The Hidden Blade Assassin's Creed in Depth

there's 5 moths left. I want an Xbone, but MS needs to backpeddle on a bunch of the crap attached to it. It effectively blocks several countries from ever using it, due to differences in internet.

I love the controller, the game lineup, and the majority of the people who work at the MS games division and develop for the console, I just hate whatever executives made these boneheaded decisions. Stuff like this was coming to gaming eventually, but forcing it too soon is going to cost them in the short term for sure, and maybe even long term.

So if Xbone doesn't perk up and the PS4 continues to not show any exclusives I want, I'll simply have to chill on my 360 a bit.

EDIT: this may be a useful resource for those on the fence: http://i.imgur.com/ZWK5YzZ.png

So will this: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/12/gamers-without-internet-can-stick...

Probably the most dick-baggiest thing to say after all of this. "Who doesn't have internet? If you wanna complain so much, then stick with our other console, sillies!" - What I got from it.

Yeah, I saw that. That guy needs to either be shunted to a different position, or forced to get out of the company. Doesn't know how to talk to gamers, doesn't understand what position they're in.

However, that interview was before the sony conference. He's probably crying now.

most likely sticking with 360 until they no longer make games i want for it. (i only got it a couple years ago, afterall).

after that, I'll probably move to PC gaming... even though I love the whole console thing, i don't play enough to warrant getting one for the prices they will cost me, even a couple years down the road. (i shouldn't have gotten in 360, but i did...) .. and i'll always have a home PC, so why not game on it? more easily upgradable than anything else too...

I like PC but it's too much "what if" if you don't know what you're doing (like myself). I buy consoles because I KNOW it'll play as well as I expect it to when I put the disc in. With PC, the end product is better than consoles, but that's only if you're up-to-date with your hardware. Then there's all the installs, patches, updates, etc you have to deal with. And it's all about the same price as consoles.

Though PC will always have free online access, mods, and better looking games than any console. I'm just not willing to put in that much work for gaming.

And that's my 2 cents.

I meant it more as a "I'll use my PC for games and other things" so the investment isn't $$ for only games... more multipurpose -- and I don't need a $400 Netflix machine / game console.

Who am I kidding... by this time next year, I'll have a real job and I'll have a PS4 along side my 360...

PS4, definitely. Because....

*collapses with joy*

*waits for Lisa's PSN friend request*

PS4 without a doubt, might also look into a Wii U once it gets a bit of a price cut for X, that game looks awesome~ x3

I'm sure I''ll make the move over to PS4 at some point. I was thinking about maybe changing my pre-order of ACIV to be for PS4 as opposed to 360, but then I saw that NHL '14, which I'm going to get, won't be made available to the next-gen consoles, so I'll probably wait.

Is this some sort of trade in thing that makes it so you can't keep the 360 to play NHL14 on one TV and get a PS4 to play AC4 on another?

Just keep both systems. That's what I am saying.

I think I'm more excited to see almost all THB members (at least the ones that are going to stay up-to-date on consoles) on my friends list, rather than a few on Xbox and others on Playstation. Playing with you guys will be so much fun.

*"Kumbaya" plays in the distance*

Too many wires, obviously.

This is an example of what mathematicians refer to as "a simple graph". Your wires are nothing. NOTHING!

Personally, I think that this is all just media hype and jumping at the bandwagon as of right now. It's too early to judge who will win in this console war (and I use that term with a grain of salt)..especially the fact that the consoles themselves haven't even been released. Bear in mind that you are now required to shovel $5 a month for PSN membership, which is odd considering the fact that free multiplayer was one of the highlights for the PS3. Bear in mind that Microsoft can lower the cost of their machines, and there's always the chance that they can change their DRM policy. Bear in mind that there's a nasty rumor going around where Sony might give developers the power whether their games can be played used.

Don't forget that we're not all entirely decided at this point. It's more of taking all the information that's been handed us, at least everything that's been officially confirmed, and making a judgement call based on all of it. E3 is the big event that shows us what to expect from each company. I think it's safe to assume which way we'll go in terms of console favor-ability.

I like the look of the Xbone exclusives, so I'll probably get it. The policies don't affect me, and I don't think that not buying it would help anyone who was affected by them. I don't like the fact that it's excluding potential gamers, and I'm gonna keep hounding microsoft to find ways to make it work without doing so, though I also think those people will be fine with PS4 if MS doesn't pull together fast enough.

i think i'll just end up buying a high end PC and stick to that as much as possible

This is what it looks like so far.

What is this? An image for ants? How can we be expected to even look at that comparison and read... if the image isn't big enough to see the letters? That image needs to be at least... three times bigger than this!

I was laughing by the second sentence.

Mad props on making the image 3.03x as big. Zoolander would be proud.

Just to play devil's advocate here though...

For those that WANT the camera for gaming / etc... how much will it cost on PS4? That could be the difference in the cost right there.

In addition, I've heard that although the X-Bone is making the 24 hour thing and DRM, etc mandatory, that PS is making it up to the publishers... The X-Bone is just being honest about it.

which search engine is run by microsoft again?

Haha wow

I tested that Bing vs Google thing out and I didn't get that result. I got perfectly normal search results. Guess most people aren't testing it.

Also you don't need the 24 hour check any more.

It's gone.

http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update

Still, screw Don Mattrick, but he's not the one who decided to make this change, so I don't care. I just hope he doesn't have such a public face at subsequent E3s.

did you have the word "the" at the beginning? those are the exact results I get. i can take screenshots if you don't believe me.

also, looks like trading physical discs will be possible too

Tested it myself in Google and Bing. Bing actually has "amazing" and the results on Google are "terrible", "ugly", and "a joke".

Along with Cheese's comment, I'm still not getting one. It really showed that they're more interested in squeezing out as much money as possible from their consumers than making their fans happy. I'm still going for PS4.

Microsoft Xbox One-Eighty, amirite?

Lol, every company is only interested in squeezing as much money out of customers as possible. Sony didn't think it would go over well, that's why they held off. But it's going to happen sometime in the next 10 years, everything is heading that way.

I don't care that Microsoft is behaving like companies behave, I'm going to the system that has the games I want. And now there's no reason not to.

And oh boy, you have no idea how many times I've seen that 180 joke.

Still sticking to Sony, non of the Xbone games have me interested so I'm content~ :3

PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. The big question in the gaming industry is: "Which is the better console, and what does a naked woman look like?"

Haha I saw that the other day. I love that guy.

PS4 for me, assuming I can afford either console. I probably won't be getting it on release. I favour the PS4 for continuity reasons - I already have a PS3 - and it just looks like the superior console.

Alright. We're 11 months away from when I made this post.

I have an interview next Tuesday that looks very promising.

If I get the position, there we go, prophesy fulfilled. One year later, job and new console.

So the question is, does anyone here have first hand experience with both xbox one and PS4? I'm looking for an informed opinion from someone I "know" that has experience with both next-gen consoles.

So... Bueller?

I haven't had experience with Xbox One, but I liked playing on PS4 (although the experience was limited to Trine 2 and some other indie games). The touch pad was actually easy to use after a few tries and the controller feels great. That's about all the experience I can give.

If you don't care about Kinect, you can pick up a Kinectless Xbox One for $399 starting June 9. After months of saying they'd never offer such a thing, Microsoft caved in today.

I will tell you this, the PS4 is pretty awesome. Granted I don't use a lot of the features (which is one of the reasons why Microsoft's pushing of the voice control system for the XBOX One, which is supposedly fantastic, did nothing for me), but I've had very good experiences with playing ACIV. That's the only game I currently own, so it's a bit limiting in my review. However, there are a lot of titles that are going to be released this year that I am excited for (NHL '15, The Last of Us) that I like because the developers didn't rush a version out at launch (note that The Last of Us is a juiced up version for next gen technology of the already released title). And obviously AC: Unity (TEAM COLON FOREVER).

Right now the Xbone has more titles that interest me, but I'm not much of a gamer. I basically play on weekend mornings while my wife sleeps. And that's if I don't have scheduled time to play tennis with my brother-in-law. I love videogames, I won't lie. But I've found they unfortunately become less of a priority as I've gotten older (and I'm not even 27 yet, so you that play in college, play a LOT).

On related notes, did anyone play The Last of Us and what were your thoughts on it?

Maybe mathematicians should be translators for the military. Check out the graphs in this discussion.

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110082

I played for a few hours with my buddy at his house and it was intense. I wanted to borrow it from him, but he hadn't finished it, yet. I'm still considering getting it soon.

I finished the Last of Us recently and it's an example of incredible game design.
I would call it a perfect game. Not THE perfect game, A perfect game. We need more of what the Last of Us did.
You'll probably see what I mean when you experience it yourself, to say too much would diminish your enjoyment.

I didn't play The Last Of Us, but I heard the story was pretty good so I watched a playthrough on YouTube. It was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. The story and cutscenes are really good and it makes you feel like you're watching a movie. As for gameplay, I can't say much, but there's a good amount of sneaking around.

Good, those remarks regarding The Last of Us fit in well with what I've heard elsewhere. It's basically a New Year's release, so I've got some time.

One week away from the 1 year mark from the original post (June 12, 2013)... and I got the position.

Now time to decide if I'm accepting the position. THEN get the PS4 to fulfill my prophesy.

I really should have written it as "6 months from now" instead of 1 year... then I'd have been at my new job by now.