Xbox One

[oxymoron]

I don't have high hopes for this console. That is all I will say.

Why? This and the PS4 are almost identical.

[Sano]

I don't have high hopes for this console. That is all I will say.

Why? This and the PS4 are almost identical.

I don't have high hopes for PS4 either, and I am a Sony fanboy. I will wait and see how well the console does and all that before I go out and get one. I will probably wait for a major price drop (that will likely occur when they get a "slim" version) before I purchase one.

[BogusMeatFactory]

I don't have high hopes for this console. That is all I will say.

Why? This and the PS4 are almost identical.

Wow, you could not be farther from the truth. On a technological mindset, you could be right. They are roughly equal in terms of horsepower and aside from the obvious points i.e. they have hard drives and play video games, the similarities stop.

The Xbox One is attempting to be an all-encompassing multimedia device. It is taking what the Xbox 360 started to do and bring it into full realization. It is trying to replace the cable box and provide unique interactive features that aren't possible in most cable/satellite providers. It is trying to push the technology of the Kinect into interactive TV with the Raving Rabbids TV show. There seems to be a much larger focus on providing physical interactivity with TV, as well as games.

Are they doing it right? Will it be successful? I don't know. We will have to see.

With the PS4, you are seeing a game console. Sony is pushing the mantra that this device is for games and nothing else. With the PS3, they really tried to push the blu-ray drive, much like they did the DVD drive on the PS2. Here, it is very different. They aren't pushing a new format or a new multimedia device.

The ability to link your PSP Vita with your PS4, the touch pad on the PS4 controller, all things that are meant to support a gaming experience.

These two companies are diverging in their ideologies and both systems are starting to stand out with distinctive differences, much like what Nintendo has been doing since the Wii.

This is why I don't necessarily want an Xbox One. It has features that I will never use. I don't enjoy the Kinect experience and am not a huge TV watcher, not having cable. This is also why I never got a 3DS. I can't see the 3D so why would I pay for features that I will never use (which is a driving factor as to why I might get a 2DS).

This is one of the first times that the big console competitors had distinctive visions and that divergence can only benefit the consumer.

[Luke]

^This made me wonder: When will Nintendo reveal a new console.

That just shows how forgettable the WiiU has been.

[BoringSupreez]

^This made me wonder: When will Nintendo reveal a new console.

That just shows how forgettable the WiiU has been.

They need to figure out a way to both make the average gamer realize the Wii U is a new system and not a controller and also want to own one. So far there's no exclusive must-have killer app (Wind Waker HD is very nice but not a system seller... otherwise Gamecube would have been a success) and every good multiplatform title is just as good or better on other consoles.

[BogusMeatFactory]

^This made me wonder: When will Nintendo reveal a new console.

That just shows how forgettable the WiiU has been.

They need to figure out a way to both make the average gamer realize the Wii U is a new system and not a controller and also want to own one. So far there's no exclusive must-have killer app (Wind Waker HD is very nice but not a system seller... otherwise Gamecube would have been a success) and every good multiplatform title is just as good or better on other consoles.

With the must haves, everyone knows that Mario games will sell well... what will really drive the system sales for those on the fence will be Bayonetta 2 and Smash Bros. Those two games are what a lot of people are salivating for, especially since Bayonetta 2 is a HUGE exclusive for Nintendo.

[ZenErik]

None of those make me salivate. Sometimes I wonder why I have a WiiU. But Wind Waker HD will be the first Zelda game I really put time into (Well, I hope).

[Jmustang1968]

I don't have high hopes for this console. That is all I will say.

Why? This and the PS4 are almost identical.

Wow, you could not be farther from the truth. On a technological mindset, you could be right. They are roughly equal in terms of horsepower and aside from the obvious points i.e. they have hard drives and play video games, the similarities stop.

The Xbox One is attempting to be an all-encompassing multimedia device. It is taking what the Xbox 360 started to do and bring it into full realization. It is trying to replace the cable box and provide unique interactive features that aren't possible in most cable/satellite providers. It is trying to push the technology of the Kinect into interactive TV with the Raving Rabbids TV show. There seems to be a much larger focus on providing physical interactivity with TV, as well as games.

Are they doing it right? Will it be successful? I don't know. We will have to see.

With the PS4, you are seeing a game console. Sony is pushing the mantra that this device is for games and nothing else. With the PS3, they really tried to push the blu-ray drive, much like they did the DVD drive on the PS2. Here, it is very different. They aren't pushing a new format or a new multimedia device.

The ability to link your PSP Vita with your PS4, the touch pad on the PS4 controller, all things that are meant to support a gaming experience.

These two companies are diverging in their ideologies and both systems are starting to stand out with distinctive differences, much like what Nintendo has been doing since the Wii.

This is why I don't necessarily want an Xbox One. It has features that I will never use. I don't enjoy the Kinect experience and am not a huge TV watcher, not having cable. This is also why I never got a 3DS. I can't see the 3D so why would I pay for features that I will never use (which is a driving factor as to why I might get a 2DS).

This is one of the first times that the big console competitors had distinctive visions and that divergence can only benefit the consumer.

I disagree. Are you talking about actual function or marketing? Functionality wise they are similar. Sony has long tried to make their consoles multimedia machines as well. There are some slight differences and unique features for each, and their approach to each feature is a bit different.. The differences you are pointing out is mostly how they are marketed.

They will get all the same games except for a small subset of exclusives from the usual devs/1st party.

[FerretGamer]

Nintendo is gonna ride this one out similar to the Gamecube.

[RCBH928]

BogusMeatFactory

I think this generation consoles couldn't be any more the similar except for Wii U, just because it has the tablet controller. The N64/PSX were different, offering different experiences. The upcoming generation is too similar, they all have bluray , online, paid subscription, cd based, HDD, HD graphics, even the controllers are the same more or less. Only exclusive games will declare a winner.


As for Bayonetta, the sad truth is that even that this game is probably what the WiiU needs, this title I heard didn't sell well. Even if so, 1 title is not enough. WiiU will probably need 10 "Bayonettas" to attract attention.