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I chose XB1 because i had a 360 before it and never had any problems with that (in both guises - original white and newerblack slim/wifi one) and nobody in my group of friends had a PS3 apart from one lad who had both and didn't really like the PS3 and neither did any of the rest of us when we played it either.

going even further back, while the PS2 was an amazing console, the original xbox when that came out was always my go-to console (i had both PS2 and Xbox) because it felt like it could go on for ever, the PS2 was always breaking... so it probably all stems from there.

but right now, i haven't played a PS4 so cannot pass judgement on the quality of the console or the gameplay but i have held a controller and it feels cheap and fragile compared to my XB1 and if the console follows the lines of the controller then i daren't think about it. the XB1 isn't a light console, i will say that, but it feels VERY well made and is very quiet during gameplay, even after a few hours on Elder Scrolls Online... well i say a few hours, more like half a day at times... again i also reckon the Kinekt is great, but i only really use that to turn the console on and off and make subs on fifa.

connecting a controller to the console isn't as simple as before, well it is in that you press a button on the side of the console and one on the top of the controller but unlike the 360 where the lights on the controller and xbox used to spin, they all just flash randomly on the xbox and you have no idea what's going on until something miraculously happens and it connects, this can be a pain when a group of us go to one persons house and each bring a controller as it takes about 10-20 minutes to set up etc. but i don't know if the PS4 is the same...

another thing i can't speak for the PS4 about is installing games. I could go out now and buy, say, Assassins Creed from ASDA and bring it home, put it in my XB1 and then have to wait at LEAST half an hour, more often than not an hour or so for the damn game to 'install' from the disc, which is pointless anyway as you still need to put the disc in to play the game.

Otherwise i can't fault it. If it were to break or get stolen i'd replace it ASAP with another XB1.

plus i reckon the XB1 looks better...



i do have the white XB1 however which looks sexy as hell

Just buy both.

I was waiting for the new silent hill to come out before buying a PS4.
It's not coming out now.

I'm still on PS3 60GB which I updated yesterday with a 320GB hard drive. It plays all my PS1 and PS2 games, I brought it new last year (NOS) so I did away with my PS1 and the PS2 is in another room.

I also still have my normal Xbox, 2 in fact, both of which have been modded with 500gb hard drive and play NES SNES PC AMIGA MEGADRIVE GAMEBOY SEGA and arcade games.
Both also store whatever you throw at them on the hard drive.

My 360 sits nicely with my PS3, still unmodded, still working, glossy black 320gb model.

I have around 160 original 360 games, about 30 PS3 games, around 200 PS2 games ect
I tend to just buy them and play them when I get the time.

PS3 and 360 share a 120 inch full HD professional projector which I got NIB for bargain price of £550 (should of been £2000).

Sound comes from a Denon AVR-4306 7.1 HD amp with mission bipole surround speakers, eltax centre speaker and wharefedale mini bookshelf speakers. (I've still yet to get a subwoofer).

Can't wait to get a PS4 to test my setup out.

Wow thats appreciated that feedback guys.

So as far as using a game lets say Assassins creed (Ive not played) the game play is the same across platforms and it boils down to what platform you prefer ?? You like the controller you like it if its sexy too, but the quality of the games is equal more or less on each platform the xbox1 and ps4. . .

A quick Google reveals the basic price.
PS4 = £260 - £280
xbox1 = £260 - £280

So there is noting in it nowadays. its a matter of personal choice.




O the lottery winning option lol

So its down to a pros and cons list i think for me.
Those prices seem pretty cheap to what i was expecting, its probably 1 controller lol.

pretty much yeh, it just boils down to what system UI you prefer and what controller is more comfortable for you.

if you're gonna play online then Xbox Live is 40 quid a year ish but you can get it for £20 on ebay for a 12 month code which they email you the code (i have used this option for about 4-5 years and never had a problem) where playstation network is free, but without experiencing it myself, i believe the PS network isn't as stable as Xbox Live.

Retailer selling this ps4 bundle is Smyths toy store.
Price is 299.99

+2

Poor mark's sitting there playing an Atari, the lad wants a new games console.

I'm not just into one console, being honest I went from ps1 to Xbox to 360, when I eventually bought the PS3 I was surprised, it is a better console than the 360 I have to admit although some games are better on the 360 so I alternate between the 2 on what games I buy.

The other good thing about buying both is some games aren't available cross platform hence the reason for me preferring to have both, I mean you can't buy "the last of us" for the Xbox 1 as its playstation only.

If I were you I'd buy both, 1 at a time, just go for the one your happy with first and buy the other at a later date.
You won't regret it.

Other option would be to buy a ps4 or xbox brand new if he dont like the ps4 he can sell it and invest in a xbox.Same goes vice versa.
Another option would be,
Try before you buy.....maybe a freind/s have these consoles you can test them out before you decide on which one to go for.

lol That was boss the Atari lol

Pretty Much like you Ste ive seen users switch between consoles and not really understood why ?
Yes there was a point where it was about the latest graphics and hardware spec, but i think they have leveled out now.
And the only real difference is choice.

I could never get used to the controllers with the playstation, and never used them on the xbox enough to say i liked them or not.
So i guess i could adapt.

I'm leaning to towards xbo1 only because of the link up Microsoft and its link up with windows 10 has to be a plus (No im not on 10 yet lol).

Thank you very much for your feedback guys its helped alot.
I'm not sure if im getting one before chrimbo as the sales may come good.
But only time will tell. . .

Thanks again guys

StarWars Battlefront : just watch BBC CLICK and there saying its limited to the area's you can visit and looks like addon area's are to come as a download at a extra price.

Thanks again

Mark if your getting one you're best waiting for black Friday and buy online ps the ps4 is adding a ps2 emulator soon

if you go for the xbox one get ea access and you get 10 hours of starwars battlefront full game to play with and 10% off if you want to buy it.

xbox rewards link click me get paid for play your xbox games

Im leaning towards xbox1
But not in any rush to buy just yet.

Is 500gb more than enough in size, as 1Tb is a fair jump in price. Also i wont be bothering with kinect.
I will use black Friday con as bench mark for prices.

Your feed back is apreciated guys and helpful.
Is the xbox 2 due out anytime soon??

Xbox 2 ,release date November 2020.
I do not think you can wait that long.