Oops, thanks.

Xbox 3 + a gaming PC that will play Warcraft 4. That is it.

I'm not sure what Sony and Microsoft are going to do. If rumors are true and Microsoft is integrating Kinect 2.0 into the NextBox hardware, things are goign to be interesting because it suggests they're trying to take a "balanced" stab at getting both the core and the non-core gaming crowds, which has the potential to make them very Wii U-esque.

Sony is a complete unknown at this point. Will they do like Nintendo and Microsoft, or shoot for a level of tech mastery that will prove unsustainable?

I'll stick with my Wii U and PC until I find out.

Why do folks continue to insist on saying this, as if the only thing that qualifies a game console as being "next gen" is how much superior the visuals are to previous generations?

Newsflash... the Wii U is more powerful than PS360, and is capable of doing things that neither of those consoles can do like displaying a multiplayer shooter in full HD at 60 fps on a TV screen while simultaneously displaying the game on the controller's second screen for player 2.  And the visuals, AI, and other features for Wii U games will only improve as developers move their resources from PS360 to creating games and engines from the ground up with all 3 next gen consoles in mind. 

And if you really think that the jump from current gen to PS4 and 720 is going to be leaps and bounds over current gen consoles right when they launch next year like we saw at the beginning of the HD era this gen, then you are sorely mistaken.  If you want a glimpse as to what you can expect from those consoles at launch, just look at games like Star Wars 1313 or Watch Dogs.

I always go with PC, Nintendo and Sony. I usually buy Nintendo consoles at launch or just a few months after, and what I do with Sony consoles it's that I bought them 1 gen after, I bought the PS1 during the GC gen, just recently bought a PS2 and I will most likely buy a PS3 later in the next gen cycle.

I'll probably go with the Wii U and XBox 8 combo.

I've already pre-ordered the Wii U so that's a given. The XBox 8 will probably be my console of choice over the PS4 because of Forza, Gears of War and other installments I enjoyed on the 360.

This chart is how most people feel about the difference between generations and what they expect of the next generation:

So $599 for both 720 and PS4 confirmed then?  lol!

I'll get a PS4 once a big exclusive title comes out for it (like GoW4, GT6 or LB3). I might get a Nextbox depending on the price of the system and if my friends are getting the Halo and Gears games.