Name one thing exciting or innovative about xbox one or ps4?
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It is silent and solid. My fat PS3 (that I do still use a lot) sounds like an air craft taking off. I am waiting for it to explode any day now. And then my stacks of game backlog becomes Frisbees.
Others above are listing other great features.
Others above are listing other great features.
Console exclusives, or more like, games being held hostage by consoles.
Other than that, yup, I got nothing.
Other than that, yup, I got nothing.
They are both more than an order of magnitude more powerful than their predecessors. This is worth an upgrade over.
More broadly, this extra power (along with the switch to x86 architecture) makes it far easier to create less than AAA games for it. Basically, it is harder to create an 8th gen AAA game today than it was to create a 7th gen game 5 years ago. But today it is easier to create a 7th gen game on the PS4 than creating the same game on the PS3.
This opens up the door for more and better less than AAA games. Indie developers and smaller developers who are not interested in creating cutting edge tech games can now make games cheaper and easier than ever before. This is the great advantage of the 8th generation.
More broadly, this extra power (along with the switch to x86 architecture) makes it far easier to create less than AAA games for it. Basically, it is harder to create an 8th gen AAA game today than it was to create a 7th gen game 5 years ago. But today it is easier to create a 7th gen game on the PS4 than creating the same game on the PS3.
This opens up the door for more and better less than AAA games. Indie developers and smaller developers who are not interested in creating cutting edge tech games can now make games cheaper and easier than ever before. This is the great advantage of the 8th generation.
Developers don't have to try and make games run on 512MB of RAM in 2014 like friggin' cavemen or something! That's pretty exciting to me.
Even if games never ever take advantage of this, do you know how much easier it is to make a PS3 style game on a PS4? The answer is lots easier. Which makes game development cheaper for small developers
Even if games never ever take advantage of this, do you know how much easier it is to make a PS3 style game on a PS4? The answer is lots easier. Which makes game development cheaper for small developers
Absolutely nothing. There is nothing either console has shown me that's given me that 'I need this in my life' moment. The only things I'm sad I'll miss out on are KHIII and Sunset Overdrive (disappointed to see Insomniac turning their back on Sony after all these years, anyway) but, given that HD remakes are becoming more and more prevalent, I know that one day I'm going to get to play them on something.
On the other hand, I am now planning to pick up a WiiU, despite the fact I've spent the last ten years shitting all over Nintendo. Maybe it's the fact that they're constantly coming out with either new IP's (Wonderful 101) or obscure sequels no Triple-AAA console would touch (Fatal Frame) or the kind of franchise-wanking I can actually get behind (Hyrule Warriors), or maybe it's just because their games actually look different and fun and colourful and not just a legion of sequels to the same old boring beige corridor-trudging shitefests I played all of last-gen.
That, and I think the gamepad actually has true potential for some innovative practical applications to gaming, as opposed to the bells and whistles horseshit the Wiimote gave us.
On the other hand, I am now planning to pick up a WiiU, despite the fact I've spent the last ten years shitting all over Nintendo. Maybe it's the fact that they're constantly coming out with either new IP's (Wonderful 101) or obscure sequels no Triple-AAA console would touch (Fatal Frame) or the kind of franchise-wanking I can actually get behind (Hyrule Warriors), or maybe it's just because their games actually look different and fun and colourful and not just a legion of sequels to the same old boring beige corridor-trudging shitefests I played all of last-gen.
That, and I think the gamepad actually has true potential for some innovative practical applications to gaming, as opposed to the bells and whistles horseshit the Wiimote gave us.
There's not much after the release and that's still the main reason to wait until enough games are out. Alot of interesting stuff is going to be released in2015. I'm sure after that microsoft and sony are getting some good games by then. Hell, i'm looking forward to Hellraid, Mirrors Edge2, Uncharted4, Witcher3 and by then all titles like Thief, Assasins Creed4, Watchdogs and Wolfenstein are sure cheaper to get. Abe is one thing i'm looking forward to play too. GTA5 updated is a sure buy and my reason to get a ps4. I'm still not sure about the updated Last of us( the ps3 version looks mighty fine the way it is ). Plenty of things to get excited for, just not right now.
They're just significant improvements in processing over the previous generation. The move to x86 architecture is something you should be excited about because it should mean anyone saying backwards compatibility is impossible going forward is a dirty little liar-hole.
The ergonomics of the PS4 controller is remarkable. Literally the best feeling controllers I've ever had and they're all motion controllers too. The touch pad adds a lot of potential but I wish it wouldn't be shoehorned into games that don't need it.
The share functions seem well liked and I do find myself occasionally capturing a video.
But beyond that, I'm not sure consoles should necessarily have anything strikingly unique. They should really just be great platforms for games. I don't buy a console because it makes coffee, I buy it to play games on it. The WiiU makes you pay $140 for a touchscreen that is behind cell phones in touch capabilities.
So what would you have wanted to see? Innovative peripherals often make games gimmicky and short lived (it'll be hard to play several WiiU games in the future unless Nintendo includes gamepads forever into the future too). Innovation within the console is overrated. You really just want a platform that can handle significantly more than the previous generation that doesn't cost too much.
The only innovation people really seem to be looking forward to now is VR and Sony is the only one working on that aside from various PC people.
The ergonomics of the PS4 controller is remarkable. Literally the best feeling controllers I've ever had and they're all motion controllers too. The touch pad adds a lot of potential but I wish it wouldn't be shoehorned into games that don't need it.
The share functions seem well liked and I do find myself occasionally capturing a video.
But beyond that, I'm not sure consoles should necessarily have anything strikingly unique. They should really just be great platforms for games. I don't buy a console because it makes coffee, I buy it to play games on it. The WiiU makes you pay $140 for a touchscreen that is behind cell phones in touch capabilities.
So what would you have wanted to see? Innovative peripherals often make games gimmicky and short lived (it'll be hard to play several WiiU games in the future unless Nintendo includes gamepads forever into the future too). Innovation within the console is overrated. You really just want a platform that can handle significantly more than the previous generation that doesn't cost too much.
The only innovation people really seem to be looking forward to now is VR and Sony is the only one working on that aside from various PC people.
Exclusives? Ya, I'm not really one to defend consoles in general, much less get excited about them.
However this isn't really a problem with the most recent generation. When have Microsoft or Sony ever done anything remotely innovative with their consoles? The Xbox 360 was basically just an upgraded Xbox. The PS3 was a much more powerful PS2, which was an upgraded Playstation. The only big change I've seen is in online functionality, which I'll admit is important, but also fairly inevitable in the long run.
However this isn't really a problem with the most recent generation. When have Microsoft or Sony ever done anything remotely innovative with their consoles? The Xbox 360 was basically just an upgraded Xbox. The PS3 was a much more powerful PS2, which was an upgraded Playstation. The only big change I've seen is in online functionality, which I'll admit is important, but also fairly inevitable in the long run.
The games? Isn't that the reason anyone should be excited for a console? I mean, I consider my PS4 to be an investment for future Tales of-games and Persona games. It's just added benefit that I can play The Witcher 3 and Dragon Age Inquisition on it pretty damn soon 