I like xbox1 exclusives ,but xbone sucks ,should I get a ps4?

[StanNicolae]

So I want to buy a new gen console,never had a console before ,but the problem is ,I only like the xbox one exclusives like forza.I know the xbox 1 is somewhat weaker than the ps4 ,i ve also heard the frames per second are lower on xbone and on the ps4 theres also the 1080p stuff....so long story short I like xbox eclusives more than ps4 eclusives(i only like bloodborne ,huge dark souls fan) ,but the xbox one is inferior and i couldnt care less about the kinect ,so what do you think i should do ,i really dont know





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[SAWYER]

If specs is what you care about, get a pc otherwise if games are the important part get whatever system has the more appealing games. You could also get both

 

[Lil Frier]

Buy the Xbox One without the Kinect. You can get it with Halo: The Master Chief Collection or Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag AND Assassin's Creed: Unity for $350. The One is cheaper than the PS4 right now, and you get free games (depending on your franchise preference).

The 1080p complaints are overblown. The GPU in the One is worse (as is the RAM), but many people won't notice the resolution difference, especially since the One upscales its content to 1080p. Personally, I play on a 720p TV anyway, so I don't care. As much as I wish the Xbox One had a baseball game, there just isn't enough exclusive content on the PS4 to interest me in the console. If I were to get one today, I'd only get 2 games--MLB 15: The Show and Bloodborne. On the other hand, I have played probably half a dozen (or more) Xbox One exclusives, with mixed results (Kinect Sports Rivals being the only one I'd call bad).

 

[purbeast0]

ill sell you my kinect OP for $75. brand new never been used.

 

[StanNicolae]

I dont really care about the specs but Everywhere I go on the web everyone is bashing xbone and I became a little paranoid.I guess I ll get the xbox one now .This summer I ll go to germany to get a new car and I ll get an ps4 from there cause its cheaper.

 

[purbeast0]

lol you care more about what strangers on the internet think than what you personally think. sad state of affairs we have now a days that kids think this way.

 

[SAWYER]

I couldnt imagine letting other people dictate my decisions about products I use

 

[mmntech]

If you had asked me this question two years ago, I would have said the PS4 without a doubt. Now, not so much.

Despite the hardware differences, both consoles are pretty much six and half a dozen of each other in the real world. I don't think you're going to notice any meaningful differences unless you're really looking for them.

I also like what Microsoft is doing on the non-gaming side. The XB1 is a great media centre. The Windows 10 update later this year should also improve app support. It will also let you stream games to any other Windows 10 device. My only real gripe about the system is you can't upgrade the hard drive without voiding the warranty. 500GB is not much for a gaming system nowadays. You can use external drives though.

While the PS4 is a good console, I feel it is a step back from the PS3. Especially on the multimedia front. The game library is still pretty weak, though Bloodborne is supposedly quite good. You're not missing much if you go with an XB1. Plus you can always pick up a PS4 at a later date when they get cheaper.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I like both honestly but it's about the games. Go with whichever one has more of the games you want.

 

[clok1966]

Wish i could post all the game sites, reviews etc that made a HUGE deal of the res differences when it was the other way around last gen.. every story was "there is hardly any difference, but if you are going to chose, why not chose the slightly better" now its, "well its better on this system but nobody will notice". You pretty much cant read a review from that last gen without that blurb, and now this gen nobody cares.. As I own both (last gen and this gen) I tend to agree, neither gen has any great weakness that made the choice you made be a bad pick.. I just hate the flip flop way its presented, last gen it was all about the extra rez, this gen nobody cares? Right now i think either NEW console is a waste, there just isn't enough worth buying at this time, and in a few more months prices will drop again. But if your heart is set, its quite simply the games, Cross platform, there is little difference, exclusives are about it. and use as stated. the PS3 is not a much of a media player (its promised fixes, but nobody has seen or heard anything in ages) the Bones is a pretty great media player. Future, ps4 has almost 1/3 more games coming (good or bad? who knows, and many wont come, and some will go cross platform later) if that matters? Coming to a console forum and asking a question like which is better is pretty silly, nobody (including myslef) can look at it objectivity, we all prefer one and will let that taint our opinion.

For me it was simple, one has the games (exclusives) i wanted the most.

But i think for most user I would look at what my friends have, I play almost exclusively PC online (so consoles are not used for it) but if all my friends had one or the other it would play a big deal in my pick as playing alone or with randoms is never as fun as with a friend, and there are pretty much zero cross platform online games.

 

[Rakehellion]

I like xbox1 exclusives ,but xbone sucks ,should I get a ps4?

Nope.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Just wanted to say that I pretty much favor the PS4 for the perceived difference in GPU horsepower in favor of it vs the XB1(and I like the controller). However the only time it will be a big difference is on exclusives. You'll never get a side by side comparison of games that aren't on the other console. I know with games like Battlefield if you zoom in on certain spots you see the resolution difference but when you get to playing you kind of turn that off and just focus on the game and not the edges of objects that aren't as sharp. I know I do anyway. Playing on a PC spoiled me a bit so I notice stuff that others might not, but I always get over it and focus on the game.

 

[xantub]

It's all about the games really. Eliminate all multi-platform games (differences between versions of the same game you will only really notice on still magnified screenshots). Look at each list, see what list is better *for you* and decide. Personally I prefer the PS4 list but you may prefer the Xbox list. Here is an example from IGN (The PS4 exclusive list is much longer than Xbox's, but is it better? that's for you to decide): http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_Games_vs_Xbox_One_Games

 

[ImpulsE69]

Don't fall into their trap OP. They are all hardcore Xbone fanbois. Pretty sure at least 5 of them work for MS.

A smart person such as yourself has probably already figured out that iOS and Android phone games are the the future. Any google search will tell you how awesome the games are. It has to be true because look at how popular Angry Birds and Flappy Bird are!! Not only are they currently the best gaming platform by far you can take them with you! Toilet, Sky diving, space travel, you name it! Let's see them do that with a silly Xbone with that brick of a power supply. Forget Xbone, forget PS4, forget PC. Phones. All the way.

At least 9/10 people interviewed in a small town in Kansas have shown all of this to be true. Numbers like that don't lie.

 

[Lil Frier]

Wish i could post all the game sites, reviews etc that made a HUGE deal of the res differences when it was the other way around last gen.. every story was "there is hardly any difference, but if you are going to chose, why not chose the slightly better" now its, "well its better on this system but nobody will notice". You pretty much cant read a review from that last gen without that blurb, and now this gen nobody cares.. As I own both (last gen and this gen) I tend to agree, neither gen has any great weakness that made the choice you made be a bad pick.. I just hate the flip flop way its presented, last gen it was all about the extra rez, this gen nobody cares? Right now i think either NEW console is a waste, there just isn't enough worth buying at this time, and in a few more months prices will drop again. But if your heart is set, its quite simply the games, Cross platform, there is little difference, exclusives are about it. and use as stated. the PS3 is not a much of a media player (its promised fixes, but nobody has seen or heard anything in ages) the Bones is a pretty great media player. Future, ps4 has almost 1/3 more games coming (good or bad? who knows, and many wont come, and some will go cross platform later) if that matters? Coming to a console forum and asking a question like which is better is pretty silly, nobody (including myslef) can look at it objectivity, we all prefer one and will let that taint our opinion.

For me it was simple, one has the games (exclusives) i wanted the most.

But i think for most user I would look at what my friends have, I play almost exclusively PC online (so consoles are not used for it) but if all my friends had one or the other it would play a big deal in my pick as playing alone or with randoms is never as fun as with a friend, and there are pretty much zero cross platform online games.

LOLWUT

What have you been reading? People are ALL OVER those extra 180 lines of resolution for the PS4. I don't ever recall reading about it (though I never cared or looked) last-gen. Cinemablend has been REALLY anti-Xbox this generation, that's for sure. Most take the "exclusives > pixels" approach, and in all honesty, that's true, along with the fact that many won't notice the resolution difference, especially when you throw in the Xbox One's upscaling.

It's not a non-factor for everyone, but many are caring more about the specs than the actual results. I'm on a 720p TV and want to play Halo. I don't care about The Order (since it got trashed critically and by most buyers), and Driveclub was a logistical nightmare. End of the day, the exclusives on Xbox greatly interest me more than the PS4 ones. I could get a 60" 1080p TV, and that fact wouldn't change.

 

[PliotronX]

Simple, really. If Halo is not your thing, get the PS4. Even then, the MCC MP is such garbage that I just flat out regret it but the wife is a halo fanatic so there it sits, annoying the poop out of me.

 

[purbeast0]

LOLWUT

What have you been reading? People are ALL OVER those extra 180 lines of resolution for the PS4. I don't ever recall reading about it (though I never cared or looked) last-gen. Cinemablend has been REALLY anti-Xbox this generation, that's for sure. Most take the "exclusives > pixels" approach, and in all honesty, that's true, along with the fact that many won't notice the resolution difference, especially when you throw in the Xbox One's upscaling.

It's not a non-factor for everyone, but many are caring more about the specs than the actual results. I'm on a 720p TV and want to play Halo. I don't care about The Order (since it got trashed critically and by most buyers), and Driveclub was a logistical nightmare. End of the day, the exclusives on Xbox greatly interest me more than the PS4 ones. I could get a 60" 1080p TV, and that fact wouldn't change.

the only people i've ever seen care about the 180 lines extra are ps4 fanboys.

 

[mmntech]

the only people i've ever seen care about the 180 lines extra are ps4 fanboys.

Those 180 lines are all the fanboys have left to fight over. They're just tools for these big companies. Neither of whom has brought anything fresh to the table in the last decade and a half. Their libraries and gameplay are virtually identical aside from a small handful of exclusives.

So you pick whichever one has those few exclusives you want most. The only reason I've never been interested in the Xbox is most of its games end up on PC.

 

[Lil Frier]

Simple, really. If Halo is not your thing, get the PS4. Even then, the MCC MP is such garbage that I just flat out regret it but the wife is a halo fanatic so there it sits, annoying the poop out of me.

Strong disagreement. Halo isn't all the Xbox One carries. You'd get an Uncharted alternative with the new Tomb Raider (and possibly sooner than Uncharted). You'll have an alternative to Bloodborne, thanks to the Dark Souls 2 re-release (which the PS4 also got, of course). Forza still reigns supreme in the racing genre (even if Turn 10 sucks). Sunset Overdrive arguably offers as unique an experience as anything Sony offers, and the same could be said for Screamride (even if I didn't care for its demo). Then the upcoming Quantum Break, Crackdown, and Gears can probably match up with anything Sony's bringing to the table.

Xbox is more than Halo. That you claim otherwise makes me question what attention you really give the platform. I mean, to me, the PS4 is baseball, Bloodborne, and disappointments (Knack, Killzone, Driveclub, The Order). However, I don't state my limited-experience opinion/observation as a hard fact, as you're doing.

Those 180 lines are all the fanboys have left to fight over. They're just tools for these big companies. Neither of whom has brought anything fresh to the table in the last decade and a half. Their libraries and gameplay are virtually identical aside from a small handful of exclusives.

So you pick whichever one has those few exclusives you want most. The only reason I've never been interested in the Xbox is most of its games end up on PC.

Well, when you have people working on The Witcher 3 saying that those 180 lines are the deciding factor in platform (someone asked about minimum settings on PC vs. Xbox One, and the guy responded that the resolution was reason enough to avoid the One), it only makes it look worse.

 

[Buttercream]

Yes, it's only 180 lines of pixel on the vertical direction, but when you account for the total amount of pixel, PS4 is pushing 44% more pixel than the Xbone.

1920x1080=2073600 pixels
1600x900=1440000 pixels

2073600/1440000=1.44
1.44-1=.44
.44x100=44%

It's a substantial difference, not something to be glossed over as something that only fanboy should care about.

BTW, gamestop is doing a promo on the Xbone. $125 credit towards a Xbone when you trades in your PS3 or Xbox 360. So a Xbone for $225, not too shabby.

 

[purbeast0]

ps4 having more pixels than xbox1 has absolutely no effect on the gaming experience on xbox1. as soon as people realize that, they will realize how much of a waste of time it has been arguing about it. the only people who care about it are fanboys who want to tout why their system is better than the other system.

just like 4k tvs have absolutely no effect on people who have 1080p tvs. just like pc having 4k resolution has no effect on people playing SNES on their crt tvs.

it has absolutely no effect.

 

[Buttercream]

You're right, it has no effect. Even if the PS4 is pushing 4K would make no difference to a Xbone owner. They already have a console, and is not in the market for one, what difference does it make to them?

However, since OP is in the market for a console, and is trying to decide between the two, I don't think it was wrong for me to present to him the fact that the PS4 is capable of driving more pixels than the Xbone one. It may not matter to him at all, but it is the fact nonetheless.

Honestly, if the OP likes the exclusive on the Xbone one more, just get the Xbone. Plus it's $50 cheaper.

 

[poofyhairguy]

It makes sense to me to pick the console your friends will get so you can play with them. That is the real killer edge of one over another, the social aspect.

If all someone cares about is GPU power they are using a PC for crying out loud, as it also gets cross platforms. This isn't like last generation where the 360 was the first modern GPU on the market for a while, my midrange 2011 PC has more than twice the power of the 2013 PS4.

I don't get why that is a selling point for a console, it never has been. The Playstation whooped the N64's butt.

 

[Lil Frier]

ps4 having more pixels than xbox1 has absolutely no effect on the gaming experience on xbox1. as soon as people realize that, they will realize how much of a waste of time it has been arguing about it. the only people who care about it are fanboys who want to tout why their system is better than the other system.

just like 4k tvs have absolutely no effect on people who have 1080p tvs. just like pc having 4k resolution has no effect on people playing SNES on their crt tvs.

it has absolutely no effect.

Of course, though that logic doesn't quite apply to things perfectly. When people are looking at consoles to decide which to get, this is something to consider, if you are able to see the difference. You wouldn't say, "just because the PS4 doesn't have Halo, it doesn't make Bloodborne worse," to someone deciding which console he wants. Picking a console, then questioning your decision, then your point really applies.

Any meaningful debate/discussion is mostly dead once you pick a platform. This is more about people yet to decide, and I don't care for using your argument in that scenario.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Just get both then the only decision is which platform to buy a particular game on and you can start over on the debate but throw controller preferences in there too lol.