That is fair. I do not really branch out. Call of Duty and Fortnite to play with my wife’s brothers and then MLB the Show, Madden, and some Exclusives. Hence why I only did PS Plus Essential. I just need online access. That said, every gamer is different and thankfully there are options.

Not in my opinion. I have the PS5 with PlayStation Plus as well as a Nintendo Switch OLED. PS5 more than covers my gaming desires and the Switch OLED is there for games that I cannot play on PS5 such as Zelda BOTW and Triangle Strategy.

Unless there is something that you just HAVE to play on Xbox, I would save your money.

They play the same games for the most part. I never have understood the Xbox vs. PS5 hate. It’s like Ford vs. Chevy. They do the same thing albeit, they do it differently.

I was an Xbox fanboy and recently got the PS5. I do not dislike the Xbox as it is a fantastic console, however, I doubt I will ever go back to one. The Series X and PS5 are both insanely powerful consoles so you really cannot go wrong with either one. In your case, since your friends all have PS, I’d go with the PS5.

I saw an article from 17 hours ago talking about the detachable disc drive. If that is the case, I am glad I snagged the PS5 disc version.