11-13-2014, 11:05 AM | #2501 |
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11-13-2014, 11:34 AM | #2502 |
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I'll be finally entering the next generation this holiday season by picking up a Wii U for the family. Should be fun!
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11-13-2014, 12:34 PM | #2504 | |
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Best Buy has a Black Friday one: Wii U Deluxe with Nintendo Land, Super Mario 3D World, Smash Bros, and Donkey Kong for $360. I'm really hoping that deal makes it to the Canadian Best Buy site.
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11-13-2014, 12:54 PM | #2505 |
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I went with the $200 Wii U Deluxe refurb from Nintendo's online store.
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11-13-2014, 01:15 PM | #2507 |
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I miss the days when you could go store to store looking to get a game a few days early.
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11-13-2014, 01:52 PM | #2508 |
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It includes the gamepad if that's what you're asking. Comes with Nintendoland and I thinkthe only thing it didn't have that a new system does is the charging station for the gamepad so you only have a cord to charge it with. Also bought one of the Japanese pro controllers which usually run about $10 cheaper on Amazon and an extended battery for the gamepad. |
11-14-2014, 09:08 AM | #2509 |
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October 2014 numbers are in. PS4 sells the most for the 10th straight month. Overall, hardware sales are up 70% and current gen systems now make up 80% of all hardware sold (that's usually the tipping point where publishers start to abandon the last gen pretty quickly).
Only one system exclusive (Smash Bros.) made the top ten. Top 10 sales are below: Software: 1. NBA 2K15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC) 2. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (3DS) 3. The Evil Within (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360, PC) 4. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (360, PS3, PC) 5. Destiny (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3) 6. Skylanders: Trap Team (360, Wii, Wii U, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, 3DS, mobile) 7. FIFA 15 (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, Wii, PS Vita, 3DS) 8. Madden NFL 15 (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One) 9. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4, XBox One, PC) 10. Minecraft (360, PS3, PS4) |
11-15-2014, 12:31 PM | #2510 | |
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Who needs games: PlayStation 4's first year • Eurogamer.net
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11-15-2014, 12:40 PM | #2511 | |
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Somewhat of an obvious article. In the end, that console currently has sold roughly the same number of units as its other two competitors combined. The article makes a valid point that MS finally has put together a price point that should move some consoles. But Sony hasn't fired any bullets and still leads by a sizable margin. They could turn that around in a heartbeat, but they really don't need to right now. It's Business 101. If your competitor takes drastic measures and you're still outselling them, that's a problem for your competitor, not you. MS should know that well from the last generation. |
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11-15-2014, 12:58 PM | #2512 | |
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PS4 vs Xbox One: Sony's in Trouble, Not Microsoft - Daily Game
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11-15-2014, 01:07 PM | #2513 | |
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MS is in trouble and they know it. The spin in this article is dizzying. Nothing that has occurred over the past year, from the Kinect debacle to the MS Entertainment Studios closing to the price slashing in advance of this holiday season, was planned as part of a 'marathon' plan. They've been sticking gum on the holes in the dam since day one. Other thing to note about the article mckinney posted is that most are wondering why that article was even written about the PS4 as opposed to its leading competitor. The PS4 library isn't huge, but the X1 library is even smaller than the PS4 at this point in time. |
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11-15-2014, 01:10 PM | #2514 | |
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The opening line from that article should also be emphasized:
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11-15-2014, 01:18 PM | #2515 |
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Said the independent writer who can't get a job writing at a legitimate media provider. I'm proud of this guy for making $75 selling this article to the site, but his opinions are flawed IMO. Let's play Family Feud. 100 top business executives were offered the opportunity to take over the PS or Xbox division. If it was any less than 85-90 of them responding PS, I'd be shocked. That's the business reality. |
11-15-2014, 01:19 PM | #2516 | |
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Your guess of 85-90% is reality? That sums up everything you spew quite nicely.
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11-15-2014, 01:24 PM | #2518 |
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A company sitting on a mountain of cash and shows they are committed to a product vs. a company hemorrhaging cash that may or may not spin off the division? That's a no brainer.
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11-15-2014, 01:32 PM | #2520 | |
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I've found plenty to play, but not too much I've been willing to spend full price for. PlayStation Plus is the killer app for now. Giving me and the family plenty to play. But I think they do need more of the "must have now" games.
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11-15-2014, 01:33 PM | #2521 | |
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Good chunk of those coming in three days. |
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11-15-2014, 01:35 PM | #2522 |
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But they're also coming for the Xbox One. I think I've only bought two system exclusive games in the near year I've owned the console, Infamous: Second Son and the upcoming Little Big Planet 3.
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11-15-2014, 01:37 PM | #2523 |
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Yeah, but why would you want to limit yourself to CGA level graphics?
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11-15-2014, 01:40 PM | #2524 | |
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Sure, but that's what it's been with both systems. MS has a couple good ones right now in Horizon and Sunset. PS obviously has some franchises coming early next year. The vast majority of the big games are not console exclusives. |
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11-15-2014, 01:41 PM | #2525 | |
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I know that the Xbox One isn't quite the graphical powerhouse that the PS4 is. But, if put side by side playing the same game, I'd be hard pressed to tell which one is which. At least, for now. A couple years down the road maybe that changes? But I'm not sure. I think that plays in Microsoft's favor.
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11-15-2014, 03:12 PM | #2526 |
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This crazy thing to me about this generation of consoles is that, despite the longest ever span preceding it, even a year later there is nothing about either Sony or Microsoft machine compelling me to buy one. Even the Wii U I will be picking up would not be happening if my original Wii still worked.
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11-15-2014, 05:35 PM | #2527 |
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So going to be buying a new console for myself and my kids mostly son so he and I can play games together a Little. Also will use to watch DVDs and blu rays.
Was leaning to a PS 4 as I had a PS 3 and liked it but am giving it to my ex wife so my kis got a system at her place to use. I never have and likely won't ever plYmon In competitive games like Halo so that is not a consideration. I am starting to wonder if I should get a Xbox One as they some more affordable and it sounds like the only advantage in a PS 4 over Xbox One is slight graphics upgrade as all the games are produced for both and both play blu rays/DVDs. Things like PS plus don't interest as it is something we need to pay for. Thoughts. |
11-15-2014, 07:24 PM | #2528 |
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Xbox has outsold the PS4 the last 2 weeks with some momentum since the price cut:
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The PS+ and Xbox Live Gold paywalls have mostly come down. They're required for online multiplayer and the Instant Game Library (PS*) and Games With Gold (360/One), but all of the apps - HBO Go, Netflix, NFL Network, etc - are accessible by anyone who has a subscription to the service in question. You don't have to pay for either Plus or Gold to access those. |
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You have to chuckle at how bad the coverage is of this announcement. 1. Xbox has now outsold the PS4 two weeks (it remains to be seen whether that will last over the entire month), but the previous ten months where they got thumped are suddenly out of mind, out of sight. 2. This sentence is downright awful if you're looking for apples to apples comparisons Quote:
That's 10 million shipped to retailers as opposed to 13.5 million sold to consumers. If you're going to report it correctly, you should report it as one or the other. 10M X1's to 15M PS4's (shipped to retailers) OR 7.2M X1's to 13.5M PS4's (sold to consumers) Stuff like this shows how extremely unreliable the gaming media continues to be. |
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11-16-2014, 12:01 AM | #2531 |
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So I guess that retailers are just blindly ordering Xbox Ones so that Microsoft's numbers look good. You are delusional if you think that is the case. 'Just in time' inventory is the norm, these products ordered aren't going to be sitting on shelves for months.
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11-16-2014, 08:34 AM | #2532 |
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So the more I look at he price bundles deals for Xbox one as someone who albeit has a PS 3 I am leaning to switching to a XBox one. I guess I need to look at the hardware spec reviews to see how far off the xbox one is from the PS 4.
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Specs aren't THAT much different. You should be looking at the upcoming games over the next year or two and figure out what you'll be more interested in. Each system has several exclusives on the way. What you prefer should be what decides it. The PS4 has more games (and likely will going forward due to the larger installed base), but if you don't like the games they have, that doesn't matter either. Also, you should probably go to the store and play with both controllers. The PS4 controller has changed quite a bit. You'll want to feel that out to see whether it's better or worse for you. |
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11-17-2014, 09:03 AM | #2534 |
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Went to a buddy's house on Saturday night and we played some PS4. Played Nidhogg. What a fun game!
That said, I've now played 3 PS4 games that I've truly enjoyed: Towerfall, Sports Friends, and Nidhogg. I think all 3 of these games could have been created on a Super Nintendo. I still do not get why these new systems exist.
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11-17-2014, 10:24 AM | #2535 |
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I'm starting to think I may sit on the sidelines for another year before jumping in to the next generation.
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No different than the last go around. Generally takes a couple of years for games to actually seems like a step change rather than an incremental improvement. I'm thinking the next Drake might be the one that gets me. Well beside the Wii U, that thing is awesome. |
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11-17-2014, 01:28 PM | #2537 | |
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I agree, I will wait for a PS4 price cut or two and take advantage of a decent library of games. Hopefully any hardware glitches will be fixed by then as well. |
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11-17-2014, 01:34 PM | #2538 |
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The day that NCAA 201X comes out is the day I buy a next-gen console.
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11-17-2014, 01:37 PM | #2540 |
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Or Timesplitters 4.
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I think a big difference between this gen's launch and last gen's is that when the PS3 and 360 came out, 1080p wasn't widespread. The consoles helped drive the adoption of 1080p. Now with this gen, 1080p is still the standard, so there isn't as big of a visual jump as there was before. 4k displays and gaming is still a long ways off.
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11-17-2014, 01:44 PM | #2542 |
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It was goofy but I enjoyed TS2 for the Gamecube. SI
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11-17-2014, 01:46 PM | #2543 |
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Had great fun with 4-player deathmatches in TS2. Great game!
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+1 for TS2
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11-17-2014, 02:55 PM | #2545 |
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I was a little disappointed that it wasn't better, considering its pedigree (a lot of the 007 people who didn't work on hugely underrated Perfect Dark) but it was still good
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GameStop/Nintendo vs. MS/Sony.......
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So the publishers are mad that the customers expect to pay less for digital downloads, while for years they've been dangling the carrot in front of us that prices would be less if they could cut out all the middle men and logistical costs.
They should look at the model that Paradox has for their games. They do not believe that a single price point should apply. Every customer has a different price point that will get them to make their purchasing decision. So via promotions, product updates, etc. they attempt to reach multiple price points over the lifecycle of the product. Look at a game like Euro Truck Simulator 2. It certainly isn't a big budget game, but they've sold over a million copies. I would guess if they priced at $59.99 and left it there they would have sold about 10,000 copies. |
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I did it, picked up a pre-black Friday deal from WalMart.ca: Mario Kart 8 deluxe bundle + donkey Kong tropical freeze for $299. I think the boys (5 and 4) are going to be pretty damned excited.
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Enjoy it! And don't forget to pick up Smash Bros!
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