Comparing the current gaming consoles

So now that I’ve settled in with the Xbox Series X, I am surprisingly pleased with its performance. MicroSoft set out to build the fastest console in the world, and I think they achieved it.
You see, they were so embarrassed because their last-gen Xbox One were underpowered compared to the PS4, that they were determine to beat their competitor with this console cycle.

If you are in the market for a new console, I am certainly recommending the Xbox. I feel with the purchase of Bethesda, Activision, and Blizzard, that the future looks healthy for any Xbox fan.

As for the PS5, I personally think it looks ugly. They’ve only gave users the option to add their own SSD in October 2020, while the Xbox had the hot-swappable Seagate PCIe 4.0 Storage in July 2020. I know the new storage is expensive, but the ability to pop it out and moving the storage to another Xbox is amazing.

There are many features that the PS5 lacks (such as quick resume), however, PS5 have some advantages of its own. One of which is their new Dual Sense controllers, which has adaptive triggers. Unfortunately, the downside is that previous PS4 controllers will not work on the PS5. I have heard from players that loved the adaptive triggers at first… but after playing it for a while, they just disable it because it got annoying.

The two dark horses in this race is the popular Nintendo Switch and the upcoming Steam Deck. Both are for the handheld market, however both can be docked and become gaming consoles for your television. I’m really interested in the Steam Deck, because I have a massive Steam PC game library and would love to just start playing on day one. However, given the lack of inventory, I doubt I could get my hands on one.

I know comparing the Switch to the Xbox and PS5 is an unfair comparison, but if you have to include them as they are in the gaming market. Plus, you never know with Nintendo… they may release a Super Switch and it might be comparable to the new Xbox. If you want the fastest or the best, you definitely do NOT want the Switch. The Switch’s hardware remains unchanged since 2017, and it shows. Modern games struggles on the system, opening up the Nintendo Marketplace is a slow process. Everything about the hardware of the Switch sucks… yet everybody loves the Switch.

To be honest, even though the Switch is the least expensive of the consoles, I feel like it’s way overpriced. For $50 less, you can get the Xbox Series S… which I did not listed below, because I felt the Series S has a different market. I feel if you want a Game Pass machine, the Xbox Series S is a deal, because at $299 it’s basically a “base model” or starter edition of the Series X. My biggest complaint about the Series S is that it is digital-only, which means you can only buy games from the Xbox Marketplace. With a machine with an optical disc drive, you have the option of buying a game at retailer. I would have to say that most games are cheaper (usually on sale) if you buy them on disc, especially if there is a sale or if you buy it used.

So below, I’m breaking down the gaming consoles for comparison. As usual, “green” is good, and “red” is bad.

Yours,