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  • JBH3
    Marvel's Finest
    • Jan 2007
    • 13506

    #781
    Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

    Originally posted by daniel77733
    Responses like this one is one of the reasons why I haven't purchased an Xbox One yet. When I read posts with people saying that they use their $500 video game console to watch Netflix, Amazon, etc. and to use as a "multimedia" device, it saddens me because im a gamer, period.

    When im spending $400 on a video game console like I did with PS4 (which is sitting there collecting dust until Mordor comes out), it's because I want to play the next generation of games. Not do stuff that I can do on my laptop. If it wasn't for third party games, both consoles would be a total and complete waste of a purchase. These last four months of 2014 is where both consoles are finally picking up momentum in regards to just games.

    Xbox One currently has ONLY ONE GAME that I want to play - Ryse: Son of Rome. Hoping that by the time Quantum Break comes out, there will be at least one or two more games in addition to the two just previously mentioned games that I want to play.

    For the exclusives on Xbox One, Forza, Sunset Overdrive and Halo: MCC are great unless you're someone like me who has no interest in any of them. I do think that Halo: MCC will increase the console's sales to around 7 million or higher by the time the year ends. But for me, no thanks. While I agree that Halo: MCC is the best way to do an upgraded port/collection of previous gen games, in the end, like The Last Of Us Remastered, it's nothing more than a money grab and meant for those who didn't already play the game(s) last gen.

    2014 will be known as the "remastered", "collections" and "definitive editions" year of games. This is not what next gen should be about. It should be about new games, new IP's and new sequels that aren't cross-gen. Instead, in general, until later this year, there's no reason to buy any console and to be honest, I should have kept my PlayStation 3 and waited until 2015 to buy a PlayStation 4 (or Xbox One for that matter) since that's the year we're finally getting some true next gen games.

    As for you being surprised when people pick PS4 over Xbox One, im surprised that people are surprised by that. Neither console is worth buying/owning at the moment in my opinion unless you want to play those "remastered", "collections" and "definitive editions" games that you've most likely already played. Only positive for me is that when the games for PS4 that I want to play come out later this year and in 2015, I don't have to worry about buying the console as I already have it but looking over Xbox One, if you subtract all the "multi-media" aspects of the console, would you still have purchased it?

    To me, reading most people's responses about why they bought Xbox One mostly seem to revolve around Kinect and talking to their $500 console as opposed to playing games. I would hate to see what the sales for Xbox One would be if it wasn't a "multi-media" console. Most people who purchased a PS4 is because they were pissed off at Microsoft from last year's Xbox One debut and E3 conference, it was $100 cheaper, didn't force you to have Kinect and for the eventual exclusives.

    All of which applies to me as well. The only true positive I see right now for Xbox One is the man in charge - Phil Spencer. Unlike all the previous goofs, I actually have confidence in this guy until proven otherwise. Don't agree with the Mojang purchase whatsoever but I seriously doubt that Spencer had any choice in the matter.

    On a related side note, as long as you're enjoying the Xbox One, that's all that matters. I'm an old school gamer and while the industry makes a lot more money than it used to, that it's more about the "multi-media" and "entertainment" aspects where as the games themselves should be "the entertainment" and that just aggravates and frustrates me to no end.


    Wow. Great post. This is 100% how I feel about the XB1. I don't care about the multimedia aspect of it. It was great to have on the 360, but it sort of ran its course and the novelty of it is gone. What I want now are great games, new and inventive ones, but we're not getting that.


    Couple that with a user interface which is behind its predecessor, service interruptions, and matchmaking issues abound for friends and parties its been a disappointment to me.
    Last edited by JBH3; 01-20-2015, 08:19 PM.
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    • ricky24
      MVP
      • Jan 2014
      • 4888

      #782
      Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

      Xbox one interface at this point is much better than the 360s. And the service interruptions happen on every console.

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      • JBH3
        Marvel's Finest
        • Jan 2007
        • 13506

        #783
        Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

        Originally posted by ricky24
        Xbox one interface at this point is much better than the 360s. And the service interruptions happen on every console.

        Oh so you can send voice messages on the xbox one now?
        Originally posted by Edmund Burke
        All that is needed for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing.

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        • Hester
          Banned
          • Jan 2014
          • 137

          #784
          Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

          I also think the Xbox One has the most actual interesting exclusives coming up. I'll take Tomb Raider over Uncharted, but to call it anything more than a wash is silly.

          The Order has full blown flop written all over it.

          Bloodborne is going to be a game that a niche of hardcore gamers love, but most won't touch.

          Halo 5, Scream Ride, and Quantum Break look a lot more interesting to me. But for games, if you add in EA Access, I think it is just a better placed to play real games. I have a PC, so I don't need a $400 console to play indie stuff.

          And I do get that some folks hate multimedia in their consoles. Sony definitely created a console to emphasize that. Since I use my console for Netflix, Amazon and the occasional BluRay, using a controller as a remote control would totally blow. Double that if it had the crap battery life of the DS4. The ability to use my Harmony remote, or any other Universal remote that uses IR should n't be a feature, it ought to be standard.

          And seriously, controllers with glowing lights for no reason and a touch screen that is less utilized than the Kinect. all so that the controller life will be crap? And you can't use your own rechargeables? Yeah, no.

          There is no doubt that XBL has had more issues this gen than last. But I sure wouldn't trade it for PSN. Especially when you factor in all of the great apps that are now coming out for the XB1. Again, it's just more value add. The activity feeds and game hubs add even more to the gaming experience, both for multiplayer and solo.

          But sure, if you decide that all PS4 exclusives are great and all Xbox exclusives are "not for me," then I guess there is really only one choice. I just don't see how games are the big differentiator in the PS4 and XB1. If you can't find games to play on the XB1, you aren't going to find any on the PS4 either.

          With the price drop and unbundling of the Kinect, I don't think it is even a close call anymore, unless you have a keen eye for counting pixels. The performance difference is real, but completely overblown. No one on the XB1 is suffering through Shadow of Mordor, Dragon Age, or any of the EA sport games.

          But I'm glad the true gamers have a console they are happy with.

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          • Cusefan
            Earlwolfx on XBL
            • Oct 2003
            • 9820

            #785
            Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

            at this point in the game, I would just go with whatever console your friends have. Unless your dying for a 1st party game of course.
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            • ricky24
              MVP
              • Jan 2014
              • 4888

              #786
              Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

              Originally posted by JBH3
              Oh so you can send voice messages on the xbox one now?

              No idea. Literally never send them.

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              • ricky24
                MVP
                • Jan 2014
                • 4888

                #787
                Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

                Originally posted by Cusefan
                at this point in the game, I would just go with whatever console your friends have. Unless your dying for a 1st party game of course.

                Yup. This is what i tell people too. Unless all you play is sports games and cod then I tell them to go Xbox one.
                Last edited by ricky24; 01-20-2015, 09:53 PM.

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                • Knight165
                  *ll St*r
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 24964

                  #788
                  Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

                  Originally posted by Hester
                  But I'm glad the true gamers have a console they are happy with.
                  Just be honest....no...you are not.
                  Anyone that posts they prefer a PS4 to XBone gets a wall of text from you and about four others.

                  You slammed him in the Xbone thread telling him to post it here.....then do it here as well.



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                  • mestevo
                    Gooney Goo Goo
                    • Apr 2010
                    • 19556

                    #789
                    Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

                    The difference is the borderline personal attacks that will now go on for pages can be more easily ignored while the PS4 and Xbox One threads can stay on topic.

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                    • Hester
                      Banned
                      • Jan 2014
                      • 137

                      #790
                      Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

                      Originally posted by Knight165
                      Just be honest....no...you are not.
                      Anyone that posts they prefer a PS4 to XBone gets a wall of text from you and about four others.

                      You slammed him in the Xbone thread telling him to post it here.....then do it here as well.



                      M.K.
                      Knight165
                      That's cute. Why don't you go back and count the number of daniel77733's posts and word count compared to mine. That was the post I was actually responding to.

                      And yes, this has become where people compare systems. But it only becomes a problem for you when I, or about four others, post. That says a lot. You didn't seem bothered by daniel77733's walls of text and repetition of posts.

                      For some reason, I always have to justify posting my opinions to you. It's not enough that I just posted my opinions, which are open to criticism, but apparently I should check with you to see if they are really necessary. I'm not sure why you can't either post your opinions in response to mine or ignore me. You seem to have to really make this personal.
                      Last edited by Hester; 01-20-2015, 10:10 PM.

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                      • daniel77733
                        Banned
                        • Nov 2011
                        • 3544

                        #791
                        Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

                        Originally posted by JBH3
                        Wow. Great post. This is 100% how I feel about the XB1. I don't care about the multimedia aspect of it. It was great to have on the 360, but it sort of ran its course and the novelty of it is gone. What I want now are great games, new and inventive ones, but we're not getting that.


                        Couple that with a user interface which is behind its predecessor, service interruptions, and matchmaking issues abound for friends and parties its been a disappointment to me.
                        Thank you for the compliment. Appreciate it.

                        I'm still waiting to buy an Xbox One as it's not a necessity but yet, still a luxury I want to own and the $350 price tag increases the chances of me buying it sooner rather than later. Even though there's still only ONE game that I want to play for it, it's more about me already owning the console when the majority of games that I do want to play get released.

                        I use the Xbox 360 for renting movies as I figure $4 is better than $15+ especially if I end up not liking the movie. Also, im not a collector anymore as I stopped that a long time ago.

                        User interface is something I won't comment on since I don't own the console but as for online stuff goes, I have no interest in playing online whatsoever so whenever Xbox Live or PSN are down, it doesn't affect me one way or the other.

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                        • daniel77733
                          Banned
                          • Nov 2011
                          • 3544

                          #792
                          Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

                          Originally posted by Hester
                          I also think the Xbox One has the most actual interesting exclusives coming up. I'll take Tomb Raider over Uncharted, but to call it anything more than a wash is silly.

                          The Order has full blown flop written all over it.

                          Bloodborne is going to be a game that a niche of hardcore gamers love, but most won't touch.

                          Halo 5, Scream Ride, and Quantum Break look a lot more interesting to me. But for games, if you add in EA Access, I think it is just a better placed to play real games. I have a PC, so I don't need a $400 console to play indie stuff.
                          In regards to exclusives, like I have always said, it's all about personal preference. Rise of the Tomb Raider is a TIMED exclusive and while im planning to buy it for Xbox One at launch, it will still get released for PS4. Tomb Raider (2013) was an excellent game and while I preferred it over Uncharted 3 and 1, I would choose Uncharted 2 over Tomb Raider. Should hopefully be better than the first one and will hopefully add in a crouch button. LOL.

                          I'm actually looking forward to The Order: 1886. I'm not expecting anything original, unique, innovative, etc. but I am expecting a great story, characters, team based shooter gameplay like Gears of War, Spec Ops, Binary Domain, etc., good music and excellent visuals. Also looking forward to the Lycans and how the story unfolds and whatnot. Also love the setting and atmosphere. Don't think that it will bomb but won't do anything new either but at the same time, I only consider Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system to be "new" thus far this generation. Everything else is just same stuff, different generation.

                          Bloodborne im 50/50 on and it depends on if I want to play it or wait for The Witcher III which im getting regardless. Never played the Souls franchise so it'll be new to me at least even though it may not do anything "new" in general.

                          I have no interest in Halo 5 or Scream Ride. Definitely interested in Quantum Break and im hoping Remedy doesn't screw it up. Not a fan of EA so their games don't interest me at all. Obviously own a laptop PC but I don't use it for gaming and prefer to game on a console as I have never been a PC gamer. Indies are good and let's be honest, last gen, Indies and XBLA games were easily won by Microsoft and Xbox 360. This gen, thus far, it's not even close.

                          Originally posted by Hester
                          And I do get that some folks hate multimedia in their consoles. Sony definitely created a console to emphasize that. Since I use my console for Netflix, Amazon and the occasional BluRay, using a controller as a remote control would totally blow. Double that if it had the crap battery life of the DS4. The ability to use my Harmony remote, or any other Universal remote that uses IR should n't be a feature, it ought to be standard.

                          And seriously, controllers with glowing lights for no reason and a touch screen that is less utilized than the Kinect. all so that the controller life will be crap? And you can't use your own rechargeables? Yeah, no.
                          I don't use my PS4 for the multimedia stuff and have no interest in doing so. Can't really comment on the battery life of the Dual Shock 4 controller as I always have the USB cable connected. Agree 100% about the light bar. Wish I could turn it off but thankfully, I always have a light on in my room so it hasn't affected me either way but if given the option, I would turn it off. I like the touch pad but developers simply don't use it to the fullest of it's potential and capability.

                          Originally posted by Hester
                          There is no doubt that XBL has had more issues this gen than last. But I sure wouldn't trade it for PSN. Especially when you factor in all of the great apps that are now coming out for the XB1. Again, it's just more value add. The activity feeds and game hubs add even more to the gaming experience, both for multiplayer and solo.
                          Have no interest in the apps/multimedia stuff and don't play online. Xbox Live Gold and PS Plus has been even or slightly favored towards PS4 but at the same time, I could care less about either. As for "issues", a good amount of them had to do with those pieces of crap, the Lizard Squad. If it wasn't for them, neither would be as bad as they have been. With that said though, BOTH need to be updated in regards to security.

                          Originally posted by Hester
                          But sure, if you decide that all PS4 exclusives are great and all Xbox exclusives are "not for me," then I guess there is really only one choice. I just don't see how games are the big differentiator in the PS4 and XB1. If you can't find games to play on the XB1, you aren't going to find any on the PS4 either.

                          With the price drop and unbundling of the Kinect, I don't think it is even a close call anymore, unless you have a keen eye for counting pixels. The performance difference is real, but completely overblown. No one on the XB1 is suffering through Shadow of Mordor, Dragon Age, or any of the EA sport games.

                          But I'm glad the true gamers have a console they are happy with.
                          Agree with the first paragraph. For me personally, there's always games that I want to play on all consoles. Exclusive wise though, I do prefer Sony's over Microsoft's but at the same time, it's pretty much even for me. For me, PlayStation 4 has The Order: 1886, possibly Bloodborne and Uncharted 4 for 2015. Xbox One has Quantum Break for 2015. Rise of the Tomb Raider is a timed exclusive which evens out with No Man's Sky as I definitely want to play both. The rest of Microsoft's exclusives don't interest me while on the Sony side, it's nothing but rumors and teases. I'm still waiting for them to show "Horizon" and whatever other games that they're working on. From launch to The Order, it's 1:1 for me. Knack for PS4 and Ryse for Xbox One.

                          In the end, it all comes down to personal preference. For me, choosing PS4 was an easy decision as Xbox One was still $500 with Kinect which I have no interest in either and most of Sony's shows showcased games over apps plus Microsoft's horrible 2013 E3 was something that pissed off a lot of gamers including their own fanbase.

                          Definitely think that both Sony and Microsoft can be better than what they are though. Both consoles have too many remasters, etc. and while that's mainly third parties that do that, im already sick and tired of them.

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                          • daniel77733
                            Banned
                            • Nov 2011
                            • 3544

                            #793
                            Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

                            Originally posted by Hester
                            That's cute. Why don't you go back and count the number of daniel77733's posts and word count compared to mine. That was the post I was actually responding to.

                            And yes, this has become where people compare systems. But it only becomes a problem for you when I, or about four others, post. That says a lot. You didn't seem bothered by daniel77733's walls of text and repetition of posts.

                            For some reason, I always have to justify posting my opinions to you. It's not enough that I just posted my opinions, which are open to criticism, but apparently I should check with you to see if they are really necessary. I'm not sure why you can't either post your opinions in response to mine or ignore me. You seem to have to really make this personal.
                            Hmmmmm, why should ANYONE be bothered by anyone else's posts or opinions to begin with? I give my opinion but my opinion shouldn't sway anyone's decision to buy the console that they think is best for them including Wii U just like no one's opinion is going to sway me from buying an Xbox One and eventually a Wii U as I simply want to own all three consoles.

                            Including me, I think that the majority of posts are repetitive simply because as of right now, the consoles are what they are and there's not really anything new to say either way as both sides have pretty much set up what they want their consoles to be and in general, everything is pretty much known already. Nothing surprises me or shocks me or gives me a Holy Crap moment.

                            This generation is basically the same as last generation but reversed in some ways. PS4 games run better where as Xbox 360 games ran better. PS4 has better and more Indies and PSN games where as Xbox 360 had far better Indies and XBLA games. The only thing that has stayed the same is that the multimedia stuff and online is better on Xbox One.

                            One thing that's worse is all this DLC, pre order bonus crap, micro transactions, co-op and multi-player elements being included in the single player campaign, companion app garbage, etc.

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                            • mgoblue
                              Go Wings!
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 25477

                              #794
                              Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

                              You all make great points on the initial games for both systems...this happens at launch all the time.

                              I enjoy having a next gen system for FC4 and Dragon Age so I can play the best looking (not getting into the PC argument) and just be locked in for years at this point.

                              We do like the voice controls and TV integration. Just simple turning it on and being able to change channels and pause without having to find a remote the baby hid is nice.
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                              • ODogg
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                                • Feb 2003
                                • 37953

                                #795
                                Re: Owners of both PS4 and Xbox One: Pros and Cons

                                Xbox One most frequent thing it does for us is pause Judge Judy lol
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