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[mili2110]

Cmon, its 399$.
Compared to XSX:
- Almost same performance (18%-25% delta)
- 2x faster SSD
- 100$ cheaper
- better 1st party games (2021 looks packed already)

compared to XSS:
- Almost 2.5x the performance for only 100$ more
- 4k vs. 1440p/1080p
- bigger and faster SSD (512gb vs 825gb)
- better 1st party games IMO

What do you think? IMO the PS5 DE is the sweet spot for most gamers. In the 7 yrs of PS4, I only had 1 game on disk (CoD Ghosts) which was a gift. So I will gladly go digital only. I shared all my games with a friend, so every brand new game is 30$ max. each and theres almost always some kind of sale going on. I hope Sony doesn't change account sharing with the PS5 lel.

EDIT:
From best to worst :
1. PS5 DE: 38.9 $/€ per TF
2. XSX : 41.6 $/€ per TF
3. Ps5 : 48.6 $/€ per TF
4. XSS : 75 $/€ per TF

 

[Tranquil]

I'll be getting the one with the disc.

 

[Riven326]

Yeah. But it looks like shit.

 

[Pejo]

You're going to pay more in the long run for games if you go digital. Sales on physical games go lower, happen more frequently, and happen earlier than waiting for digital game sales. If you don't care about sales or spending money on games, then picking the less expensive ps5 option shouldn't matter. It's a fool's choice if you ask me.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Fuck no. Getting locked into those retarded prices? No thanks.

 

[INC]

Not with the online store prices of games and no resell value

 

[mili2110]

You're going to pay more in the long run for games if you go digital. Sales on physical games go lower, happen more frequently, and happen earlier than waiting for digital game sales. If you don't care about sales or spending money on games, then picking the less expensive ps5 option shouldn't matter. It's a fool's choice if you ask me.

If you dont have a friend to share your games I fully agree. But if you do, digital is the way to go. 30$ for a new game on day 1? No-Brainer!

 

[kretos]

Sony:

no i'd rather buy the disc console and make some of my money back selling the disc after i finish the game

 

[Night.Ninja]

I don't think it is tbh, especially with the new PS5 game prices are crazy you can't even do the Brazil method to get games chraper

 

[GaviotaGrande]

Cmon, its 399$.
Compared to XSX:
- Almost same performance (18%-25% delta)
- 2x faster SSD
- 100$ cheaper
- better 1st party games (2021 looks packed already)
- no fucking disc drive
- you're forced to buy from Sony online store
- can't resell games
- can't trade games
- can't rent games
- can't buy cheaper second-hand games
- must download games - no internet connection? oopsie!

Fixed it for you.

 

[AGRacing]

Its too bad this is a vaporware console that Sony has made harder to aquire than a 20GB PS3. Seeing one of these is going to be like getting an eye full of Sasquatch.

 

[Roufianos]

I'd rather pay £90 more upfront and save probably £1000 across the gen on cheaper physical games and the ability to resell.

 

[RyanEvans21]

Most of the time physical disc get price drop fast or discount! like Black Friday Deals

And most ISP have bandwidth caps.

 

[Nikana]

Sweet spot until you can't borrow a game or sell them back.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

That sweet, sweet 80 € per game with fuck all you can do about it because your 35Kg router doesn't come with a disc drive.

 

[llien]

- 2x faster SSD

It is not. I think you are comparing max theoretical decompression speed epeen, which is something rather different.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

You're going to pay more in the long run for games if you go digital. Sales on physical games go lower, happen more frequently, and happen earlier than waiting for digital game sales. If you don't care about sales or spending money on games, then picking the less expensive ps5 option shouldn't matter. It's a fool's choice if you ask me.

This. Like you said, they go on sale more frequently, earlier and cheaper thsn digital. On top of that you can trade or sell the gake when you're done with it and roll thst into another game purchase. It is mind boggling to mr why anyone would want to be locked into digital just to save $100 initially.

 

[Rean no Kiseki]

It is if you're going to just buy a couple of games a year like the yearly Fifa/Madden/NBA/CoD otherwise a 100+$ with physical discs is the way to go and cheaper in the long run.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

We had a thread stating that 1% of the pre-orders were the DE. Now we have this thread telling us that the DE is the way to go. Hmmmmm...

 

[THE DUCK]

I agree but the series s needs to be cheaper by at least $50 to offer value vs the digital ps5.

 

[FranXico]

Yeah. But it looks like shit.

I like to look at my games, not my console.

 

[THE DUCK]

We had a thread stating that 1% of the pre-orders were the DE. Now we have this thread telling us that the DE is the way to go. Hmmmmm...

Thats only because sony built a small percentage so far at least.

 

[Riven326]

I like to look at my games, not my console.

Have you seen it? You don't have a choice.

 

[AV]

Take advantage of discs while you have the opportunity. You probably won't in 7 years.

 

[Aguero9320]

Seems to barely exist. Most people will stretch the extra $100 due to lack of availability, and Sony knows it (I did) - marketing stunt, at least initially.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Honestly I just bought the digital one cause the 499$ looks ugly.

 

[spectyre]

I'm about 50/50 with disc/digital PS4 games. I wouldn't mind a digital system but I use my Playstation as a blu ray player in my living room. So the extra $100 prevents me from having to keep my Pro (non 4k) hooked up or buying a 4k bluray player.

 

[hemo memo]

The plastic case smell of new games alone is worth it for physical over digital so no.

 

[lachesis]

It hits the sweet spot for the console itself, but I'm more concerned about Digital games not cheaper than physical... especially for single player games that I tend to play.
If digital games at launch are cheaper (say around 39.99-49.99) - I would definitely go that route, even though I like physical things.

 

[GymWolf]

Yeah i need to buy everything at the highest price without chance of re-selling stuff, digital ftw.

On the gamestop where i go only 1% of preorder was for the digital model...

 

[Caio]

PS5 4K Bluray for me, thanks

 

[N30RYU]

to me is not the matter of $100 more or less... so since I have gone all digital on PS4 it's a no brainer to go digital too on Ps5... and save that $100 for the pulse3d headset.

 

[MrS]

No disc drive, no buy

 

[Robins]

It's the console for people who maybe only play FIFA and fortnight.

 

[Ataraxia]

I would have considered the digital version if the PS Store was better at discounting older titles. There's still a bunch of PS4 games I need to catch up on and Ebay has them brand new for less than 50% of the PS store download prices.

 

[yurinka]

I will buy PS5 and will jump later to 4K. But I want a future proof console, that at the same time has disks for 2nd hand, BC and because they look good in my room. And well, I prefer Sony games and timed exclusives way more than the Xbox/MS stuff. So the normal PS5 is the one for me.

 

[cireza]

And compared to Game Pass ?

 

[Blood Borne]

Both PS5 DE and Series S are bad buys. You're not really saving money.

 

[JLB]

Cmon, its 399$.
Compared to XSX:
- Almost same performance (18%-25% delta)
- 2x faster SSD
- 100$ cheaper
- better 1st party games (2021 looks packed already)

compared to XSS:
- Almost 2.5x the performance for only 100$ more
- 4k vs. 1440p/1080p
- bigger and faster SSD (512gb vs 825gb)
- better 1st party games IMO

What do you think? IMO the PS5 DE is the sweet spot for most gamers. In the 7 yrs of PS4, I only had 1 game on disk (CoD Ghosts) which was a gift. So I will gladly go digital only. I shared all my games with a friend, so every brand new game is 30$ max. each and theres almost always some kind of sale going on. I hope Sony doesn't change account sharing with the PS5 lel.

Damn, "sweet spot" is cringe as hell.

 

[sendit]

The amount of people saying "no disc drive, no buy" here are now the minority.

 

[danielJackson]

Cmon, its 399$.
Compared to XSX:
- Almost same performance (18%-25% delta)
- 2x faster SSD
- 100$ cheaper
- better 1st party games (2021 looks packed already)

compared to XSS:
- Almost 2.5x the performance for only 100$ more
- 4k vs. 1440p/1080p
- bigger and faster SSD (512gb vs 825gb)
- better 1st party games IMO

What do you think? IMO the PS5 DE is the sweet spot for most gamers. In the 7 yrs of PS4, I only had 1 game on disk (CoD Ghosts) which was a gift. So I will gladly go digital only. I shared all my games with a friend, so every brand new game is 30$ max. each and theres almost always some kind of sale going on. I hope Sony doesn't change account sharing with the PS5 lel.

It is sweet spot for all digital gamers, true


To us disc hoarders PS5 is the choice. (Or xsex if they are xbox discs)

Xses is just weird, too weak AND digital only ruins it

Xses is too weak to be only console for current gen ps4 gamers to switch to, it being digital means it is shitty as 2nd system because it would be for few games only and used physicals are cheapest.

No discs means xses doesnt have real BC, so it is useless to people with og/360/one discs

Gamepass is too expensive for "I want to play these 1-5 interesting exclusives xbox have"

Xsex is too expensive to be 2nd system for those few exclusives, too expensive for BC


So casuals maybe buy xses but if average joe sees what ps5 can output, they get it

 

[MH3M3D]

Digital only destroys your games' value as they cant be sold after you're done with them. No way is it a sweetspot. In the short term yes, in the long run no.

 

[FunkMiller]

Nah. We have to do all we can to stop this slide into digital only. If we don't buy digital only machines, it won't happen.

 

[Lysandros]

Cmon, its 399$.
Compared to XSX:
- Almost same performance (18%-25% delta)
- 2x faster SSD
- 100$ cheaper
- better 1st party games (2021 looks packed already)

compared to XSS:
- Almost 2.5x the performance for only 100$ more
- 4k vs. 1440p/1080p
- bigger and faster SSD (512gb vs 825gb)
- better 1st party games IMO

What do you think? IMO the PS5 DE is the sweet spot for most gamers. In the 7 yrs of PS4, I only had 1 game on disk (CoD Ghosts) which was a gift. So I will gladly go digital only. I shared all my games with a friend, so every brand new game is 30$ max. each and theres almost always some kind of sale going on. I hope Sony doesn't change account sharing with the PS5 lel.

Can i ask where this (upper bound) 25% is coming from exactly?

 

[veterangamerUK]

Nah. We have to do all we can to stop this slide into digital only. If we don't buy digital only machines, it won't happen.

The music and film industry say "hi"

 

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[johnjohn]

Too bad it's one of the worst designed consoles ever, massive, doesn't have Game Pass, and Sony isn't even making any of them.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

Imagine buying a console where you only have one store to buy your games XD. In 2-3 years were gonna get the inevitable threads "Why is this old game still $70?!" Don't complain about prices later when you bought a console with no competing storefronts.

 

[Bonfires Down]

I do think it will be the most popular (non-Nintendo) SKU of the generation. Then when the happy buyer goes to buy a game from the online store:

 

[BattleScar]

Sony:

no i'd rather buy the disc console and make some of my money back selling the disc after i finish the game

Given the rumoured ratio of Digital : Disk PS5's, I think Sony would rather you bought the disk version as well.