XBox One or PS4?
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Your right,I guess I was kind of in that category,the only difference being I just googled xbox one stock locator and searched the best deals and talked to there customer service direct and I was able to get a guaranteed delivery by the 28th of this month and got a free game with it for £419 delivered with new customer discount code from zavvi,there's not a chance in hell that I would even contemplate buying the eBay consoles for those extortionate prices.SJ.
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But that simply isn't true!
Even if you don't want to build it yourself, go here, pay the ~10% premium, and have it built for you ready to go:
http://3xs.scan.co.uk/Category.asp?S...rCategoryID=58
Regardless of how you end up with a running system, the subsequent steps are no different to a console:
1) Connect to power
2) Connect to TV
3) Connect controller
You then install Steam (30 seconds - the installer nearly fits on a floppy disk!) , download from your extensive, pre-existing library of games, some of which you might already have progress through (cloud sync FTW), and get straight back into it.
You're not locked into Steam either. You have Origin, Battle.net, GOG.com, ordinary retail (if you're weird and want to physically get up to collect your media).
Forza looks alright, but when you can have racing games that look like this...
iRacing - NASCAR Gen 6 Ford Fusion vs Chevy SS - Sonoma - GoPro Triple Screen - YouTube
Even if you don't want to build it yourself, go here, pay the ~10% premium, and have it built for you ready to go:
http://3xs.scan.co.uk/Category.asp?S...rCategoryID=58
Regardless of how you end up with a running system, the subsequent steps are no different to a console:
1) Connect to power
2) Connect to TV
3) Connect controller
You then install Steam (30 seconds - the installer nearly fits on a floppy disk!) , download from your extensive, pre-existing library of games, some of which you might already have progress through (cloud sync FTW), and get straight back into it.
You're not locked into Steam either. You have Origin, Battle.net, GOG.com, ordinary retail (if you're weird and want to physically get up to collect your media).
Forza looks alright, but when you can have racing games that look like this...
iRacing - NASCAR Gen 6 Ford Fusion vs Chevy SS - Sonoma - GoPro Triple Screen - YouTube
Most people already have a TV they can just bosh their console on. For PC you need a dedicated monitor to get the best out of it = another purchase cost on top. That setup you linked will have cost more than a full loaded nextgen console just in monitor hardware.
But the biggest area of win for consoles imho is the social side. People hook them up to the TV in the lounge and entertain the entire family. Rather than have them stuck at a desk on a PC. Kids are bought consoles by their parents and establish a favourite based on which console most of their friends are on. To most of them playing the latest games with their friends is better than being able to play a game with the best graphics. That brand allegiance stays with them. Most who later on are hardcore gamers will no doubt move to PC if they can afford to but will till no doubt have a console too.
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Your right,I guess I was kind of in that category,the only difference being I just googled xbox one stock locator and searched the best deals and talked to there customer service direct and I was able to get a guaranteed delivery by the 28th of this month and got a free game with it for £419 delivered with new customer discount code from zavvi,there's not a chance in hell that I would even contemplate buying the eBay consoles for those extortionate prices.SJ.
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I ordered my ps4 last week and had to pay for it last night, unsure if that means anything for release date. Not that I'm bothered it's my Xmas present.
I did send wife into town today for some new boot I'd promised her, and said if you happen to see any xbox ones get me that and fora
I did send wife into town today for some new boot I'd promised her, and said if you happen to see any xbox ones get me that and fora
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My friend overseas has got it he told me to get it as soon as my console arrives it's that good,he says it's so good he played it for 9 hours straight,but I think i will give it a miss as I have never been too good at first person shooters but I am very good at third person aspect games.SJ.
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Suprised nobody has mentioned that the first official update for the Xbox One has bricked a lot of the consoles rendering them virtually useless.
http://news.sky.com/story/1172485/xb...te-users-claim
http://news.sky.com/story/1172485/xb...te-users-claim
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If no one will buy it, take it in to CEX. They will give you £450 CASH for it as a solus pack. Take the game code out of the box of Fifa and you're quids in.
jayallen,
Retail?! You'll be lucky - he paid more than retail for it from me in the first place.
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Suprised nobody has mentioned that the first official update for the Xbox One has bricked a lot of the consoles rendering them virtually useless.
http://news.sky.com/story/1172485/xb...te-users-claim
http://news.sky.com/story/1172485/xb...te-users-claim
I had the issue with update stuck in a loop. I just did two full HARD resets and it was fine.
I wonder if the E100 code is related to FW being interrupted part way through updating - I suspect it is.
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My friend overseas has got it he told me to get it as soon as my console arrives it's that good,he says it's so good he played it for 9 hours straight,but I think i will give it a miss as I have never been too good at first person shooters but I am very good at third person aspect games.SJ.
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Yeah no worries mate my console is UK stock,I just got a lot of friends in the states who give me the 411 about what's doing well over there and what my friends games are being played so I know what to get when I play online.SJ.
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I read SJ's post to say that he has got one from Zavvi - not from the US.
USA consoles can be used over here, but as the console has region locking in place, it's whether the software is region locked. XBOX games normally are, so that's when you have a problem with using PAL games on a NTSC-U console.
USA consoles can be used over here, but as the console has region locking in place, it's whether the software is region locked. XBOX games normally are, so that's when you have a problem with using PAL games on a NTSC-U console.
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The one I had delivered yesterday is being collected tonight. Easy money and better than the interest I would have received on savings.
Now, do I put that money towards another one for Christmas?
Now, do I put that money towards another one for Christmas?
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Your right,I guess I was kind of in that category,the only difference being I just googled xbox one stock locator and searched the best deals and talked to there customer service direct and I was able to get a guaranteed delivery by the 28th of this month and got a free game with it for £419 delivered with new customer discount code from zavvi,there's not a chance in hell that I would even contemplate buying the eBay consoles for those extortionate prices.SJ.
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Mine just sold for £811 one more to sell might hold onto it until nearer Xmas??
Anyways had a good play of it last night and I flipping love it, Forza is amazing the graphics are so good it's like watching real cars on the TV and FIFA is quality so smooth miles better then 360 and voice controlling the Substitutes and tactics is well cool
Anyways had a good play of it last night and I flipping love it, Forza is amazing the graphics are so good it's like watching real cars on the TV and FIFA is quality so smooth miles better then 360 and voice controlling the Substitutes and tactics is well cool
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Mine just sold for £811 one more to sell might hold onto it until nearer Xmas??
Anyways had a good play of it last night and I flipping love it, Forza is amazing the graphics are so good it's like watching real cars on the TV and FIFA is quality so smooth miles better then 360 and voice controlling the Substitutes and tactics is well cool
Anyways had a good play of it last night and I flipping love it, Forza is amazing the graphics are so good it's like watching real cars on the TV and FIFA is quality so smooth miles better then 360 and voice controlling the Substitutes and tactics is well cool
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CEX have them in stock NOW for £530 as a solus pack. As above, WTF would you actually pay £600 BIN, let alone £800+.
I wouldn't be able to sleep at night, raping someone for £800+ for a XBO. Jamie, you must be lower than a snakes belly.
I wouldn't be able to sleep at night, raping someone for £800+ for a XBO. Jamie, you must be lower than a snakes belly.