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PS5 vs Xbox Series X — Price & Game Library in Australia

Real Australian prices · Updated April 2026

PlayStation 5
Option A

PlayStation 5

2020 release

Second-hand price in Australia

Low

$480

Typical

$580

High

$700

Xbox Series X
Option B

Xbox Series X

2020 release

Second-hand price in Australia

Low

$450

Typical

$550

High

$650

The Verdict

If you want the best exclusive games, the PS5 wins. If you want the best value gaming ecosystem with Game Pass, Xbox Series X wins. Neither decision is wrong — it comes down to which exclusives you care about.

Full Spec Comparison

PlayStation 5Xbox Series X

CPU

AMD Zen 2 — 3.5GHz (8-core)

AMD Zen 2 — 3.8GHz (8-core)

GPU

AMD RDNA 2 — 10.3 TFLOPS

AMD RDNA 2 — 12 TFLOPS

RAM

16GB GDDR6

16GB GDDR6

SSD

825GB custom NVMe

1TB NVMe

4K

Yes — up to 4K/120fps

Yes — up to 4K/120fps

Controller

DualSense (haptic feedback)

Standard wireless

Disc Drive

Yes (standard model)

Yes

Game Pass

No (PS Plus instead)

Yes — 350+ games included

PlayStation 5

Pros

DualSense controller is a generational leap
Best exclusive game library (God of War, Spider-Man, etc.)
Faster SSD than Xbox
Most popular console in AU — bigger community

Cons

No Game Pass equivalent value
Bigger and heavier than Xbox
PS Plus is more expensive than Game Pass
Fewer first-party genres (no strategy, sim)

Xbox Series X

Pros

Game Pass Ultimate = incredible value ($21/month, 350+ games)
More GPU teraflops than PS5
1TB SSD vs PS5's 825GB
All Xbox + PC games included in ecosystem
Quieter than PS5

Cons

Fewer compelling exclusives in AU market
Controller not as innovative as DualSense
Less popular in Australia — smaller community
Halo/Forza library not for everyone

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