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Everything you need to know before you pick a side in the Great Console War of 2020-21

Like a couple of pregnant pandas, the Playstatio­n 5 and Xbox Series X are ready to drop and expectatio­n is sky-high. With the promise of vast power upgrades, flashy new titles and two versions of each console, next-gen gaming is here at last. But which will it be?

Pandemic be damned: nothing, apparently, can stop the launch of the next generation of games consoles, nor the immense hype built around them. As promised, Sony and Microsoft are both releasing new hardware in November, each claiming significan­tly more power and speed than their predecesso­rs along with other perks and upgrades that are sure to feel like must-haves to fans still clutching their rapidly ageing current-gen boxes.

This time around, however, it’s not as simple a decision as ‘Playstatio­n or Xbox’. That’s just step 1. On the Sony side, the PS5 is the core console but there’s also a cheaper Digital Edition that kicks the disc drive into touch for a download-only future; and while the Xbox Series X represents Microsoft’s supercharg­ed vision of native 4K gaming, the Series S hits the 2K middle ground between power and price.

Not quite ready player one

In truth, neither launch is happening completely unscathed by the state of the world. The Xboxes arguably took the biggest hit with the late-breaking delay of Halo Infinite into 2021, but both launch line-ups are thinner on the big system-sellers that we usually expect. On top of that, manufactur­ing delays could make all these consoles tricky to get before Christmas.

But that won’t stop us from trying, will it? So, envisaging Black Friday brawls across a once-dignified nation, here’s our hot take on the sleek new Playstatio­n and Xbox consoles rolling out right about now – and the games that’ll make you scramble for ’em.

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Tall and curvy like a skyscraper they decided not to build for safety reasons, the PS5 comes with the new Dualsense controller and super-speedy internals.
I wanna X you up
The Xbox Series X has more raw graphic-wrangling power than the PS5 and opts for a minimal design, while the Series S has less grunt and manages without the disc drive.
We got the tower Tall and curvy like a skyscraper they decided not to build for safety reasons, the PS5 comes with the new Dualsense controller and super-speedy internals. I wanna X you up The Xbox Series X has more raw graphic-wrangling power than the PS5 and opts for a minimal design, while the Series S has less grunt and manages without the disc drive.

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