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Originally Posted by Julio Riddols
My take on the console wars is a different one. I don't see it as a war. I see it as competition, which is ultimately good for gaming. I think all 3 major companies put out strong products, but I feel like the pricing of them has kind of gotten out of hand. I used to be able to afford a console pretty close to launch, now I have to wait 3 or 4 years into a cycle to pick one up. It is beneficial to me in many ways.. I get a better, streamlined, more reliable product thanks to modifications made to address issues that pop up early in a console's life span, and I get immediate access to cheap games that I know are good because there are enough reviews and game play videos out there to inform my purchases.
I may not get to enjoy the newness with everyone else, but I am not much of a MP guy when it comes to console games anyway, so I don't miss it. I've recently begun migrating to PC for a lot of my gaming, but I will still be picking up a next gen console when the time comes that I can afford it (299 is pretty close to my price point) And when I do that, it will be a PS 4. Not because of anything anyone says, but because the exclusive games I want to play most are on that system. If there is one thing I wish the gaming industry didn't do as much, it would be exclusivity deals.
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It's kind of a give and take. You're correct that the prices aren't coming down as quick as they used to do so. With that said, it appears the generations are also lengthening and, as a result, you're getting a lot more bang for your buck whether you come in at the start or you wait for a few years. It seems like they're looking to keep these consoles at a ten year cycle much like the last round of consoles. So I don't think the price is nearly as bad as when they were switching out consoles every 4-5 years.