Xbox one or PS4?

[cobaltsword]

Hello fellow NerdFitnessers ^^

 

I'm sure there are gamers among you, be it hardcore, casual or softcore. With the console war raging around the net and having formulated my own opinion on the matter I'd like your opinion. What do you think would be better? Xbox One or PS4?

 

Now I'm an Xbox 360 player, not because I've been since the beginning. But it was my first console and I wanted to play Halo XD So I've stuck with it up to now But the war has started and to be honest when I saw the new Xnox I was (like probably many fans) disappointed and had already partly turned towards the PS4. But now that both consoles are on more or less even grounds, I really don't know which one to take :/

 

So what's your opinion?

[Jonny2284]

I'm primarily a PC guy away so a console will always be my secondary gaming device, and not until there's a sufficient backlog of games to justify it, but I'm leaning towards PS4 at the minute.

 

I really can't shake this view in the back of my mind that everytime MS has taken away a restriction of the XB1 it's just to get units into homes so they can later do a dashboard update under the guise of "giving the experience we always intended" or somesuch that patches the hindrances back in or leaves you with a machine that won't play new releases until you accept the patch.

[cobaltsword]

That's a good insight I didn't even consider that :/ it's a risk you'd have to take or the safer would be to wait a bit after the XB1 came on the market

to be honest when I saw the 24-hour @ connectivity thing I cried out "that's it, i'm going PC" but now I don't know...probably gonna go PS4...

the question remains who's gonna have the better price/quality range Oo

[TheMightyMinotaur]

I work at a Gamestop so, I've had to develop significant arguments for both of them. The thing that it really boils down to for me is cost and performance. The Xbone has some good looking games coming out for it, but it's considerably more expensive than the PS4 and the PS4 has slightly better hardware. For the price of the Xbone you could get an additional game for the same price if you bought a PS4 instead. 

 

As with how it goes every console generation, it's about preference more than anything at right now I prefer the PS4.

[cobaltsword]

ooh awesome ^^ may I ask, what's it like working in a games store? ar you a gamer yourself? (sorry just curious)

so you're saying that it's gonna boil down to too which console you prefer? Have you got any idea about the price range of new Xb1 and PS4 games? Rumours are going they're gonna be very expensive compared to the 360 or ps3 games :/

this still is going to be a difficult choice to make...

[FalseAesop]

Meh, I'll wait.  Somewhere down the road there will be some game I really want to buy and when it's out I'll compare what people who've owned them are saying then choose.  Last time the game was GTA IV, and I settled on Xbox because it's what all my friends were on.  

[cobaltsword]

Seemslike a sound strategy, I think I'll do the same good thing Ac IV coes out on the new gen and the current gen consoles, that's the game i've got my eyes on now

[superjenni]

I'm just not that excited this time around.  The past couple of years our xbox360 has been used primarily for Dance Central and the PS3 is just a really expensive blu-ray player.

[Hong WeiLoh]

I'm primarily a PC guy away so a console will always be my secondary gaming device, and not until there's a sufficient backlog of games to justify it, but I'm leaning towards PS4 at the minute.

 

I really can't shake this view in the back of my mind that everytime MS has taken away a restriction of the XB1 it's just to get units into homes so they can later do a dashboard update under the guise of "giving the experience we always intended" or somesuch that patches the hindrances back in or leaves you with a machine that won't play new releases until you accept the patch.

 

^^ This, exactly.

 

Been loyal to Xbox for a long while, but that loyalty has to go both ways. I'm starting to feel it isn't being reciprocated anymore, so my own loyalties will prob end up shifting. 

[cobaltsword]

i can relate to that ^^ nevertheless i'm excited/intrigued about the new Xbox and PS tus really wondering which one would be the best buy seeing I can only afford one XD

[cobaltsword]

^^ This, exactly.

 

Been loyal to Xbox for a long while, but that loyalty has to go both ways. I'm starting to feel it isn't being reciprocated anymore, so my own loyalties will prob end up shifting. 

 

i know the feeling bro that's why i'm trying to figure this out and see what you guys think

[TheMightyMinotaur]

ooh awesome ^^ may I ask, what's it like working in a games store? ar you a gamer yourself? (sorry just curious)

so you're saying that it's gonna boil down to too which console you prefer? Have you got any idea about the price range of new Xb1 and PS4 games? Rumours are going they're gonna be very expensive compared to the 360 or ps3 games :/

this still is going to be a difficult choice to make...

 

Yeah, it's really just your loyalties and which exclusives you prefer. And XBone and PS4 games are going to cost the same as XB360 and PS3 games, 59.99, at least that's what we have all of them in our preorder inventory at. 

 

And yes, I'm a gamer. I'm currently pounding my way through the Bioshock franchise again and then I've got Assassin's Creed III and Dark Souls on my shelf waiting for me. I also have a gigantic Steam library I need to work my way through at some point. I do most of my gaming on PS3 but PC gaming is nice too, I do mostly indie on PC because I just have a laptop right now, not really able to do some heavy gaming on a lappy designed for efficiency. 

 

During the interview at GameStop they ask you a lot of gaming related questions, stuff like what kind of games you play, what studios you like, what your favorite series is. There's no one who works at my GameStop that isn't a gamer. Some of us aren't as hardcore as others, but we all game. Normally if there's a midnight release, you can expect everyone from work to be there whether or not they're actually working. I might not be gaming constantly, but I go pretty hard when I do. I pounded my way through Bioshock Infinite within 48 hours of it coming out. Less than that actually, now that I really think about it, slept through class the day after it came out cause I was up until four or five in the morning playing it.

 

Working at a game store is pretty awesome. It's not by any stretch of the word difficult, but having a healthy work ethic helps. The worst part of my job is probably the people who come in and complain about trade-in prices, it happens a lot. Guys who come in with a copy of Madden '08 and wonder why we're only offering them fifty cents for it. I had some mom yell at me for a good 5 minutes about her son's DS games being worth three dollars. I can't do anything about that, even if I wanted to.

 

The prices we get for trade-ins are set by our corporate office and take into account how new the game is and how many copies we have. For instance, The Last of Us costs $54.99 while Defiance costs I believe something like $19.99, even though they came out really close to each other. We don't have copies of Last of Us, we have many copies of Defiance. Totally not my call, so the next time you trade something in, if you don't like the price, don't take it out on the guy working behind the counter, not his fault. 

 

My absolute favorite part of my job is seeing customers excited about new games. Having a 30 minute long conversation with a young kid about how crazy excited they are for the new Pokemon. Or talking the intricacies of the storytelling in Far Cary 3 with a couple guys. Sharing your reactions to absolutely gut wrenching opening to The Last of Us or shock at the ending of Spec Ops: The Line. Sharing crazy achievements, like double headshots or deathless game completions. The absolute ridiculousness of Saint's Row or the horrifying darkness of Dead Space. 

 

The passion of gamers is why I love working at GameStop. And hey, what other job can you answer a customer's question with, "Because everything is better with pirates?"

 

 

TL;DR: I game hard. Working at a game store kicks ass.

[cobaltsword]

Yeah, it's really just your loyalties and which exclusives you prefer. And XBone and PS4 games are going to cost the same as XB360 and PS3 games, 59.99, at least that's what we have all of them in our preorder inventory at. 

 

And yes, I'm a gamer. I'm currently pounding my way through the Bioshock franchise again and then I've got Assassin's Creed III and Dark Souls on my shelf waiting for me. I also have a gigantic Steam library I need to work my way through at some point. I do most of my gaming on PS3 but PC gaming is nice too, I do mostly indie on PC because I just have a laptop right now, not really able to do some heavy gaming on a lappy designed for efficiency. 

 

During the interview at GameStop they ask you a lot of gaming related questions, stuff like what kind of games you play, what studios you like, what your favorite series is. There's no one who works at my GameStop that isn't a gamer. Some of us aren't as hardcore as others, but we all game. Normally if there's a midnight release, you can expect everyone from work to be there whether or not they're actually working. I might not be gaming constantly, but I go pretty hard when I do. I pounded my way through Bioshock Infinite within 48 hours of it coming out. Less than that actually, now that I really think about it, slept through class the day after it came out cause I was up until four or five in the morning playing it.

 

Working at a game store is pretty awesome. It's not by any stretch of the word difficult, but having a healthy work ethic helps. The worst part of my job is probably the people who come in and complain about trade-in prices, it happens a lot. Guys who come in with a copy of Madden '08 and wonder why we're only offering them fifty cents for it. I had some mom yell at me for a good 5 minutes about her son's DS games being worth three dollars. I can't do anything about that, even if I wanted to.

 

The prices we get for trade-ins are set by our corporate office and take into account how new the game is and how many copies we have. For instance, The Last of Us costs $54.99 while Defiance costs I believe something like $19.99, even though they came out really close to each other. We don't have copies of Last of Us, we have many copies of Defiance. Totally not my call, so the next time you trade something in, if you don't like the price, don't take it out on the guy working behind the counter, not his fault. 

 

My absolute favorite part of my job is seeing customers excited about new games. Having a 30 minute long conversation with a young kid about how crazy excited they are for the new Pokemon. Or talking the intricacies of the storytelling in Far Cary 3 with a couple guys. Sharing your reactions to absolutely gut wrenching opening to The Last of Us or shock at the ending of Spec Ops: The Line. Sharing crazy achievements, like double headshots or deathless game completions. The absolute ridiculousness of Saint's Row or the horrifying darkness of Dead Space. 

 

The passion of gamers is why I love working at GameStop. And hey, what other job can you answer a customer's question with, "Because everything is better with pirates?"

 

 

TL;DR: I game hard. Working at a game store kicks ass.

 

full respect man ^^ I didn't know there was such huge policy to be able to work in a gameshop but on the other hand that make's sure that the guys working know what they're talking about. It's like in a GamesWorkshop, all of the employees paint/play ^^

 

Okay i'm really more of a soft core gamer compared to you, I play when I can, have my favourite franchises (like AC ), and I certainly don't play that long in the evening into the night. The longest i ever played was for 5 hours straight (on Far Cry 3 ). I play on my Xbox but that's just because it's the first console I got and I don't have the money for a powerfull pc, plus i'm used to playing on the console now. Right now i'm trying to finish The Witcher 2, then I still have Darksiders 2 to finish. If you've played the other AC games you'll like ACIII ^^ it's very well put together in overall aspects but has a few minus points in my opinion; still high on my list though.

 

It's a shame people just vent like that at store employees, I never do that. It's disrespectfull and just scapegoating on the part of the costumer. I can imagine it must be fun to see people get excited about new games and discuss them. If I may ask what was your opinion about Far Cry 3? I personnaly loved it ^^

 

thanks for your insight, it has enlightened me and keep on doing your job with passion

[TheMightyMinotaur]

 

It's a shame people just vent like that at store employees, I never do that. It's disrespectfull and just scapegoating on the part of the costumer. I can imagine it must be fun to see people get excited about new games and discuss them. If I may ask what was your opinion about Far Cry 3? I personnaly loved it ^^

 

thanks for your insight, it has enlightened me and keep on doing your job with passion

 

I appreciate it, some people can't help but be awful. I try and be civil and get them out of my store as quickly as I can. 

 

I thought Far Cry 3 was the best game that came out last year. Up until The Last of Us came out, it was considered the best game I'd ever played (or at least best in a really long time).

[cobaltsword]

I appreciate it, some people can't help but be awful. I try and be civil and get them out of my store as quickly as I can. 

 

I thought Far Cry 3 was the best game that came out last year. Up until The Last of Us came out, it was considered the best game I'd ever played (or at least best in a really long time).

 

I'll keep my eye out for such kind of people and help the clekr out when I can nex time ^^

 

That's what I felt about it too, I played it twice through, gonna do it again soon on a harder level. It was indeed one of the best games to come out last year, graphics, story, gamplay everything was top notch. Characters that stuck to you, a story line that keeps oyu hooked and actually made me and my gf jump up in fright a few times. We played it through together because we wanted to see the story. It was probably the best game I've played in along while to which I have absolutly no complaints. I hope AC4 will deliver the same thing as i'm drooling with every demo release XDThe Last of Us seems awesome, it's a shame I don't have a Ps3 to play it on XD

[TheMightyMinotaur]

The hardest difficulty in that one is really intense. Heavies become the bane of your existence until you can get the heavy beatdown skill, even then, not a cakewalk. On my first playthrough I had what was possibly my greatest gaming moment ever. I took down two helicopters on the southern island with the bow. Never felt more accomplished than that, well... More accomplished than that while playing a game.

 

So, any next gen titles catching your eye? I'm kind of geeking out over Infamous: Second Son.

 

I should say, any next gen titles besides Black Flag, which is looking like Assassin's Creed is not outside the "Everything's better with pirates," rule.

[splatterU]

neither, plan on getting the new final fantasy in about a week.  That should keep me busy on my ps3, atleast until they drop the price a bit and I have a chance to read some feedback on what the new xbox and ps hardware handles.

[cobaltsword]

The hardest difficulty in that one is really intense. Heavies become the bane of your existence until you can get the heavy beatdown skill, even then, not a cakewalk. On my first playthrough I had what was possibly my greatest gaming moment ever. I took down two helicopters on the southern island with the bow. Never felt more accomplished than that, well... More accomplished than that while playing a game.

 

So, any next gen titles catching your eye? I'm kind of geeking out over Infamous: Second Son.

 

I should say, any next gen titles besides Black Flag, which is looking like Assassin's Creed is not outside the "Everything's better with pirates," rule.

aah i know the feeling I still have to try the game on the hardest mode but even then, the heavies are the most iritating ennemies in the game if you don't have the heavy beatdown skill, but I was exstatic when I discovered the instant kill syringe recipe XD Far Cry 3 is an awesome game, my gf thinks so and I'm glad there are more who think it

 

i'm not sure on the next gen games, I'm really waiting for Ac IV right now cuz i'm a huge fan of the franchise. But otherwise i'll what'll come a-rolling, or i'm gonna check out Bungie's new game Destiny (but i think its gonna be on 360 too so XD) and the GTA V of course i can feel the hole in my wallet burning.

 

neither, plan on getting the new final fantasy in about a week.  That should keep me busy on my ps3, atleast until they drop the price a bit and I have a chance to read some feedback on what the new xbox and ps hardware handles.

 

i'm gonna do the same thing. Never been a real final fantasy guy but i think you had to follow it from the beginning the really be in it completly, hope you have fun with it

[stevembk]

I don't have any issues with my PS3 like i did with my PS2 during the next-gen launch. I plan on holding out for the 4 until a must buy game comes out or a lower price.

[Azk4]

I've been a loyal Xbox 360 player for years now, but after seeing the Xbox One I've been having second thoughts!

Also, the PS3 has got some really amazing games out right now that I'm unable to play (The Last of Us, Heavy Rain, etc.) and I'm really quite jealous.

So in order to play some of these awesome games, I might go for a PS4. 

[Raikas]

Meh, I'll wait.

 

This is me as well.

 

I honestly don't see much benefit to being an early adopter when it comes to new consoles - I always wait for (at least) the first big price drop.  By that point they've generally worked out most of the bugs and built up a decent library of titles.  There will certainly be plenty of PC games and last-gen titles to keep me entertained in the meantime.

 

ETA: which doesn't actually answer the title question!  Heh.  Realistically, I suppose I'll end up with both - I don't have any kind of loyalty to corporations, so it's just a matter of them having exclusives that I'm interested in at some point.

[cobaltsword]

This is me as well.

 

I honestly don't see much benefit to being an early adopter when it comes to new consoles - I always wait for (at least) the first big price drop.  By that point they've generally worked out most of the bugs and built up a decent library of titles.  There will certainly be plenty of PC games and last-gen titles to keep me entertained in the meantime.

 

ETA: which doesn't actually answer the title question!  Heh.  Realistically, I suppose I'll end up with both - I don't have any kind of loyalty to corporations, so it's just a matter of them having exclusives that I'm interested in at some point.

 

sound advice Raikas and I think i'll follow you're view because it seems like a more sound tactic ^^

[stevembk]

sound advice Raikas and I think i'll follow you're view because it seems like a more sound tactic ^^

 

My tactic as well....for the PS4. I have way too many games to play right now on my 3.

 

Im also looking forward to a game-changing, cheap, well done consol MMO and/or Gearbox's next big game (like Borderlands3, not like Aliens). 

[Gainsdalf the Whey]

I am leaning XBOX One because I'm actually really interested in the interface, but I won't be an early adopter. I'll wait a year and see if one stands above the other. I have so many games I still want to play on my 360 that it'll take me quite a bit to run out and really want the new games.

[Cr33g]

I've never had an X-Box before. I was considering an X-Box 360, but then thought I'd get the next one, the "720" as it was called at some stage, which we know officially know as X-Box One.

 

I heard about the X-Box One at E3 then I saw the X-Box One presentation at PAX AUS 2013 and I wasn't impressed. I think I will skip it.

 

I have pre-ordered a PS4, because I've had a PS2 and PS3. I was originally a Nintendo only fanboy, but now I cross between Nintendo, Sony and my PC. I'm getting a PS4 because to put it simply, I like the sound of it.