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4 drawbacks you should know before buying a PlayStation 5

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4 drawbacks you should know before buying a PlayStation 5

Now isn't the best time to buy a PS5, so know what you're in for first.

There's arguably never been a worse time to be a PlayStation fan or buy a PS5, with systems more than half a decade old costing more now than they did at release. RAMageddon is screwing tech fans worldwide, and Sony seems dead-set on burning the goodwill it's built up. We're at a particularly bad point to invest in a game console.

While both the PS5 and upgraded PS5 Pro are great systems, neither represents decent value for money right now — especially when we don't have any idea when a PlayStation 6 is going to launch.

Sony won't put games on discs starting in 2028, which means when the PS6 eventually comes out, it won't support physical games. Sony is seemingly doubling down on killing disc-based media going forward, per FlatpanelsHD's reporting that the UBP-X700/K will be the last 4K Blu-ray player the company manufactures.

So as of 2028, Sony will end the PlayStation's legacy as a true media hub. That's frustrating given how many past consoles made strides in this area. The PS2's DVD playback was a huge part of its enormous popularity, while the PS3 was one of the most affordable Blu-ray players of its time. I stood in line to buy a PS2 on November 24, 2000 not just to play EA's snowboarding classic SSX , but also because that system let me play my brand-new DVD copy of Jurassic Park for the first time.


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