Help/Opinions

[BatMike90]

Hello everyone on the saber forum.  I don't have a lot of friends so I figured I would come to the closest thing I have to friends and that is all of you. 

I don't play a lot of video games but I am looking to change that.

So I have to ask, PS4 or XBox One S?

I have always had a Playstation but I want an XBox so I can play SW: KOTOR.

Thoughts/Opinions are welcome.

[Darth Knox]

I have a PS3 and a PS4. However, i asked the very same question to see which people preferred. Check out their answers here.

http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=40297.0

Personally I prefer Playstation as the console specific games are better. Plus I also use it as an entertainment centre for watching dvds/blu-ray and watching youtube/netflix/amazon prime/bbc iplayer on my tv rather than on a tiny screened device.

[Infinit01]

We're gamers in my household and have 2 Xbox Ones, 1 Xbox One Elite and 2 Xbox One Xs which are the two current consoles that live in our bedroom along with a PS4 and a Nintendo Switch and a Nintendo WIIu.  

We prefer the Xbox One X since Xbox live is much more secure and due to having to pay for a monthly or yearly subscription, you won't see as many trolls as you would in the PSN.  Sure, most people would argue that PS has more exclusives but keep in mind that most won't play those exclusives. Furthermore, Microsoft bought 5 studios last year so they will begin to spit out more console exclusives moving forward.  All the games that I want are found on both systems.  XBox has backwards compatibility along with cross platform gaming and multiplayer meaning that if you buy a game on Xbox live, you can not only play it on the Xbox but also on a pc or phone and tablet if applicable.  The XBox One S or X can play Xbox 360 games.  

Also, PSN accounts tend to get hacked quite often than Sony wants to admit while Xbox Live servers are protected by Microsoft's servers and systems along with backup servers so they have security redundancy whereas Sony's network, does not.

Don't get me wrong, when I play God of War and Spider-Man or if the wife plays Kingdom Hearts 3, they're on the PS4. We love our One Xs due to use gaming 25 to 30 hours a week on multiplayer 99% of the time.  We're hardcore gamers and our favorite system that fits our gaming habits is the Xbox One X.

[BatMike90]

I have a PS3 and a PS4. However, i asked the very same question to see which people preferred. Check out their answers here.

http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=40297.0

Personally I prefer Playstation as the console specific games are better. Plus I also use it as an entertainment centre for watching dvds/blu-ray and watching youtube/netflix/amazon prime/bbc iplayer on my tv rather than on a tiny screened device.

Thank you, Darth Knox, I skimmed through and I found it to be quite enlightening

We're gamers in my household and have 2 Xbox Ones, 1 Xbox One Elite and 2 Xbox One Xs which are the two current consoles that live in our bedroom along with a PS4 and a Nintendo Switch and a Nintendo WIIu. 

We prefer the Xbox One X since Xbox live is much more secure and due to having to pay for a monthly or yearly subscription, you won't see as many trolls as you would in the PSN.  Sure, most people would argue that PS has more exclusives but keep in mind that most won't play those exclusives. Furthermore, Microsoft bought 5 studios last year so they will begin to spit out more console exclusives moving forward.  All the games that I want are found on both systems.  XBox has backwards compatibility along with cross platform gaming and multiplayer meaning that if you buy a game on Xbox live, you can not only play it on the Xbox but also on a pc or phone and tablet if applicable.  The XBox One S or X can play Xbox 360 games. 

Also, PSN accounts tend to get hacked quite often than Sony wants to admit while Xbox Live servers are protected by Microsoft's servers and systems along with backup servers so they have security redundancy whereas Sony's network, does not.

We love our One X but keep in mind that we game 25 to 30 hours a week on multiplayer 99% of the time

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I thank you for your response, Infiniti01!  I think the only exclusive I would want for the PS4 is Spider-Man.
I don't want to play Minecraft or Call of Duty either.
I would play mostly 1 player off-line. I hear that SW: KOTOR is on the Xbox store as their exculisive. I have never played KOTOR and wanted to play it.
Should I just get an OG Xbox and KOTOR or should I just get an XBox One with a digitial copy?

[Darth Knox]

I will also add, it depends on what kind of gamer you are. if you're more the casual gamer like myself who never plays anything or interacts with other gamers online, then I don't think it matters which you go for. I'm like my gaming old skool so rarely download from the network. In fact, I think the only things I've downloaded were a couple DLCs for Mass Effect 2 and 3 and playing as Ellie to find out her backstory in The Last of Us. Other than that I still buy my discs (used from CeX or Game as I flat out refuse to pay more than £25 for a game, I don't care how good it is. But that's just me).

[Infinit01]

You’re welcome, BatMike. The One S is more than enough since you’re a casual gamer, I recommend digital copies which is what we buy so they can always be downloaded to your system. Plus, digital copies don’t get scratched over time from use

[Darth Knox]

Plus, digital copies don’t get scratched over time from use

My discs have never ever gotten scratched. But then again, I don't throw tantrums, which may explain why 

[Infinit01]

My discs have never ever gotten scratched. But then again, I don't throw tantrums, which may explain why 

Haha. Try living with a 5 year old but it’s the wife’s games that he got to. I’ve akready bought games digitally by that point

[Darth Knox]

Haha. Try living with a 5 year old

Yeah yeah. A likely story! 

I have a friend who is a hardcore gamer who cannot understand why I still buy discs. I like having them lined up on my shelf alongside my dvds and bluray collection, just above my vinyl collection. Because that's what being a collector is all about: physical stuff (like Scourge at the beginning of Ragnarok).

[MavRick]

I agree with Knox. My son has burnt up 2 Xboxes and I still have my original PS1 and controller that still work. I mostly play my PS2 star wars games. 

[Darth Knox]

I agree with Knox.

That's because you are a very wise, noble and intelligent individual.

[Lord_S_Gray]

Hello everyone on the saber forum.  I don't have a lot of friends so I figured I would come to the closest thing I have to friends and that is all of you. 

I don't play a lot of video games but I am looking to change that.

So I have to ask, PS4 or XBox One S?

I have always had a Playstation but I want an XBox so I can play SW: KOTOR.

Thoughts/Opinions are welcome.

Some good advice here, my 2 cents owing a Ps4 and Xbox is if you're just looking to play casually and not fussed about multiplayer then either are good (if you wanted multiplayer than as Infinit suggests Xbox is the way to go most of the time).  After that its just about the games you like - most big releases are across both platforms nowadays anyway, but for back catalogue if you want Kotor go for Xbox.  

The exclusives on PS4 are great and the reason i got one much like Knox mentioned, but unless Uncharted/God of War/Last of Us are your type of game there isn't much else to separate them and as a fairly casual gamer you could probably live without them.

The other option is if you have a PC simply get Kotor off of Steam you can get it pretty cheap during the sales and it should run very well on most any pc built after 2010.

Another point i would go with digital copies of everything now, the sales on Xbox/PS4/Steam are pretty regular and you can get solid games like Tomb Raider, Assassins Creed (from a few years ago) for $20-$25 or less and no worry about clutter of disks - having said that totally respect Knox and others who like a physical collection instead and you can get a lot of great titles second had really really cheap (i don't think I've bought a new physical game for 10 years).

[BatMike90]

Alright. Thank you everyone for your opinions and for Darth Knox, who shared that other thread! Point Incoming, Mr. Knox!

I made my decision. I am going Playstation 4.

[Lady Revan]

Get the PS4, play KOTOR on PC. More content for it that way anyway, and the second game you can't get the restored content on Xbox

[Taegin Roan]

I was also going to recommend a PS4, but since you've already decided, I guess I don't need too.