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    Default Is buying a PS4 worth it?

    I recently saw the first person mode in Grand Theft Auto V and it's only exclusive to PS4, Xbone, and PC. This convinced me even more to get a PS4, along with Advanced Warfare that just came out. I also want to play Destiny, and all the future games that will come out xD

    However, a PS4 is so expensive, and I'm not sure I want to get a Xbox One. Do you guys think its worth getting a PS4? Will it be on sale on Black Friday/Cyber Monday, or should I just stick to my PC? :C

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    I don't know that much about games beyond the PS2 but I know this logic: game consoles will constantly be replaced and new games will require you to keep purchasing the newest console, but computers, if not already meeting requirements, can simply be upgraded.

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    The problem is most of my friends play consoles and I mainly want to play with my friends D:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark_Flame View Post
    I recently saw the first person mode in Grand Theft Auto V and it's only exclusive to PS4, Xbone, and PC. This convinced me even more to get a PS4, along with Advanced Warfare that just came out. I also want to play Destiny, and all the future games that will come out xD

    However, a PS4 is so expensive, and I'm not sure I want to get a Xbox One. Do you guys think its worth getting a PS4? Will it be on sale on Black Friday/Cyber Monday, or should I just stick to my PC? :C
    SAME thing happened to me lol! saw the GTA V first person and instantly wanted to buy ps4, and then saw the new COD lol!

    Im totally going to buy it, i've got two ps3, so im going to sell them both and buy ps4

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    If you decide on a console, I'd go with the Xbox one. I even heard they have a $50 off deal atm. Halo 5 is coming out as well! Much better online gaming than the PS4.

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    Quote Originally Posted by P1nky View Post
    If you decide on a console, I'd go with the Xbox one. I even heard they have a $50 off deal atm. Halo 5 is coming out as well! It has Advance Warfare/Destiny and much better online gaming than the PS4.
    but you have to pay $$ to play multiplayer! so those 50$ you waste them in a year of multiplayer (when you can use ps4 free for ever)

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    Quote Originally Posted by undorak7 View Post
    but you have to pay $$ to play multiplayer! so those 50$ you waste them in a year of multiplayer (when you can use ps4 free for ever)
    You need to pay for online play with the PS4 as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KeepBotting View Post
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    Too bad most of my friends are peasants ._. They already spent all their money, it is too late to convert them!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark_Flame View Post
    Too bad most of my friends are peasants ._. They already spent all their money, it is too late to convert them!
    Yeah lel, coolest past is that some mad console peasant derepped me for that post

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    Lol.. I'd never buy the PS4 or XBox knowing that you'd have to pay (a subscription) to use your own internet, which you already pay for, to play online..

    To play online multiplayer on PlayStation 4 you need to be a member of PlayStation®Plus. This enables you to make the most of the PlayStation 4 system's enhanced online features, including Play As You Download, Companion App, Multi-Device Connectivity and Sharing, that will compliment online play.

    You don't need to be a PlayStation Plus member to play online on your PS3 or PS Vita, but we recommend subscribing allows you to take advantage of all the extra features you receive when you join.

    If you do add credit or debit card details, we store them and we will automatically charge you if you do not have the wallet funds to cover the cost of renewal. If you do not want your subscription to auto-renew, at the end of the period, you will need to cancel your subscription. You may also choose to turn auto-funding off.

    - http://uk.playstation.com/psn/suppor...ked-questions/
    They literally pulled a microsoft by making you "subscribe" to play online (not previously required with the PS3). It's not a one time payment. It's a "subscription" and auto-renews unless cancelled or "turned-off" (which should have been the default in the first place). There's not many benefits to it. You're mostly paying for Twitch and a couple minor things.. Most users wouldn't pay if it weren't for online game-play. This is why they bundled online game-play with "features" instead of leaving it how the PS3 was (free online game-play, pay for extra features optionally)*.


    Don't waste your Christmas money? I don't know.. I'm not going to tell you what to do or whether it's worth it. Just saying what I would or wouldn't do myself. Also informing you since you didn't seem to know about the online payment. I'm old.. I still own a PS2.


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    1. If you forget to put funds in your account, and you get charged, you will go into the negatives and without over-draft protection, you're going to pay a HEAVY (imo) fee to your bank.. Friend went negative by $1.03c and ended up paying $45 over-draft fee + the subscription price. LOL.


    2. The PS4 is a very nice piece of machinery.. I'd gladly play yours if you want. ;]
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    If all of your friends have a console and you really want to play with them, then get a console. Otherwise, stick with PC which is superior in literally every way, lol.

    Quote Originally Posted by Brandon View Post
    I'm old.. I still own a PS2.
    PS2, old? Please, I still own a SEGA Genesis, an N64 and a PS1.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWxi View Post
    You need to pay for online play with the PS4 as well.
    wowowowow hold your horses, really? now im just really angry :/

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    Honestly the Xbox one is better for the online experience, while the PS4 has better specifications than the Xbox One. Either or, they really do not matter.

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    So.. what did you decide?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brandon View Post
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    Hell yea PS2 is where it's at! Still got the fat one from 2003. So when you use PS4/Xbox One online are you even using Microsoft's/Sony's servers or anything to play the game lol?

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    I live for the pc master race!

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    Quote Originally Posted by akarigar View Post
    So.. what did you decide?
    I decided to get the PS4 Already got 3 games (AW, Destiny and Shadow of Mordor), it was buy two get one free at Target and I had to take advantage of that deal
    I plan to get the GTA V PS4 Bundle with The Last of Us Remastered on Black Friday

    Thanks for all your replies!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert View Post
    Hell yea PS2 is where it's at! Still got the fat one from 2003. So when you use PS4/Xbox One online are you even using Microsoft's/Sony's servers or anything to play the game lol?
    Is it still working? That's impressive, mine "broke" about 2-3 years after purchasing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Torol View Post
    Is it still working? That's impressive, mine "broke" about 2-3 years after purchasing
    I still have a working PS2 and N64. Sometimes my PS3 freezes while playing BFBC though, not sure why.

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    Probably stick to the PC, although maybe the XBox one could be worth it if many of your friends have it too as I heard it's still going pretty strong.

    I think that PC games will continue to surpass consoles as time goes on because of the simple fact that everyone has and can upgrade their PCs to play newer generation games; however, only a few (comparitively) own consoles and you need to buy a new one every few years to play the hottest new games.

    If I got the PS4 it'd probably be for the blu-ray player and other stuff that is built in to it :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWxi View Post
    I still have a working PS2 and N64. Sometimes my PS3 freezes while playing BFBC though, not sure why.
    PS2 and N64 same here!

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    Personally i keep it with PS3/PC, i'll wait untill next year till price drops.

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    GTA V is much better in third person tbh, the first person controls are pretty crappy, looking around isn't as smooth as it is in a FPS and when driving the steering is very erratic. I wasn't a fan of it at all, although riding bikes up mountains and then down them is fun in first person :P
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    The price makes it not worth it to me, I'd rather wait for the price to drop than go out now and spend all the cash on a new gaming system.

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