Next-Gen Console Poll

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exdeath

Lifer
Jan 29, 2004
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Yeah tablet/smartphone integration is irrelevant. That's why the WiiU and Vita aren't selling like hotcakes, that's just not how people want to game.

Yeah it's more of a gimmicky cool thing to show of, like cooled/heated 720 degrees swiveling customize-able LED lit talking chrome cup holders with built in LCDs in a car.

Aside from the "cool, look what I got" factor the first 5 minutes of purchase, nobody actually gives a fuck.
 

Anubis

No Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
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Yeah tablet/smartphone integration is irrelevant. That's why the WiiU and Vita aren't selling like hotcakes, that's just not how people want to game.

i dont know

if i can play commander mode in BF4 on my tablet while sitting in boring meeting at work

thats a total win IMO
 

Pia

Golden Member
Feb 28, 2008
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Tablet and smartphone integration could be very nice for a few games, even though it's a severe design limitation that you can't rely on that extra screen always being available. I think they'd be more useful for remote controlling the console's non-game functionality, filling in as a keyboard, etc. A touchscreen phone/tablet surely beats "typing" with a gamepad.

If the functionality just makes use of your existing device, there's nothing to lose.
 

KaOTiK

Lifer
Feb 5, 2001
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Vote on facebook
Looking at the vote makes me feel very worried about "In stock" levels of PS4's
Get ready for allot of $600+ PS4's Popping up on Ebay guys to supply those people who cant wait or must have a PS4 before Xmes
Pre-Order is your friend if your looking to get one in 2013..!!

https://www.facebook.com/AmazonVideoGames?v=app_153839431317646&rest=1

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They closed the voting early today, 4 days before it was suppose to close.
I'm not sure what to expect with PS4 prices. The initial launch day, yeah I expect some high prices. But from what Sony has said, it seems they are going to be able to pump out a lot of them real quick unless something big screw them up.
 

erwos

Diamond Member
Apr 7, 2005
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76
This is Sony we're talking about. They constantly lie and mess up. I get that Microsoft has made some serious next-gen mistakes recently, but this does not somehow make Sony any less culpable for the myriad screw-ups they foisted on gamers this generation.
 

cmdrdredd

Lifer
Dec 12, 2001
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This is Sony we're talking about. They constantly lie and mess up. I get that Microsoft has made some serious next-gen mistakes recently, but this does not somehow make Sony any less culpable for the myriad screw-ups they foisted on gamers this generation.

Lol...damage control
 

erwos

Diamond Member
Apr 7, 2005
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Lol...damage control
It's the truth. I don't need to make excuses for Microsoft. I don't work for them, and as you can see from my sig, I'm hardly "exclusive" to them. If anything, I have extended a LOT of faith to Sony by buying the PS Vita and the PSP.

I just remember Sony's rootkit, their PSN downtime debacle, their horribad system software (which has improved... a little), how they screwed early adopters with the Sixaxis, removing backwards-compat and not exactly being upfront about it, screwing everyone who uses IR remotes[1], and the other delicious ways that they screwed the consumer repeatedly in the name of a buck or sheer incompetence. You trust these guys to do right by you? I'd say VERIFY FIRST.

[1] I had to buy a separate BT dongle to control my PS3 like a normal HT device because they needed to save fifty cents. INFURIATING.
 
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Tweak155

Lifer
Sep 23, 2003
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It's the truth. I don't need to make excuses for Microsoft. I don't work for them, and as you can see from my sig, I'm hardly "exclusive" to them. If anything, I have extended a LOT of faith to Sony by buying the PS Vita and the PSP.

I just remember Sony's rootkit, their PSN downtime debacle, their horribad system software (which has improved... a little), how they screwed early adopters with the Sixaxis, removing backwards-compat and not exactly being upfront about it, screwing everyone who uses IR remotes[1], and the other delicious ways that they screwed the consumer repeatedly in the name of a buck or sheer incompetence. You trust these guys to do right by you? I'd say VERIFY FIRST.

[1] I had to buy a separate BT dongle to control my PS3 like a normal HT device because they needed to save fifty cents. INFURIATING.

50 cents times 50 million consoles sold is a savings of $25 mil, just sayin

And if you "trust" either company, you're fooling yourself.
 

clok1966

Golden Member
Jul 6, 2004
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It almost seems like history is repeating itself..

PS2- OWNED that generation, Sony got god complex and did what it wanted with the PS3 and expected people to follow..

XBOX- (not the winner, Wii won, sorta if you call pure hardware sales a win and being a nobody today while the Xbox and PS3 still sell ok).. MS won the hardcore market, got a god complex and felt the people would follow.

winning a generation and feeling you can do no wrong... The people no longer follow brands blindly like they did (well most don't that have any common sense) we buy the best product for our needs.

I liked my ps2 (and psone) and dont mind my PS3, but the last Xbox was the better overall system for a gamer.. It appears "for the gamer" was replaced by "for the money-fook the gamer" by MS.. Sony has embraced "for the gamer", or at least it appears that way.

I do agree, don't judge MS the bad guy and Sony the good guy quite yet.. It appears Sony is doing it all right, and if the appearance ends up being just that.. Sony deserves the win.
 

erwos

Diamond Member
Apr 7, 2005
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50 cents times 50 million consoles sold is a savings of $25 mil, just sayin
Not arguing, but they also disabled the ability to turn on your PS using a cheapo IR dongle you buy yourself. It really was a "screw you" moment so they could sell more of their own remotes.

And if you "trust" either company, you're fooling yourself.
QFT.
 

Tweak155

Lifer
Sep 23, 2003
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Not arguing, but they also disabled the ability to turn on your PS using a cheapo IR dongle you buy yourself. It really was a "screw you" moment so they could sell more of their own remotes.

Yeah and unfortunately it probably worked. I refused to buy one though to this day even though I wanted one.

One nice benefit I had in the past of buying a lot of Sony products is that their remotes would interact with one another. So if I had a Sony receiver and a Sony TV, the TV controls on the receiver remote would control the TV without any configuration. Seems they dropped that model long ago.
 

cmdrdredd

Lifer
Dec 12, 2001
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Not arguing, but they also disabled the ability to turn on your PS using a cheapo IR dongle you buy yourself. It really was a "screw you" moment so they could sell more of their own remotes.


QFT.

Luckily I use a Logitech Harmony One for my ps3
 

Midwayman

Diamond Member
Jan 28, 2000
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To add to that, the games that are truly better on console such as Racing, Sports, Fighting, Platformers, Puzzle games, etc, all are useless with a kb/mouse. So it's a perfect setup.

I mostly agree with that. It'd just be nice to have the option for kb/m (or the consolely equivalent. I mean you can buy special purpose controls for other games- Wheels for racing games. Those are a huge advantage for those that have them. I know they make other stuff like light guns, etc. It not like there isn't some controller advantages on consoles already.
 

cmdrdredd

Lifer
Dec 12, 2001
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I used one, too. Works great, except for, uh, buying a BT dongle so I can turn it on.

Yeah but the bonus is it seamlessly integrated into my theater system. It was worth it for me.
 
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Durvelle27

Diamond Member
Jun 3, 2012
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As of this morning, GameStop management has confirmed that they are not currently taking reserves on Xbox One. No official explanation has been given for the removal of the SKU at this time, and GameStop has not clarified whether or not they will re-open the reserve list at a later time. PlayStation 4 is still available for reserve, and Sony recently announced that GameStop has pledged to buy every PlayStation 4 they can get their hands on.

http://gengame.net/2013/06/gamestop-...ne-pre-orders/
 

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
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As of this morning, GameStop management has confirmed that they are not currently taking reserves on Xbox One. No official explanation has been given for the removal of the SKU at this time, and GameStop has not clarified whether or not they will re-open the reserve list at a later time. PlayStation 4 is still available for reserve, and Sony recently announced that GameStop has pledged to buy every PlayStation 4 they can get their hands on.

http://gengame.net/2013/06/gamestop-...ne-pre-orders/

page not found. and they probably aren't taking them anymore because they are out of them. i know like 4 people with x1 preorders. i actually know someone who had a preorder at 2 dfiferent gamestops and they called him and told him he had to cancel one because the limit is 1 per person.

As of this morning, GameStop management has confirmed that they are not currently taking reserves on Xbox One. No official explanation has been given for the removal of the SKU at this time, and GameStop has not clarified whether or not they will re-open the reserve list at a later time. PlayStation 4 is still available for reserve, and Sony recently announced that GameStop has pledged to buy every PlayStation 4 they can get their hands on.

http://gengame.net/2013/06/gamestop-...ne-pre-orders/

not sure why you put this in this thread, this seems like it should be in the official ps4 thread.
 

Tweak155

Lifer
Sep 23, 2003
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page not found. and they probably aren't taking them anymore because they are out of them. i know like 4 people with x1 preorders. i actually know someone who had a preorder at 2 dfiferent gamestops and they called him and told him he had to cancel one because the limit is 1 per person.



not sure why you put this in this thread, this seems like it should be in the official ps4 thread.

The page exists he just linked it incorrectly. It's not worth the effort linking it though, he copied the best of the information on it.

Also he clearly just likes to add to his post count, he posts the same info in multiple threads all the time.
 

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
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The page exists he just linked it incorrectly. It's not worth the effort linking it though, he copied the best of the information on it.

Also he clearly just likes to add to his post count, he posts the same info in multiple threads all the time.

yeah i noticed that afterwards. not sure why he posted a link to xbox360 preorders not being taken in the ps4 thread.

oh, and ...

http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one

apparently he is wrong.
 

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
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Yeah I went to gamestop and tried adding to cart afterwards myself... not sure what's being conveyed here.

probably the usual with people trying to kick ms while they are down to make them feel better about themselves.
 

Tweak155

Lifer
Sep 23, 2003
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probably the usual with people trying to kick ms while they are down to make them feel better about themselves.

Even the Wiki page tears it up pretty bad... I still have high hopes for it. Before announcements for either system, I wanted the XB to be awesome (not necessarily "win") because I only play 360 really out of my consoles. I don't really see anything as official until consoles are starting to be hooked up at homes.
 
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