Is it even worth it to get a PS5 anytime soon?

[64bitmodels]

Get a PC and forget about your next gen woes entirely. that's what i'm saving up for.
EDIT: if you really want to play the PS5 exclusives get one and wait for an exploit, then get all of them for free.

 

[TomRiddle]

Get a PC and forget about your next gen woes entirely. that's what i'm saving up for.
EDIT: if you really want to play the PS5 exclusives get one and wait for an exploit, then get all of them for free.

Honestly, yeah I'm doing the same. (THIS IS THE WAY!)

Yeah, might maybe take a year or two for good exploits to appear out in the public but by then the PS5 Slim/Pro will be out and might work for those specific systems.

 

[64bitmodels]

by then the PS5 Slim/Pro will be out

i swear to god if a PS5 PRO or Xbox Series.... whatever, X2 ig comes out this gen i'm going to fucking lose it. these consoles are powerful enough as is

 

[Hayato213]

i swear to god if a PS5 PRO or Xbox Series.... whatever, X2 ig comes out this gen i'm going to fucking lose it. these consoles are powerful enough as is

Probably will, we expect PS5 slim, PS5 pro, xbox series s slim, xbox series x pro etc lol

 

[moony27]

Really i like the ps5 to play. Can we get for free..

 

[TooLateNate]

Honestly, for myself, it'd be more worth it for a PS4 for some of the older exclusives since they're more readily available and a Series S for the developer function. Being able to have a nice prebuilt emulation machine would be nice.

 

[moony27]

I Really like the game.
But I know, it’s not that much of an upgrade right? But it is, it will just take a few months for developers to break free of the last generation and start developing more games exclusively for this gen.

 

[LoggerMan]

For games, no. But for FOMO it is absolutely worth getting it ASAP.

 

[moony27]

So, you should save money for the PS5 if you want to upgrade to PS5. You can sell your Consoles which you have and by saving some more money,

 

[Davycrockof]

Get a PC and forget about your next gen woes entirely. that's what i'm saving up for.
EDIT: if you really want to play the PS5 exclusives get one and wait for an exploit, then get all of them for free.

pc gaming is the worst.

 

[godreborn]

I mainly bought a ps5 to play all the ps4 games I missed out on, but I do usually buy the ps5 versions of games if there's an option. I do have a ps4, it's on an exploitable firmware. however, I don't play games normally once a system has been exploited. I guess I'm more interested in the system, and how it works, than any games. I hadn't played very much of anything since the ps2 days actually. I didn't want to update my system either, so I figured I'd buy a ps5.

I also recently became interested in trophies and achievements, which I never cared for before. I guess it's because they follow you from system to system despite lack of bc or something that may be true of the next generation of systems. it's highly unlikely we'll ever be able to sign in on the ps4, and even then, it wouldn't be difficult for sony to check if you're using fake packages. they leave many trails.

 

[Newhouse-Estates]

At first I bought a PS5 so I could play Final Fantasy 16. Still haven't heard any more from the game since getting the console and have been playing PS4 games and PS5 versions of PS4 games. Have to admit I could never go back to the old loading times and 4K is nice as well (yes i know the PS4 pro has 4Kl). If you can find one at retail and don't have a PS4 then yeah grab one. If u have a PS4 then prolly no need to upgrade since the PS4 is still being developed for at full capacity.

 

[vree]

I personally think it's worth it. But it all depends on if you care about the (almost) instant load times, more consistent 60fps and most importantly the exclusives.

Demon Souls remake on it's own was my trigger. Plus if you are planning on getting one anyway I think you might as well get one now. With the current chip shortage and demand I don't see the prices going down anytime soon and I also don't see a slim revision on the horizon either. But don't go the scalper or combo bundle route. Then you are just paying way to much.

If you have the base PS4 it's definitely worth upgrading now. If you have the PS4-Pro you could definitely wait it out a while longer until more PS5 exclusives pop up.

But this is just my train of thoughts. You do what you think is best.

As for the PC argument people are making here => IMO: comparing apples and oranges. And this comes from an ex-pc gamer that used to just wanted to have everything... Not worth it...

 

[warleyboy]

I purchased the PS5 just before Christmas last year and have not really been that impressed with it so far.
I’ve been gaming a few years now and feel it’s becoming more difficult to achieve that next gen step of improved graphics, sound, etc as it was for instance 20-30 years ago.
Jumping from cbm64 to the cbm amiga, you could see huge strides, again with the ps1 to ps2 or even ps2 to ps3, the initial games released had astounding improvements.
Not that everything should be based around graphic capabilities, a great game is a great game ( I still enjoy playing uridium, thing on a spring on my c64), but the cost to pay for a PS5, I’d stick with the PS4 for a few years and play the massive collection it already has in place.

 

[Newhouse-Estates]

I purchased the PS5 just before Christmas last year and have not really been that impressed with it so far.
I’ve been gaming a few years now and feel it’s becoming more difficult to achieve that next gen step of improved graphics, sound, etc as it was for instance 20-30 years ago.
Jumping from cbm64 to the cbm amiga, you could see huge strides, again with the ps1 to ps2 or even ps2 to ps3, the initial games released had astounding improvements.
Not that everything should be based around graphic capabilities, a great game is a great game ( I still enjoy playing uridium, thing on a spring on my c64), but the cost to pay for a PS5, I’d stick with the PS4 for a few years and play the massive collection it already has in place.

Very true, I remember in 98 Zelda OOT came out and I hadn't even seen it b4, went from ALTTP to OOT and it blew my mind, Unfortunately I believe your right that those days are over, unless unreal engine 5 impresses us with actual games utilizing it.

 

[rmorris003]

I read all the rumors of a PS5 Pro etc but Walmart just opened up more systems this past week so I grabbed the bundle with extra red controller and charging dock at retail price because I just got my bonus from work. Also got a MSI 3080TI Gaming Trio too for my pc because why not. Now just need to wait for Walmart to ship it so should have it on the 25th.

 

[Elden_Dead]

Hello. I'm planning to get a PS5 eventually. But I still see games coming out for PS4 aswell. I have a PS4 pro up to date for buying games, forbidden west seems good, but also comes out on PS4, which holds me back on getting a PS5.
I can't even think of any PS5 exclusives.
So in don't see the point of getting a PS5 in the next 2 years even! Maybe even 3.

But I need an opinion. What do you think. Is it worth it or shall I let my friends complain about my PS4 that is slow, I really don't mind. PS5 is a huge investment and seeing new games also come out for PS4, I don't see a reason to.

So yes, maybe I can wait until the PS4 completely dies out by Sony? Or get a PS5 the next year or so?

Then you can wait for the PS5 pro or something new sony launches!

 

[Kraken_X]

I upgraded from a One X to a Series X recently and was quite disappointed. Same interface, same list of games, and outside of my two Series enhanced games, everything looks and plays identical to the One X. Getting a new console used to be exciting and different, and now it's just a slightly faster, much bigger, more of the same. The two enhanced games still don't look or play nearly as well as their PC versions on a 2070 Super. Early reviews had mentioned auto-HDR and improvements to the backwards compatibility, but un-enhanced Xbox One games still look worse than PS3 games upscaled on PC. 360 games look the same as a real 360, with no noticeable enhancements. I suppose they didn't want to eat into the remake potential. Dev mode is nice, but I have my PC connected to the same screen anyways. I guess I was hoping for a PC style upgrade where getting a new gfx card makes everything look better from this year's AAA titles, to 20 year old PC games, to extra filters on SNES emulators.

One thing that did impress me is that all I had to do to make it work was move my external HDD and sign in to Live. All of my games and saves were just there. I can see the vision for game pass and cloud gaming now. Turn it on and it just works. Swap out your box and now it looks a little nicer.

Still trying to get a PS5, but I'm not going to pay above MSRP, including bundles unless they come with something useful like a game I actually want or a controller. Unlike the XSX there are exclusives, but there is plenty of Ratchet and Clank to play on RPCS3 in the meantime. Already have the controller. I got it on sale and it's quite nice on PC, but not worth the retail price tag.

I'd say only look at this new console generation if you don't want to deal with a PC. Graphics cards are coming back and you can get a 3070 from a real store now for less than a scalped PS5.

 

[Norris]

as scott the woz once said are you buying it cause you want it or buying it cause its the next new THING

 

[BrothaJayWilson]

YES it's Worth upgrading from a 1-X to Series X! Night and Day, and if you can't notice you have poor vision or a janky tv

I upgraded from a One X to a Series X recently and was quite disappointed. Same interface, same list of games, and outside of my two Series enhanced games, everything looks and plays identical to the One X. Getting a new console used to be exciting and different, and now it's just a slightly faster, much bigger, more of the same. The two enhanced games still don't look or play nearly as well as their PC versions on a 2070 Super. Early reviews had mentioned auto-HDR and improvements to the backwards compatibility, but un-enhanced Xbox One games still look worse than PS3 games upscaled on PC. 360 games look the same as a real 360, with no noticeable enhancements. I suppose they didn't want to eat into the remake potential. Dev mode is nice, but I have my PC connected to the same screen anyways. I guess I was hoping for a PC style upgrade where getting a new gfx card makes everything look better from this year's AAA titles, to 20 year old PC games, to extra filters on SNES emulators.

One thing that did impress me is that all I had to do to make it work was move my external HDD and sign in to Live. All of my games and saves were just there. I can see the vision for game pass and cloud gaming now. Turn it on and it just works. Swap out your box and now it looks a little nicer.

Still trying to get a PS5, but I'm not going to pay above MSRP, including bundles unless they come with something useful like a game I actually want or a controller. Unlike the XSX there are exclusives, but there is plenty of Ratchet and Clank to play on RPCS3 in the meantime. Already have the controller. I got it on sale and it's quite nice on PC, but not worth the retail price tag.

I'd say only look at this new console generation if you don't want to deal with a PC. Graphics cards are coming back and you can get a 3070 from a real store now for less than a scalped PS5.