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When you're shipping thousands and thousands of consoles at once - then you can expect some DOA'S to be reported. Think of the broad scale of how many consoles were in UPS and FedEx's hands yesterday and today? All them preorders and etc. It'll be the same thing with Mircosoft launches. There will be DOA's reported. Nature of the beast. No need to bash Sony and etc. Keep in mind, they probably all left Sony manufacture(s) working, tested and ready to rock. There are lots of in between from the shipping from Sony, to the vendors, to the consumers. Just sayin'... I'm not an Xbox fan, but I wouldn't say Sony doesn't care for their consumers. As I said, when Xbox is released there will be eight pages or reported DOA's too. Mark my words. 
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Valve is going to be releasing the SteamBox very soon...you will have access to Steam's cheap game prices (15-20 dollar cheaper per game then the Sony/Microsoft Console, awesome Steam sales) all in your living room TV
I find that funny. MS wanted to go to more of a steam-like model and everyone was up in arms about it, especially the people who have never bought one in the first place. The only thing that needed addressed from their model was the ability to play offline. Sharing games with up to 10 friends? awesome...
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Microsoft built a lot of goodwill with gamers by extending that 1 year warranty to 3 years on those consoles.
They did it because there was threat of class action lawsuit and a 50% failure rate.
BTW the fix on 99.6% of these bricked PS4 is to hold down the power button for 8 seconds.
For the .4% of the DOA PS4's Sony offers a 1yr warranty out of the box. You can purchase a 2yr extension on the PS store for $60. They will have to wait a few weeks to get a replacement and that does suck.
Btw the Vita Remote play on the PS4 is awesome. Wife was watching TV last night and I was playing PS4, she went to sleep shut the Vita off picked up my PS4 controller and continued right on. Also like the feature of having ear phones/headset plugged into the controller and having Game Sound come through. For someone that games at night when wife and kids are asleep it has replaced my wired Turtle Beach headset.
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I finally got to play a PS4 yday. My bosses. I hate first person games but I played Battlefield for a bit. Sony has always had the superior controller IMO, and this new one is just AWESOME! It has a great feel to it. The did a fantastic job on making an already great design of the PS3 dualshock and improving it. 
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Just bought my first game via Steam. I really love their setup.
Also, I watched some gameplay videos of 2k14 on the new playstation. SICK.
The FIFA on next gen didn't seem like a huge upgrade, but watching 2k14 looked like watching a real game. Ridiculous.
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Fifa isn't as big of an upgrade as 2K is but it is noticeable when watching in person. 2K is just off the charts, it looks beautiful.
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Btw the Vita Remote play on the PS4 is awesome. Wife was watching TV last night and I was playing PS4, she went to sleep shut the Vita off picked up my PS4 controller and continued right on. Also like the feature of having ear phones/headset plugged into the controller and having Game Sound come through. For someone that games at night when wife and kids are asleep it has replaced my wired Turtle Beach headset.
See, stuff like this is what I really appreciate because it's so clever. Some may call it gimmicky, but it's a great design wrinkle aimed at a common problem (two people wanting to use the PS/TV.
There is no level of sucking we haven't seen; in fact, I'm pretty sure we hold the patents on a few levels of sucking NOBODY had seen until the past few years.
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Just bought my first game via Steam. I really love their setup.
Yeah it's the only way I buy games anymore. Start saving up for the winter sale, it's a little over a month away. Put some games in your wishlist and wait for them to hit flash sales.
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ok now that people have had these awhile, what do you think. I'm getting ready to purchase one. I don't really need all the xtras of the Xbox one, because i have Roku and a smart tv, and I already have 2 360's. I was looking the ps4 because i guess the hardware is a bit ahead of xbox..what do you think?
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I'm a PlayStation guy so I'd say PS4. Two Words.....Naughty Dog. The PS4 controller DS4 is really great, huge improvement without too drastic of a change. Most of the features are still rough around the edges but it will grow in time. Microsoft releasing the X1 in November forced Sony to do the same so Sony focused more on basic game functionality, I didn't think I would use the share feature but I've found my self sharing a few moments from here or there, especially when something happened like a sweet kill in Killzone. Faster Processer, and $100 cheaper. Already is selling more world wide and has not even released in Japan yet which will just increase it's lead. Which means unlike the PS3 era, the PS4 will get priority on Multiplatform titles. Just look at the new Tomb Raider http://kotaku.com/tomb-raider-on-ps4-is-more-definitive-than-on-xbox-o-1508613136
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Yeah i started out on PS back in the old days of ridge racer and tekken..lol, then the ps2. I think I'm leaning giving it another try.
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ok now that people have had these awhile, what do you think. I'm getting ready to purchase one. I don't really need all the xtras of the Xbox one, because i have Roku and a smart tv, and I already have 2 360's. I was looking the ps4 because i guess the hardware is a bit ahead of xbox..what do you think?
Let me start and say I have both. I think I like the Xbox One slightly more, but it is ever so slight.
Xbox one: I like the controller better for the One. I used to hate the PS3 controller so the improvements made to the PS4 controller have made me a big fan. The PS4 controller at least belongs in the same conversation as the Xbox 360 & One's controller. I think the PS4's touchpad has a lot of cool possibilites, but it will be up to the developers to utilize it. So far it has been treated as an extra D-pad. Personally, I just prefer the offset analog sticks and that's the tipping point.
PS4 will have better looking games. So far the PS4 has better looking games and will continue to do so. It's noticeable but not so much that it would ruin an experience. It seems initially the PS4 games have an easier time getting the games to run at 1080p and 60 fps.
Xbox One's TV features are kinda awesome. PS4 so far feels like a stripped down gaming console. You can watch Netflix and surf the web but the Xbox one does it better. I like being able to snap so I can play the game and look up a guide or play a game while a football game is on.Kinect is awesome for voice commands and kinda crappy for body controls.
I heard one of the best features of the PS4 is the remote play with a Vita, but I don't own one so I can't comment.
I'll speculate about games but generally I have found PS4 has better single player experiences, and the Xbox has better multiplayer games.
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I have neither, but Forza will make me buy the Xbox One when I decide to make the leap. Not Forza 5, but Forza 6 should be great with more features and a ton more cars whenever that comes out in the next couple of years. The reason I didn't already get the Xbox One is because Forza 5 looked so underwhelming overall. If that looked more like a next-gen game (not the graphics, but what the game is capable of in terms of features and content), I would have gotten Xbox One on day 1. I think when it comes down to it, the exclusive games make the decision for me and I can't game without Forza. I don't care about watching TV or Skyping on these systems, I want them purely for gaming.
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Yeah i started out on PS back in the old days of ridge racer and tekken..lol, then the ps2. I think I'm leaning giving it another try.
I bought a PS3 recently, and I will be buying a PS4 at some point. I hooked up a Dualshock 4 controller to my PS3 and it's just great.
My problem with PS2 and PS3 were the Dualshock controllers. It was always two small in my hands, and the two analog sticks put my thumbs at weird angles. And sometimes one thumb would hit the other. Now, I still have to use the Dual Shock 3 for some things, and as I've gotten used to it, it's okay, but the Dual Shock 4 pretty much has handled all my problems.
I'm not sold on the PS4 yet, but chances are that's the way I'm gonna go. May be I'll eventually buy a Wii U also, but we'll see. I tried that Wii U gamepad out today and thought it was pretty sweet. It's actually very comfortable to hold, which is the most important thing IMO. Just not ready to spend 300$ on something with only a few games I plan to play. May be we'll see come next Black Friday season (hoping they have a 200$). I suspect Nintendo's biggest problem will be lack of 3rd party games. You can't just buy a Wii U because you're gonna miss out on so many games. It's one of those things you buy in addition to your normal system.
Anyway, the SONY exclusive games I'm playing now are better than Microsoft Exclusive games IMO. And that's the big factor for me. Sony has Naughty Dog, and I've enjoyed the two Naughty Dog games I've played. Right now I'm on Uncharted 2, and that's pretty sick. Also Sucker Punch with inFamous. And whoever made Killzone (SCE?) Didn't care much for God Of War (Santa Monica), but that's probably because it was originally made for PS2 and is outdated. We'll see if I can enjoy God Of War 2 or 3 more.
But yeah, Naughty Dog is pretty good. Best developer? I dunno. Bioware and Bethesda and 2k Games are very high on my list. Have to be higher. But for a developer that does exclusive stuff, Naughty Dog is money. Not like Nintendo I guess, but that's sort of in a category all on its own
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I think when it comes down to it, the exclusive games make the decision for me and I can't game without Forza. I don't care about watching TV or Skyping on these systems, I want them purely for gaming.
I've never played Forza, but I'm not that into racing games. I guess I enjoy them, but it would never be a deal breaker.
Is Forza that much better than Need For Speed or whatever Sony's top racing/customize your car, etc. game? (Just was looking on IGN, I guess Gran Turismo would be Sony's answer)
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Forza is totally different than Need for Speed. Gran Turismo is the Sony equivalent to Forza. I've played both in the past, and liked Forza better, though at this point I couldn't even tell you why anymore...
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Forza is totally different than Need for Speed. Gran Turismo is the Sony equivalent to Forza. I've played both in the past, and liked Forza better, though at this point I couldn't even tell you why anymore...
Yeah, realized afterwards that Need For Speed was the one where I think you were racing cops and stuff (right?). But yeah Gran Turismo was the driving simulation. I just never really got into driving games beyond Mario Kart and a game called...... Trickstyle on Dreamcast. That and Rad Racer on Nintendo, lol, and Road Rash on Genesis. I think there was a game like Tokyo Underground Racing or something that was cool, you raced the cars and tried to upgrade what you had or buy new cars. I imagine that's the same concept as Forza and Grand Turismo. But as the new generations of systems came out, I just never got very into racing games. I do like Wipeout 2048 on my PS Vita though
Edit: I can get Forza 4 for pretty cheap on Amazon, may be i'll buy it and try it out. See where these racing games have gone
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Forza is totally different than Need for Speed. Gran Turismo is the Sony equivalent to Forza. I've played both in the past, and liked Forza better, though at this point I couldn't even tell you why anymore...
Yeah, realized afterwards that Need For Speed was the one where I think you were racing cops and stuff (right?). But yeah Gran Turismo was the driving simulation. I just never really got into driving games beyond Mario Kart and a game called...... Trickstyle on Dreamcast. That and Rad Racer on Nintendo, lol, and Road Rash on Genesis. I think there was a game like Tokyo Underground Racing or something that was cool, you raced the cars and tried to upgrade what you had or buy new cars. I imagine that's the same concept as Forza and Grand Turismo. But as the new generations of systems came out, I just never got very into racing games. I do like Wipeout 2048 on my PS Vita though
Edit: I can get Forza 4 for pretty cheap on Amazon, may be i'll buy it and try it out. See where these racing games have gone
Forza 4 is still my most played game, I love it. Forza and Gran Turismo are the most popular racing "simulations" of the consoles. I quote simulations because they aren't close to PC simulators in terms of authenticity and realism in regards to physics. But, Forza is track racing with no cops around. There are hundreds of cars that you can race, modify with new parts, and apply custom paint jobs to (there are a ton of incredible paint jobs online that other people have created which you can download). The variety of cars is vast, including GT and prototype (my favorites), DTM, Australian V8 supercars, muscle cars, imports, customs, and just about any kind you can think of.
The only bad thing about Forza and Gran Turismo is that there are no season modes. I'm talking about what you see in racing series in real life such as Formula 1, DTM, Moto GP, and NASCAR where you have a series of races with points awarded based on a finishing position. Otherwise, Forza has just about everything you'd want in a racing simulator. Gran Turismo's big knock is lack of damage. You can smash into a wall at 200MPH and bounce off unscathed. It's another reason I put "simulator."
If you're into circuit racing, Race Pro is worth checking out. The graphics aren't great, nowehere near the level of Forza and Gran Turismo. However, the handling of the cars is pretty accurate and it's made by SimBin, one of the top PC racing simulator companies. There is a variety of makes and models including GT, Formula 3, WTCC, and others, and it DOES have season mode. If Forza and Gran Turismo had a season mode, I'd just about be in racing game heaven. Also, F1 2013 is definitely worth checking out if you like circuit racing, it's another of my most played games along with Gran Turismo 6, Forza 4, and Race Pro. Moto GP 06 is another of my heavily played games, but motorcycle racing isn't for everyone.
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The only bad thing about Forza and Gran Turismo is that there are no season modes. I'm talking about what you see in racing series in real life such as Formula 1, DTM, Moto GP, and NASCAR where you have a series of races with points awarded based on a finishing position. Otherwise, Forza has just about everything you'd want in a racing simulator. Gran Turismo's big knock is lack of damage. You can smash into a wall at 200MPH and bounce off unscathed. It's another reason I put "simulator."
So no race means anything based on how you did before? That's what eliminates any interest in racing games for me. I need like a career mode or something where I'm working toward something. My favorite games were the ones where you start with a selection of like 3 crappy cars. And by winning races, you earn money and get to modify the cars or buy a new one (depending on how you do), and you work your way up through tracks/races, etc.
Yeah, that takes Forza out of the question, good thing I didn't drop 20$ on Forza 4, lol.
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The only bad thing about Forza and Gran Turismo is that there are no season modes. I'm talking about what you see in racing series in real life such as Formula 1, DTM, Moto GP, and NASCAR where you have a series of races with points awarded based on a finishing position. Otherwise, Forza has just about everything you'd want in a racing simulator. Gran Turismo's big knock is lack of damage. You can smash into a wall at 200MPH and bounce off unscathed. It's another reason I put "simulator."
So no race means anything based on how you did before? That's what eliminates any interest in racing games for me. I need like a career mode or something where I'm working toward something. My favorite games were the ones where you start with a selection of like 3 crappy cars. And by winning races, you earn money and get to modify the cars or buy a new one (depending on how you do), and you work your way up through tracks/races, etc.
Yeah, that takes Forza out of the question, good thing I didn't drop 20$ on Forza 4, lol.
No, no, no, there is a "career" mode in Forza where you start with a crappy car and progress through races and levels to earn credits to buy better cars. But, that's basically all it is. There isn't a schedule of 15 races, let's say, where you play them in order and earn points from one race to the next. In career mode, you might play 5 races of 5 laps with points given. But, you still earn credits to buy more cars, no matter what your finishing position is. The better you finish in that series, the more credits you earn. The beauty of Forza is that you're always winning credits, even in exhibition races.
What I want is a structured season mode where I can choose my opponents, which courses I'll race at, and the length of the races. In Forza and Gran Turismo, you can't do any of those. The career mode has the preset short series I pointed out. In my opinion, a 5-race "series" of 5 laps each isn't a season mode. Something like what is in the F1, Race Pro, Moto GP, and NASCAR games is what I want instituted into Forza and Gran Turismo. With all of those awesome vehicles and tracks, I should be able to have a 10-race season of DTM cars if I want.
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PlayStation 4 Sales Beat Xbox One January was not a particularly good month for video game and gaming sales. Compared with the January 2013, total sales at brick-and-mortar video game stores fell from $835 million to $664 million, a 21% drop. Taking into account that January 2013 was a five-week month compared with a four-week month this year, sales fell only 1%. The data come from research firm NPD Group. Software sales of new games totaled just $224 million, down 40% year-over-year, and hardware sales were up 17% to $241 million. The software sales figures include only physical sales of new games and does not count digital downloads or sales of used games. The pre-Christmas release of the new PlayStation 4 console from Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) and the Xbox One from Microsoft Corp. (NYSE: MSFT) contributed to big holiday sales for the two companies, and sales have carried over into the new year. NPD reported that the PlayStation 4 led in overall hardware sales in January and that the Xbox One was second. No numbers were given, but a Sony source said that the PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One by two-to-one. On the software side, here is how game sales shook out in January: Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, PC) NBA 2K14 (PS4, 360, Xbox One, PS3, PC) Battlefield 4 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Wii U, PC) Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3) Madden NFL 25 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3) Minecraft (360) FIFA 14 (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360, Vita) Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, 3DS, Wii U, Vita, PC) Tomb Raider (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3) The game controllers are listed in order of sales, from most to least. Microsoft has pointed out that when software sales for both the Xbox One and the Xbox 360 are combined, the company’s platforms sold 2.27 million units, taking 47% of the total software market. Sony indicates that in a comparison between just the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, software sales for the Sony console take the top spot. NPD Group estimates that total January consumer spending for digital games, mobile games, used games, rentals, subscriptions, new games and hardware came to approximately $1.3 billion. web page Unofficial numbers put the PS4 at 271,000 and XBO at 141,000 in Jan for NPD (US & Canada). All the while PS4 was still supply constrained and generally sold out everywhere within 48hours of shipment. Those are some impressive numbers for the PS4.
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I love my xbox one. I can't wait for the future, where it really is going outshine the ps4. I am just hoping that Microsoft will not put restrictions on apps. A plex app on xbox one will make me a happy camper. It will be cool to stream all my movies/shows from my plex mini server and play video games.
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Just kidding. In all seriousness, IMO those Future Items are starting to be built in to TV's and other devices that are a lot cheaper. I don't even play Bluray movies in either my PS4 or PS3, I have a bluray player that does that and it runs more efficiently than a game console.
Where the PS4 outshines the Xbox One is in game performance and at the end of the day they are both game consoles first, media devices second. Not only does the PS4 outshine in the most important area, they do it for $100 less.
Microsoft needs to sell the Kinect separate and drop the One by $100 to match Sony. Possibly could happen by summer if sales continue to be low.
The Xbox One's drop off from its first December to January is a farther drop off than the Wii U's first December to January.
Titanfall comes out next month, should help a little but since the game will also be released on the 360 and PC I'm not sure how much it will help.
Sony releases the PS4 in Japan in a few weeks, should sell around 500k there. That will push Sony past a 2 Million gap. When it comes to getting developers to make games that install base is going to help.
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lol but a tv, inside a tv inside of a tv kinda awesome. The way everything is built in is cool. I turn on my xbox, it turns on my tv, my cable box and my audio receiver. I say "xbox volume up" and my audio receiver volume goes up. Don't get me wrong there are a lot of things that can be added later that i want.
I have a server raided dedicated just to my content, I like plex because I can sling my content to the entire house and it has a pretty interface.
I feel that the the difference between the small gaming performance is very insignificant compared to media advantages that you are gaining. If you want the best performance, you build your own computer with duel video cards and 32gb of ram for 3k. Both systems will never compare to pc gaming for game performance because technically both systems are/will be outdated very soon.
I agree with you xbox should just take a loss and sell the system for $100 cheaper but if they probably feel that they are making up the differences in lost sales with xbox 360 gaming which is still very strong.
Titan fall is going to be bananas, I suck at all FP shooters but I am looking forward to this game alot. I think its going to change FP shooters, just to much cool stuff you can do.
Game developers are in the money making business, there is no way they will leave money on the table and not develop for both systems(minus wii). I am not sure how different game development for both systems but I don't think the coding shouldn't be that different once base code has been created. (like programming the same app for an android or IOS)
I suspect that MS is really wanting a cable company to purchase the xbox one as a cable box and the cable company lease them or finance them to their customers. If I couldn't afford an xbox one and I wanted one badly enough paying an extra $50 box month is not a bad deal. I think PS4 will win the short term but in the long run xbox will either be competitive or blow them out of the water if a cable company decideds to sublease them as a cable box.
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In the US I can see that but World wide Xbox One doesn't have a chance against the PS4. The 360 couldn't beat the PS3 World Wide with a 1yr head start and being cheaper than the PS3 the entire life cycle.
Either way both companies gaming division will do fine. Sony has trouble elsewhere and Microsoft's stock holders want to see more focus on Windows and Office. Both have issues, both will overcome them.
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So what's up with the PS4 not playing PS3 games? I've never owned a Playstation that couldn't play the pervious systems' games. Backwards compatibility and trending home entertainment is why I've been a loyal Playstation owner.
Any chance the PS4 will be backwards compatible in a couple years? I'm too old of a gamer to buy a new system and new games.
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Any chance the PS4 will be backwards compatible in a couple years? I'm too old of a gamer to buy a new system and new games.
Highly doubtful. If they thought it would be an advantage, they would have done it already.
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By advantage do you mean fiscally? Is a backwards system more costly to produce? Or is this version of Playstation looking to drive new game system sales?
I personally think that would be a bad move considering the video game industry has been trending down. I'd buy a PS4 in a couple years if it played PS3 games, if not I'll buy a another PS3 and see if the PS5 does something new for video games.
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Yes, I'm talking about financially. There is a cost to make systems backwards compatible. If they felt like it would give them an advantage in the marketplace they would do it, as the extra revenue would outweigh the cost. Since MS isn't doing backwards compatibility either, they have nothing to fear by leaving it out. I believe most people only use that backwards compatibility for the first maybe 6 months to a year of owning the new system. I barely ever used it with my xbox 360 and with the exception of Rocksmith I wouldn't use it with my Xbox One either.
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Yes, I'm talking about financially. There is a cost to make systems backwards compatible. If they felt like it would give them an advantage in the marketplace they would do it, as the extra revenue would outweigh the cost. Since MS isn't doing backwards compatibility either, they have nothing to fear by leaving it out. I believe most people only use that backwards compatibility for the first maybe 6 months to a year of owning the new system. I barely ever used it with my xbox 360 and with the exception of Rocksmith I wouldn't use it with my Xbox One either.
Especially with the emergence of digital copies of games. I know people will be pissed (as would I), but I'd be lying if I told you that, if I really wanted to play a 360 game and I didn't have the system anymore, that I'd not download that game out of principle. I'd just fork over the $10 or whatever an old game costs on XBL and play away.
Maybe some years ago when I had less spending cash I'd feel differently, but the no backward compatibility thing is an annoyance, not a deal-breaker.
Also, it helps when none of your competitors are doing it anymore.
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Sony is working on emulating the PS1 and PS2 so you could play disc based games. The PS3 is to powerful for the PS4 to emulate but they are bringing out their PS Now service which is cloud based streaming. You would pay a Netflix type fee to have access to a wide library of PS1 to pS3 games. That app would be available on the PS4, vita and smartphones. That will be the only way to play PS3 games on the PS4.
The PS3 was released with full B/C and made the machine cost $100 more for a total of $600. It sold poorly. They dropped B/C and started selling much better so over all B/C wasn't as important as was first thought.
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Grrrr , than angers me, as I don't play many video games anymore. I still have my fat ps3 and assume that won't last forever. I was hoping that would last a few more years, and when it did go, I could buy a PS4 when the price eventually drops, and maybe buy a couple PS4 games, but still have access to my pS3 games, oh well.
So is the PS4 much better visually than the PS3? It feels like the jumps in graphics between new systems isn't as great as it has been in the past. Maybe I'm just getting old.
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It feels like the jumps in graphics between new systems isn't as great as it has been in the past. Maybe I'm just getting old.
At Launch the PS3 wasn't a big jump from the PS2. It may seem that way because of the HDMI and many people made the jump to HD TV's, but look at FF12 (Last PS2 FF game) vs Resistance fall of man (PS3 Launch). It wasn't that big of a jump in graphics.
Where as I do think that the this gen won't be as big of a jump it will still get much better. Once the devs get a handle on the machines and you see more1080p 60fps games out there that's where the major difference will lye.
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I picked up a Xbox One Titanfall bundle last night. It was a very tough choice between that and the PS4, especially with the PS4 being $100 cheaper. But, PS4 doesn't have Forza, that was the game that pushed me over the edge. I will definitely miss The Show and not enjoy missing out on The Order: 1886 when that comes out late this year. For me, the decision was made by what games are available for each system. All of the other stuff doesn't matter to me. Their specs and technical capabilities are close enough that it's a wash in my opinion. I very much look forward to opening the system tonight and getting it all set up for my first race in Forza 5.
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I picked up a Xbox One Titanfall bundle last night. It was a very tough choice between that and the PS4, especially with the PS4 being $100 cheaper. But, PS4 doesn't have Forza, that was the game that pushed me over the edge. I will definitely miss The Show and not enjoy missing out on The Order: 1886 when that comes out late this year. For me, the decision was made by what games are available for each system. All of the other stuff doesn't matter to me. Their specs and technical capabilities are close enough that it's a wash in my opinion. I very much look forward to opening the system tonight and getting it all set up for my first race in Forza 5.
Sounds like you made the best choice for your likes. I hope you enjoy your system!!!
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Every place I go I see stacks of Xbox Ones. And barely any PS4s...
The only thing I will say, and give credit to Microsoft for. Is that everyone is comparing the PS4 to the Xbox One.
When technically you should be comparing the Xbox One to the PS3...
Just shows how far they have come in a shorter time span.
But I'm still ganna trade my 360 in for a PS4..
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