PS4 Vs XBox One

Have been using a 360 the last few years but am going go for the ps4, too many restrictions on the Xbox one for me.
Anyone know where best to pre order for launch, or has that ship sailed?

No "neither" option?

I was a big Xbox fan before i switched to PC, i was holding out from getting a 360 pending the release of the next gen stuff. Sony haven't interested me, and neither have Microsoft. I'm on the fence as to whether to get anything at all, I'll wait to see how they are when i know some people who've got them and can give a proper opinion.

We have a PS3 and a Wii U downstairs and will definitely be getting a PS4. Our two oldest boys have Xbox 360's but will NOT be having an Xbox one, ever.

I don't like that they won't be able to share the same game! I don't like the the fact that you HAVE to cnnect every 24hrs to the internet, and I most definitely DO NOT want a constantly connected microphone and camera in my house!!!!

I haven't pre-ordered a PS4, I am waiting for a release date and will decide whether to pre-order or just go and buy it when it hits the shops.

I must say I am disappointed that Sony have stipulated that you have to have a playstation plus account to play online We have one anyway, have done for years, but to make it compulsory is following in Microsoft's footsteps.

Mel x

Most likely I'll be PS4 if/when I plump for the new ones! Microsoft really couldn't have done a worse job of PR for their new machine if they tried. It looks the business but I have massive reservations about it...

• Price, far too high & unjustifiable.
• Kinect, I do not have the space nor inclination to use this piece of dross, nor do I intend to do anything about that, I already have a Wii which I personally haven't used in 3 years.
• Lack of clarity over pre-owned, I frankly refuse to pay for a second license & ultimately have seen the bad publicity such moves have had in the past.
• Connectivity, while I'm almost constantly connected to the internet I don't like the fact that if for whatever reason it goes down on some end, the machine turns into a paperweight. I remember the PSN outtage a couple of years ago, it's only a matter of time before the same happens to Xbox Live.
• Lack of any games announced which make me go "wow" and are exclusive, I mean Halo was passable 10 years ago, now it's just a spray and pray which looks pretty but ultimately is limited in it's appeal.

Playstation on the other hand has similar spec, similar style, no enforced use of camera, no draconian DRM (although still possibility of online passes) AND fixing to be a better all rounder games machine. Then there's the fact it's significantly cheaper & region free, which is handy for someone like me who likes things which are difficult to acquire (baseball games for instance).


But I was massively turned off when I saw the comments of Microsoft's head of interactive entertainment division which were arguably the most condescending and disrespectful comments I've seen for a while. "we have a product for people who aren't able to get some sort of connectivity, it's called Xbox 360" (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mattrick-downplays-always-on-xbox-one-concerns-says-those-without-internet-should-get-a-360/0117097) Sorry, but that's the point where they essentially said we don't care about your opinion, stick to the old stuff if you don't like it.


As a former games retailer, Xbox One so far looks like a mission in brand destruction and a very successful one at that because I can guarantee that retailers will be less than chuffed with them. Doesn't take much to severely impact a console, especially when it's already got a lot going against it, but when you annoy retail, well, that's difficult to recover from!