Buying a new system this summer - Your recommendations on my specific situation

hi,

excuse the broad formulation but thats just what it is atm.

i return to gaming after ~7 years off and plan to get a new system this summer.

unsure on which; since many of you are heavily involved id like to hear your thoughts on my situation:

i usually leaned more towards PC (modability and controls) and money is no issue but i spent/d so endless much time slaving away for the man on a desktop that console +tv seems a more and more vaild alternative. After all most titles are available on all plattforms by now...

the idea to return came up when watching some recommended Arma III videos on youtube. i actually checked out Arma II this week (with horrible framerate due to my old hardware). But since even A-III is rather dated by now im kind of unsure about building a new PC for such an old game. i didnt find any upcoming mil-sims in this scale, games like battlefield feel too fast paced / restriced in terms of mapspace to me. furthermore i could play these on console in a good quality by now (unsure on how i could get used to do shooting with a controller but i think its manageable for the itch).

are there any upcoming games in this genre which are more on the slow paced / sandbox side and are more or less sure to be a hit? i guess one should rather do PC for them.

other sandbox games id be interested in would be the upcoming elder scrolls or the RDRedemptions / Ghost of Tsomething ones i missed. i think im done with modding though, i finally noticed that time is no infinite ressource.

im also interested in baldurs gate 3, but unsure about the genre since its a REAL time sink. even "worse": MMORPG: i checked but the hype regarding this genre has slowed down a lot by now as far as i can see. are there any major ones upcoming?

same with fighting games. tekken and SF are great but i dont think i could put in the major work to become fit for multiplayer in these highly competetive field by now and it also has a kind of "been there done that" kind of feeling since their evolution seems to be quite complete by now (not that i ever have gotten really good but i did put my time in).

also did a lot of driving sims back then.

so i feel really torn between becoming more of a causual type of gamer or concentrating on a single target, which should be some real nice shooter or massive rpg.

not sure what would be the right way to rekindle my interest (im 41 by now).

back then it was much easier to pick since there were way less options and many titles were sure to be well populated for years to come.

thank you for your thoughts.

PS5 is an easy recommend. Good system, most games will come out on it.

However, if you are into strategy games, that is one of the few genres that PC still dominates. I will say PC gaming is easier than ever, still not console easy, but easy. Only problem is, this isn't a great time to buy a PC due to hardware shortages. It's possible to find an ok deal, but the longer you can wait, the better.

You have PUBG on console, slower paced military battle royale, that might be something you like. It's on PC too, check it out. It's the only BR that's worth it, imo.

I can relate with not wanting to deal with PC, that's basically why I mostly game on consoles too. I already spend enough time in front of a PC.

Are you a person who "crystallises" around one specific thing or you like to keep things fresh and try new stuff? To me personally I would recommend the Xbox Series X along with Game Pass, where you'll have a constant influx of new and old games with a wide range of genres from sims, to strategy, Indies and the more commercial stuff. And looking at the recent Xbox history, they'll be much closer to PC tastes than their competitors. It's also the most powerful of the new consoles.

If money isn't an issue just built a badass PC subscribe to Game Pass and have it connected to your TV, not ideal but if you're really about performance PC is the way to go.

PS5 if you're really into Sony exclusives. To me personally last gen they became all way too similar and if traditionally you're a PC gamer you'll probably get bored after a few releases.

But either be way you can't go wrong with either.