Where are you living that a diskless ps5 is the same price as an S?

I'd recommend PlayStation 5.

Just because one has a faster SSD than the other, doesn't mean it will load faster. Ignore the marketing hype from manufactures. Those numbers are purely from synthetic benchmarks and rarely match reality.

There's many factors that go into how long it takes something to load.

The code itself along with its supporting libraries (which probably differ per platform).

The hardware, this being CPU, RAM, and the storage. Also the architecture of how all of these things communicate.

idk why you’re getting downvoted, unlike the other guy you actually gave a meaningful contribution to the thread so thanks for that, Reddit will be Reddit I guess

I moved on about 2 hours ago until you responded, just down vote me and move on if you don’t agree.

Bro this is like some dragon ball animation made by a twelve year old💀

You’re on a console sub, people will get annoyed about you suggesting a PC move on.

My pc didn’t cost anything more than 1300 and it’s hardware is better than the series X.

With this logic my DELL black tower of doom running windows xp with like 2gb hard drive or something is better than an Xbox series or ps5, yeah I’m not so sure about that…

Not everyone wants a fucking gaming PC you annoying pricks, especially not on a subreddit named after and specifically for CONSOLES.

Game pass is kinda overrated but I see your point.

The Nintendo Switch is a great place to start, you can find em for relatively cheap and the games are pretty beginner friendly and easier to understand, but they aren’t too easy either also if you get switch online you can get a bunch of NES SNES and N64 games too.

As an Xbox player the PlayStation has way better games

I would recommend the ps5 if you can get your hands on it, but if the Xbox Series is the first one available I don’t think you would regret getting it instead. But there’s no spiderman games☹️

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Holy shit that was so cringe 💀

I know more than you do, I’m also not stupid enough to have to pay to access my own internet though like you apparently.

Do some about it. Make me shut up, oh wait you can’t, begone thot.

Gamepass =/= playing online lol gold is 60 bucks

Like I said, you have no idea what you're talking about. So quit talking about it

Game pass is upwards of 120+ a year. Multiply that by how many years a generation is in addition to the base console and the pro versions that come out, you are talking thousands of pounds.

You can spend barley over 1k to get a gaming computer that can provide a good gaming experience.

Erm you should re read your comment because you were being aggressive yet you want me to stop being obnoxious?

And it’s his business that he posted on Reddit that anyone can reply to.

Did you complete high school kid?

Playing online costs like 60 bucks not hundreds of pounds lol quit talking about shit you know nothing about the guy wants a console and that's his business you don't have to be obnoxious about it

There’s PS3 emulators that work most of the time and there’s some unstable PS4 emulators but they need a bit of work from the user. RPCS3 comes to mind for PS3 emulation but I can’t remember the PS4 emulators that actually work. Beware there are some fakes though, one claims to be affiliated with RPCS3 but it’s a fake, doesn’t work, and is probably bundled with malware.

That why you save up and get one that has good enough hardware to last 1 - 2 generations. An RTX 4070 will last upwards of 7 years.

You also don’t have to pay to access your on internet and pay hundreds of pounds a year to play online.

Either way you look at it, PC in the long term is a cheaper option and a more versatile device.

A console is something you’d buy for your 10 year old son, they are toys, a computer is a complex piece of equipment.

As if a computer doesn't become obsolete within half a decade requiring frequent expensive maintenance and part replacement lmfao

I do not recommend a digital only console. While they're nice for budget, the superior versions are not that much more expensive and grant you access to more options when it comes to how you want to experience games, and more importantly, it allows you to trade, sell, and buy games for dirt cheap at secondhand stores. I would recommend the Xbox Series X for a first console.

If you already had the last Xbox, a PS5 would make sense, but the Xbox Series X can play most major releases from all Xbox generations without any streaming nonsense. The Switch is nice and cheap, but it's very low end performance-wise and your game selection will be very limited. Furthermore, the PS5 is more expensive than the Series X as it currently stands. I have all three, but I would say the Series X is the middle ground that best suits a new consumer imo