HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
Who cares if it sells like shit if you get something out of it?
Buying the losing console
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Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Been on a losing streak since forever.
Granted I had reasons.
Playstations and Ninty consoles were everywhere when I was young, but most of my neighbors/friends werent actually gamers so rarely actually used their consoles so I effectively had Playstations and Nintys in my life since launch........but no one had Sega consoles so to be a "hipster" id have Sega consoles and would play games that no one else had access to.
OG Xbox was the DreamCast 2 in my eyes.
Hell I own more Playstation games than alot of my friends who actually own the console itself.
The Xbox 360 was legit my favorite console, I moved to XB1 for more Halo, Forza and Gears and the Series S is a Gamepass machine for my nephews now that im an "adult' im supposed to provide some entertainment whenever they come over or i visit my family and the Series S fits in my pocket.
In reality im generally a PC gamer so consoles dont matter all that much.
- Sega Master System
- Sega GameGear
- Sega Saturn
- Sega DreamCast
- OG Xbox
- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series S
Granted I had reasons.
Playstations and Ninty consoles were everywhere when I was young, but most of my neighbors/friends werent actually gamers so rarely actually used their consoles so I effectively had Playstations and Nintys in my life since launch........but no one had Sega consoles so to be a "hipster" id have Sega consoles and would play games that no one else had access to.
OG Xbox was the DreamCast 2 in my eyes.
Hell I own more Playstation games than alot of my friends who actually own the console itself.
The Xbox 360 was legit my favorite console, I moved to XB1 for more Halo, Forza and Gears and the Series S is a Gamepass machine for my nephews now that im an "adult' im supposed to provide some entertainment whenever they come over or i visit my family and the Series S fits in my pocket.
In reality im generally a PC gamer so consoles dont matter all that much.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
I'm pretty sure it was after 2009 that ps3 really started catching up and that was mainly due to non mainstream markets.
Doesn't matter still was my most played console that gen.
HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
Yeah, 2008 is when it started to outsell it, with 2009 being when the bigger shifts began.I'm pretty sure it was after 2009 that ps3 really started catching up and that was mainly due to non mainstream markets.
Doesn't matter still was my most played console that gen.
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Hyperborean
Member
The only console I regret buying was the Xbox One. Only bought like 7 games for it, none of them a 9 or 10 out of 10 game. Love my Series X though.
Yup.
I liked my Sega consoles more than my Nintendo ones for certain games. Madden played alot better on Sega consoles.
First handheld I really supported and used alot was the Vita. I bought a Wii U at launch.
I don't really care about having a "winning or losing" console, the only thing I would worry about is devs not supporting or launching games on a "losing" console.
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diffusionx
Gold Member
I got an Xbox One close to launch... and it was fucking awful. The OS didn't work, Kinect sucked, the only thing that was good was some of the games. Dead Rising 3 and Titanfall were genuinely good but also did not run well because the Kinect took like 20% of the resources to process.
I bought a PS4 a year later and couldn't believe how much better it was. It even did voice commands better than the Kinect lmao.
I bought a PS4 a year later and couldn't believe how much better it was. It even did voice commands better than the Kinect lmao.
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
Had the option of a game boy or a game gear and I went with the game gear. Early days I really thought it was the right choice.
The six battery requirement and lack of games later in its life really made me think twice.
I'd eventually get a game boy for Pokémon and Zelda but I absolutely missed out on more game boy games at the time though I occasionally got to play on my brother's.
Sometimes though it's not about what system sells the most but what has the games you want.
The DS outsold the PSP but I'd still go with the PSP today. No longer interested in Pokémon and the games on PSP were just much further ahead.
The six battery requirement and lack of games later in its life really made me think twice.
I'd eventually get a game boy for Pokémon and Zelda but I absolutely missed out on more game boy games at the time though I occasionally got to play on my brother's.
Sometimes though it's not about what system sells the most but what has the games you want.
The DS outsold the PSP but I'd still go with the PSP today. No longer interested in Pokémon and the games on PSP were just much further ahead.
Astray
Member
Bought a Dreamcast as my 1st Sega console and Sega went 3rd party. Loved it though, Virtua Tennis was the shit and I played that system into the ground.
Bought an Xbox Series X as my 1st Xbox console and Xbox went 3rd party. Loved it much less than the Dreamcast, it's currently collecting dust.
Bought an Xbox Series X as my 1st Xbox console and Xbox went 3rd party. Loved it much less than the Dreamcast, it's currently collecting dust.
hououinkyouma00
Member
I generally own everything so yeah more often then not.
Outside of the 5th and 6th gen I've always owned the losing console (Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series). I also bought multiples of these consoles as well (OG 360, 360S, XBO, XBO S, XBO X, Xbox Series X twice, and S).
Outside of the 5th and 6th gen I've always owned the losing console (Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series). I also bought multiples of these consoles as well (OG 360, 360S, XBO, XBO S, XBO X, Xbox Series X twice, and S).
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user friendly
Member
I think the year headstart helped with that perception.
MiguelItUp
Member
Nah, I just went after the ones that interested me and was always happy.
I even had an Atari Jaguar and a Turbografix-16, and I loved them.
I even had an Atari Jaguar and a Turbografix-16, and I loved them.
Peroroncino
Member
I bought the XSX just to play STALKER 2 earlier, now it's a BC & gamepass machine.
diffusionx
Gold Member
PSP and DS was this situation where both were legit great options and were totally different. I know DS sold more but I wouldn't call the PSP a loser.
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
The X1X and the Series X have served my gaming needs well. I don't regret skipping PlayStation for the second generation in a row.
I also have a WiiU. No complaints on the software side.
I also guess whatever handheld you bought since 1989 that wasn't branded Nintendo was a loser. I think people had their fun with those, though. Variety was a good thing, if you could afford it.
I also have a WiiU. No complaints on the software side.
I also guess whatever handheld you bought since 1989 that wasn't branded Nintendo was a loser. I think people had their fun with those, though. Variety was a good thing, if you could afford it.
Makoto-Yuki
Banned
if you think one console can win or lose then you're always gonna lose. buy whatever one you want. stop taking part in childish immature "wars" that only serve to make rich people richer.
Shifty1897
Member
I bought the N64 and GameCube first, then got the Sony equivalents later in the generation. Never owned an Xbox.
Makoto-Yuki
Banned
sure let's just ignore Nintendo which has 5 consoles in the top 10 selling consoles of all time. if it wasn't for PS2 then Nintendo would have the top 3 and one of them being their current hardware.
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Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
The PS3 was so much better than the Xbox 360 in its later years. I had both the Xbox 360 and PS3 and my 360 was gathering dust almost all of the time after 2009/10.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yes, I bought a PS5. I can relate to the topic title. 
SimTourist
Banned
Don't really care if it's losing, I've bought consoles for a single game that interested me, there's almost always something good even on a failing console.
nowhat
Member
I don't think 360 was a losing console by any measure. Yes, eventually Sony was able to sell more towards the end/past the end of that gen (not by a lot though, and when they made it past 360 the MSRP was very low), but said gen was terrible for Sony. PS3 nearly bankrupted the company.
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Bond007
Member
On handhelds, sure- with Sony's offerings.
Dreamcast was another- but i dumped it right at PS2 launch to fund it. It was always a stopgap for me as a kid so i never really felt like it failed to me as an owner- it was an amazing year and i sold it before i was left potentially hanging by SEGA.
N64 while not as popular, i don't consider it a "failure"
I did have a Wii U.
Dreamcast was another- but i dumped it right at PS2 launch to fund it. It was always a stopgap for me as a kid so i never really felt like it failed to me as an owner- it was an amazing year and i sold it before i was left potentially hanging by SEGA.
N64 while not as popular, i don't consider it a "failure"
I did have a Wii U.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Only winners bought SEGA consoles. There was no losing.
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
I'd love to hear how you became such a rabid xbox fanboy. Also, what were you before you were an xbox fanboy?Yes, I bought a PS5. I can relate to the topic title.
Mortisfacio
Member
I have with various things like Xbox and Dreamcast, but I've always been a multiple console type for most my life, up until 360 and ps3. I didn't buy an XBOne, but I bought a PS4. Even though I bought the winner, I still felt like the loser as everything besides Bloodborne ended up coming to PC and looking better there. RDR2 is the last game I purchased for console. Watching the terrain actively downscale as the hardware couldn't keep up just left a lot to be desired, so I double dipped and bought the PC release.
I have a Series X I throw Game Pass on for the kids and their friends who come over, but I'm PC exclusive now with a Switch that is mostly for my son and then a Steam Deck for traveling or just when I want to lay next to my wife, but have no interest in the crime shows she watches.
I have a Series X I throw Game Pass on for the kids and their friends who come over, but I'm PC exclusive now with a Switch that is mostly for my son and then a Steam Deck for traveling or just when I want to lay next to my wife, but have no interest in the crime shows she watches.
Kings Field
Banned
Ps5 and series x. Both are getting stomped by the Switch. But they're both good consoles I guess.
Pandawan
Banned
Actually i never. I had X360, PS3, PS4, Switch and PS5.
PS5 is the closest to a failed console (PS5 is alive and sells well so technically it is not a loosing console but the only game i ended up needing PS5 for was Demons Souls, the rest i played on PC. maybe GTA6 will prove buying PS5 was not a mistake).
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Shadowstar39
Member
Turbo Graphix 16 -- Was awesome and all my friends loved it too, as it was so unique, plus no one had one but me (in my town).
The games came on credit cards "Hu cards", Yeah sega master system did this first but these were nicer and thinner, plus they came in CD jewel cases, just like ps1 games. This was in 1990.
The colors popped, the backgrounds were great. So many games with large pixel enemies. Going from NES to this was incredible.
The sound was superb.
To this day, I think it had better colors than the Genesis and could put more colors on screen at the same time than the snes. Snes had more colors to choose from though:
TG-16: Simultaneous Colors:482 (out of 512 choices)
Genesis: 64 (out of 512 choices)
Snes: 256 (out of 32k choices)
TG16's failing hardware wise was the cpu, which I didn't see any performance issues in games, they all played smooth. It was more on the school yard talk,
as TG16 didn't have a 16bit CPU, it had a 7.16mhz 8bit cpu and 8bit data bus but had two 16-bit graphics processors, a HuC6270 video display controller and a HuC6260 video color encoder
Genesis was faster, Snes was slow but had mode 7 and more ram, TG16 was a happy medium.
All 3 consoles had unique features that made them have a feel that isn't the same today, as everything seem identical now.
So many exclusive and better smups: Blazing lasers, rtype, gate of thunder, Salamander (lifeforce), AirZonk, Soldier Blade, Dragon Spirit (personal fav).
Action adventure -Splatterhouse, Legendary Axe 1 and 2, Bonks Adventure , Bonks Revenge, Ninja Spirit, Bloody Wolf, Vigilante, new adventure island,
Strategy and Pinball - Klax, Military Madness, Bomberman 94', Devils Crush, Alien Crush (amazing games , still unbeat to this day. The genesis version paled in comparison to the refined tg16 version of Devils crush).
RPG - Ys 1 and 2, Cadash, Dungeon Explorer 1 and 2 (gauntlet with more rpg elements and classes to choose from ), Double Dungeons, Ad&d Order of the Griffin (westwood studios Gold box style AD&D game), Neutopia 1 and 2 (basically Legend of Zelda in 16bit graphics )
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It sucked when it didn't get 3rd party games as much, all thanks to Nintendo exclusivity contracts, which if memory serves, Sega sued them over and won.
So a lot of games never made it stateside which dampened the sales. All that being said, it still had amazing games and I loved the system.
Sadly it and all my games got stolen. I then went on to get a genesis 1992 and snes 1994 (helped that i had a job as a kid), finally to get the ultimate console ps1 in 1998.
Other consoles that were loosing was the PS3 at first. Man the ps3 was and is so awesome. It won in the end though. It was to this day, imo, the best first party Sony ever had. They fought tooth and nail to regain their lost spot as king and they did. Sadly the 2nd half of the ps4 they got hubris and dipped into the woke kool-aid. They no longer make many games that people like me would be interested in. Xbox isn't any better in this regard.
The other one was Game Gear and Vita, both a head of their time but were badly supported and abandoned by the companies.
The games came on credit cards "Hu cards", Yeah sega master system did this first but these were nicer and thinner, plus they came in CD jewel cases, just like ps1 games. This was in 1990.
The colors popped, the backgrounds were great. So many games with large pixel enemies. Going from NES to this was incredible.
The sound was superb.
To this day, I think it had better colors than the Genesis and could put more colors on screen at the same time than the snes. Snes had more colors to choose from though:
TG-16: Simultaneous Colors:482 (out of 512 choices)
Genesis: 64 (out of 512 choices)
Snes: 256 (out of 32k choices)
TG16's failing hardware wise was the cpu, which I didn't see any performance issues in games, they all played smooth. It was more on the school yard talk,
as TG16 didn't have a 16bit CPU, it had a 7.16mhz 8bit cpu and 8bit data bus but had two 16-bit graphics processors, a HuC6270 video display controller and a HuC6260 video color encoder
Genesis was faster, Snes was slow but had mode 7 and more ram, TG16 was a happy medium.
All 3 consoles had unique features that made them have a feel that isn't the same today, as everything seem identical now.
So many exclusive and better smups: Blazing lasers, rtype, gate of thunder, Salamander (lifeforce), AirZonk, Soldier Blade, Dragon Spirit (personal fav).
Action adventure -Splatterhouse, Legendary Axe 1 and 2, Bonks Adventure , Bonks Revenge, Ninja Spirit, Bloody Wolf, Vigilante, new adventure island,
Strategy and Pinball - Klax, Military Madness, Bomberman 94', Devils Crush, Alien Crush (amazing games , still unbeat to this day. The genesis version paled in comparison to the refined tg16 version of Devils crush).
RPG - Ys 1 and 2, Cadash, Dungeon Explorer 1 and 2 (gauntlet with more rpg elements and classes to choose from ), Double Dungeons, Ad&d Order of the Griffin (westwood studios Gold box style AD&D game), Neutopia 1 and 2 (basically Legend of Zelda in 16bit graphics )
It sucked when it didn't get 3rd party games as much, all thanks to Nintendo exclusivity contracts, which if memory serves, Sega sued them over and won.
So a lot of games never made it stateside which dampened the sales. All that being said, it still had amazing games and I loved the system.
Sadly it and all my games got stolen. I then went on to get a genesis 1992 and snes 1994 (helped that i had a job as a kid), finally to get the ultimate console ps1 in 1998.
Other consoles that were loosing was the PS3 at first. Man the ps3 was and is so awesome. It won in the end though. It was to this day, imo, the best first party Sony ever had. They fought tooth and nail to regain their lost spot as king and they did. Sadly the 2nd half of the ps4 they got hubris and dipped into the woke kool-aid. They no longer make many games that people like me would be interested in. Xbox isn't any better in this regard.
The other one was Game Gear and Vita, both a head of their time but were badly supported and abandoned by the companies.
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DenimDevil
Neo Member
I was extremely happy with my "losing" Master System, Megadrive, Saturn, Dreamcast and all Xbox consoles. Also really happy with my Series X.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I have a long history with buying "losing" consoles. Since I became an adult though, I usually just buy all the consoles so they can't all be winners.
Some stuff from my collection I haven't seen mentioned yet: I still own my Nokia NGAGE and Tiger Game.Com handhelds!
Some stuff from my collection I haven't seen mentioned yet: I still own my Nokia NGAGE and Tiger Game.Com handhelds!
mayham2199
Member
My first job I worked up and saved around $600. Went and got a dreamcast and basically quit soon after. It was worth it for the online though since I've never seen a console with online gameplay. Plus I didn't play games as much back then so I didn't even know what was going on.
fart town usa
Banned
The Saturn and Wii U, dont regret it for a second.
PSVR and PSVR2 as well.
PSVR and PSVR2 as well.
I usually get all the consoles so buying the losing one doesn't really affect me nor would it factor into my purchasing decision. The only consoles i really skipped were the ones i knew would be ...
Historical bad - jaguar
Super expensive - neo geo
Both historical bad and expensive - 3DO
Historical bad - jaguar
Super expensive - neo geo
Both historical bad and expensive - 3DO
noob smokes
Member
I live life a 1/4 mile at a time lol