Xbox does this, not the PS5.

I find a lot of people who say that either a) compare it to the live TV streaming packages that are available, which are usually $60+ a month or b) have subscribed to more streaming services than they actually need and/or don’t cancel them when not in use.

Are you referring to the external power cable? If so they’re standard (NEMA 5) as well. The only thing you really have to watch out for is the gauge, but most are 14 - 16 Gauge which can handle up to (I think) 1,800W. And if you’re actually using 1,800W then you’re probably running a server that uses a different type…

Point of clarification, I don’t really give a shit. Nor do I believe I have a moral high ground. I really just wanted you to realize that buying them used shouldn’t make you feel any better, and it sounds like you already realize this, so my job is done here.

It’s still fruit from the poisoned tree, so buying them used isn’t any better.

They don’t see PCIe 4.0 NVME drives, they just see the words “external SSD” and immediately stop thinking and start complaining. They don’t realize that not all SSDs are made the same.

Is there a link in the article to this certain drive you speak of? Because this article just reads as a clarification on a post from Xbox Wire. Nowhere does it mention or provide a link to a specific hard drive. That said, I use an Ad-blocker, so maybe I can’t see it.

The SSDs aren’t proprietary. They’re standard NVME SSDs, the difference is they’re PCIe 4, which is brand new is still pretty expensive.

The PS5 seems designed for airflow in the way that the Xbox’s are not.

Why do people keep bringing up this argument. The name is moot. Come December you’ll only have two choices, the Series S or the Series X.

Most 1g plans here don’t have data caps, but they’re also close to $100 a month if not more. That and most people can’t even take advantage of those speeds with current infrastructure. One of my coworkers recently increased her plan at home to 1g, but at best she gets maybe 400 Mbps down. She only did it because with…

Except only a small handful of people will remember Apple used the commercial, but a large majority know what 1984 was.

Personally, I would get it just for the overall performance increase (if it exists). I’m one of those who usually end up with all three consoles (Sony, Nintendo and MS) by the end of the generation. Most of my friends are on XBL, and if the Series X is just faster all around than the current consoles then it would…

Join the club, and it’s not necessarily a bad thing.

True, and I didn’t want to imply otherwise. Crunch has existed well before seasonal types of games were even an idea, but I would argue that we see and hear about it more because of these types of games.

The issue isn’t with games like COD or AC (which only releases a game every 2 years or so) or sports games. All of these are one and done deals, with some DLC sprinkled in.

I’ve never understood this argument. Parents and grandparents don’t wander into stores randomly looking for game consoles. Someone tells them exactly what they want, and they get that. Worst case, they ask the sales person what is the new console and they get what the sales person points out. This idea that there will…

In what way have exclusives driven the industry forward?

No entertainment stand is going to catch fire from hot air. If this were the case people’s homes would have burned up long ago from things like amplifiers, receivers and cable boxes that can get even hotter than these consoles.

BD drives are very uncommon on PCs. First two reasons that come to mind are: