The new game console war is kicking off

Here's a cool infographic about the price history of consoles.

 

Adjusted for inflation, the average game was more expensive too. Crazy.

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MW2 is still fin unless you get in a weenie lobby. The rest, not si much. Or rather, it's harder to find a decent lobby.

 

Yeah, I'm on XBox until November when PS4 here I come.

The only hacked lobbies on Live are in CoD4, which I think Live has stopped policing. Booster hunting is always fun. I just didn't expect to see it in TDM in a 4 year old game, or I would have hunted them down sooner.

 

Well, it's official. I plopped down my money on a PS4 today.

Now I need to decide which games to get for launch (besides AC:Black Flag, of course. That's already paid for too)

 

Awesome. I'll probably get a PS3 when your PS4 arrives.

 

Why would you get a PS3 when you already have a 360?

This will be the first time in my life that I'll have a new console when it launches (And like many of us, I remember when video games didn't even exist). I usually only get them 9-12 months after launch. (usually around the time they have their first price drop)

Truthfully, other than missing out on launch titles or being a tad behind with the current on-line shooter du jour, you don't miss much by waiting. I just have an itch this time.

 

Are you thinking of Titanfall? Destiny will be on PS4.

 

Got my hands on a PS4 controller this weekend.

HUGE improvement over the old controllers. Good size and fits my hand very well. If I close my eyes, it almost feels like I'm holding an XBox controller (different shape overall, but similar feel other than the sticks not being offset). The sticks also have what feels like the "right" amount of resistance to them. Previous PS controllers always felt way too loose to me. These feel almost exactly like the XBox sticks in terms of resistance with very little "deadzone" wiggle. And the D-pad may be the best I've used in 3 generations.

Seems like the old story of the XBox controllers being clearly superior are over.

Now I'll have to see hw improved their on-line is. I'm sure it won't be as good as the new Live is at first. But I'm expecting that gap to close as well.

 

<<<< Jealous.

 

Heh. Not yet. Won't have the PS4 until Thursday night. Just got a chance to try out the controller. (I have an in at a certain "unnamed" video game store. )

I'm jealous you all got to watch a win yesterday, and I was stuck at work and didn't see a single down.

 

Well...how is it? Have you had a chance to play it yet?

 

LOL. I just came up for air and saw this.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly:

Picked up my PS4 Thursday night. Came home and set it up. Nothing.

Blue. Flashing. Light. Of. Death.

They're reporting about a 0.4% defect rate. go figure I get one.

Spend the rest of the night with customer support, or should I say "on hold." Tried a multitude of fixes. Nothing worked. It was a brick.

Fortunately, my "in" at Gamestop forwarded my troubles to the store. Today around lunch, Gamestop called me and said they had a replacement for me. <happy dance>

The new PS4 works great. Looks amazing. The controller is VERY nice (compared to the PS3's controller). I was worried about the large installs needed for games, but the install happens extremely fast. 30-50 gigs in less than 2 minutes? :o

Of course, I still haven't played on-line with all of the PSN+ issues. But I expected that. In my whole gaming life, I've never seen an on-line launch go smoothly. I'll try later tonight.

Fired up COD:Ghosts first because I knew I'd beat the single player game in 4-6 hours (took a little more than 5). That, and I wanted to get accustomed to the controls and feel before venturing on-line. Graphics looked really good compared to the PS3 version. And the campaign was a ton of fun. Even had an epic ending. (Most people seem to hate the ending. I loved it. But then, I loved "The Sopranos" ending too. ) Well worth a rental at least if you don't like the multiplayer.

Taking a small break. If I can get a pair of headphones to work (I won't do multiplayer without them) - and get into PSN, I'm going to get destroyed by the young kids on-line. If not, my life of a pirate begins.

 

Depends on your definition of bugs.

If you mean faulty hardware, it's less common than the on-line community is making it out to be. And that's coming from a blue flashing light of death victim.

But their on-line is having a ton of trouble. And many people are experiencing some issues related to that. The good thing about not being able to play last ngiht is I read a ton on the various issues, and was prepared today. Long story short: don't download ANYTHING on your PS4 until they get more stable. Doing so is like playing russian roulette. That includes the day one update. You're better off DLing it to your computer, saving to a flash drive, and installing it from that.

 

As expected, I got well and thoroughly trounced in CoD.

I don't know the maps. Strike 1.

Turns out, those who bought it for the old consoles got to keep their progression. (BAD idea. High levels with everything unlocked running around in easy mode against everyone else). Strike 2.

I think I have a connection issue. Strike 3. It's well known by now that you die FAST in COD:G. But before the guy even shows up on your screen? I'm dead like 3 seconds after going through a door, and the killcam shows me not even making it to the door. I never played with wi-fi before. And that might be my issue. Anyone able to teach me port forwarding for dummies? Specifically for the PS4?

That said, PSN+ was working very well tonight. No glitches. No DC issues (at least for me). Fast match making. And no frame loss whatsoever. Ok, that last one is more about the game than the on-line service. But it's true. No lag spikes. No frame loss. And the hit detection was great... when I wasn't in a time machine.

 

I misworded that warning about DLing. It's fine on the PS4 end. It was PSN having the issues, which then caused trouble for the console.

 

GTFO really?? Oh man, what an incredible bummer. Christmas morning comes on your 8th birthday and there's a huge box under the tree. It's what you think you've been waiting for. You dig through the ribbons and thick wrapping paper just to find out the box is empty.

At least you got it rectified quickly. Graphically, on a scale of 1-10, how does it compare to 360?