Comments on: The Eighth Console Generation: Will the Duck Buy…the PlayStation 4?

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:47:39 +0000

Ooh, the gamepad can be taken a decent distance away? Nifty. Maybe it will fulfill the purpose I had in mind, after all.

By: cary

cary — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:55:32 +0000

To add to that note about the Wii U, I’ve found that I can take the gamepad to another room, but it depends on how many walls are between it and the console. Our Wii U is in a room at the front of the house. I can’t take the gamepad to the back of the house without losing the connection, but I can take it upstairs to the room directly above the console, no problem. It’s very strange.

I like your take on the PS4, and I do agree that it’s the better *gaming* console. I look forward to getting my hands on one eventually. (But I’m now certain that our leap into the next gen will happen with the Xbox One with the release of Titanfall happening in just a couple months.)

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:37:17 +0000

I agree with you on all those. XBox One, not as likely. Wii U…not until they have some better games. PS4…once the bugs are worked out.

Darn, the games must still be played near the Wii U even if you use the controller as a TV? My main reason for liking that feature was to be able to use a different room of the house if I need (like if someone else wants to use the TV, but I don’t want to listen to their TV when I play). Oh, well. Good to know.

And happy New Year’s! And here’s to hoping the new consoles will come out with some really great stuff in 2014!

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 19:36:13 +0000

PS4 is my console of choice as well. I’ll be picking it up once Destiny or Watch Dogs is out, and all of the launch window consoles have been sold (I don’t want one with all the technical difficulties historically plague launch window consoles).

Wii U I’ll get…eventually. It’ll need it’s own Zelda and probably a good Metroid before I’ll buy it.

Xbox One…that’s iffy. If I’m going to get it, It’ll be after a $100 price drop and only if it has at least 5 exclusive games that I’m really excited to play (Halo 5 just won’t cut it). Those games can’t be multiplayer games either, as I have no intention of paying for two online accounts and $50 a year each.

My brother already has all three, so I’ve gotten some hands on time with each. The PS4 controller is great! the touchpad has some genuine potential to improve gameplay, instead of just being a gimmick, The Wii U Gamepad doesn’t feel bulky, but it’s not a handheld, you have to be within a certain distance of the Wii U in order to play games on it. The Xbox one controller is nice but there’s nothing noteworthy about it.

Great analysis Duck, happy new console year!