Should I buy Microsoft Xbox or Sony PlayStation?

Another console game season is here, yes this is the generation of XBox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 !

Are you worried when choosing a console game? Or do you simply want to upgrade the “inventory” you currently own and liquidate old items?

I. Should I choose Microsoft Xbox or Sony PlayStation?

When choosing to buy any technology device, I think everyone will have to wonder about configuration, design, price, compatibility, software support, stability, brand… is that right? No !

So do these two generations of game consoles make you wonder a lot? If the answer is yes, then please join us to learn more about the business philosophies of the previous two companies.

About Microsoft Xbox:

Microsoft builds systems that always look to the future, with harsh hardware requirements, so when playing games with Xbox, you don’t need to care about whether the current game is smooth or not. Because it’s obvious!

In addition, Microsoft always makes cross-platform games that run well on most devices, so you can play your favorite games on many devices other than Xbox, and even Battle between platforms with each other in a battle.

About Sony PlayStation

As for Sony, on the contrary, you can almost only play games made specifically for this PS5, or old games remade for it.

And below are more detailed reviews of these two “super products”. The comments below are very objective.

#1. Microsoft Xbox Series X/S priced from $299

This latest console model from Microsoft is priced from $299 for the Series S version, and $499 for the Series X version, on sale in November 2020.

1$ ~ 23,000,000 VND

It is expected to be accompanied by the launch of a single famous game: Halo Infinite but unfortunately this game was postponed until 2021.

That doesn’t mean you don’t have anything to play, the Series X/S can still play well with a huge number of games from previous Xbox consoles. You can also choose paid blockbuster games.

Thus, Microsoft’s business philosophy is: users can immediately play a store of Xbox games when they own the device or pay a monthly fee for the service package to get more premium content.

By the way, I also talk a little about compatibility when playing old Xbox games. If you previously bought games via Xbox One, Xbox 360, etc., you do not have to pay any additional fees to Play on new generation Xbox (Series X/S), unless the game requires a virtual interactive Kinect.

Games made for previous Xbox devices when running on Series X/S will take advantage of the massive hardware, so the loading speed and experience will be much smoother. Besides, it is also upgraded with new features such as: Auto HDR.

Of course, the game publisher will also update the games to make them more stable, more compatible and improve functionality on this new system.

These include: Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4, and Sea of ​​Thieves, but Halo: The Master Chief Collection will have an additional 120 FPS mode at the “campaign” or “multiplayer” level.

You can buy individual games (up to $70/game) or buy the full Xbox Game Pass package with more than 100 games (from $10/month).

The good news is that after Microsoft acquired Bethesda Softworks (the parent company of ZeniMax Media), popular games such as Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout,… will be added to Xbox Game Pass, so you can play them freely. Game enthusiasts 🙂

More about Game Pass: with the Ultimate package priced at $14.99, you can use Cloud Gaming Service xCloud as well.

This means you can play Xbox games right on your Android phone, as long as your home Wi-Fi/4G/5G network is strong enough (some compatible games also have touch mode so you don’t have to carry an Xbox controller with you). always).

To understand more deeply, you can play games right on Microsoft’s servers, without having to worry about computer configuration, without having to worry about a weak device lagging or lagging.. (Windows PC or iOS, you have to wait until 2021 to experience Try xCloud service, guys).

It is similar to the Geforce Now service. There is a detailed article explaining the cloud gaming service, you can review it here!

If you buy Xbox Game Pass, I think you should choose the Ultimate package, because soon EA Play games will also be added to this service package.

The great thing about Series X is that if you happen to like games on Xbox One, you can ask Microsoft to convert that game to your Series

#2. Sony Playstation 5: price from $399

Released on November 12, 2020, 2 days after the Xbox Series X/S was released. While Microsoft focuses on making cross-platform games, especially in the Xbox family, Sony focuses on selling games made specifically for PS5 only.

Unlike the rather lonely launch of the Xbox family, the PS5 release was accompanied by the debut of great games such as: Demon’s Souls, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. In there Astro’s Playroom played a key role when it evoked the idea of ​​​​creating the DualSense controller.

In addition, exclusive games for this system are about to be released, expected in 2021, such as the sequel to Horizon Zero Down: Horizon Forbidden West and its sequel God of War (While Microsoft also promises exclusive games for Xbox like Fable, unfortunately the release schedule still has no release date).

PS5 was born with the new DualSense controller, which is also Sony’s trump card.

This controller has tactile feedback to help you fall in love with their games, and this is the first PS series to integrate this new generation controller.

Game makers could not miss this interesting feature and immediately integrated it into their games, such as: NBA 2K21, Fortnite.

With this DualSense controller, it further demonstrates Sony’s product exclusivity philosophy. You can only experience DualSense on the Playstation, no other system has it.

The world is becoming more and more open, more open-source, but Sony is still successful with its authoritarian strategy. They are completely right because of their potential in both console production and game making.

Every time a new PS line is born, it comes with hit games exclusive to the PlayStation system, remember the day the PS4 was born: A succession of games like Killzone Shadow Fall, Uncharted 4, Infamous: Second Son, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Bloodborne, The Last of Us Part II The shooting made PS4 the gaming console with record high sales, the fastest to sell 100 million units.

In terms of compatibility with old games, Sony is still not inferior to Microsoft. They announced that only about 10 PS4 games cannot be played on PS5, while the number that can be played is about more than 4,000, at least. really ᵔᴥᵔ

Sony also launched the PlayStation Plus Collection game service package, allowing you to choose any 20 PS4 games to play on PS5, such as: God of War, Persona 5, Bloodborne,…

If that’s true, then Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is far ahead of Sony in this regard, as Game Pass allows you to play a lot more games, including games from other systems and exclusive games.

What’s worrying is that the PlayStation Now service package, which is intended for PS4, PS3, and PS2 games, is still not available on PS5. In addition, Sony also hinted that there is no need for PS5 and PS4 to play PS3 and PS2 games. necessary, and some PS4 games can be upgraded to PS5, but it depends on the publisher whether or not they will do it and charge a fee.

So don’t rush to liquidate your old PS. In terms of backward compatibility, Xbox beats PlayStation.

II. Summary

Yes, so I have just pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of the two generations of consoles, both Xbox and PlayStation, in a very objective way.

As for judging which Xbox or PlayStation system is better, I leave it to you guys, because I only play games on Windows laptops or Android smartphones ◔◡◔

Personally, I have more sympathy for Xbox, but I still choose to buy PS5 if I have the money because in middle school I often played PS2 at the shop near school with: Dark Arena, Metal Slug, Animal Racing, Fifa,…

After you’re a little richer, find a PS3 shop Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Bloody Arena The new version is right, I admit the PS controller vibrates really well ≧◠◡◠≦✌

Collaborator: Duong Minh Thang – Blogchiasekienthuc.com