I had a chance to preorder a PS5, but passed. In the meantime, my PS4 seems to be dying (games freeze, glitch, slow loading, etc.) so I started the hunt for a PS5. I had no idea they'd be so difficult to get--in launches past I've always been able to find what I wanted with a bit of diligence. Not this time--never in the past was I up against bots that that grab everything and check out in seconds. I've had a PS5 in my cart 3 times at Walmart only to be greeted with a note saying the item in my cart is no longer available when I hit purchase literally like 30 seconds after they become available for sale. Stores don't have any, but there are currently over 11,000 for sale on our favorite auction site with absurd asking prices. No way will I pay extra for the privilege of helping Sony identify and work out the hardware and software bugs in launch units.
Anyway, I've only ever owned Playstation and Nintendo consoles. I've never owned an Xbox because I always thought of it as geared toward sports games (nothing I didn't already have on PlayStation but missing MLB the Show) and first person shooters (the only series I enjoyed was Metroid Prime on Nintendo). But the new Xbox Series S has somewhat intrigued me--not too expensive ($300) and games pass seems like a bargain. In my family we enjoy platformers (i.e. Mario, Rayman), simulations (i.e. Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley), story driven games (i.e. Star Wars, Final Fantasy), and sports. I'm looking at my stack of PS4 exclusives that are really great (Infamous, Uncharted, Horizon Zero Dawn) and wondering if I'd find any exclusives like those on Xbox. Any suggestions? TBH, the only Xbox exclusives I know of are Forza (which I assume is just their version of Gran Turismo), Fable, and Halo (but again, I don't love FPS games)--I'm sure there are more you can enlighten me on.
While I continue my PS5 search, my daughter is dying to get the new Hyrule Warriors game (I have 4 daughters and we all individually spent a good 70+ hours in BOTW)--and I'll keep pondering if I should buy a Series S if the PS4 dies before I can find a PS5.
Anyway, I've only ever owned Playstation and Nintendo consoles. I've never owned an Xbox because I always thought of it as geared toward sports games (nothing I didn't already have on PlayStation but missing MLB the Show) and first person shooters (the only series I enjoyed was Metroid Prime on Nintendo). But the new Xbox Series S has somewhat intrigued me--not too expensive ($300) and games pass seems like a bargain. In my family we enjoy platformers (i.e. Mario, Rayman), simulations (i.e. Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley), story driven games (i.e. Star Wars, Final Fantasy), and sports. I'm looking at my stack of PS4 exclusives that are really great (Infamous, Uncharted, Horizon Zero Dawn) and wondering if I'd find any exclusives like those on Xbox. Any suggestions? TBH, the only Xbox exclusives I know of are Forza (which I assume is just their version of Gran Turismo), Fable, and Halo (but again, I don't love FPS games)--I'm sure there are more you can enlighten me on.
While I continue my PS5 search, my daughter is dying to get the new Hyrule Warriors game (I have 4 daughters and we all individually spent a good 70+ hours in BOTW)--and I'll keep pondering if I should buy a Series S if the PS4 dies before I can find a PS5.
