XBox One AND PS4 Discussion

[pk500]

My target purchase date of either XB1 or PS4: Black Friday 2014.

And you f*ckers know I'm so cheap that it's almost a certainty I'll stick to that conviction.

[10spro]

My target purchase date of either XB1 or PS4: Black Friday 2014.

And you f*ckers know I'm so cheap that it's almost a certainty I'll stick to that conviction.

Heck, I thought you were going to wait another 4-5 years to get to the newer generation of gaming.

[wco81]

If the game prices are the same as this generation, I might as well get the prettier ones. Yeah maybe the feature lists of the sports games at the beginning of the next gen. won't be at parity with the current gen. versions, though supposedly EA Sports said there won't be missing features.

There's an upfront cost of several hundred dollars but I haven't bought a console since 2006 so it's overdue.

[Pete1210]

My target purchase date of either XB1 or PS4: Black Friday 2014.

And you f*ckers know I'm so cheap that it's almost a certainty I'll stick to that conviction.

I'm on the cheap side too. But for the extra $100 or so I'll spend now, as oppossed to waiting for a price drop, I'll get a years worth of use and enjoyment of gaming on the best available console hardware. That's worth it to me.

[pk500]

My target purchase date of either XB1 or PS4: Black Friday 2014.

And you f*ckers know I'm so cheap that it's almost a certainty I'll stick to that conviction.

I'm on the cheap side too. But for the extra $100 or so I'll spend now, as oppossed to waiting for a price drop, I'll get a years worth of use and enjoyment of gaming on the best available console hardware. That's worth it to me.

I'm banking on $299-$349 on Black Friday 2014. Figure the MSRP of the XB1 might drop to $399 by then, and a Black Friday deal will chop another $50 to $100 from the sticker.

Then again, I hardly ever play on my 360 these days. We'll see if my sons still are interested in console gaming in a year. Maybe I won't get the damn thing at all and stick with my new obsessive electronic device -- a Kindle Paperwhite.

[Pete1210]

I suppose that's possible, although the 360 held its price for nearly 2 years.


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[Aristo]

My target purchase date of either XB1 or PS4: Black Friday 2014.

And you f*ckers know I'm so cheap that it's almost a certainty I'll stick to that conviction.

I'm on the cheap side too. But for the extra $100 or so I'll spend now, as oppossed to waiting for a price drop, I'll get a years worth of use and enjoyment of gaming on the best available console hardware. That's worth it to me.

The only problem I see with this is that I don't anticipate the games in that first year to be worth upgrading for. How many games in the first six months of the 360 and PS3 were worth jumping in so soon for? So many of those games were subpar as developers learned the ropes of the new consoles. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the gamers that take on those games early, providing me a list of the good games to get for $20 the following year.

It would be one thing if the 360 and PS3 were going to see sparse support, but it looks like they are getting more games, and in the prime of their lifespan. I'd rather spend my year playing those games. And many of those are not going to have next gen versions.

[webdanzer]

I'm not going on about anything, Carry on brother and continue the fight you're doing well.

If you're on the fence about an XB1 in the future and the $10 pos plastic mono headset is the deciding factor I'll buy you one on me

The current gen headsets are $20 at Best Buy for the 360, and these new models have supposed increased audio features, so we'll see what they end up being priced at. As I said previously, I tend to have to be quiet when I game, and speaking softly into a headset would be better than speaking loudly enough for a kinect mic to hear.

I'll definitely take you up on your offer, though, thanks! Will you extend it up to $30 if it comes to that?

If it's $30 for a headset I will be gaming in silence. Maybe I'll just game with the Kinect and Skype on in my underwear.

Headset priced at $25, so no Underwear-Dan!

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/27/xbox ... hat-heads/

[Pete1210]

The only problem I see with this is that I don't anticipate the games in that first year to be worth upgrading for. How many games in the first six months of the 360 and PS3 were worth jumping in so soon for? So many of those games were subpar as developers learned the ropes of the new consoles. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the gamers that take on those games early, providing me a list of the good games to get for $20 the following year.

It would be one thing if the 360 and PS3 were going to see sparse support, but it looks like they are getting more games, and in the prime of their lifespan. I'd rather spend my year playing those games. And many of those are not going to have next gen versions.

Those are good reasons to wait.

For the games I am looking forward to the rest of this year the November launch is almost perfect. GTA V in September on Xbox 360. Then I'll pick up NBA 2K14 and BF4 with the Xbox One or PS4 in November.

[wco81]

The only problem I see with this is that I don't anticipate the games in that first year to be worth upgrading for. How many games in the first six months of the 360 and PS3 were worth jumping in so soon for? So many of those games were subpar as developers learned the ropes of the new consoles. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the gamers that take on those games early, providing me a list of the good games to get for $20 the following year.

It would be one thing if the 360 and PS3 were going to see sparse support, but it looks like they are getting more games, and in the prime of their lifespan. I'd rather spend my year playing those games. And many of those are not going to have next gen versions.

That's generally been true but I think the learning curve for a lot of developers will be shallow as this is PC technology, not some exotic architecture.

[Danimal]

Web I like you and all but I'm not gaming in the nude brother. You'll have to settle for boxers

[webdanzer]

Web I like you and all but I'm not gaming in the nude brother. You'll have to settle for boxers

Heh, I just realized that came out wrong.

I meant we don't get to see 'Underwear-Dan', not that other thing...

[RobVarak]

It will work with old headsets. There's an adapter, but presumably will be less than the $25 for the next-gen headset.

http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/31/457428 ... -microsoft

[10spro]

It will work with old headsets. There's an adapter, but presumably will be less than the $25 for the next-gen headset.

http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/31/457428 ... -microsoft

Wouldn't be surprised if they sell it for $19.99 at which point you might as well buy the new headset.

[dbdynsty25]

Wouldn't be surprised if they sell it for $19.99 at which point you might as well buy the new headset.

Except I've got an Astro Mixamp, which allows me to use any headphone (currently my $300 V-MODA M100s) w/ a mic. So yeah, I'll take the adapter over the piece of crap throw in mic Microsoft gives me. They could care less about the standard mic they gave you with the 360...they are doing this for the aftermarket crowd for sure.

[10spro]

Wouldn't be surprised if they sell it for $19.99 at which point you might as well buy the new headset.

Except I've got an Astro Mixamp, which allows me to use any headphone (currently my $300 V-MODA M100s) w/ a mic. So yeah, I'll take the adapter over the piece of crap throw in mic Microsoft gives me. They could care less about the standard mic they gave you with the 360...they are doing this for the aftermarket crowd for sure.

I am in the same boat with my Turtle Beach Tango, so buying the new headset makes no sense for me. The adapter will suit me fine.

[Rodster]

I guess MS is pretty confident about the reliability of the XONE. They say you can leave in turned ON for 10 years running. http://kotaku.com/the-xbox-one-is-appar ... -995116212

I also read this morning that MS has boosted the GPU to over 853mhz http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digit ... peed-boost

[wco81]

The best thing I heard about the X1 is that it will be pretty quiet because they used a large case design that lets them use larger fans running at lower RPMs.

[vader29]

Microsoft 'looking into' bundling headsets with Xbox One

Microsoft senior director of product planning Albert Penello has indicated that the company could yet reverse its decision not to bundle a headset with each Xbox One console. Earlier this week the firm began pricing Xbox One peripherals, including the console’s official monaural headset, which will cost $25 and plug directly into an Xbox One controller much like its 360 predecessor.

Microsoft has previously stressed the ability of Kinect, which will come as standard with every Xbox One, to isolate voices from background noise, positioning it as an all-in-one solution for video and audio chatting. However, this hasn’t gone down well with some consumers, and Microsoft has taken note, according to Penello.

http://www.gamesradar.com/microsoft-loo ... -xbox-one/

[Diablo25]

Microsoft 'looking into' bundling headsets with Xbox One

Microsoft senior director of product planning Albert Penello has indicated that the company could yet reverse its decision not to bundle a headset with each Xbox One console. Earlier this week the firm began pricing Xbox One peripherals, including the console’s official monaural headset, which will cost $25 and plug directly into an Xbox One controller much like its 360 predecessor.

Microsoft has previously stressed the ability of Kinect, which will come as standard with every Xbox One, to isolate voices from background noise, positioning it as an all-in-one solution for video and audio chatting. However, this hasn’t gone down well with some consumers, and Microsoft has taken note, according to Penello.

http://www.gamesradar.com/microsoft-loo ... -xbox-one/

Bundle the damn thing. I don't need a super duper headset...just give me something with the console.

[Aristo]

I just hope it is not a freaking ear bud.

[wco81]

Hey, maybe they'll cut the price or even look at offering one without Kinect.

They seem to be backtracking on everything else.

[XXXIV]

[Diablo25]

Saw this today at IGN. Pretty nice read called "Ask Micrsoft Anything". Some nice tidbits.

http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/08/05/as ... t-xbox-one

[wco81]

Anyone preorder from Best Buy?

Got an email with various preorder-related offers.

The interesting one is $10 in rewards certificates with selected PS3/PS4/X360/X1 games:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Games-Promo ... D=20373942

Have to order online for store pickup and must pick up within 7 days of street date.

I'd preordered PS4 with Madden and FIFA but wondering if I can cancel the games and order them separately for this deal.