If you own a PS4, do you really need a PS5?

[Andrew R]

I've requested the day off ( November 12 ) hopeful to get a PS5 on launch day.

Now I'm having second thoughts. Two games I would really like to play on it are Yakuza: Like A Dragon & Sackboy. However, they will BOTH be on PS4 as well so I figure get them on that and save a couple hundred bucks? :P

On the other hand, owning a PS5 will ensure that I can get Ratchet and other great upcoming exclusives. What are your thoughts? ( and I'm not trying to start a PC / Console war ) I love Steam as well...

[Sixtyfivekills]

Yakuza 7 is on PC too in case you're not aware.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1235140/Yakuza_Like_a_Dragon/

At this point, only reason I still use PS4 is for all Yakuza games that aren't on PC and few others.

EDIT: They also moved the release date on PS5 for Y7 for some reason.

[Doomerang]

Not for 2 years at least. There's no reason to buy consoles at launch. And the first batch always has the highest failure rate.

Like a dragon will be on PC though. I dunno man, I'd just stick with pc. Way more then enough here.

[Pharaoh (Revolution Idol)]

I feel like we've been in a land of diminishing returns this past gen where the better hardware hasn't necessarily resulted in better games.

So on that basis, I'd wait until something truly impressive comes out as an exclusive.

Maybe I'm just hard to please though.

[Holding These Alligators Down]

I love Playstation, i still collect for the PS2 and PS3 and i do want a PS5 but the only game i'm interested in so far is the new Ratchet and Clank so i likely won't get one straight away.

[Dirty Dan]

In my opinion, buying almost anything videogame related at(or near) launch is almost always a bad deal. After a single year, the hardware or game you want to buy will most likely either be easier to afford or a better product due to all the optimization and updates to the game(or both).

I love Fire Emblem Three Houses(I have hundreds of hours and multiple play through)but if I wouldn’t have gotten it in September 2019, and instead waited a year, I would’ve played a more complete game that didn’t have as many issues. For an example of a PS4 game, Persona 5 was released worldwide in 2017. If you waited until March 2020, you could’ve got the Royal edition for a similar price as the initial release version, except you would’ve had more content and less bugs. This is not to say that wouldn’t enjoy these games when they initially release, they just by all standards are better games if you wait a year or two.

As far as I’m aware, hardware for consoles is almost the exact same concept. Wait a year or two and there will probably be a PS5 slim or something, and by then there will probably be a wider catalogue that you can actually enjoy with your new console. And even if there isn’t a PS5 slim, there is a good chance that the price of a PS5 won’t be as expensive as the preorder cost.

Unless you know a friend is getting a PS5 and you intend to play a multiplayer game with him, there isn’t a reason to get the newest console at launch. I have never had an ending of a game spoiled for me by waiting a year or two, and this is one of the only reasons I’m thankful that Videogames aren’t as mainstream as movies.