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Will you buy the PS4 on launch date?
Steveaustin316
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I don't think so myself. I will likely wait about a year like I did with the earlier consoles. No need to rush in right away as there will be enough new PS3 games in the short term to keep me occupied.
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That, and the PS3 still has a long way to go before I want to replace it. Still got a lot of miles left in it.
Seems like two of the biggest launch games for it (Watch_Dogs and Destiny) are coming to current consolse anyway, so that instantly takes away a good amount of appeal.
I'm going to wait to see what MS has instore at E3, also expecting Sony to have way more on display when it comes to actual games, rather than tech demos.
I am looking at buying the next gen console on release, im not sure yet whether that will be the nextbox or PS4.
If it was going to be the PS4 my plan was to get the console on release with what ever package suited and then purchase used PS3 games that i have not had chance to play as i have a 360 currently. so the lack of backwards compatibility is disappointing for me.
When I bought my PS3 I played a lot of the PS2 games I had missed the previous generation between the release of PS3 games I wanted, with that not been an option it might make my jump from PS3 to PS4 wait a little longer.
Plus I still want to see what MS do before committing to a format.
I'm a sucker for new hardware when it comes to gaming (hell i even own the sharpshooter for the move), i usually get every console in each generation starting with the Playstation on launch day and the rest when they are cheaper
Hell even the disappointment of it potentially being released early next year in the UK will be counteracted with the fact the longer it takes to launch the more launch day games i'll be able to get
Mark
The rather obvious manufacturing flaws in launch PS3's/360's seems a good reason to me.
Doesn't mean a thing.
Similar issues would appear within the warranty period (based on most RROD's) so that's a cost to the manufacturers.
With the PS3 most of the problems emerged after the warranty period.
Apart from the fact I have a long list of PS3 games I want to play, by the time I get through them the PS4 will be cheaper and have more games, which to me begs the question why buy the PS4 at launch if I am still going to be playing a lot of PS3 games.
I'll wait a year to see if there are any bugs like the RROD.
This! Couldn't have put it better myself.
Plus launches tend to be a mixed bag tbh and it takes a while before most consoles have must have titles anyway.
Uncharted would make it more tempting tho...........