Xbox One

[Solidice]

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The average is over 30 but a huge chunk are parents purchasing for themselves AND their children or just their children. They value price over features like "cloud gaming" and "disc free games."

I don't know. disc free gaming seem like a great thing to have with kids around. less worry of losing your game due to broken disc, or having your kids hide the disc and forgetting about it.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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100$ would make my week. I'm broke as hell

[slowdifference]

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Once the console actually come out is going to be huge for both. Once the consumers get thier hands on these things and truly see how everything works will be the true deciding factor. PS4 is trending upwards now, that can easily change in the next 18-24 months after the cosoles release

[aholbert32]

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I don't know. disc free gaming seem like a great thing to have with kids around. less worry of losing your game due to broken disc, or having your kids hide the disc and forgetting about it.

That isnt going to drive a parent to pay $100 more for a console though.

[TheBuddyHobbs]

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I will say that the good part about buying Xbox One games digitally is you don't have to worry about the disc breaking. I know the Xbox 360 had a big problem with games getting the "Death circle". Personally I take great care of my games, but accidents can happen. Now with this new buy the disc and that is it concept you don't have to worry about things such as this.

I think if you buy a game disc based obviously you would have to check in which I am totally against. But if you buy it straight from the market I don't think the 24 hour check in should apply since I don't believe you are able to sell the game digitally that I know of.

Now let's say I buy Madden 25 and my brother doesn't. IF the Xbox One family circle works like we hope it will work that would mean we could possibly do our online connected franchise together without having to buy the same game for the same system. Now obviously I don't mean play it against each other because we don't know about the multiplayer right now. If it does work like I just said then that would definitely save another 60 dollars from spent and no worrying about giving each other the disc.

[Solidice]

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That isnt going to drive a parent to pay $100 more for a console though.

no, but then the WiiU would get the advantage if it was just about price. some kids do love the kinect though.

[mgoblue]

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That isnt going to drive a parent to pay $100 more for a console though.

True. I will say that a discerning parent spending money on a console that will last 8 years probably won't let $100 come between them buying the console they really want (or think is better).

Wasn't PS3 up to $200 more? Plus in this case you get Kinect, so the person needs to decide if it's worth it.

I think the situation is a little different vs. the PS3 one back in the day.

I'm not saying it's worth it for Xbox One or not, just saying that for a purchase that lasts years I think a lot of people who can afford consoles won't let pure cost make that decision. Otherwise people would just buy cheap cars, tv's, etc.

[bigfnjoe96]

The other thing I think will keep MS in the game is the addition of a BR Drive.

This is an advantage Sony no longer has. People don't only buy physical games. They also buy Movies. For me my 360 & Panny BR Player are the center of my Home Theater.

With the XB-1 I now 1 device to do it all. (Watch BR/Stream Movies & Game)

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[aholbert32]

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The other thing I think will keep MS in the game is the addition of a BR Drive.

This is an advantage Sony no longer has. People don't only buy physical games. They also buy Movies. For me my 360 & Panny BR Player are the center of my Home Theater.

With the XB-1 I now 1 device to do it all. (Watch BR/Stream Movies & Game)

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Good point. If I was buying only the 1 and it didnt have a BR player, it wouldve forced me to keep my ps3.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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True. I will say that a discerning parent spending money on a console that will last 8 years probably won't let $100 come between them buying the console they really want (or think is better).

Wasn't PS3 up to $200 more? Plus in this case you get Kinect, so the person needs to decide if it's worth it.

I think the situation is a little different vs. the PS3 one back in the day.

I'm not saying it's worth it for Xbox One or not, just saying that for a purchase that lasts years I think a lot of people who can afford consoles won't let pure cost make that decision. Otherwise people would just buy cheap cars, tv's, etc.

I don't think most retail consumers even think about how long something will last when they buy it.

[aholbert32]

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no, but then the WiiU would get the advantage if it was just about price. some kids do love the kinect though.

I dont think the WiiU and either the PS4 or the XB1 are considered in the same class though.

[Solidice]

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I dont think the WiiU and either the PS4 or the XB1 are considered in the same class though.

I wouldn't put them together. but if price was that big a factor, parents would go for the cheaper solution and I guess the age of the kids. This really doesn't apply to the "in the know" parent gamer, as they would know the difference.

[EnigmaNemesis]

I don't know. disc free gaming seem like a great thing to have with kids around. less worry of losing your game due to broken disc, or having your kids hide the disc and forgetting about it.

Until your swapping installs from lack of hard drive space.

Then it is a pain.

[Solidice]

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Until your swapping installs from lack of hard drive space.

Then it is a pain.

buy an external HDD? there are 3 USB 3.0 ports to use. you can get 1 TB external drives for $60 or less if you look good enough.

[DonkeyJote]

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The other thing I think will keep MS in the game is the addition of a BR Drive.

This is an advantage Sony no longer has. People don't only buy physical games. They also buy Movies. For me my 360 & Panny BR Player are the center of my Home Theater.

With the XB-1 I now 1 device to do it all. (Watch BR/Stream Movies & Game)

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I think that's much less of a concern now than it was for the PS3. I feel like most people that want Blu Ray have it. Regardless of which system I have, my Sony Blu Ray player is still going to be what I use to play movies.