So... get a PS 3.
Now, you will no doubt hear people say it's old tech and
that the new hardware is better, and that's certainly true. However, this
doesn't mean that 7th gen games are
inferior. Indeed, they look a bit less impressive than their 8th gen
counterparts, but as of right now the difference isn't that impressive. More
importantly, while it's true that from sometime this summer moving forward
games will be released on the new consoles, the 7th gen has plenty of amazing
titles to give. In fact, I'm not sure that games in the 8th gen will measure up
to the greatest of the 7th gen in any way but visuals.
So, you decided to buy the PS 3 Last of Us / Batman bundle.
What do you do with the other 250$ left over from what would have been the
purchase of a gameless console? First, you want to join PS+, which will give
you an instant library of games. For the
fee of the yearly membership, 85$, you will get access to all the features and
discounts and a new library which right now includes Bioshock Infinite, DMC,
Borderlands 2, Resogun, DYAD, Binary Domain, Drake's Uncharted 3, X Com Enemy
Unknown, Little Big Planet Karting, ibb obb, Poker Night, and the most amazing
HD Remakes of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
joining the lineup soon. Next, go to Amazon and buy the three Mass Effect
titles, which will run you a whopping 5$ each on average used. Then buy the first
two Bioshock titles which together should set you back some105$. Next, buy 25$
worth of Assassin's Creed games, the first Uncharted titles (about 10$), Far
Cry 3 (about 10$), and Tomb Raider (10$).
If you feel in the mood for some good
RPG fun, you can try Ni No Kuni (15$), Skyrim (10$, but don't get the legendary
version as it freezes too much), the Fallout titles (10$ each), or some NIS
America titles (15$ on average, avoid Time and Eternity). If you want to give
sports games a try, get the ones from last year. They're just like the ones from
this year but with last year's roster. They will run you for about 2$ each.
Fighting games including the Street Fighter, Tekken, and Blazblue titles will
run you for about 10$ each, while every Call of Duty game that's not the latest
one will cost you about 5$. They're just like the new one minus the dog.
You can mix and match from that list until it adds up to
250$, and in the end, for the same 500$ that you would have spent on a current
gen console you will instead have a last gen console with an amazing catalog.
I know, I know, old tech and whatever. Say what you will. The truth is that the
catalog of the current generation, with the consoles being so new, is
lackluster, and with the announcements they have made so far they will continue
to be for a t least another year or two.
Of course, if you have the money and the patience to wait
for better games to be released and you want bragging rights you can go for the
PS 4. But if you're like most of us, just get a PS 3.
I should note that I think the 360 has some great games that
the PS 3 is missing, like Lost Odyssey and Tales of Vesperia, but PS + is much
too superior to the X Box Live to give up its benefits for a few exclusives,
awesome as they are (Lost Odyssey is my favorite game of the 7th gen).
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