The not buying an XBone/PS4 thread of waiting for all this to blow over - The Bear and Badger

Dark Soldier

Fuck the next gen.

Funkstain

Yup. I'm waiting till there's more than one game, on either system, that I want SO BAD.

Probably around Christmas time, then, I'll pick up a sub £300 pack with a few games and play titan fall all by myself

Dark Soldier

New Trials would be the ultimate challenge for me, if most of those who play it have gone next-gen by that point.

Bob

Yossarian wrote:

I'm still standing, even if it is mainly due to a lack of money.

I'm still standing too.. mainly due to lack of anything I want to play.

djchump

Thinking about it again, Tittyballs is probably gonna be just as playable on 360: source engine, so doesn't need über grunt, 6v6 with server-side bots, so maybe some concessions on number of bots but can handle player count fine. Respawn are gonna want as many sales as possible, so if they've the sense (and decent amount of control in the contract), they'll be making sure the pc and 360 versions are still damn good, as that's where the huge install bases are.

JMW

Yeah, I keep forgetting I've got a 360 and can get a pretty good idea of what it's like from that.

djchump

Gonzo wrote:

Except respawn aren't devs for 360. It's like gman said, either it's identical, or it's borked. I think the Bono will get preferential treatment on the server side. It is a flagship programme. Also, there is something about the first big mp on a new platform. That's what i'd be paying 400 quid for, that experience. Experiences over products, every time.

I know, it was outsourced to Bluepoint; but Respawn not being numpties, they know there's a huge install base of 360s out there and want to sell as many copies as possible, hence I'd have to presume they'd have a fair hand in choosing the outsourcer and have a very vested interest in making sure the xbox360 version is up to scratch. Course, all depends on how much of a hand in it EA allowed them to have - and given Respawn seemed a little surprised/miffed at the exclusivity when it was announced (with the implication being that it was EA's choice rather than theirs) - then maybe Respawn didn't manage to write a huge amount of control into the contract (beyond the "keeping IP" concession).

Time and reviews will tell I suppose.

cindemon

That price is great, not perfect, but will shift units. It's hit me on the jaw, but the knees have held. I love the look of Tittyfall & I love Mechs & the gameplay seems to be a fresh breath in a stagnant room. 370 bullies tho is still a rather hefty spend for one game, if Halo 5 was this year, I'm pretty sure I'd be hearing a 10 count now tho.

For the mo I'll stick to the excellent Giles Goddards Sub Wars on 3DS for my very different & fresh FPS kinks & keep the TV gaming window free for Dark Souls 2.

Kudos to Microsoft tho, I thinks it's great to see such aggresive business manourves again with the One, they are detemined to not fuck this adoption stage. If they ripped Kinnect, the internet(except resi hoe's) would explode. Nintendo should be taking notes.

RedDave2

Not quite sold on either machine but hopefully tittyfall (dear lord, we really are just teenage boys at heart) gets the same following gears 1 had. I was late to that party but it was quite welcoming, not just here but online in general. There was a buzz to it that felt fresh and vibrant with no other multiplayer game being as welcoming (for me anyway) Although early 360 online had a lovely charm all to itself that microsoft lost and Sony never really had.

JonB

Paul the sparky wrote:

I've buckled, £370 for a 'bone with Titty was far too tempting. Everyone has their price.

1 week ago Paul the sparky wrote:

After giving Tittyfall the eye for a bit, I'm back out. I want to give Dark Souls 2 all of my limited attention. I'd like to think I can now hold out for a pre Christmas price drop on the Bone, or at least more good games to be available for both machines.

Stay focused man.

Paul the sparky

I'm giving DS2 the swerve now, I'll jump in later. Don't have time for both.

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RedDave2 wrote:

Although early 360 online had a lovely charm all to itself that microsoft lost and Sony never really had.

You obviously werent around for warhawk, mag, uc2, wipeout hd, tekken dr.
There were loads on burnout and cod 4 too.
Great times........The best of times.

Wookienopants

I'm still standing. But I must admit that the £370 price tag made me wobble slightly. The more I see of the fixes to party chat and UI are making me reconsider an XBone.
Is the download/patches speed still slow?

Wookienopants

RedDave2

I was around for all those dave - just didnt find
the community love was quute the same. Too many silent games compared to what was on offer on live. Its not to say that the ps3 hasnt given me excellemt online gaming but the atmosphere never wws as good. For me anyway.

I_R

Bundling a mic was the master stroke by MS, amazing that the people making the One hadn't realised that.

Hodge360

Can we please stop reminiscing about the early LIVE days. My pile is big enough to keep me going for some time without me considering selling it all to jump on the next gen to be disappointed and want to rebuy everything!

RedDave2

Gonzo wrote:

RedDave2 wrote:

I was around for all those dave - just didnt find the community love was quute the same. Too many silent games compared to what was on offer on live. Its not to say that the ps3 hasnt given me excellemt online gaming but the atmosphere never wws as good. For me anyway.

I think people who were around in the early days of live who, like me, tried warhawk and mag, were able to compare properly. Dave's too blinkered to compare rationally. That said, the early days of live were soon gone, replaced by parties, so it's academic, except that even then the 360 scene was mildly better than ps3. Mag was pretty telling, little coms, no real tactics. It couldn't even compare to halo 2 in the early days of 360, with nmd, face and so on barking strategies, orders, call outs. Partly was the game, which was too big. Overall, i'd say seasoned 360 mp shooter fans are much better online play communicators

I think Dave may have misunderstood what I meant. It wasnt the games that were bad, it was as you put it, the early beginings of a scene (which is usually the best bit). It wasnt that Gears 1 was so good (although I still enjoy it, even sp) but that it was so the right game at the right time. Team play only, enough people on live to draw a crowd but not too much to overwhelm and a good learning curve. For me, nothing has matched those first few months of online, although games like CoD got way more game time from me. A touch of lightning in a bottle really. I just meant that it would be great if Titanfall creates a similar vibe.

Fentonizer

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Escape

Gonzo wrote:

The halo 2 formula.

Also Uncharted 2's. 4 vs. 3/4 until a few mans buggered off, and then against randoms. Bit of WipEout until the numbers arrived.

bad_hair_day

3 GAMES and XBONE £419.99 http://www.hotukdeals.com/visit?m=163&q=1839606 seems legit....

Hodge360

I thought this thread was gonna be some sort of support group for people who don't need the next gen. Instead,I find my self adding up how much I'd get from cex for the pile of stuff I've yet to play.

Yossarian

Yes, damn all y'all filthy temptresses with your siren songs of cheapness.

I'm playing Mark of the Ninja. It's very good indeed.

JMW

I'm playing Resogun, it's fucking great. And they gave it away, huh.

monkey

It's no Mark of the Ninja

Yossarian

'Free', yes, and you only had to buy a £350 box plus a year's PS+ to get it. I paid about £250 for my 360 however many years ago and got MotN in a sale for a few quid. I win, JMW.

Vela

I got Super Metroid for 30 cents.

JonB

Hodge360 wrote:

I thought this thread was gonna be some sort of support group for people who don't need the next gen.

Yeah, this thread is not for people who cave in - as soon as that happens you can fuck off to the appropriate next-gen console thread. We don't want your kind around here.

Ok everyone, I know our numbers are dwindling, but stay strong. In fact, fuck it. Next gen is still too shit to be tempting.

Yossarian

As good as Titanfall looks, it's still too expensive. Once these things get to under £250 then they're going to get seriously tempting.

JMW

I found out yesterday that Origin will give you your money back if you return Titanfall within 24 hours, if it doesn't run well. So that's a no-risk way I can try it on my laptop then.

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