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Alright geeks,

I attended the XboxOne tour convention in London yesterday with a mate.

After a quick pint we queued up with the rest of the gaming nerds in the freezing cold, and were eventually let in.

The "warehouse" was divided into sections. We made a beeline for the FIFA 14 section, sat down and started a game.

We only had a few teams to choose from, BVB, Citeh, Spuds, AC Milan, Farca, Real Ronaldo and P$G.

First impressions: the game is very "smooth" on next gen. The players react quicker, the graphics look better- not by much mind you. We played two matches, he won one, I won the other, courtesy of a 35 yard screamer from Ronaldo. I don't know what else to say apart from the players seem cleverer, more prone to track runs and stick out a leg for the ball if they're on the ground.

Overall FIFA 14 is an improvement over on 13.

Next we played Dead Rising 3. It was good fun, plowing through hundreds of zombies with cars, setting them alight with a flamethrower or just caving their heads in with a hammer. However it is a repetitive game, so we moved on rather quickly.

We had a go on Ryse: The Son of Rome. This was a blast, controlling a Roman soldier and fighting barbarians in a Roman arena. Again, graphically, it looked fantastic. The finishing moves were great to watch too- like sticking your sword into the back of the neck of a barbarian after parrying his blow with your shield.

Then we played Kinect Sports. I was impressed by how responsive it was. We played a jet-skiing racing game, where you "steered" the jet ski by holding your hands out in the air as if grasping a handlebar. It responded to minute movements very well. It was good derivative fun but not something I'd buy.

Lastly we tried the multiplayer on Battlefield 4. In terms of graphics it only looked marginally better than BF3. But it ran at 60 FPS and was a fun experience, new levels etc but it's essentially the same game with a few tweaks and a couple of new game modes.

It was all academic since I don't intend to buy an Xbox One: I'm going to get a PS4 because it's a lot cheaper, and that's that. But I was curious to see what the next gen games were like and enjoyed playing them all for the most part. I didn't try the new Forza  since I'm not into racing games but it looked beautiful. 

All in all it was a lot of fun. The Xbox One control was VERY comfortable to hold too, I hope the new PS4 controller is as nice. 

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We aren't seeing the most of what the new consoles do just yet because some of the games you mentioned like FIFA and Battlefield are just ports of the current gen games.

I believe Ryse was originally going to be a 360 game but they decided to bring it out on the Xbox One instead as well.

Lots of talk this past week about games such as the new COD not running at as high a graphic standard on the new Xbox as the PS4 which is interesting. 

I won't be able to afford a new console on release but plan on picking up a PS5 within the next 6 months. 

 
Cheers dude. Dead Rising looks like a brilliant game.

Anyone had a delivery date from Game yet? I ordered on phase 3 but havent heard anything yet.

 
I haven't seen anything from the new xbox one that makes me think 'wow I need this!!!!'

A few years ago I had next to no interest in buying an xbox 360....that is until I saw Gears of war 1 at a friends. The all new concept of the running, cool camera angle and the sweet graphics (at the time!) were such a step up from the original Xbox. I was amazed! I ended up playing it a lot for a few years before selling it.

I think the likes of Call of Duty have pushed the boundaries and it's going to be hard to get the wow factor for me this time round.

I do want one, eventually though.....when they are much cheaper....more so for the sky app that I can download and watch sky sports through, and all the other extras.

Hopefully when I see it in the flesh there are a few games that blow me away. I've watched a few videos on youtube of shooters and just think 'meh', it just looks like an xbox 360 game!

 
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The funny thing is Gears of war 1 made me buy an xbox 360 as well. I thought it was so cool that you could play all your mates online. And i was at the inlaws house watching my brother inlaw play it with mates from his work.

I went out and got one a couple of days later.

Xbox now have to think of something really special to get me to get the new one. I already have a 360 and lots of games for it so it will have to be something amazing for me to get a new one which i cant play my old favs like L4D or Dead island on.

 
Well, i've done it.

Spent £492 on pre-ordering a PS4 + Assassins Creed IV + FIFA 14 + Battlefield 4. 

I've never owned a Sony console, but they are cheaper than the Xbox this time round and it's a more powerful machine. 

Come end of the month, it's good bye life! 

 
I'm starting to get the itch, I keep telling myself I won't buy it at launch but the closer to release it gets the more I just want a new console. 

 
Fair play to you Blueblur, a lot to shell out, but a few years investment I suppose. Its a big move going from Xbox to PS4, wont Xbox be a more powerful machine long term?

I am going to get an xbox likely, as I have had the previous two, I prefer the controller and all my mates have one. But I'll only consider one after the second generation is out. If its anything like the 360 there will be electronics issues, bugs etc with the first released version.

Second gen is always better. and cheaper!

I wont buy it until its £300 or under.

 
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You make a good point Zola. I don't think i've ever bought a console on launch before. My previous consoles: N64, Gamecube, Wii, Xbox 360 have all been bought a year or two after launch. I hope there aren't any teething problems!

I would have bought the new Xbox, but cost was a factor, and the fact that more of my friends are on Playstation. I don't think you'll see a price drop for the whole of 2014, so you'll be waiting a bit I think!

I'm VERY excited to play Assassins Creed: Black Flag. It looks a lot better than AC: III, and I LOVE anything to do with pirates. The Caribbean setting looks beautiful, being able to hunt wales and explore coves.

And of course, FIFA 14 :)

 
I cant say i have given much thought about the new consoles coming out. A couple of my mates have pre ordered the new xbox but im in no rush as i still have loads of xbox 360 games to work through at home. Until either the price drops or a game comes out that i just have to play then i dont think i will bother.

I have an xbox 360 and had a PS3. The xbox is miles better in every way so i sold the Ps3. However i may be tempted when i do look to get a new console to get the Ps4.

 
Zola said:
Fair play to you Blueblur, a lot to shell out, but a few years investment I suppose. Its a big move going from Xbox to PS4, wont Xbox be a more powerful machine long term?
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What makes you say that?

All the specs are more powerful in the PS4. 

 
New console releases used to be a real highlight during the year, but I just don't have the same enthusiasm as I did when I was younger. No console release will ever beat the N64. 

Although I'll most likely end up buying the Xbox One in a few months once Watchdogs comes out.


 
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ForeverCarefree said:
What makes you say that?

All the specs are more powerful in the PS4.
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Is the hardware better for everything? I know there was some controversy over COD not being played at 1080p natively on xbox, but it will be on PS4.

I always thought Xbox live offers more with a better user interface etc, but who knows what the PS4 will be like this time round.

 
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Is the hardware better for everything? I know there was some controversy over COD not being played at 1080p natively on xbox, but it will be on PS4.

I always thought Xbox live offers more with a better user interface etc, but who knows what the PS4 will be like this time round.
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The problem with COD and Battlefield 4 is they are being ported over from the current gen to the new ones and so for example with the new COD it runs at 1080p native on the PS4 but apparently has some frame rate issues whereas on the Xbox it is being upscaled from 720p and so on larger high def TV's the picture quality isn't as good.

What I assume will happen is that the games being made specifically for the new consoles such as Killzone and Forza are going to look a better.

The Xbox games at present are not being announced as running (mostly) at 1080p which is surprising considering they are a new gen.

Previous Microsoft was saying that cloud technology would play a part in the games running better and looking better but having now reversed their always online policy games are going to have to run without the cloud (all very confusing). 

 
JoeyN said:
New console releases used to be a real highlight during the year, but I just don't have the same enthusiasm as I did when I was younger. No console release will ever beat the N64. 

Although I'll most likely end up buying the Xbox One in a few months once Watchdogs comes out.

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Watchdogs will be a day one purchase for me when it comes out!

I've been following its development very closely, the game looks like a riot, being able to hack into things, including traffic lights, CCTV, peoples' bank accounts.

 
ForeverCarefree said:
What makes you say that?

All the specs are more powerful in the PS4. 
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I think the thinking is if MS can actually make use of this cloud processing thing then the Xbox one can be incredibly powerful. Big if though.

 
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