My PS4 almost made it. It was a launch-day PlayStation 4 from 2013, and it worked great right up until the last few months, like it knew it was about to get the Marie Kondo treatment and replaced by the new, much-advanced PS5. The seven-year-old system still played games fine, but the optical drive mechanism grew confused, giving off random beeps, as if it were trying to eject a ghost disc. Read More: PS5 Restock Tracker: Where to find a console
Sony's PlayStation 5 scores with the big game exclusives that gamers want. It's also tall and blindingly white.
Fantastic new controller; Streamlined UI puts games first; Great day-one exclusive game lineup; Included Astro's Playroom game is fantastic;
The bold design is borderline impractical for small spaces; Syncing up cloud saves can be a pain; I don't love the clunky-feeling plastic stand; Some games force you to choose between resolution, frame rate and ray tracing;