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Machina
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Bungie's Destiny Headed to PS360 and 'Future Gen Tech', but Not PC
— Machina, 17th February

News about Bungie's upcoming title Destiny is coming in thick and fast now that IGN have opened the floodgates. As well as concept art surfacing, and Bungie releasing the first ViDoc for the game (see below), a tranche of previews have been published...

Destiny, Bungie Software, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
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Machina
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Xbox Live Activity: Week Commencing January 28
— Machina, 11th February

I've got some brand new activity charts for you, and I'm sorry to report that the new year hasn't shaken things up all that much. The day when I get to proclaim to you fine readers that there has been a cataclysmic chart shift, may just be the day brimstone...

Xbox 360, Call of Duty: Black Ops II
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  • Brett Walton
    You have to be impressed at Minecraft taking on COD
    — 12th February delete
Dabbadoo
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Do you tend to stay with the same console manufacturer for each new generation?
— Dabbadoo, 2nd February

I think I'll be getting the Xbox 720 because of having a 360 this gen. I'd say it makes things easier! Are you loyal to a manufacturer?

Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii
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  • James
    That all depends on the games on offer and the services that each company will provide. For example online users of the xbox must pay to use the service but the playstation network is free, and the xbox subscription is not exactly cheap. I have only just realised that it is in fact much better to buy the entire year upfront as a redeemable voucher (these can be found on ebay or Amazon) than the pay per month subscription.

    A big issue for me would be the ability to play second hand games on the console, there were rumors that Microsoft did intend to prevent the resale of games but that may very well not be true. There are of course other minor difference that everybody has. I prefer the xbox controller to the playstation controller. It just 'feels' better.

    But perhaps there will be a new console company that will steal the show such Steam with the Xi3 Corporation 'Piston'. bbc.co.uk/news/…
    — 23rd February
  • Brandon Fusco
    It'd be hard to say really. I've always been ridiculous and purchased almost every console at some point (from as far back as the Master System. 3DO? Yes indeed). I'm not particularly loyal and I buy for a variety of reasons. For instance, I only just recently got a PS3 and that's specifically because I owned a PS2. What happened was that I never had an Xbox and skipped a generation so started by getting a 360 so I could go back and play the Xbox classics to catch up.

    I'm all over the map. Pretty much the only thing I don't do are dedicated handhelds. I'll play games on my phone very rarely but I tend to hunch too much with handhelds and I stop playing pretty quickly. The only handheld games I ever really cared to play were Pokemon games.
    — 7th February
  • Dean Walton
    I've always been a bit of a Nintendo fan to be honest but I play my Xbox 360 much more than the Wii so I'd say tastes change over time. I did buy a PS1 just for Gran Turismo so I agree with the notion of the decision to buy being based around games rather than the manufacturer.
    — 7th February
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Derposaurusrex
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I've owned these consoles so far, which ones have you had?
— Derposaurusrex, 18th January

Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Commodore 64
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  • Nader Balala
    Nintendo 64, Nintendo Game cube, PS2, PS3, Nintendo game boy color, psp, like 3 snes type knock offs....just have the nintendo 64 and ps3 today though
    — 31st May
  • William D'Angelo
    Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Sega Genesis / CD / 32X, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, PS1, Dreamcast, Xbox, Xbox 360. Also Game Boy and Neo-Geo Pocket Color.
    — 19th January
  • super_etecoon
    Atari 2600, Atari 7200, NES, SuperNES, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, Wii, WiiU.
    — 18th January
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ChuManFu
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The most amazing gaming setups and collections you'll ever see
— ChuManFu, 18th January

These are some dedicated gamers - how do your setups compare to these?

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sega Master System, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, 3DO, Jaguar, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Neo Geo, Wii
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  • Torin Kerr
    Ha. Not even close. First off, wires are visible.

    Second, Lo Fi in some cases.

    Third, I don't consider a Tri-monitor setup the best thing ever unless it's three curved, edgeless OLED TVs inset in the wall.

    Fourth, what kinda weak-ass speakers are these people using? If you're not rocking a 500W+ 5.1 or greater sound system, you're doing it wrong.

    Last, that collection is pretty sick but it is a serious eyesore.
    — 15th February delete
  • Ryan Spurgeon
    The organized second one is the best. Second from the top.
    — 28th January delete
  • Xzbeat
    The bottom one is just insane, top one is awesome
    — 22nd January delete
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frederik_peterson
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Next-Gen: Xbox 720 Will Be More Powerful Than PS4 - Report
— frederik_peterson, 17th January

As part of an insider reveal - with numerous technical details on the Xbox 720 and PS4 spotted - a developer has claimed that the Xbox Next will be considerably more powerful than the PS4. The tech specs of both the PS4 and the Xbox 720 are quite telling...

Sony Computer Entertainment, Xbox 360
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Xzbeat
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Dragon Age 3 artist: Xbox 720 tech won't be as "obvious" a leap as Xbox to Xbox 360
— Xzbeat, 17th January

The next generation of Xbox hardware won't be quite as barn-storming an upgrade as Xbox 360 was over the original Xbox, BioWare's director of art and animation Neil Thompson has told OXM. It'll still be "quite a big leap", mind.

Neil Thompson, Koei, Xbox, Xbox 360
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  • Brandon Fusco
    If by specs you mean more rumors? not really. I don't trust specs until NDAs have been lifted.
    — 27th January
  • Xzbeat
    Any thoughts on this now we have some specs revealed?
    — 22nd January delete
  • Brandon Fusco
    I don't think that's even necessarily that it won't be quite the leap so much as it won't be a "noticeable leap". The biggest improvements in graphics these days are immersive and not necessarily just in textures, animations, etc. The shadow of your player character isn't what will improve but instead that of every other shadow in the game. That type of thing.

    Reflections will be perfect, environments will be larger and special effects will be dramatically improved. These are far harder to quantify because they are the background of the game. But I suspect from a technical standpoint, these improvements will be maybe even four times what we saw in previous generations.
    — 17th January
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Xzbeat
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Predictions for E3 2012 Announcements?
— Xzbeat, 9th January

Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS
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  • BanTiger
    Uncharted 4, Quantic Dream`s Singularity for PS4, last guardian, Ps3 and Vita price cut, New Xbox and PS
    — 9th February
  • Xzbeat
    @Carl - that all sounds kinda predictable though. I'm hoping for more from Nintendo
    — 9th January delete
  • Carl2291
    2013?

    Nextbox/PS4
    Halo 2 Anniversary or Halo Wars Kinect
    Uncharted 4
    Super Mario Galaxy 3, Mario Kart U, Wii Fit/Sports U
    Versus XIII release window and Final Fantasy XV reveal
    Vita Pricecut / Games
    3DS Zelda, Pokemon.

    Sounds about right!
    — 9th January
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