When do you plan on going "Next Gen?"

[The Captain]

I think since the first Playstation came out I've always been a few years behind. I am still in the process of getting a PS3 and probably will by the summertime.

Price is a major factor but I also like to give a new generation system some time to let the flaws and kinks get discovered and corrected.

Take care all.

[escobert]

I'll get a PS4 in a few years after they're around $200. otherwise I ain't wasting my money on that crap.

[Mirage]

I'll get a PS4 sometime within the next 6 months. Probably whenever the first price drop happens, down to idkwhat, 350 bucks? Or 300. Or 350 INCLUDING THIS GAME LOL.

[Mahad]

I do about 99% of my gaming, when I game, in DS/PSP, and most of it tends to be Dissidia; no, I have not even upgraded to the current-gen handheld consoles.

I don't think I'll buy a console this generation. I may try pc gaming, but that's looking like a long shot too. I may stick with just playing Dissidia for the next year or so unless something truly amazing that I feel I must absolutely play comes along.

[Pumpkin]

I would like to get it in a year or two but that depends on getting a job and so on.

[Mercen-X]

I just went retro! I've always owned a Sega, but now I've recently got a new NES up and running. I recently picked up a Wii because my mom wants me to have one so she can play Mii games... apparently, those don't come preloaded on the console though... altogether, I own a Genesis, an NES (off the internet), a 64 (somewhere... no games though), a Wii (on discount), a PSP (on discount), a GBA, a DS (on discount), a second PlayStation (first one broke), a PS2 (broken), a PS2 slim, and an XBOX (secondhand... turns on when I plug it in, doesn't turn off, randomly resets).

[TrollHunter]

Maybe in a couple years when the price tag drops, the bugs are worked out, and the consoles actually have some frickin' games on them.

[Shaibana]

ill problably get it somewhere this year or in the next.
at the moment i dont have the money for it, first i have to find a job.
but for now im still satisfied with the ps3, there are enough games still comming for the ps3.

ill get a ps4 when im really desperate for the games :P

[edczxcvbnm]

I am going all PC Master Race this time. If I do go "next gen" then I will make the leap when it becomes last gen :/

[Dat Matt]

"I have all the consoles" = 0% of votes

As it should be. No one should have enough money to dish out on all of the next gen consoles. I have now got a Wii U and will likely get a PS4. I can forsee all the lame anime nonsense I like being more popular there than on the Xbone.

[starlet]

I don't know if ill ever be able to dump money into a new console, but If I do I want to build a gaming computer first, then a PS4, then maaaaaybe a Wii U. but we'll see, I don't typically have time for games anyway.

[Skyblade]

Due to its specs, I don't consider WiiU current gen. It is technically, but since it is barely stronger than an XBOX 360 and can barely run ports of PS3 multiplats, it's hard to compare it to xbox 1 or PS4.

Specs are not all there is to a system, though. How the system changes the game experience is far more important. Going from an 8-bit to a 16-bit system was a huge upgrade because of what it let game designers do, not just because of the numbers of the hardware.

I actually think the WiiU is great for what it brought to consoles. The Dual-Screen feature of the Nintendo DS was originally derided as just a gimmick, but has been an incredible feature, especially in RPGs, my genre of choice. And the WiiU does even better with it thanks to a few extra features, though those are still being refined and brought to their full potential.

What's more, the ability to play high-def, console quality games on the game pad by switching the main screen over is great. Sure, in another five years (ten tops) the new DS could do that anyway, but it's great to have it early. The Vita may have a similar feature for some games, but it still only has like three games that are actually worth playing (and they're all handheld only until FFX-HD comes out). I have gotten so much use out of the game pad since I can't really use my TV for more than an hour at a time right now.

Also, in addition to being better than a 360, it's also easier to use the higher specs on it, from everything I've heard. Internal architecture and program developing systems are very important on how much you can get out of a system. If you can't use it to its full potential (something game devs mentioned having trouble with for both the XBox 360 and the PS3), the numbers are meaningless.

Specs are great, but I'm looking for the overall gaming experience when I look to the next gen. Graphics and processing is hitting an exponential curve limit anyway. Look to the games, my friend. There are more games either out, or coming out, for the WiiU that I want to play than for both the other next-gen consoles combined. Heck, the PS3 still has more upcoming good releases than the PS4 does.

I've been a Wii and PS3 owner for a long time (and I was eventually given an XBox 360, though I essentially never use it). And with my use of the WiiU since Christmas. I feel quite comfortable with it as a next-gen experience over both of those systems. It's specs might not be up as high as the PS4 (which I look forward to getting as soon as I can safely afford it, probably three months or so), but it still has plenty to offer as a next-gen experience.

[Bolivar]

The problem with the Wii U is that someone at Nintendo just didn't do their research, the specs weren't high enough to run high settings for the PC games that were coming out at the time, much less in the coming generation. Additionally, the game pad is an unnecessarily bundled peripheral driving up the price, now that Sony and Microsoft have figured out how to let you do the same thing with devices you already own. And I don't know about the Wii U being more accessible to develop on since they still have the inferior multi platform versions and have yet to release anything remotely near the graphical level of Uncharted, Killzone, God of War, etc.

Also, Vita's remote play is a native feature that works with all PS4 games out of the box. It's an underrated handheld; I initially snubbed it and bought a 3DS instead but after owning it for less than a month, my library is three or four times the size of my 3DS, much more diverse and refreshing, and between my bundle and PS+ I've yet to spend a dollar on a single title.

[Skyblade]

The problem with the Wii U is that someone at Nintendo just didn't do their research, the specs weren't high enough to run high settings for the PC games that were coming out at the time, much less in the coming generation.

Except that, again, Nintendo is not focused on specs at the exclusion of all else. Nor can I ever recall them holding that stance, except possibly during the SNES era, when the huge difference in capability allowed for such extreme innovation in gaming.

Nintendo put plenty into its new console. It isn't the epitome of cutting edge hardware, but it runs games in High-Definition, and with constant and smooth frame rates. That's all I want from it, to be honest.

Additionally, the game pad is an unnecessarily bundled peripheral driving up the price, now that Sony and Microsoft have figured out how to let you do the same thing with devices you already own.

What Microsoft device do I already own that could serve as either a secondary information screen or a handheld play device?

And I don't know about the Wii U being more accessible to develop on since they still have the inferior multi platform versions and have yet to release anything remotely near the graphical level of Uncharted, Killzone, God of War, etc.

I haven't experimented a ton with the Wii U as yet, so my talk here is going to come from the Wii itself.

I acknowledge that it has inferior ports. It also has inferior hardware, and I never tried to deny that. However, the inferiority lies primarily in graphics, which does not ruin the quality of the game. Further, taken a step down to the Wii U's graphical capability is still going to leave the game at an impressive graphical level. I don't need my games to push the edge every single moment.

Also, Vita's remote play is a native feature that works with all PS4 games out of the box. It's an underrated handheld; I initially snubbed it and bought a 3DS instead but after owning it for less than a month, my library is three or four times the size of my 3DS, much more diverse and refreshing, and between my bundle and PS+ I've yet to spend a dollar on a single title.

Good to know, I was only aware of PS3 cross-play. I look forward to taking advantage of the PS4 native play once I get the system.




I'm not saying that the Wii U is perfect, or that it is the best system out. I am saying, however, that it fulfills the requirements I have always looked for in being a "next gen" system.

[Mirage]

"I have all the consoles" = 0% of votes

As it should be. No one should have enough money to dish out on all of the next gen consoles. I have now got a Wii U and will likely get a PS4. I can forsee all the lame anime nonsense I like being more popular there than on the Xbone.

Why? It costs less than it did to get all of previous gen's consoles.