With consoles becoming more and more available after a lengthy chip shortage, it\u2019s finally time to start thinking about which of the two major current-gen consoles you might want to invest in. Pretty soon, we\u2019ll be at the point where you can simply order a console and have it arrive soon after, with no delays or stock issues<\/a> holding up the process. Both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X|S have merits and drawbacks that you may wish to consider, so without further ado, let\u2019s take a look at whether you should pick up a PS5 or an Xbox Series X|S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this area, the Xbox Series X|S takes home the gold. The PS5 has plenty of fun features, including activity cards to help you jump back into a game, but some of the most intriguing ones (game walkthroughs for specific moments, anyone?) are hidden behind PlayStation Plus. On the flipside, the Xbox Series X|S has lots of features the PS5 doesn\u2019t have, including a fully-fledged web browser, so if you\u2019re hoping to check out some fun online casino games on sites like casinohex.at<\/a>, you\u2019re going to struggle if you buy a PS5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: Xbox Series X|S<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s pretty much no denying that the Xbox Series X|S can\u2019t hold a candle to the PS5\u2019s lineup of exclusive games right now. Horizon Forbidden West<\/em>, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart<\/em>, Returnal<\/em>, and Demon\u2019s Souls <\/em>are just some of the great games you can only play if you\u2019re in the PlayStation ecosystem<\/a>. The Xbox Series X|S has some great exclusives too – it\u2019s got Gears of War<\/em>, Forza<\/em>, and Halo<\/em>, after all – but for sheer fun, you can\u2019t match the PS5. If the software library is the most important element of a console for you, then it\u2019s all about the PS5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: PS5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Technically speaking, the Xbox Series X is a more powerful console than the PS5. It offers 12 teraflops (TFLOPS) of power where the PS5 only has 10.3, so if you\u2019re looking for the machine that is objectively the more powerful of the two, it\u2019s the Xbox Series X. However, there are two big caveats to that statement. First, the Xbox Series S is nowhere near as powerful as either of them, and second, you\u2019re not likely to notice an appreciable difference between the Series X and the PS5 on a use-case basis. As such, we\u2019re going to declare this one a draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: Draw<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s pretty much no competition between the two consoles when it comes to backwards compatibility. The PS5 is able to play PS4 games, and it can also play a selection of PS3, PS2, and PS1 games (as well as PSP games) through its PlayStation Plus subscription service. However, you can\u2019t just slot any old-school game into the PS5 and expect it to play. By contrast, the Series X|S plays a huge number of previous-gen Xbox games, including games dating back to the Xbox 360 and original Xbox days, so if you\u2019ve got a large classic library, it\u2019s the Xbox that emerges victorious here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: Xbox Series X|S<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one area where the PS5 undoubtedly has the edge over the Xbox Series X|S. The DualSense is, quite simply, the best controller Sony has ever created; it has incredible haptic feedback, wonderful adaptive triggers, and a premium feel that puts it head and shoulders above the Xbox Series X|S\u2019 barely-redesigned offering. Of course, the Xbox Series X|S controller is still perfectly fine and will more than suffice for a gaming session, but the PS5\u2019s controller is a joy to use, and once you\u2019ve used a DualSense, you won\u2019t want to go back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: PS5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xbox Game Pass is the Xbox ecosystem\u2019s secret weapon, although it\u2019s arguably not so secret anymore since it has tens of millions<\/a> of subscribers. There\u2019s a good reason for that, too; great games are being made available on Game Pass every day, and the service grows in popularity and power every time it gains another classic. PlayStation Plus got a revamp in mid-2022, but it\u2019s fairly weak by comparison, offering a smattering of classic titles and some games that many people will likely already have played. This is Xbox\u2019s category, no question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: Xbox Series X|S<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not really possible to make an objective judgement on the aesthetic sensibilities of these two consoles. Whether you prefer the space-age style of the PS5 or the huge, sensible and straightforward monolith that is the Xbox Series X (or, indeed, the tiny adorable box shape of the Xbox Series S) is a matter entirely up to you. Our personal preference slightly edges towards the PS5, just because it\u2019s a more interesting and divisive design than the Series X, which we think plays it somewhat safe. However, we\u2019ll have to declare this one a draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winner: Draw<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019re paying close attention, you\u2019ll see that the Xbox Series X|S has won slightly more categories in our run-down than the PS5 did. However, that doesn\u2019t mean we think you should buy the Xbox Series X|S. Our conclusion is thus: if you have a PS4, it\u2019s safe to upgrade to the PS5, but if you have a solid gaming PC or an Xbox One X, an upgrade to the Series X might not be necessary just yet. In an ideal world, it\u2019s a good idea to buy both, of course, but the PS5 is the must-have next-gen console of the moment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With consoles becoming more and more available after a lengthy chip shortage, it\u2019s finally time to start thinking about which of the two major current-gen consoles you might want to invest in. Pretty soon, we\u2019ll be at the point where you can simply order a console and have it arrive soon after, with no delays … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8963,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"close","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videogames"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8961"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8989,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8961\/revisions\/8989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}