After several false starts, I finally bit the bullet and bought a PS5 via a forced bundle from one of the local retailers for 1000$. The bundle was much better value than the local scalpers, you're forced to buy a lot of stuff at once but it's all priced at SRP. Came with Ratchet and Clank, Tsushima, Miles Morales, Returnal, and (ugh) Watch Dogs Legion, a black replacement shell, a useless PS5 travel bag, and an extra DualSense, so 4 of the 5 games I actually have a lot of interest in playing. Not too bad!
Ironically, the game that pushed me over the edge wasnt any of those PS5 console exxxclusives, but rather Genshin Impact. My AR 47 save file is basically hard locked to Playstation, as my gacha luck on PC/Android was terrible.... aaand playing that shit on a PS4 Pro in 2021 was getting really depressing (made even worse by the fact that I already did 30+ hours on PC, so I knew exactly how much better my experience could be).
Ratchet and Clank is blowing my mind right now! I honestly wasn't expecting much going in (looked like more of the same), but that game is
crazy good, especially for existing/lapsed fans of the old R&C games.
Been using my Xbox quite a bit these past weeks. I’m almost done with Control’s base content, can’t wait to play the DLC campagins.
You're gonna have a blast, some of Control's DLC stuff is really good. Played through the entire thing again on XSX recently (first time playing the DLC) and enjoyed myself thoroughly.