Got NextGen?

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Last week saw the release of both of the nextgen consoles, and we just wondered if you had managed to pick either one up?

Despite me being 99% PlayStation for the previous generation, I actually went with the Xbox this time around and scored myself a Series S! So far it's been fantastic! What did you get/want?


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Trying to nab a PS5, but as mentioned numerous times those damn bot scalpers are just taking them all. Next big drop seems to be Black Friday, which will be super busy anyways, so I don't expect I'll get one until around Christmas time/2021, unless I happen to refresh a retailer at just the right time like I did with my 3080.

But seeing as Demon's Souls "Remake" did basically nothing but add a pretty coat and dumb items (c'mon Bluepoint, you didn't even fix most of the glitches?? Fucking disgrace), I'm not really that bothered to get it early anymore beyond getting one for review things. I'll definitely still keep an eye on Nowinstock every now and again and try if I find a drop, but I don't think I'll go super crazy as I was since launch day.
 

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Got a PS5 on order but really unsure if I actually want it. Not a fan of its size and slim version will prob be out in 2 years. PS4 still got some life.
 

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I want SERIES X, but ir is SOLD OUT in ALL Brazilian territory, then i buy SERIES S.
Soon if i sale my PRO and X i buy one SERIES X .
The best choice gamer.
 

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Seriously disappointed with the last gen, PS4, XBONE and Switch. I do own all three but rarely use them. I honetsly think the switch is Nintendo's 2nd worst console behind the Wii U. The Ps4 and XBONE were full of sequels and remasters of old games, not much new ideas etc. Because of this right now i couldn't care less about either PS5 or XSX/S.

To put some perspective on this i just bought an NTSC Nes from the states (im in the UK) and have had that RGB modded, i will have that back on Tuesday and will get more fun outta that than i had with the entire last gen :P
With the money ive spent on retro consoles during lockdown i could of actually bought both new consoles and had change to spare....
 

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Give me hacks and homebrew, a compelling game library (given I would have arcade machines it need not be volume) or make it so cheap that I don't care.

Pending that point I don't make the jump.
 

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I got ps5 and xbox series x. Just an fyi save games for the ps4 can still be copied to usb and editied with save wizard on the ps5. I dont know if im the only one that tried it so far
 

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I was able to order a Ps5 through Playstation Direct and using a glitch to skip through their broken Queuing system (bots overflowing). There was actually a lot of real people reporting they got one as well so it looks like bots struggled to steal them from there.

The same thing happened with the Switch release and everyone here that wanted one has one. I remember checking my local gamestop every week for availability. I ended up getting a bundle with mario kart.
 
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whats the point of getting a next gen that doesnt do 4k? i just dont get that imo.

if i get one it will be series X or ps5 because 4k is what is appealing on next gen, i dont want 1080p games on next gen for sure ...
Graphics are prettier, performance is better, modern features (SSD+Quick Resume) are there, and it runs new games, so it's still pretty next-genish to me.

I don't care for 4K that much honestly - it's a cool tech, but 1080p does sharp images pretty well, and unless you have a huge tellie, anything above it just feels like diminishing returns at this point.
 
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I got the series X This time and my friend has a PS5. I play competitively for COD. First time actually loading the game for both of us the series x only beat it by a few seconds, but with this quick resume I dominate loading times with the series x. I am incredibly impressed with that feature. With that as well being able to move MW and legions to external and back has been really helpful with space haven’t had to use it much though
 

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Graphics are prettier, performance is better, modern features (SSD+Quick Resume) are there, and it runs new games, so it's still pretty next-genish to me.

I don't care for 4K that much honestly - it's mildly cool, but 1080p does sharp images pretty well, and unless you have a huge tellie, anything above it just feels like diminishing returns at this point.
i doubt series S is gonna have better performance than series X, heck even i think digital foundry or something showed the forca or whatever racing game on series S and X and S was in 1080p and still dropped frames lots of times why x was solid lock so yeah series S will be like base xbox one where it will kinda be the worst version of next gen gaming.
 
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Might get a PS5 if it gets hacked with a good legal homebrew SDK. Probably won't pickup an Xbox unless it gets more exclusive Halo games (doubt it will) or the retail OS is hacked (not interested in devmode homebrew, it's just uwp which can be done on a pc).
Will probably get Xcloud for Halo infinite so I don't have to bring my big bulky pc from home to my university accommodation.
 
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i doubt series S is gonna have better performance than series X, heck even i think digital foundry or something showed the forca or whatever racing game on series S and X and S was in 1080p and still dropped frames lots of times why x was solid lock so yeah series S will be like base xbox one where it will kinda be the worst version of next gen gaming.
I mean, obviously Series S has less horserpower than Series X - that's kind of the point of budget model. It's far more powerful than XBox One though, so still pretty much next-gen.

Dunno who told you about "dropped frames lots of times", but XBSS runs latest Forza at rock-solid 60FPS and looks awesome to boot. I play the game daily, never had performance issues =)
 

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Snagged a PS5 and I adore it. Great performance and an insane performance per dollar compared to PC, and the upgrades to my PS4 library are crazy good.
 

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