The Xbox Series S and X have both officially been announced. They will release on November 10th for $299 and $499 respectively, with pre-orders starting on September 22nd. PlayStation 5 news has since been confirmed for Wednesday, September 16th 2020, so now the topic of next-gen gaming is really getting the spotlight. However, I imagine some of you are wondering if this next-gen upgrade is worth it! Let’s figure it out together!

I got a PS4 the Christmas of 2013, just a month after it released in the UK. I played it on Christmas Day and for a few weeks after… and then went back to my Xbox 360 for about a year. Why? It had more games, more of my friends owned the console and GTA Online had just released in October 2013. So, I was unsure about whether I needed to upgrade to the next-generation so quickly this…