Playstation 5

[David]

Bro, you've to tell me how good that new Spider-Man game is, without spoilers though. I played the other game on the PS4 but I haven't gotten around getting a PS5 since I'm currently debating on what it's more important to get, PC or PS5 and get a few games like Spider-Man Miles Morales.

It's mostly the same gameplay wise as Spider-Man (2018) but with some awesome new abilities, the story is quite good and there's overall plenty of things to do but like I said it is much shorter. Essentially if you loved Spider-Man (2018) you'll love this one as well. You don't have to own a PS5 though, the game is out on PS4 as well (I do recommend the PS5 version though for its performance mode and great loading times). Either way, excellent game

I'd have to consciously stop myself from buying the PS5 just to play the insomniac spiderman games

You could just play them on PS4 unless you mean you want all those enhancements from the PS5 versions

can I get some second opinions? I initially thought I wouldn't be interested in the PlayStation 5 and would instead invest in a PC, but now I'm tossing up.

one one hand, I've got a history with PlayStation: I have a PS4, a ton of (hopefully) backwards compatible games, my account etc.. the PS5 looks good, but for my current "setup", I'd probably also have to invest in a new monitor/TV, as I doubt my old TV that I've used for my PS4 will be able to keep up. there's also the issue of availability and whether I can actually get a console. this is likely the cheaper option, because I won't be scammed into buying resales.

I'd also need a monitor for PC. specs shouldn't be a problem... right? I'm not very knowledgeable on how PC compares to the incoming gen of consoles, but I'm taking time to do my research. tbh, I'm not very knowledgeable on PCs in general, which is a big downside. although, having a PC would bode well for my day-to-day life much more than a dedicated console. as of the moment I have a laptop but it's not something I want to rely on forever. regarding the cost, PCs are another level to the PS5, from what I know.

of course, primary interest here is gaming. neither option satisfies everything, and I haven't really mentioned every detail for concision's sake, but I'm looking to get as much quality as I can. idk if matching the PS5 specs via PC is a reasonable goal: like I said, I'm a noob at PC stuff, which I understand isn't ideal. if someone does take the time out of their day to help me out, just know I can afford both but within reason; I'll let you know if I can't.

Well to put it simply you won't be able to put together a PC anywhere close to the specs of the PS5 at the same price point, the CPU in the new consoles is essentially a downclocked Ryzen 7 3700x which sells for around $280 at it's cheapest right now which is already more than half the cost of any of the new consoles so that should give you an idea. That said, on PC you have a lot more control over the performance you can get where as on console it's mostly 2 options, performance and cinematic modes where one runs at 60FPS and the other 30FPS. But keyword there is mostly, there are some games that actually support 120FPS modes on PS5 (Series X and Series S also support 120FPS) such as Borderlands 3, the new COD Black Ops Cold War, Dirt 5, and some others. (and I expect some games to have even more options, but not many)

In my opinion, since you don't already have a gaming PC, that's what I would do first. PC is so much more versatile, if I didn't already have a gaming rig that's what I would have done instead. You won't match the PS5 spec wise unless you spend over $1000 (and even then the PS5 still has an advantage with it's super fast SSD and I/O design until DirectStorage comes out and gets implemented in games on PC) but you'll have a much bigger selection of games and have lots of control over what kind of performance you get within your hardwares limitations as well as of course being able to do all things PC's can do that consoles can't. 

If your old TV is just a simple 1080p 60hz display I would recommend upgrading for the PS5, on big TV's 4K makes a very noticeable difference but if it's a real small TV it's not going to be that noticeable and would probably be fine (and it can still look better than a game running at native 1080p due to downscaling). Ideally you'd want a HDMI 2.1 equipped 4k 120Hz HDR TV to take full advantage of the PS5's capabilities but that's gonna be like $800 atleast (edit: looks like theres some around $500, didn't know it got that cheap lol), so just a regular 4K tv would be fine but I would make sure to find one with good response times and good colors. As for PC, assuming your budget is around $800 or less for the computer, I'd recommend something like a 24" 1080p 144Hz display which can be had for under $200. If you're wanting a display that would eventually be used for both I'd probably recommend a 60hz 4K monitor, preferably at least 27".

One thing to point out, and I'd have to check for the PS5 (haven't found confirmation it's the same for PS5), but I know for the Xbox Series X (and by extension the Series S) you can't select the 120Hz option unless your display has HDMI 2.1 so even if a monitor supports say 240Hz but has no HDMI 2.1 you'd be stuck at 60Hz, so if that's the case for the PS5 as well I just want it to be clear incase you would want to take advantage of 120Hz on a non-hdmi 2.1 monitor with a PS5. Edit: Apparently you don't need HDMI 2.1 to get 120Hz on the new Xbox's or the PS5, this is only for 4K 120Hz and it appears people took that and thought it applied to 120Hz at any resolution. That said, some high refresh rate monitors might not work for 120Hz on these consoles so it's best to do some research if anyone plans on using one for the new consoles