Why PS5 vs. Xbox Series X doesn’t matter – Reader’s Feature
A reader tries to defuse the current gen console war by looking at the pros and cons of both consoles and how largely equal each other out.
Over the past couple of months there has been a steady stream of Reader’s Features which have fanned the flames in an imaginary console battle (to be fair the majority of the regular GC readers are level-headed folks that don’t buy into it). It seems that the PlayStation 5 is the recipient of the most bashing, but Microsoft have had some criticism too.
They are always divisive, always driven by personal opinion and often contain statements and comments that are simply untrue, I imagine that it is only going to get worse following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. In my opinion though the hyperbole needs to stop, we can all understand wanting to justify your choice of console by declaring it as the best, but let’s be honest, in terms of the actual difference in performance between the consoles it is pretty much negligible.
There are various videos that show some games run better on the Xbox Series X and there are some that run better on the PlayStation 5, but we are talking about such minute differences that most people wouldn’t even notice them anyway.
In this feature I want to set out and challenge some areas of criticism between the two consoles and offer my own take on things.
Nobody denies that Game Pass is great
Game Pass is often thrown out as the reason why Xbox Is superior and nobody disagrees with the fact that Game Pass is a great service. There is no denying that it offers great value for money and the fact that exclusives are available as part of the subscription from day one really is amazing.
Needless to say rumours are circulating that Sony are finally
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