Which teaspoon, I mean games console.

[croyde]

As I traverse middle age as a sad old loner, I've been playing Call of Duty 4 on my iMac, whilst I sit in my flat and realise that my kids are starting to have their own lives to lead.

Well first I'm crap at using the keyboard and the track pad and keep getting blown up plus I have a nice big plasma in the sitting room wired up to decent speakers.

There is a barely used, and now broken I think, Wii conected to it and somewhere in my junk I have a Playstation 2.

I understand that the newer PS3 and 4 won't play the old discs so time to start afresh. Not really interested at getting destroyed by 10 year olds with headsets on line but what's best and good value for money.

PS4 or XBox One?

ETA Oh the 3 HDMI sockets are all in use. BlueRay/YouView/ChromeCast so apart from replugging should I buy a hub of some sort?

Edited by croyde on Tuesday 5th August 11:53

[Jasandjules]

I would say which one do your friends have?

But if no friends have one, then I'd say a PS4 simply because I prefer them (and the controllers)..

[Hackney]

If you don't have to have the very latest games, go for a PS4.... all the best games and will be cheaper (I'd guess) because of PS4
Gran Tourismo is a PS3 rather than 4 game anyway.

[Morningside]

There is an old stickered thread here on "Video Games"
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Justayellowbadge]

Jasandjules said:

I would say which one do your friends have?

Did you read the original post?

[DoubleSix]

PS4 has roundly beaten XBONE in this generation through a focus on being primarily a games machine and not a home entertainment device.

[schmunk]

croyde said:

ETA Oh the 3 HDMI sockets are all in use. BlueRay/YouView/ChromeCast so apart from replugging should I buy a hub of some sort?

Edited by croyde on Tuesday 5th August 11:53

If you get a PS3 / PS4, you can replace the Bluray player directly.

[Dalto123]

Personally I'm an Xbox person (having previously owned Playstation 1&2) because I much prefer the controller, plus it has Forza -

Currently have a 360, but planning to upgrade to the One when prices drop a bit further.

The only downside is no Gran Turismo

[JimbobVFR]

Dalto123 said:

Personally I'm an Xbox person (having previously owned Playstation 1&2) because I much prefer the controller, plus it has Forza -

Currently have a 360, but planning to upgrade to the One when prices drop a bit further.

The only downside is no Gran Turismo

If I could I'd have both, although I currently have neither yet. While I get the controller preference I'd highly recommend trying the PS4 controller if you can, while the 360 was superior to the PS3 controller I honestly believe the PS4 controller to be equal if not better in some respects to the new XBox one.

Having said that Forza vs GT is a difficult call to make, GT has been getting a bit stale recently so the next one needs to be bloody good IMO

[Foliage]

croyde said:

Well first I'm crap at using the keyboard and the track pad and keep getting blown up

You need a decent gaming mouse with a decent mouse mat, setup with the right (low) sensitivity & acceleration truly switched off (registry setting)

Get yourself a gaming PC (not a laptop) get sat at a desk, get 'steam' and you will be pwning noobs in multitudes of games within weeks.

[croyde]

Justayellowbadge said:

Jasandjules said:

I would say which one do your friends have?

Did you read the original post?

I have got mates but being around my age they are mainly married and busy being under the thumb so like me only have the old consoles sitting under the stairs.

[croyde]

Foliage said:

You need a decent gaming mouse with a decent mouse mat, setup with the right (low) sensitivity & acceleration truly switched off (registry setting)

Get yourself a gaming PC (not a laptop) get sat at a desk, get 'steam' and you will be pwning noobs in multitudes of games within weeks.

Cheers but I'm trying to get away from my desk. The ChromeCast now allows me to watch stuff on the Plasma in the comfort of my armchair so a console will allow the same and won't a gaming PC cost an arm and a leg?

[soad]

http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/xbox-one-vs...

[Silverbullet767]

If HDMI ports are at a premium, the xbox one can take a HDMI in and pass it through to the TV. The only downside is if you want to watch whatever is on the machine that's plugged into the Xbox one, the Xbox needs to be switched on.

[croyde]

Xbox 360 is half the price. What will I be missing out on considering currently I'm only playing CoD Modern warfare on my 2011 iMac.

[Silverbullet767]

The 360 and PS3 are both in the twilight years, after a couple of years you'll struggle to get anything new on both systems. But if I were you I'd get the 360 and some classics in the meantime until the new generation gets much cheaper.

Forza 4
Halo 4
Fallout: New Vegas
Skyrim
Grand Theft Auto V

for starters

[soad]

croyde said:

Xbox 360 is half the price. What will I be missing out on considering currently I'm only playing CoD Modern warfare on my 2011 iMac.

Get it bought! Can upgrade later, if still single, lonely and sad!

[soad]

Just to add, I'd get a PS3 just for the Uncharted series and The Last of Us.

I'm too tight to shell out for a spanking new PS4 just yet.

[kowalski655]

And as for being lonely,plenty of PHers to play with(ooh er missus!!),especially Fora & GT6 & COD/BF4

[THX]

There are some great games on the PS3...

The Last of Us.
Journey
Flower
Limbo
GTA4/5
Gran Turismo 6
BioShock Infinite

And probably loads more. And I don't rate them as just being 'games'. I think they're absolute classics that need to be experienced.

Call of Duty and Battlefield are great fun (the latter on a good PC is spectacular) but don't really change the way views games.

If you buy an Xbox One, or PS4, all you'll be getting are safely developed launch titles designed to sell and get the consoles off the ground. Not a great gaming experience that the older consoles could offer. And at less than half the price, too.