PS4 or Xbox one - which one?

[Pommygranite]

funkyrobot said:

Pommygranite said:

funkyrobot said:

Pommygranite said:

Thanks for all the responses.

I'm buying a Commodore Amiga.

What about an Atari ST?

Pay, poor mans Amiga. Only good for writing music

I had an Amiga. I just thought I'd refer to the technology war we had in the early nineties.

I was playing along with you

The ST just never caught on like the Amiga unfortunately.

God I long for the days of Cannon Fodder, North and South, SWOS, Lemmings, Test Drive, Indy 500, games in big cardboard boxes, the excitement of original content and something being amazing when it got a 90% review which was actually rare

[towser]

Pommygranite said:

I was playing along with you

The ST just never caught on like the Amiga unfortunately.

God I long for the days of Cannon Fodder, North and South, SWOS, Lemmings, Test Drive, Indy 500, games in big cardboard boxes, the excitement of original content and something being amazing when it got a 90% review which was actually rare

You're talking about the "golden age" of invention and creation there.

Games companies had a ton of ideas to mine from - almost everything published hadn't been done before or had been done badly. So anyone who married together a good concept + good gameplay was onto a winner - Eye of the Beholder, Ultima, SWOS, Crammond's F1, Elite, Populous, Chaos Engine were all stellar titles on Amiga.

In terms of game concept it's not really moved on very far from there though - just refining the same basic concepts ( 3d worlds, RPG, godsim, driving sim, platform shooter ) there seems to be a dearth of innovation today. Granted the concepts have been polished brilliantly!!

Maybe Oculus and the like will trigger a new wave of invention and engagement?

[RustyBison]

I had the same issue a year or so back. I went with the PS4 but have recently switched to the Xbox One as a couple of my mates bought one. It so much better gaming with friends!

[JB!]

PS4 because my mates have them...

[Jasandjules]

JB! said:

PS4 because my mates have them...

Yup, both machines are pretty similar in terms of what they do (subject to any "red lines" you have re: certain games) but the one your mates have is always going to be more fun.