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the2real4mafol on 12 December 2013

I only buy a games console to play games on, so PS4 appeals to me better. Otherwise, it's really just a PC without alot of PC features



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Heckon on 12 December 2013

Rofl another fanboy trying to convince himself about his purchase...C mon man, Sony will welcome you with respect and even though you decided to go with the weakest link first, they will forgive you.

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RIP ps3, xbox360.

welcome home ps4 and X1

bigjon on 12 December 2013

Why do all the MS advert bots fail to post a profile pic to at least make them more believeable



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Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

tiffac on 12 December 2013

@OP

The story would have even been better if you actually took one of the consoles home. xD



prayformojo on 12 December 2013

The reason why Xbone won't win the gen is because the entire "hook" is based on old media (TV) and that's not going to be that relevant five years from now. People 30 and under are watching less and less and that trend is going to continue going forward.

Everything else it can do, can be done on your smart phone which again, teens and 20 soemthing keep stapled to their face 24/7. Skype? Smart phone. Facebook? Smartphone. There is a reason why the Facebook app died on 360. It's because no one used it.

I applaud MS for trying to put everything into one box, but it's not going to work.



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shloob on 12 December 2013
Sevengen said:

I've seen both consoles at a friends house, got to spend a good amount of time with each, and while the PS4 is defiitely a powerhouse of a console, the X1 was the only machine out of the two that actaully made me feel like I was interacting with something 'next-gen'.

We played Battlefield on both systems and there's no doubt which one looked better. The PS4 version. Played Killzone also and can't really say I was all that impressed by it. Great graphics, but not really enough going on to make it feel like the vanguard shooter of the 8th gen. Sorta boring after a couple days. Spawn. Shoot. Die. Cruised around Sony's UI for a bit and there simply wasn't all that much to do, to interact with. 
It just feels like a more powerful PS3

The X1 on the other hand, the downgrade in Battlefields graphics notwithstanding, truly felt next-gen to me. Let me explain that a little bit. Every gamer understands that better graphics won't equate to a better experience, it's the level of interaction you have with the game that matters, and that holds true with the consoles themselves. 

Sony, again, brought a monster console to the masses, a graphical beast, but did so at the cost of innovation. No one buys a console anymore 'just to play' games. Those that say that are simply fooling themselves, intentionally, and doing so in an attempt to downplay the advantages that the competitor has. 
And this is where the X1 really shines against the PS4:
What it can do in addition to games, the different ways you can interact with it, what it offers as a complete package.

The X1, right now, can do things that the PS4 simply can't and will never be able to. 
The Snap feature is awesome, play your game while checking facebook, or Vgchartz at the same time, or video chat with your friend while both playing... the same game, or something different.
The Upload Studio. We must have spent 45 minutes or so just checking out the different videos that other players posted, some just a few minutes before we clicked on them... everything from a 5 second stream of somone's three point shot, to a quick video blog about Sports Rivals. 
It was all amazingly fast, intuitive, and seamlessly accessible right there on the dash.
The Kinect 2. Say what you want about it, hate on it if it makes you feel better, but the thing is simply awesome and a huge advantage for the X1.
The HDMI input, don't really need to say anything more about that. 

Sony went for more of the same, just bigger. 
Microsoft went for something different, innovative. 
Sony wins the graphics war... Microsoft takes everything else.
Pretty easy decision.


SOny wins the graphics war? Im guessing in your time with the xbox one you didn't play Ryse? It blows KZ away.



TheGhosts on 12 December 2013

I can't wait to play Killer Instinct on the XBox One!!!



DerpSandwich on 12 December 2013

"No one buys a console anymore 'just to play' games. Those that say that are simply fooling themselves..."

So if I sit down in front of my console and all I want to do is play games, and I don't have any interest in watching somebody ELSE play games, seeing what mundane garbage is being plastered all over Facebook, or switching pointlessly between my game and TV in an ADD eye-orgy...I'm just fooling myself? You're an undercover Microsoft rep, aren't you?

If that's the attitude that the average gamer is adopting then this whole generation can just suck it and die.



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BeElite on 12 December 2013
Sevengen said:

Sony went for more of the same, just bigger. 
Microsoft went for something different, innovative. 
Sony wins the graphics war... Microsoft takes everything else.
Pretty easy decision.

Sony did go for the same, best games bets price best hardware.

It really is that easy.

which is why gamers have overwhelmingly chosen PS4 and proof is in PS4 outsellig xonbeit in traditionaly xbox territiories.



Ashadian on 12 December 2013
shloob said:
Sevengen said:

I've seen both consoles at a friends house, got to spend a good amount of time with each, and while the PS4 is defiitely a powerhouse of a console, the X1 was the only machine out of the two that actaully made me feel like I was interacting with something 'next-gen'.

We played Battlefield on both systems and there's no doubt which one looked better. The PS4 version. Played Killzone also and can't really say I was all that impressed by it. Great graphics, but not really enough going on to make it feel like the vanguard shooter of the 8th gen. Sorta boring after a couple days. Spawn. Shoot. Die. Cruised around Sony's UI for a bit and there simply wasn't all that much to do, to interact with. 
It just feels like a more powerful PS3

The X1 on the other hand, the downgrade in Battlefields graphics notwithstanding, truly felt next-gen to me. Let me explain that a little bit. Every gamer understands that better graphics won't equate to a better experience, it's the level of interaction you have with the game that matters, and that holds true with the consoles themselves. 

Sony, again, brought a monster console to the masses, a graphical beast, but did so at the cost of innovation. No one buys a console anymore 'just to play' games. Those that say that are simply fooling themselves, intentionally, and doing so in an attempt to downplay the advantages that the competitor has. 
And this is where the X1 really shines against the PS4:
What it can do in addition to games, the different ways you can interact with it, what it offers as a complete package.

The X1, right now, can do things that the PS4 simply can't and will never be able to. 
The Snap feature is awesome, play your game while checking facebook, or Vgchartz at the same time, or video chat with your friend while both playing... the same game, or something different.
The Upload Studio. We must have spent 45 minutes or so just checking out the different videos that other players posted, some just a few minutes before we clicked on them... everything from a 5 second stream of somone's three point shot, to a quick video blog about Sports Rivals. 
It was all amazingly fast, intuitive, and seamlessly accessible right there on the dash.
The Kinect 2. Say what you want about it, hate on it if it makes you feel better, but the thing is simply awesome and a huge advantage for the X1.
The HDMI input, don't really need to say anything more about that. 

Sony went for more of the same, just bigger. 
Microsoft went for something different, innovative. 
Sony wins the graphics war... Microsoft takes everything else.
Pretty easy decision.


SOny wins the graphics war? Im guessing in your time with the xbox one you didn't play Ryse? It blows KZ away.


Keep fighting the good fight soldier. You might actually believe it one day even though evidence to the contrary shows which machine has the more grunt.