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Have You Ever Flip Flopped Your System of Choice Mid Generation?

SiriusTexra said:
However, the entire concept of multiple consoles in the home itself is hilarious and completely backwards. There shouldn't at all be multiple hardware systems present to do the same thing that separate software systems could, and should do with one hardware standard. It's also wasting resources, for the consumer and the planet, for this petty xboxVps3VwiiVpc crap. They are all the same, and are all running on identical hardware, in how they work.
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Greetings comrade.

No, I get what you're saying and as an economist I agree that eradication of consumer choice is never desirable for the consumer, but corporations do desire some amount of monopoly power in order to generate a profit. For example, the fact that Mario is on Nintendo consoles and Nintendo consoles only is very lucrative for Nintendo. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is still $46 on Amazon, and people will pay it. Imagine downloading Mario Galaxy 1 (still $40 on Amazon) off of Steam during the big summer sale for $5. And then there are the proprietary controllers and other devices. These are big money makers.

Another example, I would love to play MLB The Show on my PC. That's the only PS3 game I want and I was very close to picking up a PS3 for it, but could not justify the expense. But The Show being so good and exclusive to PS3 is itself partly related to 2K's decision to form a third-party exclusivity deal with Major League Baseball. My game of choice, MVP Baseball, was eradicated from the marketplace. This gave 2K and Sony more resources to work on their baseball games, and Sony simply put their resources to better use.

Consumers lose, Sony wins, 2K screwed up, but probably is better off with the deal as their awful game is the only player on Xbox 360.

There's a give and take. We have multi-platform titles, PC-only titles and console-only titles. I don't see this changing anytime soon.
 
I switched from a Xbox360 to a PS3 just before God of War III came out. I really wanted to have one for this moment. Star Ocean: TLH International got me too for its lack of DVD switching.

Now I have both, best of worlds. :)
 
Ever since the N64 days I've been a pc/nintendo guy, reckoning that between Nintendo exclusives (many of my favorite games of all time) and the best platform for multi-platform titles (pc) I had the perfect setup. When I heard people abandoning the Gamecube for PlayStation and Xbox I scoffed for I loved the Gamecube (and still do). When the Wii came out I was hyped and bought it on launch day. I enjoyed laughing at Sony's mishaps with the PS3 and agreed with many of my Xbox owning friends that Microsoft had a good system, but I was satisfied with playing Halo at parties.

In 2006 I got a PS2 from my cousin and promptly purchased the two PS2 exclusives I had always wanted to play, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. When Ico and Shadow of the Colossus became two of my favorite games of all time I knew I was doomed to getting a PS3 someday when it was cheap. Playing MGS3 also made me appreciate the appeal of MGS4. In the meantime, the death of some of my favorite PC titles, LucasArts adventure games, Homeworld, and space sims, and the lengthy wait for Valve titles meant that my PC was getting less love. I despise most MMOs and competitive online still isn't important to me.

By late 2007 the PC was getting dusty (outside of Half-Life and Portal) while the Wii was having a dry spot. Figuring that I needed a PS3 eventually anyway for the yet unannounced Last Guardian, and with MGS4, Valkyria Chronicles, and Little Big Planet all looking very appealing, I took the plunge on an original 60gig model. Nearly four years later I'm mostly a PS3 gamer with the PC acting as backup and a Wii I barely use (Zelda Skyward Sword
Hype!
will probably be the last hurrah). Like a corny romance movie, the system I started out mocking has become the one I love.
 
I always bought all systems until this gen. But this gen the two major consoles are very simmilar. I dont see the point of owning the wii. Ill play those games thru emulation down the road.

Xbox 360 started this gen running with tons of awesome games. But that came to a halt. And when most multiplatform games started to look somewhat equal i sold 360 and bought a ps3.

And i have not regretted it.
 
I don't buy 360 games unless i can't buy them anywhere else.
 
soultron said:
Flipped from 360 to PS3 for MGS4. Then returned it shortly after I beat MGS4. I kind of regret that now because I've missed out on PS3/PSN exclusives.

Looking back on it, MGS4 was the worst reason to own a PS3, even though I enjoyed it.
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What? So you played your PlayStation 3 for a bit when MGS4 came out, and then not so much when you'd finished it. Hardly "flip-flopped" your platform of choice.
Edit: misread your post about selling your PS3. And yeah, MGS4 is probably the consoles worst exclusive. What a turd of a movie.
 
I had both PS3 and 360 since launch, preferred 360 after PS3 was out for a while but noe definitely prefer PS3. I never preferred one controller over the other though like many other GAFers say.
 
I started as Wii only, moved to 360 after that started sucking, then to PS3 after I realized I don't like first person shooters and annual fees, and now I pretty much only play PC games. been a long road. thinkin' i'll probably do it again next gen.
 
I sold my GameCube + GBA to buy a PS2. Was a good choice but I hate myself for not completing Wind Waker - the guy who was buying my GC came a day earlier and I wanted to 100% the game. Got it taken from me 2 hours before the last boss :/
 
Pre-ordered Wii. Bought it. Switched to PS3 when I got fed up with NoEs delays (namely Smash Bros Brawl). Been pretty happy with PS3 so far, while my poor Wii is mainly collecting dust due lack of usage.
 
polyh3dron said:
I had both PS3 and 360 since launch, preferred 360 after PS3 was out for a while but noe definitely prefer PS3. I never preferred one controller over the other though like many other GAFers say.
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I lean towards the DualShock design, BUT that's largely with the buttons the DS2 had rather than the DS3's dumbass triggers, and it's very much game dependent. Some are mostly neutral and are about as good on one or the other, while stuff like 2D platformers are better on the DualShock UNLESS the D-pad is ignored entirely for control, in which case the 360 may have a slight edge.

Also, I've never really been one to sell off systems. If stuff comes out I want then I'll get it for the system it's on or whatever has the edge.
 
Picked up a PS3 when Sony dropped the price to $299 after being Wii exclusive since release and that's pretty much all there is to it, no other hidden motives. Will go back to Wii U the second it releases.
 
From 360 only to PS3 single player/360 multi player.

360 multi only because all my friends have one. 2 real life friends with PS3s and 14 with Xboxes.

Next gen we'll go PS4 only, if Sony still offers free PSN gaming and party chat.
 
Not flip flopped.
But I did buy a ps3 when it was it got a big pricecut at a online store. While I wasn't really fan of ps3 games only have it for uncharted rest is meh.and now I'm trying to get back into pc gaming.
 
I loved my Dreamcast, but I was hyped for the PS2.

Not long after the PS2 launched I sold my DC and games and bought it.

Terrible mistake. Apart from SSX (which I played to death!) there was pretty much nothing I enjoyed for months.

I would have been much better off keeping my DC and waiting 6-9 months for a PS2.
 
As a gamer first, my console of choice has pretty much remained the 360. For obvious library, features and online reasons. The Wii isn't too far behind though, but I still love my PS3's too. I guess I'll always be a Nintendo fanboy at heart.

During the best of times with my Wii, it was my favorite system (SMG1/2, KEY, MPT, TP, DKCR, etc). But after I beat those games, it was back to maining my 360's. PS3 for the last year or so has been mostly Demon's Souls on and off, and a few killer apps here and there.
 
Rikyfree said:
I got a 360 in 2006. First time in HD gaming so it had a big impact. Then I bought my PS3 in late 2007 for Uncharted and Resistance and the eventual GOW3. At about late 2008, my interest from 360 to PS3 took full swing. Now I haven't really played a new 360 game in almost a year and I'm just waiting for Gears 3 on it meanwhile my PS3 has had so many games to look forward to this year. I also refuse to pay for online multi, so that was also a large factor in switching to PS3.
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Exactly the same thing here. I got my 360 at launch and to celebrate HD gaming I also bought an HDTV and receiver so I could make the switch from SD to HD. I became a 360 fanboy and enjoyed every bit of bad news about the PS3. Nevertheless, despite misgivings I still bought a PS3 at launch because I couldn't resist a new gadget (Blu-Ray). I remained unconvinced for at least a year.

But in 2008 something changed. I loved Blu-Ray and I was bowled over by a few PS3 exclusives (Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, MGS4). I loved the UI and since I didn't regularly play online on the 360, I could drop my Xbox Live membership and play free on the PS3. I liked how the PS3 UI was unobtrusive compared to the 360, how the PS3 was expandable (got a bigger PS3 HD for a bargain compared to my very expensive 120GB HD for the 360), how it was quiet compared to the 360 that sounded like a jumbojet taking off in my room when it was reading a game disc.

After a while it replaced the 360 as my favorite console and I started buying multiplatforms for the PS3 too just because I didn't trust the build quality of my launch 360 (I got a RROD a year later). Currently I only buy 360 exclusives and there aren't too many of those that I want. I was bored by Halo 3 (no Halo games for me) , disappointed by Fable 2 (no Fable 3) and I didn't finish Gears 2 yet (no Gears 3). There's nothing for me to look forward too, since I don't care for Kinect. The 360 used to have great exclusives but all of those have moved to the PS3 (Bioshock, Mass Effect, all those JRPGs MS moneyhatted in the first years of the 360). The last 360 exclusive I bought was Alan Wake and I don't see myself buying many more games. Perhaps Gears 3 just to have the series complete.

All the remaining 360 exclusives are just PC games that were easier to port to the 360 than the PS3 because of the DirectX codebase (like The Witcher 2) and I can play those in better qaulity on my PC. So what's left for the 360 when the exclusives drie up and MS will only invest in exclusive Kinect games instead of real games?
 
If I don't count the PC's I've had over the past years, last gen I had a PS2 and a Gamecube. The PS2 was my main console by far, but I still acquired most of the good 'Cube exclusives. During the current generation, I had grown older and with that came more responsibilities (and thus fewer free hours and less money to spend on games). Therefore I took my chances and only got the PS3. Since I already invested into it quite early with a couple of games, I never could see myself switching mid-gen since I still could play the 360 games I wanted to try out at my friends. I personally feel I'm not missing out that much at all, aside from maybe the Forza games and perhaps Gears of War 3.
 
I started out this gen on 360. Spent just over $3000 at launch on console, games, LIVE, extra controllers everything, imported from the US. Was so amazing. Than it red ringed after around 3 and a half years and MS wanted to charge me to fix it, so I said fuck them. Purchased a PS3 and bought everything on it for about 2 years. So amazing, and even went out and bought a great home theatre set up for blu rays. Than they announced the 360 slim and I still had all my 360 games plus really wanted to play ToV, so bought a slim 360 day 1 and now my PS3 is neglected. I mean I still play it but 360 usually is my first choice.

So really I changed twice. But in the end I'm glad I have both regardless of if I play one more than the other. Both have great games and both get used.
 
Actually, ever since the N64, I've switched during every gen.

Had the N64, but focused more on PSX later in that generation.

First console of last-gen was a GameCube, but I moved onto PS2 eventually (though I think there was some balance between the two - I still enjoy me Nintendo's style).

This gen, I was Wii-only from 2007-2010, but due to a decent windfall, I bought a PS3 for $300 in early 2010. I bought it with LBP GotY, but I was completely unaware that it came with inFAMOUS, The Dark Knight, and Batman: Arkham Asylum.
 
Dreamcast -> PC. Got sick of backing the wrong horse and just ditched console gaming until a couple of years later when I wanted RE4 so I bought a Gamecube. Stopped using the GC once the RE games ran out.

e~ was also bitter about the shittyness of Sunshine after the glory of Mario 64.
 
Nutter said:
Reading this thread you would think the 360 is doomed. But the market and game sales say otherwise.
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It's pretty well cemented at this point, people buy the games on 360 because it's what they have/what their friends play, and similarly they buy the system because that's what their friends have. Even then though I think it's come very close to a 50/50 split, and I could see Sony retaking the crown if they're smart next generation and the Wii U doesn't dominate first.
 
I've found myself getting into retro gaming lately, re-purchasing stuff that I grew up with. I've picked up like 6 consoles with their share of games in as many months, I just need to hunt down a mint Nintendo 64 before I start on the obscure stuff like the Virtual Boy and Vectrex. I think the nostalgic collector in me is overtaking the gamer.
 
Bought a PS2 on launch day (Oct 26, 2000) and then bought an Xbox April 2002, and by 2003, I started buying multiplats on Xbox and the PS2 was used for exclusives. It has remained this way with 360/PS3.
 
Flip flopped from 360 to PS3 just over a year ago, after getting tired of paying for Live, and 2 of my play and charge kits broke in a row (was pissed 360 doesn't just use normal USBs like PS3 controller). Also I wanted to play many PS3 exclusives, the only 360 exclusive I feel I am missing out on is Gears of War, but it doesn't matter as I can borrow a 360 anytime and complete any exclusives I miss out on 360.
 
I started off this gen more into my 360, but as I'm getting more and more interested in online gaming, I'm buying all of those titles for PS3 now.
I'm going to need a bigger HDD though, as my launch 60GB is really tapped out.
 
Flipped from Ps2 to Xbox because of Xbox Live and a controller that didn't feel tiny in my hands. Also because I had two ps2s die fast and sony costumer service said tough luck by another.

Dreamcast to ps2 because Sega died.
 
I was a PS3 hater at the start of this gen (got my tag by trolling PS3 sales), in reality I was jealous and angry. Finally after being fed up with Live fees and RRODing consoles, and just the generally poor/loud/no built-in HDD hardware of the 360 I sold off all my games and got a PS3.

Now I barely turn it on and am 95% PC exclusive.
 
I was hoping for a ton of crazy japanese games on ps3(cause of Region Free gaming), it was gonna be my main HD system, and only get MS exclusives for 360.

Then Sony was like lol, no, and CAVE started releasing their titles on 360, and Vesperia, Idolm@ster & Galgun came out to name a few.

Now i rarely get games for ps3 if I even bother to turn it on. Demon Souls, Last Guardian and the 3d Dot Hero being the only "japanese" style games on the system everything else seems to be western developed games. So I ended up buying japanese style games on 360 as well as any mutli system releases.
 
Smokey said:
Consoles - > PC

You can't make me go back! My consoles are pretty much a NBA2K/Madden/Netflix box.
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My console has become the wife box... zumba, netflix, hulu. I'll jump back in for Uncharted 3, Gears 3, etc but other than that PC all the way.
 
With so many jumping to from 360 to PS3 you would think the NPD threads would be skewed in the PS3 favor then again a lot of threads like this seem to favor the PS3. Still remember that GTAIV thread where nearly everyone choose the PS3 version.


For me, I was huge PC gamer and kind of went more towards consoles because I got sick of some of the DRM that was coming out and the fact I could not resell my games easily but I'm slowly drifting back though I tend to now buy my games when they are dirt cheap on Steam rather than full price like I use to.
 
I wouldn't say flip-flopped. But at the beginning of the generation I was loving the PS3. For the past year, however, I've probably spent 75% of my gaming time using my PSP, and there's no clear end in sight.
 
Yeah I went from PlayStation/Saturn to N64. The games on there just blew away what was on the 32-bit consoles IMO. Mario 64 and OOT for single player, Goldeneye and Smash Bros for multiplayer. I rarely touched the other consoles once I had N64. Even the Dreamcast couldn't pull me away.

Coming off that I was a huge Nintendo fanboy. Loved my Gamecube but I couldn't help but be seduced by the third party support the other consoles had. Got an Xbox but it wasn't really for me. Got a PS2 and it blew me away. By far one of the best consoles I've ever owned.


This gen I started out with 360 like most people but from 2008 onwards it was lacking in exclusives that appealed to me, and the PS3 ports were performing much better than the launch batch. I was borrowing my brother's PS3 for MGS4 and a few other games, anyway in 2009 I got myself a slim when they came out and it's pretty much the only console I've touched since...save for a few Wii games.
 
Kinda. I started this gen with a 360, and bought a PS3 recently. I still play both, but it was a perfect time to get a PS3...my backlog is huge, and most games can be had for cheap.
 
Yup, doing this right now. I was always pro 360, but now that Microsoft has gone down the shitter, PS3 is my main system. Boy I have been missing out. Free online, Blu-Rays, Steam support, Better exclusives. I can't wait to dive into the rest of the PS3's library of great games.
 
Gamecube to Xbox

This gen I started with a 360 then added PC. Soon after I got a PS3 for Christmas. Not much of a switch, but more adding to what I play.
 
I've got all the systems so I game on whatever one tickles my fancy at any given moment. In all honesty though I haven't even had my 360 on for quite a while at this point. The Wii was getting no love for awhile there until FF6, to be fair.
 
Sold the playstation for a saturn, sold the saturn for a nintendo 64 and eventually sold the N64 because I wanted to invest more money in my love for music...

Right now, I regret all those decisions because I loved everyone of them but didn't have the money to buy them all. I have currently a PS2, Gamecube, Xbox360, PS3, Wii, DS and PSP and I intend to keep 'm all. Sadly, in Belgium it's not that simple to rebuild my collection of the generations prior to that...

I actually miss my Saturn and my N64 most of all...
 
DC to PS2.

Because well... No more DC games. :/
 
I'm pretty much all PC after I made my gaming PC last summer. I get to play PC exclusives, most multiplatform games (damn you Mortal Kombat!), and HD Nintendo console emulation (Need to upgrade my CPU before I can play most Wii games, Wind Waker works well, though).

I still love handheld gaming. I have a GBA Micro, DS lite, 3DS, and even a PSP (for free!). I'm even thinking about getting a Vita to satisfy my Sony exclusive itch. I hope they put all PS2 remakes on the Vita and if they get a Ratchet and Clank game I think I'll be sold.
 
Yep, switched from 360 to PS3 last December. I still strongly feel that the PS3's interface could use a redesign, but overall it's a great machine. I don't dislike the 360, not at all, but I'm not the kind of person who needs to own every console, and decided that I just wanted to switch to the PS3 after I realized none of the exclusives on the 360 were worth it, that and I wanted a blu-ray player.
 
I guess I went from all of them to only 2 then to 1. I bought all 3 on their launch days. Sold the PS3 and haven't really regretted it, made a good profit. BR player in it was replaced by a good 99.00 one that works fine for me. Wii sort of died out though some of their games are actually very good and I do enjoy a couple games on their at times.

PC for many games however. I would say I rarely don't own a system unless its devoid of anything. And I only sell one when it is useless to me. The PS3 in the first 1-2 years was PAINFUL:( Though its doing really well now I can't force myself to spend any more cash on one more system.
 
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