PS5 vs. Xbox Series S

The PS5 is aimed toward a “premium” audience looking for high-end visuals and performance.

The Xbox Series S is presented as more of an affordable option to get as many players on board as possible.

The Series S lacks a disc drive, while the standard PS5 will accept 4 K UHD Blu-Ray discs.

Both offer custom SSDs (solid-state drives) meaning games and apps will load incredibly fast.

The PS5 can calculate 10.3 trillion floating-point operations per second , compared to the Series S’s 4 trillion .

This is partially why the PS5 will be able to output at a higher resolution than the Xbox Series S.

Both machines seem to offer support of “up to 120 frames per second ” though you’ll need a display that can render these fast frame rates.

With each system, you'll have a much better visual experience with less screen tearing if you have a monitor that features 120Hz refresh rates.

The PS5 will come with a larger hard drive than the Xbox Series S.

The Series S’s hard drive will feature a read speed of 2.4 GB per second , which is less than half that of the PS5.