Author Topic: What is your plan for next gen? (Read 4699 times)

Himu · « **on:** May 12, 2012, 04:40:33 AM »

I'm sure most here have a plan on how they're going to precede with the next generation.

Handheld exclusive?
PC exclusive?
Console exclusive?
Going to be multi-platform?
Sticking with one system?

I'm going with pc as my main system next gen. If Japanese companies start bringing over their shit to pc, that'd be even better, but I'm going to have to get the new xbox for a entertainment box, XBLA, and the occasional Japanese console game. As far as handhelds go, 3ds is starting to look good, but iphone is still the show stopper and Vita looks dead, so it looks like it'd be best to wait that one out.

maxy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2012, 04:50:27 AM »

games that I like exclusive

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2012, 04:54:42 AM »

I'm thinking of just taking it easy and playing on my laptop for a while, there is plenty I want to play on it.

Then buying one console that is looking good a year in or so.

I don't see myself buying a handheld ever again and I have had the GB, GBA, DS, DS lite, Game Gear, PSP.

archnemesis · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:10:12 AM »

I'll probably end up with PC, PS4, Vita, and 3DS next-generation unlike some of the other platforms get a must-have exclusive.

MCD · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:26:28 AM »

Buy everything.

iconoclast · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:32:09 AM »

- Buy a Vita for DJ Max Technika, Project Diva, and the 999 sequel thing
- Buy whatever console Dodonpachi Saidaioujou is released on, even if it's the Weeoo. (But hopefully it will come out on 360)

That's my only plan so far. I could just stick with my PC, MAME, and Xbox 360 for years, but I'll buy any console if it has games I want to play. I guess that hinges on Capcom starting to not suck, Platinum's continued survival, Valhalla actually releasing games, and Cave/Grev/AM2 making new arcade games that eventually get ported.

Vertigo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:00:27 AM »

Planning to be Multiplatform Just like this gen

For this year though won't be getting a WiiU yet too many other games out for PS3 and 360 that i plan to get.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:37:03 AM »

how can we plan when we don't know what we're getting? I'm set PC-wise for another 2-3 years at least - we might not get new consoles 'til I'm ready to upgrade....

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2012, 08:06:23 AM »

I suppose I could plan on not buying another Sony or Nintendo console but meh, they're cheap, what the fuck.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2012, 08:22:25 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on May 12, 2012, 06:37:03 AM

how can we plan when we don't know what we're getting?

Yeah this. Laptop's pretty new here and I'm not getting anything at its launch esp. since all 3 started off this gen by selling broken consoles.

Momo · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2012, 08:50:51 AM »

Pretty much buying indies on steam and PSN/XBLA to tide me over till next gen.

And handhelds. Not jumping in day one like I did last time

Damian79 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2012, 09:00:21 AM »

I get everything as always.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2012, 09:16:59 AM »

Way too early to tell and even then, who knows.

For instance, I was dead set against the Wii until Mario Galaxy came out. That is probably my game of the generation there.

That said, this upcoming generation, I will have the least amount of spare time ever in a console generation. It is hard for me to keep up and buying games just means that games will sit around for a while. Shit, I bought FFXIII-2 and Tales of Graces F and both are still in their shrink wrap. Granted, part of it is that I was still playing Warriors Orochi 3 but still, I have maybe 5-6 hours of prime gaming time a week. If work is slow, maybe double that amount. That isn't much.

Part of me is just tempted to stick with the monster $2500 PC I put together. Steam always has some awesome deal on a game I want to play and it manages to play every new release I want with max settings at full frame rates. It kind of seems like a waste for me to buy this expensive rig and then let it gather dust to play PS3.

I think this E3 will be pretty important to me in terms of what I want to do for gaming. The Wii U is going to shatter a lot of dreams Nintards have built in their head and I don't feel the slightest bit sympathetic for them. I'm sure we'll see the next PlayStation and Xbox or at least some kind of game announcements. I won't be swayed by Sony's bullshots that they are so well known for but I think you could suss out what the next generation of consoles can do.

Regarding handhelds, I have no interest. The Vita is almost flatlined and let's be honest, there is very little Sony can do to turn that around. The 3DS has a couple of titles I'm interested in but I don't really know when I'd have the time to play them. The Vita would be interesting if someone hacked into it, I think it could be a beast of a machine with the right media playback functions and emulators.

So there's my thoughts. Nobody probably cares but I think this generation is the first one I thought about sitting out. Whereas I just had to have a 360 so bad for this generation that I imported a Japanese 360 and played the games that had English text (which were quite a few in those days) and yes, I even waited in line (briefly) for a Wii + Mario Galaxy. I just don't have that enthusiasm this time around and I blame my 50-60 hour a week job plus my furthered education.

archie4208 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2012, 09:32:13 AM »

Buy some more hats in TF2 and Dota.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2012, 09:35:07 AM »

Probably play some video games.

Huff · « **Reply #15 on:** May 12, 2012, 10:38:38 AM »

Going to buy a vita at some point. I'll wait to post e3 to figure that out.

Dunno about the rest. I usually wait at least a year before buying any console. My little brother will prob buy the nextbox as soon as his cod players switch over.

Owl-faced Wizard · « **Reply #16 on:** May 12, 2012, 11:18:02 AM »

Just gonna try and chill and see how everything plays out. Pick up the interesting games as they come, get the consoles when they're cheap. Going to upgrade my PC when all the systems are out - I expect it will work like it did this gen with consoles being the lowest common denominator for PC games.

Himu · « **Reply #17 on:** May 12, 2012, 11:25:18 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on May 12, 2012, 06:37:03 AM

how can we plan when we don't know what we're getting? I'm set PC-wise for another 2-3 years at least - we might not get new consoles 'til I'm ready to upgrade....

Well, read the TEXP's post. Some people's gaming habits and - more interestingly - tastes have changed over the years. While we don't know anything about the next batch of consoles aside from Wii U. I think that looking at the current crop of consoles and analyzing the good and bad, on top of your own personal gaming tastes, it's possible to have at least an idea of what direction you may head in or what currently interests you, but also what currently turns you off.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18 on:** May 12, 2012, 11:31:22 AM »

Probably the same general direction I'm in now.

As long as the next xbox has XBLA backwards compatibility, I'll most likely get it. Combine that with a mix of ios and PC gaming.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #19 on:** May 12, 2012, 12:08:21 PM »

if all the consoles are infested with anti-used drm i won't be participating at all, i'll just invest any money i would have spent on them in upgrading/building PCs - where i may not be able to resell my games, but they're all $20 or less by the time i buy them so the loss is minimal

i already have over a year-long steam library

if console makers and game publishers are gonna tell me to go fuck myself, then i'm gonna say "you first"

that, plus tablets and handhelds

tiesto · « **Reply #20 on:** May 12, 2012, 12:17:03 PM »

Wherever the Japanese games go next gen, I go... as of now it's looking that I have to buy the shitty 3DS

This will probably be the first generation where I don't buy all the major consoles on the market since the 8 bit era...

magus · « **Reply #21 on:** May 12, 2012, 12:18:44 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on May 12, 2012, 12:17:03 PM

Wherever the Japanese games go next gen, I go... as of now it's looking that I have to buy the shitty 3DS

This will probably be the first generation where I don't buy all the major consoles on the market since the 8 bit era...

TURBOGRAFX 256 BELIEVE

cool breeze · « **Reply #22 on:** May 12, 2012, 12:18:45 PM »

Buying a PS3 and 3DS at launch was a huge mistake. I have all the available consoles but only really play games on my PC or iphone. Buying all the consoles was a huge mistake. If we're including 3DS and Vita for next gen, then between those, PC, and iOS gaming I'm happy.

More excited for PS4/Duragno for raising the standard of games I'll play on PC. If both consoles build on what the PS3/360 offer, I'd be fine passing on them. Speaking too soon, obviously. I'll buy a Wii U for Nintendo games, just don't know when. Could be launch if there's a good reason and it's not too expensive.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #23 on:** May 12, 2012, 02:39:57 PM »

Thing I have discovered over the last few years is that the games i play A LOT have some mp hook.

I played lots of Gears, COD, WoW, LoL, SC2, Fifa and soon D3.

In between I played a few other games but usually can't be bothered to finish them and I just go back to my MP game of the season. It's a rarity I finish anything SP these days.

etiolate · « **Reply #24 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:33:27 PM »

Quote from: maxy on May 12, 2012, 04:50:27 AM

games that I like exclusive

Yup.

I would like to play Beyond Good & Evil 2 so I might be interested in a system that has that. If there's a Metroid or Zelda then I'll be into that.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #25 on:** May 12, 2012, 05:40:22 PM »

Wait until price drop

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #26 on:** May 12, 2012, 06:30:35 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on May 12, 2012, 02:39:57 PM

Thing I have discovered over the last few years is that the games i play A LOT have some mp hook.

I played lots of Gears, COD, WoW, LoL, SC2, Fifa and soon D3.

In between I played a few other games but usually can't be bothered to finish them and I just go back to my MP game of the season. It's a rarity I finish anything SP these days.

The biggest difference for me in games is that no one platform is able to contain nearly everything I want to play like it was in some of the prior generations. It reminds me of how television expanded into so many cable networks. So I tend to hedge my bets on the platforms that fill the holes and needs I want the most. I love Nintendo games for example. But for me personally their platforms don't offer me enough to buy them just to get that fix.

I love MP games but I also still like single player games with the difference being for the most part I only buy the single player games that offer crazy length or the ones that have appropriate pricing relative to the content. So XBLA type stuff gets a huge boost. And the big mega games I still buy. But the middle class of games, I find I either don't have the interest, or am not willing to spend the money to play them, or even invest the time. I bought Dungeon Siege 3 on some crazy Amazon sale for a low price. I started playing it. But I realized the barrier isn't just the price. It's me spending my time on a mediocre game when I could instead be playing something else or doing something else. So I stopped. And I probably won't ever pick it up again. The vast majority of middle class games fall into this situation.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #27 on:** May 12, 2012, 07:25:16 PM »

I hear ya, thats actually the other thing I noticed, its either an AAA title or some small game like Plants vs Zombies.

Jamie · « **Reply #28 on:** May 12, 2012, 07:34:09 PM »

I was going to go with handheld only, but I'm actually starting to make decent money so I'll go with all systems and revisions that come out. Just to have them I guess. Then when the games of my favorite series come out I'll buy those and maybe a few unique ones. I barely finish any of my games so I won't be buying much.

Takao · « **Reply #29 on:** May 12, 2012, 07:37:42 PM »

I own a 3DS and a Vita right now. I'm expecting like negative amounts of Japanese games next gen on consoles so unless Sony puts out some awesome first party titles I'll probably just get a good PC and beg for ports.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #30 on:** May 12, 2012, 09:28:17 PM »

* Drink lots of coffee
* Play lots of Visual Studio, Sublime Text, and Narcissistic Self-Loathing

bork · « **Reply #31 on:** May 13, 2012, 10:40:56 AM »

-Already have the 3DS and Vita and will buy any significant redesigns that are released (especially for the 3DS).
-Will likely buy both the next Sony and Microsoft consoles.
-No plans to buy the Wii U at the moment. I didn't play the Wii enough and I'm not interested in buying the equivalent of a Playstation 3 with a 480P tablet controller.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #32 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:20:52 AM »

PC because i'm not a fegget

Diunx · « **Reply #33 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:28:15 AM »

Same as this one, wait till they hit $99 or close and pirate the shit out of games.

Himu · « **Reply #34 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:31:28 AM »

Quote from: Diunx on May 13, 2012, 11:28:15 AM

Same as this one, wait till they hit $99 or close and pirate the shit out of games.

360 and ps3 are not 99

Diunx · « **Reply #35 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:33:24 AM »

That's why I don't own either.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #36 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:41:28 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 13, 2012, 11:20:52 AM

PC because i'm not a fegget

i support this new, factually accurate phoenix dark

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #37 on:** May 13, 2012, 04:11:50 PM »

There's a huge gap in the market. And it's called 'responsible and parental'. Parents play games like 'flick the paper into the bin' on ios deliverers .

Make it cool. RAP is a perfect acronym. And it's black sounding too.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #38 on:** May 13, 2012, 05:11:01 PM »

Actual fact: you can divide most gamers into two sections
i) single men

ii) builders, blacks, paedophiles & single mothers.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #39 on:** May 13, 2012, 07:08:12 PM »

pc because

Gospel · « **Reply #40 on:** May 13, 2012, 10:14:11 PM »

I don't know yet. But, we will shall see

pilonv1 · « **Reply #41 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:14:46 PM »

Not buying anything that lets me play used games, I'm sick of developers missing out

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #42 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:42:17 PM »

I'll buy one console, but probably 6 months to a year after launch. Region-free capability will play a big factor in that decision.

FatalT · « **Reply #43 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:52:59 PM »

I hate to say it but I'll probably just stick to PC and iPhone gaming. My consoles are now Netflix machines for the girlfriend.

archnemesis · « **Reply #44 on:** May 14, 2012, 02:35:05 AM »

Even if the next generation of home consoles are underpowered compared to modern PCs, I'm likely to pick up at least one of them. As long as Japanese publishers don't support PC gaming there is going to be plenty of reasons to own at least one console.

Momo · « **Reply #45 on:** May 14, 2012, 03:39:20 AM »

I'm kinda hoping for a red console next time around, the red PS3 looked good, sadly the red 360 looked like fuck-leftovers

Tasty · « **Reply #46 on:** May 14, 2012, 10:58:18 AM »

Wii U + 3DS + PC + Android

cool breeze · « **Reply #47 on:** May 14, 2012, 11:10:41 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on May 14, 2012, 10:40:42 AM

uh oh, blew it all on beer, pot, and hookers again, hunh?

probably the reason sold past 10k last week

Takao · « **Reply #48 on:** May 14, 2012, 12:19:36 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on May 13, 2012, 11:42:17 PM

I'll buy one console, but probably 6 months to a year after launch. Region-free capability will play a big factor in that decision.

welcome to your playstation orbis overlord

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Kinexbox could be region-free too I suppose.

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Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #49 on:** May 14, 2012, 12:44:47 PM »

Quote from: Takao on May 14, 2012, 12:19:36 PM

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on May 13, 2012, 11:42:17 PM
I'll buy one console, but probably 6 months to a year after launch. Region-free capability will play a big factor in that decision.

welcome to your playstation orbis overlord

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Kinexbox could be region-free too I suppose.
[close]

Gotta get my janky Gundam gaming on.

cool breeze · « **Reply #50 on:** May 14, 2012, 01:34:12 PM »

I remember when I though Gundam games were going to be like this on the ps2 :'(

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #51 on:** May 14, 2012, 01:44:23 PM »

I loved everyone getting so excited about the Gundam PS3 tech demos. Clearly no one in that GAF thread had ever played a Gundam game before.

MrSingh · « **Reply #52 on:** May 14, 2012, 10:32:34 PM »

I have no money and no job! No next gen consoles for me. :'(

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #53 on:** May 14, 2012, 10:40:17 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 13, 2012, 11:20:52 AM

PC because i'm not a fegget

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Human Snorenado · « **Reply #54 on:** May 14, 2012, 11:15:17 PM »

PC exclusive. Console only gaming is for distinguished mentally-challenged fellows and Nintendo enthusiasts... but I repeat myself. Hand helds generally have nothing I like on them. I'll play the odd game on my ipad I suppose.

Bildi · « **Reply #55 on:** May 14, 2012, 11:18:50 PM »

Most likely I'll get an Xbox, but will hold off until something I really want comes out.

Zelda could make me buy a WiiU, but I'm hoping Zelda comes out late in the WiiU's life and I can just buy a backwards compatible WiiU2 instead and skip what's probably going to be another underpowered and hence ignored console.

PS4 is unlikely but not impossible. I'm not much for the controller shape so if they change it I'd be more interested.

chronovore · « **Reply #56 on:** May 20, 2012, 03:30:13 AM »

I keep telling myself to wait a hardware-rev before buying anything, but I probably won't.

And I have almost no interest in Playstation at this point, so I guess that leaves Xbox3.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #57 on:** May 20, 2012, 06:56:23 AM »

I will wait until the systems are cheap enough before buying so in the meanwhile i have PS3/360/PC games to play till then

Third · « **Reply #58 on:** May 20, 2012, 02:13:04 PM »

Getting all three consoles eventually.

But I'm least interested in the Nextbox. Haven't played the X360 in over a year now.

naff · « **Reply #59 on:** May 23, 2012, 06:21:54 PM »

I duno, I'll probably get whatever Sony, MS and Ninty end up offering. I tell myself I should only get one because I'm not playing games much anymore but I've thought the same thing for the past 2 gens and still end up getting them. Tho this long ass gen is pushing me more towards just getting a baller PC, but I'll always have consoles as an aside at least. Will not get anything at launch except for maybe the nextbox depending on what cool shit it has.

My pipedream for next gen would be MS releasing a handheld that runs XBLA titles 1-1 with the main console.

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Author Topic: What is your plan for next gen? (Read 4699 times)