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How will you choose between MS & Sony's new consoles?

Josey Wales

If Sony and Microsoft release both of their new machines later this year how will you decided which machine to get? For the sake of discussion lets just say that they will be released this year.

Will it be brand loyalty? You've bought into the MS Live eco system or PSN and don't want to switch? Will it be the hardware specs of the machine or the launch line up of games? Will it be backwards compatibility? Price?

For me right now I have no idea which I would choose. In this current generation I bought all three (Wii, PS3, 360). I don't think brand loyalty will be a factor for me. In the end I will probably end up with both so I will just have to decide which one first. One important factor will be what Naughty Dog has lined up for the PS4 (or whatever they call it).

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Richard Dower

ShadowHearth wrote: »

mancave

:P always wanted one of those!

.ak

Hope the tablet thing will work cross platform, i.e for iOS devices and Android. Don't want to have to go out and buy one of Sony's tablets or Vitas.

TNT2k_

.ak wrote: »

Hope the tablet thing will work cross platform, i.e for iOS devices and Android. Don't want to have to go out and buy one of Sony's tablets or Vitas.

It's confirmed to be on iOS and Android, so no worries.

gizmo

Well Edge aren't ****ing about anyway...

Otacon

gizmo wrote: »

Well Edge aren't ****ing about anyway...

Was this written before the Xbox 180 stuff I wonder?

VinLieger

Otacon wrote: »

Was this written before the Xbox 180 stuff I wonder?

Doubt it this just popped up on their site this morning http://www.edge-online.com/magazine/e256-why-ps4-is-your-next-console-and-the-titanic-errors-on-xbox-ones-road-to-ruin/

johnny_ultimate

Serious trolling from Edge. The comments on Facebook over it are hilarious. Even Charlie Brooker was giving out about it on Twitter (Brooker? Giving out? Never!)

It's a cheeky publicity stunt, but it's working. And frankly, even without reading the article, I struggle to disagree with the general sentiment.

Pushtrak

A continuation from MS saying that specs aren't important: http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-spec-defense-was-no-ps4-snub-insists-microsoft-exec-01288589/

Penello says that he was “not diminishing Sony’s performance claims and…wasn’t trying to be arrogant or dismissive.” He continues by saying that both Sony and Microsoft engineers working on their respective gaming consoles “are unbelievably talented and experts in their field. Nobody knows the specifics of how the machines are architected or if there may be bottlenecks in one system or accelerators in another that change the impact of the published specs.”

However, Penello affirms his stances on the premise that games will be the deciding factor on which console is best, not necessarily which console has the more-impressive spec sheet. He says that specs are important, by many gamers won’t really be looking at how fast the processor is or how much RAM it has on the inside.

Penello says that “games on both systems looked awesome.” He brought up Ryse and “thought it was the most next-gen looking game [he] saw on either platform,” despite the flack that the game received when it was found out that it was playing on a high-end gaming PC rather than the intended Xbox One. He also notes that he’s “biased” and “didn’t have time to see everything.” At least he’s being honest.

Dyr

Pushtrak wrote: »

A continuation from MS saying that specs aren't important: http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-spec-defense-was-no-ps4-snub-insists-microsoft-exec-01288589/

Well if its all about games I'm going up into me Ma's attic to see if I can me ould speccy. Some Savage games for that console

ION08

Is ANYONE here getting the Xbox One!?

maximoose

ION08 wrote: »

Is ANYONE here getting the Xbox One!?

Not at launch, but somewhere down the line when the price drops.

PS4 at launch

Nemeses

ION08 wrote: »

Is ANYONE here getting the Xbox One!?

I will not be getting it. There is nothing that interests me enough to want it...

Whatnuclearsub

I dont know, I feel like I got screwed with the PS Vita, so do I buy the PS4 to see if it makes the PS Vita any better or do I jump ship and buy the xbox…think Ill have to wait until its actually out before I can make that decision, never buying a console before release date again!

VinLieger

Whatnuclearsub wrote: »

I dont know, I feel like I got screwed with the PS Vita, so do I buy the PS4 to see if it makes the PS Vita any better or do I jump ship and buy the xbox…think Ill have to wait until its actually out before I can make that decision, never buying a console before release date again!

If you own a vita already i see no reason to jump ship considering the tie ins they have planned between the PS4 and the Vita, plus the fact that right now on paper the PS4 is simply the better choice, although with 5 months to go a lot can still change.

Pushtrak

ION08 wrote: »

Is ANYONE here getting the Xbox One!?

I'm not getting PS4 or XO at launch. Neither system are impressing me with exclusives. It's all about the multiplat so far. I expect the exclusives to come for both, so will in all likelihood end up getting both some time down the line. The Wii U will be first.

Mitch Connor

Will be getting one of them at launch and one of them for birthday/christmas off the other half. Just have to decide which one i want at launch!

tok9

I don't think I'm going to get either at launch (definitely picking up the PS4 at some stage) mainly because I'm still waiting to hear on Bioshock DLC and Dark Souls 2 is coming out in March.

Only thing that really interests me at launch is BF4 and that one really depends on when friends buy a PS4.

Edit: Well that's not enitrely true, I'm interested in Watch_dogs and to a lesser extent Killzone and Knack but I'll be waiting on reviews on all of them and how Watch_dogs differs on next gen before purchasing.

Grayditch

I'm not getting the Xbox until I can physically disconnect the Kinect. I'm gonna go with the PS4, because Sony's exclusives seem to be the kind of thing I'm into. And it's cheaper. But most of all... Playstation Plus.

Whatnuclearsub

VinLieger wrote: »

If you own a vita already i see no reason to jump ship considering the tie ins they have planned between the PS4 and the Vita, plus the fact that right now on paper the PS4 is simply the better choice, although with 5 months to go a lot can still change.

The PS3 and the PS vita were meant to tie in , but they don't. PS Vita and PS3 connectivity is extremely limited.

TNT2k_

Whatnuclearsub wrote: »

I dont know, I feel like I got screwed with the PS Vita, so do I buy the PS4 to see if it makes the PS Vita any better or do I jump ship and buy the xbox…think Ill have to wait until its actually out before I can make that decision, never buying a console before release date again!

Neither would I. Then again, it's impossible to do that

Pushtrak

TNT2k_ wrote: »

Neither would I. Then again, it's impossible to do that

It isn't as silly as it looks. Lots of people pre order consoles, even to a point of paying it off before release.

Otacon

Whatnuclearsub wrote: »

The PS3 and the PS vita were meant to tie in , but they don't. PS Vita and PS3 connectivity is extremely limited.

The difference this time though is the ability to connect your Vita to your PS4 is built into the console - developers do not need to worry about it.

For the PS3, remote play had to be specifically set up by the developers and as it ran on the PS3, resources needed to be set aside for it. As most third-parties didn't want to pay that price, it was left out.

Whatnuclearsub

Otacon wrote: »

The difference this time though is the ability to connect your Vita to your PS4 is built into the console - developers do not need to worry about it.

For the PS3, remote play had to be specifically set up by the developers and as it ran on the PS3, resources needed to be set aside for it. As most third-parties didn't want to pay that price, it was left out.

I see, but still doesn't change the fact that they advertised something they didn't deliver on. Sony has lost my trust so I won't be making my decision until after the console is released!

Retr0gamer

I'm seriously considering cancelling my PS4 pre-order. I'm broke and it was a stupid decision in the first place and I'd rather spend it on a WiiU since it has games I'm actually interested in.

Pushtrak

Retr0, how good do you reckon The Wonderful 101 will be?

Beefy78

Whatnuclearsub wrote: »

I see, but still doesn't change the fact that they advertised something they didn't deliver on. Sony has lost my trust so I won't be making my decision until after the console is released!

All PS4 games other than ones using the motion features PS Eye will be remote-playable on the Vita. Sony have already mandated this.

Retr0gamer

Pushtrak wrote: »

Retr0, how good do you reckon The Wonderful 101 will be?

It's Platinum, I'd put money on it being great.

I think I'd rather wait a year on the PS4 and XO for some better games to arrive.

o1s1n

I don't really understand why people are preordering these consoles, or even considering buying them on release. Retr0 - I thought you'd know better than that? :P

I know it's an experience in itself getting a console on release, but they'll always have a limited library (which going by historical console releases, won't have many good games)you'll be a guinea pig for any hardware issues - and all this at a higher price.

Far better waiting a while for some decent games to come out, hardware to go through tests/revisions and for the price to come down.

FlyingIrishMan

o1s1n wrote: »

(which going by historical console releases, won't have many good games)

Ah now, you can't judge this generation of consoles launch titles based on previous generations. In my opinion this gen has a great lineup for both consoles.
That said I still won't be getting it until around June.

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

I don't really understand why people are preordering these consoles, or even considering buying them on release. Retr0 - I thought you'd know better than that? :P

Caught by the hype

Also only 20 euro to pre-order sounds like a great deal until you get home and realise you forgot the 380 more you need to pay before release