Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5, a choice that is tormenting many gamers around the world. I also questioned myself whether to buy one or the other, and I’ve come to a decision. I won’t buy neither of them on Day-One and maybe I will stick to my PC during their entire cycle.
Normally I would be ecstatic about a new generation of consoles, and for the first time of my life I would have the money to buy a console on Day-One. However, apart for the uncertainty about the price and the release date, I am not very excited about the games.
Of course titles like Horizon 2 (I still have to play the first one) and the new Fable have my interest, but it’s not enough. I already have a PC that I have built specifically for gaming. Plus, apparently the concept of console exclusives is being abandoned by both Sony and Microsoft.
The Gaming World Is Changing?
Microsoft already took a PC-friendly step with their Xbox Ecosystem. All the hottest new releases for both Xbox One and Xbox Series X will be available also on PC at launch.
Sony is taking small steps too, starting with the release of Horizon: Zero Dawn on PC. On their Corporate Report they expressed their interest in publishing other games on Steam and expand their market to PC gamers.
Why is this happening? Because a vast majority of players are expressing less interest in gaming consoles and more in building their gaming PCs. The console market, however, is far from dead: a lot of people still prefer to have a dedicated gaming console in their living room.
Bringing their games to PC at launch or after a while will increase their earnings and will make the joy of many gamers.
Will Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 be the last gaming consoles? I highly doubt it. Just because the PC market is becoming bigger and bigger, a lot of players will stick to consoles. Plus, I think that Nintendo won’t become PC-friendly anytime soon.
Do I Like This Change?
For the entirity of my life, I always had a gaming console in my home. I still do. However, I must admit that being able to play only on a machine is a really tempting concept.
I am not a collectionist and I don’t buy many games at launch. My gaming backlog is really huge and I am not bothered if I have to wait two or three years between a PlayStation 5 release and the porting on PC.
I think that I will buy DualSense to play on my PC. I am not a fan of keyboard + mouse, and DualSense seems a good controller.
Maybe I will change my mind, maybe not. What I know for know is that I love that the gaming world is changing and evolving. Plus, only one thing really matters: to play good videogames.
Gioco fin dal 1998. Nel corso degli anni ho scritto per vari siti videoludici per poi aprire un mio blog. Nel tempo libero, oltre ai videogiochi, adoro Dungeons & Dragons (5e), Magic: The Gathering, leggere e ricamare.