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I think both systems have been pretty bleh for first-party stuff in 2014, really. Looks like 2015 is going to be a better year for that with Bloodborne and The Order: 1886 on PS4 and Halo 5 on Xbone. That said, yeah, the Xbone isn't a bad system and, while the PS4 is always going to perform better when comparing multiplatform titles, there's still plenty of reason to have an Xbone. MS just needs to start pushing exclusives (their own exclusives, not timed exclusives like Rise of the Tomb Raider) that aren't Halo and Forza again. If MS can get out of their rut and rebuild their first-party offerings to pre-2010 levels, I think they'll be OK.

Pride goeth before a fall. Apparently it goeth after a fall as well, at least in this case.

To be fair to Australia, this is probably going to get Hotline Miami banned in a few other countries too. I imagine the USK won't be too happy with this either...

I can only assume that, once the Xbone returned to $399/$499, the sales momentum from the holidays froze, while the PS4 kept going.

It's literally the only the only scenario where this makes any sense at all. The only other scenario is MS not knowing what the hell it's doing with the system anymore.

I love that they're competing, especially now that I have an Xbone courtesy of Black Friday/Christmas, but... Seriously, guys, this looks desperate.

Well, I guess it's as good a way as any to get you to buy the "bundle" game again in a format for ownership rights...

Considering the US is only getting the XL version of New 3DS (yeah, THAT name isn't going to cause confusion....), I'd say it's best to wait and get that one.

See, this junk right here is why I don't like Nintendo's 3DS bundles. Put the friggin' cartridge in there, stop being so stingy!

I voted yes, but there's an asterisk next to that one for me. I'm only going to do so since the price is effectively slashed in half if you trade in your old 3DSXL at GameStop. Were it not for that massive discount, I wouldn't go near it.

This.

And honestly, how likely are all 100 of them are games anyone would care to play? I wouldn't be surprised if we have a high noise-to-signal ratio.

Besides, I got the PS3 games I want for the most part, so barring new releases, I'm good on the PS3. If it breaks, I'll send that shit to Rapid Fire Gaming and get it working again. Fuck a $20/month sub.

This is true. People have said "x" is going to kill console gaming for ages. When you get old enough, you hear it all, really. I remember how the Wii's casual audience was going to render hardcore gaming obsolete, I've heard how mobile is going to kill off dedicated handhelds, how PC's dying, then how PC's going to render consoles obsolete, how digital will completely replace physical distribution... In the end, it's just the short-sighted ramblings of people who can only see things in binary - that one can only exist at the cost of others. The continued success of games consoles - ACTUAL games consoles - defies the pundits, and makes me smile from ear to ear.