When it comes to exclusives, Sony absolutely has Microsoft beat. Games like Uncharted 4 or God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, GranTurismo and Spider-Man are all completely exclusive to the PlayStation, and these are some of the best games of the generation.

It's easy to say that, oh, look, PlayStation is the obvious place to play, but I mean, these games really do give you a great reason why you should pick up one of the consoles. This is where the used market can come in clutch. A lot of these games can be found for $20 or less.

Now this is the generation where a lot of people, myself included, had switched over to all-digital. However, if you're buying a PlayStation 4 in 2019, you should absolutely go spend a few bucks to get a lot of these excellent games for super-cheap on the used market.

I haven't even talked about the non-exclusives, either. So you've got games like Call of Duty, Destiny, and of course GTA 5, which while it got its start on last generation, really came into its own with the PS4 as well as the Xbox One. Another terrific game this generation is Red Dead Redemption 2, which while it looks pretty decent on the PS4 and PS4 Pro, it's still better on the Xbox One.

But there is no getting around that any of these options are a lot better than the base Xbox One. It's, uh, challenged. Blurry, some might say. Blurrry's probably the word. All that is to say that there are some legitimately good reasons to pick up an Xbox. In fact, if you actually don't have an Xbox One or PS4, I think it's a pretty easy bet to say that the Xbox is the better choice to buy right now.

First of all, the value is absolutely here. So at just over $200, the Xbox One S does lag behind the standard PS4 in visuals, but it's not a massive difference, and it does have some key upgrades of its own, including an Ultra HD Blu-Ray player that you can't find on any version of the PS4.

The One X is also surprisingly good value. So while the MSRP is $500, you can find this guy on Amazon for less than the PS4 Pro right now. Considering that it's a better console in almost every single way, it's hard to argue with that.

I also prefer the Xbox controller to the PS4. Not by a lot, mind you. Both Sony and Microsoft did a good job this generation, and stuff like the touchpad are nice on the PlayStation. However, I really feel like Microsoft completely nailed the ergonomics. I love the way this controller feels.

Probably the biggest upside to the Xbox is backwards compatibility. Even the original Xbox One can play a lot of 360 titles, and even some OG Xbox ones. Step up to the One X, and not only can you play all the same games, but a lot of them can be upscaled to 4K, and it's an incredibly cool feature to see these old-school games being run at a proper high resolution and a lot of times with much better texture filtering than they ever did on original consoles.

Now Sony does have some backwards compatibility, but, well, it just really can't compete. So there are some PS2 games which have been upgraded to work on the PlayStation 4, and using PlayStation Now, you can stream a fair few PlayStation 3 games. But the issue here is that first of all, the library isn't as good, and second of all, you have to pay for all of these.

Now while Microsoft does sell a lot of the original Xbox and 360 titles in the store, you actually don't have to buy them. If you have the original discs, all you do is put it in your Xbox, allow it to download an update, and you're up and running for absolutely zero dollars and zero cents. Free 99, as the kids say.

All this brings me to one of the most important points on whether or not you should buy a PS4. You might not actually have to. Sony's already confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will support not only PS4 games but importantly, a lot of the accessories such as PS VR.

If you could pick up a PS4 for a bargain-basement price, I think it would be a no-brainer. But if you haven't actually bought a PS4 yet, I think really for most people, you're better served just waiting for that PS5. Speaking of the PS5, I've done an entire video all about it to give you a good sense of what the performance will look like when it comes out in, like, a year and, like, three months or something.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey guys, this is Austin.With the PS5 on the horizon,is now the time to buy a PS4?This is a serious question.I mean, the PlayStation 4came out almost six years ago,and Sony's already started detailinga lot of info on what the next generationis going to look like.On the other hand, the end of a life cycleis almost always a greattime to buy a console.Not only has the hardwarebecome cheaper since launch,but it's almost always gotten better,which begs the question,is the PS4 worth in 2019?This video is sponsoredby the new LG gram 2-in-1.In addition to the 2-in-1 design,this doesn't give up thebest parts of being a gram.So not only is it still super-lightweight,but it also has that massiveall-day battery life.Inside, you got plenty of powerwith an Intel Core i7 processor,and it has all the basics covered:a great build quality,screen, keyboard, you name it.I've liked the gram for years now,and this is the best version yet,so if you guys areinterested in learning more,definitely be sure to go check outthe gram in the description,and huge shout out to LGfor sponsoring this video.If you've never owned a PS4or maybe you have the original model,then there actually have beensome pretty substantial upgradesover the last few years.First of all is the PS4 Slim.Now this is very muchthe standard slim modelthat most consoles get.It's a little bit smaller, quieter,and cooler than the OG PS4,but besides faster Wi-Fi,it's basically the same experience.Next up, we have the bigguy, the PlayStation 4 Pro.Now this is an actualupgrade over the PS4,as not only does ithave much better specs,but that enables it to rungames at 1440p or even 4Kin much higher resolution than the 1080pof the standard PS4.Pricing is interesting.So the base PS4 today is $300,which is only $100 less thanthe launch model sic years ago,and generally speaking, itis pretty rare for the PS4to go on sale, which is ahuge contrast to the Xbox One,which basically lives, like,$75 less than its MSRP at all times.The PS4 Pro has an MSRP of $400,and while it does sometimesgo a little bit below that,generally speaking, thatis the price you'll pay.However, I actually think thisis a very reasonable upgrade.For only 75 to $100more than the base PS4,you're getting a lot more power,which, in my opinion, iswell worth the upgrade.Now that's all on the new side,but typically speaking,when you buy a consolethis late into the generation,the used market is a great optionto save yourself a bunch of cash.However, that's reallynot the case with the PS4.Using GameStop as the benchmark,you're only saving about $50by buying an original used PS4as opposed to a brand-new Slim.Now you can go to eBay andsave a little bit more money,but still, you're generallypaying around $200,which to me just isn'tthat great of a dealwhen you can buy an Xbox One S brand-newwith a bundled game all daylong for about the same money.Now this isn't totally crazy.The PS4 has pretty much becomethe standard de factoconsole this generation.With almost 100 million sold,it's an easy argument to makethat the PS4 is the bestplace to play right now.If we go back to the PS3,last generation, Sony really struggled.Now, the PS3 was atechnically-superior console,but it was expensive and complicated,which meant that a lotof people and developersfocused their attention on the Xbox 360,and while they were ableto recover toward the end,Sony most certainly learned their lessonswhen they came to building the PS4.Sony made sure that the PS4was as focused as possible on gaming.So while both the PS4 and Xbox One sharea very similar AMD-basedPC hardware inside,the PS4 not only has a biggerGPU but also faster memory,which means that it is straight-up fasterthan the base Xbox One.Many games run at 1080p on the PS4,whereas on the Xbox One,they have cuts to eitherresolution or quality.Now usually these cuts are somewhat minor.Who wants to have theinferior experience, right?PS4 for a very long timehas been the obvious choice.Now today, things havechanged a little bitwith the introduction of the Xbox One X,which is more powerfulthan not only the PS4,but importantly, it's morepowerful than the PS4 Pro.That being said, though,a ton of people stillhave the base consoles,and here it's just not a fair fight.The PS4 is a superior device.The PS4 does have another keyadvantage, upgradeability.With the Xbox One, it's kind of a box.I mean, there's reallyno reason to open it upunless you're looking for Easter Eggs,but the PS4 has full accessto change out the internal hard drive.I've done a video on this before,but it is not a complicated process.On all of the PS4 models,there is a single screw as well as a doorthat will allow you to get accessto the 2.5-inch hard drive,and from there, it isvery simple to swap it outand reinstall the operating system.The main advantage here isthat you get the abilityto upgrade not only thestorage but also the speed.So for only about $90 or so,you can upgrade to a two-terabyte SSHDwhich would give youmore speed and capacity,or if you want to go all out,you can pick up a two-terabyteSSD for 210 bucks.It is a huge, huge upgrade,and it's super-simple to do on the PS4.Now this is not completely necessary,as both the PS4 and Xboxsupport USB 3.0 hard drives or SSDs,which is a much simpler way of doing it,but I really do appreciate the factthat the PS4 allows meto upgrade my own consoleand swap in whatever drive I want.While the PS4 is nolonger the obvious choicewhen it comes to multi-platform gamessince the One X exists,however, when it comes to exclusives,Sony absolutely has Microsoft beat.Games like Uncharted 4 or God of War,Horizon Zero Dawn, GranTurismo and Spider-Manare all completely exclusiveto the PlayStation,and these are some of thebest games of the generation.It's easy to say that, oh, look,PlayStation's the obvious place to play,but I mean, these games reallydo give you a great reasonon why you should pickup one of the consoles.This is where the usedmarket can come in clutch.A lot of these games canbe found for $20 or less.Now this is the generationwhere a lot of people,myself included, hadswitched over to all-digital.However, if you're buyinga PlayStation 4 in 2019,you should absolutely go spend a few bucksto get a lot of these excellent gamesfor super-cheap on the used market.I haven't even talked aboutthe non-exclusives, either.So you've got games like Call of Duty,Destiny, and of course GTA 5,which while it got itsstart on last generation,really came into its own with the PS4as well as the Xbox One.Another terrific game this generationis Red Dead Redemption 2,which while it looks prettydecent on the PS4 and PS4 Pro,it's still better on the One X.But there is not getting around thatany of these options are a lot betterthan the base Xbox One.It's, uh, challenged.Blurry, (chuckling) some might say.Blurry's probably the word.All that is to say thatthere are some legitimately good reasonsto pick up an Xbox.In fact, if you actuallydon't have an Xbox One or PS4,I think it's a pretty easy bet to say thatthe Xbox is the betterchoice to buy right now.First of all, the valueis absolutely here.So at just over $200,the Xbox One S does lag behindthe standard PS4 in visuals,but it's not a massive difference,and it does have somekey upgrades of its own,including an Ultra HD Blu-Ray playerthat you can't find onany version of the PS4.The One X is also asurprisingly good value.So while the MSRP is $500,you can find this guy on Amazonfor less than the PS4 Pro right now.Considering that it's a better consolein almost every single way,it is hard to argue with that.I also prefer the Xboxcontroller to the PS4.Not by a lot, mind you.Both Sony and Microsoft dida good job this generation,and stuff like the touchpadare nice on the PlayStation.However, I really feel likeMicrosoft completelynailed the ergonomics.I love the way this controller feels.Probably the biggestupside to the Xbox thoughis backwards compatibility.Even the original Xbox One can playa lot of 360 titles andeven some OG Xbox ones.Step up to the One X,and not only can youplay all the same games,but a lot of them can be upscaled to 4K,and it is an incredibly cool featureto see these old-school games being runat a proper high resolutionand a lot of times with muchbetter texture filteringthan they ever did on original consoles.Now Sony does have somebackwards compatibility,but, well, it just really can't compete.So there are some PS2 gameswhich have been upgradedto work on the PlayStation 4,and using PlayStation Now,you can stream a fairfew PlayStation 3 games,but the issue here is that, first of all,the library isn't as good,and second of all, you haveto pay for all of these.Now while Microsoft does sella lot of the original Xboxand 360 titles in the store,you actually don't have to buy them.If you have the original discs,all you do is put it in your Xbox,allow it to download an update,and you're up and runningfor absolutely zero dollarsand zero cents.Free 99, as the kids say.All this brings me to oneof the most important pointson whether or not you should buy a PS4.You might not actually have to.Sony's already confirmedthat the PlayStation 5will support not only PS4 games,but importantly, a lot of theaccessories such as PS VR.If you could pick up a PS4for a bargain-basement price,I think it would be a no-brainer.But if you haven'tactually bought a PS4 yet,I think, really, for most people,you're better served justwaiting for that PS5.Speaking of the PS5,I've done an entire video all about itto give you a good senseof what the performancewill look like when itcomes out in, like, a year,and, like, three months or something?