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I feel as though there’s been a second wave of ‘next gen’ console purchasers. The early adopters have come and gone, and now the people waiting for a decent enough library of games, or the deal seekers, have begun to hop on board. So have you hopped on the the next gen hype train yet, or are you still waiting at the station.
For the record, I’m classifying the Xbox One, the PlayStation 4 and the Wii U as next gen consoles. It’s a simple enough YES/NO answer, but if you want to go into more detail in the comments below please be my guest!
I have all three, for ‘work’ purposes of course. Surprisingly, I’d probably recommend the Wii U at this point, especially in terms of top quality exclusives! Yeah, I’m as amazed as you, but Super Mario 3D World, Wind Waker HD, Mario Kart 8, Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101, and all the great indie games on the Wii U store have combined to make — I think — the most compelling gaming console on the market. That might change over the course of this year, but for now, it feels like the absolute truth.
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152 responses to “The Big Question: Bought A ‘Next Gen’ Console Yet?”
Well I’ve had a PC for years…
=PNice!
I also had a bowl of cereal for breakfast on Sunday…..
I had a bowel movement shortly after I woke up…
I blinked just before. Then I got shunted back in time by a weeping angel.
Much the same. So far there hasn’t been anything I’ve really wanted to play on the next gen consoles, the only games I’m really hanging for before the end of the year are non-console-exclusives (Civ:Beyond Earth and the Telltale games series) and the only new games I’ve been buying lately have been from Humble Bundle or the Steam Sales.
I’ll get one, but it’ll probably take Fallout 4 or something similar to make me jump and until then I’ll wait and see if prices come down.
no point having a next gen console until fallout 4. Nothing else looks remotely interesting to play yet.
So have I, but it doesn’t play Mario Kart8, Monster Hunter, Pikmin3, Donkey Kong Freeze, and won’t play Uncharted 4, The Last of Us Remastered, Drive Club etc.
So I bought a Wii-U, and can see a PS4 in my 2015 future.
Yes, I’m intending to pick up a Wii U before too long. The perfect companion to a gaming PC.
I haven’t yet.
Possibly March or so next year.
Do it this Christmas! =P
Nah, going overseas in Nov/Dec, would rather spend my money there.
But Destiny is out way before then!
PS4 and Wii U! No regrets.
Same! Great combo to own!
The best combination! Woot woot
Yeah, I’m still on the fence about the whole do i go all digital or physical copies of games this gen, if only PSN store wasn’t so frickin’ expensive!
If you decided to go digital, I recommend the samsung spinpoint m9t 2tb hdd. The 500gb fills up so fast
Or a SSHDD hybrid… Especially if you are going digital. They aren’t much more expensive and can boost load times. (I have a 1TB SSHDD in my PS4)
If you are staying with physical releases, then an upgraded HDD isnt necessary
When you’ve finished with a game from the PS4, delete it. If you want to play it again, it takes all of 30 seconds to 1 minute when you first pop in the disc until you can play (sometimes even less)
While that’s usually true, there are occasional exceptions.
E.g. PSN is listing The Last Of Us Remastered at $62.95. The poster I saw at JB at lunchtime said $89. So either JB’s info is wrong, or it’s a fair bit cheaper to download.
Yeah I’ve found that the Sony published content is cheaper on PSN, it seems to be a third party RRP problem
Yeah!
I have Pc, wiiU and ps4. Got the ‘big’ exclusive bases covered, great combo to own really.
Think I’ll get an x1 when it gets a slim version.
Thats the combo I want to own, I am waiting for Uncharted 4 or MGS5 before I grab a PS4, the longer I wait the more chance I have of them releasing the first hardware revision to fix any bugs the early adopters have discovered.
Not a silly idea! I’m already on my second PS4 as a result of a faulty disc drive.
I’m waiting on a good bundle deal so maybe next year??
Got an Xbox One at launch, largely due to Killer Instinct. Really enjoying it! Haven’t purchased a physical disc game yet.
Also just picked up a Wii U during Kmart crazy times, and am very glad I did. Playing Wind Waker on the gamepad sitting in bed is bliss right now.
Off screen play sounded pretty gimmicky before I actually got my hands on it, now I barely play on the TV. =P
But having the map/ inventory on the pad is borderline revolutionary for me… Idk if I can go back :/
the gamepad is so freakin good just for maps and inventory!! i love it!
About to get an Xbox One so I can play Destiny – it’s the first next gen game I’ve been interested in enough to warrant the hardware purchase
Get a PS4 and you can play it this Friday =P
There is a verrrrrry good chance I will be the owner of a PS4 next week due to that fact. I may not be able to wait for the bundle. We’ll have to see how my willpower holds out. I’m pretty damn keen for Destiny, even if it is a first-person shooter controlled on a
sin against man and godgamepadwhich is an unholy blight on all of creation for which we WILL be punished as a species.It’s an FPS the way borderlands is an FPS, not really about pinpoint precision
Well, sure, stats always help, but I watched a LOT of Alpha ‘let’s play’ videos where the player very clearly got into a lot of trouble they wouldn’t have got into if they had a KB&M hooked up. Watching that cross hair move so sluggishly and rigidly without the minute, precise corrections that turn a miss into a headshot? Pretty painful to watch.
(Edit: But you are right, and it’s probably the main reason I’m still interested in this instead of holding out for PC. If this were just Killzone or CoD or something I wouldn’t be touching it with a ten foot pole.)
@coolhandluke Ummm care to elaborate on the downvote? o.0
Because the dude wants an Xbox. I cant ever imagine buying a console I wasn’t interested in just to play a Beta build of game a few days earlier.
Don’t take it to heart man 🙂
He’s quite the fanboy and down voted me too, and I was quite civil. Or at least looks like it normally on these articles (No offence, but it’s not the fist time I’ve seen him being heavy on the down vote button over the X1).
@coolhandluke Maybe he didn’t know about the beta or extra content? You are down voting this guy for offering his opinion (Not like he said they guy HAS to get one, but asking if he had considered it, at least that’s how it looks to me.) And then you justify it by saying pretty much the same thing as pupp3tmast3r but pro xbox. That’s called being a hypocrite.
Let the man make his own decisions. Neither of you know his actual reasons for wanting one, and attacking each other over YOUR preference is stupid.
EDIT: BTW coolhandle, I’m a PC guy who also has a PS4 and WiiU. I try to offer an unbiased argument because I have more than one platform and can put in input because of it. No need to down vote me just because you think I’m some fanboy just because I don’t APPEAR 100% pro X1 in every post.
Lol it’s no big deal, I just replied as a joke to Munky anyways! I asked about the downvote, because while I don’t mind being downvoted I usually expect some response or post clearing up why!
Yup, I know it’s not a big deal but still. Kotaku is relatively peaceful in terms of flame wars so I don’t like it when I see it, even if it is just a little bit like a down vote on a VERY tame pro PS4 post, that wasn’t even ‘pro ps4’, but of a more a ‘why not PS4’ post.
“Let the man make his own decisions”
I agree
“attacking each other”
When did I attack someone?
“the same thing as pupp3tmast3r but pro xbox”
How is saying “he wants an Xbox” the same as “get a ps4” ?
“You are down voting this guy for offering his opinion”
Kinda like what you just did to my comment?
I just hate when Im walking into a store with my mind set on one thing and clerk trys to sell me something different. Im sure Munky is a grown up and has already researched which console he wants. As for being a fanboy, I plan on owning a ps4 once there’s games out that interest me, for example, Uncharted 4.
Not really interested in the beta – I’ll wait for the full game release as it’s not that far away. Can’t see my console preference being swayed by a beta a few days earlier than X1 🙂
May get a PS4 down the road but definitely getting the X1 first
PS4 I think also has the exclusive or timed content as well
Tbh, unless you NEED some of the other exclusives, why not the ps4? It’s cheaper and WILL, undeniably, have an upperhand in terms of multiplatform games the whole generation. In the end each to their own though.
xbox’s better value imo two games and the kinect for $50 more.
picked up a Wii U a couple of weeks ago. Totally digging it.
i’ll probably pick up a PS4 at some point too when the price goes down or when the game library gets really good.
No regrets with a day-1 purchase of a Wii U (except for starting the initial update at 10pm…)
That update right?!
Oh wait, I said no but you did include Wii U. So yes. But neither of the other two yet. Maybe round Christmas if I see a good deal.
PS4 and Wii U!
Just jumped on the Wii U bandwagon. Got it mainly for Xenoblade, Hyrule Warriors and Mario Kart 8. Been enjoying my time with it so far.
I got a PS4 in March, unfortunately my PS3 died, needed a BR player so just went with a PS4 as I knew I would get one eventually
I’d have to buy a new TV first. Yep. I’m that far behind on tech. That WiiU is starting to look tempting. The new PS and XBox really won’t tempt me while most of their games are still available on my last gen machine.
I love my Xbone.
Xboner :p
Still makes me giggle like a child. Probably will continue to after I own one.
(I don’t see this happening for a very long time, but it’s an inevitability. I mean… pretty sure Halo 5 won’t be going cross-platform in my lifetime.)
Let me know your Gamertag when you get one so I can add you, I’ll make sure to add you when I get my PS4 too.
Same here. I’ll probably grab a PS4 when an exclusive I want comes out, but for now I’m loving it.
PS4 and hopefully a WII U by year end. Not regretting the purchase but I’m not playing it every day
I won’t be getting one until there is a compelling enough reason to get one. I’ll definitely get one for a Naughty Dog game, probably first [new] one will be Uncharted 4.
In all honesty, the biggest reason for not getting a PS4 yet is because for me it does *less* than my PS3, which I currently use as my media player. Give me what I’ve already got with the PS3 and we’ll talk, Sony.
This is pretty much me. I’m super disappointed that the PS4 isn’t a media player and that’s really put a dent in my yearning to get one (plus the titles out so far aren’t much guff).
I resurrected a surprisingly capable old PC laptop and have been having a bash at the games I got in the steam sale that it can run, so I don’t feel any urgency to get a next gen console at current prices.
Yep – me too. At this point I’m more likely to buy a new PS3 than a PS4. Without media streaming it’s just a less powerful PC with worse controls.
No not yet.
But I’ve been thinking about getting that 2DS Pokemon bundle.
I’d totally get a 2DS if it didn’t look like something that came with a happy meal…. :s
I did the 2DS Pokemon bundle. Complete no brainer. Everyone I have met turns the 3D off or at least all the way down on their 3DS anyway.
Its a great little console – surprisingly comfortable and sturdy. Thoroughly recommend.
The game is awesome – but you probably already knew that.
The 2DS isn’t bad for what it is. It’s not pretty and I’ll always recommend a 3DS XL over it, but it runs everything the 3DS does just fine. Although I will say you have to buy a case for it if you want to travel with it, which might make a second hand 3DS more appealing.
If you can deal with the small screen, you wont regret it. I had one and upgraded to an XL for the screen size. BTW, the 2ds was, IMO, more comfy.
I really love my 2DS, I completed Pokemon Y on it and when I moved house I used it to wedge the door open while I carried my furniture in.
Got an Xbone at launch, bought a Wii U about 6 weeks or so ago, be picking up a PS4 in a month or two, and building a gaming rig in about 6-8 months.
My PS4’s been collecting dust for a while now, kind of regret the purchase I mean I’m holding out for exclusives I’m interested in but I could have used that money towards a better rig.
Not to mention all of Sony’s talk about aiming to rope in old Wii owners with re-mastered exclusives instead of new exclusives. (No joke, eurogamer even has an article. The byline reads that Sony see a massive market in re-masterings of PS3 games.)
Remastering’s were cute last gen when we wanted to replay classics and got 2-3 games with better visuals, but now they are really aggressive with the cannon fodder and, frankly, other than being 1080p (Sometimes) they don’t look worlds better. (Except GTA from what I’ve seen.) It’s not exactly enough for me to re-buy them, as tempting as it is at times.
For people trying to make money it’s great, you have very low development time and costs and you get to sell a AAA game at full price again. It also becomes a great way to get around that lack of backwards comparability.
For us consumers well it’s not so great.
Yup. I think there’s a fine line between getting around lack of backwards compatibility and milking it. Isn’t that what PSNow is for?
Any way, only time will tell.
PS4 and wii u
Lovin the Wii u – especially off-screen play
PS4 – I don’t own a game yet, waiting for something decent to come out
Yep xbone day 1, love it, got about 12 digital games installed. might get a ps4 soon.
Over a Wii U?
Yes. I have 0 interest in anything Nintendo.
Do you have a heart of stone??
Haha I don’t think so? always had Segas growing up and the Nintendo stuff I see now just looks like its aimed at kids, girls and asians, nothing against either of those but it just doesn’t interest me.
Prob gonna get allot of hate for saying that, but just my opinion.
HATE
haha fair opinion … but sometimes i just want to be a kid again 😉
^^ 😛
That was what I said until I tried some Nintendo games. Just saying.
Either way though, in general Sony and Nintendo tend to bring the exclusives with about the same gusto so I would find it hard to pick only one of them. (It’s why I went PS4/ WiiU this gen.)
Fair enough I was always playstation after the sega days but the 360 converted me, prefer the controller, xbox live, voice commands and have more friends on xbox so will use the xbone for the multiplats and ps4 for the exclusives….when they start coming out.
Yeah, I never owned any Nintendo things before the Wii-U, and hated the whole ‘childish’ aesthetic of Nintendo games. Got it mainly to play with the kids, but oh man I am a convert now.
The games are just so damn good, tweaked within an inch of their lives to be slick and so much bloody fun to play.
I came up through Atari, then Sega then Playstation so missed the whole Nintendo generation thing, but the attention to detail in the game design is just fantastic. And Monster Hunter 3 is mind-blowingly good. Also loving Zombie-U, best $9 I ever spent.
Yep me too XB1 day 1 and I already have a 2nd xbox one…im doubling up on all my games that are digitally downloaded 🙂 I was going to get a PS4 but decided on a 2nd xbox due to the digital licensing.
Sorry, what?
???? I completely don’t understand anything you just said. You bought two XB1s instead of grabbing a PS4 or WiiU???
So I can co-op games and double up on my games for the cost of one game. I have a few gamers in my house hold.
its all thanks to an Xbox One feature called “home Xbox,” where each user that is signed in to an Xbox One must have one console that is configured as their home Xbox. (If you only have one Xbox One, then that will be the home Xbox for all configured users.) When you configure a console as your home Xbox, any user that signs in to that Xbox One can play any of your downloaded games without having to first sign in as you.
Now on my non-home Xbox One, I sign-in as normal and can play any of my downloaded games at the same time as anyone else logged on to my home xbox.
I have 6 people in my family and except for the youngest we all game 🙂
I’ll be playing titanfall with my wife tonite but only paid for one copy of the game and I will be getting all my multiplayer co-op games as digital downloads for this reason.
I see, thanks for the clarification! Makes sense!
Could my brother log into my Home xbox (he only has 360 currently) and play my digital games + their DLC under his GT without me signed in?
Yes anyone on your home xbox gets access to all your games and access to gold too, so they can play online…..and you can play on a 2nd xbox online and all your games at the same time too.
I haven’t used my PS4 or XB1 full time since launch. Wii U has had some good runs though. Looking to change with games I’m hyped for rolling out on all platforms soon. Sunset Overdrive for XB1, Destiny for PS4, Bayonetta 2 will own all my time when it arrives… after I beat the Bayonetta port first 😉
Got a WiiU when it came out, great system.
If they actually release some decent games maybe get a PS or xbox in like a year or two. But yeah, #pcmasterrace
I’ve got all three and it’s going about as expected. The Wii U is the console I want to play the most because the games are either Nintendo quality or bring an element I can’t get elsewhere. When a game uses the game pad properly it really is a game changer.
One recent surprise I’ve had is how good the XBOX One interface can be for playing media. I mean it’s a terrible media player in that it barely works, it’s borderline criminal, but between Window’s Play To feature on my PC and Kinect voice commands I can use it to watch videos on the TV without needing a controller. If it wasn’t so restrictive about what it will play and how it would actually make the XBOX One a superior media center.
I’ve never been a huge fan of voice commands, it’s typically a 1960’s idea that was made obsolete by real interface controls, but I’ve got to admit that being able to control the video without taking my hands off the Wii U game pad is pretty handy.
Got a PS4 and xbone
Bought an Xbone at launch and I’ve enjoyed the time I’ve had it so far.
Dead Rising was great, Forza is probably the best racer available, Titanfall is the best console shooter I’ve played since Halo 2 (I’m not a console FPS person), Wolfenstein, The Assassins Creed with pirates (I lost track already), the Tomb Raider remake..… all pretty good games.
You haven’t missed that much if you don’t have one yet, but I’m expecting that to change over the next 12 months. I think of it as a long term investment!
I’ll probably buy a PS4 sometime after they get the backward compatibility mess sorted out and I can play the PS1/2/3 games that I’ve downloaded from the PS Store. I also think the PS4 had slightly worse games at launch and isn’t really promising anything amazing until after Christmas this year so I can live without one.
The WiiU is still an iffy prospect for me. The best game on there I’ve already finished and while those other games look good, I can live without them- particularly when I know they’ll all be full retail price for the next 4 years when I’ll be able to pick up missed PS4/ Xbone games for much cheaper.
I don’t think I can deal with missing Zelda though so if it is actually good, actually comes out on the system and is actually released before the hardware is 15 years old (ie it’s not delayed like OOT, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword) then I’ll have to work something out then.
I bought a WiiU and PS4. I mostly play PC and switch to the others when a game is released.
The WiiU is fantastic when there’s a big Nintendo release, and I know the PS4 will get there eventually but right now it’s a dust collector. The only PS4 exclusive off the top of my head that I am excited for is Bloodborne and that doesn’t come out until 2015.
Oh I’ll add that I bought an Xbone controller to use on my PC, so it’s sort of like owning an Xbone too!
My PC is constantly “Next-Gen” but yes i purchased the Xbox One on launch day.
The only console games which ever actually appear ‘next-gen’ are the exclusives, in which case, your PC just watches from the sidelines, no matter how much unicorn-blood is powering it :p
I’m a PC gamer always, but you would never get games like The Last of Us made for PC, which play as well as TLoU did on PS3. Specific, fixed hardware configurations do have their advantages from time to time.
they do 🙂 but if were talking about the current “Next-Gen” consoles they are just budget pc’s anyway.
Consoles have always been ‘budget pcs’ though, at least since the last gen.
The PS3 had 256MB memory, and used an nvidia 7900 series GPU. The 360 had 512MB of memory, with an ATI R600 GPU. They both used CPU’s based on the PowerPC architechture.
Apart from the operating system, they are complete, general purpose computing machines, with pretty much the same configuration as any other PC.
The only difference now is that they are using CPU’s which utilise the x86 instruction set, which is what most ‘PCs’ use.
Even then, let me know when you find an 8-core Jaguar APU you can buy 😉 All consumer APU’s are currently only quad core, and those in both consoles are custom chips.
I liked titles on all three… but couldn’t justify the price on any of them as I’m far more of a PC gamer (in what little gaming I do).
BUT, with the massive price drops/deals on the Wii U of late I managed to pickup a WiiU premium plus Mario Kart 8 for $179, and have loved the console and titles…. particularly for the social aspect, as having friends over for drinks has turned into Mario Kart/Nintendo Land battles and lots of laughs.
Still would like to play more of a PS4/Xbone… but neither are compelling enough to make me ditch my PC as my primary gaming tool.
PS4. Love it. Got it for $500 at Dick Smiths when they had a sale on.
My gaming PC exploded, so I bought a PS4 while I was waiting for my new one, then sold the PS4 and bought a Wii U to complement my Gaming PC.
Good choice.
The Wii U is the perfect complement to the PC especially if me and my friends don’t feel like bringing their PCs around!
nice 🙂 theres some cool exclusives on the Wii ive had it since day 1 and am not just starting to like the library of available titles.
Xbone and PS4. Don’t use either all that much. Not enough worthwhile games
Got all three at launch, and am enjoying all three. There’s definitely things to recommend about all of them, and I find myself using them for different purposes.
The Wii U will always be the ‘Nintendo Machine’, and will mainly be used for those first-party super games like Smash Bros, Zelda, Mario, etc.
The XBone is enjoyable (love the controller and voice commands), but I find I’m starting to use it more as a media machine, with streaming via Xbox Video and as my default dvd/bluray device.
The PS4 is rapidly becoming my go-to console for multi-platform games, mainly because of the overwhelming market penetration amongst the people I’m inclined to play with. The Dualshock 4 is a massive improvement over the 3, and is something I’m actually comfortable playing with. I still prefer the asymmetrical sticks of the Xbox controllers, but the DS4 is an amazing controller.
I prefer the X1 controller as well but admittedly the DS4 is not far behind and a vast improvement over the PS3 controllers. One thing that bothers me about it though is the lightbar – can you turn it off?
I play mostly late at night in the dark and having an led waving around reflecting off the tv doesn’t appeal to me so I’m interested to know if it is not the detriment I think it would be…
I think one of the recent updates allows you to change the brightness of the light bar on the DS4. Haven’t tried it yet, though.
Yep correct. You can change it in the controller settings when you hold down the PS button. You can’t turn it off, but you can adjust the brightness. Turning it down to the lowest setting makes a difference IMO. No more led reflecting off the tv
Cheers guys – one of the few foibles that have me leaning XB1 short term but good to know it is not a dealbreaker like I thought it might be 🙂
Just wish u could turn it off when you like. You can turn the light bar off if u use it on pc. Just saying.
I got my PC the year before the new consoles were announced, cos I got sick of waiting. Picked up a PS4 at launch, and it’s looking increasingly likely that I’ll have enjoyed a whole three games on it by the end of this year. At the moment, it’s gathering dust. Here’s hoping I get my internet back before Destiny comes out, else it will continue to sit there and gather dust… 🙁
I’ll wait until the next gen (ITS CURRENT GEN NOW FFS) comes out, and even then I’ll just get exclusives. I mean, I just got a PS3 for exclusives and a 360 may be on the way (although all that interests me there is Halo, which is coming to the Bone).
Multi-plats, got my PC
Had Wii U since the moment it was available, love it to death. Don’t really have any need for the others at all.
I got a PS4 a while back for Infamous SS & Watch_Dogs and have enjoyed what I’ve used of it thus far. I’m considering it a long term investment rather than something I need to use all the time so I don’t really mind that I don’t use it that often.
I did originally preorder WD on PC a few hours before it got delayed and then decided to cancel it because it felt more like a sitting-on-the-lounge-with-a-controller kind of game, from what a mate has described of the PC controls, I’m rather glad I made that call
Yeah, watch dogs is definitely a couch game. Luckily with my alienware laptop and bluetooth dongle, I can enjoy the best graphics and use my ds3 all from the comfort of my couch.
Bought a Wii u for Christmas 2012, still waiting on some great exclusives, but satisfied so far.
Got an X1, PS4 and PC.
Out of the three the PC is still easily getting the most use, followed by the X1 which i am using for PvZ GW and Forza and then the PS4 which has been gathering dust since the Destiny Alpha (and before that Infamous).
Don’t see that order changing until Destiny comes out.
Still working on my back log of last-gen games, so no.
good time to buy PS4s atm on eBay, people are selling them for $400-$440
picked mine up (six weeks old) for $400
MGS5 console bundle is what I’m holding out for.
Way too big a pile of shame to be worried about getting a next gen console yet.
I’m also not interested in a PS4 until it can do everything my PS3 can (e.g. cd playback, iview and SBS on demand watching).
However, I am tempted by a WiiU. It has a lower price tag and I can see myself playing more games with the wife on it.
Either way nothing is happening until I get back from our overseas trip in September.
The PS4 can now do SBS on demand. You have to download it from their list of video services.
Audio CD and iView are still out, though.
Nope and i never will, PC master race
Got a PS4 at launch. No regrets. NFS was the first title I really got into on it. My wife even thinks the box looks ‘cool’ and fits into the general aesthetics of our living room. Ha.
In order of bought:
WiiU (hated the gamepad and sold it)
X1 (at launch)
PS4 (a couple of months ago, when they officially announced the release of TLOU Remastered)
Built a pc 2 weeks ago.
Play my 360 most still because GTA Online.
I bought a PS4 because of the TLOU Remastered announcement too. It was the Dick Smith specials a month ago that tipped me over.
Meantime, I have a number of titles lined up for the PS4. Bought them when they were a free download on PSN+, though I didn’t have the console at the time. Also, discovered that Flower was a cross-buy title, so happily flying through that in HD.
Got a PS4 and Wii U aling with an off its head PC. Not enough time for what these 3 offer.
Best combination this gen. So glad the WiiU didn’t turn into buyers remorse – so good!
Nope. Consoles are for suckers.
Got a Wii U at launch, took a while but totes worth having one now.
Regrettably got a PS4 in December. Literally no games worth buying.
Won’t be getting a XBONE for a while for the same reason.
Im not getting the PS4 or the Xbone. Not happy with lack of backwards compatibility on games, and moreso it shits me to tears that they stuck a wifi N component in their rather than wifi ac. Why why why? The PS3 Slim 120GB model also came out with Wifi b/g rather than Wifi N. I dont understand why this is. If a device is meant to stick with us for at least half a decade, then one would hope, for the price being paid, that they’d implement the latest wifi standards to future proof it for a number of years. But no.
Perhaps the next iteration of these consoles will have it (ie, the slim versions), but based on previous history, I doubt it.
hmmm im noticing a lot of WiiU love here. Haven’t seen much of this before, it can only be a good thing.
There is most certainly not a decent library of games.
Just bought a WiiU because they were so dirt cheap from Kmart. Don’t have any games for it yet (Skylanders doesn’t count) and haven’t actually unboxed it yet, but this is my first Nintendo since the 64, and my first console since the original Xbox. Mainly bought it for the prospect of Super Mario 3D World and MarioKart funtimes with the missus. And to give me something to distract me from my painfully untouched 180-strong Steam library…
PS4 (on launch day). Played it a lot over the holidays, but as always I’m cycling between console(s) and PC.
I played TLoU and GT6 on the PS3 after the PS4 arrived and I still dive into GTA5 occasionally… And I do have some serious shame on the PS3 pile, particularly Ni No Kuni and Beyond: Two Souls which I do need to play.
PC shame pile is equally bad.
But then Destiny Beta tomorrow. Shiny.
Sure do. Wish I had something to play on it…
no PS4 or Xbone for me, voted no untill I saw you included the WiiU in the list for next gen.
Although I will be getting an Xbone over christmas for halo
PC gaming ftw
Wan’t to get a Wii u for the family but atm we just have a PS4 which gets a fair bit of burn from all of us in some way shape or form.
Literally ordered a Wii U yesterday. Should arrive tomorrow with Mario Kart.
Also have acPS4 (my console of choice) but sort of waiting for ‘the game’ still – Child of light great though
I will be getting a PS4 in April 2016 🙂 gotta clear backlog of PS3 games first
Got myself a WiiU on launch which is really now starting to come into its own imo, but I don’t think I’ll end up getting a Xbone and/or PS4 until at least mid next year. So far the exclusives haven’t had me clamouring for either and the majority of the multiplat games are releasing on PC, I’m still waiting for Destiny’s PC announcement however, DO IT ALREADY!
Two more weeks and then I can use my Coke Reward points to get a PS4!
How many points do you need to redeem a PS4
Have decided to get an Xbone but not before either Xmas or early 2015.
The games just aren’t there yet and my 360 backlog is sprawling!
I was in the console game with Xbox and Xbox 360 plus the Wii but I have felt no need to jump on either Xbox One or PS4. This is somewhat sad as I have never been much of a PC gamer but just don’t feel the pull to any consoles at the moment.
90% PC gamer, so I am pretty much always “next gen”
Still have a PS3 though and haven’t finished playing through the God of War series. Been also meaning to play Journey, Uncharted series, Heavy Rain, Last of Us, and any other “must play” games that aren’t available on PC.
Oh, and I have a 3DS, which I go through stages with, most recently Bravely Default…
I’ve got a WiiU (which is awesome!) and a PS4 which is, I must admit, pretty much just the “Final Fantasy XIV Machine” at the moment… and by the looks of the rest of the year that’s all it’s going to be for a long while yet.