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Trunkin on 03 March 2014
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fallen said:

Trunkin said:

What you, and so many others, do ,seem to get, is that the value of a console isn't just in the hardware. This isn't like buying a PC, or deciding between two Android phones, here. When you purchase a console, you're buying into a closed ecosystem - the hardware purchase price is like a sort of entrance fee that gives you the right to enjoy all the unique software that Playstation, Xbox, or Nintendo has to offer. If the software and features on one system don't interest you, then naturally you go somewhere else.

Actually, I'd equate choosing between an XBO and a PS4 to choosing between an iPhone and some high-end Android or Windows smartphone. Sure, the iPhone is more expensive, and probably weaker, but that really isn't the deciding factor. You're gonna buy the phone that has the apps, functionality, and ease of use that appeal most to you. Specs may drive you to upgrade an old device, but when the time comes to choose which device to upgrade to, specs, and even price, are only portion of the bigger picture.

Yup. Specs are one part of the picture, albeit a very very important one in video games. More important than phones for sure.

The actual games on One/PS4 will show like 5-10% difference. People will say PS4 is twice as powerful, some multiplats have had twice the pixels, twice the framerate...but ignore that it doesn't translate into a 2X better looking game, or even close. Go look at countless videos to proof that.

One and PS4 games look a whole lot more alike than they do different. Heck at a glance it's often hard to tell PS360 games from next gen versions, forget PS4 from Xbox.

Some people ignore there's any number of reasons that may trump +/-5% worse looking games. Online, friends, controller preference (the biggie for me) UI, OS, Exclusive games lineup, Kinect...

That said, price is a big deal, and MS does need to drop theirs.

Well, no analogy is quite 1:1. :) But yes, diminishing returns, and all that jazz. Don't you just love it?

I do think the current sales trends tell us that $500 is more than most people are willing to spend on the system.

Still, if you're one of those who thinks it is worth it, good on you. In the end, it's your money, and your gametime.