I've been tempted by Xbox in the past, but the exclusive games I've played just haven't resonated well with me, and despite the insistence of everyone that the controller is the best there is, I just find it too large and bulky.
Sony tend to have better first party games that I can actually play and enjoy, so, unless they fuck something up catastrophically I will be going with them.
I have my PS4 pre-order down, but there's no reason why I can't cancel it if it's looking like there'll be no decent games for launch day.
I also have a soft spot for Nintendo. You just cannot beat a good Mario or Zelda game, and considering they made my favourite game of all time I'll always have a place for them in my heart.

Ditto. (Not the history.)

I haven't been fussed which machine I play on since my allegiance died with the Dreamcast.  It's been quite liberating.  I buy football games on the PS3, first person shooters on the 360 (because of the pads in both cases), and look to comparisons on the net to buy the best version of everything else.  In rare cases I consider online gaming - Sonic Allstar Racing Transformed, for example, which I bought on 360 because we had a thread going on here.  I've never looked at achievements or trophies (actually, tell a lie - I did try to get 200 in Monkey Island/would love to get 200 on Super Meat Boy), so they mean nothing to me when selecting a game. 

I think the very best Nintendo games are (more often than not) better than the best games their competitors have to offer, but I'm happy to pick and choose games without bias, although this is likely to be the last generation where I own three consoles.  Whoever offers the best downloadable games (PSN or XBLA style) out of Sony and MS will probably get my money at some point in the next three years, if I decide to take the plunge at all.  Or maybe I'll buy whichever machine retrokings doesn't so we can swap for the big titles.  If Trials is now owned by Ubisoft rather than MS I don't have the faintest idea which console I'd choose.  

I did heartily enjoy being a Sega fanboy though.

No loyalty whatsoever.

Would hope all patrons were well shot of this fanboy nonsense, preferably decades well shot.

Dunno, I've still seen a lot of critical thought. However positive or negative.

Sasukekun wrote:

Brooks wrote:

Would hope all patrons were well shot of this fanboy nonsense, preferably decades well shot.

Considering the last few days do you think it's the case?

It's certainly made me think...

Is trust important though?

Not a mention from a single person so far saying I'm going to get a ps4 because I'm not going through red ring of death again.

Also haven't seen much printed by journos asking MS what they have put in place to stop that happening this time around.

Maybe in the past Nintendo was a foregone conclusion, but mainly because their games were of a guaranteed quality pretty much all on their own. I think that's been slowly burned away since the GameCube was a bit of a let down, and I can't see me buying a WiiU now under any circumstances - I just don't believe they have it in them anymore.

Not sure about the others, really. I've gone Nintendo + MS for 2 gens now, and it was Nintendo + Sony before that. There's certainly nothing keeping me with either one, and maybe even I feel like a change just for the sake of it this time round. But in the end, whichever entices me most when it comes down to actually getting one, assuming I do at all (I'd be quite happy to try something altogether new if it seemed a good prospect).

Yeah, should have said it's different for handhelds. A 3DS is starting to become interesting enough to consider, especially since Fire Emblem.

It doesn't translate to proper consoles though. I'm not convinced they can make games of sufficient sophistication to compete with other top devs in that area anymore. Their major franchises were the pinnacle of design and technology in the SNES/N64 era, but they've stood still while others have caught up and surpassed them. Standout games like Mario Galaxy are great old-fashioned games, but again that's just a reminder of their past, and it's not really enough for me.

mk64 wrote:

I'm not going through red ring of death again. Also haven't seen much printed by journos asking MS what they have put in place to stop that happening this time around.

Have you not seen the Bone? It's basically a giant fucking fan with a console built around it.

The only gaming brand I've ever felt anything resembling loyalty to would be Nintendo, but they went in a direction (wavy-wavy) that didn't appeal, so i haven't played a Nintendo game since the Gamecube.

It would seem MS are making a similar effort to focus on shite I couldn't care less about, which at present is leaving the quattro as my most likely destination (subject to E3, confirmation of pricing etc).

Nintendo still know how to make a cracking game, unfortunately they don't know how to create a console experience. The fact you can buy stuff on your Wii, WiiU or 3DS and all of them be linked to separate Miis/Friend codes is archaic in this day and age.
It's a shame really, as I don't really want Nintendo to go the way of Sega.....or would I?

In all things in life I'm not exclusively brand loyal.  I have a range of brands I trust for any given item, and I pick whatever is best value at the time.  So, I like Heinz and Branston's ketchup, and I'll pick up whichever one is on offer when I'm running low.

Both Microsoft and Sony have made great quality consoles that I have owned and, while PSN+ was making me lean towards Sony, prior to the reveals my choice was still going to be dictated by the best prospect, not the name on the box.

Just as I have brands I trust for certain items, I have brands I won't go with.  Nintendo have made some cracking handhelds, some of which I've owned, but I've not seen them make a home console worth me owning.  I have been swept up in (mostly forum generated) hype in the past, but that has only served to cement the idea that Nintendo are highly unlikely to make anything for under my telly of interest to me.

To be honest, while the PS4 hardware may be a little more expensive, the sheer cost of creating a UI overlay for all potential TV systems, not to mention the ridiculous amount of servers MS are promising has to be offset somewhere.

Nah, they've predicted potential sales of 1 billion consoles. lolololol

seriously

g.man