In short, I will definitely be going with a PS4 this generation, although I was solely Xbox on the current gen. Here is why;
When I was 13 and PS1 came out I got it and fell in love immediately. The year PS2 came out my little brother got it for xmas and we played the buttons off it. I LOVE jrpg, I loved so many titles. The Xbox(original) released and I had a job by this point and bought one just because it was "the cool thing" to own in my area at the time and as a teenager I needed to fit in.
Halo; My friend got an Xbox along with PGR and Halo. No one really gave a damn about halo at this point, but since he had it we tried it and of course it was a really amazing game for it's time. Game after game became more and more popular on Xbox and before you knew it everyone had one and then Halo 2 happened. All bets were off. If you didn't have an Xbox and Halo 2 you were of no interest to your fellow gamers. My little brother's PS2 had not been forgotten however, I had FFXI, the HDD kit, and 256k broadband cable modem. I would swap consoles with him so I could use the PS2 in my room and he would play Halo in his. I found and fell in love with .Hack amongst many other titles. However, this inevitably changed. The new generation arose.
Xbox360; Releasing a year ahead of it's competition and with the typical "Western" mindset and friends this was really the only option. Did I want it because I liked the game line up? No not really. I bought into the 360 scene, because it was the "cool" and popular thing to have and being a very young adult I still felt the need to fit in and give in to peer pressure. Seeking acceptance and adoration from my friends fueled my decision to not only buy this console, but to always get the latest games and be better than all those around me.
Brand Loyalty; Some may call this fanboyism, but it's more than that. After maturing through the next decade I began to realize I miss those Sony exclusives that I had such fond memories of. I began questioning why I don't own a PS3. I was never really TRULY happy with my Xbox. I did have some great games, but it didn't pull at my heart like the Playstation. Did I give in and sell my 360 and buy a PS3? No. Why you ask? My library of games, multiple controller purchases, time spent, achievements, and LIVE subscription. I was in too deep. I spent so much money and time on Xbox I felt compelled to stick with it. That switching would be throwing it all away in a sense.
Resolution; Having plenty of time to contemplate these fact, and the arguable loss of backwards compatibility. I had a chance to put things into perspective. Are my achievements worth anything? Are they worth holding me back from the games I miss and truly want? What about PSN? It's much cheaper than LIVE with much better benefits. The PS4 and the Sony team are really showing these facts for what they are and have shed light on what I really knew all along. I have been a closet Sony fanboy and it's time to step out.
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Long story aside the only thing XBO has going for it, in my eyes, is the kinect. Well, I was excited about the first one and spent $150 on it. The novelty wore off faster than the Nintendo Virtual Boy. It's cumbersome to use, and although many games were innovative it was just a novelty feeling throughout my experience. It leaves me unable to be excited about it's successor.
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