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Edited by High Kicks:
9/3/2015 4:03:25 PM
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Looking to upgrade my console, tell me what I should get and why
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Hey everyone, I really appreciate all of the feedback! It was great to hear a lot of real opinions, suggestions, and information about both systems. It was a lot of reading last night / this morning to catch up on everything, but I feel WAY more informed than before.
I made this post to get some information to help me make a good decision on a new console and I think with all of your help it did. Didn't make this to troll/start a huge debate on here, but I guess it comes with the territory on a forum where people are passionate about their gaming systems.
[b]I made a random decision yesterday and pre-ordered the TTK PS4. I have enough store credit from previous trade ins at GameStop to make it affordable. Also will be trading in my 360 for an additional $100 off. So it looks like I will be starting from scratch, but I have enough friends on the PS+ network to make it fun.[/b]
Again, I really appreciate all of the feedback/suggestions/opinions from you guys. It was a great read and I think I learned all I needed to make the right decision for myself.
Also, thanks for all of the congratulations on me becoming a dad. Although I am still about 6 months out from having that new little one in my arms, I couldn't be more excited about it.
Thanks again, guardians.
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I've had a Xbox 360 for a few years now and most of my friends either have a Xbox One or a PS4 (it's about a 50/50 split). I recently found out that I am going to be a dad (due late January 2016) and because of this and all of the future late nights that come with that in my future, I got permission from the wife to upgrade, so help me figure out what to get.
Since I am already a Microsoft user, obviously going with the Xbox One seems like the easiest one to upgrade to, but I'm open to suggestions.
For the Xbox, I am already familiar with the Xbox Live stuff and I'm already paying the yearly online fee, no need to cancel service etc.
If I upgrade to the Xbox One, do I need to start over with new characters or would my character carry over?
Is the Xbox One backwards compatible with my current 360 games (Destiny, Halo Series, GTA5) or do I have to buy new games no matter what?
Any other benefits to sticking with Microsoft?
As for the PS4, I don't have too much knowledge about this system. I've heard it's got better graphics, but I've also heard the online servers are unreliable leaving you unable to play often? Is it worth it? What other reasons make it worth switching?
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1 Reply1st, congrats on becoming a dad. I've only been a dad to four hamsters, a couple fish, a bearded dragon, and a pug, but it's close enough...right? 2nd, your honest question started a console war. Shows what a community we've got here. I almost wish Destiny was PS4 exclusive just to stop these ridiculous nerd fights (and I play on Xbox). 3rd, get the Xbox. You don't have to start your progress over (that right there should be reason enough), plus all the good reasons you named. The controller and UI are a bit odd at first but you get used to it and if you go back to the 360 it feels like such a step backwards. The performance gains with PS4 are there, but there's not a person on this planet who can tell between 1080p and 900p while playing the game. Maybe with a screenshot and analyzing every pixel. Idk, people grasp whatever they can to justify their purchase. Side note, Xbox will be getting DirectX 12 soon. It won't effect Destiny, but it should be a considerable boost in performance (15-20%) in the future. The dev team for Project Cars on their forums has been very open about it and its pretty cool.
