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It’s a definite ‘no thanks’ from me then. I shall wait for the PC release.

Probably just some sort of £100 FOMO edition that gives one or two weeks advanced access or suchlike.

As a current XSX owner, they’re going to need tangible advantages over PS6 to make me willing to lose out on all these Sony exclusives. Something they failed to do this generation. XSX’s theoretical power advantage is only seen in a small handful of games such Alan Wake 2. Most games show no difference or even a slight lead for PS5. Sony is already investing in AI with PSSR so I doubt they can significantly leapfrog Sony in that regard either. They can brute force it with larger chips, but it’ll be an expensive device limiting the mass appeal. And if it doesn’t meet a certain threshold of sales third parties won’t bother supporting it. And that’s why GameCube and Xbox struggled vs PS2 and the Vita struggled vs 3DS, despite being more powerful. I don’t see how they can possibly compete via hardware alone, but we’ll just have to wait and see. It’s essential that they deliver on these lofty promises to keep me invested in Xbox.

@Matroska sorry to be bearer of bad news but £40 would get you only 40% of a disc drive.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare That sounds promising!

Is there any chance Stellar Blade might also eventually make the jump? Now that we know that being originally published by Sony isn’t a surefire guarantee it will stay a permanent exclusive if they don’t also own the IP.

I was interested, but after finding out it is 30fps only on non-professional consoles I’ve decided to add it to my Steam wish list instead and I’ll get it on sale for PC at some point. It’s no longer worth buying day 1 if they aren’t going to take the time to add in a 60fps mode.

@Bez87 After the initial knee-jerk backlash to the pricing, the internet sentiment has rapidly softened to the Professional thanks to positive coverage from Digital Foundry and others. I’ve observed the same about-turn in public opinion on Reddit too. Interesting how quickly mass opinions can shift!

There isn’t a poll option for the undecideds. I’m still unsure!

@torquex Yeah I love my PC, but it’s just not best suited for lounge gaming. Steam Big Picture Mode is great, but anytime you need to do something in Windows proper it would be a pain to have to take out the mouse & keyboard each time when sitting on the sofa. I’d also need to replace all my parts with mini-ITX hardware which is even more costly than regular PC parts. It’s doable, but until Windows gets a more living room friendly UI I think I’ll keep my PC at my desk for now and have consoles for the lounge TV.

You’re right that it’d probably be wiser for me to invest that money in PC instead, Nvidia RTX 50 series should arrive next year and I could do with a CPU upgrade too. I just get FOMO very easily when it comes to shiny new tech like this! It’s definitely a weakness of mine.

I’m debating buying one anyway at current price, though still undecided. I’m an all-digital consumer so I have no need to worry about the overpriced disc drive attachment. I’m used to overspending on gaming tech. My RTX 3080 cost me £740, just for the GPU. That’s the problem though, I already have a PC so it becomes much harder to justify PS5P. I prefer gaming in the living room and currently have an XSX for that purpose, but we all know that Xbox have been slow motion imploding throughout 2024. There is so much negativity around that brand that I’m starting to feel some pressure to invest in PlayStation. Tricky predicament.

The regional pricing is off. $700 plus 20% VAT, should be £649 (rounded up slightly). Instead it’s £699, which is a disappointingly poor conversion.

@DonkeyFantasy Yep, I’ll be getting that PS5 Pro as soon as it launches. I’m just bummed out that I can’t bring my existing games library and game saves with me. I’m going to have to slowly rebuild from scratch, ugh.

Doesn’t work for the digital edition sadly, I just tried.