Anyone sticking to current Gen for a while?

[ImpulsE69]

I still have stack of 360/PS3 games that I paid for but haven't finished yet.

at the very least, I'm going to force myself to finish them before buying a next generation console.

haven't seen any "omg, I must play this!!" games for the new systems yet, and they're not backwards compatible, so I won't be jumping on the bandwagon... it's too bad there's no way that you could trade in a physical current-gen game for a code to download it and play it on the next gen consoles.

There sort of is for some games on the 360.

 

[toughtrasher]

I still have stack of 360/PS3 games that I paid for but haven't finished yet.

at the very least, I'm going to force myself to finish them before buying a next generation console.

haven't seen any "omg, I must play this!!" games for the new systems yet, and they're not backwards compatible, so I won't be jumping on the bandwagon... it's too bad there's no way that you could trade in a physical current-gen game for a code to download it and play it on the next gen consoles.

What is a... Titanfall? lol

 

[nageov3t]

What is a... Titanfall? lol

not my kind of game

I'm an RPG'er -- I'm growing more and more certain that the only systems interested in my business are Gameboy and PC's (which is a shame, because the more time I spend on my computer at work, the less I want to do it at home)

 

[Nintendesert]

I'm going to wait until there's something really compelling to make me want to buy. I still have some games on the PS3 I need to play and I picked up Madden 25 for the Sunday Ticket deal. No real rush to get the next gen stuff at this point. I can still stream Netflix and Amazon Prime on the PS3 though the next gen consoles do look like a worth upgrade at some point.

 

[Arkaign]

not my kind of game

I'm an RPG'er -- I'm growing more and more certain that the only systems interested in my business are Gameboy and PC's (which is a shame, because the more time I spend on my computer at work, the less I want to do it at home)

If you're just going RPGs, grab a wireless gamepad and wireless optical trackball keyboard, and you can sit on the couch like a boss

 

[Bman123]

If you're just going RPGs, grab a wireless gamepad and wireless optical trackball keyboard, and you can sit on the couch like a boss

That's what I do on my pc, and it works great.

 

[Arkaign]

I wonder if this will be the last year of call of duty on the ps3/xbox 360? A friend of mine asked me and I have no clue. Has anyone heard anything about when they plan to stop making current gen games?

I bet so, and I think I can tell you why as well :

http://bf4central.com/2013/06/battlefield-4-is-the-most-pre-ordered-next-gen-game/

BF4 (and beyond) is totally built for next-gen systems.

COD : Ghosts is still built for current-gen systems, and it shows :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UJhhkFnp8

Look at that, there's nothing that would make that particularly impressive in 2007, let alone 2013.

When John Carmack recently said that both next-gen systems were incredibly close, a lot of people misunderstood what he meant. He said their 'capabilities' are incredibly similar due to both being functionally identical with CPU, GPU class, memory, storage, medium, etc. It was more a statement that the same kinds of games could be on both more than they were identical systems in performance.

But : you can't build a true next-gen scale game, and make it work acceptably on PS3/360. ~512MB of memory and old-gen CPUs and weak GPUs aren't going to cut it, not to mention the 360's lack of BD.

In other words, COD Ghosts will sell really well on 360/PS3 for all the folks who can't wait, but current-gen system sales and attachment rates are plummeting YoY already, and on next-gen, BF4 looks like it will either tie or beat Ghosts sales, which will be the first time since MW1 (?) that BF has beaten COD in sales. The COD dev teams (and more importantly the guys who write the checks and bank the big bucks on the business side) won't take that lightly, and we should look forward to the next game being a true next-gen title to take on BF4+ directly.

 

[nageov3t]

If you're just going RPGs, grab a wireless gamepad and wireless optical trackball keyboard, and you can sit on the couch like a boss

that's the future :thumbsup:

next time I'm ready to rebuild my PC, I could see myself building something living-room friendly and turning the desk in my home office into a docking station for a laptop for when I need to work from home (which really requires 2-3 monitors and a real keyboard)

 

[Arkaign]

that's the future :thumbsup:

next time I'm ready to rebuild my PC, I could see myself building something living-room friendly and turning the desk in my home office into a docking station for a laptop for when I need to work from home (which really requires 2-3 monitors and a real keyboard)

Sounds like a plan! Post up some pics when you get it done! I might toss some pics of my plasma ht gaming setup. I have three polk audio subwoofers, some tower Bose (haha, I know, but these are actual full-range standing floor loudspeakers), Polk three-way center and full range Polk tower 4-way surrounds, all hooked up to an Onkyo 770W HDMI receiver. If I turn it up halfway it sounds like WW3 in here. The PC itself actually isn't all that great, just an FX 6350, 8GB, 7870, but for TV resolutions it does really well.

 

[raildogg]

I personally don't have a console but I'm finding myself wanting one. Not sure which to get between the Xbox 360 and PS4. My family and friends are on Xbox 360 but I am leaning slightly towards the PS3 due to several factors:

-Wifi
-Better baseball game
-Better control (I always liked the Playstation controller)
-No fee to play online games

The Xbox has some advantages as well, such as the ability to play with family and friends. Plus, MLB 2k13 seems like a pretty good as well. The other game I am interested in is Madden. Not too familiar with too many other games.

But I am hesitant to spend $250 on a console when a new one will be out in a few months. Though really, I probably wouldn't want to purchase either the PS4 or the Xbox One initially.

 

[American Gunner]

I personally don't have a console but I'm finding myself wanting one. Not sure which to get between the Xbox 360 and PS4. My family and friends are on Xbox 360 but I am leaning slightly towards the PS3 due to several factors:

-Wifi
-Better baseball game
-Better control (I always liked the Playstation controller)
-No fee to play online games

The Xbox has some advantages as well, such as the ability to play with family and friends. Plus, MLB 2k13 seems like a pretty good as well. The other game I am interested in is Madden. Not too familiar with too many other games.

But I am hesitant to spend $250 on a console when a new one will be out in a few months. Though really, I probably wouldn't want to purchase either the PS4 or the Xbox One initially.

You've gone this long without one of these consoles, you might as well wait. See what your friends and family are going to get and look into one of the newer consoles down the line. There's no reason to pay up to half the price of one of the new consoles for old tech right now, when you'll just have to upgrade to play with your friends.

 

[raildogg]

You've gone this long without one of these consoles, you might as well wait. See what your friends and family are going to get and look into one of the newer consoles down the line. There's no reason to pay up to half the price of one of the new consoles for old tech right now, when you'll just have to upgrade to play with your friends.

That is what I have decided as well. Thanks. It's actually more than half the cost of the new console. Plus I want something that will last a while anyway. I'm not preordering so let's see how difficult it is to obtain a new console when they are released

 

[iluvdeal]

What is a... Titanfall? lol

Thank god it's coming out for PCs. Who needs an Xbox One?

 

[cmdrdredd]

Thank god it's coming out for PCs. Who needs an Xbox One?

Until Halo, Forza, and Killer Instinct are on PC...I do.

 

[sweenish]

Until Halo, Forza, and Killer Instinct are on PC...I do.

Yep. Exclusives are always why.

 

[HeXen]

I don't even take the time to keep up on Steam games let alone a console. I'm interested in KZ4 but that's about it. Next year at this time we should be seeing some must haves but I suspect the new consoles wont peek in popularity until the 3rd year.

Yep. Exclusives are always why.

For me it's beyond that. Resale value and ability to rent games I would never normally buy plus they tend to make better media players than the typical dvd/bluray units.
There's also some PC versions of games that are just so buggy or whatever that I choose the console version. I got a few titles on Steam that to this day have never played properly despite an entire rig upgrade and OS upgrade since then.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I don't even take the time to keep up on Steam games let alone a console. I'm interested in KZ4 but that's about it. Next year at this time we should be seeing some must haves but I suspect the new consoles wont peek in popularity until the 3rd year.



For me it's beyond that. Resale value and ability to rent games I would never normally buy plus they tend to make better media players than the typical dvd/bluray units.
There's also some PC versions of games that are just so buggy or whatever that I choose the console version. I got a few titles on Steam that to this day have never played properly despite an entire rig upgrade and OS upgrade since then.

This is true. If there is no demo, typically there is not anymore, you have to buy it to try it. That can be frustrating when you get a bad game you thought was good and maybe it was even reviewed well. The PC games do tend to have more bugs on the whole but I cannot always blame developers. Nvidia and AMD need to get the drivers sorted for new games too and that is sometimes very tough to do with certain ports.

 

[boomhower]

I am. I'll get GT6 and Ghosts on the PS3 and reassess next year with next COD comes out.

 

[Bman123]

I am. I'll get GT6 and Ghosts on the PS3 and reassess next year with next COD comes out.

That's what im doing but im getting madden, nba 2k14, gta 5, and ghosts for the ps3

 

[Dumac]

I still have the PS4 launch edition preordered, but I am going to cancel soon. The launch window lineup is just boring to me. I'll pick it up in a year or two when games I care about are on it.

Xbone I'm not even considering.

Wii U is the only console with games I care about coming out soon.

 

[HeXen]

I am. I'll get GT6 and Ghosts on the PS3 and reassess next year with next COD comes out.

I thought GT6 wasn't coming for PS4. Last I read it will be called GT7 but won't come out for quite a while.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I still have the PS4 launch edition preordered, but I am going to cancel soon. The launch window lineup is just boring to me. I'll pick it up in a year or two when games I care about are on it.

Xbone I'm not even considering.

Wii U is the only console with games I care about coming out soon.

Joke of the week? lol

Just kidding, but I totally feel the opposite.

 

[Bonesdad]

sticking with my PS3 until it dies.

 

[Dumac]

Joke of the week? lol

Just kidding, but I totally feel the opposite.

I guess it is because I have a PC. PS4 and XBone launch games just feel like more of the same, not to mention half of them are on the PC.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I guess it is because I have a PC. PS4 and XBone launch games just feel like more of the same, not to mention half of them are on the PC.

See my Sig? I have a PC and yeah I buy lots of games on PC instead but I cannot get Forza, Killer Instinct, Dead Rising 3, Killzone, and I think playing NBA 2k14 will be better on console too. Of course Destiny as well next year.