What next-gen system will you buy?
 

Im probably going to go for the Nintendo Wii. I like the ablity to download old games, and the controler could be pretty awesome.

Im just wondering what everyone else's thoughts are.

I am going to buy the Wii at least fairly close to release, then in a few years buy a PS3 when it drops a bit in price. Once the next generation after this one starts to come out I will buy a Xbox360.

Personally, I'm getting the Wii and the PS3. The Wii for multiplayer awesome, and the PS3 for RPG goodness.

The poll only allows one choice. im sorry.

...I also dont seem to be able to fix it. >_<

Probably the Wii since it's within my price range. Nothing too exorbitant. Then probably a 360... Then the PS3.

PS3 is way to expensive, even if the price drops, it's STILL gonna be more expensive than the 360 with it's Premium System.

Wii for me please =). I've been a Nintendo fan boy at heart ever since the NES a long time ago so there's no question I'll be getting the Wii.

I'll probably get Wii within a year or so of release...I'll probably get PS3 once the price comes down to where PS2 is now and there's some games I want to play.

360 Arcade stuff looks better everytime I look at it though. If PS3 doesn't shape up, it could be a nice alternative.

That's exactly what I plan to do, minus the 360 part (I have no plans to ever get one). If I do stick to this plan, this will wind up being my first Nintendo console since the SNES, since I went with the PSX instead of the N64 (this was back when I was a kid, and did not have the means to support multiple consoles), and have stuck with Sony ever since. But since Sony decided to go fucking insane in the pricing department, I'll wind up going back to Nintendo before I get the next Sony console.

Wii for sure. On the launch date. No matter what. I'm getting this fucking appealing system. Too much cool things about it you cannot not buy it. I have plenty of games I'm eager to drool over. And you sure do too.

I won't get a XBOX360. There's absolutely no game at all of my taste there. And the future isn't looking good either... I say that, but I know myself, I'm gonna buy it just like I did with the regular XBOX, like 2 years ago, then I'll realized I should have listened to myself. But I'm stupid.

The PS3 is way too expensive for now. Sony will realize that we're not as loser as they are. They tried to drag us to buy the full price with the reason that "the next generation is costing a lot. gimme your money, you Cloud-lovers" (ok I made up the last part, but it's essentially that.)

In summary...

Wii: OUI!
360: probably ending up to buy it and regret it.
PS3: I LOVE YOU CLOUD!! TAKE MY MONEY!!... BUT WHEN YOU'LL OFFER ME MORE APPEALING STUFF IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN HAR HAR.

I'll get a PS3 until a really good franchise gets released (read: MGS, GTA, FF). I'm still playing a lot of good PS2 games I've missed in the past so no rush for me.

I've already got a 360. I'm planning on getting a credit card and putting it away until the PS3 launch, then I'll probably get a Wii by the same time next year, if not earlier. As sexy as Smash Bros. Brawl looks, I can wait. My cousins will likely get it when it comes out anyway.

I'll be getting the Nintendo Wii myself. Hopefully around the time it first hits the shelves. (Though I doubt I would be able to even find one.) It looks very appealing and fun. Plus, it's cheaper price allows me to afford it. I'm really hesitant to purchase any of the other consoles because of the price range they're in. I don't exactly have too much money to dump.

I might get the 360 later on. I originally planned to buy one awile ago but I got short on money. I still don't really have enough to buy one. I'm still interested in the console though. It does have some games coming out for it that interest me.

I'm really not sure if I'll get a PS3 anymore. The price really kills it for me. Other than the obvious big hits it will have I see no reason to buy it at the moment. Maybe I'll get it a couple years after it's released if there's some games I like out for it and the price drops alot.

I'll be getting a Wii for sure either way.

I flat out refuse to get a 360. Ever since they broke my heart and made ShadowRun a damned FPS. They got my hopes up, now they get no love from me.

I only want a 360 for halo 3, the only reason why I got an Xbox was for Halo 1 + 2. I never even bought those games I just supplied an xbox for a halo 2 lan party.

I'll probably buy PS3 5 years after it comes out when the prices is down and there are enough good games out to justify that (still) high price.

I most likely won't buy the Wii. I'm not totally compelled to purchase it when I can still get an equally unique and great experience from my DS. Nintendo is still going to put out those quirky great games they're known for on both consoles and maybe I'm comparing apples to oranges but I feel that the DS has more to offer me than buying a Wii would. Wii may expand more into the 3rd party but DS has already proven and captured that market, perhaps more effectively and better than the Wii ever could (especially since the Wii is competing with the next gen graphics powerhouses with their own average specs).

To me they're both gimmick (not in a bad sense) machines and I just like the gimmick the DS provides. Also it translates pretty well to conventional games, something Wii has yet to prove. I'm positive the Wii will be fun to play but I'm not willing to shell out $200 for that experience when I can probably mooch off relatives and friends with the machine. But who knows, I didn't think I'd get a Gamecube either and I did, albeit when it was at its $99 price point.

I'll be keeping my eye on this thread (the other one fell in a gutter), I don't want a repeat of the pre-launch DS/PSP thread we had where there was like two hundred thousand pages of people getting upset and flaming eachother about the stupidest things (DS can't play Advent Children, PSP explodes the instant you touch it!)

Anyway, I'm interested in both Xbox 360 and Wii at this point. CURIOUSLY awaiting the launch price for Wii and its games, maybe I'll get that at launch, especially with Toys R Us chucking in a free launch title if you pre-order. Excite Truck looks like a return to when Midway used to make Rush games that were worth playing. Plus it'll let me look like an idiot. It'll be like standing out the front of Time Zone playing DDR all the time.

360 has a few titles that look awesome, especially the upcoming Dead Rising. But the prices of these games are putting me off. There was absolutely NO NEED to bump the prices up to $120 considering we already pay more than everywhere else. Especially with the likes of Atari announcing Test Drive for 360 will be $40 US, yet it's still gonna be $90 US here. They'll drop, eventually! Then I will consume. [/typicalaussiegamepriceaughsoangryrant]

PS3 is a thousand dollars at launch, with nothing announced so far that interests me (I'm not really a fan of the MGS games despite how nice MGS4 looks) so I'll probably pick one of those up when there's been gigantic price drops in a few years time and a whole range of obscure Simple 2000 games have hit the PAL market. :]

Oh yeah, the polls don't let you choose more than one thing, so I've just added some more options.

I bought my first PS2 5 years after it's release year.

I voted for Wii. It's a no brainer. Nintendo > Sony.

I have seen polls like this in 2001. Which next-gen system will you buy? PS2 got the 13 votes and GC got the 1 vote. I am enormously glad that it's a total reversal now.

Too bad I can't go back and re-vote, as I would have picked Wii + PS3. Oh well, now the people know!

I am going to get a Wii, but I haven't decided if I want to pre-order or not.

Also, I just thought I'd add that I don't think PS3 will drop in price as quickly as the other consoles, becuase they need to support their expensive Blue-Ray player. I don't think any other console had technology that was that advanced for its time, but I could be wrong.

Definately the PS3. It will by far have the better games over all for me. The library for this system will be astounding.

I would have chosen Wii and PS3 as well, the Xbox360 would be a "hmm I have nothing to spend any money on today" type thing.

I will buy a PS3 just to play Silent Hill 5.

Why is that a confirmed sony exclusive?

Oh and since this is about all consoles, anyone take a look at this? http://www.cubed3.com/news/5556

All of them... eventually. I all ready own a 360, the Wii's a given, and I'll wait for a price drop for the PS3. I've bought pretty much every other console in the past, I don't see any reason to change that this generation. Sure the PS3 is expensive and I'm pretty underwhelmed in general towards the whole generation, but oh well. Things will most likely pick up a couple years down the road. Plus, MGS4, SSBB, and Ninja Gaiden 2... awesome :)

Out of those, PS3 most probably. Though I still have to wait for some announcement concerning the price. I mean, I definitely won't spend a four-digit amount of money for some console which will be out-of-date in 2010 anyway.

I'll pick up the Wii at release probably, same for the PS3, between release and Christmas, and eventually i'll get the 360, i'm more or less waiting until its price drops, more games I want get released for it or until my brother buys one and gets bored of it, in which case I get one for free.

PS3 and a Wii after they've 1) fixed issues, released new models of both consoles and 2) both dropped prices, and have a selection of games which aren't launch titles.

This reminds me of the quote, "only fools rush in" which makes perfect sense here.

I will buy a Wii, because I like to play good, fun, innovative, reasonably priced games.

I'm supporting Wii and only Wii because if everyone does this we can get the best first party and the best third party games on the 1 system to make gaming more affordable for everyone and improve the industry. There's no way in HELL i'm buying a PS3, so if the next GTA turns out amazing and isn't on Wii, I may end up with a 360, when it's cheap.

Seeing as how I already own a 360, I'll most likely grab the Wii. Mainly for next-gen Zelda & Super Smash Bros Brawl. I seriously hope that Brawl has online play as well or heck give us Melee Online, I'll take that. No Sony console once again, I did just fine without the PS2 and I don't see why I would spend money on 1 system when I can purchase 2. Wii+360 here folks. :)

I chose "all", but that ofcause depends of my pockets (my Pc is also my primary, and very expensive gaming station).

I'm going to buy the Wii at launch for sure, also to get into my cube games again as soon as possible (burned my vga box half a year ago) - and I'm not afraid to either, since they'll release that one and only working version from the start, as always.

The 360 looks more and more delicious games-wise every day. Nuff said. I'm getting this next, as soon as the competition has nudged the price down a bit.

I would want a PS3 too as soon as the price come down to where I wont die from laughing. But if it really turns out so fabulously incredible intergalactic spectacular, as they claim, I want a piece of that cake.
But lets see, the price might take some time to get down anyway, and conveniently in time for them to have made the 8th or 9th less buggy edition.
(Yeah I know some have never had a single problem, sup Kilroy, but I just don't have that kind of money to spend on luck ;))

I will buy a Wii at launch because I know the price will be reasonable. I picked Wii and PS3 because I am still considering getting a PS3, I just will never get one at launch. More than likely I will end up with one a year after launch. It depends on how Sony plays their cards, basically if they drop price, and don't make games too expensive. Baiscally if Sony is not stupid.

I already have a 360. Yet I don't have online so what's the point of having the sytem at all? :(

I will get an online connection to my 360 in a while though.


I want a Wii for the colorful happy fun time games. Actually, Boss Ross painting interests me the most out of the Wii Line-up.


I don't think I'll be getting a PS3 because it's focusing on realism a bit too much. I NEED happy fun time colorful games. I just do. The PS3 currently has none in it's lineup. :( :( :(

Well I already got an Xbox 360, bought it like last month. So I'm gonna buy a PS3, either at launch or some time soon after the launch. I doub't I'll get a Wii, and if I do I'd probably buy it if I can find it at a swapmeet for arround 50$ maybe then I'd buy it. The whole wave the controller gimick doesn't appeal to me.

Weird, I want the system with no intentions of never getting online with it ever...
It's just a principle about the whole money-scheme, but I still think the games are well worth it.

Each to their own ofcause.

In the long run, I'm going to own all three of them, so that's what I voted for.

By the end of this year, however, I don't know yet. The Wii looks enticing and cheap, and I'd like to support Nintendo, but there are no games that interest me, save for Crystal Chronicles. If Crystal Chronicles won't be in the launch window, then I won't buy a Wii until it's released.

The X360 is the one system I'm definitely going to own, maybe one day this year. They have a pretty good lineup right now, and upcoming titles look much better.

The PS3 is the system I want the most, but is also the one I'm probably going to get last. It has the games, it has the hardware, it has the support - the price is the only thing that's stopping me.

Online is a major part of the 360. You'd just plain be missing out on the system's glory by not getting it.

The arcade game selection has me wanting to get online with it. Not to mention that I've never played an online multiplayer game so I really feel like I'm missing something.

Hopefully this doesnt go the same way as the ds/psp thread. Thanks for fixing the poll. ^_^

Quite frankly, aside from Brawl and FFXIII, nothing else I've seen so far interests me so I may end up not getting a system at all. I made the mistake of getting a N64 and a PS2 just to play one game, and now they're pretty much collecting dust because I wasn't interested in any of the other games out there. I don't want to do the same again. I'll have to see what other games are coming down the line before I decide.

Most definitely the Wii. Nintendo has become my favorite console company now that (sadly) Sega is defunct. And the fact that I will be able to download the classics, including some faves from the Genesis :D, the reasonable price of the system and of course all the kooky and unnecessary accessories that will surely follow the release!

For me, the Microsoft and Sony systems are far too expensive and really don't bring anything new to the table (that I am aware of anyway) to justify the added costs. I suppose better graphics are neato but that seems too superficial. From what I have seen, Nintendo is less concerned with "uber system specs" and more about creating an enjoyable gaming experience.

i'm definately getting Wii. it just looks so fun and it's the most affordable. of course i'll try to obtain a broken XBOX360 and PS3 if it's an easy to fix problem but if they don't break easy enough oh well, i'll just have to wait for the prices to come waaaay down (yeah, i'm a cheapass SOB)

There are only two games so far that interest me for the PS3. I'll eventually purchase one, but I probably won't do so until more games are released. The Wii is more affordable at the moment, but I'm not in any hurry to pick that one up either.

Definitely a PS3 at launch -- I've got 5 games preordered for it already and I know there'll be a ton more later. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6154682.html In short, there are more third-party developers supporting the PS3 than there ever were for the PS1, 2, and PSP. Awesome.

Later on, I plan to get a 360 for Too Human, Enchanted Arms, and Ninety Nine Nights, eventually Blue Dragon as well as any other J-RPG that may get released here. Maybe Vic Ireland's new company will bring some good RPGs over for the PS3 and 360.

As for the Wii...maybe later. Right now though, save for Dragon Quest Swords, nothing is enticing me to buy a Wii. :/

Nintendo fails to dissapoint with its first party titles, and with this new interface its Wii all the way for me. On a side bar, I can remember cutting school and going to Toys r Us to demo the N64 and its whole new analog control 3d gaming thing. It was both fun and frustrating because I had to "learn" to play video games again, and thats what the Wii feels like to me.

I also know a guy who reserved and bought 3 360's and kept one and sold the others on ebay. I'm heavily consedering doing this for the PS3 launch only with two units. I figure at the very best I'll be getting my PS3 for free. Even though there won't be any games I want for at least a year.

Wii.

There's no denying, Wii is out to conquer the world. There's a rumor that the Wii-mote is actually the extension of God's finger.

But in all seriousness, I don't think I can be a hardcore gamer for too much longer. College studies demand my time and getting a PS3 would not help me out there. I often contemplating not going next gen because it will be expensive and I am also an old skool gamer. We'll see what happens though.

Wii, please.

The price seems fair (200-300 dollars), the upcoming titles are already awesome, I can play older Nintendo games on it (downloadable), it has complete backwards compatibility for Gamecube, I can play games online with it, it can play music and DVDs, the controller is motion sensitive.

I think that about sums it up. :D


Actually, the reasons I'm not getting the other consoles are because they're too expensive to begin with, and there's not that many appealing games to me. But what do I know, I never pay attention to Microsoft/Sony news. =/

I'll have all the online gaming I can muster on my PC, and for free (not considering all the dough I've put into the thing itself).

But never played an online game? Dude!
I understand your reasons fully =o

The Wii is the cheapest, but I'll buy it second (unless the games available at release are dripping with awesome sweat meat). I'll definitely aim to purchase a 360 since I'm interested in a bunch of games for the system. The problem lies in saving enough money without wanting to splurge it all on stuff to tide me over til the Wii's release date.

Now, the PS3 is a system I'm dying to get, but the price (along with the reported release date titles) are a major turn-off. Moreso the price. There is no way in hell I'm shelling out that much for a system at one time. If by some miracle I can get it for free through some mindless contest, then god frickin' bless. To think I bitched about the 360's price when it was first announced.

in before sony elitists and 'if u can afford this then u should afford that lol

I might buy a Wii if I find the new controls are really fun. Also interested in playing retro games on the system. The PS3 of course is the console I want most but it's just too expensive to buy anytime soon.

I'll definitely be getting the 360 sometime in the future. That system is really impressing me with its library of games, including original franchises. Go Microsoft! Hmmm, never thought I'd say that.

The Wii is another system I'll be getting as well. I can't pass up on the system and the established games will obviously be great, I just hope that developers do take full advantage of the capabilities of the Wii and don't make it a dumping ground of gimmicks.

The PS3? Eh. Right now it is down right unexciting. I'd need to pop Viagra pills in order to get the blood flowing for it. There are not any exclusive games that I want. The price is a wallet eater. There is nothing new about it other than the fact that it now has wireless controls, yet no rumble feature. Plus the system is butt ugly. Of course the 360 isn't much better, at least the controller rocks.

PS3 in say.. two years? Nevermind that they release good games after a year or so.

Wii60 for me.

Wii - Cheap. I mean, it's Nintendo. How can their consoles not be cheap? Plus, VC, a new way of playing games..I'm excited.

360 - I liked what the original Xbox offered. However, the games I see now that are coming out in the near future look promising.

So..Wii first. Then 360 after a price drop. PS3, you ask? Well..if and whenever the price drops down to $200, we'll talk.

I didn't vote because I am not sure I will get a Wii yet, I will wait until they actually show GAMES and see some reviews. PS3 is purely retarded and I already have a 360. So I vote for 360 and maybe Wii.

Well I'm definately getting a Wii. Cheap price + Out of the box, original new idea + old-retro games + generally being well recieved by 3rd parties = Major Wiin! (sorry, I had to)

I'm thinking I wanna also get a 3rd system but I'm not sure if it's gonna be a 360 or a PS3. Time will tell.

Wii.

1) Pre GCN, PS2 and XBOX generation I was a N-fanboy that was iffy about the GC. I lost my interest in Nintendo only and got caught up with the other consoles. Wii's prospects won me back into fanboy-ness (minus the dogish-ness to only play one system).

2) Games. Even though the Wii is underpowered, some games that have been announced look quite beautiful like Super Mario Galaxy, Heroes and Rayman (which actually looks quite nice)

3) New way of playing. Like what 64 did for games. Nuff said.

4) VC and backward compatibility. 7 consoles worth of games in a box.

I won't be buying a PS3 or X360 cause my cousins will be buying them. I'll just play it on their system if I want to.

I voted for Wii and PS3. The PS3 part is pretty teetering on the edge though. It's totally dependant as to whether or not they can get some decent looking games out, and when the price comes down. On the other hand me and 4 of my friends have plands to camp out for the Wii.

I'm pretty positive towards the Wii. I think it will do good things to the gaming world.

I can't totally write off the ps3 so i will be getting that one too.

Im goin' Wii all the way. Im hoping to get it release day. I love the fact that it's having the ability to download the old games (ORIGINAL PERFECT DARK ALL THE WAY!!!). I also have been a nintendo fanboy for all these years (though shame on me, I wavered when I originally saw the Wiimote). Im also getting the Wii because I can actually AFFORD it.

Wii, as I buy every Nintendo system. I think I might get a PS3 when I finish my pro/con matrix for selling my kidney.

Quite possibly none.

I got college to bother with so maybe one of my friends might get it for their room, but I doubt I'll bother with any of these systems for a bit.


Perhaps a Wii, if I find myself with time to spend on the system, though I'm sure I'll buy a PS3...sometime in the future (though after the Wii).

I am going to wait & see, but I would probably have to say Wii. The Xbox 360 does not have any exclusive games I can't live without, nor will it ever because of PC ports. By the time they port 360 games to PC they are cheaper, so that's even better. Sony's current business strategy is, at this point in time, insane imho...

I'm leaning towards 599 US dollars. Depends on the game selection.

Microsoft pinched Rare. And along with it Perfect Dark.

In fact, I think Microsoft are planning to release PD64 on Xbox live arcade, am I correct?? Well, that was from last time I heard about it.

But yeh, the reason I am not buying the PS3 is because apart from the Tekkens and Metal Gears, nothing else really interests me. Xbox never really had games that appealled to me and 360 hasn't improved on this aspect either. Maybe it's the lack of "Japanese"?

So Wii!!!

Why not just vote? It's not like you'll be arrested for then acting outside of what you voted. I mean I'll probably get a 360 or PS3 at some point in time.

Oh I and there was this thing called E3 a while back, they showed some Wii games and some people even wrote about them. Read it all on your nearest interent.

I second this. Those are my exact reasons for getting the Wii first, then the PS3 a few months later (need some time to drop the price a little, it's WAY too expensive for me).

I already have a 360. In retrospect, I probably could have still done without one for a while. In fact, I haven't even played mine for over a month. The only game I really got into it for was Oblivion, which I could have played on my PC (albeit with a might upgrade required). There really isn't much else for it that's a must-play for me, especially when excluding games that I could get for PC. Nevertheless, I'm sure some great stuff will pop up for it soon enough.

I will be getting the Wii at launch. No questions asked. The Wii launch line-up looks better than the entire first year of 360 or PS3 (judging by what I saw from E3 2006).

I have no current plans to buy the PS3. It will require the release of mutiple blockbuster games and a price drop of at least $100 before I pick one up. For all those people talking about RPGs... Who even knows when FFXIII is coming out? Could be 2008 for all we know.

Wii is a must. It's already been explained a million times. 360 has some bitchin' games coming out for it and I can really see myself getting one if I don't spend all my money on Wii games first. I really think I'll eventually get a 360 and a PS3 but PS3 is last on the list unless I decide to get two at launch to sell one on Ebay for MASSIVE DAMAGE. I have the money to get them all it's just a matter of how I'd rather spend that money sequentially. So yeah Wii > 360 > PS3. Except for possible cash benefits from selling a PS3 on ebay that's how I see it going down.

I find it refreshing how civil this thread is so far.

Actually... I've changed my vote. The next-generation console I'm going to buy is... Dreamcast.

No joke: http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/ge...dreamcast.html

I don't think you understand the term "next-generation" here. =/

The PS3 pricetag is pretty nasty no matter what features it holds in. An expensive car is an expensive car even if it comes with a toaster. I'm still interested in it because of Fumito Ueda's next project. The very thought of what he can do with all that alleged PS3 power makes my knees weak. I don't think I'll be able to afford the console for ages now, but I'm definitely going to get one once I can.

The Wii will be a purchase without question. There's not that large an amount of confirmed titles I'm going to pick up, but the Virtual Console alone is a huge incentive. So long as Nintendo realizes to release those controller replicas for sale in local stores as well, that is.

If given the chance, I would get a PS3 and a Wii. But with my current financial situation, I think I won't be getting ahold of any of those till 5-7 years from now.

Unless Q would send me some money. (omg)

Being the Nintendo fanboy that I am, I am currently only planning on getting the Wii (although I will wait for at least one price drop) since Nintendo never fails to produce some high quality titles (and this generation there seems to be a significant increase in third party support, so that is also a big plus).

Right now there simply are no games for the Xbox 360 that I am interested in (or Xbox for that matter), and the PS3's price is just way too high for me to even consider (although when the PS3 mini comes out and there are enough good games for it, I will consider making a purchase).

I definitely plan on getting all of them at some point. I'm planning it out that I'll get the X-box 360 soon. Microsoft hasn't announced any price drop at all, not even at when Wii/PS3 come out since, e.g. the PS3 price will create a "virtual price drop" anyway (their words, not mine). They wouldn't announce one anyway until the very last moment anyway to deter people like me from waiting until a price drop. They got me, so I won't wait, though wishful thinking has me heoping for some announcement in the next few weeks. :p

I'm definitely getting a Wii. On its release date. Or else. And like every game. Like. Like. Like. Yeah.

Then at some point later, the evil PS3. No current plans as to how and when this'll come to be though.

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Without getting into a "which system will be better" debate, I'll state that I'm interested in both the PS3 and the Wii, and that I have plans to own both.

The real question though is which system I'll be getting first. This has been a question looming on my mind recently. I felt that timing would have a factor in things when the Wii was rumored to come in October (a full month before PS3), but now current rumors have it placed in November again.

I think the most important factor will be which system has the better launch lineup. But even taking that into account, I'll likely be getting the PS3 first, because...

1. It might be the more scarce of the two systems, taking months for Sony to release further shipments after the first batch sell.

2. It has the most features to play around with if you didn't get a launch game. Blu Ray player, enhanced PS2 games, and whatever else they'll be tossing in.

3. It's the most expensive of the two.

Number 3 puzzling you? That's because usually, thanks to relatives and a jar of coins I always cash in by year's end, I almost always accumulate around $200 in Christmas money. So that's when I can make my move and purchase the Wii shortly after (and if I'm lucky like I was with the DS, I know a certain Nintendo-owned website that should have extra shipments if the system sells out in stores).

A word of advice for those of you hoping for a PS3 price drop; it isn't going to happen before MGS4 hits. So ask yourselves if you can wait an extra 6 months or more once the game launches. I know I can't.

My condolences to anyone that purchases a PS3 during the first and second model run shipment. I like risks as much as the next guy, but a $700 risk over possibly faulty hardware releases isn't something I'm willing to take no matter how much money I have.

That said, I will be buying the Wii first and will retain use of my PS2 to play the still incredible backlog of games I have remaining. Maybe one day when I get through that backlog, will be the day that the PS3 is no longer $700 and has a stable, working model release.

I'm not getting an Xbox 360. Period. As for the other two, I really don't know which (if either) I'll end up with. At this point I might just go without either one for a few years and focus on PC games and PS2 backlog. (And Gamecube backlog, if I finally buy one when Twilight Princess comes out.)

Wii is already looking like a great option, easily the strongest of the three even with the iffy controller. Best price, and some great game options in store. I still won't buy it on launch day, but depending on what its library looks like a year or two after launch, I can easily see myself getting one eventually.

PS3 is REALLY up in the air. I do want to get one, simply because sequals to a lot of my favourite series' will be coming out on it. But with all the dumbfuckery Sony has been pulling, I might wait years to get one, if ever. Outrageous pricetag. No vibrating controllers. Apparent focus on graphics over content. All the assorted idiocy and arrogance on Sony's part, especially in the last few months. Right now, about the only thing the PS3 has going for it is being region-free and the promise of certain games to come two or three years down the road. So I don't anticipate getting one until at LEAST a year after release. Maybe two or three, depending on how long it takes the price to drop and how long it takes for the games I'm interested in to see the light of day.

Well, PS3 was an obvious choice... til I heard the pricing. 360 doesn't really impress... yet... but if MS plays their cards right, I'll consider it...

Wii, impressive and cost friendly. Yes, I will be buying the Wii, and perhaps only the Wii. Its going to be hard to justify spending 3x+ its pricetag for the the PS3. The fact sony has been considering increasing game prices 25% or higher doesn't rub me the right way either... nor does the lame 'but its a blue ray player'. Blue Ray = Laser Disc of this decade.

Metroid 3, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Smash Brothers Melee, FF: Crystal Chronicles; yes please~! I'm also watching the new Rayman Rabbids title, Red Steel, and that After Crisis title. Despite its simplicity, Wii Sports sounds like a blast too.

I know PS3 is going to have some great games, but if Sony doesn't get out of the train of though that spawned the PSP, the system wont last long enough to see their release. I like how a brand new Wii will be around the same price as the now fairly old psp.

edit: crystal chronicles? oh shizzle!

Already got the 360, so I can only anwser one way.

I personally enjoy my 360. Ive gotten so casual about the way I game that 360 is perfect for my, at the moment, short attention span.

Short DOA matches.
Short GRAW matches.
Short mall raids in Dead Rising.
Short races in Burn Out Revenge.

Works out great. Not to mention theres tons coming for when I decide to concentrate more on my gaming.

Impressive, adding up the current percentages, the Wii is involved in 86% of the votes. This is whats going to make the Wii so powerful. Since Nintendo went with a lower cost, it seems like pretty much everyone will have the Wii. I think 86% of gamers is a bit high, but gamefaqs are you gonig to buy a Wii poll was pretty impressive too.

Whatever company or system they liked, everyone also seemed to have a PS2. It seems like for the new gen systems, everyone is going to have a Wii. Which means a huge audiance for game companies to create games for. This is exactly what won the previous gen cycle for PS2.

I'm gonna by a Wii. Doubt I'll ever invest in a 360 or PS3 though. I have an HTPC that will do most everything the 360/PS3 can do, and the Wii will give me the console gaming I crave.

True, even though the GC and Xbox are more powerful, PS2 won out in the end. However, PS2 has been more expensive than GC for the whole time they have both been out, so it wasn't due just to pricing. It will be interesting to revisit this topic again one year after all 3 systems are out and see what their libraries look like, and take a look at market penetration for each system...

Wow, the Wii really seems to be popular around here. To me it doesn't appeal at all. The GC has spent its time in the shadow of PS2 and Xbox - it's a more powerful machine than Sony's, but the least desirable version of a game released for all three consoles regularly was the GC's, and most of the exclusives were kiddie games I couldn't care less about. I expect this to be the case again, so no Wii for me. (Although the possibility of downloading all those terrific SNES games of yore definitely offers me an incentive to reconsider.) There's absolutely nothing on the horizon for 360 that appeals to me, and the PS3 fares even worse. The MGS4 trailers didn't exactly floor me, and after the debacle called The Room I'm not looking forward to playing Silent Hill 5 at the moment. Other than those... nothing comes to mind, and even if there were interesting games looming on the horizon, I'd have to pass. To whom does Sony want to sell its console? Managers and executives? To ask the price of a second-hand car in good condition for a mere gaming console is as insolent as they come. I surely hope the ridiculous price seriously hurts their sales.

So in conclusion I'd have to say "none of them", at least right now.

Zorro

PS2 was more expensive than the GC?

That doesn't sound right to me; but maybe it is. I mean I have a hard time remembering last week :P. Although, the difference wasn't near as much as the current difference.

Gamefaqs poll results surprised me yesterday:
Im acutally surprised that the 360 is so low. I expected it to be more even with the PS3. I underestimated people following of Sony. Then again, I didn't expect Wii to gain 50% of this either. I didn't realize it was that appealing to that much of the gaming populace. I'm a tad excited :)

I already have an XBOX 360. I'll be getting a Wii. I don't know if it'll be at launch. It depends if there are any good games that come out at the same time as the system.

xman25

Since Xbox360 is "last year's tech," I think people look at the PS3 as being more technologically advanced. The base PS3 is only $100 more than the Xbox Premium setup. Couple that with the strong following the PS2 has and it makes sense I suppose.

I won't be getting a PS3 at launch, since I have better things to spend money on than a console at launch. I'll probably pick it up next spring, once one or more titles that I am interested in are released. I will get a Wii at some point too, not sure when, even if primarily for the downloadable content, especially if they implement online multiplayer into some of the more enjoyable older titles. And I already have and love my 360.

I mean is there even any surprise that I will be getting all three eventually, since I have a PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube from that generation.

I'm kind of on the fence with all three systems, actually. They all show at least some promise to me, but I still haven't been convinced beyond all doubt that any of them are worth buying, either. I don't really want to dedicate myself to buying one of the systems when two of them haven't even been released yet, either.

The PS3 has some really impressive hardware and flashy demos, but I still haven't seen any games that impress me enough to justify spending $600 on the system. For that much money, I could probably buy an Xbox 360 Premium, a couple of years of Xbox Live service, and some games, or buy a small army of DS games, or the HDTV set that I'd need to really enjoy the PS3's fancy graphics or Blu-Ray drive.

I'd really have to try a Wii out before I'd buy one. The controller IS a very interesting piece of hardware, and I give Nintendo lots of credit for trying something different and interesting, but it's still pretty odd...I'd have to at least get a feel for it before I'd decide on buying one.

The Xbox 360 is probably the most tempting of the three right now, but I still have some reservations about it. It is still a bit expensive, especially with Live service and $60 new games, and the fact that a lot of the system's appeal is based on a subscription-based online service is a bit off-putting. If Microsoft can cut the price on the system a bit, I'd probably buy one, though.

well there are good reasons for buyin each of them, ps3 because of the range of games accesories ect. the nintendo wii ecause well nintendo and the 360 because its the cheapest out now but if i was to choose 1 it would be ps3 because of game like mgs4 and ffXIII

I keep hearing how people are pissed off at Sony's business strategy, or more precisely, pissed off at the cost of the PS3. I'd like to be the first person to bring up Nintendo's oddball attempt at attracting non-gamers to the scene. I really have a difficult time understanding how parents and other non-gamers worldwide are suddenly going to start playing games once Wii hits the shelves. Nintendo wants me to believe non-gamers are put off by the complexity of conventional controllers and yet they believe a tv remote slash analog nunchuck is something intrinsically identifiable. I've already read several reports that playing Zelda on the Wiimote is anything but easy to pick up.

I just can't wait to buy a Wii and thrust the nunchuck in my father's hands and tell him to start playing Twilight Princess as if he's been playing games all his life. What I really can't wait for is when he stares at me, blinks his eyes, and tells me how retarded the thing is. Nintendo wants to attract new gamers which is a noble effort but at this point in time feel free to colour me skeptic.

Assuming I follow the same purchasing habits from the previous generation of consoles, I'll almost certainly purchase a Wii and PS3. I'm sure the Wii will have some neat exclusives worth having and the PS3 will act as my home media centre.

Apparently it's working with 7 million Nintendogs sold and almost as many Brain Trainings sold. That was pretty much the deciding factor that launched DS into success above the competition.

Zelda is still just a GameCube game, Wii Sports is an example of a more next gen game with wider appeal, and Nintendo sucks for screwing up Twilight Princess and trying to pass it off as a Wii game.

With the passing of more and more time... I'm considering a 360 more and more... and a PS3 less and less. I'm sure I'll eventually buy the infernal contraption, but thats set currently on 'eventually'.

Hoping MS will drop the price on 360 to push their Wii360 statement. While the Wii is a definate purchase, I'm still on the fense with the 360.

Jackyboy, as Grubdog touched upon, you completely missed the method in which they are targetting new audiances.

Grubdog, not to worry, it's being released for both :P

True. I don't think Grand Theft Auto 4 is going to draw a lot of non-gamers to the scene, but if anyone can do it Nintendo can and they now have a proven track record of this.

119 out of 140 voters plan to get a Wii. Don't think we need a recount on this one lol...