I was never really a console guy, but in the 7th gen the Wii attracted me due to its novel control method. I later ended up getting an Xbox 360 after getting exposed to more people talking about console-only games, and I did enjoy some games on it. Though if I had to decide right now, I would probably buy a PS3 instead of a Xbox 360 if the purchase was to be today (due to the free online mostly).

However, right now I'm not seeing myself buying a console in the next generation. I was disappointed with the Wii U reveal, the tablet controller doesn't excite me at all (especially if Nintendo insists in not allowing local multiplayer with it, which would be its killer feature IMO). As for Sony and Microsoft, unless they do something really innovative I'm not interested neither in improved graphics (which I can get on the PC) or in Kinect/Move like control methods which end up only being supported in a few gimmicky games.

To sum up, the excitement of the 7th gen of consoles does not seem to be repeating itself in the next gen, so it will be hard to convince me to buy another console, except possibly after many price cuts to enjoy some of the back catalog... Anyone else expecting to be on the same boat?

nope

i do not like pc gaming at all

im a nintendo/sony guy and i must say the wii u didn't do much for me either. i only see it getting ps3/360 3rd party port's

im not too big on microsoft(though they did have a pretty good rpg library)

and if sony does not deliver on ps4 then i will probably just stop gaming all together

and when i say deliver i mean i want them to get everything right from jump. i dont want to hear any "we will be bringing these feature's in the near future" type stuff. i dont have time to be waiting on feature's that other console's have all gen AGAIN.

..just dont have time for the whole "waiting" thing anymore and also i really hope they dont make the ps4 cost $600 like ps3

possibly. My only problem is that even today most games are still being optimized for consoles with lazily made pc ports. Once the next gen begins that will surely be even more common. Its just that not enough people are buying top of the line pc's for developers to focus on the pc. It all depends on the prices, because if I can get a $400 console that will play most games just as well as a $1000 desktop does, I'm getting the console and I'll just play any pc exclusives on low/mid settings on my now aging "gaming" pc.

nope. never really cared for PC gaming in the first place(aside from the occasional MMO or Diablo). plus, i dont have the money to fund a gaming PC, and i love Nintendo and other console exclusives far to much.

DUDE...i would love to. Too bad that pc gaming gets more uninteresting from day to day. No Big exclusives.

The fact that i would miss out so much great console games can't be ignored.

Minecraft? Comes to 360 with Kinect support.

HL3? As we know valve by now it will be on consoles.

Diablo 3? Blizzard is looking for PS3 programmers for Diablo 3. So it could be...

The only thing that will be always strong on PC are the strategy games aka Anno 2070 looks great so far but while looking at the sales of previous strategy games i can't see why the developers wouldn't want to import their games on consoles.

Though, all in all i enjoy playing mulitplats on PC the most! That's a fact.

But the PC has nothing to offer on the gaming side that would really want me to go only PC.

Maybe it changes maybe it doesn't i will see...

Turning a normal PC into a gaming PC is very cheap these days (heck you can do it with a simple $100-$150 graphics card purchase).

That and PC games are always cheaper, which in itself pays for a second graphics card upgrade after 2-3 years if you want to...

i dont have my own PC. still using the family PC, to which my dad doesnt want me to add something he deems useless, so upgrading is out of the question. i will be able to buy my own laptop soon, but i want it to do somethings other than play games. im trying to decide if i buy a good laptop and just immediatly upgrade the Graphics card, or build one. however i dont really have experience with building and i hear it can be more expensive. either way im spend over a grand. not exactly cheap...and as i said, i have never really been a big PC gamer. i buy a PC game maybe once a year. honestly, the only PC game i am looking forward to is Diablo 3 and that may show up on consoles(though i doubt it). yet, i wouldnt mind trying more PC games. always wanted to try Starcraft 2, but my PC would melt.

There is a good change I will be with you on this one.

It keeps looking more and more like I will go back to only PC gaming next gen (as far as home systems go). I play consoles games almost exclusively for JRPGs, which keep looking more and more like they will go handheld only to a degree (they have started along this trend this gen with the PSP and the DS). The NES, SNES, PS1, PS2 had such a huge diverse JRPG library that they made me look forward to the next gen. The PS3, 360 and the Wii have not done this for me and I doubt they will. Its amazing to me how many LESS games I have purchased for Home consoles this gen, than I did in all previous gens.


Since I love handhelds, its a good chance that is all I will have after this gen. Handhelds and my PC.

I currently have no interest in either of Nintendo's platforms. Depending on how the PS4 turns out, I'll possibly be Vita only next gen.

Absolutely not. Even if I didn't see any potential in the Wii U, 3DS or Vita at all (and I see tons), I'm not going to close the book on anything that hasn't even been announced.

And even if the NextBox and PS4 are completely dull in terms of unique features (which they won't be), there will still be tons of games I want on at least one of them.

I can't even limit myself to only considering one platform next generation, there's too much potential!