Ever since Doom became a mainstream hit, first-person shooters, or Doom clones, as they were originally called, have easily taken the throne as the most popular gaming genre. While originally thought to be a genre only possible, or at least enjoyable, on PCs, console FPS games have come so far that they now equal or eclipse the number of players on PC. In the decades since we started shooting demons, FPS games have explored just about every possible setting, time period, and style. Sure, we’re still shooting demons today, but in a way that looks and plays far better than ever before.
The PlayStation 5 is the perfect home for FPS titles. Not only can it pump out the best graphics of any Sony console to date, but the solid-state drive (SSD) allows for insane loading speeds, and the DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers can make each gun feel unique in your hands. There is plenty of variety in what type of FPS you can play on your
Note that while some of these titles do have dedicated PS5 versions, the ones that don’t still have enhancements on
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Metro Exodus
Destiny 2
Borderlands 3
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
DOOM Eternal
Quake
Apex Legends
Deathloop
Overwatch 2
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