PixlBit

The push for a more networked gaming experience makes the games themselves feel more transient.

With games before this generation, the only issue was keeping the discs/carts clean and having a working system. Now, even if you have both of those things, we're set to lose more and more of the experience once servers get shut down. And once streaming becomes the main focus, there will be nothing tangible about the experience at all.

I, for one, am not looking forward to that. 

We're hearing about all types of software and hardware issues from those who paid to be first in line for a PS4. I expect the Xone to have it's own share of horror stories for early adopters next week. Unlike with games, buying consoles early has ALWAYS been a gamble.

But yeah. It's a bit hard to make buying new a habit when you so often see games that require several rounds of patching to work properly. I'd rather just wait and buy a more functional game on the cheap in most cases.

I have no problem buying new to support developers I like or games that I really want. Anyone who wants the same treatment beyond that should go to the Red Cross for charity.

I got Bioshock 1 and 2 for even less than that. Infinite and Tomb Raider, meanwhile, came free with my new video card. Deals like that are hard to come by at Gamestop. :p

Between Steam and the PS+ sales, I almost never buy anything at retail any more. If it's not something I have to have right away, I have no problem lurking for a few months and getting it cheap.

At this point, I'm more interested in the extra features and services than the technicals of the consoles themselves. Too bad we won't even get all of them until 2014 at the earliest. Just like the games that would actually convince me to buy one...

My Gamestop said they'd be getting both next gen consoles soon. Glad I won't have to drive as far to try them again. :p

I like their designs... :(

Neither Sony nor Microsoft have done a good job of explaining why anyone shouldn't just wait until next Spring at the earliest. Considering how these consoles have been around for 7-8 years, there shouldn't still be so much ambivalence about their successors.

I'm going to be very curious as to how the PS4 and Xone sell after Christmas. I don't expect sales to tank as badly as the WiiU, but I think they'll drop more than people expect.

That bullshit is why I don't trust previews as much as I used to. And it's not even the only example: Bioshock Infinite ended up being a smaller, less ambitious title than early footage suggested, too, most likely because it got several massive revamps and delays during development.

BLUE MARY! :3

I didn't actually try the D-Pad to be honest--none of the games I played used them AFAIK. But I liked the controller so much overall that I'll likely use it for my PC and get rid of my 360 controller.