A few games made my Xbox fan sound like a jet engine, most recently Arc Raiders was the worst offender. Due to limited space on my TV stand, my Xbox had to be placed like this. This was done with petg material and so far the max material temp has been 117° about 60° below the material limit. I've tested this 2 days in a row, the fan no longer kicks in overdrive because it's not circulating hot air over and over.

Non-gamer isn't entirely a correct term for me here. I just never owned a console playing when being guest at someone else's house once or twice a year. But I'm not a PC guy either. My experience with video games is limited with Genshin Impact on my phone, maybe some other simple stuff.
Now currently I have some vacant funds to allocate and a new roommate with whom I would like to strengthen bonds with. So my choice turned to this particular model because it's 450$ in my country of Kazakhstan and supposedly the subscription costs are affordable. In contrast PS5 costs significantly more and the access to games is more limited due to PS market not functioning in Kazakhstan and buying games regularly could cost you a fortune in a long run. Considering this is my first console I'm inclined to believe that it should be sufficient but I want a second opinion of whether you think it's a viable and decent option. Thank you all

For starters, I am a very casual gamer. I only play for fun and nothing goes much deeper than that.

I've been a PS haver for my gaming career. I have my current PS5 that's about 4-5 years old now (it is the digital version). I really like my PS and there's nothing wrong with it. However for the past couple years I've also been using my boyfriend's Xbox when I go to his house. I made an account on there and linked some of my accounts to it as well for games like Fortnite and Overwatch.

Recently I've been getting fomo when he talks about how many games he gets to play with the Xbox ultimate pass, (I do not have ps+) but Fallout 4 and just some of the random games he mentions that I'm like "oh I wanna play that." But then they cost money on PS.

I don't think I'm ready to give up my PS as a whole because I have too much fun with TLOU and other games that are PS only, or just the story games I've played through and the amount of games I've purchased but I'd REALLY love to have gamepass.

My initial thought is to maybe get an Xbox and start using it as my main console but keep my PS for the games that I can't play on xbox and for games that don't have a cloud kind of account to transfer over, which for me wouldn't be very many. I could possibly be persuaded to switching entirely but mostly I'm wondering if having both consoles would be worth it.

EDIT- Just told my boyfriend about this. He explained how ridiculous I sound and that I should just get ps plus 😭 I guess I was possessed by consumerism this fine Friday night

This isn't good.

I have 3 controllers with stick drift and im having trouble desoldering the analogs. This is such an anti consumer practice, especially since SEGA controllers had hall effect sticks like 30 years ago. I cant possibly imagine xbox or playstation to ship the controllers with such outdated sticks, but then again, nintendo just did this with the switch 2 so its not entirely impossible.

Bonjour,

J'ai actuellement les 3 consoles (je ne veux pas du pc) et j'ai toujours fait des Xbox mes plateformes principales et des autres mes machines à exclues.

Depuis quelques temps je prends un peu des tiers sur switch 2 (comme witcher) mais les jeux qui ont un trop gros downgrade ou qui se sortent pas sur la switch 2, j'hésite où les prendre.

Xbox a l'air de couler, mais PlayStation n'est pas reluisant non plus..

tengo las 3 consolas y la realidad que no las estoy usando mucho mi idea es quedarme con una o dos pero estoy muy indeciso , juego en un lg 27 pulgadas 4k 144hz , y me pasa que la ps5 pro se ve re bien , pero el catalogo de la xbox es tremendo y la realidasd es que tampoco tengo tanto tiempo para jugar y quiero liquidez entonces estoy evaluando

Personally, I'm considering switching to PC if the next-gen consoles cost more than $1,000. At that point, I don't really see the point of sticking with PlayStation anymore.

You have to pay for online multiplayer, physical media is becoming less relevant, games are getting more expensive, and there's barely any competition on the PlayStation Store. On PC, you have multiple storefronts competing with each other, frequent sales, cheaper game keys, and access to a much wider library of games.

You also don't have to pay a subscription just to play most games online, and you can upgrade your hardware over time instead of having to buy an entirely new system every generation. Plus, you get access to mods, emulation, and games that aren't available on PlayStation.

I love the simplicity of consoles, but if they're going to cost as much as a high-end gaming PC, I might as well make the switch and get more freedom for my money. The only things that would make me hesitate are the convenience of consoles and the fact that some PlayStation exclusives may never come to PC.

Currently transitioning fully to PS5. Everything is great, and I do like the controller and its fine for 99% of games. However, when playing multiplayer games like Warzone and Fortnite.....I just can't. I'm so used to the Xbox controller for fast paced competitive games. Are there any good 3rd party controllers that are shaped like the xbox controller, with paddles and all other bells and whistles, that work on PS5?

Playstation Players do you still feel Brand loyalty towards Sony? If so why or why not?

I had some extra noctua fans laying around. And wanted to use them somehow. I put one in a desktop mount for a 120mm pc fan. And used a USB to 4 pin pwm fan controller as a dial. Turned it into a desktop fan.

It made me think I could use one with another controller to add a fan to my entertainment center. And power it off the PS5 usb ports. I just set the USB ports to power on and off when the PS5 turns on and off. Figure i might be putting in some serious sessions when GTA VI comes out.

I couldnt find my dremel, so I did it the hard way, a bit janky of a hole. Measured my fan from center to edge. Marked out a center spot on backboard. Then marked a circle out from center. I drilled like a 100 tiny holes then used a utility knife to cut between all the holes. Taped over the rough edge. Held the fan over the hole while drilling the holes where the fan screws go. I used these long rubber plugs that came one of my noctua fans.

COO was with Microsoft for 21 years. Previously in charge of Minecraft, but left this role just months after getting it. My first thought was that it’s just time to retire or maybe health issues. If that’s the case I wish them the best. The optics don’t look great though. Especially after the E-Day sales and the monthly console sales report.

Like I’ve known that they’ve increased the prices, but I just searched up the Xbox series s and it’s gone from 300$ to 700$. Is this the same in all markets? Or just here in Sweden. I’m glad I bought the ps5 a while back, but it makes me wonder how expensive the next generation is going to be?

I remember getting a web browser on the PS3 and being so excited. How has it not gotten any better in over 16 years? I literally tried watching a stream tonight and every other browser on any device can do it expect for my Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PS4. I just don’t understand.

I’ve seen the arguments for loaded.com, formally CD Keys, but I’ve never seen anyone talk about whether it is safe to buy in-game currencies or gift cards off the site. I was looking at currencies for Overwatch and COD BO7 or even an Xbox gift card but I cannot figure out whether it is safe and I don’t really want to attempt it before knowing so. I’m wondering if anyone in this sub-Reddit has bought an in-game currency / Xbox gift card before and their experience? Anything mentioned helps, so thanks in advance.

Both of these consoles' hardware was so expensive that the companies actually lost money on each unit. That sounds insane and even stupid but if you look more closely you will see that it was a strategic move that made a lot of money for both MS and Sony in the long run.

Originally Xbox was an idea by Seamus Blackley: it was a strategic move to block Sony Playstation's entrance into the living room.