It will probably surprise those of you who have never seen me comment before, but I love video games. Shocking, right? In fact, I love them so much I tend to branch out beyond my favorites and play whatever I can get my hands on that also peaks my interest. This past generation is also the first one in which I have not sold older consoles to get the newer ones, so of course it's that much more difficult to get them. Having done some calculations, I'm pretty certain I will have about $450, if not more of saved money by the end of this year. Which leads me to my little conundrum, what the heck do I get with this money? The obvious choice would be a PS4, right? But why get one system when I get two other ones that have a few more games I want to play? Decisions, decisions...
Just to get it out there, I do not plan on buying an Xbox One or a PC. Those things may come at a later time, but for now I want to focus on getting one of the two options I am about to list for you below. Also, I did technically ask all this in a comment before and got some really awesome responses, so I thought I would approach the rest of the community and see what they think.
So let's start with the obvious choice: the Sony Playstation 4. The Playstation 4 is the hot sensation in the gaming scene right now, the strongest piece of console hardware on the market and Sony's big console comeback after the wonky launch of the PS3 (or as I like to call it, the third console curse). PS4 isn't perfect by any means, its updates are slow and there are not too many games I want for it just yet. I would say that the one game I REALLY must own for it right now is InFamous. Though I can say for certain that that will quickly change come this Fall when games like Arkham Knight, Evolve and Destiny come out. At $400 for the console, it is obviously the most financially demanding of my options and I will most likely only be able to get one game. That all being said, I will more than likely be able to ask for more games as holiday gifts and save up for even more later on down the line.
Now herein lies my other option. A $300 Nintendo Wii U and a $200 Sony Playstation Vita at the same time. Both of these systems are like illegitimate cousins to me: They are both profoundly underrated, have great overlooked content, and some controversy surrounding their launches and cycles. So why pick these two over a PS4? The answer is simple: games, games, and more games.
The Nintendo Wii U is FAR from perfect, to say the least. No party chat, no invitation system, not a lot of online multiplayer games, and of course third party support for it is a big pile of meh. This "meh" is also about two steps from being completely nonexistent. So why am I considering the Wii U? Like I said, games. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D was an amazing experience and I am insistent on getting my hands on its sequel. I played coop on my friend's Wii U on this as well as Mario 3D World, both of which were crazy fun. And with games like Mario Kart, Smash Bros. and Bayonetta's sequel on the rise, it feels like a no brainer to be ready to jump in. There is also the chance of a price drop around the holiday season.
Vita is actually a pretty similar case (to say the least). Having an HD screen that can fit in my hand is a pretty awesome investment, especially if this screen can support my PSOne Classics, indie games and any full console games I get through cross-buy. With the possibility of a price drop come the holidays because of the new slimmer model and of course because Black Friday. So put these two together and it's at least $500 when not counting deals and price drops. An even bigger stretch than the PS4, but it should be doable, give or take. The reason why I don't consider price drops or deals for PS4 is because in contrast to Wii U and Vita, the PS4 is selling much better than both systems and is set to outsell both (it already has outsold Wii U if I'm not mistaken). So I'm expecting to have to pay $400+ for PS4 and less than $500 for the Wii U and Vita.
Just to clarify, I know it's a little unethical to buy a Sony handheld in tandem with a Nintendo console. But the thing is I already own a PS3 and a 3DS. Vita can technically do some sync up features with PS3 and the 3DS has connectivity with Wii U, so I do believe that I will be satisfied with both.
But which should I choose?! Both selections are extremely enticing. PS4 will have a ton of software on it by the beginning of the following year (which doesn't even consider indie support), while the Wii U and Vita already have a small but respectful and growing collection of games I would love to play on them. Whichever I decide ultimately, all I can say is it certainly will feel great to be a gamer.
So what do you guys think? And thanks for reading.
We were expecting problems with mod support, but there are a lot of other issues.
This is why you get the GOG version on gog you can select the version of the game to download.
On pc fallout 4 fallout new vegas and skyrim are all broken on steam because they all got the same "next gen" update.
Skyrim dec 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/sky...
Can not find new vegas but anyone that modded it knows the script extender there was also broken
Not accidental, they want modders to stop modding their older games to force them to mod Shitfield.
There doing the same on starfield with a mods store and blocking mods
There goal is like blizzard and what they did with fallout 76 you make mods they can sell and you become a slave.
On skyrim they have "trusted" mod devs now basically a badge that lets your mod on the store you get a crumb of the sale when someone buys it.
lol to the disagrees, the last Skyrim update broke mods too. They've been trying to kill mods to monetize them in creation club for years, it's not a stretch that they purposely put out patches just to break free mods.
The disagrees are from people who have common sense. They aren't trying to kill mods. Most mods for any game will break with a new update because they rely on files/code that have been changed. This isn't new. Even with Bethesda this would happen way before the creation club. Mod support is literally one of the things that got Bethesda to where they are, and they're one of the only devs that releases comprehensive mod tools for each of their games.
Over 14 GBs and doesn't change much at all? What? Taking up that much drive space for a pathetic 'remastering' is shameful.
Par for Bethesda.
LOL people are actually expecting massive improvements or something? From Bethesda?? the same people who released Skyrim multiple times and the all look like shit? THAT Bethesda? are people for real?
The ps5 version doesn't change a ton but from my small playtime it's enough to make me want to replay it just to have it running at 60.
A side note to this my PS4 version no longer boots after it's "update" so I guess that's what it feels like to own a Bethesda game on PC
As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.
And yet the biggest tech companies in America are essentially that. They buy up all the small comps only to kill them off and steal what they have, and if they can't buy em they bleed them to death.
Eventually they’ll realize the value is with the employee not the company. Buying an IP means nothing if the people who contributed are let go. They’ll get it one day.
tech is different because they buy threats and then kill them. Twitter bought Vine and did nothing with it. Despite people seemingly liking it. Could've had tiktok a decade before bytedance. go figure.
They buy IPs not talent. That's why these buyouts never work and the IPs die. Right now it's too expensive to develop games - but I expect that to shift maybe as AI tools can make it easier. The best games have been indie games for awhile as big developers fuck their ips to death with "games as a service" -
A voice actor from The Coalition's third-person shooter series, Gears of War, has hinted at a new game announcement coming in June.
Hopefully Microsoft will go back to the original story line and get away from that woke nonsense from the last Gears game Gears of Woke! But were talking about Microsoft so all the betting money is on more of the same woke nonsense.
The Locust trilogy concluded with Gears of War 3. I don’t get how Gears 4 and 5 are “woke” .
The vita has a decent library but may not have the genres you are looking for. Dont rule out getting a used one though.
I wouldn't buy either a WiiU or PS4 yet. The PS4 does seem to have the better outlook though.
PS4 would be the best choice due to having better support in terms of software
Very interesting - realistically how much time do you have to play the games you want? Will you definitely be looking to get your hands on a PS4/WiiU/PSP later down the road anyway?
Personally, I have a pretty good PC and am very interested in getting a PS4 once Alien and Batman are out (they'd make for a pair of lovely console introduction games) but that's not until Oct/Nov.
I'm very much considering buying a WiiU for the space in between because I've played so few Wii games and absolutely zero WiiU games, it'd be like two consoles in one for me. £180 2nd hand doesn't seem like such a bad deal...plus online infrastructure means fairly little to me.
Now I noticed you didn't mention the Wii (apart from DK but don't know if you completed it or sampled) so am thinking you could potentially be in the same boat which means it would make a lot of sense to purchase a WiiU.
The above point could also work in relation to the PSP Vita, I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it just yet other than potentially it could partner the PS4 very nicely - kind of a wait and see regarding Now integration and future PS4 firmware updates. But that's just my opinion, I've never owned a hand-held (did steal my cousins Advance for a while which was great) and as you already own the 3DS I'm assuming you know more about that area than I do.
Hope this helps, have fun.
Not to rain on your parade but there is little to no connectivity between the systems you want and currently have.
The PS3 and Vita more so I suppose but it is extremely limited. As far as the 3DS and Wii U go, I wasn't even aware there is any connectivity between the two other than a unified ID system which I can't necessarily call connectivity between the two, mainly just a combined account and nothing more. There is not anything more than that right now for the Wii U and 3DS.
To be brutally honest I don't see them bothering, I see their next handheld having a better chance at that than the 3DS. I have a feeling they will announce a new handheld in a year or two if the Wii U is still alive and kicking, not to sound too negative but things are not looking bright for it currently.
Also, the last I heard, Miyamoto said it was too complicated, which I can understand, the Wii U and 3DS are not similar enough for me to really see it work like a PS3, PS4 and PS Vita. Plus Sony had that intention all along and had been working with remote functionality since the PSP, it seems Nintendo is just considering the idea of it for the Wii U and 3DS, even before there wasn't much connectivity even with things like the Gamecube and GBA.
The most I heard of the 3DS working with the Wii U was back in 2011 when Nintendo said they would have cross play between both systems for Smash Bro's but sadly it was later announced that Wii U and 3DS players won't be able to play together after all.
Just giving you a fair warning, I wouldn't be expecting much from either the 3DS or Vita when it comes to connecting to the devices you have and plan to buy with it, if you got the Wii U and Vita that is.
As for helping you choose, I really couldn't tell you, I am a true gamer at heart and will play anything on any system really, as long as it is fun to me.
I own everything besides the Xbox One right now and I would have that also if Microsoft wasn't so shady all the time, I can only take so much but that is not to say there aren't any Xbox One games I am not interested in. I just have been burnt by Microsoft many a time throughout my life, so I am holding out on the Xbox One. Plus I have no use for Kinect, I just wouldn't use it and I don't like buying things I just don't personally see a need to use.
Anyway good luck choosing what you want, all I will say whatever you choose, I guess it really doesn't matter, they are all great systems.
You seem like a open minded chap, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding games with whatever you do pick. Another way of looking at it, is I usually end up buying every system there is eventually anyway.. So I tend to just grab what appeals to me the most for the time being first, if that helps any..
Tough choice, tough choice.