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Forums - Gaming - Found gift cards! Should I get PS3, PS4, 360, or XBOne?

 

Which console should I get?

Xbox 360 1 0.52%
 
PlayStation 3 31 16.06%
 
Xbox One 18 9.33%
 
PlayStation 4 95 49.22%
 
Invest more in PC gaming 11 5.70%
 
Invest more in Wii U gaming 29 15.03%
 
Give the gift cards to me! 8 4.15%
 
Total:193
Mad55 on 27 July 2014

PS3 or xbox one for now.



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TreeTurtle on 27 July 2014

Ouya



nice

TreeTurtle on 27 July 2014

That, or the new Leapster system. Use the rest of the money on that new low-end Android tablet for $40 and buy Kim Kardashian's Holllywood



nice

TreeTurtle on 27 July 2014

oh, the 3D Flappy Bird clones are good too. Get those as well, even the one's that you need to pay for



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Hedra42 on 27 July 2014

You want to play online with friends, but haven't asked your friends who have consoles for their input?

Talk to your friends first.



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Dusk on 27 July 2014
RCTjunkie said:

So I was looking through my wallet the other day and I found that I have about $250 worth of unused gift cards for GameStop. Knowing this, and thinking about this for a long time, I decided I wanted to get a secondary console to my WiiU (I'll pay more alongside the gift cards if need be). I'm not sure which one to get, though.

Pro list for each one:

360:

-Excellent Controller

-Solid backlog of games I want to play (Halo, Dead Rising, Gears of War)

-Cheapest to get of the bunch

PS3:

-Even more solid backlog of games I want to play (Last of Us, Uncharted, Little Big Planet)

-Cheap Price

-More variety of games to play with friends (none of my friends in my hometown has Playstation products)

XBOne:

-Friends actively play online, so I can do online gaming

-*Cue Confession Bear* I actually really like the concept of Kinect

-Great balance of games and UI features that I will use

PS4:

-Cheapest next-gen console

-Promising list of games both out now and upcoming (The Last of Us, The Order)

-First amongst my friends, both hometown and in college to get it (introduce variety)

 

Now here are the cons:

360:

-The online community isn't as strong anymore

-No new games after this year pretty much

PS3:

-Controller isn't the most comfortable 

-No new games after this year pretty much

XBOne:

-Priciest of all the options

-Not many exclusives I want

PS4:

-Will have to wait on a LOT of games to come out

-A pricy option for not having online friends to play with

 

And finally, some things to keep in mind:

-I am also a PC gamer with an active Steam account

-I want to play online with friends

-My first instinct told me PS3, but after thinking for a long while, I became undecided

-I haven't talked to my friends with the consoles about their imput.

 

Please let me know what you think by voting and/or explaining your response. It won't be the final factor, but I trust the community as a whole for excellent gaming taste and gaguing what people should have, so I will take what everyone says into serious consideration.

You make it sound like you already have a Wii U. If there are any games you want for the system, or some upcoming ones you might want to save it for that. When more games come out for the X1 and PS4 then you can make your decision on those. The 360 and PS3 are certainly viable options, but the gift card will give you the system and a couple games so it might not go as far as you hope. 

PC is great, but often the majority of PC games that you want you probably already have. If not, then certainly look into it. 



Gotta figure out how to set these up lol.

Danman27 on 28 July 2014

I would say ps3 or ps4. The ps3 is old, but there are so many games on it that I don't think people should miss out on. With that said, the ps4 is way newer...



CDiablo on 28 July 2014

If you dont care about playing with your real life friends get a PS3. Otherwise get whatever MS thing they have. IMO neither current gen console is worth the price and will not be for a few years.



Getting an XBOX One for me is like being in a bad relationship but staying together because we have kids. XBone we have 20000+ achievement points, 2+ years of XBL Gold and 20000+ MS points. I think its best we stay together if only for the MS points.

Nintendo Treehouse is what happens when a publisher is confident and proud of its games and doesn't need to show CGI lies for five minutes.

-Jim Sterling

RCTjunkie on 28 July 2014

Hey, everyone! 

I decided to go with the... 

PS3 Last of Us Bundle!

This was decided by my gut feeling, the list of games already out, and the fact that my gift cards weren't as much as I anticipated and only found out once I was actually at the register...

 

I now have ordered from Amazon The Uncharted Dual Pack, God of War Collection (1-3 and the 2 extra games), Little Big Planet 1 and 2, and an HDMI cable all for $90.

 

Happy gaming!



WHO IS JESUS REALLY?

Leadified on 28 July 2014

Good choice, you could always upgrade later on in the gen when hardware gets cheaper, there's no rush. There's tons of cheap good games to choose right now, so have a good one!