Is anyone still buying a PS4/Xbone this year?

[The Sceneman]

they were playing it in that swanky euro mansion in xXx, right before Xander slept with that prostitute.



 

start thinking Playstation!

[Groogrux]

My PS4 preorder is now paid in full.  And I did it all with trades except for $40.

[Eel O'Brian]

So, what do you guys think the chances are of actually getting a PS4 in 2013 if you didn't preorder? I didn't pay attention to any of this until I realized I could pay for it without spending actual money, so I missed the boat on preorders.

[archnemesis]

In the US it might be difficult. I don't know how fast they can push out a second shipment. Why don't you put down a pre-order on Amazon or any other place that doesn't force you to pay in advance? (Unless you have store credit somewhere.)

[radioheadrule83]

With Sony's Gakai stuff not happening anywhere until 2014, and Europe being later than NA, it wouldn't surprise me if game streaming from profiles drops with related issues. I'm curious to see how many promises Sony actually deliver on when day one comes, and how much was vapour - it wouldn't surprise me one iota if we were in an age of pre-baking / target-rendering OS level shit now.

Xbone releasing in the UK a week earlier than PS4 isn't much of an advantage for them here, but it was the right move if they want to do well here. Should be interesting to see the marketing assaults from both of them in a couple of months time.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Xbone could release a year sooner in europe and still lose, just like now, only this time worse since they are more expensive.

[archnemesis]

Gaikai was never promised for Europe so they haven't broken that promise yet.

[radioheadrule83]

Xbone could release a year sooner in europe and still lose, just like now, only this time worse since they are more expensive.

We'll see.

I think they'll come out of the gates behind, purely because of the price alone, but as things settle into non-holiday sales - I could easily see Xbone being considered better value in some quarters. Depends if things like the pass-through DVR and other live features are received well and if consumers actually take the Kinect and FIFA14/Forza things into consideration.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Of course you think someone might think the xbone is better value, you have a wii u for christ sake.

[Eel O'Brian]

In the US it might be difficult. I don't know how fast they can push out a second shipment. Why don't you put down a pre-order on Amazon or any other place that doesn't force you to pay in advance? (Unless you have store credit somewhere.)

everyone's sold out of preorders

[archnemesis]

It's weird that they aren't taking pre-orders for the second shipment.

Are you looking forward to any of the launch games? Otherwise you can just wait for an Infamous bundle in 2014.

[Eel O'Brian]

I kinda wanted to play BF4 for the novelty of the full 64-player multi on console

[Groogrux]

Preorders on the PS4 are completely cut off until launch, according to what I have heard.  Xbone is (or was yesterday) taking preorders again at GS, probably for the last time as well.

HOWEVER, you might have luck getting a PS4 on launch night if you can get to a store in a smaller town.  My boss came back from conference last week and he's pretty convinced that we may have a couple extras that night.

[Eel O'Brian]

I don't really need it on launch day, but I would like to play around with it while I have some holiday free time, so before year's end would be nice.

[Eel O'Brian]

Fuck yeah, fiancé checked at Wal-Mart for me this morning and they still had pre-order slips left (she said they were kind of hidden on the back of a display), so I dropped some money down and got a pre-sale receipt.  I wonder if I'm gonna need to do some nerdy shit like show up at midnight to make sure I get it?  Wal-Mart doesn't oversell things like pre-orders, do they?

[huckleberry]

Don't know if they oversell pre orders or not but I wouldn't risk some random Wal Mart employee giving your shit to some CAG'er or family member and then giving you the 'oh well what can you do' look when you show to pick it up the next day.

[Eel O'Brian]

yeah, I guess I better go around midnight, good thing it's only a couple of blocks away

[headwalk]

yeah, I guess I better go around midnight, good thing it's only a couple of blocks away

you should bring your fiance. they'll think you're a movie star or something.

[Eel O'Brian]

I'm probably going to, she couldn't put the ticket in my name when she picked it up for me. I'm down as an authorized "pick-up" person, but I'd rather not chance any hassle. I've been to a couple of Gamestop midnight releases in the past, felt like a doofus both times. I guess I can feel like a doofus one more time just to make sure some random jackass doesn't snatch up my shit to sell on ebay.

[Great Rumbler]

[brob]

Derek Yu?

 sell-out.

[Phoenix Dark]

My PS4 preorder is now paid in full.  And I did it all with trades except for $40.

you're killing the gaming industry, Larry

[Diunx]

Do people really take their TVs outside for this things?

[Great Rumbler]

No.

[Phoenix Dark]

NFL fans may be obsessive enough to buy this shit...

[Yeti]

I am in awe at that table. How is it balanced on two wheels without tipping over? The rug under it is ugly though, looks like a ratty shower curtain.

[Joe Molotov]

It ties the room together, man.

[Sho Nuff]

HOW DOES THAT TABLE WORK it's really bugging me

[Shaka Khan]

That's not a bad commercial actually. It's not aimed at me obviously, but I can see how this type of ads can be effective.

Speaking of ads, has Sony been promoting the PS4 on any of the conventional channels? Beside inFamous' ads on YouTube I'm not seeing anything.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I think it's a good commercial.  If the Xbone works as seamlessly as it does in that commercial, that could be a pretty good selling point for the NFL fegs.  Also football fegs drop all kinds of crazy money on stupid shit so it wouldn't be too unreasonable for them to spend $500 to talk shit to someone online.

[MCD]

[Eel O'Brian]

already dirty

[Diunx]

So glad they are using the metro interface, people really love it.

[MCD]

So glad they are using the metro interface, people really love it.

http://www.winrumors.com/windows-phone-wins-idea-2011-peoples-choice-design-award/

[Diunx]

So glad they are using the metro interface, people really love it.

http://www.winrumors.com/windows-phone-wins-idea-2011-peoples-choice-design-award/

 

[Sho Nuff]

So glad they are using the metro interface, people really love it.

http://www.winrumors.com/windows-phone-wins-idea-2011-peoples-choice-design-award/

 

[Positive Touch]

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=637

 

[pilonv1]

No sports fan would waste screen real estate with that fantasy stuff, that's what tablets are for.

[Diunx]

Have to get up at 8 for the gym and here I am at 2 in the morning watching a fucking sony conference

[Himu]

I just can't get over how they have the tv outside on an apartment patio In New York. That is NYC, right?

[Huff]

Stop being so poor and live a little himu

[Brehvolution]

By time the xbone comes out, the NFL season will be over half over. I'm pretty sure that you don't get live games on the xbone either. So they are advertising people watching HIGHLIGHTS of a game already over and talking trash about it.

[DCharlieJP]

i've stopped fighting all pretense after the wife gave me a talking to and have admitted i'm buying everything. EV RE THING. Day 1. From the earliest possible vendor.

[Tasty]

i've stopped fighting all pretense after the wife gave me a talking to and have admitted i'm buying everything. EV RE THING. Day 1. From the earliest possible vendor.

So the answer to the OP is no then?

[mjemirzian]

I might pick up my PS4 preorder to sell on ebay later.

[ferrarimanf355]

Still getting an Xbox One, I need Forza 5 in my life.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Apparently two guys from work are getting an xbone because it has "better online" an "I just use it for streaming/entertainment"

[Purple Filth]

i've stopped fighting all pretense after the wife gave me a talking to and have admitted i'm buying everything. EV RE THING. Day 1. From the earliest possible vendor.

So the answer to the OP is no then?

 

though to be fair he can import (which is more likely not out of the realm of possibility for someone like DC) since they are apparently region free

[ferrarimanf355]

Apparently two guys from work are getting an xbone because it has "better online" an "I just use it for streaming/entertainment"

Not for the new Killer Instinct?

[Rufus]

500$ for a streaming box?

[Mr. Gundam]

So like Japan, I'll pick one up next year.

[DCharlieJP]

So the answer to the OP is no then?

i have pre-orders from the US - so no, the answer is not no

[Purple Filth]

So the answer to the OP is no then?

i have pre-orders from the US - so no, the answer is not no

as expected

[Tasty]

So the answer to the OP is no then?

i have pre-orders from the US - so no, the answer is not no

seriously, seek help

[Damian79]

It is not like Nintendo.  Atleast he can use it as the ps4 will be region free.

[BlueTsunami]

Getting a PS4 cause I want to get down on Rhyme

[BlueTsunami]

Getting a PS4 cause I want to get down on Rhyme

[BlueTsunami]

Getting a PS4 cause I want to get down on Rhyme

[Phoenix Dark]

By time the xbone comes out, the NFL season will be over half over. I'm pretty sure that you don't get live games on the xbone either. So they are advertising people watching HIGHLIGHTS of a game already over and talking trash about it.

yea but you can watch Red Zone!

[brawndolicious]

Newp, neither console is worth $400 to me at the moment. I'm going to wait until there is a price drop and a decent library as it's still too early to know how each console will differ as far as performance and exclusives.

The XB1 seems like it'll have better exclusives but what does it have over the PS4 as far as online infrastructure, hardware, or the actual OS if you don't care about recording gameplay or anything involving kinect?

I will miss not playing Battlefield 4 but obviously BF5 is going to be the one that really pushes the next-gen consoles and it'll be out soon enough. The game that will definitely make me pull the trigger will be Mirrors Edge 2.