Should I Buy a PlayStation 5 or PS5 Pro in 2025?

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Thirty years ago, Sony released the PlayStation onto the world. It has been the standard console ever since.

It certainly still is. If someone walks into a shop and asks for a traditional gaming experience, they’re walking out with a PlayStation 5. It’s just the way it is, for better or for worse. Sony have made a great show of the nostalgia associated with them over the last few months, first with Astrobot and then with a series of adverts showing kids opening their consoles on Christmas mornings. It’s a sweet campaign.

But it’s not 1999 anymore. It’s not 2005 or 2012. The Sony of today is a changed beast, and best represents the current direction of the industry as a whole. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The PlayStation 5 is the current gen default if you want to play Call of Duty and Fortnite, and if you want to play huge third person action-adventures. It’s also soon to be the default place to play if you want to get into Xbox games. So if you’re on the market for a console, this is probably where you’re going to end up. You could do a lot worse. Especially if you’re silly enough to shell out on a PS5 Pro.

This year will see sequels to Ghost of Tsushima and Death Stranding, both great games. How much this impacts whether you buy a PlayStation in 2025 depends on how much you want to play these titles, but also how long you’re willing to wait for them.

While the originals released with a presumption of exclusivity, this time we can’t be so sure. Both Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2 will sooner or later end up on PC. The latter will probably end up on Xbox.

There will be other exclusives, and it’s hard to tell which will hit the zeitgeist and which will disappear overnight. Again, your mileage will vary.

If you’ve read this section and you’re thinking there’s nothing to worry about, and that maybe you can hold off for 2026, you may be right. Grand Theft Auto 6 is currently listed for 2025. and that’s a behemoth that won’t be available outside of current