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[BigDaddyFatSack]

I'd take that deal for the most painless way to switch.
Why not stick with the bone tho? Multiplat graphics differences are that important to you?

Very hard to convince myself to keep a system that costs close to $500 that is so sluggish and has a hard time running games at such low resolution. I remember buying Xbox and 360 day 1 and being impressed by the graphics and speed. MS dropped the ball HARD on this mess of a system.

They should've
1. dropped the useless Kinect. (Seriously. The only time I use it is to turn on the system. And THAT'S IT.)

2. added a better GPU

3. included an ARM processor

Sony really worked hard on designing a gaming system and it really shows.

 

[nhlducks35]

I've never seen that at my local Gamestop. If this is true then it would be best to go with this route. Does Gamestop allow you to purchase Amazon gift cards with points/$ from trade-ins?

Yeah. You can buy anything in the store with trade-in credit.

 

[Moosehole]

Honestly you should take Gamestop's trade-in value if you really want to get rid of it. You won't get more than that on Craigslist, and if you sell it online you have to pay listing fees and shipping.

You will almost never get full value back for anything you buy. Take the hit and move on if you really want to switch.

 

[Bowler]

Our local gamestop just told me 275 for a x1. 357 seems like a good deal.

 

[SFenton]

If MS doesn't announce a price cut at E3 then XB1 is finished.

Hyperbole much?
XB1 won't die or pull a Wii U if there isn't a price drop. It might sell less than it would with a price drop, but c'mon, it's not in dire straits or anything.

 

[Moosehole]

Hyperbole much?
XB1 won't die or pull a Wii U if there isn't a price drop. It might sell less than it would with a price drop, but c'mon, it's not in dire straits or anything.

Agreed. Internet logic decrees that something must either be a massive runaway success or a complete failure.

PS4 is winning that much is certain, but X1 is not even remotely close to being in WiiU territory.

 

[kinggroin]

Should have jumped earlier at the GameStop deal. Could have got $450 plus $130 if you have 2 games and traded it all in towards a PS4.


That's what I did. Best decision ever.

 

[coldfoot]

Very hard to convince myself to keep a system that costs close to $500 that is so sluggish and has a hard time running games at such low resolution. I remember buying Xbox and 360 day 1 and being impressed by the graphics and speed. MS dropped the ball HARD on this mess of a system.

But we knew the specs before the systems were released, so you could have avoided it
I'd take the $357 and consider the $140 or so you lost good entertainment value for all the Forza, Ryse, DR, Titanfall gaming you got to experience...

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

Hyperbole much?
XB1 won't die or pull a Wii U if there isn't a price drop. It might sell less than it would with a price drop, but c'mon, it's not in dire straits or anything.

Yes, it actually is pretty damned dire. The longer the generation goes on, with MS getting outsold 2:1 or 3:1, the worse the situation is going to get.

I'd take the $357 and consider the $140 or so you lost good entertainment value for all the Forza, Ryse, DR, Titanfall gaming you got to experience...

Yep, if you want to unload it cut your losses and take the $357.

 

[HI. BILLY MAYS HERE]

Hyperbole much?
XB1 won't die or pull a Wii U if there isn't a price drop. It might sell less than it would with a price drop, but c'mon, it's not in dire straits or anything.

What would you call dire than ?

 

[BigDug13]

Are XBO's being returned in high quantities? I went to the San Diego Navy Exchange and in addition to all the new XBO's for sale, they had 5 open-box XBO's for sale for a slight discount.

 

[kinggroin]

What would you call dire than ?

Wii U

 

[IdreamofHIME]

That's if there *is* a pricedrop. Rampant speculation on this forum doesn't equate to it happening, even if there are dozens of plausible reasons *for* it to happen.

It's dropping both officially and unofficially on a weekly basis in Europe, now way it's keeping it's US launch pricepoint beyond E3.

 

[BigDaddyFatSack]

But we knew the specs before the systems were released, so you could have avoided it
I'd take the $357 and consider the $140 or so you lost good entertainment value for all the Forza, Ryse, DR, Titanfall gaming you got to experience...

Spec wise it was similar, but boy does the system get sluggish when you try to multi-task. Considering that it's a Microsoft's system you would think they would be better at designing an Operating System that could handle multi-tasking effortlessly.

Not only that, it doesn't run games very well at all. I tried to love this system. I REALLY did, but holy crap this system isn't any good.

 

[Bgamer90]

What would you call dire than ?

Wii U.

Anyway (BigDaddy), what games do you have along with the system? Will you be trading them in to eventually buy the same games on the PS4 or will you just get new games? Asking since game trading will help when it comes to extra money.

 

[JaggedSac]

Very hard to convince myself to keep a system that costs close to $500 that is so sluggish and has a hard time running games at such low resolution. I remember buying Xbox and 360 day 1 and being impressed by the graphics and speed. MS dropped the ball HARD on this mess of a system.

They should've
1. dropped the useless Kinect. (Seriously. The only time I use it is to turn on the system. And THAT'S IT.)

2. added a better GPU

3. included a ARM processor

Sony really worked hard on designing a gaming system and it really shows.

Ah, you were waiting on that post I see.

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

It's dropping both officially and unofficially on a weekly basis in Europe, now way it's keeping it's US launch pricepoint beyond E3.

You have been able to get an X1 for a discount all year long, especially during the past two months.

Can get one for $400 right now if you trade in a working 360 (even a launch system). So that is a TF Bundle for $400.

 

[SFenton]

Yes, it actually is pretty damned dire. The longer the generation goes on, with MS getting outsold 2:1 or 3:1, the worse the situation is going to get.

That's not dire. That's losing. Dire is what is happening to Wii U and Vita.

What would you call dire than ?

As above.

It's dropping both officially and unofficially on a weekly basis in Europe, now way it's keeping it's US launch pricepoint beyond E3.

Not going to deny that, but it also doesn't guarantee a price drop. Vita went, what, 2 years without a price drop, and it's been doing terribly since forever?

 

[Omega]

Honestly you should take Gamestop's trade-in value if you really want to get rid of it. You won't get more than that on Craigslist, and if you sell it online you have to pay listing fees and shipping.

You will almost never get full value back for anything you buy. Take the hit and move on if you really want to switch.

It's also non-taxable. At least for me here in NY it would be more worth it for the trade credit. Say you can sell it for $400 (which you probably won't because it's used and you can get Xbones for $450 new with Forza and/or Titanfall with it)

PS4 after tax = $434
PS4 with trade credit = $403

Why even buy the console anyway if you weren't 100% sure you would keep it? Makes no sense to me..

 

[Chance Hale]

Ah, you were waiting on that post I see.

Why else make a thread asking such an obvious question?

 

[Zoned]

Why not try eBay?

 

[BigDaddyFatSack]

Wii U.

Anyway (BigDaddy), what games do you have along with the system? Will you be trading them in to eventually buy the same games on the PS4 or will you just get new games? Asking since game trading will help when it comes to extra money.

I'll pretty much be getting the same games on the PS4 + new ones.
I bought most of my X1 games new for half the price so I won't be losing any $$ when I trade those in. Hopefully.

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

That's not dire. That's losing. Dire is what is happening to Wii U and Vita.

No. Dire is urgent, indicating trouble, etc. The Wii U and Vita are dead.

 

[Bgamer90]

I'll pretty much be getting the same games on the PS4 + new ones.
I bought most of my X1 games new for half the price so I won't be losing any $$ when I trade those in.

Mostly exclusives or multiplats? I think the majority of the multiplats aren't worth much in trade in value anymore (well, depending on what ones you have).

Overall, I would say to wait until E3 to make a decision on trading since we are so close to it (just to see if you still want to keep the system) but that's just my opinion.

 

[UpsideDownAce]

Mostly exclusives or multiplats? I think the majority of the multiplats aren't worth much in trade in value anymore (well, depending on what ones you have).

Battlefield and call of duty ghosts still trade in for $25 dollars before promotions and gamestop

Same for nba2k14 and madden.

Nba live is worthless trash

 

[HI. BILLY MAYS HERE]

That's not dire. That's losing. Dire is what is happening to Wii U and Vita.

Fair enough

But when E3 comes around sony could be leading 2:1 or 3:1 worldwide and we are only 7 months into this generation. So what do you think is gonna happen for (presumably) the next 5-6 years of this generation?

 

[LithiumSpade]

I feel like there might be an ulterior motive to this thread...

Still, assuming there isn't - it's not worth it to trade in a console. Not ever. I don't know why this hasn't been said multiple times already. Stick it out, enjoy what you have, pick up a PS4 when you can afford it. Any other advice is that of an impulse buyer (edit - or possibly a massive fanboy). You'll still enjoy Infamous: SS as much a year from now, so why give away the console you already have that'll give you its own exclusives in time? Patience. I've sold a system once and never stopped regretting it until I re-purchased it years later. Trust me on this.

 

[BigDug13]

I feel like there might be an ulterior motive to this thread...

Still, assuming there isn't - it's not worth it to trade in a console. Not ever. I don't know why this hasn't been said multiple times already. Stick it out, enjoy what you have, pick up a PS4 when you can afford it. Any other advice is that of an impulse buyer. You'll still enjoy Infamous: SS as much a year from now, so why give away the console you already have that'll give you its own exclusives in time? Patience. I've sold a system once and never stopped regretting it until I re-purchased it years later. Trust me on this.

Do you think the console will soon be price dropped to $399? If so, $357 tradein is one of those "not usually worth it to trade in a console except situations like this one"

 

[MKP64]

While I'd argue that Sony has much better first party developers, both systems have decent exclusives at the moment. Every system is worth owning if you really care about games.

Sony definitely has the better stable of devs. I just don't see the point of paying $400 or $500 to play a handful of exclusives. To each it's own I suppose.

 

[SFenton]

Fair enough

But when E3 comes around sony could be leading 2:1 or 3:1 worldwide and we are only 7 months into this generation. So what do you think is gonna happen for (presumably) the next 5-6 years of this generation?

I understand that there will be price drops. I'm torn on whether or not that will occur at E3. There are reasons for it to go both ways.

 

[SpartanN92]

Why the fuck would you trade it in before the good games start to arrive?

As an early adopter you had to be aware that it would be a while before heavy hitters like Halo and Gears make their appearance.

Not to mention new IPs like Sunset Overdrive, and Quantum Break.

I'm not knocking your decision to get a PS4 but the way you handled this was silly.

 

[zerokoolpsx]

Thinking about trading my Xbox One in at Gamestop... but they will give me $357, same as trading in PS4, which is really funny. What's the best way to go about switching platform, GAF?

Pretty good trade unless you can get a better deal on Craigslist.

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

I understand that there will be price drops. I'm torn on whether or not that will occur at E3. There are reasons for it to go both ways.

What are the reasons for it not to occur? Retailers have been offering sub MSRP all year long. The consoles are sitting on shelves around the country. Really love to hear why MS shouldn't drop the price at E3.

 

[LithiumSpade]

Do you think the console will soon be price dropped to $399? If so, $357 tradein is one of those "not usually worth it to trade in a console except situations like this one"

Don't really have an opinion on whether it's likely to drop, but taking the assumption that it is, i'd still say no, honestly. The rumoured fall lineup for the console is strong, so why not wait it out and pick up a PS4 at a small discount on Black Friday? The key PS4 titles don't get worse due to the passing of time, so what's the hurry?

 

[SpartanN92]

Fair enough

But when E3 comes around sony could be leading 2:1 or 3:1 worldwide and we are only 7 months into this generation. So what do you think is gonna happen for (presumably) the next 5-6 years of this generation?

2:1 would have Sony at 10 million units and 3:1 would have them at 15 million (Currently at 7 million).

They aren't getting to 10 million by E3 (in little over a month)

 

[SFenton]

What are the reasons for it not to occur? Retailers have been offering sub MSRP all year long. The consoles are sitting on shelves around the country. Really love to hear why MS shouldn't drop the price at E3.

Well, simply put, the Xbox division, traditionally, isn't a money-maker. The Xbox One is being sold at a profit. Investors want to sell the Xbox division. If the division suddenly stops making money again- even if they end up with more sales- investors will not be happy.

Conversely, as many people have pointed out, selling more consoles creates more brand awareness, etc., I'm sure I don't need to cover those bases.

 

[qa_engineer]

357 sounds like a good deal to me.

 

[TomShoe]

Thinking about trading my Xbox One in at Gamestop... but they will give me $357, same as trading in PS4, which is really funny. What's the best way to go about switching platform, GAF?

Yeah, you need to either take the deal or keep it forever. Electronics depreciate in value very quickly, so you should get your money's worth.

 

[JayEH]

I think the 357 price is including a trade bonus towards some game just to let you know.

 

[Natureboy99]

Play both, silly! Why limit yourself?

Do you live with your parents with no life responsabilities? Not everyone has money, cabinet space, or time to support every platform. Most people dont have enough of those things to support even 2 platforms.

 

[SFenton]

Do you live with your parents with no life responsabilities? Not everyone has money, cabinet space, or time to support every platform. Most people dont have enough of those things to support even 2 platforms.

Combine this with the fact that at least these two platforms require online pay and it's not so easy anymore.

 

[LithiumSpade]

Do you live with your parents with no life responsabilities? Not everyone has money, cabinet space, or time to support every platform. Most people dont have enough of those things to support even 2 platforms.

I mean, that's one possibility...or they're self sufficient? Why stick a personal attack in there?

 

[Raven Prime]

Play both, silly! Why limit yourself?

Spending more, just to keep a system you don't like also sounds pretty self-limiting to me.
That cash could have gone towards games he would actually play and enjoy, or other things he would like to do.

 

[TomShoe]

Do you live with your parents with no life responsabilities? Not everyone has money, cabinet space, or time to support every platform. Most people dont have enough of those things to support even 2 platforms.

We get your point, no need to be an ass about it.

Still, that's correct. When it comes to buying both a PS4 and an Xbox, the value (bang for your buck) of buying the other one goes way down since you'll only be playing exclusives on one, which are becoming fewer and further in between. If you wanted a 2nd console, either Wii U, a handheld, or a PC would be a better use of your hard-earned money.

 

[LithiumSpade]

Spending more, just to keep a system you don't like also sounds pretty self-limiting to me.
That cash could have gone towards games he would actually play and enjoy, or other things he would like to do.

Several platforms have had weak launches. The advice to wait it out and not "limit yourself" is because it's apparently easy to give up in the first six months and then regret it later. Games make a system, and at the moment we don't know enough about the future to say that one system is irrelevant.

Edit:

We get your point, no need to be an ass about it.

Still, that's correct. When it comes to buying both a PS4 and an Xbox, the value (bang for your buck) of buying the other one goes way down since you'll only be playing exclusives on one, which are becoming fewer and further in between. If you wanted a 2nd console, either Wii U, a handheld, or a PC would be a better use of your hard-earned money.

Now this guy, I totally agree with.

 

[UpsideDownAce]

2:1 would have Sony at 10 million units and 3:1 would have them at 15 million (Currently at 7 million).

They aren't getting to 10 million by E3 (in little over a month)

You're assuming Microsoft has sold 5 million xbones at this point.

They've only said they've shipped 5 million. Not sold

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

Well, simply put, the Xbox division, traditionally, isn't a money-maker. The Xbox One is being sold at a profit. Investors want to sell the Xbox division. If the division suddenly stops making money again- even if they end up with more sales- investors will not be happy.

Conversely, as many people have pointed out, selling more consoles creates more brand awareness, etc., I'm sure I don't need to cover those bases.

I'm sure they do want that, but if the consoles aren't selling (which they aren't), then you have to adjust the strategy to sell those machines. Like I said, retailers have been offering pretty absurd promotions all year long. I highly highly doubt they were doing that without getting money back from Microsoft. A price drop will hit, as it should.

OT: You have three options. Keep the console (what I would do), try and sell it to a friend for 400 (this is going to be a hard sell), sell it for the $360 (lol..no) that GS is willing to give you.

You are going to want to buy it again in another year or two anyways.

 

[HI. BILLY MAYS HERE]

2:1 would have Sony at 10 million units and 3:1 would have them at 15 million (Currently at 7 million).

They aren't getting to 10 million by E3 (in little over a month)

I thought the most recent numbers were

Xbox = 4 million sold to consumers
Ps4 = 7 million sold to consumers

So a 2:1 seems possible by E3

 

[Glorified G]

It's one thing if you need the cash for something else but if you're going to buy a PS4, $357 in credit is pretty good. Better than the hassle of selling it on Craigslist.

 

[Arklite]

Spec wise it was similar, but boy does the system get sluggish when you try to multi-task. Considering that it's a Microsoft's system you would think they would be better at designing an Operating System that could handle multi-tasking effortlessly.

Not only that, it doesn't run games very well at all. I tried to love this system. I REALLY did, but holy crap this system isn't any good.

PS4 is great and operates smoothly, but it isn't really a super multi tasking beast so I'd hope you aren't diving into it with the notion of it being drastically better. Really the best reason to switch is software, hopefully you like what you see