Will new consoles be outshined by price cuts, Grand Theft Auto V, and Pokemon and Y in christmas time?

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Munkeh111 said:

platformmaster918 said:

Munkeh111 said:
I kind of agree, for me the most exciting games being released in the final few months of the year are Total War: Rome II and Grand Theft Auto V.

However, they are both coming out in September, so I should in theory be done with them 2 months later

As for the price cuts, I don't think that dirt cheap consoles are really competing with the new consoles, everyone who would be buying a next gen console already owns a current gen console. It is probably better to get the price cut out of the way this year, rather than wait until next year when you are looking for a wider audience

The one problem is that for people on the fence, they can play the majority of both launch line-ups on their current gen platforms, though of course we don't know how well they will actually run

I would never even consider BF4 on current consoles.  I mean seriously why go with 24 player 30fps MP when you can have crisper looking 64 player matches with 60fps plus all the new social features (in my case the PS4 ones) and better networking of next gen consoles?  I know there are still a lot of preorders for it but I simply would never want that version.

I wouldn't either, I am going to get it on PC as a tech-demo.... But you can see how the great graphics of BF4, AC IV and Watch_Dogs aren't quite system sellers for people sitting on the fence. Do you really want to be paying £400 for a console (once you have got a second controller or camera) and just get a graphical upgrade? For me, Assassin's Creed IV and Watch Dogs look more compelling than anything that Sony or M$ have lined up this year

I am okay with that because I know that down the line it is going to be worth it, but it is hard to say that it is for this year. Once inFamous shows up things start to look better, but even next year, I would be surprised of CoD/AC weren't cross gen.

Most of my game library is exclusives anyway.  In fact the only third party games I have hard copies of on my PS3 are Skyrim and the Batman games.  I've played plenty but resell most that aren't worthy of a permanent spot.  I'm planning on KZ, Knack, and Infamous in the first couple months of PS4 already and the Order whenever that comes because I trust the devs and loved all their games this gen (and just trust Cerny after seeing the games he's worked on).  AC4 I'm on the fence about since I never end up staying interested (bought all, sold all this gen) while BF4 will be my first game on PS4 and Watch Dogs will be on my Christmas list.  Also Destiny and the Crew are just about must buys at this point.  So next gen looks more balanced between first and third party I guess.