PS4 OR Xbox One?

[Solarsailor]

Surprisingly, the U.S. has slow broadband speeds compared to many other countries, and it just pathetically slow when compared to South Korea. I think that alone should set cloud gaming back a few years.

Mate come to Australia if you think your net is bad. I've had parcels from Hong Kong get to my house quicker.

The Japanese/Asia market have it so good when it comes to infrastructure for gaming. It must be like a gamers heaven up there, no lag.....thousands of players....arcades....

 

[Spanbauer]

Im currently an Xbox 360 owner, but with neither console offering backwards compatibility I had no loyalties. I've pre-ordered a PS4. It's $100 cheaper, more powerful, and I'm not paying for an always-watching/listening mandatory Kinect camera I don't want. If the Xbox One was $399, didn't require a Kinect camera and if Microsoft didn't try to screw consumers with their DRM policies (before changing their stance after getting their ***** handed to them in pre-orders), the decision would have been far more difficult. Most of the games I'm excited for (Watch Dogs, Battlefield 4, The Division) are on both platforms, but I do like PS4’s exclusives and I can imagine them leading in that regard for the foreseeable future.

The only Xbox exclusive I wish was on PS4 is Titanfall, but that's also being released on 360 so I can always buy it there (which kind of shreds the developers claim that the One's cloud-computing capabilities are why they had to develop on the One versus other platforms).

Can't wait until the new consoles are released; the current generation is definitely tapped out in terms of capabilities.

 

[RagingBull]

Mate come to Australia if you think your net is bad. I've had parcels from Hong Kong get to my house quicker.

The Japanese/Asia market have it so good when it comes to infrastructure for gaming. It must be like a gamers heaven up there, no lag.....thousands of players....arcades....

I got 120mb minimum when I was living near London. I think the best speeds around Cornwall are 70mb

 

[gypsycatcha]

I got 120mb minimum when I was living near London. I think the best speeds around Cornwall are 70mb

I thought you lived in London then see Cornwall. where abouts are you there ?

I have family down there and know it pretty well. Really nice place

 

[Matt S]

Whiles it true that a lot of the U.S. has crap speeds, not all.....thank you Google Fiber among others

 

[Fritz]

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES

PS4 vs Xbox One: Xbox One Currently Outselling PS4 On Amazon
By Konrad Krawczyk
on July 08 2013 12:44 PM

While the Xbox One has had some bad press and corporate communication issues, it's currently the third best-seller on Amazon's video games page. It's also beating the PS4 by a wide margin.

Meanwhile, the PS4 has dropped to 17th. Punch, counterpunch.

Exact total sales figures are unknown, but it's interesting to see Xbox One sales rebound after Microsoft announced a change to its policies with respect to used games and DRM. We wonder whether there's a correlation between Xbox One sales and Microsoft's policy reversals.

Initially, Microsoft announced that the Xbox One would restrict what you could do with used games and require the next-gen console to check in daily via the Internet. Microsoft reversed course on both issues roughly three weeks ago, announcing that the Xbox One would approach used games the same exact way that the Xbox One currently does, and that there would be no daily Internet check-in requirement. However, that reversal came with three big caveats, which you can read about here.

It'll be interesting to see whether there will be drastic shortages of either the PS4 or the Xbox One, as was the case with the PS2, PS3, Xbox and Xbox 360. Shortages of both the Wii and the PS3 were widely reported as recently as 2010, even though both consoles were released in 2006. Xbox 360 shortages were reported as recently as early 2011, which Microsoft released in 2005.

By the way, the standalone version of the PS4 is currently sold out at GameStop. Just sayin'.

 

[Solidus]

The Xbox One has been topping Amazon pre-orders for the past few weeks, actually. The console has obviously gained ground since Microsoft reversed their used-game policy, no doubt about it. Konrad Krawczyk is pretty slow on the uptake.

 

[darthviper107]

Well, launch day preorders for PS4 have sold out, which is why it's not a top seller anymore. If you want it on launch then they only have bundles available. The one that's on the bestseller list is not a launch preorder.

 

[RagingBull]

I thought you lived in London then see Cornwall. where abouts are you there ?

I have family down there and know it pretty well. Really nice place

Yeah I moved to St Austell right by Duporth beach. My wife is pregnant with our 2nd child so she was desperate to move to be close to her parents. It's a beautiful part of country. Apart from Newquay I never really knew what Cornwall was like until I actually moved here. I must admit I do miss my mates though that's the downside to it.

Xbox One Vs Ps4 I really couldn't care less who sells the most. I've got the One PO'd & I'll get the Ps4 later. If my wife wasn't pregnant I would of bought them both at once but money is a bit tight for me at the moment because of the move.

 

[darthviper107]

I've got both on preorder, not sure I'll get both but there's no penalty to ordering from Amazon and if I change my mind then I can easily cancel.

 

[RagingBull]

Yeah I've put a deposit down on my PO. I wish I was getting both though. Being that my wife's due to give birth in Nov I can't imagine her being impressed with me getting both let alone just one of them.

 

[Dellyboy]

Its the PS4 for me. I have had many consoles in the past.

1.ps1
2.Dreamcast
3.Xbox
4.Xbox360

I never bothered getting a ps2 as all of my mates owned one, so i just used to go over and play theirs all day! I must say I do love my xbox360 - its exclusive titles, all the apps, the easy to use dash(adverts arent that annoying really) the online party chats and quick download speeds all form to make it a great experience.

BUT

I couldnt give a shiny ****e about Kinect. V1 or V2 i really dont care. I dont want to be waving my arms about like a mug trying to pinch and pull at air to select basic functions that can be pressed with a button. It hasnt revolutionized gaming so far for me, apart from teaching me the moves to gangnam style (that was pretty f'n cool)

And have you guys read about the dynamic advertising MS plan to incorporate using Kinect Cameras? If the camera picks up multiple heads in the room, it will throw adverts at you aimed at big groups. Likewise, if you like to play games in just your underpants, the xbox one will be no doubt be sending me adverts for Super vanish tablets , encouraging me to was h out those stubborn skiddos!

I'm not sold on the xbox one, and already have a V+ box for my tele(which i can switch between by pressing two buttons, bmax) I like my console for gaming and playing music, which the PS4 seems to have covered

 

[Solarsailor]

"pre ordering" doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. Only that "gamers" are currently willing to put their name down on something that's most likely going to get sold out (with no Fee involved most of the time) to cover their *** on release day.

Both consoles will sell out on release if I had to take a guess. They are as cheap as (powerful) consoles have ever been compared to previous generations.

 

[Snake Plissken]

"pre ordering" doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. Only that "gamers" are currently willing to put their name down on something that's most likely going to get sold out (with no Fee involved most of the time) to cover their *** on release day.

Both consoles will sell out on release if I had to take a guess. They are as cheap as (powerful) consoles have ever been compared to previous generations.

Yet when these went up for order all there was in here was Xboners swinging their nuts around about how many Xbones were PO'd.

 

[EVILFACE]

Lots of crying POS4 Fanboys up in hurr now that peps are jumping onto the Xbox train

 

[Snake Plissken]

Xboner controller size queens are up in hurr too.

 

[EVILFACE]

Sorry you have small hands and no boner.

 

[Snake Plissken]

For 39, you're pretty childish in every single one of your posts.

 

[EVILFACE]

Because calling fans of a video game console "xboners" is mature.

 

[Snake Plissken]

That's a general statement without naming anyone in particular. I guess you should refresh your perception.