The 20 Best Gifts for Gamers in 2024

For popular exclusive games like Astro Bot, the PS5 is the way to go (although many of those games will eventually come to PC much later). The big advantage of the PS5 is its modernized and redesigned controller that provides better haptic feedback. The PS Plus subscription service It offers a huge catalog of monthly games similar to Netflix, although mostly older.

It’s almost impossible to find an older version of the console unless you buy a refurbished one; current models tend to have “slim” somewhere in the name; it’s more compact than the original with slightly more storage (1TB), but one reason it’s smaller is because Sony removed the DVD drive, which is now an option.

It’s not cheap, and if you’re willing to drop more money, $700 PS5 Pro It was launched at the beginning of November. It’s not the next generation model (we won’t see that for a while). But it’s the most powerful console on the market, running games faster and at higher resolutions.

Read our PS5 review and Practical slim PS5.