Next Generation Consoles

CrippsCorner · Mar 15, 2013

Xbox if they go blu-ray and free internet gaming... if not, PS4!

imprezaworks · Mar 15, 2013

Can't see them getting blu ray though? Haven't Sony patented it for their use only?

CrippsCorner · Mar 16, 2013

No idea. I know it would be kinda giving into their rivals though, so probably won't happen.

Chris n nic · Mar 16, 2013

I'll probably go for the Xbox again...I imagine they would be of similar spec but in the end the PS3 was supposed to be much more powerful than the Xbox last time round and there still isn't anything that is much better graphically imo

Wilkeh · Mar 16, 2013

Valve's Steam Box for me. Not sure how it will compare with the likes of the PS4/720. I'll still be sticking with the gaming PC though. I've racked up 94 hours of Dota 2 in 2 weeks.

JaredHasNoBrain · Mar 16, 2013

wilky1107 said:
Valve's Steam Box for me. Not sure how it will compare with the likes of the PS4/720. I'll still be sticking with the gaming PC though. I've racked up 94 hours of Dota 2 in 2 weeks.

Haha class, not a Fan of Dota 2.... everyone is saying its awesome but Im just not getting it lol

Wilkeh · Mar 16, 2013

Add me on Steam and play a few games with us if you like mate? I'll walk you through it

JaredHasNoBrain · Mar 16, 2013

wilky1107 said:
Add me on Steam and play a few games with us if you like mate? I'll walk you through it

Thanks for the Offer mate, I aint bought the game.
I played it up my mates cos he was bumming over it so much and thought instead of paying like £20+ or something and not liking it, I just tried it up his instead lol

Wilkeh · Mar 16, 2013

JaredHasNoBrain said:
Thanks for the Offer mate, I aint bought the game.
I played it up my mates cos he was bumming over it so much and thought instead of paying like £20+ or something and not liking it, I just tried it up his instead lol

It's completely free mate, doesn't cost a penny (the £20 advertised is for extra cosmetic content). It's currently in Beta stage and I have about 10-15 keys available if you want one?

JaredHasNoBrain · Mar 16, 2013

Just looked on Steam and its £22.99 D:
Yeah if you dont mind mate! you got skype or TS?

nebraska182 · Mar 16, 2013

A PS4 sometime in 2014 for me i think. Theres still GTA V and Grid 2 to look forward to yet though.

aucky · Mar 16, 2013

Is it actually called the Xbox 720?

Ffs, what's next? 1080?

VeinAST · Mar 16, 2013

New Xbox for me. So much stuff to trade in against it I'll go baller spec

Matt Cup · Mar 16, 2013

Both, Xbox on launch day and ps4 some other time.

SharkyUK · Mar 16, 2013

imprezaworks said:
Can't see them getting blu ray though? Haven't Sony patented it for their use only?

No mate - BluRay is governed/directed by an industry consortium of which Sony are only one member on the director's board. Apple, Samsung, Sharp and others are also on the board. As a technology, BluRay is available for license by anyone, including Microsoft.

Wilkeh · Mar 16, 2013

JaredHasNoBrain said:
Just looked on Steam and its £22.99 D:
Yeah if you dont mind mate! you got skype or TS?

Yeah that's for the extra content. Valve have already stated that Dota 2 will be free to play, you can just buy clothing etc. Add me mate and i'll send you a key. I've only been playing it for 2 months so i know actually what it's like to start new so don't worry and i'll be really patient
You will love it. By the way we use mumble 'cause it's the best out of them all so get it downloaded

16v_er · Mar 16, 2013

Depends for me. I think ps4 most likely as im a killzone fan but i'll see what the 720 has to offer.

Reev · Mar 17, 2013

Microsoft would be completely retarded to omit a Blu-ray player.

Either way, I'll buy the Xbox regardless. As it stands there aren't enough PS3/4 exclusive games for me to warrant choosing one over the Xbox.

Scutch · Mar 26, 2013

Blu-ray will be included. Leaked info:

http://www.edge-online.com/news/new-always-on-always-connected-durango-leak-is-real/

imprezaworks · Mar 26, 2013

In the Xbox?

Cookie · Mar 26, 2013

If the MS console gets Blu-Ray, I see zero reason to get a PS4

imprezaworks · Mar 26, 2013

Definatly.

Silent_Scone · Mar 26, 2013

PS4 this time round. Not a dead cert but going by the specifications they've nailed it. x86 machine with 8GB of GDDR5 (very fast memory). They listened to developers this time, and it's going to pay off big time.

Matt26 · Mar 26, 2013

Of course there will be. Unless they want every game to come on 5-10 discs.

imprezaworks · Mar 26, 2013

Havent read it but is the xbox getting blu ray?

Eddie. · Mar 26, 2013

Cookie said:
If the MS console gets Blu-Ray, I see zero reason to get a PS4

This.

Scutch · Mar 26, 2013

imprezaworks said:
Havent read it but is the xbox getting blu ray?

Apparently so.

imprezaworks · Mar 26, 2013

I need to know facts. Lad I play footy with is banging on about the ps4 being better because it has bluray and Xbox hasn't.

Adamm. · Mar 26, 2013

All I know is the new xbox needs to hurry the f**k up.

Matt26 · Mar 26, 2013

imprezaworks said:
I need to know facts. Lad I play footy with is banging on about the ps4 being better because it has bluray and Xbox hasn't.

Facts won't be apparent until Microsoft announce it officially. All we have are 'insider leaks' so far.

But of course it'll have Blu-ray. Like I said earlier, the games will be much more massive this time and the 360 is having to have 2-3 discs for some titles now as it is.

imprezaworks · Mar 26, 2013

Well that too. But if the xbox gets bluray i will be made up if only to tell him to stfu

Scutch · Mar 26, 2013

http://www.vgleaks.com/durango-xdk/

It says on that link that all Microsoft Durango consoles will come with a Blu-Ray disc drive.

Cookie · Mar 26, 2013

They really need to call it the Microsoft Canyonero, to inspire confidence.

Al_G · Mar 26, 2013

Cookie said:
If the MS console gets Blu-Ray, I see zero reason to get a PS4

First and only time i'll ever agree with you, Yid.

El Marko · Mar 26, 2013

Cant think of a half decent PS3 only game tbh, and the ps3 controller is dog s**t. The Xbox is miles ahead of the Playstation, always have and always will be

Matt26 · Mar 26, 2013

El Marko said:
Cant think of a half decent PS3 only game tbh, and the ps3 controller is dog s**t. The Xbox is miles ahead of the Playstation, always have and always will be

It has been up until now (although Xbox v PS2 is debatable), but I think MS have taken their eye off the ball with this one, and no way will Sony make the same mistakes they did with the PS3.

El Marko · Mar 26, 2013

Matt26 said:
It has been up until now (although Xbox v PS2 is debatable), but I think MS have taken their eye off the ball with this one, and no way will Sony make the same mistakes they did with the PS3.

The fact is no developers are interested in PS3 its either both or xbox only. Gamers will always favour Xbox, PS3 for some reason appeals to casual gamers probably because they think that having an xbox is geeky. MS will release info soon and the hype will swing the other way. Sony can stick whatever components they like but if the games arent made for it then theyre pointless

Scutch · Mar 26, 2013

El Marko said:
Cant think of a half decent PS3 only game tbh, and the ps3 controller is dog s**t. The Xbox is miles ahead of the Playstation, always have and always will be

Uncharted 1, 2 and 3.

Thats it.

Ay Ay Ron · Mar 26, 2013

Scutch said:
Uncharted 1, 2 and 3.

Thats it.

Add killzone 2 to that list. Killzone 3 could have been up there but they managed to fcuk that up

SharkyUK · Mar 27, 2013

Matt26 said:
...but I think MS have taken their eye off the ball with this one, and no way will Sony make the same mistakes they did with the PS3.

I disagree as Microsoft have also put a lot into the design of the next Xbox and they will be keen to maintain a sizeable chunk of the console market for their system. In my opinion, the only mistakes Sony made were in trying to be too clever and using custom Cell-based CPU's, SPU's and Emotion Engines and all that jazz. It simply resulted in a slightly more powerful system whereby that extra processing power could not be used in your typical game. Now they've moved to a more traditional hardware architecture I think we will see some very interesting stuff with the next generation of consoles... exciting times.

El Marko said:
The fact is no developers are interested in PS3 its either both or xbox only. Gamers will always favour Xbox, PS3 for some reason appeals to casual gamers probably because they think that having an xbox is geeky. MS will release info soon and the hype will swing the other way. Sony can stick whatever components they like but if the games arent made for it then theyre pointless

Not true at all. PS3 was arguably more niche (for want of a better word) due to the relative complexities of it's hardware architecture and the problems that caused when it came to developing for it. One heck of a steep learning curve and a shed load of power that remained untapped due to hardware that perhaps wasn't best suited to the gaming context (not that is was a poor system, far from it). By moving to the new architecture the PS4 suddenly becomes a viable and easily developed-for system that will (and has) attracted a lot of attention. I believe Sony got it right this time, but I think Microsoft are ready to take them head on when they announce their offerings.

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