PS5 vs Xbox Series comparison: release dates, prices, pre-orders and models

One thing is certain, Sony and Microsoft are making players wait and sparingly distilling information around their new home consoles. Scheduled for the end of 2020, we must wait until September of that same year, 60 days before the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series are on the shelves, to know their official release date as well as the recommended price of the different models. .

Release dates

Microsoft launches the Xbox Series X as well as the Xbox Series S on November 10, 2020 without any territorial restrictions unlike Sony. Indeed, the PlayStation 5 and the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition land on November 12, 2020, only in the United States, Japan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea, then on November 19 in the rest. worldwide, and therefore in France.

PlayStation 5 Digital Edition: November 12, 2020 (6 countries) / November 19, 2020 (worldwide) PlayStation 5: November 12, 2020 (6 countries) / November 19, 2020 (worldwide) Xbox Series S: November 10, 2020 Xbox Series X: November 10, 2020

The price & pre-orders

The price, this is essential information to buy or not a new console. Speculation has been rife since the officialization of the various models of Xbox Series and PlayStations 5. Fortunately, September 2020 brings its share of answers.

Microsoft presents the Xbox Series S at 299.99 €, a less powerful entry-level model, but at a price comparable to that of the Nintendo Switch. In response to this, the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition which is devoid of optical drive is sold for € 399.99. As for the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5, symbols of the 9th generation of console, the American and Japanese manufacturers have the same price, or € 499.99.