mysteryman said:
Kane1389 said:
Salnax said:
Kane1389 said:
Salnax said:
Skeeuk said:
the difference is wiiu is a difficult choice to have when you have P.S.4 + Xbox1 for sale
wiiu will get a life long shaft by devs hence there's no point in getting one unless you want te play Nintendo games only |
Or if you want a cheaper console with free online.
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...with inferior hardware and online structure
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For an extra $100 to $200 for the hardware plus $50 or $60 a year for online fees, of course the competition is going to have more advanced hardware and better online services. Some people just might look at those prices and say "Nah, I'd rather get the console that will cost me $300 over four years with a free game than the one that costs $600 or even more during the same timespan, even if it means less impressive tech and features." The Wii, DS, and 3DS are just the best recent examples.
I'm not saying that only a Nintendo system makes sense to buy. I am saying though, that if you have more modest expectations for technical specifications and online features, the Wii U makes more sense to buy. ESPECIALLY if you are a big fan of Nintendo games. Plus, it's not like the Wii U completely lacks 3rd party online games. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimateand the two Call of Duty games have decent online communities, and online communities for the system are only likely to get larger as killer apps like Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros 4 get more people to play more Wii U games online.
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So for extra 100$ you get a vastly more powerfull machine with a better RAM, CPU, and GPU, a DVD player, a Blu Ray player, 500GB HDD, and again, better online infrastructure (there's more to it than just online play)So the bigger value is absolutely there. And as we can see, the market is responding much much better to those advanced consoles with better online services
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And for a bit extra you could get a PC, with better specs in all areas, including dirt cheap games and free, excellent online infrastructure. I never quite got this argument for PS4/Xbone, as it's the same argument to get a PC...
As for the WiiU's online, I haven't seen any issues with it. I've played BlOps2 and Wii Sports Club online without issue. Miiverse is an excellent (and actually fun) integrated social network, and messaging/ video chatting works really well. All for $0 extra. The others would need to be doing a lot more than some ambiguous "better online infrastructure (there's more to it than just online play)" to justify ANY sort of price tag.
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Ah, the classic ''im gonna draw an open platform PC into the discussion because my favorite console is losing'' argument. Why not go one step further and add a few thousand bucks to build a supercomputer that oblitarates a normal PC? PC is an open platform for multiple purposes, its supposed to be upgradable while consoles are closed, they are not comparable.
And btw, there are cheap games on consoles too. With PS+, you even get 4 games for free per month. And please define ''a bit extra'' because you cant build a PC thats more powerfull than a PS4 without atleast 700-800 dollars, which is 2 times its price
