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I was very late in getting a PS4 but enough exclusives eventually piled up to warrant getting one. If the PS5 was not backwards compatible I would probably not bother with it for years either.I don't have an UHD TV yet, so PS4 is good enough for a while for me. I do plan on getting one eventually, but probably not until 4 or 5 years after release like I did getting a PS2, PS3 and PS4.
That's why I do both. Still have an NES, Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 in use besides my PC and PS4. I can also play my GameCube, PS2, SNES etc on my PC. We live in a golden age for gaming.Computer games all the way. I find console games inherently limited.
But there are many great exclusives only available on PlayStation or Switch. Will probably never get an Xbox though because everything is available on PC. Certain games are still definitely better on PC.Computer games all the way. I find console games inherently limited.
You still have an nes? man the adventure of getting those cartridges to read and not crash was just as involved as the actual game. Go play the original final fantasy game on nes, 20 ish hours of gameplay per save, 10 hours of blowing on the cart to get it to load in a game cycle, and double that time because static electricity would probably erase your save atleast once.That's why I do both. Still have an NES, Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 in use besides my PC and PS4. I can also play my GameCube, PS2, SNES etc on my PC. We live in a golden age for gaming.
So after like an hour and half of error messages on Friday I finally managed to pre-order a PlayStation 5. Anyone else pre-order one or play to buy one soonish after launch?
I bought it mainly just to have a better way to play PS4 games and have a 4K BluRay player all in one machine. I got Assassin's Creed Valhalla though to have something new to play.
I still have mine, I think EB Games is a pretty safe bet. It took me like 10 tries to checkout, then I tried the PayPal Express checkout as that requires a lot less pages and is done on PayPal's website. Took only three tries.One thing apparently you may want to continue checking is your order status depending on where you ordered from.
I've seen some reports that places like BestBuy have unilaterally cancelled orders and simply refunded due to stock shortages which is nuts, can't just put people in a queue.
Good on yah for being able to get one, heard it was a nightmare and I certainly had quite the adventure ordering the Series X which I was pretty luck to nab one I think, all the major retailers simply would not work, the entire TheSource website was down, not just that page, BestBuy crashed for me on payment 5 times, WalMart let me cart it 4 times before saying the cart was empty, wild stuff.
I still have mine, I think EB Games is a pretty safe bet. It took me like 10 tries to checkout, then I tried the PayPal Express checkout as that requires a lot less pages and is done on PayPal's website. Took only three tries.
I can really only speak for my situation. I have literally no reason to ever buy an Xbox, unless I wanted to try the backwards compatibility but even then I have a PC, I can get every "exclusive" that releases on Xbox and many older releases anyways. And with xCloud even more people will have no reason to buy an Xbox. PlayStation 5 will always have its exclusives and is basically guaranteed to dominate their home market of Japan. Even in the 360/PS3 generation Sony started off on the backfoot but eventually won in the end.It'll be interesting to see what's going to happen this generation.
Sony clearly won this generation and I'm not saying this from a Console Wars Fan Boi perspective, I do just find it interesting from a business perspective, Microsoft, clearly was on the back foot, especially in terms of content.
But I see the two diverging in terms of strategy, so, Microsoft buying Bethesda was a huge game changer in this regard, it's a very aggressive move and stuff like that, Project XCloud, the incredible value of the Xbox Ultimate Game Pass (which will include EA play) set a new paradigm in the fact it's not just about the hardware, it's about getting people engaged in their ecosystem any way they can.
I think for the first few years, Sony will still be king on content, but I think in an overall capacity, Xbox may be building up in a way that is gonna totally turn the tables on Sony and Sony doesn't seem to, at this point have an answer.
I will just wait until Nov. Right now I don't own any kind of playstation (I have everything else), so it will be a nice addition to my collection.So after like an hour and half of error messages on Friday I finally managed to pre-order a PlayStation 5. Anyone else pre-order one or play to buy one soonish after launch?
I bought it mainly just to have a better way to play PS4 games and have a 4K BluRay player all in one machine. I got Assassin's Creed Valhalla though to have something new to play.
I can really only speak for my situation. I have literally no reason to ever buy an Xbox, unless I wanted to try the backwards compatibility but even then I have a PC, I can get every "exclusive" that releases on Xbox and many older releases anyways. And with xCloud even more people will have no reason to buy an Xbox. PlayStation 5 will always have its exclusives and is basically guaranteed to dominate their home market of Japan. Even in the 360/PS3 generation Sony started off on the backfoot but eventually won in the end.
That's why I do both. Still have an NES, Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 in use besides my PC and PS4. I can also play my GameCube, PS2, SNES etc on my PC. We live in a golden age for gaming.
So after like an hour and half of error messages on Friday I finally managed to pre-order a PlayStation 5. Anyone else pre-order one or play to buy one soonish after launch?
I bought it mainly just to have a better way to play PS4 games and have a 4K BluRay player all in one machine. I got Assassin's Creed Valhalla though to have something new to play.
I just have everything (except a PS5, but I will probably try to get one later this summer).Computer games all the way. I find console games inherently limited.
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