Editorial: Caution: New Console Crossing

Caution: New Console Crossing

This generation has gone on so long, people have forgotten what to expect from next gen!

THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING AN EARLY ADOPTER

I won’t lie—opening up a new console gets me excited in a way that I can’t fully articulate. It probably comes from working in gaming retail for so long and being there as the Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and Xbox 360 came out. Even when it was a console I wasn’t personally excited about (I’m looking at you, Xbox 1, er, I mean original Xbox), it was always special to pull that new machine out of its box and fire it up for the first time.

Don't worry--I'll be gentle.

Even if you’ve never bought a system at launch before, I’m sure you’ve been there to buy a hot new game on day one at some point. There’s just something fun about being there at the beginning of the discussion as your friends are also experiencing the newness of it all. I haven’t picked up a system at launch since the GameCube, and I’m kind of itching to get in on one of the new consoles at launch this year. Yes, I’m very excited about these new machines, especially right now. As far as I’m concerned, the PS4 and the Xbox One are still pure potential. We haven’t seen enough of either machine to really comment on what we’re going to get this fall, and all of that negativity and knee-jerk rage seems misplaced and premature in my book.

At this point, I’m more excited and interested in the PS4, simply because I liked the message Sony had at their reveal more than the limited information given at the Xbox One event. However, that could all flip the other way after E3, or I could ultimately decide to play the waiting game on the next generation. Still, there’s something really cool about having something shiny and new hooked up to your TV, and I’ve had my 360 and PS3 long enough that I’m chomping at the bit for that feeling again.

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#Xbox one #Playstation 4 #Wii u #8th generation #Launch #Red ring of death

NSonic79

05/25/2013 at 12:31 AM

So basically we are once again back to where we started when it came to a new gen console release. In a way that is indeed correct. The early adoption, the plus and minuses of the fact and that despite what we buy we best not run into buyers remorse.

But I have to admit I haven't seen a new gen launch that was so all over the place with rumors, contradiction and having them give us what we want by not giving us what we want. but all that is missing to truely make it feel like last gen's console releases is some company give away consoles as prizes like what was done with the original Xbox and pepsi products!

Aboboisdaman

05/25/2013 at 08:42 AM

I'll probably skip this coming generation. I bought a PS3 at launch and it was expensive. I think about 5 or 600$. That PS3 got the YLOD after two years unfortunately. I have a Slim now and so far so good. I'm happy with my PS3, and there's plenty of stuff that I haven't played. If anything I might build a new PC.

The Last Ninja

05/25/2013 at 09:00 PM

I waited in line with my brother and spent the night at Target in 2006 for a new Wii. I got my Wii on launch day and it's still working! Granted, every now and then it will do something wierd or freeze on me, but it's still going. It amazes me that no matter how much technology advances, these systems can still succumb to problems and break down. As for me, I'm gonna have to wait. To be honest, I want to get a Wii U. . . someday. I've got all the Nintendo consoles so far, and I love them all.

Julian Titus Senior Editor

05/26/2013 at 01:13 AM

At this point, Nintendo products are the only ones I truly trust at launch. Even the Wii U issue was a minor one that was quickly fixed. But I'm torn, because I want to get in on the launch excitement, but the Wii U isn't for me. I barely played my Wii, and it'll probably be years before there's enough software on the Wii U that I'm interested in.

I'm probably buying an Xbox or PS4 at launch. But you better believe I'm getting a protection plan. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, I need therapy.

asrealasitgets

05/26/2013 at 02:03 AM

The XBOX ONE reveal and media features only served to make me feel old and scared. The system just seems overly complicated. For the first time I am considering leaving gaming as a hobby all together. I've convinced myself that there is a sea of old games to be enjoyed that I might have missed out on in the past even if old games have jaggie polygons and pixel art.

I own a WiiU and I'm fine with it.

If I had to choose I'd go with PS4, but maybe 1 to 2 years after release. In the mean time, it's Final Fantasy Real Reborn and GT6 on PS3 for me. Have fun duking it out over who has better RAM or whatever kids, cause I ain't gettin involved.

Skairtactic

05/28/2013 at 12:59 AM

I had a PSone, after the ps2 launched, an xbox a year before the 360 launched, and a 360 5 years after it initially released, I'll be grabbing my first console at launch this fall with the Xbox one. I made up my choice, only because I've followed xbox since launch and personally have never had a problem, the ps3 slim I did own for a few months froze on us quite a bit, But to be honest these consoles aren't made like the older ones. I'll possibly grab a PS4 a few months or years after launch. Only because they'll both be doing what I want from them, so no real rush. Like you stated above, We get the consoles we want, that we enjoy, not the ones our friends enjoy. Don't purchase an xbox because your friends like it, if you like playing uncharted but decided not to buy a ps3. Whichever console comes on top this time, won't matter, like the Sony CEO stated months ago, "It doesn't matter who launches first, in a few years we'll just upgrade the specs"

Chunopo

05/31/2013 at 12:05 AM

I m sure (and hope) your right about the console exclusives. Halo and Gears of War are games that I'm becoming seriously bored with now, God of War holds my attention a little longer but i just find it hard to give a damn about these series now. What bugs me is DLC exclusives, I really can't stand being punished for not owning both consoles and the price tag on these things means that I just reasonably cant!

PixlBit