Glad I could help! I actually didn't even think about non-US digital prices being higher.

I know different countries and games vary but do you know if used hard copies of games can be as cheap as they can be in the US?

Hardware is only as good as the games it plays.

They're both good.

Xbox Series X

Positives - Xbox is available. I can walk into a store and buy a Series X. That's definitely a positive. Another is Game Pass. It's one of the best deals in gaming but is $180 per year (but more expensive than PC Game Pass). This includes a lot of Day One releases which could otherwise cost $60 alone. Very good deal. Backwards compatible with older discs. Although I believe the library of older discs it accepts is limited, it's still a positive.

Negatives - 2 years in and it doesn't have any next gen games. AFAIK, all Series X games can be played on XBOXone. Extended memory is proprietary and expensive. There are also no exclusives. Almost every game available on Xbox is also available on PC. Eventually, the Activision/Bethesda games will be console exclusive but will also have PC releases. If you have a gaming PC, there are very few reasons to have an Xbox.

Xbox Series S

Positives - in addition to Series X Positives, the Series S costs $200 less.

Negatives - in addition to Series X Negatives, the Series S is less capable and has less memory. It's a great machine for its price but, as soon as you extend the memory, you're close to the Series X price point. The lack of a disc drive will cost more over time, too. Digital games stay at full price until the occasional sale. Those sales are usually still more than a used disc. Being able to find $60 games for $10 (or even free via borrowing or under $10 from thrift stores, yard sales, whatever) can make up the $200 difference of not having a drive pretty quickly. Controllers are good but come with disposal batteries. Feels cheap and is an additional expense to buy your own rechargeables.

PS5 (Disc Version)

Positives - it already has next gen exclusive games; good ones that won multiple awards last year. In addition, you have the Sony exclusives that compete for (and often win) GOTY awards every year. Some of these exclusives, but not all, are slowly being released on PC 1 to 3 years after release. The new PS Plus pricing is really good. The base price point is $60 a year and gives you PS Plus collection and 3 to 5 free games a month. The PS Plus Extra price point adds about 400+ games (about the same as Game Pass) for $100 a year. And for $120 you get everything above Plus another 300+ older games. PS Plus does not include the Day One releases of Game Pass. It is a great deal for the price and even more so for people who are new to Sony because almost all of the exclusives from previous years are included. Internal memory is not proprietary and is a lot cheaper than Xbox. An SSD can be used as an extended drive to store and run PS4 games without reducing load speeds and internal storage reserved for PS5 games. Haptic feedback on the controllers is game changing on first party titles.

Negatives - you can't find one and it is still not readily available in stores. You will not have access to some xbox games like Halo or Forza. They may be losing access to future Bethesda games and some Activision games. Though, depending on which games you are interested in, you may have time to save up for a PC to play them. Controller battery runs out of juice after about 6 - 9 hours.

PS5 (discless)

Don't buy this. It's $100 less than disc version. If you buy 2 or 3 $60 -$70 digitally games when you could have bought $10 or less used discs then you're actually losing money instead of saving $100.

If you're buying a console for one game, and that one game is Gotham Knights, you may want to reconsider your approach. I'd honestly hold out for the thing you want (in this case, a ps5) as opposed to settling for less. Buyer's remorse is a pretty bad feeling.

You did well by identifying that Xbox has no next gen (current gen, really) games yet. I usually recommend Series X over Series S because the $200 difference can be made up if you buy memory or if you find good deals on physical discs. I mean, just borrowing a couple of games that are $60 each can make up that difference pretty quickly. However, if you are really certain that you won't be playing it much and are ok with the lacking performance and disc drive, then pick up the Series S.

Overall, I still say hold out for the PS5 only because that's what you really want and it actually has next gen exclusives that won multiple awards last year. But, if you can afford the Series S and still buy the PS5 if one becomes available, then go for it.

If you buy a Series S and a PS5 becomes available a week later and you can't afford it, how would that feel?

There is no console war. For somebody who has no stake in it, you sure are bringing up a lot of Xbox vs PS topics that no one asked for.

I'm just giving OP an honest recommendation based on the info he give us. If he didn't have a PC and couldn't afford one, I could just as easily recommend a series X over PS5.

Obviously I did. He asked if he should buy a PS5.

I'm not sure that the 80 - 100 old games that xbox game pass has over pc game pass (most of which can still be bought and played on PC) is worth a $500 console and an additional $60 a year.

For that same price, you can get the PS5 and PS Plus collection. For another $40 a year, you get another 400+ games, including many PS exclusives. Perfect for anyone who wants to get caught up if they are new to the system. This is cheaper than Game Pass Ultimate, has about the same amount of games and way more games that are not available on PC.

It also gives him access to exclusives that may or may not be released in 1 - 3 years after release on PC.

So yeah, I read his post and provided my recommendation along with the logic behind it. Have fun raging about it for no reason and providing very little logic to support your stance.

PC has everything available to xbox and more. It's just a fact. Seems like a waste of money to have both but I'm glad it works for you.

Xbox series x won't give you access to anything your PC doesn't already have and the game pass ultimate is $15 for Xbox, not $10 like it is for PC.

I have PC and PS5 with an Xbox collecting dust.

I think it's way too clicky and hate that it makes you buy your own rechargeable batteries. But do you guys all sleep in the same room or something? The buttons shouldn't be THAT loud.

If you have a PC, get game game pass for PC and buy a PS5.