Xbox One vs PS4 dare I say vs Wii U?

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PS4 for me all the way! I think Microsofts approach is suicide personally! Making it impossible for you to borrow or lend games to Mates etc, that's half the fun of playing, you all get different games and borrow amongst your selves and challenge etc.

Also the having to go online daily, doesn't sound that bad, but what if your service provider goes down for a couple of days, or an issue occurs inside your house that needs an engineer, console won't work for days! Ridiculous! Money you pay it should work regardless!

I think Sony will take a big leap ahead of Microsoft with this generation, especially as they themselves make 4k tv's to really show off the quality! 4k is pretty damn impressive when you see it in the flesh!

 

Nes / Snes ;)

I know I'll end up getting all 3 like the last lot (PS3/360/Wii) but I'll most likely end up giving the Xbox one to my younger brother like I've done with my 3 360s when I get too paranoid about being watched.

And once I got them, I'll end up playing my classic systems instead....

 

I'm holding out for microsoft to produce a console system that checks my biometric passport and requires me to wear an electronic tag, I'd pay extra if it uses kinect to monitor my every waking move and send it to redmond...

 

I seriously couldn't believe this when I saw it:

Xbox executive Don Mattrick speaks his mind on Xbox One bashing - E3 2013 - YouTube

Microsoft's official line now seems to be don't buy our new product if you don't have an Internet connection (but no need to worry - just carry one with your 360)!!?? I know that most people in the Western world do have access to the Internet but as has already been pointed out many times, what about people in rural areas who don't? What happens if your router dies and it takes a few days to get a new one? What happens when there is a prolonged outage or degradation of service with your ISP? What happens if you switch ISP's and have to wait to be connected to your new ISP?

Then there's the price - anyone who spends over £400 on a console needs their head examining! You can also guarantee the first gen version of the hardware will have some problems (RROD anyone)?

Another issue I can't get my head around with the Xbox is how it is meant to work in a setup with an amp/receiver. If my cable box is plugged into my Xbox One, which is then plugged into my amp, will I still get Surround Sound functionality on my cable box?

Will the TiVo/Sky+ functionality of my cable/satellite box be accessible from within the Xbox One UI?

The whole design is far too complicated. What happened to a console just being damn good at playing games?

As you can probably tell, I've pretty much made up my mind that I won't be buying an Xbox One! That doesn't mean I'll definitely buy a PS4 - it just means I'm no longer an Xbox fanboy!

 

I get why people loved the 360, but everyone I know that had played both ended up PS3, I honestly believe that Sony had the better long lasting console last generation and I think they've totally stolen a march on this generation.

Sony back on top right now, which with the often muted 10 year console idea they both keep touting, that's gotta be real good news for Sony!

Matter of time if you ask me though, especially now with the pc build consoles that you bet yearly upgrade options, where you send your console back for like £100 every year and get the latest hardware etc!