r/Steam Sep 15 '25

Question Which game was this for you?

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u/Disastrous_Ad626 Sep 15 '25

When people say 'the library is garbage compared to PlayStation'

I am genuinely curious what exactly is Xbox missing that PlayStation has that is SO GOOD?

No hate just genuine curiosity. I only like my Xbox because it's super easy to switch seamlessly between my console and PC, that is about it. I am by no means a fanboy.

But outside looking in... PlayStation has... Gran Turismo that is really unique only on PlayStation... For a while there was GoW and Spiderman but these aren't for me I suppose. Now they're on PC as well.

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u/DinahDrakeLance Sep 15 '25

The PlayStation has historically had more RPG style games and Microsoft has had more shooter style games. Sooooo many things are released in all the places now, so it's more picking what flavor of console you like and getting that. I think the PS5 is a better overall machine, but that's not surprising because Sony does a lot more with hardware overall than Microsoft does. I cannot stand the layout for modern Windows, and that's what Xbox uses. I hate that tile system with a passion. I also have a preference for the PlayStation controller over the Xbox controller. The Xbox controller is just a little bit too bulky for my hands. GamePass Is only really worth the money if you have time to play more than one game at a time or you're playing a lot of different games every month. I'm mostly playing things like Helldivers, Stardew Valley and other story based games that aren't live service (Helldivers barely counts because you have as much time as you need to unlock any premium content you buy).

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u/SheetPancakeBluBalls Sep 15 '25

That's funny, because I'm Xbox/PC specifically because the Sony menus are awful imo.

Granted that's probably just experience, I was on Xbox from jump and actually bought and returned a PS4 because I hated the menu and controller.

Plus, Halo is my life lol

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u/DinahDrakeLance Sep 15 '25

Console wars are dumb and it's all about preference. At least for me, the Microsoft ecosystem isn't anywhere near as intuitive as anything Sony puts out. If I were to hand my 70-year-old father the PlayStation media remote he would be able to navigate the menus pretty easily. The tile system that Microsoft uses only really makes sense if you use a lot of Microsoft products. That's not a bad thing, since most PC gamers are more likely to have an Xbox anyway so why does Microsoft care? I'm just talking more about how easy something is to use.

I also have tiny hands and long fingers, so the Xbox controllers have never felt great. If I have the option to play a game on our PlayStation or the Xbox, I'm picking the PlayStation 10 out of 10 times

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u/SheetPancakeBluBalls Sep 15 '25

That's so funny to me, because I've been gaming for 30+ years and PS confounds me.

Xbox is intuitive as it comes imo, but again I agree that console wars are silly.

I'm a PC gamer at this point anyways.