Playstation 4 price and Xbox 720 is announced
 

I know this is a couple weeks old but I just came across this.

http://www.mevio.com/episode/327332/..._medium=ar9hvj

Edit:
$500 for XBone
$400 for PS4

I would like to point out that this is my best thread EVAR!!!! 1500+ posts and counting. :)

Yeah I won't pay that much for them.

They can keep them....especially M$.

:shrug:

I wont pay that much, but people lined up 3 days in advance to pay that much for the IPhone 5 to get a .5" bigger screen, so....

Wow, when they said they were going to be cheaper I was thinking around $450. That's only slightly less than what the PS3 was. LAMO

Hmmm....i dont really see it. But if its overpriced and not moving units, they will come down in price.

This really makes the Wii U look like a bargain.

WTF?

That seems like a solid business decision for Valve considering the people buying the Wii...

I don't really believe the chubby tight shirt dbag.

No offense, but y'all dumb. Look at the date on this article...

April 1, 2013? In other words 15 days ago?

I think he is getting at it being an April Fools joke.

Makes sense because releasing HL3 as a Wii exclusive didn't make any.

I could actually believe that price, though.

Ahhhh yes, I guess I never put too much thought into April Fools day, so I totally missed it.

Based on what I've heard, they felt that the initial pricing of the PS3 was too high and "don't want to make the same mistake this time around", or something along those lines. I expect the PS4 to be way less expensive than this article is suggesting it will be, and maybe even cheaper than the PS3 originally was.

LMAO yeah right. If Sony actually does make the same mistake twice they deserve to lose. I don't see that article being legit though.

No way.. They should know better then to piss of their PC fans..

so is GTA5 gonna wait til the new system comes out?

Nup. http://www.rockstargames.com/newswir...g-9172013.html

Ah, good catch. I hope that's the case. Didn't even occur to me because I found it a couple weeks later. Usually I'm looking for that kind of thing on April Fool's Day.

You'd think the Half Life 3 being a Wii U exclusive would be kind of a hint.

Can't speak for anyone else but I've never played Half Life so I just kinda skimmed over that part. ;)


BTW,
here is something that appears to be much closer to reality.

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/games...ws-and-rumours

There is no way that illumiroom ever works.

LAWL

No thanks, I'll just stick to PC gaming from now on.

I do wonder about the starting price for these systems since you can pre order games for the PS4 for $100 on Amazon. Not sure if that will be the norm for games or if that is what it is for now. If games are $100, I think we will see $500+ for the PS4 at least.

shit, if games are actually $100, they won't be, I would be done with gaming.

This. I'm not paying $100 for 1 ****ing game.

This is a believeable as Gabe Newell delivering each and every Steam box in person.

Price is honestly not an issue for me if I'm going to use is damn near everyday like I do the PS3.

That link I poster right before your post suggest that the price for games will be about $70 and the price for the console should be around $400 (or less?).

I imagine that you are probably one of a very small number of people that would feel this way. Most gamers would not pay $800 for a gaming console.

Yup, all I need! :D

I remembe when 360 and PS3 came out; games were $60 because of 'demand' and lack of games at that time.
yeah; I'd bet Games go to $75.

I hope you are right. I honestly don't know for sure, I just based my price off of what I saw Amazon charging for games. I hope they go down since $100 is way too much for a game.

Most I'd pay for one of those systems at release is $500 and even then I don't think I'd do it. Looks like I'll be waiting until Spring or Summer '14 to pick one up.

if it crests the $399 window after the demand settles down, I'll just take the money and invest in a gaming computer for once. never dont it, but for that kind of money ($500+) I suspect you could get a pretty good gaming rig.

Pretty good? Nah.

You could build a bottom line gaming rig for around $500 that would only last maybe 2 years.

dude there's not even a confirmed HL3 yet, is there?

Games were not 60 because of demand. They saw a reason to raise prices as a new tech out. It stuck. The wii stayed cheaper. Well there is no new disc tech they are using. It better stay the same or get cheaper. Same with digital copies, there should be no reason why they are the same price.

It is why I don't buy a lot of games at 60dollars. Not worth it for the bugs and bad coding at launches.

False. I have had my gaming rig since 06. You just cant play everything at max graphics.

If people would stop feeding the console beast we would all be better off.

besides you can always upgrade components individually to fit your needs.

often it's just the video card

it's only when you have to go new mobo that it often gets too expensive

ah. Ok. I remember some dork at Best Buy telling me that. serves me right.

**** that I rather game on a console. Pc's for me are almost irrelevant now. I barely turn mine on anymore.


Hell this last month I had it on a out 4 hours tops my electric bill was 36 bucks lol. Usually about 120 lol

And you'll just end up bottlenecking your computer because at $500 you are looking at the bottom range of intel chips or maybe even going AMD.

yea you're right. most gamers are 12-25 years old and couldn't afford it. I doubt a parent would fork that kind of cash over for their kid.

Ummm you sure about that?

yea most of them are. hey I'm 29 and I know I'm in the minority age group of gamers. wasn't knocking anyone that still plays games past 25.

I'm 27 but I think most gamers these days are over 20

The age range of gamers is growing. I've been to a couples house who were in their 60s and they had an NES, SNES, WII, and a 360. They had me hook them all up to their new tv.

Is anyone else thinking of switching allegiances in the next gen console war? I know a lot of guys on here, it seems, have both now. Wondering if anyone who is loyal to one is considering switching. I have a PS3 now, at this point I doubt I'll jump into either one of these new consoles, but if I do, I haven't decided which one I'll get.
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I just googled the question and found a bunch of stats that'll confirm what I assumed. first hit on google. Yea its 5 year old article but I doubt the numbers have changed dramatically.

http://www.marketingcharts.com/inter...eo-games-7114/

I'll stick with PS if I go to the next gen.

I was burned WAY too badly with the 360 to even consider it. I know most people haven't had issues, and that's fine. but I went through 3 of them in about 13 months. Full, new replacement each time, but on the final new one, I sold it to a guy my wife works with and took the $ to get the PS3.

Just google average age of gamer in google plus the year. I generally look for what gaming sites say not independent studies. Kotaku says 2012 was 37. 2013 is 30.

Which is probably more correct as the older you get the more responsibility you have and less time to play.

I'll definitely wait at least a year.

Once the PS3 game prices drop I'll go back and grab some of the older titles recommended on here...

PS3 games won't be compatible with PS4.

And?

I'm in no hurry. I'LL WAIT AT LEAST A YEAR TO BUY A PS4 and instead take advantage of the price of PS3 games dropping.

your post read as if you were going to wait a year and purchase some cheap PS3 games to play on the PS4. At least, that was hot it read to me.

My bad.

No, after the PS3/360 launches where there were problems with chips and numbers of units and format wars I decided to wait.

Just like a new OS on the puter: give 'em a year to work out all the bugs and developers time to kick out some decent software/games...

Haven't seen it posted anywhere but on the new cod trailer it says the new Xbox reveal is may 21st

Oh yeah I wanna tweeter from my game action

Totally worth 800

im about to be 37 and i game, dont plan on stopping either. Its fun to play, it keeps ya occupied, keeps your brain thinking, its win win. I dont game like i used too though.

Interesting article about how Sony views the PS4:


http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multime...ving_Room.html

"Microsoft announced a megaton by announcing The Awakening of Milo. Bringing the child many lonely human beings across the world wished to interact with back to life, gamers around the would will now have their very own virtual kid who will satisfy one’s very needs and provide a truly “interactive experience”. "



This is like something right out of Game Informers parody special "Game Infarcer".

How did anyone even remotely begin to believe this. ROFL

Why don't they just start combining the ps4 with some of their awesome LED TVs? They could still sell the consoles separate as well, but I think it would be pretty awesome to have an all-in-one set up for something that is supposed to "run" your whole living room.

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pre order the ps4 on best buy for $400. excellent price.

indeed. Even if Xbox One was half the price of PS4, I still wouldn't get it. I'm putting my tinfoil hat on and am going to say that the NSA and Microsoft are probably in cahoots.

Plus Microsoft's response to the complaints about it being online all the time and you must be under 24 hour surveillance was "if you don't like it, buy an Xbox 360" lol, **** them.

I've owned a PS2 back in the day, but for the past 9 years or so I've been Xbox only and I have no doubt I am going PS4.

Lol put a damn towel over the kinect and or unplug it when ur not using it lol.


That being said its ps4 by about 4 miles right now

Playstation is doing everything right at this point. Even though they did move MP behind the PS+ paywall, you do not need multiple PS+ accounts to for more than one person to play online at the same time, you don't need PS+ to watch streaming services such as Netflix either. The one thing I hope they fix though is the ability to be signed into two profiles at once for games that play 2-4 people on the same box like castle crashers and split screen games. It was annoying to play games like LBP and not get any trophies because we were signed in with my sons account.

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/12/pl...s-dont-requir/

The PlayStation Plus service will remain the same price at the launch of the PlayStation 4. SCE America VP of Publisher & Developer Relations Adam Boyes confirmed to Joystiq during a roundtable that the price will remain $50 annually in North America. Boyes also said "all video services [on the PS4] will be outside of Plus," meaning that services like Netflix and Hulu won't require Plus.

Furthermore, free-to-play games won't require PlayStation Plus for online multiplayer. During a separate roundtable Joystiq was present at, Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida said, "As far as free-to-play games are concerned, it's the publisher's decision whether they put it inside or outside of PS Plus."

The news follows confirmation that a PlayStation Plus subscription is required for online multiplayer on the PS4. Existing PS Plus subscriptions will extend onto the console's lineup when it launches this holiday.

Can I haz a PS+ account without owning a PS3?

Most of us kids that started playing back in the 80's, and 90's still game. I dont think there is a true dominance of age. I play with a group of guys on COD that range from 20-50, and im right in the middle at 33. Ill game till im dead.

Heard elder scrolls online will also be on PS4!!!

ya and Tom Clancy's The Division, 2 MMO's.


My Goodness. I can't ****ing wait. That's all I'm buying, those 2 games and it's gonna last me a year before I buy another game.

http://youtu.be/kWSIFh8ICaA



MIND BLOWN!!!!!!!!

so microsoft is wanting to get out of the console business?

great plan Bil

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/13...u-for-the-mpaa

I know this is just a patent and they may never actually do this, but it is still scary to think that they actually applied for this patent.

Not sure if true but I've read that it can still detect how many people, pets, etc. are in your house even if the eye is covered. This is too much.

ROFL I guess the need for it to always be connected makes sense.

Thinking they won't would make you an idiot...