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ClickerBait on 23 October 2014

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KLXVER on 23 October 2014
ClickerBait said:
 

The ps4 has about 50 more games then x1.....the x1 had a 9 month drought after titanfall, and has nothing again 2015 until fall.....Ps4 library destroys wii-u's after it's first 10 months as well.....So no. Sony spread out its releases, and has more announced next year.,


If you say so...



ClickerBait on 23 October 2014

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KLXVER on 23 October 2014
ClickerBait said:
KLXVER said:
ClickerBait said:
 

The ps4 has about 50 more games then x1.....the x1 had a 9 month drought after titanfall, and has nothing again 2015 until fall.....Ps4 library destroys wii-u's after it's first 10 months as well.....So no. Sony spread out its releases, and has more announced next year.,


If you say so...


I dont need to.....a quick google search will suffice....People are buying ps4's to play games and it is also dominating the software charts. it's not rocket science.


Lets drop it. You seem to be a bit biased on this one...



small44 on 23 October 2014
Sharpryno said:
Burek said:
PS4 is better, more powerful, less expensive, more user-friendly, more gamer oriented, has better games of wider variety of genres, better performing games, does not treat its customers as criminals, respects even the smallest markets, doesn't nickel and dime its users at every corner....

When a sensible person does even a 3-minute research, it is the best choice by a wide margin.
Lacks features 
Less apps (worse quality too, see twitch)
OS is just dated looking.  The Facebook-esque social UI stuff is crap. 
Controller still has wear-n-tear joysticks from last gen.  The charge it holds is terrible compared to competiton
Sony constantly lies (see killzone resolution.  They know the Sony fanboys hype graphics up more than anything)
Online membership fee why?  PSN constantly suffers more than the competition. 
Driveclub is the worst managed game I've ever seen.  The launch was also plagued with server issues.
XBO metacritic scores > PS4 metacritic scores
Titanfall = best rated retail game since next gen started between ps4/xbo
Lack of updates compared to XBO. 

 

Just some facts and some of my opinions, not trying to troll. 

 

PS4 has a better gpu/ram, but thats about it. 

3 first points and last one as  gamers we don't care them it's a main selling point,contollers is an opinion



PS4 - over 100 millions let's say 120m
Xbox One - 70m
Wii U - 25m

Vita - 15m if it will not get Final Fantasy Kingdoms Heart and Monster Hunter 20m otherwise
3DS - 80m

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Mr_No on 23 October 2014

They sell famous established 1st party franchises.

Gamers trust them because they've distanced themselves from the DRM.

Hardware reliability from last-gen in comparison with the 360.

Best price/power ratio.

Hype.



Techmaster on 24 October 2014
Captain_Tom said:
Aphelion said:
Burek said:
PS4 is better, more powerful, less expensive, more user-friendly, more gamer oriented, has better games of wider variety of genres, better performing games, does not treat its customers as criminals, respects even the smallest markets, doesn't nickel and dime its users at every corner....

When a sensible person does even a 3-minute research, it is the best choice by a wide margin.


A harsh yet so bang on explanation.  

bravo.

A harsh reality many may never accept.

That's because most of those points are debatable especially the "has better games" comment.



binary solo on 24 October 2014

With the PS brand it was inevitable they had the most powerful last gen and ended up coming close to winning, and would have if they hadn't alienated over 20 million PS2 owners who switched to xbox. So once Wii U failed to bottle lightning a second time all Sony needed to do was make a marginally more powerful console than Xbox and release it at a comparable price and the world was theirs. If MS hadn't made all those mistakes xb one would still be behind PS4 by a substantial amount, just not by as much as it is now.

I don't think Nintendo ever had a chance to repeat Wii's performance, because the vast majority of Wii buyers were never going to buy another console.



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Kerotan on 24 October 2014

Just the over all best console to get if you're a gamer. I know if I was on the 360 ship I would have been pissed for the last 3 years when SOny got a ton of games. Meanwhile all they got was Halo/Gears/Forza.



Captain_Tom on 24 October 2014
torok said:
Captain_Tom said:
 

I'm sorry, what's your point?  The OP said that the strongest usually loses.  The strongest doesn't usually lose, the most expensive one does.

 

However, the PS3 did narrowly beat the 360 while costing 50% more at launch.  Honestly if the PS4 was $400, and the X1 was $300 (Like it should be) then yeah things would be different, but I don't think the PS4 would be losing.  It would simply be a closer race.

It's kinda too late for a price drop to make a massive difference now though.  It is common knowledge that the PS4 is noticably more powerful and better supported, so why not just spend the extra $100 and get the better system.  That $100 buys people peace of mind at this point.


I'm agreeing with your initial point. The OP attributed losing the generation to having more power, while the problem is price. Well, putting the things in the 360 vs PS3 perspective, then maybe the PS4 would win anyway. But I think the 3RL problem damaged the 360. Until the Jasper units, buying the consoles was a lottery and that damaged a lot its image.


I mean yeah that's another reason.  I have one friend who had his break 7 times!!!  Yet he still defended it lol.