Worth upgrading from PS3 to PS4 (or XB1)?

[Elodan]

Currently have a PS3 that I'm happy with. Not a hard-core gamer, I generally play Lego, RPGs and the occasional FPS type of game. I may go weeks without playing a video game. I do use it a lot as a media device, such as playing blu-rays as well as connecting to Netflix, Amazon Prime and others.

Looking for opinions (I know everyone has one). Have you upgraded from a PS3 to a PS4 and what are your thoughts and experiences? If you don't play a ton of games is it worth it?

Same questions if you've gone to an XB One.

Thanks.

 

[GMMichael]

I upgraded to a PC instead. It probably cost twice as much, but future upgrades should be cheaper than the PS4 to PS5 upgrade. Another cool reason: I picked up a state of the art game and an early 2000s game. Both look and run great.

The PS4 has some really nice graphics on non-multiplayer games. I expect the multiplayer games on PS4 to lag behind the PC games, which is the trend. I still have my PS3 though, just in case I need to play a blu-ray disc.

 

[Herobizkit]

Final Fantasy 15 is (so far) PS4 exclusive. It's likely the only reason I'd even consider upgrading.

If you haven't seen the Eidolon reveal trailer, do it now.

 

[Janx]

If you have a playstation subscription, on the PS3, that would carry to the PS4. You may be covered for backwards compatibility if Sony goes for the Me-Too award and enables the same thing.

I have a PS3 I barely use, and two 360s with XboxLive. So I went with the Xbox One.

There's not a good incentive to switch platforms, but there's usually some benefits to staying, like carrying my XboxLive across 360 and XbOne. And how that will pay off when backwards compatibility arrives in November.

So I'm not going to push you to Microsoft, if you are reasonably happy on Sony.

 

[amerigoV]

Currently have a PS3 that I'm happy with. Not a hard-core gamer, I generally play Lego, RPGs and the occasional FPS type of game. I may go weeks without playing a video game. I do use it a lot as a media device, such as playing blu-rays as well as connecting to Netflix, Amazon Prime and others.

I would be looking real hard if before move "up". I faced this not too long ago when my original Xbox360 died again and I decided I did not want to have the RRD fixed (it was original - so tiny hard drive). Xbone had been out about 8 months at the time. I decided against it and got a large capacity X360. My reasons were

1. No backwards capability to 360 games. They finally announced that will be an option but that is now too late. I am not up on how robust this will be. That was an issue then as I had a number of games I had not gotten to (from Xmas, birthday, etc). If it had been fully backward compatible I probably would have just gone to Xbone.

2. Seems like the games are moving to a heavy on-line component. As an old married guy with young kids, I play games to get away from people, not to be ganked by pre-teens online with nothing better to do with their lives. I do not know if this trend continues (push to online, I am sure the ganking continues full force). If you are not into multiplayer you will want to see how much that limits your options. For example, Dragon Age Inquisition has tons of content and multiplayer is just tacked on vs. games like Titanfall, where the singler player campaign is short (not that I would recommend DA:I - I really do not know how it got a GoTY award)

3. There are so many games that I missed during the Xbox360 era. I basically get to game now at 50 to 90% discount of a new game (eh - and I just picked up Morrowwind - an TES game that was on the original XBOX that still runs on it). With the large hard drive, I can get some of these on-line and not even mess with the discs.

If figure I have 4-5 more good years out of my Xbox360. By then a true next gen thing will be out and my kids will be old enough to more directly share in it.

 

[SkidAce]

3. There are so many games that I missed during the Xbox360 era. I basically get to game now at 50 to 90% discount of a new game (eh - and I just picked up Morrowwind - an TES game that was on the original XBOX that still runs on it). With the large hard drive, I can get some of these on-line and not even mess with the discs.

This is me and the PS3. Large back catalog of games on my shelf...and cheaper (but fantastic) games available for sale.

 

[Jhaelen]

Currently have a PS3 that I'm happy with.

There's your answer

 

[Elodan]

Thanks for your thoughts. Think I'll keep the PS3 and re-evaluate next year.

 

[Mallus]

Chiming in late: if you're not interested in upcoming releases, or games that are available for the PS3 but run much better on a PS4 -- ie, Dragon Age Inquisition -- then there's no reason to upgrade.

 

[gamerprinter]

I am no kind of expert on this topic, since I don't play console/computer games ever, but last year I was working with a strategy guide publisher at Activision in LA as the cartographer, but I was with 5 writers who are all incredibly expert at playing these games - one even in the pro competitive circuit with video games. While we were working with XBox 1 machines with prerelease version of CoD:AW, I asked if I were to buy a console game (as a first time buyer) which one should I get, and to a man, all five experts said PS4 is the only and best choice. Again that was their advice to me, not my own (which I have no opinion), I'm only passing their recommendation along.