Look, we get it. It's tough to get a PS5 right now, with the chip shortage, scalpers, and all that. But truth be told, you don't explicitly need it. That last-gen PS4 is still a pretty capable gaming system that you're completely ignoring right now-and. This guide is here to show you why.
In 2022, any gaming system you can get your hands on counts-at least until you're able to buy the newer ones. This time, we'll be focusing on Sony's last-gen console, giving you three great reasons why a used PS4 is worth buying even now.
The PS4 Can Still Do Stuff A PS5 Can
Take a look at the PS5 and what it can do. Now, take a look at the PS4. Aside from the fact that the PlayStation 5 has more modern hardware (stronger GPU and CPU, faster storage), it really has nothing that a PS4 cannot do right now, as per Tech Times.
CHIBA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 12: Wireless controller for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) game console are displayed in the Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. booth on the business day of the Tokyo Game Show 2019 at Makuhari Messe on September 12, 2019 in Chiba, Japan. The Tokyo Game Show will be open to the public on September 14 and 15, 2019.
This is even more pronounced when you look at games you can only play on PS5. There are only six games currently exclusive on the newer console. Six. As for everything else, you can still get them on the PS4, and there's not much of a difference aside from faster loading times or better frame rates. Even upcoming games like "God Of War: Ragnarok" are STILL releasing on the PlayStation 4.
As for other confirmed upcoming PS5 exclusives, there's only Insomniac's "Spider-Man 2," "Forspoken," and the VR spinoff "Horizon Call Of The Mountain, writes GamesRadar that are due within the next two years. Other next-gen exclusive games are still unannounced and not due until the mid-2020s.
So unless you're fine with a six-game exclusive library as of the moment, you're still going to be able to get by with a PS4 for much of the current generation's early years. That's not an opinion-it's fact. If you can get a PS5 to play all those last-gen games in better quality, good for you! But we're not talking about the PlayStation 5 right now, are we?
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The Global Chip Shortage Isn't Going Away Soon
Believe it or not, the global semiconductor shortage is not going away anytime soon-even almost two years on. Sony is among the biggest-hit companies, and this has been evident in just how hard it is to find a PS5 in stock right now.
There are not a lot of PS5s out there in the wild because they're simply far too expensive to manufacture. As for the PS4, that's a different story. Sony's last-gen console uses older chip models, which are far more available, which is why Sony doesn't plan to stop making brand-new units for this year (via The Verge).
According to WIRED, having more PS4s on shelves could theoretically offload the demand on the PS5, which can be good for everybody involved. The only problem for Sony now is that not a lot of people seem to want to buy the last-gen console simply because next-gen is already here. That's not an option for most people who might want something to game on and don't care about the latest tech too much.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 28: A detailed view of a PS4 controller as players practice during day one of the 2019 ePremier League Finals at Gfinity Arena on March 28, 2019 in London, England.
PS4 Games Are STILL Excellent
Back on the subject of games: the PlayStation 4's game library is as expansive as it is great. There's a reason why the PS4 won the last generation's console war: most of the released games were iconic. "Bloodborne," "Uncharted 4," "Ghost Of Tsushima," and even the critically acclaimed "Horizon Forbidden West" (check out our review here) is still making a case for the last-gen console.
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And if for some reason, you want to play older games from the PS3 and PS2 generations, you have PlayStation Now. Sure, it's no Xbox Game Pass, but it's a good enough replacement for when you want to revisit older classics, writes PCMag. Don't let anybody tell you that PS4 games are no longer worth playing when much of the PS5's library is still relying on backward compatibility with last-gen.
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Written by RJ Pierce
