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-CraZed- on 21 August 2013
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ShinmenTakezo said:
chapset said:
But the Internet told me the difference between the X1 and Ps4 will be negligible at best same for the wii U and X1


Lol. That's the thing that kills me right now. People must have very short memories. Yes the difference between 360 and PS3 were nearly negligible. What about PS2 vs Xbox. There was definitely a difference there. Even between the GC and PS2. What about the 64 and PS? There was defintely a difference there. Just because this gen there isn't a big difference between the power of the hardware doesn't mean next gen will be the same. History says otherwise.

We also need to realize that power doesn't mean it will automatically have the best games. PS & PS2 were the weakest of their gens, yet had arguably the best games in the largest quantities both gens.

The difference there are huge compared to this gen. The PS used CDs while the competing consoles were using carts. While the both have/had their pros and cons the CD is where gaming was heading and made games cheaper to make and therefore buy. The Dreamcast just came too late to the party. The PS2 introduced DVDs and the XBOX came kind of late to the party. There are other factors such as game and the like but overall it had more to do with other factors outside of power.

 

Now before you say 'Well that makes my point for me.'  This gen is going to be devoid of many of those factors. These two 'next-gen' systems are coming out with in a week or so of one another AND there just so many fewer exclusives than ever before. The only real differentiators right now (at least for me) are price and specs. PS4 has both of those locked up at this point. Also, while the PS3 was technically more powerful than the 360 it was arguably much harder to develop for and yet it still, as of this year, pulled ahead of the so-called lead platform in the 360 in terms of console sales.

 

The WiiU which is no doubt the weakest console of this gen is selling fewer units than the PS Vita and the preorder numbers for the PS4 are outrageously high... Sure this will be a long console cycle but the PS4 has a head start right out of the gate and as long as they continue to make great games. The higher spec'd PS4 will 'win' this generation.