By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Gaming - The next gen dilemma

Anfebious on 03 March 2014

Yes, PC is the answer, join us, ascend to the gaming heaven.



"I've Underestimated the Horse Power from Mario Kart 8, I'll Never Doubt the WiiU's Engine Again"

Around the Network
Cobretti2 on 04 March 2014
Danman27 said:
Cobretti2 said:

So far next gen has been somewhat underwhelming for me.

Wii U lacks games

and XBOX ONE and PS4 although they have some great games incoming the biggest annoyance is the lack of space. Now you may call me crazy and say they got 500gb which is more than Wii U, however what the Wii U does is allow me to install games to external HDDS, which is fantasitc however it has no games to install lol.

Now with the other two, game installs are mandatory. So condiering they are between 20-50gb for popular AAA games, that doesn't really give you much space for many games. Sure I could replace the hdd with a bigger one for PS4 but like that only extends it to say 30 games tops.

I could uninstall the games but why should I have to? My biggest issue is not the uninstalling part but rather all games these days require patches and have DLC. As games become more complex, patches will be required to actually fix game breaking bugs. If i uninstall a game and want to revisit it 5 years from now how do I play it if the patches have been removed for example? MOre importantly when the gen ends how do I get the patches?

So my dilemma is this, I got a Wii U, appreciate the fact I can install games on my own externals, but like WERE ARE THE GAMES LOL. So I want to buy a PS4 but space will be diminishing fast.

Is PC gaming the answer for multi plats and just stick to console exclusives? 

Does anyone else feel like they could bash there head in asking WTF were they thinking with space when they decided on mandatory installs?


Most people with a pc only have double the space of the ps4 and xbox one. The ps4 is easily upgradable, so these complaints about space are as valid as they are for the wiiU. The xbox one on the other hand needs to figure something out. 

actually it is not valid on the wii u because I am not forced to install my games. I can play them directly from disc.

PC is different as I can store my patches and save files easily. Space would not be such an issue if all of them made i more flexible when it comes to backing up patches. Save files are fine as they sync to your PSN account from memory (well at least trophies do).



 

 

WagnerPaiva on 04 March 2014
Cobretti2 said:
MoHasanie said:
There's no rush to get a PS4. You can wait till they offer the console with a larger memory.

problem is the biggest memory currently aviable to mass market in that size is still pretty small. So it will be a long wait.

I rather they allowed games to be installed to external drives.


Actually, it is back to retail games full force once again. My PS3 have a custom 750GB HD and it is plenty, but to the next gen, this is nothin, Dead Rising 3 alone uses 60GB of the HDD...



My grammar errors are justified by the fact that I am a brazilian living in Brazil. I am also very stupid.