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Sadly I had to cancel my PS4 preorder. Can't justify the cost with so few next gen games coming out. I'll pick one up after Christmas.

BF4 being released early isn't too surprising. Luckily DICE has managed to fix most of the major crashes and the game itself is just fun. Given the nature of the problems on PC it should be relatively bug free on the PS4.
 
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This is cool:PS4 Remote Play - Two screen multiplayer (NfS: Rivals) - NeoGAF

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The only thing that pisses me off about that is the fact that the Wii U does it and no one appreciates it.

Glad to see this idea taking off. Its a far better idea than Kinect.
 
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Xalara_sl said:
Sadly I had to cancel my PS4 preorder. Can't justify the cost with so few next gen games coming out. I'll pick one up after Christmas.

BF4 being released early isn't too surprising. Luckily DICE has managed to fix most of the major crashes and the game itself is just fun. Given the nature of the problems on PC it should be relatively bug free on the PS4.
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Same. I keep checking this thread and other sites trying to get hype for it, but just can't. There isn't a single game that is out at release that I can't play on my pc or PS3 that I want to play. I want it, I really really want it - but I just don't see the point. To play a TERRIBLE Madden at higher resolutions? 2k14 looks really good, but is it a console seller? Hardly. AC4? Nah, not when you can play it on other systems. BF4? It looks better on PC, and I already own the buggy piece of shit. Reading that Knack is all of 10 hours long is kinda meh as well, and agree it will be f2p on PS+ shortly. Really wish that they had a great list of day one exclusives, but that just isn't the case. No Watch Dogs really sealed the deal for me I guess, as that was the only interesting looking game for me. Also, not being able to use PS4 as my media device day one is a big deal for me. Can't wait to get it though, eventually, once they beef up their game library.
 
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Hard to find one person who wants to play a Wii U, much less 2?
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I know right?

There's 6 good games on the thing, more than enough to justify a purchase for a core gamer who enjoys fun games.

The fanbase has moved on, its either Call of Dogey or Ipad games, there is no room for the middle ground gamer who just enjoys fun games anymore.

I miss the SNES days sigh.

IRT to the "There's no games for launch"

There really never is. Jesus the PS3 and PS2 launch line ups were terrible. Always terrible the first year. But a purchase is an investment over a longer term than just the immediate. But yeah, there's certainly no justification for rushing out to get one, waiting in lines, fighting with people over it at Christmas. But if you're gamer, you tend to early adopt anyway.

Anyone remember that racing game out at PS2 launch that was literally impossible? Cops with laser like focus that could take you out from 10 miles away? Fucking broke a controller over that shit.

Worst racing game ever.
 
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Xalara_sl said:
Sadly I had to cancel my PS4 preorder. Can't justify the cost with so few next gen games coming out. I'll pick one up after Christmas.
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It's still going to cost the same at that point, though... January should see the launch of the Destiny Beta, which I guess ought to be interesting to at least some people? Watch Dog is also going to be out well before the first price drop can be expected.

I wouldn't wait in line in the cold for it, but pre-ordering from Amazon isn't a major commitment. Whether I do it now or when the Destiny beta is available or when Watch Dog releases, doesn't make much of a difference. Except that there is a slight risk, at least in January, that the console won't immediately be available.


edit: my copy of KZ and AC4 just shipped, and the price is still $63 for both (including tax). Pretty cool deal.
 
Ritley

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If you are planning on getting one next year there really isn't a reason not to get it now. The price won't be changing anytime soon.
 
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No games for launch = poppycock.

List of video game console launch games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There's none for you, there's plenty for me. I am excited to play Killzone Shadow Fall, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Resogun, and Knack on my PS4. Though I may swap Knack for Need for Speed: Rivals if it's actually in stock at Amazon. Injustice or Lego Marvel are also possible choices for my third game in the B2G1F deal. I'll also probably buy Trine 2: The Complete Story from the PSN store with the $10 credit that comes with every PS4.

Also super duper excited to play inFamous: Second Son in February. Plus Thief, Transistor, and The Witness should all be out by March as well.

It's good times ahead.
 
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Sony Corp. (6758), poised to release the PlayStation 4 game console this week, is confident it can meet analysts' sales estimates of 3 million units by year-end, exploiting an early advantage over Microsoft Corp. (MSFT:US)'s Xbox One.

Sony will have adequate supplies of the $399 PS4 through Christmas and stands by earlier projections for sales of 5 million units by March, Jack Tretton, president and chief executive officer of the company's U.S. computer entertainment division, said today in an interview.

Sony Backs Estimates of 3 Million PS4 Units Sold This Year (2) - Businessweek

"This is a marathon, not a sprint, but getting out to a nice start is a good thing to do," Tretton said. "That hurdle has been cleared. We're very, very confident we're in great shape."

Tretton's remarks suggest Sony will avoid the supply problems that slowed early sales of the PlayStation 3 in 2006. The new console hits U.S. stores on Nov. 15, followed by Europe on Nov. 29, and will reach 32 countries for the holidays. Microsoft's Xbox One will debut in 13 countries a week later, down from an original target of 21 markets.

Colin Sebastian, an analyst with Robert W. Baird & Co. in San Francisco, last month estimated each company would sell 3 million units worldwide this year.

"We're very comfortable with it," Tretton said. "I'm excited about next week to be able to talk about what was sold as opposed to what we may sell."

Sony's American depositary receipts fell 0.8 percent to $16.61 at the close in New York. Shares of the Tokyo-based company have advanced 48 percent this year.

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In August, Microsoft delayed the release of the $499 Xbox One in eight countries, including Russia and the Netherlands, until 2014 to make sure it had enough supplies for larger markets.

Both companies have added online features to their new machines, infusing them with entertainment options such as access to movies and TV shows to make the devices the center of consumers' living rooms.

Sony won praise earlier this year for its lower price, and keeping supplies flowing is crucial for its plan to get an early sales advantage.

"The only hurdle left that is not a non-issue until it's over is launching the thing, having people engage with the network and it all goes very smoothly," Tretton said.

Andrew House, head of Sony's game operation worldwide, in September forecast sales of 5 million PS4 units by the company's fiscal year-end in March.
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That is a lot of PS4s out by January 1st.
 
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Eh, my reason for not buying one currently is that neither has actually shown to be the better console (game wise). Yeah, PS4 is ahead by a lot, but no one has a big exclusive out yet. Probably just upgrade PC black friday or boxing day and wait it out till a few must have games are out.
 
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I know this was asked but it probably got buried deep within this thread. What a good HD to replace the stock HD for the PS4?
 
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The Order 1886, Destiny, Deep Down.. along with everything else listed, there's a lot of titles on the way and lots of new properties as well. I justified my purchase with a bonus from work, but would have planned on getting it at some point. Launch day specifically wasn't a big deal for me, just when I happened to have the cash fell in line with it. I am excited to get it and it will probably outperform my current pc: Gtx460, 6gigs of ram, i7 920. Now I just need a 1080p tv. Yes, I'm a filthy casual.
 
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So buckled and pre-ordered an Xbone + Forza + DR3 this morning since I'm not guaranteed a PS4 before xmas. Not sure it's gonna be worth it since I can't really see any other exclusives coming down the line that I care about for it but at least Amazon will ship games for it to Aus while they won't for PS4 even though both are region free.

Question that I haven't seen answered though and someone (lookin at you Sean) may know is if games for either system, brought from a different region, can access dlc bought in home region. For example if I grabbed Soul Sacrifice while I was in the US last week I wouldn't be able to access the DLC through my PSN account since it's a different region even though the game is region free.
 
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Knytestorme_sl said:
Question that I haven't seen answered though and someone (lookin at you Sean) may know is if games for either system, brought from a different region, can access dlc bought in home region. For example if I grabbed Soul Sacrifice while I was in the US last week I wouldn't be able to access the DLC through my PSN account since it's a different region even though the game is region free.
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I'm not entirely sure. I've seen it talked about a bunch, but I've never dealt with it personally.

With the PS3 DLC is occasionally region locked and you need DLC that's from the same region as the game. There's also ways to use DLC from different regions sometimes:How to Get DLC From Different Regions on the PS3 | eHowBasically you need an account from whatever region and you buy or get it for free and download the DLC onto your system and then just log back into your main account and you can play it.

X360 basically works the same way.

I have no idea if that'll work for the PS4 and Xbone or not. Also, that does not work for the Vita at all and it is 100% region locked for DLC.
 
spronk

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If you are planning on getting one next year there really isn't a reason not to get it now. The price won't be changing anytime soon.
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actually if you are pretty sure you aren't going to play there are good reasons to wait. The hardware for both is fairly generic in CPU/GPU, so as time goes on the manufacturing process will improve and quality get better, heat output will lessen, wifi antennas may improve, and a million other small tweaks. At some point, probably not in the first 2 years, you may even see upgrades in speed or hard drive size. There will be bundle packages and retailer deals that reduce the overall cost a lot down the road.

Really only the reasons to get a system now are (1) there's something new you want to play (2) multiplayer games your friends are going to be playing, (3) as a backup gaming system if you are primarily a PC gamer (4) to be the living room entertainment hub (but ps3 and xbone are better for media). The good news is that barring any quantum leap in CPU/GPU technology, future Playstations and xbox's should always be backwards compatible, hopefully this is the last generation where we have to throw away our old games.
 
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