Which console should I pick?

Submitted by ssort t3_11qxs57 in consoles

I'm an older guy that last had a console when the Super Nintendo was released, as I went PC and have been gaming for years on that platform since.

I don't have a ton of disposable income, so I try to make my money last, and have been bored with a lot of the new games out on pc, so I've been thinking about getting an older generation of console, something I can get a lot of games for cheap yet still has ok graphics that could have me playing a year or more on catching up on tons of games I missed out on (non multi-player I would assume for older games).

I play rpgs, arpgs, mmos, some light first person shooters as I'm old don't have the reaction time I once did and muscel memory isn't trained as easily anymore.

Just thinking to go for a PS2 or 3 maybe or the first or second Gen Xbox but I never paid enough attention to the differences to know what would probably be the optimal choice for around $250 total and get me around 20 decent older games to spend a few hundred hours on at least.

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[deleted] t1_jc5thnl wrote

Why not go for something like the Xbox Series S? It is in your budget, is a powerful little console, gets you the bells and whistles of next gen, and - if purchased through the Microsoft store since it’s all digital - can play older games.

The only bummer about the XSS is the fact that it’s all digital, so if getting old used games is important to you, perhaps you look at an Xbox One or a 360! :)

Happy gaming!

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New-Credit-3955 t1_jc6iqt8 wrote

PS4 go for 175 gbp with 10+ games second hand,still play on mine but upgraded to a ps5

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Ty-douken t1_jc6m1xw wrote

If you go for x360 or PS3 be aware that this party games were much worse on PS3 until the middle of the generation. I still think this would be a sweet spot for the generation & the X360 would have some backwards compatibility with original Xbox games. PS3 started the trend of modern playstation exclusives that're must plays with Uncharted 2 & Infamous though.

Regardless there's a ton of great games from that generation & not all are backwards compatable on modern Xnox (if you go that way), but I do think you could get some great value out of the Xbox Series S as you can buy old games online & could subscribe to gamepass for modern indie games or smaller games if you want to check them out.

I know you mentioned you aren't into modern titles, but it could just be the specific genres you are looking into as there are a ton of different types of games now.

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society_audit t1_jc79us0 wrote

Just get a PS5 with PS extra membership.

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Ecstatic_Dark_6549 t1_jcczh6o wrote

Depends on if you want xbox, ps or switch but I would say ps presumably ps4 or ps3 slim it runs the best or you want a next gen console for a cheaper price get xbox series s

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