Your "next gen" plans -- pre E3 2013 assessment
 

The Wii U is on shelves, and we know some groundwork details about the PS4 and XBox One.

Before heading into E3 and the system launches later this year, where do you currently stand on your next gen plans? What systems do you feel you are likely to be supporting with your wallet?

My current lineup plan:
PC + PS4 + Wii U + 3DS + Vita

Basically, everything but the Xbone. Not hating, just don't feel I need one when I can get all the multiplats on PC/PS4 as well as the exclusive games on all of those platforms. Historically, the exclusive games on the XBox platform have appealed to me far less than Sony and Nintendo's.

I could buy an xbox one... I can afford it. But it's not about that. I only have so much time to devote to gaming. I don't need everything.

Where do you stand, Pre-E3, assuming you have formed much of an opinion at this point. Now, after E3, who knows... I'm confident that my plans won't change, but the right killer game(s) could always convince me.

PC, WiiU, then a 3DS XL. But recently became interested in acquiring more Game Boy Advance games when I found out how much the Minnish Cap is going for. Not really a fps player, so Nintendo serves me fine (and if they ever make psychonauts 2, I'm hoping they have it for PC).

Assuming Double Fine develops it, and I can't see them not being involved if it actually happened since it is their property, it will definitely be on PC!

I'll get the Wii-U once there are some more flagship character titles out. The upcoming Yoshi game, Wind Waker remake, Smash brothers, etc.

Kinda dumb to actually make plans when little to nothing is known abou the game lineups for the Xbox and PS4.

But I guess going on reputation and history I would go with the XONE. I'm more inclined to play another Halo, Gears or (God willing) Viva Pinata over crap like Killzone and InFamous. But who the hell knows.

And nobody plays nintendo consoles for anything other than their 1st party stuff so that's all I'm doing.

I'll end up with everything, so it's just a matter of what I get first. This time around that depends entirely on the launch line-up and very little else.

I'm not very impressed with anything so far. I have to see games before I make a decision. But really, I've been upgrading my computer and I may just stick with that. Any console exclusives I'll just play them later when their consoles drop in price.

I'm gonna stick with PlayStation, as I have since PS1. I was thoroughly unimpressed by the Xbox reveal, but it doesn't really matter. I'm sure, at E3, Microsoft will show more games, and Sony will show more entertainment features, and they'll come out pretty much the same, like last time.

PS2 and Xbox had tons of exclusives. And if you were a fighting game fan, like me, you'd be missing out without a PS2. So that was an easy choice. But judging by that last generation, where there were 0 exclusives I really cared about, on either side. I'm sure I'll end up sticking with PlayStation, and all the games I want will be available.

But seriously, Saints Row IV, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Pokemon X/Y will probably be the only games I buy this year.

Yeah, like Peanut, I'm gonna end up with everything, it's only a question of what comes first.

As of now, I have no real plan. I'll probably end up with it all, but the real question comes down to what I'll want.

I could buy both at launch, but if there's no real reason to--I'll just stick to the one that has the best lineup. Probably going to be the XONE.

ditto pretty much. but then again i've no real plans to get any next gen systems at all. although i've been thinking of getting a friend's Wii U

There won't probably be any good reason for me to buy XONE ever, and if there won't be at least a few really must have exclusives for PS4, I'm not buying that either for some time. I'm still wanting a 3DS and maybe Vita some day, but so far there's pretty much nothing for it that I'd want to play. Except for PSone and PSP games :I

Oh yeah and I'm probably gonna buy WiiU someday, because.

Man. Never having any reason to buy an XONE, but someday wanting to have a Vita is insane.

Sounds kind of like me. I don't have the finances to blow on a new video game every two weeks or so, so it's all good.

I don't think I can afford a new console. Bills have to be paid. Maybe in 15 years again. If had to go for a console I go for a xbox one. (shouldn't it be like xbox 3? weird?)

What happen with nividia handheld console thing?

The Shield? It's set to come out pretty soon. Probably gonna be a huge disaster.

I'm happy with my Nintendo console.

Yes, sir, the SNES is a great system....What?

Xbox One sounds horrible.

The PS4 is going to get all the major third party games Sony gets every gen plus their exclusives. The PS3's library is now almost exactly the same as the 360's with the exception of all of Sony's added exclusives which are better than Microsoft's.

And obviously the Nintendo fan in me will get Wii-U eventually, I'll probably get it around this holiday.

I'd really like to hear a good lists of Sony's amazing exclusives. A list that doesn't include absolute sh*t like Killzone or dead horse franchises like Ratchet & Clank and God of War. Microsoft has almost no exclusives period, but the Sony exclusive stuff isn't exactly lighting the world on fire.

I honestly think the only platform with exclusives with a single damn is Nintendo.

Not to say they aren't quality titles, but Nintendo's "exclusives" also have decades of nostalgia behind them.