PS4 or Xbox One - Whataya Buyin?

With the E3 dust settling, people are starting to take their stands on which console to buy, PS4 or Xbox One. Some love Xbox One, others PS4, and both sides have their reasons. Unfortunately most people just can not afford both at launch and so are forced to chose a side, even if they have no horse in this race. So what are we buying? Well I asked the team to tell me which system appealed to them the most and why. And, even though LevelSave is a family, families have disagreements.

[Intentions]

Both, the game bundles will determine which one i'll get first tho.

Extra information:
Not getting either at launch
Waiting for bundles eg: 2 controllers + 2 games.
Depending on what games, then that would be the first console ill get.

[Kanzes]

PS4 first because it's cheaper, then Xbox One so I can still play Halo

[Kanzes]

Halo 4 is still good, Maybe it's not great as Halo 3 or Reach, but it's still fun

And I expect more Gears of War and The Last Guardian too for next-gen :)

[georgeenoob]

I was gonna buy both, but now just the Xbox since there's no more drm.

@classy
Do you really expect a next-gen halo to be so similar to halo 4?

[SonyWarrior]

im getting ps4 with: psn+, watchdogs, BF4, Order 1886.

[user71484]

And Gears.

[sobekflakmonkey]

All seriousness aside...that title "Whataya Buyin?", who laughed out loud at that? because I did, I loved that in RE4, that merchant guy was ACE!

But yeah, I already Pre-ordered my PS4 and everything, I live right next to a mall and there's an EB Games(Canadian Gamestop), a Best Buy and a Future Shop, as well as a target, pre-ordered at EB though, gonna hit that up for the midnight launch!

[HammadTheBeast]

Public service message. Not even half of the PS4 first year exclusives have been shown off yet.

[abzdine]

PS4 all the way!
i don't support capitalist bastards so they're not gonna get a cent from me! maybe used in 5 years!

[NukaCola]

PS4. I've been enjoying Sony consoles since 1996 and I've never been disappointed.

X1 is now back on the table with the changes, however $500 and their extra fees are still a NO for me.

[MysticStrummer]

PS4 the win.

http://www.xboxonevspsfour....

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Haven't made my decision yet. Still waiting on games and more details on each console

[Spontogical]

I'm getting the PS4 first. Definitely not at launch anymore though. There is just nothing really that special about the new consoles apart from prettier graphics right now.

Xbox One, maybe at the end of the generation when Kinect is not included/dropped. I might just avoid the XBOne on principle like I did the 360 simply because of MS's methods/ways of handling things.

Time will tell.

[Majin-vegeta]

24 pack...oh and PS4.

[reef1017]

Sir I disagree... it should be a 30 pack and a ps4

[AngelicIceDiamond]

I disagree, the last thing you wanna do is puke all over your shiny new console.

[Heisenburger]

Lol they disagree.

"No my good sir, that is the very FIRST thing I wish to do with my shiny new console."

[Kingthrash360]

I hear thats what they are gunna do to the xb1, buy it, play it, then puke all over it in buyers remorse.

[ChipdiddyChip]

I am getting both but if I had to choose one, it would be xbox one due to the fact the games they showcased at e3 were more enticing for me than the ps4 games.

[jon1234]

thank you!

[Kanzes]

Yes, I really can't wait to play Halo in 1080p 60fps, Titanfall multiplayer, and Minecraft One Edition with my friends.

[HammadTheBeast]

And I'll be doing all that on my PC! Good luck.

[Mainsqueeze]

you will be playing the new halo on your pc?

[HammadTheBeast]

I don't really care or even like Halo anymore, they're breaking it every year, last good Halo was 3 and last Great Halo was 2.

[aceitman]

I expect ms to show the same games while sony shows more new ones at gamescon its another big one for sony at the uk a couple new ips and lbp3 god of war redemption , uncharted 4 , while the Tokyo game show will bring the last guardian and a couple rpgs. maybe ms will show something but I just have this feeling that they let everything out from the backlash they got on mays showing. but for me is ps3 , I think its the safe point , and im a little skeptical on ms developing the x1 in 3 years time .

[abzdine]

do you think all games will be available day one? do you guys have a brain to think?
Do you also think about Sony only showed their US games? all this without Uncharted and God of War!!!
Gamescom will be about PS4 exclusives again, and this time they will be coming from Euro studios.. same goes for TGS in september!

You wanna get X1? Fine!! but you are getting nothing more than 3 exclusives day one! they've only shown CG trailers how can you say " it would be xbox one due to the fact the games they showcased at e3"
this is one brainless statment

[Neoninja]

Both for me

[GreenRanger]

PlayStation 4, and a packet of M&M's.

[Heisenburger]

There is only one question left then....

What type of M&M's?

O.o

[IamTheStorm81]

Both on day one.

[CaulkSlap]

Same here. But I'm guessing %80 of my console time will be on PS4. The power advantage makes it the obvious primary platform for all multiplats.

[VersaVulture89]

Both eventually. Xbox One first because I like the launch lineup more.

[Deividas]

Really? I didnt think Xbox One had a good lineup at all...Besides Forza 5, they didnt have anything special

[VersaVulture89]

I like Dead Rising 3, Forza 5, I need Killer Instinct... I'm interesting in Ryse since it's a controller based game now instead of a Kinect only game.

I like Sony and the PS4 will be a great console, but the only game that interests me at launch is Killzone. If Infamous was a day 1 game... I would have bought a PS4 day 1.

[nukeitall]

Ryse, Quantum Break and Titanfalls are all great looking games!

Not huge into racing games, but Forza 5 also looked great. Also loved the driveatar i.e. AI in the cloud thing they were talking about.

I pre-ordered both, but saddened the Xbox One got crippled by the community. The awesomeness that could have been!

[Kanzes]

Don't worry about community my friend. At least if you buy Xbox One, you can play a lots of good multiplayer games such as Halo, Minecraft, Titanfall, and maybe Garden Warfare. That's a lot of fun!

[Deividas]

Already Pre-Orderded a PS4 and just bought a brand new $500 Graphics Card for my PC. Not really interested in Xbox one currently, ill pick it up when it goes down to $300

[hakesterman]

$ 500 on a Graphics card that you will want to update in 2 years, how silly is that?

[B-radical]

Agreed even next year would be a better time to buy maxwell comes out and im sure amd will have good cards

[B-radical]

Should of waited till next year to buy a gpu dumb move man

[ochie927]

That is so true! That was a dumb move man ...you should have waited till next year.
But wait, if you do wait for next year to buy a gpu, it is a dumb move as well because..wait for it...you could have waited for 2015!
But wait, if you do wait for 2015 to buy a gpu, it is a dumb move as well because..wait for it...you could have waited for 2016!
But wait, if you do wait for 2016 to buy a gpu, it is a dumb move as well because..wait for it...you could have waited for 2017!
But wait..

[S2Killinit]

PS4 for me. The decision was made easier because of everthing up until this point in time.

[greenlantern2814]

Ps4 for sure.
Xbox1 went from no chance to a strong maybe, but I feel there are to many unknowns so I will wait and see just how good it really is before making a purchase.

[hakesterman]

I'm with ya, I'm going to wait 12 months after launch before i make my decision. There is no real good reason to jump in right away.

[Rask]

Both. PS4 at launch and Xbox One when the new Halo come out.

[Mikeyy]

Playstation 4.

but thats no surprise.

[AlexanderNevermind]

Pre-Ordered and paid for PS4. My PC and PS+ will keep me gaming until then.

[No_Limit]

Xbox 1, controller, Change and play kit, Dead Rising, Forza 5, Killer Instinct, Battlefield 4, and either Ryse or Watchdog.

[donman1]

PS4 for Sony's 1st, 2nd and 3rd party AAA games. Already have the WiiU for Nintendo 1st and 2nd party games. I don't see a need to invest $500 for a Xbox One.

[Jughead3416]

For me, XBOX ONE's DRM and always online issues wasn't ever a big deal. I don't trade games much and my internet is never offline. But, PS4 is still so much more attractive to me. The exclusives that you know will be on the PS4 is enough. Not to mention the pricepoint, and the graphic and performance capabilities. I will eventually get an XBOX ONE, but PS4 first. It's already fully paid for.

[kwandar]

Wii U.

No annual subscription to play online, more exclusives, bigger technological leap, comes with a game, and backward compatibility.

PS4 maybe in a couple years, but the PS3 has lots of life, there isn't that big a leap in technology from PS3, and PS3 has a good library of games available today, many of which I already own.

Xbox One? I don't see a reason for it.

[Kanzes]

Haha, Wii U didn't even support Frostbite 3.0 and Unreal Engine 4.. even PS3 and Xbox 360 can run it (even it only looks 10-20% of the next-gen quality)

[thesavagelife7]

Uh no you idiot EA lied you retard.

[hakesterman]

Wii U = Epic Failure.

[G20WLY]

It's great not having to pay to play online with Wii U, but the problem is there's nobody to play online with :(

Waiting for players before you can enjoy a deathmatch is infuriating! >:(

[Aclay]

PS4 for me solely because the PS platform is the one I grew up on after my SNES days, so I figure I'll just stick to what I'm already comfortable with.

Even with all the uproar over the X-One and Microsoft's reversal of DRM policies, eventually I think most of people who owned both the 360 and PS3 will eventually get both PS4 and X-One as well.

As far as Software is concerned I think Microsoft has a stronger launch lineup/launch window with games like TitanFall, DeadRising 3, and Ryse that won't be on PS4-- although, TitanFall may end up on PS4 later since it's not published by MS.

[True_Samurai]

An Xbox One with a copy of Ryse :-D
Don't want a PS4 sorry ^_^

[Shuyin]

And 0 fuck was given.

[True_Samurai]

And the same thing goes for Sony fanboys :-D they can go FTS

[vikingland1]

I preorderd both last week. I can't decide which games yet. I'm thinking about RYSE or Forza5 for xbox one. Then for PS4 Killzone and when infamous comes out I will get that for sure. I will be bouncing back and forth between the 2 for my gaming enjoyment. I can't wait it's going to be a fun holiday season!

EDIT: Destiny looks good too.

[Hazmat13]

PS4 then xbox. love killzone, Infamous second son and The Order looks badass.

[HexxedAvenger]

I'm getting a Xbox first. Then a ps4 later on. Dead rising and killer instincts won me over.
I have my drinks on the way!

[Transporter47]

Ps4 launch can't come too soon.

[JW1080]

Playstation all the way!

[Npugz7]

PS4

[nightfallfilms]

Getting Xbox One first. Just traded in my 360 and about 30 games, got $735.00 in credit. Payed for Xbox one, extra controler, COD Ghost for my son and BF 4 for me. Still have $39.00 credit for another game, trying to decide.

[XboxSeriesBest]

Pre-ordered the PS4 with 6 games and a controller. M$ is too busy playing catch up with Sony to actually produce a quality product. Never bought an xbox and never will

[Benchm4rk]

Than you are missin out mate, Ive always bought both and really enjoy the variety to choose from

[XboxSeriesBest]

The only games that I'm interested in from M$ are timed exclusives anyway. So I'll be able to play them on the PS4 fairly soon.

[Grimhammer00]

I'd get Xbone....
......a world where I wake to soft music chosen by kinect. My cell rings - it's kinect telling me my friends are playing halo....oh sweet user come - play Xbone! Your glorious future awaits!

Alas, I waken. The light is bright. My ankles hurt as equally as my eyes. The booming voice has no empathy. It, like its creator is heartless and malevolent. It prys at me - sharing my secrets to those who've paid handsomely to Kinect's father.

I look at my wrists....like my ankles, they hurt with the weight of DRM shackles. Once I thought these shackles were destroyed....now their grip is complete.

I wonder how I got here....how this day had come to pass, what had I done that brought me here?

I bought an X1....my fate was sealed.

In the distance....past the shadows and fog of time, a sole figure looks back at me. His eyes full of darkness and contempt.....

....moving quicker than my eyes can track, he effortlessly....

.....flips the switch....

Bwahaahaaaa!

[wenaldy]

cool story brah.

[Benchm4rk]

Xbox One Day One Edition with Watchdogs and Forza 5. Pick up COD and BF4 shortly after launch. If Destiny was a launch title that would be first pick

[AustinG909]

Xbox One, all the way! PlayStation 4 later.

[TheOneEyedHound]

La la la la oh Fail!!! La la la la la oh Fail!!! La la la la la oh Fail!!! La la la la la oh Fail!!'

[MadLad]

Both, a few years down the road when I am assured of each console's stability and each have an extensive list of quality first-party releases.

[QuickdrawMcgraw]

Ps4 for me.I'll wait to see if MS actual releases all those exclusives in the 1st year.Never used my 360 after the Alan Wake which I thought was a great game.What year did that even come out?Seems so long ago.Nothing exclusive came out after AW for my gaming taste.

[oxcar1]

RYSE?? Why would i want a bad GOD OF WAR clone!!?? Ryse didn´t impress me at all. Definitely getting a PS4 day one... already preordered it

[mafiahajeri]

I'm baffled that some people think the launch lineup for the Xbox looks better! Dead rising looked mediocre and Ryse looked mildly interesting. Titanfall is something I could wait for on the ps4 and that's pretty much it all the other games are multiplat. Gamesom can't come soon enough.

PS 4 for me mainly killzone 4 looks to good to pass on...

[dcortz2027]

Long answer: PlayStation 4.

Short answer: PS4.

[punisher99]

PS4 for me. Playstation just have better franchises. Just imagine an Uncharted or God Of War game on the PS4. But inFAMOUS and Driveclub also look amazing.

[Sarobi]

PlayStation 4. I don't think I have to go into much detail about how amazing Sony's first party studios are.. so that alone makes my investment that much worth it. Anything else will either be purchased for PC or Wii U.

[Shuyin]

PS4.

[th3diseased]

Pre ordered an Xbox One.... Wait it gets better... Then Immediately canceled it and got a PS4. Boy did I have a close one there boys.

[BuffMordecai]

PS4, better specs and cheaper price. Also I couldn't support a company that tried to push DRM bullshit on us in the first place.

[sAVAge_bEaST]

bf4+ps4=gr8ness

(anyone one that buys a One, is a poser of a gamer,. they support a company that cares not for the consumer,.. but only cares about profits,.
They have shown their hand ,and if you want gaming to go in that direction, you will only bring about the destruction of true gaming,.. their hand has been shown.)

[Benchm4rk]

Anyone that can't accept the fact that people have the right to choose what console they own should be ashamed to call themselves a gamer. I'm getting an Xbox One and so are a lot of people. Doesn't make me a poser. I've probably contributed more to gaming (whether it be Microsoft Sony Nintendo Sega Atari) than you have. I can imagine that when the PS3 and 360 was released you had to ask your mummy and Daddy to get one for Xmas. Me I've been gaming for years and buying my own consoles. So come November go get your Ps4. I wouldn't want a narrow minded peasant like you in the Xbox community anyways

[sAVAge_bEaST]

just because I've been gaming since '84, doesn't mean I want video game systems turning into 1984.

[TheOneEyedHound]

Sony PlayStation 4.

[TheOneEyedHound]

I love Sony's consistent Line-up of fresh exclusives.

Leading to my decision.

[horndog]

X1 day one also have a ps4 pre-ordered to sell if it becomes a hot hard to find item for the holidays. Figure I could sell and buy two more x1 games from it.

[Benchm4rk]

For the price those babies will be going for on eBay I could imagine you could buy the whole launch line up for the Xbox One and still have change left over

[horndog]

Lets hope youre right. I would love to cash in on the ps4.

[Whitey2k]

I dope would only sell a ps4 u better of selling ur x1 u soon start to cry later during the console life

[Max-Zorin]

PS4, but I'm gonna wait until the morning to pick up my pre-order. People don't know how to act during a midnight launch.

[horndog]

You mean excited like a kid at a candy store?? How else do people act at the launch of a new console?

[Benchm4rk]

Like criminals. I remember heaps if people getting robbed after the ps3 launch. But at $599 US and $1000 here in Australia I wasn't surprised.

[Grimhammer00]

I wonder....if this is how the decline of freedoms starts. Lol

Not by some evil dictatorship exerting its influence - but by consumers willing to forget the transgressions their fav products were going to impose; suddenly thwarted by the strength of those willing to fight for all our rights!

Kinda same speech we give our slutty daughters - "your worth more than this! Hold yourself to a higher standard" - applies to how we should look at big corps & our relationship with them.

Edit - I prepaid in full my ps4 & killzone.

[just-joe]

Right now, neither. Sometime next year, PS4 for Infamous.

[thesavagelife7]

PS4 day 1

[majedx9]

Already per order PS4 but I will get X1 and Wii U
Just like the last gen.

[Whitey2k]

Very easy for me ps4 stronger in the long run great lunch games like watchdogs bf4 cod warframe outlast socom remake and most popular zombie game thats not making its way to the silly x1 is DayZ

[MasterCornholio]

PS4

[Themba76]

PS4 with BF4 and Watchdogs for me the system just fits me. I think sony has more variety as far as games is concerned shooters are okay but i want more variety. (i miss jrpgs) tired of just playing shooters. dont get me wrong I still love battlefield but i want more variety and im not much into racing i hate kinect and sports games. kinect is a stupid gimmick i dont care what anyone says plus i don't have any kids so kinect is pointless. and im tired of missing out on naughty dogs games they might be the best developing studio out there. the last of us will probably get goty this year and im kicking myself for missing it. im not making that mistake again. and halo is startin to get old.

[tudors]

Xbox One first or both if I can afford.

[DEATHSTROKE-cro-]

PS4 and hopefully two games. from these 4

inFamous
Killzone
Watch Dogs
Battlefield 4

Sony said 20 exclusives in first year.
and we'll get free games with PS+
and PS4 already has like 6 free games.
on of them Planetside 2 which I can't wait to play :)

[Excalibur]

I CANNOT support M$'s vision of Next Gen gaming at this time PS4 only for me.

[Picnic]

It seems that I have never had an easier buyer decision than this generation.

The WiiU is off my radar compared to the competition.

The Xbox One may potentially come up with some interesting ideas for Kinect 2.0 but since they haven't told me what that might be... And never been bothered about playing Halo. And liked some of what Rare did but it's been so long now. Killer Instinct may be a fan service game but a) it's not being made by Rare and b) I'm not really a fighting game fan anyway.

The PS4 has already announced several games that I am genuinely very interested in (rather than the case with the PS3 where it was like I was waiting for the PS3 to have some games that had some of the quirky originality of some PS2 ones).

And the Share button sounds so good plus having a touch sensor on the controller.

I must admit that the idea that the PS4 is very much like PC architecture did worry me to start with. I actually kind of liked the fact that the PS2 and the PS3 had very unusual architecture, as if being a puzzle that the most talented would crack. But, as it has been said that the PS4 has categorically got more horsepower than the Xbox One, there can be no cause to worry. There is no danger in the PS4 losing the character of Playstation.

Mark Cerney has nailed it and kicked the ball in to the net and out of the other side.

[---stone---]

PS4 day one. If and when M$ releases a $399 Xbox One without Kinect. I'll pick that up as well.

Hell, If M$ released Xbox One @ $499 without kinect I would buy it and have both the PS4 and Xbox One day one.

[noctis_lumia]

ps4 ofc

[GABRIEL1030]

PS4 :D

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Wii U

I'm a die hard Smash fan so I gotta get it. The only thing I'm interested in thats NOT on Wii U is FF15 and KH3. I'll probably end up buying a PS4 and Wii U later on.

[LiarasBoobs]

Im going to stick with my PC at launch, but I'll most likely eventually get a PS4.

[jjb1981]

Both

[Giantbomb82]

XBOX ONE for sure. Just because I believe the PS3 still has a lot of life in it. the 360 is done. I think the Xbox One sitting next to my PS3 is a great combination. I can keep getting great PS plus content and play Titanfall(it's the best of both worlds) not to mention Last of Us, GTA 5, Gran Turismo 6, Beyond:Two souls. PS3 is still going strong.

[stage88]

PS4 of course. You'd be crazy to miss out on a Naughty Dog game.

[DFresh]

Only console I'm interested in is PS4.
Upgrade my PC also.
PC/PS4 FTW!

[greedybear88]

PS4 and Killzone: Shadowfall

[xxShadow-Shockxx]

Real Quick.
Im not trying to be a fanboy or anything right now but I do like Playstation Better. Sonys done it a lot longer. and just produces a better experience all around.

now quick question, when the xbox fanboys say "I just think Xbox has better games than PlayStation" or PlayStation sucks Xbox has way better Exclusives".

Name all these so called better exclusives.
and only the relevant ones not ones that no one cares about.

[theway]

Was going to go with xbox 1 but decided to switch to the PS4 even after the greedy people at microsoft lifted the drm what ever.Im giving sony a shot this time around, I like remote and the hard drive upgrade option more on the ps4.

[xxShadow-Shockxx]

good choice, playstation Is gonna have the better online experience this time