PlayStation 5 review — Making console gaming exciting again

For most of the year, I wasn’t all that excited for the new consoles. That’s why I’m surprised that I love my PlayStation 5 so much already.

The PlayStation 5 launches on November 12. You can buy the console with a disc drive ($500) or without ($400). Sony sent me one with a disc drive. Console generations aren’t what they once were. We’re not going to see a graphical, industry-shaking leap like we did with, say, the SNES and Nintendo 64. We’re in an era of diminishing returns, where graphics can get better, but not in a way that is going to fundamentally change your gaming experience.