Features - QOTW: What excites you most about PlayStation 4?

[anselhelm]

The fact that consoles with brand new technology still don't look as good as PC games with a technology that's a few years old

[Andrew McP]

Before I played The Last of Us I had no intention of getting a PS4. Heck, I'd hardly used my PS3! But since being awed by Naughty Dog's ability as a developer and lured away from my "PC elitist" mindset, I've thoroughly enjoyed Uncharted 2 & 3, been amazed at Journey's beautiful experience, and had a lot of fun poking around with the "free" games I keep getting on PS+.

I then fell in love with Super Stardust HD, because my first gaming love was Asteroids in the arcade in the early 80's. That led me to pay more attention to Resogun as both a great game and a superb tech demo, and... well, eventually I found myself with a preorder which I never quite got around to cancelling even though it makes no sense to buy so soon.

Ultimately it's a bit of a tech adventure which could easily end in tears and disappointment. But 2.5 years on since my last PC Master Race upgrade I'm under no pressure whatsoever to upgrade again, so the money I would have been spending on new PC toys is being frittered away on a console I will definitely be buying anyway as soon as Naughty Dog release something for it.

[crossy]

I like the look of it, but I will hold out for a while. at least till the first price drop.

I still have a PS3 which I hardly ever use, and have quite a few games which I have hardly played. I like the PS3 so I think I should try and get some use out it before skipping ahead. I prob wouldn't end up playing it either.

i bet I sound nuts in this post.

Nope, you don't sound "nuts" - actually I was going to agree with you. I waited a good while before buying my first XBox360 (didn't bother with the original XBox - Playstation instead), and while I pre-ordered the current XBox (as a trade-up - thanks GAME!) that was because I wanted some of what that new revision promised.

I would have probably been a shoe-in for an XBone, but the lack of backward compatibility and the high price put me off. So if I am to get a new console at all, then the PS4 is definitely in with a shout.

Problem is that I've spent a LOT of money on the PC this year (new graphics card, memory, disks and motherboard) and it's now pretty acceptable for a Windows PC - still takes an "age" to get to the point that I can use it (damned software updaters) and I still get the occasional BSoD (although not nearly as many as before the mobo upgrade - thanks Cat!). So the "crossy" funds are somewhat compromised.

Said it before - if Microsoft are insisting that I rebuy all my titles then Sony's in with a shout. Especially as Sony don't seem to have put a "foot wrong" to any meaningful extent, whereas MS seem to always be in "reactive" mode. Oh, and there's no real "clear blue water" between the two consoles from a technical point of view - in which case the XBone's ugliness means it's last place, I'll go for something prettier and cheaper. Certainly the crowds around the demo model in my local Argos seemed impressed.

That said, up until Saints Row IV shipped I was a real keen console gamer, since it shipped the XBox hasn't even been switched on.

[DasHotShot]

Nothing. PS4 and Xbox One are two pieces of obsolete hardware, designed for 12 year old arcade gamers who don't know what high-end graphics are. Or in one word: "Toys"

[GoodZE]

Nothing, console sucks.

[shaithis]

The chance of a hypervisor instead of an emulator to play exclusives on PC

I do not even mind buying the Naughty Dog games, I just don't feel like paying 400 quid for a mid-range custom PC to play them on

[jimbouk]

Might get PS3 games cheaper Shame about the backwards compatibility, I'm not going to stack a PS3 and a PS4 next to each other.

Maybe get the slim after a die shrink, once I've finished all the PS3 games I want to play (still haven't bought Assassin's Creed 3 yet!).

Most exciting, it's a steam box in disguise. I look forward to someone cracking it

[jonah]

Nothing. I can't see myself ever getting a games console. I'd far rather game on a pc.

[chockimon]

At £50, games are too expensive, especially when I can buy PC games for £25 or less.

[HSK]

Nope, you don't sound "nuts" - actually I was going to agree with you. I waited a good while before buying my first XBox360 (didn't bother with the original XBox - Playstation instead), and while I pre-ordered the current XBox (as a trade-up - thanks GAME!) that was because I wanted some of what that new revision promised.

I would have probably been a shoe-in for an XBone, but the lack of backward compatibility and the high price put me off. So if I am to get a new console at all, then the PS4 is definitely in with a shout.

Problem is that I've spent a LOT of money on the PC this year (new graphics card, memory, disks and motherboard) and it's now pretty acceptable for a Windows PC - still takes an "age" to get to the point that I can use it (damned software updaters) and I still get the occasional BSoD (although not nearly as many as before the mobo upgrade - thanks Cat!). So the "crossy" funds are somewhat compromised.

Said it before - if Microsoft are insisting that I rebuy all my titles then Sony's in with a shout. Especially as Sony don't seem to have put a "foot wrong" to any meaningful extent, whereas MS seem to always be in "reactive" mode. Oh, and there's no real "clear blue water" between the two consoles from a technical point of view - in which case the XBone's ugliness means it's last place, I'll go for something prettier and cheaper. Certainly the crowds around the demo model in my local Argos seemed impressed.

That said, up until Saints Row IV shipped I was a real keen console gamer, since it shipped the XBox hasn't even been switched on.

In the same sorta boat! I just spent a bit on a PC a couple of weeks ago (still need to decide on a decent GFX card, have hardly switched it on) but once I do, I think that will be my gaming for a while... and some casual stuff on the existing PS3.

Once a few more decent games on the PS4 pop along, and there is a price drop, and im bored of the gaming Ive done on the PC / PS3 I will buy.

Or maybe i wait for the PS4 slim! it's bound to happen!

[outwar6010]

First party sony games.

[ik9000]

Nothing. Long live PC gaming.