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Which Next-Gen systems are you going to buy?

PS4 73 25.80%
 
Xbox One 14 4.95%
 
Wii U 40 14.13%
 
PS4 and Xbox One 16 5.65%
 
PS4 and Wii U 84 29.68%
 
Xbox One and Wii U 11 3.89%
 
I Am Getting All Three! 26 9.19%
 
Sticking With Current-Gen 19 6.71%
 
Total:283

I was a multi system owner for the most time of my life, but I will stick to the PS4 and the PS4 only next gen. Reason is, I became a father last year and just don't have much time to play games anymore. So one console will do. I might buy an Xbox One some time later if an exclusive title comes out that I really want to have. Don't know yet. I can't see myself getting a Wii U, I'm good with my 3DS when it comes to Nintendo games.

Why PS4? Because although I own multiple systems, I like Sony consoles the most. I think the controller is almost perfect (and I'm still pissed I can't use DS3 on PS4...) and the console itself also is just quality hardware. I bought the PS3 in 2008 and it still runs perfectly fine. My Wii had to be replaced one time, it had some funny graphic bugs, like if the GPU was overheating. But they didn't tell me if that was in fact the problem. Do I need to talk about 360 failures? I had 6 since 2007 and it really pisses me off if a system dies so many times. Bei it RROD or E74, I had them all. Scratched discs also. And on top of that, that console is just really really LOUD and comes with this external power brick. If I compare that to the sexy and quiet PS3, I simply can't deny the fact that Sony makes some quality hardware. I'm not saying Microsofts hardware sucks balls (even though early 360s like mine did) but Sonys hardware is just on another level. Now, we don't know if that might change with next-gen, but based on experience, I'm pretty sure Sony will buy one hell of a console.

Last but not least, since I'm going only fpr one platform for the first time since N64, I have to worry about first party titles. This is where Sony also delivers much more in my personal opinion. The PS3 gets high quality exclusives until this very day and will continue to do so even if PS4 comes out. That is what I call long term support. The 360 has has kind of a drought and the Wii is just dead.

About fanboys: You can't be completely neutral. Every person just prefers some system for whatever reasons and that will automatically lead to seeing what other systems lack of. The point is, you have to respect if people prefer something else than you do. But I also think it is completely legal to talk about differences of consoles, as long as nobody gets insulted or anything like that. Oh, and jokes have to be allowed. Some are just too good. Also, people have to grow up a little. We're talking about consoles nobody is attacking you personally. Just stay cool. If it's the personal opinion of someone that console xyz sucks big time, that is perfectly fine. That's the thing with opinions, everyone can have their very own.

So, in the end, I just don't see why people get so heated up about console wars. I know the analogy has benn brought up quite a lot, but it's just like with sports. You just have your favourite team and every other team looks poor to you. You talk about it, you make arguments and whatnot. And I think that's fine. We also have our results which are the sales. If your team has high sales, you party hard, while fans of other teams will come in your thread and tell you why it isn't important or why it was a luck shot at best. Just deal with it, it's fine.



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For the past 2 gens I have gotten Nitendos console 1-2 years after launch then followed up with Playstation a few years later, I plan on doing that again this gen. I have nothing against Xbox, its just that I dont play online often so Livr isnt a selling point to me and I prefer Nintendo/Playstation exclusives. I did get the original Xbox a few years ago to play the few exclusives that interested me and will probably do the same when 360 is $100.

8th gen plan
Wii U-this holiday
PS4-probably 2015
One-when under $200



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PS4 and Wii U. If a significant number of my friends get the XBO I'll get it too, but the aforementioned 2 are what will serve my needs. If only a handful of my friends from home get the XBO then I'll have little to no reason(s) to get one.



 

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TwoThreeSoFly said:
Pemalite said:
Xbox One pretty much only just for Halo, I don't really enjoy gaming on consoles anymore.


I can't fault you for that. I myself love everything aboutC gaming except for the controls. Mouse and keyboard just don't do it for me. I have to have a joystick. And it sucks because there are some really good games that I want to play on PC. Arma II, Day Z, and League of Legends to name a few. 


You *can* use a PS3 or Xbox controller you know?
Heck, you can get SNES, Nintendo 64 and Gamecube styled controllers too! :)
Whack your PC on a TV with Steams big picture mode and you're set.




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I game mostly on PC, but I have a PS3, X360 and Wii U. I can't see myself investing in next gen at all. It would take one monstrous series of killer exclusives (one after the other, that I can't get on PC) to make me interested. There are just so many games already in existence (and my libraries) that I'm yet to play.



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PS4U most likely, although Final Fantasy XV and KH3 going multiplat combined with the Xbox180 brought the Xbone back into the game. In the unlikely case that SE decides to bring KH3 and FFXV on the PC as well I'd probably struggle with the decision to buy any Next-Gen console at all (besides the WiiU I already own). So far the exclusives on neither console cut it for me, that might change after gamescom, though.



Nintendo + PC combo!



I'll be getting all 3. Xbox One and PS4 both next year.



My PC is powerful enough to run most games as well as a PS4/XBO.

So if I got a next-gen console, it'd be the Wii U, purely because Nintendo consoles do things PC's don't. And the PS4/XBO is just a budget PC in a handy box.

That said, I'm not too impressed with the next-gen of consoles, so I'll probably wait at least a year before I buy any of them.



Actually just sold my 360 as it never got ANY playingtime. Since I "built" another new PC I have decided to be exclusive PC from here on out.



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