I Sold My Modern Consoles (Here's Why) 

For me if you have a switch and a pc you'll play most of games that deserves your time.

The real problem with gaming on modern consoles extends beyond just decreases in console based exclusives. The modern generation of console gaming features practices ranging from microtransactions, constantly requiring downloads and installments of update patches that takes tens of gigabytes of hard drive space, and worst of all: making certain games unplayable without paying for additional subscriptions or connections to the internet. Because of this, I expect retro gaming to increase in the future whether it's through emulation or collections of old consoles and physical copies of games or both. Especially since more gamers are starting to realize that accessibility to a library of quality games were better in older generations because you just get the games you want and immediately begin playing them limitlessly without having to undergo anti-consumer BS like DRM, microtransactions, etc. as long as you have the right consoles in functional conditions, the correct cables for the video output + power source, and of course a controller to use.

Stayed last gen console and retro. For me current gen is all about being current gen. Current gen is horrible for me, It's like they killed japanese gaming, killed lone wolf games, killed games based on learning curves. It's just dive into a old shell with new paint. What did they add, micro transactions, 50gb of movie footage in games and non physical games.. All of which are big no no's for me.

You're not old. I'm old. My first modern console at the time was the Nintendo Entertainment system. I also sold all my modern consoles last year, but for different reasons I think. It's about access to my games. Nintendo wants me to subscribe to a service to rent access to the original Legend of Zelda on the Switch. I've purchased that game five different times in the last 30 years; Once for the NES, once for the Gameboy Advance, once on the Wii virtual console, once for the 3ds virtual console, and once in the NES classic edition. Five different purchases, and they still want me to pay a recurring fee just to rent access on my modern console. Meanwhile I started my Steam account 20 years ago. Fall of 2004 I bought Half Life 2. Today in 2024, I can still launch and play Half Life 2 the same as I could 20 years ago, and I expect in another 20 years I'll still be able to launch and play it. I can play it on my Steam Deck or my desktop, and if I upgrade either later to entirely different devices I can still download and play just fine. Not only can I play my 20 year old Steam games today just fine. (The equivalent of playing your Gamecube games on your Switch.) I could go dig up some floppy disk PC game I bought in the early 90s, plug it into a cheap USB floppy drive and run THAT on my modern PC or Steam Deck. That's like being able to plug your NES cartridges into your Switch. It took me something like 35 years of buying and owning consoles to realize that today, especially with digital distribution, consoles are temporary. When I bought my PS4, it could play none of my PS3 games, nevermind my PS2 and PS1 games. Being able to play those old games relies on maintaining decades old hardware. (Or emulation, which I have no qualms about.) Speaking of emulation, not only can my PC play 40+ years worth of PC games, but I can play 40+ years worth of CONSOLE GAMES too. In the end, consoles are temporary. PC is forever. (And as a contingency plan in the unlikely event that Steam goes under, I feel morally justified in just pirating my legally purchased games anyway.)

Batocera..... Is my console.

My gaming laptop crashes twice a day or so. Never had a game console crash on me yet. I'm in agreement that there are ever less reasons to own a gaming console these days, but my gaming consoles turn on quickly and simply work.

I did one better, I didn't even buy current gen consoles 😆 PS4 was the last console I bought. It feels like they don't even want me to buy a series X or PS5.

Handhelds have made a very compelling case to ditch traditional consoles. I still haven't bought into gen 9 yet, but a Steam Deck - especially at the refurbished prices - is likely to be my next "console".

Had me until the end with the Switch comments. They arent any better. Just half hearted ports and charge a premium. Feel like people get consoles for the convenience. PC elitists need to understand not everyone wants to deal with PC.

I'm sticking to PS4, Xbox 360, PSP and Vita. They're enough to keep me entertained, with my extensive backlog.

I regret buying a PS5 and dont plan to upgrade to a PS6. That's all you need to know about my opinion on modern consoles

Everything new gen nowadays is either a remaster or a live service game. It makes no sense to buy a new console except for the switch

I never bought a console in my life. But I played thousands of console games through emulation.

I left my console gaming behind last month after seeing the writing on the wall. I'm console gamed since they first came out, I'm a much older casual gamer. I bought a gaming PC last month and enjoy it very much, it's much better and has less red tape and drama. Not going back to Xbox or any console gaming.

Strap in this is gonna be long 😂 switched to PC 4 years ago with a 8940 Dell Prebuilt. 3060 t.i/ I7 10700k. It's only midrange. It had heating issues as I found others complain on the forums. A lot of returns but I stuck with it. I simply opened up 1 side panel and started blasting my cpu/gpu fans and now even with demanding games/overclocked GPU it stays around 50c or less. My GPU technically is only 10% better than consoles but on average is outperforming them by atleast 40%. I sub to console performance testers to compare. My PC runs faster and smoother than 4 years ago since I've been on a constant optimizing journey where my PC just keeps improving. It's very nice being able to play a game like Hellblade 2 60 fps, 4K using DLDSR and then using an emulator like Mame to play a game no longer available. PC is Freedom and Growth.

The only thing I've cared about this generation is Resident Evil Games on PSVR2. I still haven't sold my PS5 solely because I am waiting for Resident Evil Code Veronica Remake to come out for PSVR2.

I believe that the reason why games are on every platform now is the all time increasing development costs (plus never ceasing corporate greed), that makes it so exclusives aren't earning enough. Nintendo also has the advantage on this one cause switch games MOSTLY (TLOZ aside) don't cost as much to make with its inferior graphics. And while I do agree with you, I'll still be a console player mostly because I like to keep things separate. I own 2 gaming PCs cause my job (3D rendering) requires so, but it feels wrong to me to play on the same device that I work on everyday.

OG XBOX graphics were way better than the PS2!! I preferred XBOX during that generation!!

This is the first generation I've not bought a console. PC all the way!

Im never selling my consoles when i was a kid my stepfather sold my super Nintendo and my Sega Genesis as a adult im just now getting those memories back through my moded wii ps4 & xbox one

The biggest reason for me is that you can’t even buy a game anymore they are never finished filled with bugs you always have to download something stupid and that’s a big dealbreaker for me

This is exactly why I'm selling my Xbox Series S and saving up for a Steam Deck. Probably going to just play on Switch and Steam Deck from here on out.

I sold my PS5 and Series X they were that dissapointing. Now just rocking my Steam Deck OLED and Switch OLED.

I gave up on consoles after the PS4. The console was once free to play online when the PS3 was out. The PS4 stopped that and as of 2016 they raised the price of PS+ and I remember the system sounding like a jet engine all the time. Why would i want to a console tjat can barely handle games and sounded like it was gonna die on me while also paying money to the same conpany who made the crappy console just so i play online when it was free. PC offers far more features than any console has had, i have the freedom to make the PC my own, i can make it look how i want, and that Includes the software, and so much more. With crossplay, and us on PC getting exclusive games from xbox and PlayStation. Why would i meed a console?

I literally clicked on this video because I thought he was gonna talk about selling his consoles because he matured and had a spiritual awakening lol. No longer cares about gaming. That's how I am now. I don't care about video games much now in general.

After getting a ps5 (which is basically the ps4 pro 2). I have only bought 6 “ps5 games”, and 4 of those games were released for the ps4 as well. What a let down this generation has been that I have decided that I will get into pc gaming.

Personally, I believe that the fact that Sony and Microsoft are not creating strong exclusives is only a positive factor for us consumers. Take, for example, games that everyone loved but are exclusive and therefore locked on old consoles, or consider the situation where someone with a limited budget has to miss out on great games because they can't afford to own three consoles. I understand the nostalgic attachment to consoles, but it was just an anti-consumer policy. What I think consoles are still good for, and the reason why I believe it's also ethical to sell them, is that they offer an alternative ecosystem to a PC that is more affordable, easier to manage, and provides the guarantee of a long gaming period without the need for upgrades and modifications, knowing that the manufacturer is collaborating with developers to ensure a satisfying gaming experience.

Nintendo is an exception to this, they still develop games for there own console, The switch is powerful enough to run most games (Keyword there is most), and it's cheaper than the PS5/4 and XBox One/X... Not the S however, since it is more competitively priced...

I did the same. I've ordered an nvidia shield. No more downloading, no more patching. No worring about deleting games .

On Xbox I’ve got a 100 OG games maybe 30 360 games and 10 Xbox One games. I think that says it all.

90% of what I play is on the Nintendo Switch. There are so many amazing games I don't know how I'm ever going to get through my backlog. For the occasional game like Elden Ring, EDF6, Wanted Dead, etc. I play on PC. Microsoft and Sony have made themselves completely irrelevant.

I sold my Series X and S for PSVR 2 and some games, this generation of Xbox is so garbage

Exactly. The only console that's worth it in this generation is the Nintendo Switch. And, honestly, in my opinion, it's the BEST console ever in Nintendo's history, and quite probably the BEST EVER in general. The vast majority of PC, PS5 and Seires X players on the internet have been claiming that "gaming is dead" and that "modern gaming sucks", while Nintendo Switch players are the HAPPIEST they've ever been. I am one of them. The Switch makes you want to play EVERYTHING. I already have 800 games in my collection! I've personaly rated more than 100 of them with 5/5 stars. That's how good the Switch's library is.

Im 37 years old and i've had alot of consoles in my lifetime. New consoles for me just arent worth it. Every game doesn't need to be AAA or Service,Sequel,Remake. I had a PC in 1999 but i still enjoyed my consoles as well. During those times dev's weren't afraid to try new things. In 2021 i purchased a PC and an Ultrawide monitor, i will never go back to New consoles. Better performance and you're not limited to one library. Most people i know on consoles play the same games. GtA,2k,Madden,COD, and they keep buying those same games year after Year. The only console i can see myself buying is the next Nintendo console.

I play mostly retro games. I stopped with consoles at the PS4, it just seems the choice is less and less and most games are built around the in game purchases online model. I have the Switch and I'd buy another when the Switch 2 comes out. Its probably the closest to what older consoles would offer.

I arrived to the same conclusion. I used to be a long time Sony fanboy over all the exclusives they provided but they seem to be going the same route as MS. They don't understand that by making a quick buck by selling their games to PC owners, theyre just handing all of their business to Valve. There's no more incentive now to buy consoles. I'm here for it. Thanks Sony!

I’m more and more glad I stuck with PC gaming (I do have a NES top loader, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis and a Sega Saturn (with the Fenrir built in).

almost never was an early adopter of consoles. Past the 5th gen I was PC primarily. But I would normally pick up a console mid to lateway through the generation once prices came down to play exclusives. Obviously, there's absolutely no reason to do that this generation

I already felt like the PS4 is where I hang my hat, after three decades of chasing the graphics dragon, I find it more satisfying now to just enjoy a destination, rather than carrying on with the same journey. Over time Im just being given more and more excuses to keep feeling that way, diminishing returns, esg woke politics that hate me for my skin color, lack of games for sure, it goes on.

Last console I owned was an Xbox One. Didn’t see a reason to go beyond that and most of my friends play games that I don’t care for anymore. Now I play Nintendo Switch (for games I want & portability), plus I just purchased a Steamdeck since my laptop was up in age and inconvenient at times. I think I have the best of both worlds now.

The only reason I’m keeping my Xbox X for 3 reasons 1. because I bought it and if I sold it, I’m gonna lose money 2. I do not have a disc drive on my PC so if I wanna watch movies or whatever I have to use my Xbox. 3.GTA 6 that’s it

This is exactly why my ps5 is collecting dust. I’ll stick to my pc. I love the fact pc has Sony exclusives being released, god of war ragnorak next, HELL YEAH! I hated the controller, forbidden west is awesome but my god. Waste of money. Bought it on pc, now I’m happy. Everything Xbox has is basically on pc now also…

I was dead set on buying a gaming PC. But I reminded myself of issues I've had with Windows and Steam. Windows errors, DLL errors, DirectX errors, exe errors, freezes, crashes, blue screen of death. Steam has trouble installing this game, why? Controller works with this game, oh wait it doesn't work in the menus though, WTF? So overall I do like gaming on PC, but it has given me a lot of errors and I can't stand playing without a controller. I also hate ok, install Steam, install EA, install Gog, name and password, verifiy with email code, install each game, adjust graphical and frame rate settings now for whatever game you want to play. ERGH! Way too much work to do. I use to be a heavy COD player, so FPS really did matter for me before, but now I don't like COD anymore, it's the same old stuff every single year, it's gotten old and I will never buy COD ever again. So now I really don't care about FPS as only COD and Battlefield games you needed the good frame rate at all. One more big thing for me is every game I own on Xbox and Steam I already own on PlayStation consoles, therefore why own a gaming PC or Xbox? I have 18 still exclusive Xbox games, but I really don't care about them so much. I own over 500 games across PS12345, while I own 36 on Steam and every one I already own on PS consoles. I own 137 of the same games on PS consoles as Xbox. So Xbox and PC go bye bye, I wasted a ton of money to get those games for sure, but now I've realized that. I've always been a big Sony fan anyway, Sony TV and Sony consoles and Sony speakers on PCs over the years. But overall because of the errors on Windows and Xboxes I'm going Mac and PlayStation only. UNIX on both. Microsoft just seems to be failing lately anyway.

I play only on my Nintendo Switch now that I also sold my PS5 and Xbox Series S. It was a personal declutter thing too, but if I really want to play Sony or Microsoft games, I’ll get a Steam Deck or Switch style tablet that can do what Nintendon’t.

I play a lot of Xbox 360 games that have been updated on an Xbox one. Also still love my PS4, Switch and 3ds. The older handheld systems by Nintendo and Sony are still something I always go back to.

Modern gaming just doesn't hit like it did 5-10 years ago. Maybe it's because I'm pushing closer to my 40's and no games really captivate me anymore, I dunno. But, the last console game I really enjoyed playing was Spider-Man on the PS4....which I sold that console after beating the game, keeping my Xbox One S as a 4K Blu-ray player first, gaming console second. As someone who also has a fairly capable gaming PC still (RTX 2070), I can still play most of these modern games on my PC if I wanted to. That being said, too many games feel like a service as opposed to feeling like an actual game with a story. Needless to say, I've been perfectly fine with my soft-modded PS3, my Xbox One S, my gaming PC, and my Nintendo Switch for each type of gaming need. And I have to say that I'm perfectly fine with that.

I agree with this sentiment. I was on the fence about doing the same and now that I look around me and see I have so many Nintendo Switch games... vs PS5 games... there is definitely a reason for that. My PC. I think I'll be doing the same as you soon. Thanks for helping me understand what I was feeling for the past couple years.

I have a Switch, a New 2DS XL, a PSP and a Retro Emulation Handheld wich is the Anbernic RG35XX-H because I'm always on the go, and don't have the time to play on my PS4 Pro (wich is great). The RG35XX-H is right now my most used device because I mainly play PS1 and GBA games on it because there are soooo many PS1 games I always wanted to play and never got a chance, and the GBA games are perfect for their Pick Up and Play designe. 😊

Only thing ,,,going for the modern console is just gta 6... and that's the truth...

Only reason I picked up a series x is because it's great for when i have some friends over and want to play some modern games.

I remember when Xbox one was coming out and I got an Xbox360 because I wanted to play Minecraft. I didn’t really care about the specs and things but I was glad that it was the E model. ( That was the only spec I was looking for though because of the red ring of death issue with previous Xbox360 models. ) I had that console for 12+ years and still work like a charm. I just love keep retro consoles because those are the time you didn’t have to rely on internet for things other than the update. Some systems have that option if you want to use the internet for things but you didn’t have to. However I do like modern systems because you have the option to be able to play many of games without buying physical copies. ( I just don’t want to collect too many physical copies of games. )

All logical and compelling points! I'm going to research this for myself!

Never bought any Modern Console in the first place

I'll always see console as living room/couch pick up a controller and zone out, VR and Sim rigs are awesome but i dont want to go that far unless i build a PC

As addict gamer I still love playing old pc games. No xbox controller just the old school way keyboard and mouse. until to this day I still play classic games such as The Longest Journey. Its like red wine never goes old.

I still have my PS5 and Series X…I also have a Gaming PC, Switch, Steam Deck OLED, ROG Ally X…emulation handhelds like Odin 2 Mini, etc. All that said, I stopped buying games for Xbox and pretty much have mine to access my catalog of games if I want. I predominantly play on my PS5 as I can never fully get into PC gaming. The PC handhelds helped…but I’ll almost always prefer console.

So I remember for the longest time I played on console. I had a Wii since it came out, but Nintendo didn't really push it very hard to me because there were always pushes for more "hardcore" titles. I got a 360 in 2011, so to say that I built a collection quickly was an understatement. Soon in 2013 to 2014 there was the news of Xbox One. And I didn't get it. I remember Microsoft having stores was trendy and I tried to BS with a rep or two. I wasn't impressed. And wanting to get into tech, my idea of a gateway into the market was building my own PC. Jobs weren't really looking to toss experience and I was into audio production so it sounded like a logical step. Black Friday of 2015 came around, and I figured "maybe I should get a cheap video card. If I like gaming on PC. " This was when steam was getting tons of support on reddit as well. Almost a decade later and I'm still using my PC, upgraded the video card but it's been pretty smooth sailing. I guess I just got too old for console gaming.

Gta 6, Mafia the old country, Gears of war E day.. these 3 are the big upcoming releases that will be just console exclusive for a good amount of time *I believe consoles provide much better performance for a better price. Just buy the game, plug and play.

I only hop on my ps5 to play specific multiplayer games like nba2k because the PC version doesnt support anti cheat. For anything else I play on PC mostly because I dont play games for long sessions. Often I need to browse the web, watch some flix and also get some work done. I think it all comes down to your life and gaming style. There is no one right answer.

I'm with you. PC and Nintendo only going forward.

Funny, in the same boat. Switch is my main along with ROG Ally when traveling. Retro consoles and gaming PC in the man cave.

You're all good if you're willing to wait for PS5 exclusives but you're also a little jaded. There's no way I could wait to play some of these exclusives that have released this generation. There's plenty to play to distract you. I own what I own to be able to play what I want to play as it becomes available.

Gaming just sucks period. Just like movies, Tv and music. The best days are behind us.

Grew up playing games on both NES and Sega Genesis, then moved to N64 & PC. These days I play both retro and modern on every console and handheld I own. I would like to have a PS5, though it's not just the lack of games (that I can get on my PS4) but the price tag, $600.00 Canadian, are you shitting me?!

Yeup, I think I’m also done. Series x will be my final main console. I’ll be sticking with my steam deck and any other releases steam has. I no longer care for the lack luster releases. Indie games and small devs know how to make some amazing games, compared to these triple A companies.

I personally believe it's great that console's now days don't have many exclusives. However one thing I don't understand it is why the have sucreption service in the order to play online. The Truth is i understand why they have this sucreption service what I don't understand how people are okay with pay in the order to play online.

The more I hear about pc gaming, the more I want to jump aboard! I have series X while I had a blast with it! My reason is that I just want customization on all my games to run on one resolution and framerate! 120fps is something you have to see and never look back.

I also have found that the modern controls and controllers have become so complex to use that in many cases I have found games unplayable for me anyway

Only console I need is my steam deck got 2 Tbs of games that will keep me entertained

Now days I just play my steam deck and on older consoles PS2, PS3. Yes I understand people like that blockbuster single player Sony scene but apart from Astro bot, there really isn't anything exciting

I sold modern consoles too. I loved Famicom, PlayStation, Nintendo DSi and PlayStation 4. Current generation is lacking and I have no faith that something change, it's because of social culture I think.

I agree 100%... i did my transition a couple years ago as well after noticing this as you mentioned. I love my consoles though and i kept them as my collectibles. But i only play on PC now. As for the portable PC you mention (ROG Ally) i use a GPD WIN 4. It does everything i want for IT work purposes, and gaming all in one. Cheers!

Stayed retro myself and I love it.

I still have my ps4 which I won't sell, but my ps5 could be sold to upgrade my pc or build a new one instead.

Some valid arguments but you left out a few key points. The main reason people don't switch to PC is price; a high-end gaming PC costs upwards of £2000 here in the UK which is expensive. Even one that has similar specs to the PS5/Series X will be over a grand. Secondly, it's the ease of use; whilst you can do more with a PC you still need to do regular updates and fiddle around with settings which most gamers aren't interested in. Plus, you have to use mouse and keyboard which is never ideal in a living room environment.

If one has a gaming PC that can handle games at least as well as the modern consoles, then yeah, you probably don't need those consoles. For me personally though, I'm using a gaming laptop. It's really good, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't say it handles as well as a console. In fact, many of the beefier games I have tend to lag or be choppy or whatever. Improving the RAM has helped with that, but it's still there. The games are just more playable now. And I'm always concerned about my laptop overheating. So that's why I still have my Xbox Series S and still play it. The console can handle games better than my laptop, so if I want a smooth gaming experience, especially in a multiplayer game, I'm usually gonna go with my console. That said, I definitely see what you mean, and honestly, it feels like we're in a sort of dark age of gaming. Don't get me wrong, I believe there are some amazing games in development using the latest game development technology these companies could get their hands on, but we still have to wait years for those games to come out, or even hear any updates about them. Despite the countless video games that are available to us, it tends to feel like we've run out of games to play, and so we're desperately waiting for the next game that we can hopefully play for more than a day, and on more than one occasion.

I'm playing my way through the Mainline Zelda series from Ocarina of Time. I'm up to Twilight Princess. Who needs expensive current-gen hardware when these gems can all be played on a hacked Wii I paid $30 for.

They don't matter, until GTA 6 comes out lol

I have both gaming pc and ps5 , i enjoy gaming on ps5, because its hassle free just turn on and play(that sounded vulgar 😅), with pc its driver update launcher update, sometimes game stutter even though fps is good enough

There's no hype, I feel only the die hard fan boyz even care about gaming on modern consoles these days

The only reason I'd want one of the new systems is old "exclusives" (Castlevania SOTN (Xarcade, or the psp port for the ps5), banjo (+rare replay) ....

He kept his switch.

Great video my boy!!!!!! Been saying this for years!!!! You are 100% correct about everything you said in the video. I stopped buying xbox games and consoles years ago. Add to th4 fact you have to always be online, digital and gaming as a service like netflix stinks and should die. I see why xbox is a failure, always will be and sony isnt too far behind. Nintendo for life!!!!

Counterpoint, the rising costs of gaming PCs is making consoles an increasingly attractive options for many gamers. Combine this with the reduced need of powerful PCs for everyday work that it makes it less justifiable. Btw I am a pc gamer.

As a pc, Ps5 and switch owner. I actually barely played Sony 1st party games.I most play on Ps5 cause of playing on my couch and i have like a massive library/ game share my bro library. I really don't buy games since my bro does.

I have a PS5 and a PC right now and i don't plan to sell my console. I use the PS5 to watch blu-rays which is nice as even the PC i bought before my current one 5 years ago didn't come with a disc drive. I can still play all my PS4 games both digital and physical. I like the ''it just works'' aspect of it so many times i've bought a game on PC where i have to edit a config or .ini file to change options just today black myth wukong wouldn't save it had a bug where iit wouldn't save permissions to read/write even though i added ti to my windows permissions. With i've never had any hassle of any kind you just turn it on install the game and play.

I agree with you 100%. The ps5 has been a glorified (expensive) dvd player since I bought it. I’ve had more enjoyment on the switch as well as the steamdeck. My only gripe about the newer handheld tech is that the batteries drain by the second. The 😢anti glare option is a must have option for me after purchasing this latest OLED steam deck model. How is the battery life on the Rog Ally?

pc prices and windows 11 is ridiculous, also the troubleshooting part and segmentation is annoying. ea desktop, uplay, epic, steam, gog, psn and xlive, cheaters and driverupdates. I still have a pc and bought psvr2 pc adapter recently.... but man, the bugs and troubleshooting for psvr especially ! terrible experience....

I think the Playstation is going to become more worth it because Microsoft is apparently bringing all of thier games to the platform.

When I got the Series X it was around the time PC parts shot up in price dramatically, so I settled only on a Series X for it's better backwards compatibility as well as a Dev mode scene that was happening. I use it as an emulation machine especially for the ps2. been playing Final Fantasy X on XBSX2, HD Texture pack with the original animations broken on the rerelease and retroachievements and having a blast with it. I essentially look at the Series X as a technical upgrade to play my existing games at a better resolution (if it has a one x patch) and better performance. If it only had games that come out this gen I would never have bought it as it's been a terrible generation for games as a whole. I will switch to PC in the future, for now my Series X and Potato PC will do for now and I do have a PS4 Pro on the side as well.

Xbox360 and ps3 where great but there where people crying about how crapy them console where back in the day to this stuff never ends and is nothing new.

these are the reasons why i have a modern console 1 its easy and comfortable and i can play on a big tv 2 for me its more fun playing the big games on the ps5 3 my friends 4 i have not played a lot of the PlayStation exclusives and i would rather play them on the ps5 bc u can get a game boost from some of them 5 it runs good and looks good on my big tv

PS4 is good for now for me, I mostly like retro games, so I do have the following Nes, Snes, N64, Nintendo Gamecube and Nintendo Wii, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Ps1, Ps2, Ps3, Neo Geo MVS consolized and Game Boy Advance consolized. I also have Nvidia Shield TV and Mekotronics. I'm not really interested in a PS5 or Xbox for now, I am waiting on a switch 2 though.

I’m not gonna sell my PS5 and Xbox Series X but I will say I highly doubt I will be buying the next iterations of these consoles when they are released. I probably won’t build a PC either though since these days I’m always working and don’t have time to be glued to a desk to play games. The future for me will likely be portable game systems only

Thank you for saying it. Not many people on RU-vid inform the young about these points. As a fellow fan of halo that grew up on halo n Xbox I'm so disappointed with MS 343 & the state of the gaming industry. Playing playstation up until the PS3 game cube Gameboy advance & the ds up to he Wii it's crazy when u realize we lived through the best era of gaming. Always found the console wars to be so ridiculous n below me. As gamer I just love games. MS would be the dumbest if they don't jump on having the steam library available on the next gen console.

I quit gaming so much and play mostly on mobile and switch with family / friend’s.

I do not plan to buy any new consoles from PS or XB but I'm not selling my current ones. I really play my old DSi XL, 3DS and Vita more than anything else and the few new games I'm interested in are on Switch. I really don't care for PC gaming though as I don't like the idea of constantly upgrading and fighting with drivers and I really hate Windows. I know it's been a long time since the Voodoo 2 days but I remember so many battles back then to get games to play so I doubt I will ever go back to PC gaming. Most likely I will mod the rest of the retro consoles I still have lying around and play those for a while.

I think the exclusive argument is weak. They shouldn’t be the primary reason one buys a certain console (Nintendo is an slight exclusion). The services and the platform should be the main thing to bring you over.

Handhelds are taking over can do a lot more with the Rog Ally and the Steam Deck.

i am letting my jailbroken PS5 go for rog ally with 2tb upgraded ssd that a guy offer me. got the damn thing and was soo excited. what a disappointment it was.