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Re: What console are you buying at launch? (Post MS180 Edition)

I ordered Watch Dogs for the PS4 and was going to order Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PS4) as well, but it's currently unavailable at BestBuy... :(

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11817041)

No Madden on X1?

Not in the top 40. I just double checked. But the 360 version is the lead SKU.

Link to list is at the bottom of my post.

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11817001)

Exactly. I don't really have any questions about the PS4(outside of seeing party chat in action). I know what I'm getting.

You don't have a single question about how multiplayer is going to work on their revamped, newly user-funded network? Or the whole sharing concept? The user interface? Those are the things that will likely hold me back from picking one up at launch, until I read plenty of impressions from others in the real world. You mentioned party chat as well, which is another huge concern.

To put it another way, I know exactly what I'm getting with MS's network, and I like it. Judging from my experiences with PS3, Sony has a lot to prove in that area before I'm ready to jump on board. I'd imagine lots of people who spent this generation "partying up" with friends whenever they play the latest release feel the same way.

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Originally Posted by MoviePage (Post 11817053)

You don't have a single question about how multiplayer is going to work on their revamped, newly user-funded network? Or the whole sharing concept? The user interface?

Can't speak for Corvin, but any questions I had about multiplayer, sharing or UI were answered here:

<iframe width="480" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OFwBsPR8AVw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

or here:

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hz_J0cHfQ_0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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Do we know that is how it is going to be in the "real world" and not just a local network?

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Looks nice, but there is often a major difference between how a network works on stage in a presentation and out in the wild with millions of users hitting it.

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Yes, what if I don't have a giant jib camera in my living room? How will it look then? Will I be able to see it then?

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The PS4 online experience works, for the most part, just like it does on PS3 within the addition of a "party" option. Pressing UP from the LiveArea reveals the familiar looking XMB menu, where all the same features reside. IMO, it's still as clunky and complicated as ever to do any messaging/chat/friend request actions as before, which was a disappointment. If you like how it currently works, you'll be fine.

I love the simplicity of just hitting the Xbox guide button and only having one or two button presses at most to do anything, as opposed to navigating numerous menus.

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Don't game with anyone but randoms on 360 so I couldn't care less how it works on PS4. If there are users online and I can connect to games, I'm good to go.

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Originally Posted by MoviePage (Post 11817074)

Looks nice, but there is often a major difference between how a network works on stage in a presentation and out in the wild with millions of users hitting it.

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Originally Posted by Music (Post 11817072)

Do we know that is how it is going to be in the "real world" and not just a local network?

And you would ask them what in this regard? How it will perform under load can only be tested under load, but I do think that all of the functionality you're looking for (basically the 360's) is very easy to accomplish in 2013.

They've stated their intent very clearly, and have shown us what they want to do in multiple settings now...everything from twitter, to media interviews, to youtube videos to live demonstrations on-stage by the president of Sony WWS. The assertion that Sony hasn't communicated or answered questions about the PS4 is simply a red herring.

The only thing I have questions about is Gaikai, and they are rightly skipping those questions until it's ready to show. I suppose they've also held their future software close to the vest, but I can't hold that against them given that it's the smart thing to do.

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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel (Post 11816371)

The games Sony brought with them for the PS3 (Beyond Two Souls, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Diablo III) looked better than the games I saw on the PS4.

You didn't mention anything about Microsoft bringing any 360 games.

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So you really don't know either. Got it!

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Originally Posted by chess (Post 11817091)

I'm not asking them anything. As I said, I'm waiting to hear the reaction from consumers when it's out in the wild.

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Originally Posted by Music (Post 11817099)

So you really don't know either. Got it!

Nobody does.

They can only speak to their intent and show their competence, which they have, consistently and repeatedly.

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Originally Posted by MoviePage (Post 11817108)

I'm not asking them anything. As I said, I'm waiting to hear the reaction from consumers when it's out in the wild.

Well sure, and that's fair, but the subject was "Is Sony answering enough questions?"

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Originally Posted by bippitty (Post 11817097)

You didn't mention anything about Microsoft bringing any 360 games.

The 360 has hardly gotten any first party support over the past 2 years, and there's certainly no reason to think it will going forward.

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Originally Posted by discostu1337 (Post 11816787)

I'm officially done arguing about which system is better etc etc etc and will only post relevant information.

I think I speak for everybody when I say thank God.

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Originally Posted by discostu1337 (Post 11816930)

Pretty much exactly stuff like this. MS is out there doing stuff and talking to people promoting the benefits of their product.

Sony is sending out "clever" tweets and doing nothing.

It really comes down to Sony being too cocky and thinking they already won mixed with the fact that they still have nothing of real interest announced. Heck, they still don't have things running on retail kits (unless PAX changed that) whereas MS does despite their made up reports of console manufacturing problems and them not being ready to ship.

Well the not arguing about which system is better lasted 3 1/2 hours and 15 posts. Congrats.

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Originally Posted by SoonerDoc (Post 11817156)

I think I speak for everybody when I say thank God.

Well the not arguing about which system is better lasted 3 1/2 hours and 15 posts. Congrats.

I wasn't arguing, just responding to another post and agreeing. Thanks for the amazing input "guy who has never posted anything in any video game thread I have ever seen" ! Douche

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Originally Posted by Music (Post 11816867)

Uhmm.... why would we not still be here??

Is there something we should know?

I have fictitious sources who claim that the government has become highly concerned about the damage caused by the recurring console wars. Congress went into a secret session which authorized President Obama to use military force to wipe out the supporters of the losing consoles. So, for once, the winning console will actually matter.

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Originally Posted by discostu1337 (Post 11817165)

I wasn't arguing, just responding to another post and agreeing. Thanks for the amazing input "guy who has never posted anything in any video game thread I have ever seen" ! Douche

Hmmm. That's super weird. I have several posts in the video game forums this month.

You are right though. I guess it would be better if I posted "Xbox RULZ, PS4 SUX !!!" 50 times a day. Feeling pretty bad about myself right now. -rolleyes-

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Well, to be fair, stu never actually said that. He's pretty unbiased and undoubtedly honest. At the end of June, when Microsoft announced that they'd be giving away Defense Grid (a six year old game, BTW), he said this:

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Originally Posted by discostu1337 (Post 11749473)

That's actually kind of cool, as it's a game I never bought. Personally PS+ is useless to me, as it is just full of games I already played a year or two ago. Was not looking forward to AC2 or Halo 3, but this is a decent surprise.

and then clarified:

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Originally Posted by discostu1337 (Post 11749554)

I clearly said that to me, personally, PS+ is useless because it is. Has nothing to do with you guys enjoying it, but it is still all old games that have no value to me. On the other hand, I have never played either Fable 3 or Defense Grid (maybe still never will) so to me, these two older free games I have never played is more interesting than PS+. For the record, I have a year of PS+. Downloaded Infamous 2 and never played it...that sums it up for me. Apparently it is to the point around here where saying anything remotely positive about MS gets you blasted, forgive me.

At that point in time, this is what had been given away from PS Plus :

Spoiler:

Microsoft had given away Fable 3 and Defense Grid.

That's the sort of objectivity we're dealing with here.

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Originally Posted by bippitty (Post 11817097)

You didn't mention anything about Microsoft bringing any 360 games.

The only 360 game I recall being there was World of Tanks (that Microsoft brought with them).

... and PlayStation+ is one of the best reasons to own a PS3.

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Originally Posted by discostu1337 (Post 11817077)

I love the simplicity of just hitting the Xbox guide button and only having one or two button presses at most to do anything, as opposed to navigating numerous menus.

You realize that guide is gone on the x1, right?

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Don't play consoles anymore but was browsing through, what's the 180 that MS did?

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Gosh Deb, you're late to the party.

Well, the Xbox One was supposed to
1: Be online at least once a day to check ownership, or the system wouldn't function even for playing games offline
2: Have a complicated sort of partial-digital ownership of games making all games essentially digital purchases
3: Have another complicated system for loaning games out and only allowing for selling games at participating retailers.
4: Not allow any sort of game rentals (at least initially)
5: Allow some sort of digital game sharing with up to 10 "family members" (that was never fully explained)
6: Require that the Kinect be plugged in at all times to operate the system (though it could be disabled)

All these policies have been changed and are now totally in line with current game systems (and the PS4)