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Originally Posted by Igottago
I gotta say I find the entire next gen launch very underwhelming and I'm suprised the consoles are selling as well as they are right now. I keep looking for a reason to jump into a new console and I keep finding reasons to wait, and maybe wait for quite a while.
Its an outright embarrassment that neither machine is as good an all around media device as the PS3. Basic media functionality, 3D blu ray playback and things like that should've been ready to go from the start. Sony and MS want me to buy a new console but neither is as good as an 8 year old console that I already own. And MS has somehow positioned their machine as a powerful all in one media console -- but not as good as the PS3? Where's the value for the consumer here?
Secondly, almost every big name title coming this year is still set to come out for the previous generation consoles. How "next gen" can these games be if they are all still being put out on existing consoles? Sure they'll have better graphics, but I'm not sure I see the value in buying a whole new system for a visually enhanced game. I want new experiences that are incapable of being played on what I already own.
I guess my question to MS and Sony would be, why should I buy your new systems when my PS3 is better in every regard -- quality game library, full slate of media capabilities. At least with previous generation launches there were usually clear cut advantages to adopting the new technology (like SD to HD last gen). I get the itch to buy new technology, but as a consumer I need to see the value in it.
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This pretty much nails it on the head for me as well. I have an Xb360 and would like to get an XB1 but at the moment my 360 seems to be the better machine (never been into playstation and i'm a creature of habit:-)) All right it doesn't have the Blu ray drive but i don't buy movies I tend to download them or stream them, which the XB1 cannot do at the moment, big step back for me. I also don't need to run my satellite TV through the XB1, why have two machines running, costing me more electricity, when I only need one??
As you said the problem with MS this time around is that they are telling people what they want rather than giving them what they want, big mistake in business.