PTE44: Which 'One' '4' 'U'?

[Neon Ignition]

Microsoft has now revealed nearly all and reversed its controversial plans, Sony too has unveiled the PS4 whilst Nintendo has lined up it's first party efforts. A dash for the lucrative Xmas season starts now with everyone keen to take an early lead, as such the next-gen begins and the next 5+ yrs of gaming is set up.

Based on what's known, before 2014, which systems will you pick up?

[CMcK]

I voted for none of them. There simply isn't enough games I'm interested in on any of the systems to make me buy one.

[briareos_kerensky]

Already own a WiiU, there's a high chance of me getting a PS4, but still don't know when, depends on which games will be available. Same thing for Xbox One, it will have to be The Exclusive for me to buy one.

[J0e Musashi]

There's no PS4 release date for Asia yet, so I'll be playing MH3U until the new year I'd imagine.

[BaronSqwelch]

PS4 for me...preordered, will be the first time my main console has been from Sony too.

Kinect means I wont be buying a One and the only way Nintendo can make me grab a Wii U is with a Mario 64 type Mario game!

[charlesr]

I really can't decide. It was obviously a PS4 until the MS backtrack, but now I'm torn. Sony have a history of mucking things up with the PS3 (hours of game updates before you can play, removal of cited features like BC and Linux and the personal details hack), but MS have a similarly chequered history with the Xbox360 (RROD, frankly ridiculous dashboard updates that mean I now only use the xbox button blades, and the fact that they had to backtrack at all).

The other thing I want is a quiet machine. I'm so bored of the fan noise on my US Xbox360 - I could get a slim I suppose, but I heard the PSU is noisier. I don't need it to be silent, but if I can hear it in the next room, it's too loud.

I don't think the difference in power is going to make much odds. They are both going to outclass my current 720p TV....

Also, I use mine as a media center a lot, so I'm interested to see how easy the interfaces are for that. The media center connection on the 360 is dreadful (slow and removes the ability to browse by folder) and since I moved to win8, I can't get TVersity to work (I even paid for it in case the 2.0 version worked). PS3mediaserver does work but it insists on providing converted versions of everything and is a massive PITA.

All this adds up to "I'll have to wait and see which one doesn't explode, is quiet and has a good interface".

Finally with MS essentially giving up on Japan (no release date yet), will we even see Japanese developers on it at all after the first year?

I haven't even considered a Wii-U. I still have loads of awesome Wii games to play through.

P.S. - clever thread title!

[nakamura]

Not sure yet. Probably the Wii U because of Xenoblade and Zelda. It needs a lower price and more games though. PS4 is the other interest as I will probably never buy another MS console again.

[dataDave]

I'll likely not get a PS4 until 2015 some time.

A WiiU is on the cards for July/August, depending on what my mum wants for her birthday.

[Neon Ignition]

Both PS4 and Xbox for me bearing in mind a WiiU is already under the TV. For multiformat titles though I've already leant to PS4 as I'll have PSN+ regardless. An XBO with a charge kit and Gold is near ?500 and none of the Xbox launch titled warrant the need for online play.

[PeteJ]

WiiU doesn't appeal at all so it's between PS4 and XBO, at the moment the PS4 is more appealing simply due to the price. No platform has announced a killer exclusive yet, which is slightly disappointing.

[dataDave]

No platform has announced a killer exclusive yet, which is slightly disappointing.

The WiiU has, but you're not interested in that.

[Kit]

Which is?

[dataDave]

If I'd to pick one it'd be TW101, followed by Pikmin 3. 2014 will bring Bayonetta 2.

[Neon Ignition]

By the end of the year I'll have likely happily picked up Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101, Zelda Wind Waker HD, Mario 3D World and DKC but the game for the system thats getting my body ready is easily Mario Kart 8. The more I see the more I want, so pleased to be looking forward to a Kart entry again

[Team Andromeda]

I'm getting both the XBox One and PS4 and really can't wait to play the likes of Battlefield 4 and Killzone 4 , Forza 5