Poll: In your lifetime , how many consoles have you owned at launch?

[Dominic Crossman]

I'm the first 7+ !!!
I feel geeky now
Just for clarification this list includes ps1, ps2, ps3, xbox 360, game boy, game boy colour, game boy advance, psp (technically got this one before lanuch), dreamcast.
Damn I was a spoilt child, and come to think of it might of got sega mega drive at release as well.

Captcha: 5 dollar shake
Nah they cost a little more then that.

Edit: made a mistake, didnt get ps3 at release. But I did get the original xbox.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

None, I like to give a console at least 6 months before I get it, that way there are actually some games on it that don't look exactly like they did in the previous generation.

 

[Ren_Li]

Zero. Even if I had the money, I still wouldn't. I would want to wait for problems to surface, for games to be released, for everything to be ironed out first.

...Plus I sort of tend to be a bit backwards. I don't think I've had a 360 for more than, hmm... I don't really remember actually, but it felt like it was waaay after launch. I only got it because my house rabbits kept getting at the original Xbox controller cables, and it seemed easier to get a 360 than keep trying to track down replacements.
Of course, now I'm a little more alert to gaming news (well... A lot more alert, since I was about as alert as a dead badger back then) but that just means I have a reason to wait other than not knowing anything about it!

 

[GonzoGamer]

When I was a kid I got the NES GB & SNES close to launch.
As an adult I get consoles pretty late in the cycle. I actually got the Dreamcast for a great price, it was right when they announced it would no longer be supported. I didn't care, there were a ton of great games I could get cheap.
I didn't get the ps2 until San Andreas came out. By that time it was only $150 & I also had Burnout and Katamari games to play to death, for little money.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

New poll idea: How many consoles have you owned by the Christmas of its launch?

That would get you a more definitive answer, I think. That's certainly what the console makers hope for.

 

[GloatingSwine]

Gameboy Advance - Within days of Japan launch
Nintendo DS - Within days of Japan launch
Xbox 360 - UK launch day
Wii - UK launch day

 

[Mr.Mattress]

I never buy on Launch Day. Consoles are a Christmas thing for me.

 

[Goofguy]

None at all, surprisingly. The closest I have ever come to owning a console at launch was the N64 about half a year after its release. The jury is still out on whether I'm getting the PS4 at launch or not.

 

[Zhukov]

None. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

Reasons?

- There's generally some early teething problems that need to be ironed out.
- Launch titles usually suck.
- They release improved models later on.
- There are never enough good games to justify paying the early price rather than holding out for a price drop.

 

[theaudioprophet]

the xbox 360, but I learned my lesson; just wait for the kinks to be ironed out and the PR spin to fall away

 

[panzertank83]

Two: PS2 and PS3. They were the ones that came out since I've been an adult and could therefore *afford* to buy them at launch.

 

[wulfy42]

I'm probably missing a few but here goes.

Atari 5600
Ninendo
Sega master system
Super Nintendo
Sega Genisis
Nintedo 64
Playstation
Turbo graphics
Commador 64 (Mail order monsters!!) Not sure if that counts as a console though.
Gameboy
Ps2
Xbox
Dreamcast (Phantasy star online FTW!!)
Jaguar (Alien Vs predators only good game)
gameboy advanced
DS
PsP
Xbox 360
Ps3
Wii
Gamecube (Easy to forget)

I got all of those within 3 months of release. I also had a TRS 80 fairly soon after release and an Apple II c...and have kept a gaming computer of one sort or another consistently.

There are probably a few I'm forgetting as well.

 

[Last Hugh Alive]

Never owned a console at launch and my first console was a SNES when I was little. Money is always the issue. I've saved quite a bit now though and I really hope I can still afford the PS4 at launch, it's $550 here in Australia from what I've seen.

 

[voidraz]

One and only one. The Nintendo Gamecube.
Leading up to it, I was a diehard Nintendo fan, and it was the first console I could buy with my own money the moment I wanted it. By the time the next gen arrived, I was a few years wiser. Nowadays I give every console at least a year to see what direction it's going in.

 

[h4xor555]

Xbox 360 at launch.

It the first console I ever got! I was 12.

 

[tilmoph]

Zero. I haven't owned a console since the PS2/ Dreamcast era, and I've never bought on launch. Hell, I've never bought a game the day it came out, nor have I ever pre-ordered one. I prefer waiting for a price drop for games, and my console days were during my school days, so I didn't buy consoles myself anyway.

 

[FoolKiller]

Only one. And never again.

 

[Hero of Lime]

From what I can think of:
Gamecube
Wii
Wii U
Gameboy Advance(the original and the SP)

I've never regretted a day one purchase, the few times I either waited in a long line, or others where I waltzed in and bought a game console always felt so satisfying.