

Last-gen games continue to receive next-gen facelifts. Getting your hands on either machine requires engaging in keyboard-warrior battle royale, and likely will for some time. We’re still very much in that liminal phase between generations, with no end in sight. But over the past six months, it’s clear the story around them is less about technical benchmarks and more about how each has handled the leap between console generations.

Both machines promised cutting-edge graphics and top-flight performance (and awesome games). Two days later, Sony followed up with a next-gen console of its own, the irresistibly memeable PlayStation 5.

Last November, following years of speculation and hype, Microsoft released its next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
