Most likely, no, I wouldn't.  However, I do own every playstation console, and I have never been a fan of xbox, thus never buying or owning any of them, and today, for those xbox games I do want, I just hop on the microsoft store, get them, and play.  I don't pay for PS+ and my PS4 collects dust.  Spider-Man disinterested me, and I couldn't be bothered to finish Uncharted 4.  Last of us Remastered was a pointless pack-in with my original PS4, as I played it on PS3 and completed it 4 times.  Beyond: Two Souls, which I also finished on PS3 10 times, I also was able to comeplete on PS4.  And I was also able to complete Detroit: Become Human, which ran so much better on my PS4 Pro that now my PS4 is never used.

Also couldn't be bothered to finish Horizon, either.  Alot of these games just seem like the same games that were on PS3, and the story based stuff is getting old for me, since that's all there is.

These days, I'm playing overwatch, mostly, but I started playing fornite 2 weeks ago, and unlike the first time I tried it, I actually like fornite these days.  Also a bit of Tekken 7 and MK11, so between those 4 games, I don't miss console gaming at all.  Doing EWGF in Tekken on a keyboard is like butter.  I can never do it consistently on a controller, though.  I actually have issues adjusting to MK11 on keyboard, so that one, I'll still use a controller for, but Tekken feels so much better on a keyboard.

Long winded answer, but I wont be getting PS5 so soon, since I'm not paying for PS+ and I'm not going to be interested in any of the games, unless they announce timed exclusivity for Tekken X Street Fighter, and it's also a launch title.  But we'll see if that game actually happens or not...  It's only been 8 years.

I'm only gonna buy a PS5 for the exclusives.

If I could play Uncharted, God of war etc on PC then of course I'd do that. Saves me money and plastic waste.

I like your post. Mainly because you like games and not a particular company.  

I'm not a fan of $500 PC builds. IMO they are a huge waste of money, because something like $750 will get you so much more, and will last you a full console generation if you are only gaming at 1080/60.

Gamepass is on PC, so I think there's something better than a rental service for PC.

Tough question. I honestly don’t know the answer to that. I’m hoping it doesn’t become the new norm.

I couldn't agree more on the price argument in your first sentence. If somebody wants something that will last them a generation for $500 or less they should get a console.

If PS5 had a Gamepass-like service I would agree with you one this one. But IMO Xbox's library is horribly limited. My PS4 collection is 60 games strong. If I were to take out all the games not available on Xbox, and add every good XB1 game that isn't playable on PS4 I would only have 38 physical Xbox games. Meanwhile I have 38 physical Switch games. Switch isn't even three years old yet, so for me Xbox just looks bad when comparing my potential Xbox collection with my actual Switch collection.

Online multiplayer doesn't cost $300+ per generation on PC.

No. If I can choose between a platform with all. thegames and a platform with half the games, then its a no brainer.

Using the price argument against all else does not equate it to being the same value as all other advantages PC has. This is something that's irked me debate wise for years now, primarily because people act and like to believe (truly believe) that price>literally any advantage in any known universe, despite the common act that the price point can be done away with in a myriad of ways, yet the advantages remain there and they evolve.

If the price point is a concern, then you're simply doing away with all the other advantages for sticking with £500, because yes you can get a build for that price, but if your entire and future mindset is only fixed on higher visuals and performance throughout 8-10 years, then yeah, you're going to most definitely have to upgrade a part or two. If you aren't interested in what I'd previously mentioned in terms of building a PC, then yes, you can just dial down some settings to play the games at that spec over the years. Again, if high visuals/performance is your go to like mine is, then the upgrade has to come at some point in time, that goes completely without saying, but at the same time those upgrades bring their own pros, with the one con being, you guessed it, just money, which is a common theme in just about every facet of life, from bills to medicine to healthcare, to loans etc, all a common surmountable issue to look at when it comes to money, but that's something you have to sort out yourself.

Also, while we're on about the price argument, you're forgetting the fact that you have to pay to play online for consoles, a price factor which racks up over time, both to play MP online and gain access to some games per month. PC only has you paying a sub fee for some MMO's, but on consoles you've not only got the sub, but also the general MP tax to pay as well, so both stack up together all the more. There is no argument that can state paying double is superior and worthwhile compared to just not paying anything and playing it online for free. The hw gains for spending that £250+free online makes for an objectively superior package.

I get that some folk like to think £750 is a lot, but then I look at mobile phones, cars, TV's, tablets, sports equipment, games, 3 consoles, 3 refresh console systems, and so much more, which many millions buy into on a monthly/yearly basis, and it all adds up, so if they claim an extra £250 is too much let alone £750, then they aren't paying attention to what they actually spend money on, because people tend to spend a lot. This is exactly why I loathe the era that Netflix has brought into the media realm, because now everyone wants their own streaming network, and everyone does this, one person who wants all the content has to sub to them all, then bam!, it all adds up and you're basically at segregated cable TV all over again, and that's honestly the biggest, most shittiest deal on the planet, because no one wants a middle-man anymore, just 100% of the control+cut of the profits.

Imo, £750 is nothing compared to many of those I listed above, doesn't matter with the whole "but I don't think it's worth it", because if you're buying the latest iphone, or the combo listed above, then you're just throwing your money away at many a thing, but suddenly choose to put little value into something that gives you many net gains, hell jobs too (like making movies, livesstreaming, podcasting, drawing, making video games, online teaching etc, the list goes on).

The data Sony/MS provides tells us that a lot do, if many didn't, as in more than 60%, then online charges wouldn't be enforced as much as they are. Demand is most definitely there and it's not going away anytime soon, thus the online sub fee disadvantage shall stay. When it is dropped, only then does it stop being a disadvantage.