What made you switch consoles?

[PenguinZ]

My parents had a good liking for Sony as a brand, so the first console that I got was the Playstation, and from that generation it was the only console I owned... I ended up enjoying that console for a couple years, then got the PS2 as a Christmas gift in 2002. I got a taste of other consoles this generation too with the Gamecube (I got the Metroid Prime bundle :D), and the Xbox in 2005. To be honest opening one of my gifts I saw the green casing and thought I got an Xbox 360... in retrospect I'm glad it wasn't a 360, because of all the release issues. I loved my PS2, liked my gamecube... and was indifferent to the Xbox.

I'd say the first switch happened in Christmas 2006, when I recieved an Xbox 360. I remember putting the 360 on my wishlist over the PS3, because Elder Scrolls was already out for the 360. Plus I was more interested in online gaming at the time and thought that Xbox was the natural route to go. Most of my friends were also getting 360s... Being completely honest, the original Xbox was my least favorite console that I've ever owned, but the 360 is my favorite. I believe the 360 gave the best console experience last generation due to it's superior online service. I got a PS3 eventually, since there's tons of great exclusives on it.

For the 8th generation I bought a Wii U (The NSMBU bundle)  as a birthday gift to myself in early November, because it had enough games that I wanted to play, along with promising titles in the future. I also skipped the Wii, so the backwards compatibility was a huge selling point for me, since I can experience all the great Wii games on the U. I don't know if I would consider this a switch though.

My positive experience with the Xbox 360 had made the next Xbox my initial choice for the next generation, but a lot has changed. If given the choice right now I'd choose the PS4 over Xbox One. 

 

In terms of handhelds I had a Gameboy Color and the first version of the Gameboy advance. I enjoyed the Zelda titles on it, and got to experience some of the classic NES and SNES games on it. (A Link to the Past and Super Mario World were highlights for me). I remember my parents buying my sister a computer, so to keep things equal my parents let me get a PSP. I'll be honest the PSP soured handheld gaming for a while for me. I did enjoy the GTA titles on it, but I couldn't find much else to enjoy, so it collected dust.. I picked up a 3DS XL last year due to all the great games it had.