I'm a gaming free agent with money to burn. Help me pick between PC, Xbox, and PS5.
SOURCE: WINDOWSCENTRAL.COM
JAN 03, 2025
After an extended break from serious gaming, I need help choosing a gaming platform.
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My New Year's goal is to pick a gaming platform by the end of 2025. (Image credit: Future)
I recently purchased Forza Horizon 4 because it was about to be delisted from all digital storefronts. I bought the game despite the fact that I don't own an Xbox or a gaming PC. The fear of missing out on one of the best racing games of the last decade forced my hand, though a massive sale meant it was a small investment to secure the ability to play Forza Horizon 4 in the future.
But after making that purchase, I thought to myself, "this is silly. I just bought a game to make sure I can play it in the future... why don't I just play it now." I'm not rolling in cash, but I'm in my mid-thirties and have a stable job. I can set aside some money to game. It's not like you have to get a 4K OLED ultrawide monitor and a $2,000 gaming machine to play games these days.
We're all spoiled for choice when it comes to gaming right now. Just about anything with a screen seems to be an Xbox, at least according to Microsoft. There are also excellent gaming handhelds, regular consoles, and affordable gaming PCs aplenty. Throughout 2025, I plan to test different platforms and form factors to see which ones work best for me. I'd also love to chat with you all throughout the process to help me know if I should pick PC, Xbox, PlayStation, or Switch as my primary platform.
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Since I've covered Microsoft and related tech for over a decade, the first platforms I'm going to look at are Windows 11 and Xbox. I research them extensively, write about them regularly, and have colleagues who know more about gaming on those platforms than just about anyone. Why not take advantage of that to try things out?
While I don't own a gaming PC, my primary laptop is capable of gaming. It has an 11th Gen Intel Core i9 and an NVIDIA RTX 3060 laptop GPU inside, which are more than enough for the types of games I enjoy. Considering I don't have a gaming monitor at the moment, I don't think a more powerful PC would make much of a difference.
To be completely honest, my laptop probably could serve as my gaming PC. It certainly runs the games I've installed so far. But I'm hesitant to use a laptop for extended gaming sessions at my desk over a long period of time. My plan is to use this laptop to test gaming on Windows 11 and then if I choose to stick with PC gaming, I'll get a dedicated gaming desktop with better cooling (and a glass side with some RGB lights maybe ????).
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