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CWegzz on 26 October 2016

2017(probably): Nintendo Switch (1+ year)
Feb 2016: New 3DS XL #2(7 months)
Jul 2015: PSVita(4 months)
Mar 2015: New 3DS #1(7 months)
Aug 2014: PS4(2 months)
Jun 2014: Wii U(1 year, 10 months)
Aug 2012: 3DS XL(2 years, 2 months)
Jun 2010: PS3

I don't remember anything before that.



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Cloudman on 26 October 2016

I think it's about once every few years? I usually only buy 1 or 2 consoles per generation, with some space in between them, so it's usually when the new generation comes around.



 

              

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Ultrashroomz on 26 October 2016

On average, once every 2.5 years?



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m_csquare on 26 October 2016

I only buy consoles/handhelds when it has more than 10 games that i'm interested of. Which puts NS off that list currently



VAMatt on 26 October 2016

I buy consoles/handhelds whenever I feel like it. The longest gap I can think of between purchases was about 3 years.

Considering that I purchased a 3DS in 2012, Wii U in 2014, XBox One later in 2014, and I'm considering either a PS4P right now, or a NS in the spring, I guess I'm averaging less than two years between consoles.



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VAMatt on 26 October 2016
d21lewis said:

Funny you should ask. Let me go down memory lane...

PS4 Pro (Nov 2016)*
PSVR (Oct 2016)*
Xbox One w/ Kinect (August 2016)
PSTV (Oct 2015)
Ouya (January 2015)
New Nintendo 3DS (February 2015)
New Nintendo 3DS (February 2015)
Xbox One (March 2014)
PlayStation 4 (January 2014)
PlayStation 3 Super Slim (November 2013)
Wii U (November 2012)*
PS Vita (February 2012)*
3DS ( December 2011)
3DS (June 2011)
Xbox 360 S (Late 2010)
Nintendo DSi (2009)
Sony PSP (December 2009)
Sony PSP (October 2009)
Xbox 360 60gb (2008)
Nintendo DS Lite (December 2008)
PlayStation 3 (June 2008)
Wii (May 2007)
Xbox 360 20 gb (March 2007)
Nintendo DS Lite (2006)
Nintendo DS (2006)
Nintendo DS (2006)
PlayStation 2 (2005)
Nintendo DS (November 2004)*
PlayStation 2 (2003)
Nintendo GameCube (November 2001)*
PlayStation 2 (April 2001)
Sega Dreamcast (March 2001)
Nintendo 64 (December 1999)
PlayStation (1998)
PlayStation (March 1997)
Nintendo 64 (September 1996)*
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (December 1993)
Nintendo Gameboy (1991)
Nintendo Entertainment System (December 1988)

I also bought an Xbox One as a gift for someone last Christmas, an Xbox 360 as a gift for someone in 2010, and an Xbox 360 as a gift for someone in 2012.

 

* "day one" purchases.

 

*Edit* got another Gameboy in 1995, a GBA some time in 2002, and a Genesis some time in the middle of the sixth gen.

How can you remember all of those dates?  I've owned most of those systems myself (though not multiples of any except GBA), but I can't remember dates of purchase prior to 2010.  



Areym on 26 October 2016

Not very often.

90s: Had a NES and SNES
2002: PS2
2004: GameBoy SP
2006: PSP/DS
2009: PS3
2012: PSV
2013: Wii (to play xenoblade chronicles, gave it away, never finished it)
2014: PS4 (belong to my sister, she gave it to me and got a Destiny PS4 later on)

I hope to get a PS4Pro and PSVR sometime next year but will have to wait and see if it's worth.



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d21lewis on 27 October 2016
VAMatt said:
d21lewis said:

Funny you should ask. Let me go down memory lane...

PS4 Pro (Nov 2016)*
PSVR (Oct 2016)*
Xbox One w/ Kinect (August 2016)
PSTV (Oct 2015)
Ouya (January 2015)
New Nintendo 3DS (February 2015)
New Nintendo 3DS (February 2015)
Xbox One (March 2014)
PlayStation 4 (January 2014)
PlayStation 3 Super Slim (November 2013)
Wii U (November 2012)*
PS Vita (February 2012)*
3DS ( December 2011)
3DS (June 2011)
Xbox 360 S (Late 2010)
Nintendo DSi (2009)
Sony PSP (December 2009)
Sony PSP (October 2009)
Xbox 360 60gb (2008)
Nintendo DS Lite (December 2008)
PlayStation 3 (June 2008)
Wii (May 2007)
Xbox 360 20 gb (March 2007)
Nintendo DS Lite (2006)
Nintendo DS (2006)
Nintendo DS (2006)
PlayStation 2 (2005)
Nintendo DS (November 2004)*
PlayStation 2 (2003)
Nintendo GameCube (November 2001)*
PlayStation 2 (April 2001)
Sega Dreamcast (March 2001)
Nintendo 64 (December 1999)
PlayStation (1998)
PlayStation (March 1997)
Nintendo 64 (September 1996)*
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (December 1993)
Nintendo Gameboy (1991)
Nintendo Entertainment System (December 1988)

I also bought an Xbox One as a gift for someone last Christmas, an Xbox 360 as a gift for someone in 2010, and an Xbox 360 as a gift for someone in 2012.

 

* "day one" purchases.

 

*Edit* got another Gameboy in 1995, a GBA some time in 2002, and a Genesis some time in the middle of the sixth gen.

How can you remember all of those dates?  I've owned most of those systems myself (though not multiples of any except GBA), but I can't remember dates of purchase prior to 2010.  

A lot of them were purchased on Christmas, black Friday, within a week of their launch, income tax time (March, April), or the day a certain game launched (ie Tomb Raider for PS4 or Titanfall for Xbox One or Zelda for 3DS). If I can look up the game that made be buy the console, I know when I bought it!

 

Also, I take a lot of pics. I can look up dates for most  anything game related that I've bought since 2005. A few are just educated guesses.



Mummelmann on 27 October 2016
Zekkyou said:

2005 - DS
2006 - PSP
2007 - Wii
2008 - PS3
2009 - PSP Go
2010 - 360
2010 - First gaming PC, pre-built (£700~)
2011 - GTX480 for 2010 PC (£350~)
2012 - 3DS
2013 - PS4
2013 - 3DSXL
2013 - Second gaming PC (£2000~)
2014 - PS3 Slim, bought because my PS3's disk drive stopped working.
2014 - PSVita
2016 - Third gaming PC (£3700~, including 4k screen)
2017 - Planning to buy a PS4Pro. I wasn't initially, but the Horizon: Zero Dawn 4k checkerboord fotage sold me.
2017 - Planning to re-build 2013 PC with a smaller case.

I'm pretty sure that's everything, and in the correct years (i almost forgot about the PSP Go :p). I've also included purchases i'm strongly expecting to make next year. I might end up getting a Switch too, but that's far from certain right now (its an interesting concept, but not one that meshes well with my gaming preference, so i'm waiting on more game announcements).

Woah, woah woah! What's this monstrosity?! Care to elaborate? *goes into nerd drool mode*



OdinHades on 27 October 2016

I buy hardware multiple times a year. Just this year I got a Wii U, a New 3DS, a new PC and I pre-ordered the PS4 Pro. I just like hardware, I actually collect that shit. =P



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