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[Darks63]

Other than Pc game i think i might be done with consoles. The Wii U just doesn't interest me due to the my belief that while it ill have a good start with a good amount of variety it will eventually devolve into the Zelda/Metroid/Mario Console.

The X-box 720: I'm not interested in to to my bad experiences with the 360 Hardware as well as the No used games bs, plus their practice of monopolizing DLC really turns me off to them as a company.

The PS4: The no used games bs also irks me on this system

The main reason however is that there are no upcoming game that i really give a damn about now. I haven't been that hyped for any game in a long time its why I'm content to wait till they drop in price/Go on sale. With that attitude why run out and spent upwards of 400 bucks for what will possibly be just as big shiny DVD player as my current PS3 is mostly used for. Maybe if I was into Multi-player id care more but I'm Not.

 

[Maximum Bert]

The deciding factor for me is and has always been does it have enough games I want to play on it to justify the hassle of getting one, any other hassle will obviously also reflect in my decision i.e if they have to be always online or I cant play used games on it.

I upgrade my PC on the same basis i.e is it worth it, particularly now when I dont get time to play much. Shienier graphics hold little appeal to me now I mean I appreciate it but its not a big draw for me I am still happy with whats on offer at the moment. The push for getting the Wii U would be the release of Xenoblade 2 and Bayonetta 2, or I should say the most likely reason for me to get a Wii U .

 

[Creamygoodness]

I wont buy another game system especially with all of the anti-consumer crap. The Xbox I have now is just sitting a box.
I got sick of paying for a service that when I turn the stupid thing on it was force feeding me commercials.

 

[Zeraki]

I'm really starting to lose interest in the upcoming generation... more so if there are any truth to the rumors.

PS4: No backwards compatibility with PS3 games and possibly being forced to pay for them again for a streaming service. Then there are the rumors of the anti-used game thing.

Xbox 3(that's what I'm calling it until it gets an actual name): Between Microsoft's terrible customer service, the uselessness of xbox live, the possibility of blocking used games and forced always online... yeah I'm done with those guys. Even if the rumors aren't true, my past experiences are enough to make me stay far away from Microsoft's next machine. And the lack of exclusives is also another thing that will guarantee I won't get one.

WiiU: I may actually get one sometime down the line, if they start getting more games I'm interested in. I don't like the pro controller though. Having the right stick where the face buttons should be is such an asinine design choice. It made playing ZombieU multiplayer very annoying when I was trying to do something and hitting the wrong buttons because of the messed up layout. It is one of the most uncomfortable controllers I've ever had to use.

 

[Something Amyss]

No attempts at new IPs

Unless you understand what an IP is, in which case the term is meaningless here.

No attempts at new franchises, however.

 

[Bad Jim]

Games look great on it, but we all know they won't look amazing in a year or two. That's the wiiU's failing

Well if you're really concerned about processing power, you should buy a PC now and forget about the nextbox/PS4. Neither of those consoles will be better than the PC.

But being serious, I think graphical power is becoming less important the more of it we have. A Commodore 64 cannot handle an FPS, not even Doom, so you can clearly see why people might prefer a 486 (which can, at least, run Doom). That 486 cannot handle anything resembling COD, so you can see why people might prefer a PS3/360 which can. But what are future generations going to do that we cannot do already? I can't really think of anything other than various ways to make games prettier.

I can think of a few ways that a controller with a touch screen might improve gameplay. It effectively gives you a lot more buttons than a standard controller, so you could revive the space sim genre, which needs lots of special functions. Inventory systems can be streamlined. Aiming with a motion sensitive controller is nice and precise (the 3DS version of Ocarina of Time lets you do this).

 

[Canadamus Prime]

No, I'm not buying any of them. And I would recommend that no one else buy them either, at least not Sony or Microsoft's anyway. We've got to stop putting up with this bullshit.

 

[pure.Wasted]

No, I'm not buying any of them. And I would recommend that no one else buy them either, at least not Sony or Microsoft's anyway. We've got to stop putting up with this bullshit.

Uh... what bullshit?

 

[Canadamus Prime]

No, I'm not buying any of them. And I would recommend that no one else buy them either, at least not Sony or Microsoft's anyway. We've got to stop putting up with this bullshit.

Uh... what bullshit?

The anti-used game measures and other consumer unfriendly practices.

 

[Treblaine]

Pffft,

Another discussion about graphics and games that excludes PC by lack of consideration from extremely broad considerations, even with Piston and Steambox on the horizon.

I mean the time is RIPE, you will be starting with a WHOLE new system, the old arguments of "all my friends are on PS3" or "all my games are on Xbox" don't apply here.

Maybe this forum should be renamed from "Gaming discussion" to "Console Gaming Discussion".

 

[BishopofAges]

I am almost never the first to buy the newest biggest thing ever and show it off to friends/family/internet in hopes of looking awesome. My path is one of playing already existing games for all systems, games I have yet to play, but intrigue me to play them. For example, about 6 months ago I finally finished Earthbound (snes) because I read a bunch of creepy video game mess and it mentioned Giygas, I played purely to see it for myself.

I still have yet to find all good stuff on PS2, gamecube, wii, ds and pre-2000s pc games, so it is safe to say that when I do want to move onto newer stuff, it will probably be cheap. The most updated games I get/own/play these days are on my PC because that seems to be the new multiplayer platform of choice for my friends.

 

[KeyMaster45]

Right now the deciding factor for me is if they provided a better alternative to using my PC. Right now a console just is isn't a practical choice in my life. I abandoned my current gen ones at home years ago in favor of games through Steam, and emulators have allowed me to just rip my older PS2/Gamecube games to my hard drive and play them in upscaled 1080p. (it's fucking gorgeous by the way)

For those who like to gripe that Steam is just DRM, and I'm not arguing it's not, I want to point out that consoles are basically hardware DRM. Plus I find steam a rather agreeable form of DRM which I've never had any problems with; it's essentially a console OS on my PC.

 

[uchytjes]

I'm politely observing the common folk from atop my golden throne that is my PC.

PC gaming master race aside, I doubt I'll be buying any consoles this gen.

 

[LordFish]

I'm looking forward to the Xbox 720.... So my ported-to-PC games are less cut down

I also love looking at the hardware and reading about how these consoles work. I would buy one if I didn't have a powerful PC for general use, the fact I play games on it too practically means I have a free gaming platform, and games are cheaper.

Yes, I'm one of those "PC gaming is cheap" nut-jobs

 

[sanquin]

But that's one issue I have with it, creative and thoughtful design will be what stops stagnation, not shinier graphics. A lot of aesthetics are about as good as they need to be; not forgetting that making games is already grossly overpriced with the current high standards of visuals.

Maybe there will be innovation that can only be done with new hardware and I'm just being crotchety, but I can be slow to get used to these expensive overhauls and watching another library of games become harder to find backwards compatibility for.

Not saying that no backwards compatibility is good. Before the current generation you could still do that too. And all these gimmicks that they add need to disappear too. The bloated budgets is a problem the companies created themselves since indie devs can make AAA-looking games as well with only 1/10 of the budget.

And don't forget that not only graphics are done by the hardware. Also animation, number of objects on the screen, etc. Everything, really. So graphics might not need to get even better at the moment, but other things can use improvement, which needs better hardware.

 

[pure.Wasted]

No, I'm not buying any of them. And I would recommend that no one else buy them either, at least not Sony or Microsoft's anyway. We've got to stop putting up with this bullshit.

Uh... what bullshit?

The anti-used game measures and other consumer unfriendly practices.

Regarding anti-used game measures, you must really hate all PC multiplayer games that have come out in the last decade or so, what with "one CD key per copy" and all? And pay-to-play MMOs are right out, since the only way to play them is to pay the standard subscription fee, right? Never mind digital copies of games, which don't even give you a physical copy of the game you could trade. How's that Steam boycott coming along?

Would you care to specify some other consumer unfriendly practices that we as consumers are entitled to have subverted for us?

 

[Canadamus Prime]

No, I'm not buying any of them. And I would recommend that no one else buy them either, at least not Sony or Microsoft's anyway. We've got to stop putting up with this bullshit.

Uh... what bullshit?

The anti-used game measures and other consumer unfriendly practices.

Regarding anti-used game measures, you must really hate all PC multiplayer games that have come out in the last decade or so, what with "one CD key per copy" and all? And pay-to-play MMOs are right out, since the only way to play them is to pay the standard subscription fee, right? Never mind digital copies of games, which don't even give you a physical copy of the game you could trade. How's that Steam boycott coming along?

Would you care to specify some other consumer unfriendly practices that we as consumers are entitled to have subverted for us?

You know what, I'm not going to discuss this with you if you're going to be that way.

 

[pure.Wasted]

No, I'm not buying any of them. And I would recommend that no one else buy them either, at least not Sony or Microsoft's anyway. We've got to stop putting up with this bullshit.

Uh... what bullshit?

The anti-used game measures and other consumer unfriendly practices.

Regarding anti-used game measures, you must really hate all PC multiplayer games that have come out in the last decade or so, what with "one CD key per copy" and all? And pay-to-play MMOs are right out, since the only way to play them is to pay the standard subscription fee, right? Never mind digital copies of games, which don't even give you a physical copy of the game you could trade. How's that Steam boycott coming along?

Would you care to specify some other consumer unfriendly practices that we as consumers are entitled to have subverted for us?

You know what, I'm not going to discuss this with you if you're going to be that way.

Be what way? All I did was demonstrate that anti-used game measures have completely pervaded the video game industry for close to twenty years. This isn't some new evil scheme that EA, Sony, and Activision concocted in a dark room away from prying eyes. We've been OK with it for years, and suddenly we're not OK with it?

 

[xPixelatedx]

Regarding anti-used game measures, you must really hate all PC multiplayer games that have come out in the last decade or so, what with "one CD key per copy" and all?

I have a pretty powerful PC, and I constantly hit Steam sales and Humble Bundles, but that's pretty much all I do with PC gaming. I would never pay $50+ for a new release as a downloadable to my PC. I'd rather be able to trade in and sell games I don't want anymore, borrow games from friends I don't want to pay for (and likely never wanted to begin with), and play rented games from the online rental service I am subscribed to. Again, that's just what I personally like, everyone else can do what they feel comfortable with.

All I did was demonstrate that anti-used game measures have completely pervaded the video game industry for close to twenty years. This isn't some new evil scheme that EA, Sony, and Activision concocted in a dark room away from prying eyes. We've been OK with it for years, and suddenly we're not OK with it?

Many people never were ok with it, as I just demonstrated haha. PC gaming has it's advantages, no argument there, but like the individual consoles it has it's faults that keep many at bay.

 

[pure.Wasted]

Regarding anti-used game measures, you must really hate all PC multiplayer games that have come out in the last decade or so, what with "one CD key per copy" and all?

I have a pretty powerful PC, and I constantly hit Steam sales and Humble Bundles, but that's pretty much all I do with PC gaming. I would never pay $50+ for a new release as a downloadable to my PC. I'd rather be able to trade in and sell games I don't want anymore, borrow games from friends I don't want to pay for (and likely never wanted to begin with), and play rented games from the online rental service I am subscribed to. Again, that's just what I personally like, everyone else can do what they feel comfortable with.

I'm actually 100% with you on preferring physical copies. The only digital games I have are ones that A) have no physical copies, ie. Trine or Bastion, and B) have no physical copies on the latest gen, ie. Final Fantasy. Personally, I hate the idea of moving to digital, because it makes me feel powerless as a consumer.

But I can still appreciate the hypocrisy of the masses raving about Steam sales and then cussing out Activision in the same breath. You can't have it both ways.