bluesonichd said:
Thought of both, then looked at my ps3 gathering dust on the shelf and decided neither console brings anything amazingly new to the work of gaming
Will wait for ps5 I think
Now this is an interesting post and sums up my feelings for the imminent next-gen consoles.
For the first time in a while, we're only getting souped-up versions of each console's predecessor.
When the original Saturn and Playstation came out, it was the first time CD gaming had really come into the fore. Yeah, I know a couple of others had done it before, but these two companies really pushed the medium.
Fast forward to PS2 and then the original Xbox and suddenly you had the added bonus of DVD playback. And then PS3 pushed Blu-Ray and also, along with Wii and Xbox, introduced motion-controlled gaming...
But as far as I can see, PS4 and Xbox One are only offering an improved version of what we've already got with both company's current machines. Go online, watch films, use movement and play games, just faster than you could before and looking better. All very nice but ultimately, as we all know, better graphics don't necessarily mean better games.
For the first time since I started gaming, I'm not gagging to buy a next-gen console the moment they come out. Not as I'll turn one down should anybody buy me one this Christmas, but I'm not in an uber rush to get either until the initial stock has been replenished and the inevitable 'teething' troubles with new machines have been fixed.