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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonwriter" data-source="post: 6172365" data-attributes="member: 54988"><p>I believe that was actually intended as first-party games, as in developed and published by Nintendo, not the "party game" genre.</p><p></p><p>Now, on to the issue at hand. For the record, I own both 360 and PS3 and use them regularly for a variety of features. Haven't picked up a Wii, though I'm considering it now that it's really approaching the bargain rack. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>My own preference is leaning strongly to the PS4. It has strong features, good controller design, a nice variety of announced games plus several good exclusives in the pipes, and a variety of excellent exclusive series that largely hold my interest better than the ones belonging to Microsoft. Plus, it doesn't pay-gate a variety of online connectivity features.</p><p></p><p>Microsoft's various policies were damning at the opening, along with its higher price. And while MS has reversed many of those policy decisions, it seriously damaged my willingness to support them as a company for the time being. And certainly not for a Kinect-including batch of $500 with less games of current interest to me than the PS4. They have some good stuff in the pipeline, but it just isn't enough to get me back on board yet.</p><p></p><p>I do not see Nintendo and the WiiU being a serious contender. While Nintendo's first-party games have a track record of being high-quality work, I find them generally derivative. They've found a comfortable rut and do very little to expand out of it, beyond introducing new controller schemes. Said new controller schemes are something only they really seem to be interested in creating now. Third-party studios aren't doing much for the Wii or WiiU for a reason, in addition to the influence of Nintendo's poor support for them. And given the recent, current, and continuing figures coming from Nintendo, I am concerned for their future as a company. </p><p>(Don't get me wrong, I like Nintendo. I just haven't been very interested by them in a while.)</p><p></p><p>Finally, I will chime in on the PC issue... If you can afford it, a gaming PC is a great thing. But it is generally more costly than a console, deteriorates in gaming quality over time (as opposed to console, where games get better over time) unless you spend to upgrade it, and the controls can be somewhat awkward when hopping over from regular console play. That said, PC's advantages are considerable. As others have pointed out, mods are available, Steam sales contain some wonderful discounts, a number of genres play better on PC, and at the outset graphical fidelity is superior. And given your concerns over only being able to pull one of the new consoles, PC is probably going to cost more to get a good one running and likely out of the race for you.</p><p></p><p>Those are my takes on the various options. My biggest piece of advice is actually this: wait. Seriously. Wait a while, watch each of them, see which console brings out more games you are interested in playing, and let their prices drop. If you absolutely have to have one come this holiday season, I hope my opinions above have been helpful. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dragonwriter, post: 6172365, member: 54988"] I believe that was actually intended as first-party games, as in developed and published by Nintendo, not the "party game" genre. Now, on to the issue at hand. For the record, I own both 360 and PS3 and use them regularly for a variety of features. Haven't picked up a Wii, though I'm considering it now that it's really approaching the bargain rack. :p My own preference is leaning strongly to the PS4. It has strong features, good controller design, a nice variety of announced games plus several good exclusives in the pipes, and a variety of excellent exclusive series that largely hold my interest better than the ones belonging to Microsoft. Plus, it doesn't pay-gate a variety of online connectivity features. Microsoft's various policies were damning at the opening, along with its higher price. And while MS has reversed many of those policy decisions, it seriously damaged my willingness to support them as a company for the time being. And certainly not for a Kinect-including batch of $500 with less games of current interest to me than the PS4. They have some good stuff in the pipeline, but it just isn't enough to get me back on board yet. I do not see Nintendo and the WiiU being a serious contender. While Nintendo's first-party games have a track record of being high-quality work, I find them generally derivative. They've found a comfortable rut and do very little to expand out of it, beyond introducing new controller schemes. Said new controller schemes are something only they really seem to be interested in creating now. Third-party studios aren't doing much for the Wii or WiiU for a reason, in addition to the influence of Nintendo's poor support for them. And given the recent, current, and continuing figures coming from Nintendo, I am concerned for their future as a company. (Don't get me wrong, I like Nintendo. I just haven't been very interested by them in a while.) Finally, I will chime in on the PC issue... If you can afford it, a gaming PC is a great thing. But it is generally more costly than a console, deteriorates in gaming quality over time (as opposed to console, where games get better over time) unless you spend to upgrade it, and the controls can be somewhat awkward when hopping over from regular console play. That said, PC's advantages are considerable. As others have pointed out, mods are available, Steam sales contain some wonderful discounts, a number of genres play better on PC, and at the outset graphical fidelity is superior. And given your concerns over only being able to pull one of the new consoles, PC is probably going to cost more to get a good one running and likely out of the race for you. Those are my takes on the various options. My biggest piece of advice is actually this: wait. Seriously. Wait a while, watch each of them, see which console brings out more games you are interested in playing, and let their prices drop. If you absolutely have to have one come this holiday season, I hope my opinions above have been helpful. :) [/QUOTE]
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