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[pauljeremiah]

During this current generation I got back into PC Gaming, after a 11 year absence, and thanks to Steam I will not be getting any new consoles and just sticking with the PC.

 

[schwupp]

depends on the lineup.
what do i want with a console with no games i like?

 

[elcranky]

Assuming the PS4 or Xbox 720 are released fall 2013, will you buy them on launch or would you wait a year or two before diving in? With a powerful gaming PC (2500k, 8GB, 6950), I am less inclined to jump in the queue for a brand new PS4 on launch for example.

Ever since the 360 debacle, I don't think I'll ever buy any console until a full year or two after launch. It seems like such a huge risk to buy a brand new console from the start. It's going to be expensive as fuck, barely any games, and probably has a huge power draw. Over a year or two, I would expect a slight decrease in price, a better range of games to be established and possibly to be more reliable if they decrease chipset size. I would hate to buy a console for it to completely fuck up a year and a half later. At this stage it would be out of warranty! To be honest, it would be nice if the console manufacturers offered extended warranty, for them to replace your old console with the latest iteration. For example, my 360 Elite is currently broken. I have to pay £62 to get it fixed. They're likely to resend me this crappy thing after I pay them, which will probably inevitable suffer from the RROD again, as opposed to rightfully giving the 360 Slim. If console manufacturers did this, then I would buy their unreliable consoles day one.

Also, companies like Sony tend to rebrand their consoles rather quickly with a slim iteration. It only took 2 years after releasing in Europe for a PS3 slim. So is it better to jump in, or better to wait a bit? The Vita itself is an interesting console, but if I were to ever to buy the thing, it would only be after the inevitable 'Vita Slim'.

Day 1 xbox
Day never ps4
Never under any circumstances would I ever buy a nintendo product.

 

[Drencrom]

Will buy PS4 after the first real price cut and maybe a Steambox.

 

[dock]

Wii U - Day 1.

Xbox - Not sure, perhaps never. Haven't bought a disc 360 game in years, and I really dislike the advert-heavy MS frontend.

PS4 - As soon as games I want exist.

 

[RumblingRosco]

Most likely, I will pick up the Wii U once it has Super Smash Bros. I currently have no interest in ever buying the other two consoles, because I mostly play on my PC now and am under the assumption that many of the games on those systems will be available on PC.

 

[Mattakuevan]

The day any of them get an exclusive:

Valkyria Chronicles 4
Tales of Whatever
Demon's/Dark Souls 3
SMT Anything
Monolithsoft Anything

As more things are put on PC I find myself less desiring new consoles.

 

[GK86]

Waiting on E3 before making a decision. Day one on the steambox though.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Wii U - Day 1.

Xbox - Not sure, perhaps never. Haven't bought a disc 360 game in years, and I really dislike the advert-heavy MS frontend.

PS4 - As soon as games I want exist.

Basically, exactly this. I'm mainly just PC gaming these days

 

[Brashnir]

Whenever there's a game on each of them that I decide I want to play.

 

[ferr]

Day 1 every system because I'm crazy.

 

[Persona7]

6 months for PS4 and Next XBox.


Several years for Wii U.

 

[Big Papa Husker]

Day 1 on all of them.

 

[Dr.Palutena]

Wii U- prob will get it for christmas

PS4- probably will hold off a year for them to work out the kinks, drop in price, release a good few games i want

xbox- never unless they get new exclusive ips in genres i am interested in such as RPG,Platformer , Action Adventure or Puzzle.

 

[Mistle]

I usually buy day 1, but after the 3DS, i'm going to make sure there's at least 1 good game lol

 

[esquire]

Wii U on day 1, not interested in anything else.

 

[HammerOfThor]

I dunno, probably when they becoming readily available in stores.

I have a pretty big backlog so I'm sure I'll be busy with that.

 

[Dlacy13g]

I was pretty set in my thinking that for console I would probably go with the Next box day 1. 360 RROD issues aside has served me well this generation. I have a PS3 too but reality is there is so much parody between the two consoles I really don't feel like I am missing much by not playing my PS3 that much.

Now WiiU is a bit of a wild card only in that I am really curious as to final spec vs what the next xbox brings. I could see me getting sucked in by Wii U if two things happen: 1) it turns out to be really beefy after all. 2) MS and/or Sony don't announce any hardware for 2013. That combo could just get the "I love shinny new things" in me to buy a Wii U.

Lastly Valve went and threw a wrench in all this with these latest rumors. "If" Valve really is coming to the market with a PC Console I would be hugely interested but want to see more before I say I am in day 1.

 

[bone_and_sinew]

When From Software releases the next Souls game or Platinum Games releases a next-gen action game. Whichever comes first.

 

[DTJAAAAM]

Day One.

 

[ZZMitch]

Probably when I graduate from university. The only one I would consider getting is the new Xbox probably, since I have the 360 in my dorm right now.

 

[Nizz]

Will hopefully be there day one for PS4, depending on price. I usually do like the form factor of consoles later on though. I prefer my slim PS3 shape/look to the 60g I had. My brother owns a slim 360 and I think that looks way sexier than the original.

 

[Kingven]

Wii U - Christmas

 

[ThatStupidLion]

either a year or two down the line or never.

yes folks this gen may be my last home console.

 

[Ultimadrago]

Day 645

I like some buffer with my future consoles.

 

[derfybzh]

Day One, I'm starting to get bored by this generation, even Wii U will do !

 

[Gameboy415]

Wii U - Day 1 (hopefully at midnight!)
PS4 - Possibly Day 1, depending on launch games, BC, and price
XBOX whatever - only if Capcom/Konami/Tecmo/Square-Enix release some exclusives on it

 

[sublimit]

When they have lots of games i want to play.

 

[Crub]

Once they put out the next Smash I won't be able to resist Wii U.

Don't know about the other two. Will possibly pick up a PS4 much later down the road to catch up on some exclusives.

 

[Brazil]

Wii U = Day 1 because of the first-party goodness that arrives early on Nintendo consoles.

PS4 = Eventually because of the first-party goodness that arrives a bit late on Sony consoles.

Xbox Next = Probably never, because I'm not interested in another Microsoft platform.

 

[Mahonay]

I'll buy one of them. Most likely the next Xbox. Probably pick it up around release time since my 360 is on it's last legs. If there's no backwards compatibility I may wait.

 

[zroid]

I will buy the Wii U when I can afford it; I will buy the PS4 when I already have a Wii U and can subsequently afford it; Xbox 720... uhhh some time after I get a 360, probably. In like 2017 or something.

 

[The_End]

Never.

It's pretty much Steam all the way for me now.

 

[Labadal]

I'll get the Vita sometime this year.

I will wait a long while before I buy a new console. I'll get one in 2015 earliest. Ofcourse, I'll probably buy interesting looking games for them when they are dirst cheap, like I have done with most consoles before.

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

Day 1 for Wii-U for sure. It will be my first day 1 Nintendo since the SNES.

I will only get one of the others and if Sony's first party games are as good as the PS3's then it most likely will be PS4.

 

[Muffdraul]

A few months after launch. I think the last time I day-1'd a console was the N64.

PS2- Jan 2001
Gamecube- Feb/Mar 2002
Xbox- Jun 2002 (had no intention of buying one until around E3 when I learned certain specific info re: PD Orta dev team)
Xbox 360- Aug 2006
PS3- Jan 2007
Wii- Apr 2007

 

[ElectricThunder]

Some years from now...when I hopefully have stable income and the prices have fallen to a point where it is dwarfed by the cost of an assortment of compelling software.

 

[ThaneKrios]

I will buy the

Spoiler

Steam

Box.

 

[alphaNoid]

Xbox : Wife will buy it for me, probably launch holiday.
PS4 : No interest in 2 consoles
WiiU : No interest in 2 (3) consoles

 

[Pein]

Launch for every console.

 

[FuKuy]

NEVER.

This next generation I will play only on PC. I have enough games with that.

 

[EloquentM]

for the people who wouldn't buy a competitors console under any circumstance, I'm searching for a reason to understand why that's the case. I've seen multiple people posting saying they won't buy durango, ps4,or wii U with a certain disdain without any explanation. care to explain?

 

[Nilaul]

As long as it has an waffle maker included... day one.

Seriously, it all depends if I could connect my HKC monitor to my Wii U.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

I've always been a fan of the Sony's exclusives rather than Xbox's. Given the fact that I just game on my PC too will have me heading towards the PS4 strictly for its exclusives

 

[Shalashaska161]

I'll buy the WiiU right away. For the others though I'll wait for a deal unless something absolutely amazing and awesome shows up. I have a good PC to tide me over until I can find a PS4 or Xbox 720 around the $250 mark.

 

[Brofist]

Although I'd like to say I'll be a PC only gamer from next gen I'll probably get one console, which ever is a more compelling buy. No Nintendo system though, done with them.

 

[Magnus]

We know so little about all of them. Way too early to ask or answer this as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Dicer]

WiiU day 1

The rest, we will see.

 

[Chittagong]

720 - day one
Wii U - to be decided. I think I'll be weak and do day one, need my next gen fix this year
PS4 - wait and see, prob when first party franchises begin to pile up

 

[Seik]

I'll be a Wii-U day 1 buyer, because right now, I'm just hungry for something new. Plus its Nintendo so for me it sure will be promising and awesome.

I'll get a PS4 when it'll have a title I want so badly I'll buy the console. Hope it'll get a great launch line-up.