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Games consoles
Three makers chased different things: Sony went for raw fidelity, Microsoft for subscription reach, Nintendo for portability. Price is no longer the tiebreaker it was.
Disc vs digital
Disc editions still matter for used games, gifts, and 4K Blu-ray. Digital-only saves up front but locks you to storefront pricing — pick that path only if you rarely buy physical.
TV and friends first
Match the console to your TV’s 4K/VRR capability and where your multiplayer friends already play. Exclusives rarely outweigh a dead friends list.
Scheduled price changes
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| Console | US MSRP | GPU | Storage | SSD speed | Target | Portable | UK street price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | $899.99~£709 indicative | 16.7 TFLOPS | 2048GB | Not published | 4K | No | Search Amazon UK(paid link) (opens in new tab) |
 | $649.99~£512 indicative | 10.28 TFLOPS | 1000GB | 5.5 GB/s | 4K | No | Search Amazon UK(paid link) (opens in new tab) |
 | $799.99~£630 indicative | 12 TFLOPS | 1024GB | 2.4 GB/s | 4K | No | Search Amazon UK(paid link) (opens in new tab) |
 | $499.99~£394 indicative | 4 TFLOPS | 512GB | 2.4 GB/s | 1440p | No | Search Amazon UK(paid link) (opens in new tab) |
 | $449.99~£354 indicative | Not published | 256GB | Not published | 1080p handheld / 4K docked | Yes | Search Amazon UK(paid link) (opens in new tab) |
US MSRP is the manufacturer / secondary-reported RRP for the standard configuration — not a live UK street price. Use the Amazon UK buttons to check current UK availability and pricing; confirm with a retailer before buying, since this category repriced several times during 2026. The GBP figure beside each MSRP is an indicative conversion at a static rate. Verified August 10, 2026. Nintendo does not publish graphics throughput for Switch 2, so that figure is shown as unpublished rather than estimated.
Head to head
Every pairing — with five consoles each one is a question buyers genuinely ask.
Sony
PlayStation 5 (disc) vs PlayStation 5 Pro
Sony vs Microsoft
PlayStation 5 Pro vs Xbox Series X
Sony vs Microsoft
PlayStation 5 Pro vs Xbox Series S
Nintendo vs Sony
Nintendo Switch 2 vs PlayStation 5 Pro
Sony vs Microsoft
PlayStation 5 (disc) vs Xbox Series X
Sony vs Microsoft
PlayStation 5 (disc) vs Xbox Series S
Nintendo vs Sony
Nintendo Switch 2 vs PlayStation 5 (disc)
Microsoft
Xbox Series S vs Xbox Series X
Nintendo vs Microsoft
Nintendo Switch 2 vs Xbox Series X
Nintendo vs Microsoft
Nintendo Switch 2 vs Xbox Series S
Where teraflops matter, and where they do not.
Cross-platform games look broadly similar on PS5 and Xbox Series X; the throughput gap shows up in resolution and frame-rate modes rather than in whether a game is playable. Series S trades fidelity for a lower entry price and a digital-only 1440p brief. Watch the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition (Nov 2026, price TBC), and note the 2TB Galaxy Black Series X still listed around £589.99 on Microsoft UK under the hiked 1TB disc price. For most buyers the exclusives and the people they play with decide it.
Switch 2 is not competing on the same axis at all. It trades fidelity for playing anywhere, which is either the whole point or irrelevant — there is rarely a middle position.