Playstation has been changing their controllers while xbox has been refining theirs. The new xbox controller is different, like it feels noticeably different, they just changed it to improve rather than make something entirely different.

You have both consoles right now, so idk why you're asking us. Which one do you use more? Which one do you like more? Which one gives you more that you want. Preference is a large factor in consoles and if you have both you don't need other people's opinions to guess what you're may be, you have your own.

So I don't think the regular ps4 runs noticeably better than a one s. They are both comparable l, while the ps4 pro and Xbox one x are the better performing versions. I think the one s may actually be better at some things, like it can play native 4k videos while the ps4 upscale them.

Anyways, depending on where you live I'd look into Xbox all access; basically you get the console immediately and than pay monthly for 2 years (I think USD it's between 25-35 depending on console) and have gamepass ultimate for the duration. Plus, you end up saving a bit overall, and it gets you a current/next Gen console rather than last Gen.

The COD deal is meant to be 10 years, so considering the buyout will be the earliest second half of the year, that's fall 2033 till the deal ends at least. So idk where you're getting 2027 from what they said?

Not all of them I don't think. And even the ones that are, like you say it's way later. Not really comparable to Xbox games which are often both day one on PC, and also play anywhere (so you can buy and play on PC or console).

Bethesda made Skyrim and the series, they have another series called fallout which is basically the same mechanics but post apocalyptic instead of fantasy. Some great games, and number 4 has mods on Xbox.

Outer worlds is basically fallout by another company (the studio actually made one of the fallout games, new Vegas, which is by many considered the best).

Oblivion is more standard RPG than Skyrim and can be more complex, but it's a fantastic game.

Gamepass is incredible, of you get gamepass ultimate you also have gold (play online, 2 free games a month) and EA access for EA games. Best part is they own Bethesda so fallout and elder scrolls (Skyrim) games are all available with gamepass for no extra charge. Their new upcoming space game will be available day 1 as well.

Enjoy!

Does switch Skyrim have mods? If not, Xbox Skyrim with mods will open up sooooo much. Plus there's the previous TES games like Oblivion and Morrowind playable through backcompat (oblivion is great, morrowind is very different so may not be enjoyed as much).

Depending on why you liked Skyrim you'll also have other Bethesda games (fallout mainly ATM), Outer Worlds, maybe Kingdoms of Amalur.

Dragon age combat is very different so if that and open world are all you want maybe not the series for you (personally love them but not analogous to Skyrim in those ways).

The Mordor games are great, very different combat/gameplay but fantastic games.

Overall I'd say you'll likely find things you enjoy, and gamepass makes it very easy and cheap to do so.

So in regards to the playerbase, check the specific games but a lot (maybe most?) Multiplayer games are cross plat now so the playerbase would be the same.

I know Forsaken is a timed exclusive (though I think it's a long time, maybe 2 years?) And GoW is I think on PC? PlayStation is great for exclusives, but with how much you have invested in Xbox it's hard for me to think the games would justify the switch.

Also, the PS5 is I believe larger than the XSX, so maybe relevant for putting it in your carry on?

Both would likely be the series X, as the series S is a cheaper "worse" performing version (so if you want performance you wouldn't want the series S).

Because auto aim and aim assist are the 2 different names people use for it? Idk if which is used depends on how severe it is or what but both are commonly used so, that's why.

Like others say it definitely takes practice. Also make sure you have auto aim or aim assist on.

Saying that one thing that can help is taller thumbsticks and lower sensitivity settings. Either the elite controller can do this, or you can buy grips which are thick enough to add extra height.

If these are the options go series S. Saying that, are you aware that while the series S is a current gen console the PS4 is last gen? (That's why I say get series S)

They have a one S now so the series s is the equivalent, they didn't have the better last gen.

Happy to be of help 😊.

If he's got a good PC than PS5 becomes even more unnecessary as they started releasing their exclusives on PC after a (long) wait so at least several are on there, and PC VR (while way more expensive on average) is a lot better.

So everyone here is saying get him a PS5, I disagree.

You mention that they're expensive so I assume money might be a factor. In that case I'd definitely advise the PS4. PSVR (PlayStation VR 1 only, the second iteration is PS5 exclusive) is compatible with the 4, plus God of War (both the first "new" one and the sequel Ragnarok) and Spiderman (the first "new" one and the miles Morales stand alone expansion, not the upcoming Spiderman 2) are both on the PS4, as well as a bunch of other PlayStation exclusive singleplayer story based games (like the Last of Us 1&2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Uncharted series, etc).

So since you also seem very unfamiliar with gaming consoles in general here's a basic breakdown;

-Microsoft makes the Xbox and Sony makes the PlayStation,

-The Xbox Series X (XSX) is a current generation Xbox console and therefore has all of their newest releases available,

-The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is the current generation PlayStation equivalent,

-The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is the last generation PS, up until late 2020 every single thing released for PS was on the PS4, and even for the past 2 years I'd say most things still came out on it,

-Probably upwards of 90% of all games released are on both consoles,

-Each company does have some exclusives (Xbox has Halo, Gears of War, Forza. PS has God of War, Spider-man, the Last of Us) which are only on their own console,

-PS has VR capability through the PSVR while Xbox does not

So basically, if you have one console than the other is limited in what it actually provides. If you don't have a lot of money to spend on bonus shit I say the last gen PS4 gives a lot of the benefits and a LOT of PS exclusives that have previously come out while saving likely a bunch of cash.

Personally (as an Xbox guy) I generally wait till the PS has gotten way cheaper years after it releases (and has updated smaller versions come out) before grabbing one for the exclusives.

The first PSP and the first DS both had wifi. Only Gameboy era stuff didn't far as I'm aware.

Gameboy era would be your friend, as even the first DS has wi-fi capabilities.

The gameboy advanced SP (if you can find one, no idea how easy that'd be) was nice and compact and worked pretty well. Find a used video game store and see if they got any gameboys.

Op, One thing to be aware of with the series S is it has no disc drive (which may or may not matter to you but is good to be aware).

Really all you gotta do is look at the games.

Do you like sci Fi shooters? (Halo and Gears) Would you want to play flight sim on console? Do you love Bethesda games? (starfield)

I guess gamepass is also a big factor, and it is awesome. Having the option to just try out a bunch of games without buying them is suuuuper cool and useful.

You said games are only xcloud and can't be downloaded, you didn't say they can't be downloaded on the previous gen or mention gens at all in relation to the cloud. Games being cloud only and current gen only are 2 different statements.

I've literally never seen a single game that I can't install from gamepass, but that's besides the point since if playing through the cloud you could use the one S (he'll you can use a phone).

Plus you're assuming they have Gamepass, and someone whose still using a 360 likely doesn't. I'm also assuming they don't want to or can't spend a lot easily on gaming so they may not get gamepass.

Honestly the One S. The Series S has no disc drive which means you're physical 360 games will be unavailable to play without repurchase and you won't be able to buy cheap 2nd hand games.

Plus while the Series S lets you play newer stuff there's still so many games that the One S will give you, and you guys likely don't care about the newest and greatest if you've got a 360 nowadays as your current.

External HDD can have games OR media, I don't think it can have profiles or save data (but I'm unsure as all that stuff seamlessly stores on the cloud anyways nowadays).

Can only speak for Xbox, but using games on it requires you to have the system format the drive so it's unable to be used for anything else.

Though you can totally go bigger than a 2tb (I have an 8tb), but of course you can't play series X games off of the external.