Quite simply, my reason for picking PS4 over Xbox One for the next generation is down to my own personal taste in games. This generation, PS3 has provided a significantly greater proportion of things I want to play –primarily Japanese role-playing games – than Xbox 360 ever did, and PS4 looks as if it will continue that trend. 1
Now, granted, we haven't seen a huge amount of PS4 games that aren't the usual press conference "guns and explosions" extravaganzas, but at the event where Sony first announced the PS4, there were a couple of slides right at the end where a lot of developer and publisher logos appeared, many of which made me very happy indeed: companies like Idea Factory, Compile Heart, NIS America and their ilk – niche developers making the kinds of things I enjoy. This gives me hope that PS4 will continue to offer me the things I want to play. 1
Alongside all that, I just like Sony's attitude towards gamers better. Their cheeky digs at Microsoft during E3 were justified and effective; Microsoft's nightmarish communication over the Xbox One, meanwhile, has left me extremely wary of the new console, even though they've backed down on the most controversial issues. 1
The three games I'm most looking forward to: Final Fantasy XV is a multiplatform title, I know, but being someone who first came to the series with VII – yes, I'm one of those people, though I've since educated myself on the earlier games – Final Fantasy has always felt most at home on a Sony platform. 1
Besides FFXV, I actually can't think of that many specific titles that I'm looking forward to in the next generation just yet, so I'll instead say that I hope PS4 plays host to a new Persona game, and, hell, a new Yakuza game certainly wouldn't go amiss, either. 1
Additional features that attracted me: While excessive social functionality is immensely irritating – sometimes I just want everyone online to bugger off and leave me alone while I'm playing a game – the PS4's feed of player activity looks like it could potentially be quite cool for sharing information on games, trophy activity and stuff like that. Just please let me turn social features off when I want to, Sony!
Why I didn't choose its competitor: Microsoft lost my trust. Actually, it's been losing my trust for some time now, ever since the 360's dashboard started evolving from the no-frills Blades interface to the clunky New Xbox Experience to the ad-infested mess we have now. I don't trust Microsoft to provide me with the kind of experiences I want to play – and I also don't trust that they won't just pull support for games at some indefinite point in the future. I'm not completely ruling out the Xbox One, but I'm very wary of it at present; I certainly won't get one at launch, whereas I feel much more confident about Sony's machine.
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