JoeCanuck
General Section => Off Topic => Topic started by: morgardee on November 03, 2013, 10:30:06 AM
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So these new systems are just around the corner. There has been some reviews so far comparing the PS4 to upgraded PC's and the graphics and play are very close now. I haven't seen a review for the Xbox 1 yet.
I have played both systems at Fan Expo and they both looked very slick.
So what's everyone take on the new systems?
I already fully paid for my PS4 so I'll have it set up on release date.
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if i bought a console, i'd probably buy the Steam one, just to be contrary.
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if i bought a console, i'd probably buy the Steam one, just to be contrary.
Ah, the steam box. I have high expectation for that and I'll most likely jump on board with one of those as well.
I love Steam. Great company and fantastic deals.
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When I do get one, a couple of years down the road. I just bought a new 360 not too long ago after my old one died. It will probably an XBox 1, I've always had a better experience with X-Box.
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Sticking with PS3.
I still own a half dozen games (or more) I haven't even tried.
Plus the PS3 games will see a nice price drop.
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I'd wait a year before buying either one. Let them get the kinks out of the way.
But if you twisted my arm I'd get a PS4. There are more JRPGs exclusive to the system and anything else I want will show up on both.
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my PS3 broke about a year ago. I'm trying to see if it would be cheaper to buy a new one then fix the old. Sadly my best video gaming days are far behind me. :'(.
oh yeah PS4, just cause I've always bought playstation.
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Sticking with PS3.
I still own a half dozen games (or more) I haven't even tried.
Plus the PS3 games will see a nice price drop.
Plus for the first year all new PS4 games will be ported to run on PS3 so there is really no rush. Like the graphics on PS4 are going to be leaps and bounds over PS3, not likely... Gone are the days when you can clearly see a difference when you upgraded to the next system.
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I'm a little behind... just got something called Atari 2600... looks good! ;)
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I'm a little behind... just got something called Atari 2600... looks good! ;)
What is funny is I enjoy playing my Original NES games more then playing all these new games...
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i really want to get a Genesis and LHX Attack Copter. BEST. HELO. GAME. EVER.
really regret selling mine when i had one now, but i stopped playing it in favour of my then-new PC.
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i really want to get a Genesis and LHX Attack Copter. BEST. HELO. GAME. EVER.
Have you tried Under Defeat? That's a fun one too
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Sticking with PS3.
I still own a half dozen games (or more) I haven't even tried.
Plus the PS3 games will see a nice price drop.
Plus for the first year all new PS4 games will be ported to run on PS3 so there is really no rush. Like the graphics on PS4 are going to be leaps and bounds over PS3, not likely... Gone are the days when you can clearly see a difference when you upgraded to the next system.
What I saw first hand at Fan Expo clearly demonstrated an advance in graphics. I played the "free" racing game among other things and during the racing game the background was amazing.
CoD Ghosts is right on the edge of old vs new gen. Here's a comparison between X box 360 / PS3 / PS4 / PC.
I watched this and said "Holy Crap!" I worked with a guy who use to always talk about the advantage of the PC over gaming systems. It's not just the speed but the distance you can see sharp details in the background.
Check this out:
http://www.gamespot.com/videos/call-of-duty-ghosts-graphics-comparison/2300-6415938/ (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/call-of-duty-ghosts-graphics-comparison/2300-6415938/)
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Jon: no. i've played a few on PC though and they all suck. LHX was awesome though in how easy they made it to fly the damn chopper and be able to do stuff without it being to arcade-y
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I'm not keen to pay for the Kinect at launch so its likely PS4 for me. I'm a JRPG fan as well so even in this console generation I bought more than a few PS3 games.
One small thing about XBOX. Anyone else HATE the current XBOX dashboard? It's slow as ass to load and it's got ads all over it. Don't I PAY for XBOX live? Why can't I pay to turn off all the ads? I expect the XBOX One will have even MORE ads.
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Well it's been a few days since I got my PS4 and here my thoughts so far.
The Good:
• The controller is amazing. I didn't expect to be as excited as I was over the new design but holy cow this thing is amazing. The blue light on the bottom is nice. I like to play games in the dark but if I need to find something like the TV remote I can tilt the controller to the coffee table and find it. It comes with an ear bud / mic to if you want to talk with your friends online and don't want to buy a decent headset then there is that option. I used it for 60 seconds and removed it. I don't need to talk smack to 14 year old playing CoD. There's a mute option for them. ;)
• Noticeable improved graphics. I'm a hard core CoD fan. I've played all the PS3 titles from the series year round so it easy for me to sit back and say "Huh. The graphics do look better".
• Larger hard drive is nice but I tend to upgrade my PS3 hard drives so for me it's not a big deal.
• Free games were OK. There is a very decent Warframe game as well as about 4 other titles. First time I tried DC Universe was last night and that looks fun. Resogun I played for 5 minutes and then stopped (Robotron meets Defender IMO). Contrast looks like a good, slower paced less manic game. I haven't had a chance to play Blacklight yet due to server issues.
• I don't have the camera so I can't comment on that piece of hardware.
The Bad:
• Setting this thing up on the day one launch was a nightmare. The servers kept crashing. That was Friday. I was able to finally import my gamer profile and went to the PS store and selected all the free games.
• Download, download, download. I hope you've got a fast internet connection and unlimited bandwidth. Your going to need it. When I put in CoD I had to wait hours because the game needed to download 32 gig of data. That 500 gig HDD is going to go fast at this rate.
• It doesn't do everything. Remember when the PS3 came out they said it does everything? Well, it did. The PS4 is a gaming system. I was hoping the PS4 would be more forgiving with media types like MKV files. Nope. I haven't spent a lot of time looking to be honest but I don't see where I can store my AVI files.
PS3 vs PS4?
Keep them both. Most TV's have multiple ports nowadays. My PS3 library is large and I still have a dozen games I've got to get to or finish off, plus all the games I get free from Playstation plus. Eventually the PS3 will be phased out, but I don't expect that to be for at least another 2 years. The PS4 is for the hard core gamers that want to be able to see detail 3 blocks away in the CoD game or the pores on someone’s skin. It's nice and will have a target market but for the PS3 is still a fine system.
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For the CoD game did you have to Download the 32 gigs of Data from the Internet to play the game or was that just added game value? That is most people's limit for the month.
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I know the on line didn't work. Honestly, so much was going on I don't recall if the story mode worked.