This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
I'm confused by the specs. Some places say that PS4 has a leg up on X-box as far as graphics, RAM and cost. Other places Ive seen said X-box can only broadcast in 720 or 900p (or was it 910?) and that Playstation was better with that as well. Than places say that the Playstation is a "gamers" console and x-box isnt
Yeah I don't play online so I don't care what anyone else owns. I was addressing the question on an individual basis but certainly if you do play online and most or all of your friends have one or the other then buy that one I guess.
The PS4 on paper has slightly better specs mainly GPU & memory. Xbox has a slightly faster CPU. Both can do full 1080p, it's up to developers to set the native resolution in games. I know the Xbox will upscale everying to 1080p regardless of native resolution. I assume the same is on the PS4 (upscaling).
Pre-ordered the PS4 & Ghosts...just waiting for midnight release of the 15th (21 days & counting...tick tock, tick tock)
Last gen started at considerably higher prices than this generation. While some price decrease likely will happen, I would not expect anywhere near the % decreases that occurred previously
Take inflation into consideration, this is an inexpensive set of launch consoles. Cool link below. The Intellivision would have been $849 in today's dollard. Dayum!
360 launched at $399.99 for the 20GB system and $299.99 for the core (no HDD) system.
Playstation 3:
I completely understand that PCs are technically superior to consoles, but I'm happy with my console nonetheless. It's comparatively cheap and hassle-free, and I like sitting on my couch with a controller in my hand.
The idea of having to do $500 in upgrades to my computer every 6 months to keep up with current games has absolutely ZERO appeal to me. And I'm concerned that Steamboxes are still going to follow that model. If that's the case, I'll be sticking with console gaming for the foreseeable future. As far as controllers are concerned, I'll take the controller over the mouse and keyboard every time.
I agree on constant upgrading too. But I would be okay with $500 every 3-4 years as opposed to current console cycles of I get the inherent PC advantages like mods, higher player counts, better gfx, etc. That's just me. I have a PS4 preordered so it's not like I'm ditching consoles.
I spent around $800 to build a kickass machine 2 years ago that still will outperform what these nextgen consoles can do. I'll likely have to upgrade the video card in the next year but that will probably keep me going for another 2+ years for $300 or so.
Same. I don't want to come home and sit in a chair in front of a PC after doing the same all day.
Nothing. Steam Machine is the official name for Valve's console. Steambox is just what the media was calling it.
Yep, and from the sounds of it Microsoft is trying to do exactly the same thing. Which is a huge plus in my book. Since, as others have also said, I'm kind of jealous of PC gamers and Steam.
The rumor of the week is that COD will be running natively at 1080p on the PS4 and 720p on Xbox. Sony has confirmed the 1080p-on-PS part, and Microsoft and Activision have put up a cone of silence with regards to Xbox, which doesn't exactly bode well.
You do know that higher resolution does not equal better looking right? Hell, Ryse was thought to be native 1080p for months, and then Crytek said it was actually 900p native upscaled to 1080p. And of course Ryse is hands down the best looking game at launch for either console. There are many examples of Ryse in 1080p native vs 900p native and the 900p shots are sooooo much better looking. Better textures, backgrounds, etc.
Of course. Sometimes it makes sense to sacrifice resolution in order to get higher fps, better textures, better lighting, etc. But that's not what's happening here. We're talking (potentially) about the same game not being able to hit the same resolution on one console as the other. That's a very big deal if true, because it would indicate that the power discrepancy between the two machines is probably even larger than what people had thought.
I'd argue again that the PS3 was the far more powerful system last time. Sony can make a system that recreate the holodeck on the USS Star Ship Enterprise, but if the online gaming and user interface sucks then they will fall behind. They don't have the Blu-Ray player angle to lean on this time.
I agree. I was fine with PSN when it was free, but now that they're charging for it they absolutely need to up their game in this area.
Note that both consoles are sold out now. There may be some $ to be had in reselling. Particularly for the PS4, since it seemed to have less presales and sold out very quickly.
Yeah, I've thought about it. Don't know if I want to take much risk for what is likely a small profit though.
People made a few hundred bucks launch week for in-hand consoles last time. Just keep an eye on supply. If they look short out to a month then go for it.
It may have been the superior system last time, but the cell architecture made it brutal to program for as noted in the snippet below. Notice though Sony exclusives were much nicer looking at the end of the cycle. I currently have an xbox but going ps4 this time for the record.STEADYMOBBIN 22 said:
My 2 brothers and I all chipped in for Intellivision in 79 or 80. I loved that console. The $300 was a lot of coin. I dont know how we got the money.
Tarzan was my favorite game. I literally would play for hours and hours, beating [the game] over and over.
I dont remember Tarzan on Intellivision, but we mostly played Baseball and Football which were both way ahead of their time.
What is the risk factor in reselling?Worm said:
God I loved Intellivision football. I can't even count how many hours I killed on that at a friends house.
I used to play football with my brothers and dad. It was cool creating plays by using different number sequences from the controller. It was our favorite game until we figured out how to run an unstoppable offense. Send a WR to the bottom of the screen and run the QB to the top. when your opponnent chooses where to go, do the opposite. THat option play caused fights.
Basically, yeah. They made a few tweaks, but it looks like essentially the same controller.
Yeah, maybe a little. 
