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Console comparison
Compared on price, graphics throughput, storage and the thing specifications never capture: what each one is actually for.
Verified August 10, 2026. Prices come from secondary reporting — confirm with a retailer.
Sony
PlayStation 5 (disc)
$649.99 · 4K
Microsoft
Xbox Series S
$499.99 · 1440p
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| Specification | PlayStation 5 (disc) | Xbox Series S |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Sony | Microsoft |
| US MSRP | $649.99~£512 indicative | Winner: $499.99~£394 indicative |
| Price source | Reference source | Reference source |
| GPU throughput | Winner: 10.28 TFLOPS | 4 TFLOPS |
| Storage | Winner: 1000GB | 512GB |
| SSD throughput | Winner: 5.5 GB/s | 2.4 GB/s |
| Target resolution | 4K | 1440p |
| Portable | No | No |
| Disc drive | included | none |
| UK street price | Search Amazon UK(paid link) (opens in new tab) | Search Amazon UK(paid link) (opens in new tab) |
US MSRP is the reported RRP for the standard configuration — not a live UK street price. Use the Amazon UK buttons to check current UK availability.
PlayStation 5 (disc)
The mainstream PlayStation: lower graphics throughput than Xbox Series X but a considerably faster SSD.
Best for
Watch out
UK street (Argos class, Aug 2026): Slim digital ~£519.99, Slim disc ~£569.99, Pro ~£789.99. This catalog row is the disc model; digital is cheaper. The 1TB drive still fills quickly — plan for an expansion drive.
Xbox Series S
The cheapest current Xbox: digital-only, 512GB, and aimed at 1440p rather than competing on 4K fidelity.
Best for
Watch out
US 512GB MSRP $499.99 from 1 August 2026. UK post-hike: 512GB £429.99, 1TB £519.99 — the 512GB SKU now sits above Switch 2’s UK RRP (£395.99) through August. The 512GB drive fills quickly, and there is no disc drive — physical games need Series X or another platform.
Common questions
Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.
Xbox Series S is cheaper at $499.99, against $649.99 for PlayStation 5 (disc) — a gap of $150.00. Prices in this category moved several times during 2026, so confirm with a retailer.
PlayStation 5 (disc), at 10.28 TFLOPS against 4 — roughly 157% more graphics throughput. In practice that shows up in resolution and frame-rate modes on cross-platform games rather than in whether a game runs at all.