PS4 vs X Box One
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AtheistPreacher
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Well, exclusives aren't the only reason if a multiplatform game is going to look significantly better on a new system. For instance, Assassin's Creed 4 is available on both the PS3 and PS4 (and 360 and XB1), but I've held off buying it in anticipation of getting it on next-gen hardware.
In any case, I will definitely be buying a PS4 at some point, probably before 2015, and a confirmation that the PS4 will play physical PS1 and PS2 discs would speed my purchase along (I still own a PS2 and have a lot of old games). But with great games still coming out for the PS3 and 360 (including Dark Souls 2 in march), I'm in no rush. I'll let them iron out kinks in the hardware and build a larger software base.
As for the Wii U, I may end up getting one of those down the line if Bayonetta 2 and Monolith Soft's X turn out to be as good as I think they might be. But again, it'll be a while before those games are even out (neither of them even has a firm release date yet).
♪alt13
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"Next gen" console hardware is old pc hardware. Assassins Creed 4 is available on pc. See link
https://store.steampowered.com/app/242050/
Why buy an already out dated piece of hardware that is locked down, non upgradeable, will require monthly fees for online gaming, and has poor backwards compatibility.
I cant' believe someone would buy 4 360 contollers @ $60 a pop and then microsoft has the balls to make them useless for no reason.(other than to force you to purchase new ones) Not totally worthless I guess they will still work to play controller compatible pc games.
PC gaming FTW!
AtheistPreacher
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Okay, I happened to pick a game that's also on PC. But for one, there are a lot of games on consoles that just don't come to PC, and others that begin on consoles and only show up on PC months or even years later (Grand Theft Auto 5, anyone?). Also, I generally find it's more expensive to keep upgrading your PC to play the latest games than it is to buy a console for $400 and have it for -- in the case of this past generation -- seven or eight years, with all the games specifically designed for the hardware so that they always run well. And as far as paying for online gaming goes, only Microsoft was doing that until this generation, when Sony also jumped on the bandwagon. But even now, PS+ is a pretty good value with all the free stuff you get, not to mention that $50/year for online gaming on all games is a lot less than PC MMOs like WoW that charge $15/month.
I still play PC games, but generally it's games that aren't on consoles at all or perhaps have just come to PC first (e.g. Diablo 3, Rogue Legacy, Starbound, Crusader Kings 2). If a game is on both PC and consoles, I'd prefer to get it on a console where I don't have to worry about my specs.
