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What is the most important factors for you when you're choosing the next-gen system to buy?
Factor in Choosing Next-gen System?
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Two words: Vidya and Games
I have my PC for everything else. Why get a console without any games, aside from expectations of the future or development opportunity (i.e. Wii U, PSVita)?
It wouldn't be sensible to buy a console for the sake of using it for media. I could just buy a SmartTV or a smartphone if I wanted that.
I have my PC for everything else. Why get a console without any games, aside from expectations of the future or development opportunity (i.e. Wii U, PSVita)?
It wouldn't be sensible to buy a console for the sake of using it for media. I could just buy a SmartTV or a smartphone if I wanted that.
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Enjoyment of Video games, cost of consoles, and accessories, and cost of video games are factors which are important to me when buying a console.
Steambox looke pretty good since it already has access to a lot of Steam games which are out, and you can install non-steam games from Linux games stores like the Ubuntu Software center, and Humble Indie Bundle for Linux, so gamers would not need to hope that better games will come out in the future for Steambox console. I also read that Steambox is also a PC, so if the Steambox never catches on, you can still use it as a Linux PC to play PC games, do PC tasks like web browsing, and Office work, or install Windows, and use it as a Windows Gaming PC.
I agree with Nuke, buying a gaming console for media is not worth it when you can get an Apple TV, Google TV Settop Box, Chromecast, Roku,etc for $99 or less vs a console which cost $400-500.
A Smartphone and Tablet can also be used for Media since many smartphones, and tablets now let you connect it to a TV with a HDMI cable.
If you need a Blu-Ray player, you can get one for around $50, and a lot of the newer Blu-Ray players have Apps for Netflix, CinemaNow, YouTube, Vudu and Pandora streaming via wi-fi, and wired internet.
Steambox looke pretty good since it already has access to a lot of Steam games which are out, and you can install non-steam games from Linux games stores like the Ubuntu Software center, and Humble Indie Bundle for Linux, so gamers would not need to hope that better games will come out in the future for Steambox console. I also read that Steambox is also a PC, so if the Steambox never catches on, you can still use it as a Linux PC to play PC games, do PC tasks like web browsing, and Office work, or install Windows, and use it as a Windows Gaming PC.
I agree with Nuke, buying a gaming console for media is not worth it when you can get an Apple TV, Google TV Settop Box, Chromecast, Roku,etc for $99 or less vs a console which cost $400-500.
A Smartphone and Tablet can also be used for Media since many smartphones, and tablets now let you connect it to a TV with a HDMI cable.
If you need a Blu-Ray player, you can get one for around $50, and a lot of the newer Blu-Ray players have Apps for Netflix, CinemaNow, YouTube, Vudu and Pandora streaming via wi-fi, and wired internet.
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Obviously the games, if they don't have anything I want to play I won't waste my time or money.
but also cause I loved the NDS.FantasyFanMan
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For me it is games, especially flag ship titles. Coming from a Nintendo lover I bought a 3DS XL for three main games (I will buy more than three obviously) and those are Fire Emblem Awakening, Super Mario. 3D Land, and Animal Crossing New Leaf.