| Nem said: Well, i understand and agree with what he says, but it sounds to me he just got his feelings hurt by buying into the hype of watch dogs and destiny. You have to be patient and wait for the games that will make it worth it. Adecision he will regret once the new Fallout, mass effect or elder scrolls games debut. You need games that were pushing the previous hardware to its limits, to see a difference in the new ones. Even if graphics are not all the improvements, but gameplay with less or faster load times. |
There are enough differences in the hardware and their features to justify the price (I like the built in screengrab/video recording, the feel of the DS4, the headphone jack and audio patch in, the faster load times, overall faster/smoother interface response, ability to run more than one app at a time, standby mode/charging among other things that just make the PS4 more enjoyable to use) vs. a $250 PS3 that even if I didn't already own multiples of, isn't going to be seeing the same level of software support in the future.
And that's not even going into the graphics. For the record, those do matter to me; I built a gaming PC last generation to play multiplatform games on because I wanted the sharpest, smoothest running version for my money.
But it's worth it to me. Obviously it's not to the Forbes writer. He can buy another one in 2 years if he choooses, maybe less when his XB360 is no longer receiving any new titles. It will be cheaper, it will have a full back catalog of games and there won't be any complaints. He's just not someone who should be an early adopter clearly.
Most consumers are better off waiting until there are at least 2-3 games that they want to buy because they want to play them immediately. Buying for announced titles or games that may be more hype than delivery is not the smartest thing to do with one's money if that's an issue.
