Xbox One or Playstation 4? What are you getting?

[Brizzle]

I'm really dissapointed that I just bought Xbox One and Street Fighter will be on PS4. Maybe by the time it comes out I will be able to buy a PS4 because I really want to play Uncharted 4 when it releases also.

 

[kosis]

It's incredible to see how many people are buying/bought the Xbox1 on the strength of the Master Chief collection. If we're not focusing on games that came out 10 years ago, The Last of Us, Uncharted 4 and Street Fighter 5 are far and away the most exciting exclusives of the next gen consoles to me. Even Infamous was a great game.

Not knocking Xbox users, just a bit surprised at how much Halo 2 still resonates with people.

 

[Mdog1]

It has been 1 year since the consoles got released, what's everyone's opinion now on which is better? Would appreciate it since I'm planning on buying one at Boxing Day.

With PSN constantly being down, I couldn't recommend a PS4 to anyone. I know it's the result of DDOS attacks, but it is still a very giant piss off.

But I suppose it would depend what you like. If you're only going to play 3rd party games, why not get the one that will play them better. If you're interested in exclusives, get the one with the exclusives you want.

If price is a factor, get the cheaper one.

For now, I feel stuck in my PS4. I have like 300+ psn dollars left, that I obviously don't want to waste. I will he buying an Xbox though, fuck all these outages. Likely around the time BO3 comes out.

For now I just can't justify a second 400 dollar console, no matter how pissed I am that PSN is down every week.

 

[Jack Brickman]

It's incredible to see how many people are buying/bought the Xbox1 on the strength of the Master Chief collection. If we're not focusing on games that came out 10 years ago, The Last of Us, Uncharted 4 and Street Fighter 5 are far and away the most exciting exclusives of the next gen consoles to me. Even Infamous was a great game.

Not knocking Xbox users, just a bit surprised at how much Halo 2 still resonates with people.

Honestly, I think Tomb Raider's Xbone exclusivity makes it pretty much a wash with Uncharted. I actually liked the Tomb Raider reboot more than Uncharted 3, which I thought was a little uninspiring, as it was basically identical to the second game in both plot points and set-pieces, just less memorable overall. If the second Tomb Raider is as good as the first one, Uncharted will have some nice competition.

And yeah, I realize that Tomb Raider is only a timed exclusive, but I'm more than likely going to buy it day one, as are a lot of people that really liked the reboot, so that matters. I also know that Uncharted is a bigger seller financially at this point, but again, I'm talking quality here, not sales. Quality-wise, I think the games will largely be a wash.

 

[kosis]

Honestly, I think Tomb Raider's Xbone exclusivity makes it pretty much a wash with Uncharted. I actually liked the Tomb Raider reboot more than Uncharted 3, which I thought was a little uninspiring, as it was basically identical to the second game in both plot points and set-pieces, just less memorable overall. If the second Tomb Raider is as good as the first one, Uncharted will have some nice competition.

And yeah, I realize that Tomb Raider is only a timed exclusive, but I'm more than likely going to buy it day one, as are a lot of people that really liked the reboot, so that matters. I also know that Uncharted is a bigger seller financially at this point, but again, I'm talking quality here, not sales. Quality-wise, I think the games will largely be a wash.

I will say that the last Tomb Raider can hold its own with Uncharted 3, but Uncharted 2 was a superior game. One of the best 3rd person action/adventures that I had ever played. The story, voice acting and subtle comedy were outstanding. I'm anticipating 4 to up the ante even more with it being on next gen.

 

[Witz]

Honestly, I think Tomb Raider's Xbone exclusivity makes it pretty much a wash with Uncharted. I actually liked the Tomb Raider reboot more than Uncharted 3, which I thought was a little uninspiring, as it was basically identical to the second game in both plot points and set-pieces, just less memorable overall. If the second Tomb Raider is as good as the first one, Uncharted will have some nice competition.

And yeah, I realize that Tomb Raider is only a timed exclusive, but I'm more than likely going to buy it day one, as are a lot of people that really liked the reboot, so that matters. I also know that Uncharted is a bigger seller financially at this point, but again, I'm talking quality here, not sales. Quality-wise, I think the games will largely be a wash.

I don't know if this was known earlier ,but Microsoft is publishing "Rise of the Tomb Raider" wonder if this is going to effects PS getting the game any sooner than it would have.

 

[Jack Brickman]

I don't know if this was known earlier ,but Microsoft is publishing "Rise of the Tomb Raider" wonder if this is going to effects PS getting the game any sooner than it would have.

I'm guessing it was just part of the exclusivity agreement. Microsoft publishing the game, assuming that means they're packaging and shipping it, saves Squeenix money. Given that the first Tomb Raider underperformed sales-wise despite getting pretty unanimously positive reviews, it made sense for them to find someone to pay them to make the sequel exclusive.

Given that we haven't heard anything other than Rise is a timed exclusive, the agreement probably states that Microsoft will publish the Xbone version and, once the timed exclusivity runs out, Square is free to publish it elsewhere on their own.

 

[Mdog1]

I'm guessing it was just part of the exclusivity agreement. Microsoft publishing the game, assuming that means they're packaging and shipping it, saves Squeenix money. Given that the first Tomb Raider underperformed sales-wise despite getting pretty unanimously positive reviews, it made sense for them to find someone to pay them to make the sequel exclusive.

Given that we haven't heard anything other than Rise is a timed exclusive, the agreement probably states that Microsoft will publish the Xbone version and, once the timed exclusivity runs out, Square is free to publish it elsewhere on their own.

It's a sad day when you can say that a game that sold 5 million copies was a sales disappointment. It's pathetic actually. I'm sure with the DE it made some profit though.

Still, TR really can't compete with UC. Even with 4 consoles to sell on, it didn't even come close to UC's sales.

I know you weren't talking about sales as a measure of quality, but it's obvious SE is going to slash the budget after 1's relative failure to make money, where as UC has the coffers open to it (as Sony's biggest game). If Square makes the same mistake again (needing 5 million to break even), they are going to lose a lot of money.

XB1 can't support a 5 million seller, and when TR does come out for PS4, most that wanted to play it will have already played it.

 

[Jack Brickman]

It's a sad day when you can say that a game that sold 5 million copies was a sales disappointment. It's pathetic actually. I'm sure with the DE it made some profit though.

I think what they meant was "disappointing relative to its budget." They were also relaunching an IP that had grown stagnant and underwhelming, which is an added difficulty.

 

[Ohio]

I'm about 2 seconds away from trading in my PS4 and getting an XB1.

Fucking PSN...

All I want to do is hop on 2K or Netflix every once in awhile god dammit.

 

[Jack Brickman]

Yeah Microsoft got Live up and running pretty quickly after it went down on Christmas. Sony's services are still down for me. Ridiculous that they don't have their act together better than that.

 

[MGMT]

Such a tease. I was on destiny for a bit this morning then I come from lunch and POOF.

 

[Man Called X]

You all know that Sony is bankrupt and was just about to announce a huge list of layoffs before the Sony hack or the Lizard squad attack? Honestly it's probably more internal sabotage.

 

[KB]

You all know that Sony is bankrupt and was just about to announce a huge list of layoffs before the Sony hack or the Lizard squad attack? Honestly it's probably more internal sabotage.

That is probably spot on

I just posted article that said the exact same thing in the Sony hack thread Yesterday.

 

[Simon]

XBOX getting hit again....can't get online.