Game Pass Ultimate is proving good value for myself and my wife and there are some great games on there at the moment, plus I get access to some on PC too. Not sure when I last purchased a game on the Xbox due to the pass actually. I also prefer the controller far more.
Missing out on exclusives doesnāt bother me.
I wish cross-play was more of a thing though. A lot friends have migrated to PS4 resulting in less gaming in general. Probably also a factor as to why I buy far less games now, I used to buy games so I could play with friends.
If playing with your PlayStation friends is sufficiently important and the game subscription service is key for you, itās worth noting that PS Now has significantly improved these days and in some ways (but certainly not all) is now better than the Xbox Game Pass. Thereās a good comparison between the two here: PlayStation Now vs. Xbox Game Pass: Which service is better? | Android Central
Thatās not gonna magically change the PlayStation controller though tbf.
Itās not sufficient enough to move over, unfortunately.
There are a myriad of reasons more than what I stated, but I just donāt see myself investing in more than one console in the next generation, when Iām likely to have a dwindling amount of free time.
Iām not even sure Iāll be getting the new Xbox on release, Iāll be getting CB2077 on PC, the new Ori game will be on Game Pass for the XB1 and aside from Halo Infinite which I doubt will be a launch title, I canāt think of any other games Iām looking forward to.
I think there are a lot of people who will hang back from investing in this generation of console. Thereās a growing school of thought that it will be the last generation to require you to buy hardware and some even think the Series X and PS5 wonāt even last out their normal life cycle before being replaced by hardware-less streaming services. I think Microsoft seem to be a bit ahead of Sony in pre-empting and preparing for that eventuality, partly by being more open about cross-platforming etc. Sony seem more keen to attempt to cling on to the existing model, which might prove to be dead in the water long-term.
