Ok, so we've pretty much analyzed all the new badass consoles being released at the end of this year. Everything has been set. The release dates, the prices, some "minor" adjustments have been made so that the consumers are satisfied (I'm looking at you, Microsoft) and the first epic titles have been announced and displayed at expos all over the world. Now let's see why the best idea would be to NOT buy one of these awesome new gaming machines -at least for the foreseeable future.
I start off with a big argument, probably the biggest, when I say PRICE. The initial cost for the PS4 is 399$ and for the XBox1 a whopping 499$! Right... Now, let's take a quick tour down memory lane and see what the initial price of their predecessors was. To buy a PS3 at release, you would have to cough up about 600$ and an XBox 360 would sell for about 550$! Now, checking at their prices only a year later, the PS3 was worth 300$ and amazingly, so was the XBox 360. And considering what happened with that generation of consoles and the world's current financial situation, it would be best if we learned from our mistakes.
Next in my list is a very important factor, considering you're a "hardcore" gamer. The variety of titles. Right now there are about 30+ games being developed for each of the next-gen consoles respectively and they will all be available at release. Now, there are people out there who probably don't care for any of those games. So why pay 400$ or 500$ for something you're not going to use when you can just get it later, maybe in a bundle with a game you're actually going to play for the same price? Just saying...
Even if you do buy a PS4/Xbox1 now, chances are not one of your friends will be able to or want to. So you won't be able to enjoy online or multiplayer games for quite a while.
My closing argument also stands on very solid grounds. And it's the very reason why I wrote this article. Just a few minutes a go, I read this (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/10/04/ps3-support-to-continue-for-at-least-next-couple-of-years?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook), and considering this is also the case for both great gaming companies (you'll excuse me for not including Nintendo, but they seem to have their own "one big console, one handheld console" policy, plus they appear to be targeting a different audience), there's really no reason to give up on your PS3 or XBox 360 just yet. There are still many great times to be had on both of them.
Don't get me wrong! I am also getting ready to welcome the next generation of gaming with wide open arms. But let's just take our time saying goodbye to this one, eh?
I start off with a big argument, probably the biggest, when I say PRICE. The initial cost for the PS4 is 399$ and for the XBox1 a whopping 499$! Right... Now, let's take a quick tour down memory lane and see what the initial price of their predecessors was. To buy a PS3 at release, you would have to cough up about 600$ and an XBox 360 would sell for about 550$! Now, checking at their prices only a year later, the PS3 was worth 300$ and amazingly, so was the XBox 360. And considering what happened with that generation of consoles and the world's current financial situation, it would be best if we learned from our mistakes.
Next in my list is a very important factor, considering you're a "hardcore" gamer. The variety of titles. Right now there are about 30+ games being developed for each of the next-gen consoles respectively and they will all be available at release. Now, there are people out there who probably don't care for any of those games. So why pay 400$ or 500$ for something you're not going to use when you can just get it later, maybe in a bundle with a game you're actually going to play for the same price? Just saying...
Even if you do buy a PS4/Xbox1 now, chances are not one of your friends will be able to or want to. So you won't be able to enjoy online or multiplayer games for quite a while.
My closing argument also stands on very solid grounds. And it's the very reason why I wrote this article. Just a few minutes a go, I read this (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/10/04/ps3-support-to-continue-for-at-least-next-couple-of-years?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook), and considering this is also the case for both great gaming companies (you'll excuse me for not including Nintendo, but they seem to have their own "one big console, one handheld console" policy, plus they appear to be targeting a different audience), there's really no reason to give up on your PS3 or XBox 360 just yet. There are still many great times to be had on both of them.
Don't get me wrong! I am also getting ready to welcome the next generation of gaming with wide open arms. But let's just take our time saying goodbye to this one, eh?
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