Buying the console you want vs the one everyone else wants...

baldmonk said:
To be fair I think it's the other way round everyone seems to be bashing the xbox and trying to persuade others to ignore in favour of the ps4 to be honest I hope they both do well just like I hope the wii u picks up once the big hitters are out ! At the end of the day you choose the games you want to play not the console you want to use and no resolutions not the be all and end all of gaming and it's not the graphics that's important or the most powerful hardware it games for example look at the vita vs ds vita is way more powerful but the ds is the most popular because of the games same with the original wii . If every console had the exact same games at the exact same price then yeah you would pick the one that plays and handles those games better but that's not the case :p
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There's lots of multiplat games that people might want on the most powerful consoles though, so that will certainly make part of the decision for a lot of people. I suspect not many people buy only exclusive games!
 
XeNoN89 said:
There's lots of multiplat games that people might want on the most powerful consoles though, so that will certainly make part of the decision for a lot of people. I suspect not many people buy only exclusive games!
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i think your missing the point :roll eyes:if its the best multiplay game then its simples ;) pc is your friend
 
mmj_uk said:
I don't know why anyone has either on pre-order tbh, wait a couple of months and see how things pan out. Early adopters suffer more issues, have fewer games to choose from and inevitably pay more.
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In most cases this is what I'm recommending to people too despite the fact that I'm getting one.

But for me, it's worth it as those 3-5 months on BF4 with my mates is something I don't want to wait for. If that game wasn't coming out, I'd just be waiting. But 4 or 5 of my mates are getting it and we had some right drunken laughs on BF3 on 360 so I want to get in on that ASAP.

But yeah, if I had any concerns or uncertainties I'd just wait it out
 
Davey_Pitch said:
And I think people who continually bring up the power debate in threads that aren't even about that are rather sad, but what do I know.
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This is Overclockers!!!!!!, I thought this place was all about sqeezing as much power out of PC's? its only natural that people want the most powerful console and what's more, its a damn sight cheaper than the XO which is 50% slower :D

mp3 and dlna support will be added later on in a second patch from what I read.

All the lads in my work place who own 360's are going PS4, all my friends out of work are going PS4 also.

Bring on 29th Nov
 
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glen8 said:
XBOX ONE for me no question

Multi platform games will be developed for the lowest denominator, xbox one

Exclusives don't matter as they can't be compared from a graphics perspective

XBOX One has a hardware upscaler, so games running at 720p upscaled to 1080p will have the higher frame rate

Kinect, who wants a pink and blue light on the top of their controller for motion tracking?

No Cloud support on PS4
No MP3 / DLNA on PS4
No TV Integration on PS4
No Win8 Apps on PS4 (XBOX Music and PLEX!!!!!!)
No Hollywood backing on PS4 (TV exclusives)

so ask yourself, why on earth would anyone want a PS4?

Microsoft will pump millions into xbox to make sure it's a hit, you know what they're like. Since these consoles are going to last ten years, I want one which I feel has better future development
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That's exactly why I want a Ps4 and not an Xbox one. :D
 
I've never played a console game online so I just bought them when they were suitably priced (I've got Wii/XB360/PS3 but not the latest gen).
 
I have always wanted the next gen xbox. I think Live! is fantastic and better than its competition but everything that is coming to light is putting me off. The latest news about Forza 5 being a clincher for me. I do not have much time these days to play games so I am pretty limited to how many games I can play so buying both consoles is a waste of money for me. I think I am going to play the games that I missed this gen and then buy one of the new age consoles further down the line.
 
Same dilemma for me :( just discovered all my buddies are buying the PS4. The problem - there's not a single PS4 (like there wasnt a single PS3 either this gen..) exclusive that I actually want to play, yet outside of exclusives I spend 99% of my gaming time in multiplayer with friends.
Cant afford both (wedding), so im stuck either playing the exclusives I want to play or playing multi-plat with friends. Such a lame situation :<
 
adam cool dude said:
I have always wanted the next gen xbox. I think Live! is fantastic and better than its competition but everything that is coming to light is putting me off. The latest news about Forza 5 being a clincher for me. I do not have much time these days to play games so I am pretty limited to how many games I can play so buying both consoles is a waste of money for me. I think I am going to play the games that I missed this gen and then buy one of the new age consoles further down the line.
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Yeah games aside there was two things I hated about PS3.

Online (Live was a much better service for me than PSN)
Controller (360 controller was head and shoulders above PS3 in every way)

Luckily I've already tried both controllers and Sony has done a fantastic job with the PS4 controller. It's lovely to use. If anything the Xbox One is worse than 360.

Now I just hope the online service has been improved greatly!
 
I'll get what ever my mates buy... Only difference in the consoles to me is the name... Both play games and both have online.

That's me sorted.
 
Out of everyone I know, I'm the only one getting an Xbox - everyone else is getting a PS4 or nothing. I've never felt like switching over to the PS4 though. In fact, when Watch Dogs was delayed, if I had pre-ordered a PS4, I'm pretty sure I would've cancelled it and waited until next year, but not so with the XBOne.

I've always preferred the 360 experience over the PS3. Apart from getting the free games each month on PS+, there's nothing that I prefer about the PS3 over the 360 and I expect it will be a similar thing with the XBOne and PS4. I'm not fussed in the slightest that the PS4 is technically more powerful and that games will, in all likelihood, look or perform slightly better on that console over the XBOne for the duration of their lifetimes, just like I couldn't care less that the 360 regularly had the better looking/performing cross-platform games this generation.

For me, the whole experience is worth much more than a slight loss in visual performance (and, to be honest, it's a difference that I can't even say I see. I thought I could when watching a side-by-side of AC4 the other day, only to notice it was a PS4-to-360 comparison!).
I've never used Kinect for it's camera capabilities, but I regularly use the voice commands to control the console, especially when watching something on Netflix, so extending the voice controls for XBOne will definitely enhance the experience for me.
I also really like the idea of being able to quickly switch back and forth between activities and I can see myself using this a lot once all the apps start getting rolled out.

For the people saying that anyone buying an XBOne over a PS4 is "insane" or that the console is an embarrassment.. they need to get a grip. The difference in graphical quality is only one part of the whole experience. For some people it's a very large part, for others (including myself) it's not that important. I can't believe that for anyone though it's the only consideration. If it was, they should probably stick to PC gaming.
 
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