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[Open Discussion] Console Wars: Xbox vs PlayStation
Last gen I had a PS4, had a PS4 Pro too and hated it as it was so LOUD! Unfortunately I got bored of Sonys games all seemingly being the same over the shoulder story simulators, and I'll never forgive Naughty Dog for ruining The Last Of Us with part 2!!.... Fore!...
So this gen I've gone Xbox only, I had a One S last gen and my favourite console ever was the Xbox 360S.
I have a Series X now, love it, Game Pass has been a game changer for me, so many excellent titles on it. And it's such a quiet machine. Also my all time favourite game series is Gears Of War, can't get enough of that.
So yeah Xbox for me.
I had a Steam Deck too which I sold, I found myself just playing Xbox all the time, because if it's console ease of use and Game Pass. Steam Deck is a little user un-friendly IMO. Sticking with Xbox.
Gears of War series is definitely one of the Xbox games PlayStation doesn't have an answer for. I think the closest were Resistance and Killzone but you would have to combine both and add a 3rd person view. 🤔
As for the gaming fatigue, its real but applies to all platforms. Even as a huge God of War fan, I will not be playing Ragnarok when I finish GOW 2018. I'll probably give Cyberpunk 2077 a go, mix it up a bit with Star Wars Squadrons and COD, maybe even give some indie platformer a chance.
Fortunately we are spoiled for choice when it comes to games.
I'm slightly sad to hear your impressions of the Steam Deck. I've had my eyes on one for a long time.
I love my Switch but that hardware is getting old now and it's struggling to run a lot of new titles. So for me, a steam deck would have been a great little thing to play smaller indie titles on.
You're right about the 3rd person action game fatigue however I do think that like anything in moderation. The first-party Sony games are outstanding. I think if you were to play each one back to back it would be a little "Samey" however going back to them like an old friend once every couple of years and just immersing yourself in the worlds Sony Studios have created will always be a great time for me.
I cut my teeth with multiplayer gaming on Halo 3 & COD4 on Xbox360 so that console will always have a special place in my heart.
A new Switch will be out soon. This year or next. I'll look at it. I've had 3 Switches before. Sold the last one to help fund the Steam Deck, it is a very adaptable and powerful system, but I just had mine in its dock collecting dust, it is a pain as not all games will turn the screen in when you wake it from sleep, you have to install some third party patch from somewhere to fix that apparently. And then it is a pain to boot into desktop mode to use with a monitor. Guess I got hired of it. I worked in IT for years before but these days prefer something simpler lol.
