**The Xbox Series X and PS5: A New Era of Gaming**

That's it for my series x review last week, i only really had miles morales to look at but sac boy a big adventure and the demon souls remake will also be available at launch it turns out backwards compatible games are going to make up the bulk of your library out of the gate and both platforms do a really good job at preserving last gen titles just the way you remember them if not making them perform even better sometimes impressively. Microsoft has turned curated backwards compatibility into a feature bullet point known as smart delivery which promises to serve you the best possible version of a game regardless of where you play it, a handful of xbox games have also been optimized for series x and s take gears 5 for example the game looks and runs really well after its latest patch some legacy xbox games will also benefit from the addition of hdr and support for higher frame rates including ori and the will of the wisps that now has a mode that runs in 4k 120 and 6k 60.

**Backwards Compatibility: The Key to Next-Gen Gaming**

surprisingly enough ps5's backwards compatibility which sony had not spent nearly the time microsoft did pitching it does net substantial gains in fidelity and performance as well when this sort of you know game boost kicks in you're likely to see higher frame rates though it's not guaranteed to impact every game some legacy ps4 games will see patches released for their playing on ps5 like for instance ghosts of sushima which the game's developers have said will improve load times as well as frame rate what i'm seeing though across both consoles is that sony and microsoft absolutely prioritize backwards compatibility and it seems like no matter which console you play older games on you're going to be well served and i guess that's what leads us into what makes these consoles feel truly next-gen and i scoff at that label just like you probably do because it's so overplayed but it's totally reasonable to want these new game machines to feel new and yes each console does have support for 4k at 120 hertz and even 8k output one day keeping in mind you're going to need a display that can handle these modes i've been using an lg cx for my testing with both new consoles and nvidia's new gpus

**Xbox Series X: A Powerful Next-Gen Console**

xbox series x boasts quick resume which will let you suspend around four to six games at a time and swap back and forth between them in a matter of seconds you know it's interesting because i was really impressed with this tech when i first started using an xbox series x but then i loaded up spider-man miles morales in a matter of seconds as well on a ps5 and yes quick resume still feels impressive because of the multiple games being juggled but if games are going to load as fast as miles morales what's the point.

**The PC Side of Things: A More Affordable Option**

with a decent pc plus game pass ultimate you've essentially made your own xbox that can play all the day one xbox game studios titles you'd be able to on a console there's some incongruencies with the other games included in the subscription but for the most part they're on par and with the new impressive and affordable gpus from amd and nvidia the appeal of pairing a pc with a ps5 should not be overlooked yes it is significantly more money as an initial investment here but with something like an rtx 3070 or a 3080 you're already well ahead of what these consoles can handle that's the more expensive side of the coin though on the other hand you can't go wrong with the absolutely incredible value that xbox series s offers while it can't output 4k at just 300 you do get your foot in the door for game pass and a lot of the features next gen xboxes have to offer.

**The Xbox vs PlayStation Debate: Still Unresolved**

okay look i'll be honest is this the final say in xbox versus playstation of course not how could it be these consoles are going to change as we get way deeper into their life cycles and that's a guarantee and with that evolution there might come better reasons to own one over the other and look you're not going to want to hear this but at this point i'm still not even sure either of these new consoles is a day one purchase for me even with the reviews in and these machines out in the wild there's still a lot we have to learn so if you're able to stay patient there's no harm in waiting and don't forget 99 of the major games left to play in 2020 will be playable on a ps4 or xbox one as always i'm happy to answer any questions you might have about these new consoles so please hit me up on twitter or leave a message in the comments section below that's going to do it for me stay safe everyone and of course thanks for watching

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwell everyone we made it xbox series x playstation 5 have arrived they're on sale and if you're really really lucky you might have even been able to actually find one of these but if you're still on the fence like a lot of the people i know for you i wanted to make one last video that will at the very least compare these two next-gen consoles in a way that's going to lay it all out and most importantly help you figure out just what you should do or at the very least give you a new perspective as we march forward into next gen now that all the embargoes are lifted and there's nothing i can't discuss let's put xbox series x and ps5 head to head one more time so let's hit design first i mean could these things look any more dissimilar ps5's outer design has been well let's just call it divisive to say the least some people hate it some people love it it still really hasn't grown on me standing vertically it's super tall almost inconveniently so and its included stand is helpful but on its side it makes the whole thing feel a little precarious series x is a bulky brick but it's much easier to manage and then of course there's the series s is freaking adorable i mean can we all just stop for a second and agree that that console is just cute as hell because it is it will basically fit anywhere you want it so you never have to worry about the size of that thing but ultimately who cares right i mean no one's buying a console for its looks and neither should you both the series x and ps5 are borderline whisper quiet in their operation and in that regard these are both super impressive heat wise there's really nothing i've seen that has me overly concerned so don't worry about that around back there's no real surprises here the consoles are basically identical they've each got two usb ports and hdmi out and an ethernet jack all that's different here is the xbox's expansion storage slot this brings us to the controllers and you know look there's there's not a lot to talk about with the new xbox controller because it's the same controller for the most part and that's good because the xbox one controller is great and adding that dedicated share button was a huge improvement beyond that there's really nothing to complain about the grips are more textured and the d-pad has gotten a refresh that makes it more clicky than you might be used to but all in all it's mostly a lateral move though there's still no built-in rechargeable battery which you may or may not like i do think this one does fit slightly better in my hands but the ergonomics of xbox controllers has always been really solid for me now the dual sense controller is brand new and in addition to a complete design overhaul it's gotten an improved battery and most notably the addition of precision haptic feedback specifically locational vibration and adaptive triggers which put together does change the overall experience and in my opinion for the better it's going to depend on developers here but when implemented effectively it's something i've really started to enjoy kind of to the point where i miss it when i'm playing a game that doesn't have it you're just gonna have to see it for yourself on this one do yourself a favor check out the video i made a few weeks ago that explains how it all works i also think the dual senses on board mic is a big deal maybe something you know we're not talking about enough one because typing with your controller is terrible and voice to text solves that and two because it lets you chat in a pinch of course it's not my go-to way to communicate but having that as an option is great you can even hear your friends coming out of the little on-board speaker as well let's shift over to the uis this category is a bit of a mixed bag here because as much as i do not love the xbox's interface in my opinion sony really missed an opportunity to take its experience to the next level the new ps5 ui is re-envisioned it's sleek but functionality-wise there are some questionable placement decisions that's made me start to miss some of the accessibility of the ps4s there's also a party and friend system that has been implemented that i just think needs a bit of tweaking and i'm really hoping it gets considered for that down the road also i'm not a huge fan of the new activity cards that come up when you hit the dual senses playstation button while objective trackers and gameplay hints are really interesting ideas it's overcrowded and it just feels unorganized i think it could really use some refinement and even though the new xbox's ui is essentially unchanged from last gen its presentation is familiar enough and now lightning quick i'll put it this way neither of these uis hit it out of the park and i'm really looking forward to their evolution because they will change speaking of evolution games are getting large and i think you're going to find that the included storage on both of these consoles doesn't quite cut it series x will afford you a bit more to work with out of the box but i've already filled up my ps5 storage and adding an internal nvme won't be a thing until sony releases a list of approved drives with xbox you have the option to purchase a 220 one terabyte expansion card but that's pricey and odds are you'll want to replace that with a larger card one day as well and just to be clear any usb drive attached to these consoles can only play legacy games they won't work with series x optimized software or ps5 games that's just how it's going to work with these high speed data transfer requirements now i know you've heard me say this before but it's clear now more than ever that sony and microsoft have never been further apart when it comes to their business model ideologies for next-gen consoles look at it like this on one hand you have the ps5 a traditional generational console one that will have exclusive games made only for this platform moving forward now that's the model right there if you want to play the next god of war you got to do it on ps5 ratchet and clank whatever naughty dug does next the future of spider-man games the list goes on and that's only going to happen exclusively on ps5 on the other hand there's xbox series x and s and arguably more importantly game pass that's the platform subscription service that stretches across all xbox hardware and pc with the top tier of the service called game pass ultimate game pass gives you access to an impressive library of games and also ensures day one xbox game studio titles when they premiere it also just added ea service called ea play and you're likely to see bethesda games join this list as well because microsoft bought that entire publisher the exclusivity conversation is definitely starting to get much more competitive even before that massive acquisition announcement microsoft has been buying up serious development talent for years now and those investments are going to start to bear fruit very soon and all of those exclusives are under the xbox game studios umbrella and they will hit game pass on day one it's a compelling value proposition without a doubt and when you pair that with something like a super affordable xbox series s the deal is even sweeter and while we're on the subject the start of this new console generation might be the first where one company doesn't necessarily care if you buy their hardware because sure they're selling consoles but game pass is their real product so even if you have a solid gaming pc and that's primarily how you play it probably makes sense to get a game pass ultimate subscription if you're interested in playing these microsoft published games right away it shouldn't go without mentioning that sony's edition of its playstation plus collection is a direct response to the success microsoft has found with game pass it's included with the cost of a playstation plus subscription and offers ps5 owners around 20 classic ps4 games to download and play right away now as solid as this lineup is it definitely falls short of the sheer amount of content that game pants offers but it does give us some insight into the company's thinking or at least the acknowledgement that gaming as a service could be a viable endeavor don't forget also that sony has said some console exclusives will eventually make their way to pc most notably to have done so already is horizon zero dawn which is something no one ever thought would happen just another detail to keep in mind there's also some bonus stuff that's worth mentioning too a game pass ultimate subscription gets you xbox cloud gaming for a handful of titles which will let you play games on an android tablet or phone sony's ps now which offers the same kind of game streaming though with older legacy titles never really found momentum it's still available on ps5 but it also costs ten dollars a month so is that what this all comes down to right is it is it just ps5's ecosystem it's exclusives versus xbox's game pass i mean in a way yes it is that of course third-party games are still a thing for now and we're still going to have to wait and see how well these consoles perform with games that are optimized for next gen right now the only game i have that's optimized for both platforms is devil may cry 5 special edition both consoles have no issues running the game and they can both be played in 120 hertz mode side by side it's tough to see a substantial difference in their visuals if there's going to be one multi-platform game that shows one console's strength over the other dmz 5 is not going to be it but unfortunately it's all i really have to compare right now it's also going to be a while before we start to see exclusives look their absolute best as well we don't even have that available to us right now on series x and the list of ps5 exclusives is short for my ps5 review last week i only really had miles morales to look at but sac boy a big adventure and the demon souls remake will also be available at launch it turns out backwards compatible games are going to make up the bulk of your library out of the gate and both platforms do a really good job at preserving last gen titles just the way you remember them if not making them perform even better sometimes impressively so microsoft has turned curated backwards compatibility into a feature bullet point known as smart delivery which promises to serve you the best possible version of a game regardless of where you play it a handful of xbox games have also been optimized for series x and s take gears 5 for example the game looks and runs really well after its latest patch some legacy xbox games will also benefit from the addition of hdr and support for higher frame rates including ori and the will of the wisps that now has a mode that runs in 4k 120 and 6k 60. surprisingly enough ps5's backwards compatibility which sony had not spent nearly the time microsoft did pitching it does net substantial gains in fidelity and performance as well when this sort of you know game boost kicks in you're likely to see higher frame rates though it's not guaranteed to impact every game some legacy ps4 games will see patches released for their playing on ps5 like for instance ghosts of sushima which the game's developers have said will improve load times as well as frame rate what i'm seeing though across both consoles is that sony and microsoft absolutely prioritize backwards compatibility and it seems like no matter which console you play older games on you're going to be well served and i guess that's what leads us into what makes these consoles feel truly next-gen and i scoff at that label just like you probably do because it's so overplayed but it's totally reasonable to want these new game machines to feel new and yes each console does have support for 4k at 120 hertz and even 8k output one day keeping in mind you're going to need a display that can handle these modes i've been using an lg cx for my testing with both new consoles and nvidia's new gpus xbox series x boasts quick resume which will let you suspend around four to six games at a time and swap back and forth between them in a matter of seconds you know it's interesting because i was really impressed with this tech when i first started using an xbox series x but then i loaded up spider-man miles morales in a matter of seconds as well on a ps5 and yes quick resume still feels impressive because of the multiple games being juggled but if games are going to load as fast as miles morales what's the point i refuse to let you go before mentioning the pc side of things here with a decent pc plus game pass ultimate you've essentially made your own xbox that can play all the day one xbox game studios titles you'd be able to on a console there's some incongruencies with the other games included in the subscription but for the most part they're on par and with the new impressive and affordable gpus from amd and nvidia the appeal of pairing a pc with a ps5 should not be overlooked yes it is significantly more money as an initial investment here but with something like an rtx 3070 or a 3080 you're already well ahead of what these consoles can handle that's the more expensive side of the coin though on the other hand you can't go wrong with the absolutely incredible value that xbox series s offers while it can't output 4k at just 300 you do get your foot in the door for game pass and a lot of the features next gen xboxes have to offer okay look i'll be honest is this the final say in xbox versus playstation of course not how could it be these consoles are going to change as we get way deeper into their life cycles and that's a guarantee and with that evolution there might come better reasons to own one over the other and look you're not going to want to hear this but at this point i'm still not even sure either of these new consoles is a day one purchase for me even with the reviews in and these machines out in the wild there's still a lot we have to learn so if you're able to stay patient there's no harm in waiting and don't forget 99 of the major games left to play in 2020 will be playable on a ps4 or xbox one as always i'm happy to answer any questions you might have about these new consoles so please hit me up on twitter or leave a message in the comments section below that's going to do it for me stay safe everyone and of course thanks for watchingwell everyone we made it xbox series x playstation 5 have arrived they're on sale and if you're really really lucky you might have even been able to actually find one of these but if you're still on the fence like a lot of the people i know for you i wanted to make one last video that will at the very least compare these two next-gen consoles in a way that's going to lay it all out and most importantly help you figure out just what you should do or at the very least give you a new perspective as we march forward into next gen now that all the embargoes are lifted and there's nothing i can't discuss let's put xbox series x and ps5 head to head one more time so let's hit design first i mean could these things look any more dissimilar ps5's outer design has been well let's just call it divisive to say the least some people hate it some people love it it still really hasn't grown on me standing vertically it's super tall almost inconveniently so and its included stand is helpful but on its side it makes the whole thing feel a little precarious series x is a bulky brick but it's much easier to manage and then of course there's the series s is freaking adorable i mean can we all just stop for a second and agree that that console is just cute as hell because it is it will basically fit anywhere you want it so you never have to worry about the size of that thing but ultimately who cares right i mean no one's buying a console for its looks and neither should you both the series x and ps5 are borderline whisper quiet in their operation and in that regard these are both super impressive heat wise there's really nothing i've seen that has me overly concerned so don't worry about that around back there's no real surprises here the consoles are basically identical they've each got two usb ports and hdmi out and an ethernet jack all that's different here is the xbox's expansion storage slot this brings us to the controllers and you know look there's there's not a lot to talk about with the new xbox controller because it's the same controller for the most part and that's good because the xbox one controller is great and adding that dedicated share button was a huge improvement beyond that there's really nothing to complain about the grips are more textured and the d-pad has gotten a refresh that makes it more clicky than you might be used to but all in all it's mostly a lateral move though there's still no built-in rechargeable battery which you may or may not like i do think this one does fit slightly better in my hands but the ergonomics of xbox controllers has always been really solid for me now the dual sense controller is brand new and in addition to a complete design overhaul it's gotten an improved battery and most notably the addition of precision haptic feedback specifically locational vibration and adaptive triggers which put together does change the overall experience and in my opinion for the better it's going to depend on developers here but when implemented effectively it's something i've really started to enjoy kind of to the point where i miss it when i'm playing a game that doesn't have it you're just gonna have to see it for yourself on this one do yourself a favor check out the video i made a few weeks ago that explains how it all works i also think the dual senses on board mic is a big deal maybe something you know we're not talking about enough one because typing with your controller is terrible and voice to text solves that and two because it lets you chat in a pinch of course it's not my go-to way to communicate but having that as an option is great you can even hear your friends coming out of the little on-board speaker as well let's shift over to the uis this category is a bit of a mixed bag here because as much as i do not love the xbox's interface in my opinion sony really missed an opportunity to take its experience to the next level the new ps5 ui is re-envisioned it's sleek but functionality-wise there are some questionable placement decisions that's made me start to miss some of the accessibility of the ps4s there's also a party and friend system that has been implemented that i just think needs a bit of tweaking and i'm really hoping it gets considered for that down the road also i'm not a huge fan of the new activity cards that come up when you hit the dual senses playstation button while objective trackers and gameplay hints are really interesting ideas it's overcrowded and it just feels unorganized i think it could really use some refinement and even though the new xbox's ui is essentially unchanged from last gen its presentation is familiar enough and now lightning quick i'll put it this way neither of these uis hit it out of the park and i'm really looking forward to their evolution because they will change speaking of evolution games are getting large and i think you're going to find that the included storage on both of these consoles doesn't quite cut it series x will afford you a bit more to work with out of the box but i've already filled up my ps5 storage and adding an internal nvme won't be a thing until sony releases a list of approved drives with xbox you have the option to purchase a 220 one terabyte expansion card but that's pricey and odds are you'll want to replace that with a larger card one day as well and just to be clear any usb drive attached to these consoles can only play legacy games they won't work with series x optimized software or ps5 games that's just how it's going to work with these high speed data transfer requirements now i know you've heard me say this before but it's clear now more than ever that sony and microsoft have never been further apart when it comes to their business model ideologies for next-gen consoles look at it like this on one hand you have the ps5 a traditional generational console one that will have exclusive games made only for this platform moving forward now that's the model right there if you want to play the next god of war you got to do it on ps5 ratchet and clank whatever naughty dug does next the future of spider-man games the list goes on and that's only going to happen exclusively on ps5 on the other hand there's xbox series x and s and arguably more importantly game pass that's the platform subscription service that stretches across all xbox hardware and pc with the top tier of the service called game pass ultimate game pass gives you access to an impressive library of games and also ensures day one xbox game studio titles when they premiere it also just added ea service called ea play and you're likely to see bethesda games join this list as well because microsoft bought that entire publisher the exclusivity conversation is definitely starting to get much more competitive even before that massive acquisition announcement microsoft has been buying up serious development talent for years now and those investments are going to start to bear fruit very soon and all of those exclusives are under the xbox game studios umbrella and they will hit game pass on day one it's a compelling value proposition without a doubt and when you pair that with something like a super affordable xbox series s the deal is even sweeter and while we're on the subject the start of this new console generation might be the first where one company doesn't necessarily care if you buy their hardware because sure they're selling consoles but game pass is their real product so even if you have a solid gaming pc and that's primarily how you play it probably makes sense to get a game pass ultimate subscription if you're interested in playing these microsoft published games right away it shouldn't go without mentioning that sony's edition of its playstation plus collection is a direct response to the success microsoft has found with game pass it's included with the cost of a playstation plus subscription and offers ps5 owners around 20 classic ps4 games to download and play right away now as solid as this lineup is it definitely falls short of the sheer amount of content that game pants offers but it does give us some insight into the company's thinking or at least the acknowledgement that gaming as a service could be a viable endeavor don't forget also that sony has said some console exclusives will eventually make their way to pc most notably to have done so already is horizon zero dawn which is something no one ever thought would happen just another detail to keep in mind there's also some bonus stuff that's worth mentioning too a game pass ultimate subscription gets you xbox cloud gaming for a handful of titles which will let you play games on an android tablet or phone sony's ps now which offers the same kind of game streaming though with older legacy titles never really found momentum it's still available on ps5 but it also costs ten dollars a month so is that what this all comes down to right is it is it just ps5's ecosystem it's exclusives versus xbox's game pass i mean in a way yes it is that of course third-party games are still a thing for now and we're still going to have to wait and see how well these consoles perform with games that are optimized for next gen right now the only game i have that's optimized for both platforms is devil may cry 5 special edition both consoles have no issues running the game and they can both be played in 120 hertz mode side by side it's tough to see a substantial difference in their visuals if there's going to be one multi-platform game that shows one console's strength over the other dmz 5 is not going to be it but unfortunately it's all i really have to compare right now it's also going to be a while before we start to see exclusives look their absolute best as well we don't even have that available to us right now on series x and the list of ps5 exclusives is short for my ps5 review last week i only really had miles morales to look at but sac boy a big adventure and the demon souls remake will also be available at launch it turns out backwards compatible games are going to make up the bulk of your library out of the gate and both platforms do a really good job at preserving last gen titles just the way you remember them if not making them perform even better sometimes impressively so microsoft has turned curated backwards compatibility into a feature bullet point known as smart delivery which promises to serve you the best possible version of a game regardless of where you play it a handful of xbox games have also been optimized for series x and s take gears 5 for example the game looks and runs really well after its latest patch some legacy xbox games will also benefit from the addition of hdr and support for higher frame rates including ori and the will of the wisps that now has a mode that runs in 4k 120 and 6k 60. surprisingly enough ps5's backwards compatibility which sony had not spent nearly the time microsoft did pitching it does net substantial gains in fidelity and performance as well when this sort of you know game boost kicks in you're likely to see higher frame rates though it's not guaranteed to impact every game some legacy ps4 games will see patches released for their playing on ps5 like for instance ghosts of sushima which the game's developers have said will improve load times as well as frame rate what i'm seeing though across both consoles is that sony and microsoft absolutely prioritize backwards compatibility and it seems like no matter which console you play older games on you're going to be well served and i guess that's what leads us into what makes these consoles feel truly next-gen and i scoff at that label just like you probably do because it's so overplayed but it's totally reasonable to want these new game machines to feel new and yes each console does have support for 4k at 120 hertz and even 8k output one day keeping in mind you're going to need a display that can handle these modes i've been using an lg cx for my testing with both new consoles and nvidia's new gpus xbox series x boasts quick resume which will let you suspend around four to six games at a time and swap back and forth between them in a matter of seconds you know it's interesting because i was really impressed with this tech when i first started using an xbox series x but then i loaded up spider-man miles morales in a matter of seconds as well on a ps5 and yes quick resume still feels impressive because of the multiple games being juggled but if games are going to load as fast as miles morales what's the point i refuse to let you go before mentioning the pc side of things here with a decent pc plus game pass ultimate you've essentially made your own xbox that can play all the day one xbox game studios titles you'd be able to on a console there's some incongruencies with the other games included in the subscription but for the most part they're on par and with the new impressive and affordable gpus from amd and nvidia the appeal of pairing a pc with a ps5 should not be overlooked yes it is significantly more money as an initial investment here but with something like an rtx 3070 or a 3080 you're already well ahead of what these consoles can handle that's the more expensive side of the coin though on the other hand you can't go wrong with the absolutely incredible value that xbox series s offers while it can't output 4k at just 300 you do get your foot in the door for game pass and a lot of the features next gen xboxes have to offer okay look i'll be honest is this the final say in xbox versus playstation of course not how could it be these consoles are going to change as we get way deeper into their life cycles and that's a guarantee and with that evolution there might come better reasons to own one over the other and look you're not going to want to hear this but at this point i'm still not even sure either of these new consoles is a day one purchase for me even with the reviews in and these machines out in the wild there's still a lot we have to learn so if you're able to stay patient there's no harm in waiting and don't forget 99 of the major games left to play in 2020 will be playable on a ps4 or xbox one as always i'm happy to answer any questions you might have about these new consoles so please hit me up on twitter or leave a message in the comments section below that's going to do it for me stay safe everyone and of course thanks for watching\n"