PS4 vs X Box One

[BigWilly087]

RE: The visuals. That's how I feel too. All of us that were old enough to go from Nintendo to Super Nintendo to N64, etc. were always in for a big shock whenever the new one came out. The jump seems to be less impressive in that area as it goes on now.... PS1 to PS2 to PS3 to PS4. It's almost like the virtual reality type games need to happen for anybody to really be blown away anymore. And the real gameplay innovations just seem to be bigger sandbox worlds, which to me, hasn't been all a good thing. A lot of these games, even some highly touted ones, just feel like they've got nothing going on while your playing.

This is definetly true, and I think is evidence that PC hardware has leveled out a bit over the last few years more than it is that Microsoft/Sony did a poor job on building these consoles. Remember back in like 1998 you'd get a new computer and be super stoked that it had like a 500 mhz processor with a 15 gb hard drive and 128 mb ram, then the next year new PCs had 1 ghz processors, 30gb hard drives, and 512 ram. It was super annoying to be outdated so quickly, and its not really like that anymore. I built a top of the line desktop 3 years ago, and although its not still top of the line, its pretty close. Back in 2001 my 1998 PC would have been a POS and been tossed away.

 

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I've only actually seen 1 PS4 in any store and it was a slightly damaged box. I can occasionally find an X Box One in a Costco, Target, or Walmart. I decided to hold off a few months until some of the initial bugs were worked out and more games were available. I've pretty much decided that I'd probably prefer the PS4, but that the X Box One would be a better fit since younger kids would also be playing it. I enjoy playing Halo too.

 

[Tony]

I've only actually seen 1 PS4 in any store and it was a slightly damaged box. I can occasionally find an X Box One in a Costco, Target, or Walmart. I decided to hold off a few months until some of the initial bugs were worked out and more games were available. I've pretty much decided that I'd probably prefer the PS4, but that the X Box One would be a better fit since younger kids would also be playing it. I enjoy playing Halo too.

Good choice doe. I'm probably gonna whore out and get all Sony products since I need a new phone, tv, and computer. and ps4. Dem jappers usually make some high quality tech.

 

[The Midnight]

My PS4 is coming in a week's time... should have pre-ordered.

 

[fallenchicken]

I really want to buy a PS4 but it's impossible to find one right now. I hope they get in stock somewhere, preferably amazon, soon.

 

[Johnnyfan12]

I really want to buy a PS4 but it's impossible to find one right now. I hope they get in stock somewhere, preferably amazon, soon.

I order basically everything off of Amazon... but buying an actual system is one of the few things I save for a brick-and-mortar store, usually Gamestop. I figure their shipments will probably be better handled than my individual shipment (less likely to be damaged in transit). Also, it gives me a physical place to return it to right away if something's wrong.

 

[The Midnight]

Anyone got the PS4 yet??? Happy with it so far???

 

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My PS4 is coming in a week's time... should have pre-ordered.

Did you get it yet? Thoughts?

 

[The Midnight]

Did you get it yet? Thoughts?

I called them yesterday, apparently they had some problem with shipping and it's delayed until Monday... ~__~ ... so it's 3 more days of waiting I'm afraid...

 

[JAZZGASM]

Anyone got the PS4 yet??? Happy with it so far???

I really like the PS4, I preordered so I've had it since the release date. The changes to the controller are great. I have Battlefield 4, COD, Killzone, NBA2k, and Assassins Creed.

While it is clear the graphics are better than PS3, I think there is a long way to go. I'm excited to see what Naughty Dog does with the new Uncharted and Last of Us sequel.

The NBA streaming app works pretty well too. (I usually watch on Directv, but have tried the app to see how it works).

 

[AtheistPreacher]

Some potentially big news regarding the PS4 (nothing official yet):

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-ps1-ps2-games-heading-to-ps4

Basically, it looks like the PS4 may become backward compatible with PS1 and PS2 games.

However, besides this being unverified, there are some major questions. The biggest one is whether the PS4 will support physical copies of these old games. If so, that would be truly fantastic. On the other hand, right now the PS4 doesn't even support playback of CDs (possibly fixable via a firmware upgrade, I'm honestly not sure), not to mention that there seems to be very little financial incentive for Sony to add support for old games when they're not going to receive any direct revenue from new software purchases.

That being the case, it's possible that this announcement simply means that PS1 and PS2 games will be a local download rather than played via a stream over a cloud server, as is the plan for PS3 games. If that's the case, then even if you own a physical copy of a PS1 or PS2 game, you'd have to re-purchase a digital copy from Sony, and the choices would be limited to whatever games Sony decided were worth their while to make available to the public.

Still, either scenario is good to hear. At worst, this means PS4 owners will be able to purchase and play digital copies of PS1 and PS2 games without needing to stream them. At best, it means that the PS4 will also become just plain ol' backwards compatible with all physical PS1 and PS2 games.

 

[♪alt13]

MY 2 cents

There is already good ps1 emulators and though I haven't tried a ps2 one I'm sure they work fine.
https://coolrom.com/emulators/

Exclusives are the only reason to buy a console and those seem to be getting weaker and weaker. I might consider buying a wii U if they drop the price another 50 bucks. I can't imagine buying a ps4 or xbone though.