PS4 is still being manufactured, Xbox One stopped manufacture in 2020

Yep, you can use Gforce now, you can also use retroarch if you like some of the older games/arcade. You can’t buy a PC with the spec of an Xbox for anywhere near the price, it will be a great stop gap for you

Might be worth watching the new Digital Foundry video, it shows that Gotham Knights is CPU bound so regardless of your graphics card power, your frame rate is limited by the CPU, just an FYI, the Series S CPU is slightly more powerful than the PS5’s, the Rocksteady character artist calling the Series S a potato just sounds like BS.

You tell yourself anything that makes you happy (Deathloop is 60fps on the series s btw and also available on Xbox One via x cloud like with Flight Simulator and Scorn), can you please tell me why God of War is cross gen? I cannot understand it as PlayStation don’t have to develop for anyone other than their own console but they made it cross gen.

I’m not trying to make that point, what I am saying is what makes a game next gen? What is the series S holding back exactly because you seem to know

The developers are not abandoning the series S, that’s my point

PS5 games that can run at 120fps, 30 as of 21st October, series S games that can run at 120fps, 52 as of 22 April (sorry couldn’t find an updated list so there will be some missing)

Just so you know, I have a PS5, A series X and S and a switch, so I have no corporate loyalty.

Just an FYI, PS5 rarely hits native 4K, also Series S has many more games that run at 120fps than the PS5 lol

‘IF’ you ‘WANT’ Is not the language used when you are saying people are forced, they can just develop for PS5 instead can’t they? The developer you are basing the argument on is a character designer on ‘I am fish’ and ‘Surgeon Simulator’ not what I would call a particularly top tier dev and you haven’t answered my question about what makes a game next gen?

And neither is Xbox, no developer is forced to put any games on any system unless first party. What makes a next gen game next gen, please have a think about it

You are forgetting that PlayStation themselves are holding back next gen, they continue to produce PS4’s even today (Xbox discontinued the Xbox One production in 2020) and their biggest game of the year, God of War was chosen to be produced cross gen as were plenty of others. The reality is generations makes no difference in producing great games, and allowing more people to experience great games through a lower entry point is all good for the industry, the Arkham Knights argument doesn’t stack up when you see how poorly it runs (comparatively) on a 4090 which is much much more powerful than a PS5 or Series X/S, it’s just a poorly optimised game period. Watch Spawnwaves interview with MVG and see what a balanced view is, the series s has limitations but doesn’t hold generations back even if that is a real thing.

It’s worth pointing out that the Series X can use retroarch (no hacks, just an app) which means you can play most PS2 games on it, in fact you can play PS1, GameCube, Super Nintendo, arcade, basically almost anything up to about the PS2 but there is starting to be some compatibility with PS3 so perhaps they will have that worked out at some point in the future. This option doesn’t give you games on a shelf though but does let you play more games than any console in history. Look up recent guides on YouTube

You can play flight simulator and Scorn on an Xbox one via Xcloud, if Gotham Knights ever releases on Gamepass you will likely be able to also play it on an Xbox one

Lots of advice on here and obviously some of it depends on you budget and climate/ground conditions. I would offer an alternative solution that may be a consideration depending on your priorities, look up a UK YouTube channel called Oakwood garden rooms and see how he does his rod foundation system (using generic supplies you should be able to get anywhere), very easy to do, very easy to level, will cope with almost any ground conditions but will be more expensive than some options, it’s at least worth watching to see how easy it is.

The 360 is a great console but you have to be careful which one you get due to reliability issues (older consoles often need new thermal paste too). Xbox One is also very cheap and can play about 600 of the 360 games and some original Xbox games and of course it’s own library, you will be able to get the more modern tv apps on there too which may be an issue with the older consoles. Think about what you want but also be aware that older consoles may not offer you what you need

Xbox series S would be my suggestion, you can also put retroarch on it and play PlayStation 2 and earlier games and most of the Nintendo back catalogue if you want, plenty of YouTube videos will show you how, it will be far quieter and quicker than a PS3 and certainly a PS4 as they tent to be quite loud when playing some games (Xbox’s are always quieter). You can pick them up pre owned pretty cheap too.