Poll: Will you get the new XBox if the rumors about it are all false?
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My experience with the Xbox 360 was pretty bad, with two consoles failing and my third gathering dust, only being used to watch Netflix and HBO. I used my tax return to buy a decent mid-range gaming PC and most of the games I play are indie ones that don't require constant upgrades so I think it'll do me fine for at least 5 years. If, and that's a big if, I buy a new console it will almost certainly be the PS4, but that will be at least a year or two after launch, to wait for the price to come down and a library of new games to be built. I mean I'm planning on buying a PS3 around October/November of this year so I can catch up with a few PS3 titles I've wanted to play, and I'm sure that will keep me more than entertained for a few years.
Depends on the price. Right now the PS4, according to Sony I believe, is slated for around a $420-450 range at launch. I'm not getting one at launch, but that's pretty decent compared to the launch price of the PS3.
But that is only if the rumors are false. If Microsoft tries to force always online on me, then fuck them, I'll happily move back over to Sony's team next generation. I also want to wait and see if there's a new Red Ring of Death for the Infinity, because I've gone through three 360's already, this fourth one has been going for about three years now, but fuck it if this shit carries into the next generation of their system.
But that is only if the rumors are false. If Microsoft tries to force always online on me, then fuck them, I'll happily move back over to Sony's team next generation. I also want to wait and see if there's a new Red Ring of Death for the Infinity, because I've gone through three 360's already, this fourth one has been going for about three years now, but fuck it if this shit carries into the next generation of their system.
I'm pretty happy with the current gen. Unless something comes along that completely blows my mind, I'm going to let the next gen age considerably before diving in. I'm not much of a graphics whore so I am more than happy with what is coming out right now and my PC can take care of the rest.
To be honest I would consider a WiiU before the other systems just because it seems more console-y. Atm the next gen systems mostly just seem like expensive watered down PCs, which I already own.
To be honest I would consider a WiiU before the other systems just because it seems more console-y. Atm the next gen systems mostly just seem like expensive watered down PCs, which I already own.
Same here. Though I don't even know if I should get a PS4. I'll see if I can port from the thing (to Linux or BSD), and if I can't, then maybe.CriticalMiss said:
Also, I find the 360's controller design weird... kind of makes no sense to me. But I could probably get over that, if it weren't for the biggest 2 problems I have with the new XBox: it uses Kinect 2 and, well, XLive. Which you have to pay a monthly subscription for and which also leads to PC ports using GFWL, which is a huge pain in the ass that shouldn't be encouraged.
Backwards compatibility between x86 and PowerPC is completely impossible without absulutely massive performance losses (emulation is, at the very least, 10 times slower than native code execution, and at worst it's 1000 times slower).
And last but not least, price: under 300$ would be OK if there were no XLive subscription and if it wouldn't break within 2 months, but it'll probably cost more than that, with the Kinect 2, a state of the art quad core CPU and a more or less OK graphics card. Also, it has only 4GB of DDR3 RAM, which is kind of OK now, but will be a huge barrier for developers in a couple of years (just like the 256MB the PS3 has).
If you pay for Xbox live then nope. I play exactly the right amount of multiplayer to feel disatisfied paying a monthly charge for it, but not so little that I don't feel robbed at a console manufacturer removing functions from a game I bought so that they can charge me for them.
I can't see the situation where it would be worth it for me. I'm going to be having this next consoles for a minimum of 5 years probably. At 27 pounds a year that would still mean the PS4 needs to be 135 pounds more expensive before the consoles are even on a level playing field for me. I could practically buy a Vita for that
EDIT: Plus when comparing shooters 1 through 4 for exclusives compared to the likes of Heavy Rain, Uncharted, Little Big Planet, God of War, Motorstorm, inFamous there is no contest. The only games I was remotely interested for the 360 were Alan Wake (which turned out to be a pretty sucky game in many respects) and some of those cheap JRPGs (which I can't believe were anywhere near as good as Valkyria Chronicles)
Sony had a really diverse creative software lineup, Microsoft didn't seem to be pushing the box so much (although to be fair, they did revolutionise shooters. I just don't want to play shooters)
I can't see the situation where it would be worth it for me. I'm going to be having this next consoles for a minimum of 5 years probably. At 27 pounds a year that would still mean the PS4 needs to be 135 pounds more expensive before the consoles are even on a level playing field for me. I could practically buy a Vita for that
EDIT: Plus when comparing shooters 1 through 4 for exclusives compared to the likes of Heavy Rain, Uncharted, Little Big Planet, God of War, Motorstorm, inFamous there is no contest. The only games I was remotely interested for the 360 were Alan Wake (which turned out to be a pretty sucky game in many respects) and some of those cheap JRPGs (which I can't believe were anywhere near as good as Valkyria Chronicles)
Sony had a really diverse creative software lineup, Microsoft didn't seem to be pushing the box so much (although to be fair, they did revolutionise shooters. I just don't want to play shooters)
No. Sony completely won me over with Plus and even though they had their little security hiccup, it never manifested as something that actually affected me; Microsoft actually let someone socially-engineer my login information out of them then botched the investigation, leaving me without access to Live for three months last year. Beyond that, the LAN port on my 360 is so loose that the cable slips in and out, seemingly of its own accord. And the battery compartment constantly falls out of my controller. When it doesn't, using the mic disconnects the controller from the console. That's fucking unacceptable. And for what? Fable? Gears of War? To Hell with your chest high walls, fuckgoofs.
Yes but back then there was no equivalent on other systems to judge against so it didn't seem too bad.Then Sony launched PS+ and suddenly XBL doesn't look so good anymore.I understand that it probably isn't going to be free anytime soon but they really need to start offering better value for money especially since we have to pay a subscription as well as have a dash full of ads.As it stands cross game party chat is the only advantage XBL has over it's rivals and probably not for much longerWhytewulf said:
Oh and Hexic is a fun game but there's no comparison.Someone joining XBL tomorrow will get the likes of Hexic and Doritos Crash Course whereas someone joining PS+ will get Hitman:Absolution and Catherine.Big difference