PlayStation 5 | Critical Consensus

The temptation to deliberately bury the lead is overwhelming. After months of slowly building hype and accumulating promises, the embargoes have lifted and the objective view on both the new Xbox and PlayStation consoles are out in the open. We could maintain a sense of mystery over which of the two companies has taken the most confident first-step into the new generation, but when it's so clear cut, why bother?
While critics were certainly pleased with the Xbox Series X|S, the praise was carefully measured and weighted with a handful of caveats. With PlayStation 5, it's unequivocal -- if you're looking for a taste of what the next generation of gaming will be like at this point in time, Sony is really the only choice.
Indeed, after reading more than a dozen product reviews, there was only one major complaint -- but that complaint was present in almost every article. In short, the PlayStation 5 is huge and, to many reviewers, not especially attractive. The Daily Telegraph's Dan Silver was more forceful in his displeasure with Sony's industrial design than most.

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