking them anyway.

Id buy a disc version you have the choice of buying disc (whether new or used) or digital games.

If you’re planning on getting an XBox, get the Series X. You cannot connect an external disc drive to the Series S and play games with it. You can also play backwards compatible games with disc if you have any.

Same with the PS5, but not sure if it has backwards compatibility.

kinda dude. ive been saying for a while now that i also regretted buying next gen and that its not really ready yet. i bought a ps5 when they were newish. but since buying one i have found myself getting fed up and bored wit the lack of games and lack of newer game replay value or even lack of fun content in general. it could be my age..... im 37M but finding games just quite boring now. older games are still fun though (and there are exceptions... like i did enjoy elden ring - but again only single play through then its boring again) so im not sure. its not like i find them too difficult or anything (still a gamer at core), but just that the content feels emptier now. full of graphics and great sounds and physics but no soul. also only seems to be the same games getting knocked out every 6 months.

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but getting more specific.... i dont feel theres enough games out for ps5 to actually warrant the price tag, yet. otherwise its a fantastic bit of hardware, which i use mostly as a super ps4. the majority will end up playing ps4 games on it mostly (but only due to lack of choice of actual good ps5 games) and for that its actually brilliant!

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probably not a popular opinion but an honest one from an older fart

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Ps5 is not worth it yet unless you want to use it as a super fast ps4 or have a very few selection of games for a hefty price tag.

Disc version so you can resell the games when you are finished with them

i would go for disc cause then the company you bought the console from doesn't have control over the price of games you want, but instead you can get deals at stores like best buy.

Physical media has many many advantages. You can trade in games. You can collect games. You get art work. You can buy a physical game for a present and wrap it. You get better deals when games go on clearance. Yes digital games can also go on sale, but all the money you put to digital games go to the corporation. You will never see any of that money back.

If you like to have a lot of obscure games get a PS5 with a disc. If you are more of a mainstream gamer get an XBOX. Xbox also has easy storage expansion that PS5 does not. Running out of room? Uninstall it because you already have a DISC for reinstall.

This is what executives want you to think. But part of what makes games fun to buy and collect is art work, and collecting. If you take that out of it I for one would buy less games. There are many small companies taking digital only games and putting them on physical media and business is booming.

I always advocate for the disc option, but I pretty much only get digital games.

From my recent past experience, it is mainly most of the time now

I have both consoles and both are collecting an equal amount of dust. I have both PS+ and Gamepass, neither of which have increased or influenced my gaming habits in any sustainable manner.

Do I regret buying them? No, not really. But I'm certainly not getting much use out of them either and I suspect it's because the games just don't move me anymore. I spend more time playing my older consoles or my Switch because, for me, they simply are more fun.

I would say ps5 disc if you’re getting a new console because you can use your old ps4 games on it

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I've already addressed the points in your comment worth addressing, I'm getting down voted because I'm in a console subreddit.

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Well done, very clever 🤤 everyone knows that to have a pc that runs as good as a modern console you will spend more money. Not to mention sitting back in a couch is way comfier than shrimping over a desk. Let's just leave it there though pal, the votes show you're chatting breeze and I'm not gonna be the guy you have your daily reddit argument with 😅