So I was looking through my wallet the other day and I found that I have about $250 worth of unused gift cards for GameStop. Knowing this, and thinking about this for a long time, I decided I wanted to get a secondary console to my WiiU (I'll pay more alongside the gift cards if need be). I'm not sure which one to get, though.
Pro list for each one:
360:
-Excellent Controller
-Solid backlog of games I want to play (Halo, Dead Rising, Gears of War)
-Cheapest to get of the bunch
PS3:
-Even more solid backlog of games I want to play (Last of Us, Uncharted, Little Big Planet)
-Cheap Price
-More variety of games to play with friends (none of my friends in my hometown has Playstation products)
XBOne:
-Friends actively play online, so I can do online gaming
-*Cue Confession Bear* I actually really like the concept of Kinect
-Great balance of games and UI features that I will use
PS4:
-Cheapest next-gen console
-Promising list of games both out now and upcoming (The Last of Us, The Order)
-First amongst my friends, both hometown and in college to get it (introduce variety)
Now here are the cons:
360:
-The online community isn't as strong anymore
-No new games after this year pretty much
PS3:
-Controller isn't the most comfortable
-No new games after this year pretty much
XBOne:
-Priciest of all the options
-Not many exclusives I want
PS4:
-Will have to wait on a LOT of games to come out
-A pricy option for not having online friends to play with
And finally, some things to keep in mind:
-I am also a PC gamer with an active Steam account
-I want to play online with friends
-My first instinct told me PS3, but after thinking for a long while, I became undecided
-I haven't talked to my friends with the consoles about their imput.
Please let me know what you think by voting and/or explaining your response. It won't be the final factor, but I trust the community as a whole for excellent gaming taste and gaguing what people should have, so I will take what everyone says into serious consideration.