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PS4 is a day one purchase?

Yes, it has 8GB GDDR5 Ram. 58 11.46%
 
Yes, it has 500GB HD, and... 10 1.98%
 
Yes, it supports the Indie devs. 22 4.35%
 
Yes, it is only 399. 154 30.43%
 
Yes, Sony has amazing exclusives. 262 51.78%
 
Total:506
VGKing on 24 June 2013
sales2099 said:
Yes, because the average gamer knows/cares what GDDR5 Ram is.....just say "slightly better graphics"

This is a forum for video game sales geeks. We're not talking to the average gamer here.



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weaveworld on 24 June 2013
Augen said:
Honestly, I do not think any console in history has been an absolute day one purchase for me. Any system needs a year or so before library starts to be well rounded. I will happily get a PS4 in 2014, and a Wii U in 2015 or so.


Judging by your signature you could have waited 7 years into this playstation's lifecycle for a decent library. ;p

 

OT: waiting for a decent library, as always.



sales2099 on 24 June 2013

most of these points are a reason to buy a PC laptop



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

Hynad on 24 June 2013
sales2099 said:
most of these points are a reason to buy a PC laptop


Yeah... most. Except you won't be playing Naughty Dog's next masterpiece on a laptop... -__-



sales2099 on 24 June 2013
Hynad said:
sales2099 said:
most of these points are a reason to buy a PC laptop


Yeah... most. Except you won't be playing Naughty Dog's next masterpiece on a laptop... -__-

True, every console maker has that one go-to dev



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

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Hynad on 24 June 2013
sales2099 said:
Hynad said:
sales2099 said:
most of these points are a reason to buy a PC laptop


Yeah... most. Except you won't be playing Naughty Dog's next masterpiece on a laptop... -__-

True, every console maker has that one go-to dev


Sony has more than one though. Same for Nintendo. What about Microsoft?



Augen on 24 June 2013
weaveworld said:
Augen said:
Honestly, I do not think any console in history has been an absolute day one purchase for me. Any system needs a year or so before library starts to be well rounded. I will happily get a PS4 in 2014, and a Wii U in 2015 or so.


Judging by your signature you could have waited 7 years into this playstation's lifecycle for a decent library. ;p

OT: waiting for a decent library, as always.


A fair point. My signature are games looking to buy this year on console.  I own about 50+ titles for my PS3 so I have been quite happy in my roughly 5 years of ownership. Of course I waited two years or after it came out before making the plunge.  I do tend to find my enjoyment for Japanese games means the middle to end of any system life is generally the best period for my taste. 2013 may very well be the best year for PS3 for me, with games like Ni No Kuni and my recent purchase The Last of Us being excellent titles.



sales2099 on 24 June 2013
Hynad said:
sales2099 said:
Hynad said:
sales2099 said:
most of these points are a reason to buy a PC laptop


Yeah... most. Except you won't be playing Naughty Dog's next masterpiece on a laptop... -__-

True, every console maker has that one go-to dev


Sony has more than one though. Same for Nintendo. What about Microsoft?

Thats arguable.Naughty Dog can't do no wrong it seems. The other major ones are Santa Monica, but the latest GOW was a sales disapointment. Theres also Polyphany Digital, but personally, Id take Forza over GT. The rest don't make blockbusters in particular. IMO.

MS has 343 now, given Halo 4 sales.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

naruball on 24 June 2013
J_Allard said:
Funny, the options in the poll would suggest you just buy a gaming PC and do away with weak consoles.

True apart from one point:  a good gaming pc costs more than $400 (including a good mouse and/or controller, a good tv screen/monitor, keyboard and some decent speakers).



Hynad on 24 June 2013
sales2099 said:
Hynad said:
sales2099 said:
Hynad said:
sales2099 said:
most of these points are a reason to buy a PC laptop


Yeah... most. Except you won't be playing Naughty Dog's next masterpiece on a laptop... -__-

True, every console maker has that one go-to dev


Sony has more than one though. Same for Nintendo. What about Microsoft?

Thats arguable.Naughty Dog can't do no wrong it seems. The other major ones are Santa Monica, but the latest GOW was a sales disapointment. Theres also Polyphany Digital, but personally, Id take Forza over GT. The rest don't make blockbusters in particular. IMO.

MS has 343 now, given Halo 4 sales.


Naughty Dog does have an incredibly good track record. Surely you don't question that.
Santa Monica is also quite awesome. 
Sucker Punch is getting better and better.
Polyphony Digital is responsible for the best selling car franchise.

Microsoft has Halo. No matter what studio makes the Halo games, it will sell. Unless the quality drops title after title. Which I don't see happening soon.
They also have Lionhead, responsible for my favourite MS IP. Fable. But Fable Journey wasn't really good. Here's hoping Fable 4 will correct that. Even if Fable 3 wasn't as good as Fable 2 to me.
It will be interesting to see how their recent investment into first party studios will  play out during the XBO's life cycle. If they can take a cue from Sony and deliver a great variety of quality titles, they may be able to even the playing field with Sony.