Are you buying Xbox 360, or waiting for PS3? A simple poll

Console launches usually suck these days. Neither the PS2, XBox, or GameCube had any launch games I wanted. I'm honestly not expecting anything different. I'll wait.

PS3 - whenever MGS4 hits, because I'm not expecting it to be a launch title. The PS and PS2 were where the vast majority of games I was interested in were at these past two generations, so if I get any of the next gen systems, this will be it. Yeah, I'm putting my faith in Sony's "legacy".

XBox 360 - don't really care as of yet. Emulation is what sold me on the first XBox. Who knows, maybe there'll be a game I consider a must-own down the road and I'll change my tune.

We know nothing on Revolution's price, or features, or specs, or games, or release dates, or controllers. All we know are some pretentious fluff interviews that Iwata, Miyamoto and Reggie have given.

There's really nothing to discuss right now. Except the fact that it looks like a cable modem.

It is a two horse race. Nintendo has stated they are OK with third (basically) so I'm going to treat them like it.

And what Diff said. Either way, only fanboys would wait for Rev, and I don't care what they think. This isn't a scientific poll, I'm just curious what people think. If you are waiting for Revolution feel free to post as much.

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Originally Posted by diffusionx

We know nothing on Revolution's price, or features, or specs, or games, or release dates, or controllers. All we know are some pretentious fluff interviews that Iwata, Miyamoto and Reggie have given.

There's really nothing to discuss right now. Except the fact that it looks like a cable modem.

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Good thing Rev is not an option in the poll huh?

I'll buy neither. Launches always suck. Hell just look at the PSP launch and see how crappy our standards are.

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Originally Posted by Andy

Well, to be fair, I think if you made the same poll before any of the 32 bit generation systems launched, most people here would've chosen the Saturn or N64, and if you made it before the 128 bit gen most people would've chosen the Dreamcast. I think the people who "wait for the next PlayStation" are typically very casual gamers. But either way, there's nothing wrong with the poll, it's just a question.

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Actually, I would have told you PlayStation because of Squaresoft (exclusive) support, which single-handedly determined that next-gen purchase the moment I caught the news flipping through some gaming mag.

Also, in a theoretical example, I would still opt for the XBox 360 over the PS3 should they have arrived the same day or even the PS3 beforehand. I'm glad the PS3 gets people excited, amped, what have you, but it holds absolutely zero interest to me in light of what the 360 offers.

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Originally Posted by Master

It is a two horse race. Nintendo has stated they are OK with third (basically) so I'm going to treat them like it.

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

It's a one horse race, chief. Just ask when people are buying the PS3. Anyone who is buying a 360 is using it to tide them over until the next generation really gets here anyway. It's the Dreamcast of 2005.

Both at launch.

I'm going to wait until I see what Sony has to offer. I've barely had my Xbox for more than 9 months, so I'm in no hurry to get a 360.

I'll probably wait a few months after the PS3 arrives, to make a decision on the matter, but I have a feeling I'll buy the PS3 first.

Already got my 360 on reserve, and will get PS3 once that ships too.

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Originally Posted by The Chronicle

The question is kind of flawed. Xbox 360 will get more votes because the release date between the Xbox 360 and PS3 could be a good few months apart. Therefore, people buying both the PS3 and the Xbox 360, which I'm sure is the majority, will buy the Xbox 360 first because it's being released sooner.

What are you trying to accomplish by asking this question anyways?

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I'm not going to be buying the PS3 until, at the earliest, Christmas 2006.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

:lol: :lol: :lol:

It's a one horse race, chief. Just ask when people are buying the PS3.

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This is probably true.