I finally broke down and got a PS5 to play FF16, put about 5 hours in so far and enjoying it.
Will have to check out some other PS exclusive games in the near future too (if anyone has any recommendations apart from God of War, feel free to suggest!)
I'm about 10 hours in, it's enjoyable, but it sounds like the game is missing the depth and stats of older FF games.
I always loved over leveling in previous FF games, getting the best gear and stats, but I feel like that's missing here, the combat is a bit too involved/intense to find grinding for levels fun.
I still plan to finish it since I'm enjoying the story, but will be more hesitant on getting future FF games if this is the direction they're going.