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- Over the past couple of months, a handful of coworkers and family members have told me they purchased a PlayStation 4.
- This makes sense, as most people are staying indoors as much as possible because of the pandemic and stay-at-home orders.
- But I was still surprised to hear how many people were only just now, in 2020, experiencing the nearly 7-year-old PlayStation 4 for the very first time (on the eve of the PlayStation 5, no less).
- While lots of people are pursuing the Nintendo Switch game console, which has been sold out for months, the PlayStation 4 can still be found easily — and it's arguably a better bang for your buck than any other piece of technology, period.
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Let's be real: You're probably not able to find a Nintendo Switch right now. That may change soon, but they have become a rare item in the first half of 2020, available only on reselling sites like eBay, and usually for double the retail price or more. GameStop recently got some stock in, and it sold out almost immediately.
Nintendo is hard at work making more Switch consoles. You may find the more affordable Switch Lite variant available, but I wouldn't recommend it for most people. It's a handheld-only system, so it lacks the Switch's signature ability to also be played on the television, its best feature in my opinion.
Meanwhile, I think there's a better gaming machine out there for most people — something with a deep library of must-play, exclusive games, which can also be used as a streaming device for apps like Netflix, YouTube, and Twitch. It's a complete entertainment system, perfect for quarantine.
Frankly, the PlayStation 4 is the singular piece of technology that I've gotten the most mileage out of — more so than my smartphone, which I replace every couple of years, or my headphones, which I also keep upgrading.
If you don't own a PlayStation 4, you should buy one. Even if you own another game console, it's still worth your money. I also own a Nintendo Switch and Xbox One X, but the Switch is almost impossible to find right now, and I barely touch the Xbox. Meanwhile, I've dumped thousands of hours into my PlayStation 4, which I've owned since 2014. Some of its exclusive games, by themselves, are worth the price of admission.
At first, I bought a PlayStation 4 just to play "Destiny," a sci-fi game from the creators of "Halo," with my older brother. (We grew up on the "Halo" series together, so we were all over this.)BungieBut over the years, as the console's library steadily grew, I started paying more attention to Sony's exclusives — games you couldn't play on any other platform. To me, these are the games that make the PlayStation 4 special.PlayStation.com
One of the first PlayStation exclusives I dug into was "Bloodborne," a scary-sounding game that I thought was not for me, but my older brother bought it for my birthday and promised me I was in for a treat. He was right.PlayStation
"Bloodborne" — from the developers as the popular "Dark Souls" series, famous for its extreme difficulty — is a mountain to climb, but a thrilling one. It's a masterclass in both game design and challenging players to learn and persevere — important lessons for life in general.Sony PlayStation
"Bloodborne" is astounding, and it's only available on the PlayStation 4. This was my entry point to PlayStation 4 exclusive games, and it kept getting better as the years went on.Sony PlayStation
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