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twesterm on 08 December 2008
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Khuutra said:
twesterm said:
Elite1 said:
twesterm said:
I would rather wait to see the games and features, I don't really give a crap about brand loyalty.

 

Everyone would and probably will but you're missing the point of the thread.

 

What's that?  Comment on the brand loyalty I don't care about?

Should I say I would choose Nintendo because it has Mario, Zelda, and whatever else?  What if one of those games actually turned out not to be good?  I'd be pretty screwed.

Should I stay away from Microsoft (pretending we're in last gen) because it doesn't have those games I listed?  Well that would suck because it turned out the 360 has great breakout games like Gears of War, Bioshock, and Left4Dead that all weren't there in the previous generation.  Once again, I would screw myself.

It's pointless and stupid to buy or even plan to buy a console before you even know what features it has and what games it has.  Again, I only buy a console if it has enough games released at purchase to justify the price (console price / avg game price >= number of games I want).

The point of the thread is to ask you to take a blind shot in the dark, a hypothetical bet on which console would have the games you would most like to play. Certain presuppositions which are implied in the OP but not explicitly stated include:

1. You can't know anything about the lineup

2. There will be three consoles next gen, and they will be put forth by the same companies as this gen

3. You can only "support" one console, ever

4. Game support and direction is somehow indicated by the course of the console war over the course of this generation so far

The spirit of the question is exactly the reason you are rejecting it: it is asking you to make a stupid, blind decision based on current trends.

That's all there is to it. It's silly, yes, but it's not pulling your teeth or anything, and you're not making an actual commitment.

(think of it as asking you "which console is your favorite" or even "which console do you think will spawn the best successor")

 

Yeah, but that gets back to my I think it's stupid to rely on brand loyalty thing.  I guess I just try to stay away from stupid blind decisions whenever possible.  :-p