nothing, i usually justbuy new consoles for the sake of it. If i end up not liking them i sell them a few months later. Then usually end up buying them again lol. Do it every gen and my wife goes mental.
Games always. System Wars has a fascination with naming a victor but in the end all I care about is that there are enough games on a system that I want to play that make it worth my time. This gen the 360 and PS3 are abundant in those game and I actually dont have time to play half of what I would want, the Wii is the strangler and the one living room console that I never invested in.
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People say hardware but I always feel like its an exaggerated complaint. My 360 broke, I sent it and got it back in some 2 or 3 weeks. Never paid a cent and spent more time playing the PC instead. It just did not matter to me.
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I dont understand reasoning like hardware aesthetic and loyalty. I get game loyalty, I.e I like Halo so will be a 360, but not console loyalty, i.e I like the PS3 so will buy Killzone (or at least claim it to be the new coming). Aesthetics are irrelevant being that you just put it into a TV stand and pretty much never see the full thing.
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Price is also not really a big factor as long as games are worthwhile. $600 was too much for the PS3 but not too much for a purely dedicated gaming PC. I get that you can do more on the PC, but often times ground up built gaming machines are pretty much only used for gaming and potential light web surfing. If the games are there I will put down $600. The games were not there when that price tag was first announced though.
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Social aspect does not matter much to me. Most of my friends do not pass for gamers and would much rather go out clubbing, drinking and other such activities then play games, the few that are are interspersed around the world making it impractical to play with them.
the two most important things: brand and appearance. games dont mean a thing....its all about the brand and looks of the console. at the end of the day if its not from nintendo or apple then its not worth squat and if it doesnt look good under the telly then i would be too embarrassed to buy it. j/k. seriously games. its the only thing i buy a console for. i rarely use any of the other features.
basically just games every console i have has one game i cant go on without PC- its Team Fortress 2 Wii- its Super Smash Bros Brawl 360- just sports games in general DS- its Pokemon PSP- its Unite not to say thats the only things i play but they are the main reason i have the consoles
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