If Xbox Series S is 100$ cheaper than PS5 All-Digital, does Xbox have a legitimate chance of outselling PS5 this gen?

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RolStoppable said:

zorg1000 said:

Does MS have the better high-end? From what i understood they both have their pros and cons which for the most part cancel each other out.

Yes, they do. The PS5's only advantage is its faster SSD and that's something that most likely won't result in more than slightly shorter loading times in the majority of games. On the other hand, the XSX has the raw power advantage which will commonly result in more stable framerates and resolutions. Third parties will likely try to get a stable framerate on the PS5 with the compromise of a dynamic resolution, so the obligatory Digital Foundry comparisons will point out time and time again that the XSX version of a game has the better eyecandy. It won't be a big difference, but you know that every pixel counts in such discussions.

What the XSX has going for it can be easily used by third parties whereas the PS5's advantage will be first and foremost reserved for Sony's first party output. There's usually more time spent on playing a game than waiting for it to load, so it's safe to assume that most people will be willing to sacrifice a few seconds in favor of better performance. That is, in the USA and the UK.

I could have sworn the faster SSD offered more advantages than simply load times. O remember a bunch of devs talking about how it was a game changer and opened up alot of different opportunities.