halil23 said:
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Banned is a word that starts with a B.... RESPECT MY SEXUALLITY!!!!!!!! Oh wait... nevermind.
halil23 said:
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Banned is a word that starts with a B.... RESPECT MY SEXUALLITY!!!!!!!! Oh wait... nevermind.
I have all the current gen home and handhelds except for X1. I would get an X1 if there were multiple exclusives that I really had to play, but I've also got my sights on replacing my chugging PC in the next couple of years, so I'd have to make a choice. Like another post said, most of the X1 exclusives are also on PC, so just now it's looking like I'll choose a new PC, or maybe convert to iMac.
The iMac is a good move - I bought one about 3yrs ago as it ticked a tonne of boxes - easy to use/stable/reliable/great customer support....(its expensive though).
Biggest thing for me was not being able to use all the software I had accumulated over the years. You could of course get Virtual Box or something similar.
HumdrumPie said: We all know that the Xbox One and PS4 have a lot of games in common, and I mean a lot! Is it worth buying a second console for a handful of exclusives?! How many games would you buy that second console for?! Could it be one if you're really hyped?! I've heard it said that when the price of the games I want on that console are equal to it's price, sounds very reasonable. Almost too reasonable. Any thoughts. Yes, I bought all 3 consoles last gen and I might do the same this gen after a year or two. |
Not at all worth it, not for at least 2 years. There's no even close to enough exclusives of note for either console at this point, and there still won't be at the end of the year.
My rule, though admittedly it's one I got from a podcast, but it's a good rule: Only buy a console when it has a minimum of five games you want out for it on the day of purchase, that you can't play on a platform you already own. This is a golden rule, and it's why I don't own a PS4/Xbone. InFamous: Second Son would count, Dead Rising 3 would count, Assassin's Creed 4 would not as it's on the last gen machines, Titanfall would not as it's on PC and will soon be on Xbox 360, Metal Gear Solid V, Watch_Dogs, and The Evil Within... none of these count, because they're all coming to last gen hardware. It's a hard rule to follow, especially when they promise better graphics and a better experience, but honestly the difference will be minimal.
My opinion is that right now, it's not worth buying either of them. However if you must buy one, buy the one with the exclusives you're most interested in and stick with that. It'll be late 2016 before either console can claim more than 5 exclusives that are must-have and while some games like Final Fantasy XV, Cyberpunk 2077 and Batman: Arkhan Knight may make you want to move up to the current-gen hardware now, they're multi-platform so you only need one to experience almost everything new this generation can offer.
My suggestion would be to go PS4. It has InFamous: Second Son and The Order: 1886; both of which are exclusives that look genuinely interesting. The Xbox One may have more exclusives but nothing really jumps out at me, and while Titanfall may look fun, you can always get it for Xbox 360 or better yet, get the PC version, which will be the superior version. Other than Titanfall, nothing on that system looks overly interesting except maybe Dead Rising 3 and it's not worth spending so much for one game. Even Halo has been pushed back till Q2 2015 (or so I've read).
Right now, unless you're uinemployed and have nothing to do all day every day, there's plenty to play on the PS4 to keep you going, no must haves on the Xbox One that aren't multiplatform, and if you already have a PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, there's literally hundreds of games on them; most of which you've likely not played yet. Concentrate on them before you waste money on expensive hardware you'll get very little use out of.
It comes to tastes and budget. Last gen I played on PS3 and Wii. X360 got my attention thanks to Gears, Halo and mainly Alan Wake, but the last one released on pc too, so it wasn't necessary for me buy the console. If you have enough money and games you want to play on both consoles, go for it!
I might be the wrong person to answer, but in my mind; neither console is worth it even as their own, separate purchase yet at this point. I never understood early adopters at all.
In 2-3 or maybe 4 years, it could be worth it, if the price is low enough and with a bunch of bargains on software on both platforms, not to mention an actual game library to choose from.
HumdrumPie said: We all know that the Xbox One and PS4 have a lot of games in common, and I mean a lot! Is it worth buying a second console for a handful of exclusives?! How many games would you buy that second console for?! Could it be one if you're really hyped?! I've heard it said that when the price of the games I want on that console are equal to it's price, sounds very reasonable. Almost too reasonable. Any thoughts. Yes, I bought all 3 consoles last gen and I might do the same this gen after a year or two. |
I could give you the usual BS about how it depends on what YOU want...But honestly the short answer is "No."
HumdrumPie said: We all know that the Xbox One and PS4 have a lot of games in common, and I mean a lot! Is it worth buying a second console for a handful of exclusives?! How many games would you buy that second console for?! Could it be one if you're really hyped?! I've heard it said that when the price of the games I want on that console are equal to it's price, sounds very reasonable. Almost too reasonable. Any thoughts. Yes, I bought all 3 consoles last gen and I might do the same this gen after a year or two. |
Nope i got both and the anwser now is fuck no. wait till X1 is sub $300 and actually has games to play.
go with PS4 and later as prices drop and you can pick up games at a bargin get the X1
Reasons to Skip the XBox One
1) Microsoft usually releases its exclusives on the PC anyways, so if you have a PC you can probably get away with skipping the Xbox.
2) With the Xbox in second place people are thinking that they aren't gonna be buying up exclusives all over the place like they have been. So even though it has all the third party exclusives right now, it may die down quite a bit in a year or so.
3) Price cut sounds inevitable if they keep losing out in sales.
Reasons to skip the PS4
1) No games. The highest rated game for the PS4 was something like an 80 on metacritic? Don't know if they've released something better but it's slim pickings over there.
2) Third parties like Microsoft better. They made the best versions of their games on the 360 and not the PS3 last gen because that's where their sales were. Of course things are looking very different this gen, but historically....
In short, the best answer is to buy a Wii U and a 3DS and wait for the other two to reveal their hands.