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Anubra_Khan t1_iy1jv9s wrote

That's right. You'll be a slave to digital sales if you have a console without a drive. Even when digital games are on sale, they're still more expensive than used (and sometimes new) physical copies are all year long.

Dark Souls 3 with DLC is 6 years old. It's $20 new at Walmart or you can pay $80 online. Just an example. If you look, you can find used physical copies of games under $10 at thrift stores, yard sales or even borrow/trade with friends or work colleagues. I found a stack of PS4/Xbox One games for $1 each at Goodwill over the summer. Digitally, they were each between $40 - $60 and I can sell/trade them.

Think about how long you'll have (and use) the console you're buying. In that time frame, you're likely to actually save money (and have a more powerful system) by having a console that accepts physical copies. I strongly recommend the PS5 w/ disc drive or Xbox Series X. If you have a PC, then I'd go with PS5 just because PC has access to all of the Xbox games.

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PartEnvironmental315 OP t1_iy1m4jg wrote

Thank you, then most probably I will go with Xbox series X, my budget was 300 eur for second hand PS4, but it is worth to add 200 eur extra to save on games overall and have more powerful 4k console. PS5 is not in stock in my country and if I find some shop that has it, it is 700+ eur

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Anubra_Khan t1_iy1vac8 wrote

I think that's the right call for your situation. It's a better system and it will likely be more affordable in the long run than the Series S.

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PartEnvironmental315 OP t1_iy20edr wrote

nah... ,sorry, I am changing my mind after watching some more reviews and finding a good deal for 229eur for series S, this console will be enough for me and my wife. The only pullback is price of Crash Bandicoot, but other games can be bought on sale under 20eur, which is not that much in the end.

I found GTA V for 15, old NFS for 3.99eur, Mafia: definitive edition: 13.99 etc...

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