FrontwaysLarryVR t1_j6ckw90 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 10:59 AM

Reply to comment by TheBloatingofIsaac in Considering switching to PS5 from XSX. Is it worth it? I’ve about 60 games on account so I can’t sell them. I only want PS due to exclusives. by Mayo420blazeit

I mean, to be fair, they don't lose the games. If they were to ever switch back they could re-download their old games, except for maybe the saves in some. My guess is they aren't really playing many of them anyway if they wanna switch.

My personal recommendation is the same, though. If you can afford to keep both, that's the better option.

Mayo420blazeit OP t1_j6cmjhl wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:21 AM

Nothing I play is an exclusive to xbox, so I could buy the games I want again + The exclusives, but there is a waste

FrontwaysLarryVR t1_j6cn7ml wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Well, which games are interesting you a lot then?

Something to consider might be switching to a gaming PC. Many of Sony's Playstation exclusives have been making their way to PC such as God of War, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Spider-Man (plus Miles Morales), with plans for more ports in the future as well.

Not only that, but you'd also open yourself up to any PC games that aren't on either console. There's also a lot of games that if you own them on Xbox you can play it on PC as well: https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/games/xbox-play-anywhere

Most PC games that are also on console have controller support natively too, so you're golden with that familiarity, and you'd already have an Xbox controller that's compatible by Bluetooth.

If you needed help building a budget PC I could recommend a few parts.

Mayo420blazeit OP t1_j6cx712 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 1:25 PM

I want to play GOW, Last of us, Ghost of Tsushima, Spider man and a few more. I have a PC, but I don’t use it very often since I enjoy more playing on a TV from a couch. Also I’m mostly sitting in a office chair in work so PC gives me kinda bad vibes.

TickleMeFlynn t1_j6erg6n wrote on January 29, 2023 at 8:57 PM

Take your desktop and dump it next to your T.V; Connect the HD cable from the TV to the graphics card; Plug your Xbox controller into the USB port; Sign into your XBOX account on your desktop; Go buy the PS exclusives you wanted, and have some fun (with a couple of beers - if age permits).

FrontwaysLarryVR t1_j6dpijl wrote on January 29, 2023 at 4:56 PM

Yeah, all of those are available on PC! Last of Us Part 1 is releasing on Steam in March this year, however.

I can totally get that, I work from home too and having a play space be your work space is weird. Is it a laptop perchance? Could always hook it up the the TV.

Whatever kind of solution, whether a game streaming app linked to your PC, long wire, etc., there's Steam's "Big Picture Mode", which is great. More console-like experience that you can switch on as the default way Steam launches when Windows starts. Can control it by controller easily.

As for ways to control the PC comfortably from the couch, I personally have a media PC in my living room that I built a few months back and I love it. Just have this thing in particular: https://a.co/d/4rX5caC (Amazon link) - My partner was slightly against me building a PC for the living room at first, but now she uses it more than her own PC because of the ease of use from the couch. lol

Not trying to harp on it too hard here, just saying that this solution could be the best of both worlds in some ways.

Mayo420blazeit OP t1_j6hh6ql wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:33 AM

Yeah, really nice suggestions here. Thank you. I will stick with my Xbox till I don’t find a really steal deal. I think I wouldn’t mind the games I have on Xbox account. I would just buy the Witcher and the PS exclusives. Till then I’m keeping the X.