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Pierre "Monster" McGuire · 05-23-2013, 04:50 PM

I'm extremely miffed with what I've read about the Xbox One.

I only game on my Xbox 360. I don't use if for Netflix, web browsing, YouTube, movies, music, etc. Those aren't important to me. I strictly use it for gaming. So when I heard about the reported gaming aspects of it, I was furious.

So far, here's a confirmed comparison chart of the two consoles:

http://ca.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4...mparison_Chart

As you can see, there are a lot of "TBA" on the PS4 side of the chart. The "TBA" under the Mandatory Game Install and Used Game Fees will be the decider for me. As it stands, I'm 100% going to buy a PS4. I've been loyal to the Xbox 360 since it came out and switched from the PS2 because I loved it so much, but I will have no qualms about switching back to Sony depending on those TBAs.

The "Used Game Fee" infuriates me the most. Eighty percent of my game collection has an EB Games sticker on it or some other pawn shop, rental store sticker on it. If I want to try out Borderlands 2, for example, to see if I like it, my options right now are: a) go rent it for $10 for the week, b) buy it used for $20, or c) buy it new for $30. Most of the time I'll pick option B.

I'm just really frustrated by the details of Microsoft's gaming aspect so far. Your move Sony. My $500 is riding on it.

05-23-2013, 04:50 PM	#239
Pierre "Monster" McGuire Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Abbotsford, BC Exp:	I'm extremely miffed with what I've read about the Xbox One. I only game on my Xbox 360. I don't use if for Netflix, web browsing, YouTube, movies, music, etc. Those aren't important to me. I strictly use it for gaming. So when I heard about the reported gaming aspects of it, I was furious. So far, here's a confirmed comparison chart of the two consoles: http://ca.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4...mparison_Chart As you can see, there are a lot of "TBA" on the PS4 side of the chart. The "TBA" under the Mandatory Game Install and Used Game Fees will be the decider for me. As it stands, I'm 100% going to buy a PS4. I've been loyal to the Xbox 360 since it came out and switched from the PS2 because I loved it so much, but I will have no qualms about switching back to Sony depending on those TBAs. The "Used Game Fee" infuriates me the most. Eighty percent of my game collection has an EB Games sticker on it or some other pawn shop, rental store sticker on it. If I want to try out Borderlands 2, for example, to see if I like it, my options right now are: a) go rent it for $10 for the week, b) buy it used for $20, or c) buy it new for $30. Most of the time I'll pick option B. I'm just really frustrated by the details of Microsoft's gaming aspect so far. Your move Sony. My $500 is riding on it.