Should I stay on PC or move to PS5?

[Moli]

Hey guys, i don't really know what to do.
I'm a huge PC Gaming fan, been playing on it for nearly 10 years now and I couldn't be happier honestly.

My main problem with the actual PC scene are the prices.

Yes, Steam has some amazing deals, but new AAA games are still expensive. On console, I can easily get some new games for 50, 40 bucks and resell them once I'm done with them. I have games in my steam library from like 2020/2017 that I just played for a little bit or finished them and never played them again lol.

GPUs are also getting expensive, but I don't mind buying on the second hand market so this isn't a huge issue for me.

What should I do? Stay on PC or move to console completely? PS5s go for 400€ and as I said physical games are extremely cheap.

[xBCxRangers]

If you're looking to buy a console, but into PC you may want to go with Xbox.

Over there you can get Ge Force Now thru their Edge browser, and access to Steam, Ubi, EA and Epic, and with their MS bonafides can in the future may be more in tune with Steam and PC. As well as Game Pass.

That's what i do. I'm here on Steam, mainly because of Xbox.

With PS you're leaving PC altogether.

[SpeedFreak1972]

Also certain xbox has for certain games crossplatform play at least for the windows store versions for instance forza

[Crazy Tiger]

You can do both, OP. No need to switch.

[Moogal™]

FafnirChaos の投稿を引用：

Moogal™ の投稿を引用：

No one needs one. But, having both PC and PS5 sure is an advantage if you can afford.

Cons with PC:

- short lifespan in my experience
- expensive as .....
- crashes (omg)
- generally buggy and bad with controller
- bad mp for the most part
- cheaters
- community is bad in most Steam games

Cons with PS5:

- no modding or setting tweak
- well that is it

More Cons of PS5:

- closed system, can't do anything
- No games(playstation has some exclusives but they all come to steam at some point now), no sales means publishers go other places.
- Barely any backwards compatibility, some of your games will be lost to time, Meanwhile PC it's in your library and can be played whenever you want, no second system required.
- Playstation is really a old concept being a console in competition with PC, the only thing keeping it going is GTAVI.

Pre-built closed systems(which in this part is Xbox and playstation) that don't have character(like nintendo) are going to go the way of the dinosaur.

If you want to be on that sinking ship - thrill rides are everywhere.

Sad that ppl want to play only GTA6 tho and not the other great titles avaliable. Astro Boy for example isn't avaliable anywhere else i think and is pretty great imo (the free demo at least).

[Moogal™]

Crazy Tiger の投稿を引用：

You can do both, OP. No need to switch.

Well, having both is best and vary them, so one won't break so fast. It is an economical win imo.

[xAlphaStarOmegax]

There's "reasons" why it's best to game on PC. You think the prices of PC is high? So is the prices for consoles, at least with PC you get way more variety.

[Bagel]

Moogal™ の投稿を引用：

Donut の投稿を引用：

Who told you that you need a plebstation? Stay on PC.

No one needs one. But, having both PC and PS5 sure is an advantage if you can afford.

Cons with PC:

- short lifespan in my experience
- expensive as .....
- crashes (omg)
- generally buggy and bad with controller
- bad mp for the most part
- cheaters
- community is bad in most Steam games

Cons with PS5:

- no modding or setting tweak
- well that is it

No matter what the odds are, I rather not have $on¥ put their sweaty member's coat over my shoulder and trap me in their eco-system.

[Crazy Tiger]

Donut の投稿を引用：

Moogal™ の投稿を引用：

No one needs one. But, having both PC and PS5 sure is an advantage if you can afford.

Cons with PC:

- short lifespan in my experience
- expensive as .....
- crashes (omg)
- generally buggy and bad with controller
- bad mp for the most part
- cheaters
- community is bad in most Steam games

Cons with PS5:

- no modding or setting tweak
- well that is it

No matter what the odds are, I rather not have $on¥ put their sweaty member's coat over my shoulder and trap me in their eco-system.

That's fine. Doesn't change that it's fine to have both.

[Squingus]

Moli の投稿を引用：

Hey guys, i don't really know what to do.
I'm a huge PC Gaming fan, been playing on it for nearly 10 years now and I couldn't be happier honestly.

My main problem with the actual PC scene are the prices.

Yes, Steam has some amazing deals, but new AAA games are still expensive. On console, I can easily get some new games for 50, 40 bucks and resell them once I'm done with them. I have games in my steam library from like 2020/2017 that I just played for a little bit or finished them and never played them again lol.

GPUs are also getting expensive, but I don't mind buying on the second hand market so this isn't a huge issue for me.

What should I do? Stay on PC or move to console completely? PS5s go for 400€ and as I said physical games are extremely cheap.

stay on PC for sure

[Bagel]

Crazy Tiger の投稿を引用：

Donut の投稿を引用：

No matter what the odds are, I rather not have $on¥ put their sweaty member's coat over my shoulder and trap me in their eco-system.

That's fine. Doesn't change that it's fine to have both.

No really not. $on¥ tried to kill PC gaming in the past with their exclusivity bs, and that I will never forgive them. And no one should.

[Squingus]

PCs are better for many things, but consoles have the game down in portability and simplicity

[Crazy Tiger]

Donut の投稿を引用：

Crazy Tiger の投稿を引用：

That's fine. Doesn't change that it's fine to have both.

No really not. $on¥ tried to kill PC gaming in the past with their exclusivity bs, and that I will never forgive them. And no one should.

Sure, that's your opinion. Still doesn't change that it's fine to have both.

[Bagel]

Squingus の投稿を引用：

PCs are better for many things, but consoles have the game down in portability and simplicity

You can't really travel around with your ps5 comfortably, so simplicity is the only reason here to get one. Which isn't even a real advantage since it is the dumbing down of games.

[Moli]

first of all, i want to thank everyone for their comments. steam forums are crazy acrtive lol never thought that i would get these many responses in less than a day.

Kweeb の投稿を引用：

Do you only play AAA games that are new? Try buying older video games...

i do play old games! but if im excited for a new game i dont want to be limited by my crusty ass pc or whatever. i love ps3/360 era games honestly, but i also want to play gow ragnarok, tlou 2 remaster, cp2077 with rt (not a big fan of the tech but i think that it looks amazing on that game), the new cod, silent hill 2, etc...

-Lex Rock- の投稿を引用：

what do you priotize in games?

the main advantages for PC are:

-being able to mod games

-more variety of possible usable setups (can be shared across handhelds,desktops and laptops)

-free online multiplayer

while for a PS5:

-games likely require less setup

-might be smoother depending on the quality of specific PC ports in comparison to the console

-less cheaters online

idc about the online cuz i can ps plus premium with my friend so its not that expensive and i would be getting a HUGE library of games. i had fun playing modded minecraft and bo3 but i dont really care about it anyways. i do like pc handhealds tho, had a steam deck a while back and i loved it.

Moogal™ の投稿を引用：

Both?

trust me that if i could i would own both a ps5 and a beefy pc, but im an unemployed (nearly) 20 yo student and i cant afford upgrading my pc and buying new consoles at the same time.

Hammer Of Evil の投稿を引用：

Moli の投稿を引用：

Hey guys, i don't really know what to do.
I'm a huge PC Gaming fan, been playing on it for nearly 10 years now and I couldn't be happier honestly.

My main problem with the actual PC scene are the prices.

Yes, Steam has some amazing deals, but new AAA games are still expensive. On console, I can easily get some new games for 50, 40 bucks and resell them once I'm done with them. I have games in my steam library from like 2020/2017 that I just played for a little bit or finished them and never played them again lol.

GPUs are also getting expensive, but I don't mind buying on the second hand market so this isn't a huge issue for me.

What should I do? Stay on PC or move to console completely? PS5s go for 400€ and as I said physical games are extremely cheap.

hey man,

yeaaa im not interested in the ...... rip off value of GPU prices. if you try to get the latest model gpu, you're paying for a used car broski.

makes the console look better, and it does have really good power now, basically a mini pc just for gaming. mass production model cpu / gpu combo built for nothing but performance, high rendering and framerate.

so you dont need to deal with the tediums of design philosophy or component compatibility, and generally games built for the playstation run the best on the console compared to the pc port, in many cases, including the user experience (lag/network/etc) usually better on console.

i think its a decent move to make these days, you get a great system at a great value, sacrificing a little bit on the power supply quality and ram.

me personally, i just hate how the thing is totally jailed and offers zero user control outside of what they give you. reminds me of apple, and i just can't stand that product philosophy. i desire more control, so i stay with pc.

hope that info helped you some.

it defo helps man, i appriciate it.

Dracoco OwO の投稿を引用：

Play PS5 if it's more affordable somehow i guess and if there are the games you are interested on it, that's how we proceeded back then.

ehh there are a couple of xbox games that i like but looks like they will all come to ps after a few months (indiana jones, for example) so not an issue.

vkobe の投稿を引用：

Moli の投稿を引用：

Hey guys, i don't really know what to do.
I'm a huge PC Gaming fan, been playing on it for nearly 10 years now and I couldn't be happier honestly.

My main problem with the actual PC scene are the prices.

Yes, Steam has some amazing deals, but new AAA games are still expensive. On console, I can easily get some new games for 50, 40 bucks and resell them once I'm done with them. I have games in my steam library from like 2020/2017 that I just played for a little bit or finished them and never played them again lol.

GPUs are also getting expensive, but I don't mind buying on the second hand market so this isn't a huge issue for me.

What should I do? Stay on PC or move to console completely? PS5s go for 400€ and as I said physical games are extremely cheap.

stay on pc

console future seem to be dark, i dont see improvment since 2013

also it depend your pc we dont know the pc you have

so if you use rtx gpu dont buy ps5 you only waste your money

i currently have an rx 6650 xt, it isnt a bad card by any means but i want to upgrade to a 32" 1440p monitor. my current card cant handle that, i would have to at least pay 300 bucks for a new gpu from the used market. for 100 bucks more i can get a ps5 with a disk drive. but yeah ur right i dont think that physycal games will last that much longer unfortunately.

Golden/Ode の投稿を引用：

There are bundles of steamkeys about! Deals all around you!!! Seriously though it's cheaper on PC than console. I have both the Series X and PS5. I'd personally recommend to go with PS + PC combo. But be aware you gotta pay to play online games...(with the exception of free games).

true, i just checked humble monthly out and they gaved some really good games for only 10€ a month they gived out some pretty good games honestly.

secuda の投稿を引用：

IF you dont hav e a library of games on PS5 dont bother. the prices are just as if not more expensive on console. and you are stuck on lowest settings. Becide if you dont allready own games, you have to add that to the expense.

if i get a ps5 i would also buy ps plus premium with my friend so i would have a big library from the start.

Draconic NEO の投稿を引用：

secuda の投稿を引用：

IF you dont hav e a library of games on PS5 dont bother. the prices are just as if not more expensive on console. and you are stuck on lowest settings.

You're also very limited when it comes to games. PC as a platform is more open than just Steam. But on Consoles you're limited to the games sold on the Store. Not the case on PC though. Here there are indeed other Stores, some better than others which do have games which aren't on Steam.

You have much more available here on PC than on Console.

yeah... there are a bunch of pc games that i like that arent on console (cs2, minecraft java or most mmos) but again i don think that im missing out that much,

Kweeb の投稿を引用：

The only console worth getting is the switch because their exclusives are actually exclusives to that system

dont really like nintendo exclusives tbh lol. ive alaways been a huge fan of gow and tlou so im more of a ps "fanboy" than anythling else.

Adept の投稿を引用：

if you end up getting a console you will be categorized as a stupid idiot gauraunteed. I garauntee you that ps5 games are more expensive than pc games. You have to look for deals and you will find them on pc.

ion care how people on a nerdy ass forum categorize me, no offense. as i said in my main post, physycal games are usually cheaper than pc game keys. the second hand market a ton of games for less than 30€, not onlu that but i can get all my money back when i finnish them by just reselling them.

๋ の投稿を引用：

Obviously your choice. I tried options outside of Steam and found them lackluster. I even tried console exclusively and after PC and found that it just didn't hit the same. Console is ok for some things but I'm mostly a fan of PC. Just my own preference.

i get what u mean, fair.

Chimaera の投稿を引用：

I would move to PS5 because I think PC gaming is going to be ruined soon because there is too much social media and politics in every topic

i feel like all the gaming industry is gonna be affected by that. ion really care that much either way, i only buy the games that i like and have good reviews on platforms like steam and backloggd.

A&A の投稿を引用：

There are several things

Older games are often much cheaper than their release date.
Also, if the idea is to buy a game and they sell it, then just buy an Xbox game pass, I guess? $10 a month for access to many games is nice.

At least the PC can be used 10 years later for everything and might be good enough to run newest games, meanwhile PS5 stays as a console and nothing else.

i mean i could also keep a console for 10 years and i would get all the new games.
i meant that with consoles i can just game a new game that released for 80 bucks, finnish it in a week and sell it right away and barely loose any money.

Lunar Fang の投稿を引用：

Moli の投稿を引用：

GPUs are also getting expensive, but I don't mind buying on the second hand market so this isn't a huge issue for me.

I mean if you're only trying to be the top 1% of "gamers" and you HAVE to have the newest GPUs when they come out. I don't know your financial situation, but with the 5070 looking to be 500$.

i dont need the newest thing, but i want something that will last.

SpeedFreak1972 の投稿を引用：

Or opt for a 40 series there tends to be a price drop if new gpu series comes out

yeah theyll prolly go down soon. for now im looking at the 2080ti, 3070 or rx 6800. if i find a REALLY good deal then ill prolly buy one now, if not then ill just wait till the next gen and do what u said.

Midori の投稿を引用：

Never been a worse time to be a console gamer honestly, so few games, such high prices for consoles and games

can get a ps5 for 400 bucks and most games can be bought for less than 40 on the second hand market. i wouldnt say that thats expensive honestly.

FafnirChaos の投稿を引用：

Moogal™ の投稿を引用：

No one needs one. But, having both PC and PS5 sure is an advantage if you can afford.

Cons with PC:

- short lifespan in my experience
- expensive as .....
- crashes (omg)
- generally buggy and bad with controller
- bad mp for the most part
- cheaters
- community is bad in most Steam games

Cons with PS5:

- no modding or setting tweak
- well that is it

More Cons of PS5:

- closed system, can't do anything
- No games(playstation has some exclusives but they all come to steam at some point now), no sales means publishers go other places.
- Barely any backwards compatibility, some of your games will be lost to time, Meanwhile PC it's in your library and can be played whenever you want, no second system required.
- Playstation is really a old concept being a console in competition with PC, the only thing keeping it going is GTAVI.

Pre-built closed systems(which in this part is Xbox and playstation) that don't have character(like nintendo) are going to go the way of the dinosaur.

If you want to be on that sinking ship - thrill rides are everywhere.

i dont care about the closed system thing cuz i only want to play games, just like what ive been doing on my pc.
ps hasnt released that many games, but mostly all the first half of consoel gens are pretty lackluster in this aspect.
ur right with the back compat thing, i would honestly love to play some ps3 era games.

Donut の投稿を引用：

Crazy Tiger の投稿を引用：

That's fine. Doesn't change that it's fine to have both.

No really not. $on¥ tried to kill PC gaming in the past with their exclusivity bs, and that I will never forgive them. And no one should.

that makes no sense bruh. every platform needs exclusives to attract consumers.

Donut の投稿を引用：

Squingus の投稿を引用：

PCs are better for many things, but consoles have the game down in portability and simplicity

You can't really travel around with your ps5 comfortably, so simplicity is the only reason here to get one. Which isn't even a real advantage since it is the dumbing down of games.

ion really travel that much, i only go to my second home where i also have a tv where i can plug my console/pc to.

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long ass reply i know lol, but thanks to everyone.

[Moogal™]

Donut の投稿を引用：

Squingus の投稿を引用：

PCs are better for many things, but consoles have the game down in portability and simplicity

You can't really travel around with your ps5 comfortably, so simplicity is the only reason here to get one. Which isn't even a real advantage since it is the dumbing down of games.

I got a disc version "slim" of PS5 and it is gigantic. I think it wasn't a slim but they fooled me, not sure.