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[Gaiff]

Obviously, we all buy consoles to play games, but besides that, what do you value the most in a game console?

 

[nial]

DualSense.

 

[cireza]

Games running at 1080p@60fps, which is unrelated to the performance. You can have a weak console and games running at 60fps perfectly well.

 

[adamsapple]

Preferable backwards compatibility.
Overall snappiness on an OS/Interface level.
Modern sensibilities like full VRR/120hz support.

 

[Gaiff]

Games running at 1080p@60fps, which is unrelated to the performance. You can have a weak console and games running at 60fps perfectly well.

Real roundabout way of saying performance.

 

[cireza]

Real roundabout way of saying performance.

I wanted to point at the nuance though. I don't want powerful consoles (I don't care).

 

[March Climber]

OS Features. Nothing worse than a bad menu system i.e. NXE on 360 (the time they made an infinite scroll homepage).

 

[TintoConCasera]

Nothing really. The games are do or die for me and the main reason to get a console is it's catalogue of games.

Nowadays 95% of the games come to PC so for me modern consoles are pointless, which is fine because that means my console budget is going towards buying the old systems I never had growing up.

 

[Alpha Male]

Performance

 

[roosnam1980]

performance

 

[yamaci17]

i really hated xbox UI
playstation UI is simpler to use
so UI

 

[reinking]

Half of GAF if they are being honest, "The logo."

 

[Minari]

Dualsense

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Portability, first and foremost.

 

[The_hunter]

Outside of games, I would say reliability and uptime. The ability to turn the thing on and immediately play a game without doing any upkeep is great.

 

[Robb]

Probably if it's digital only or not. After that maybe performance, then aesthetics.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Form factor. I keep imagining a PC with all the components stuck together in a tiny board with a giant heat sink and fan. Maybe someday.

 

[Durin]

Services and unique features...because the whole point of a console is that it's a simple custom piece of hardware to play games well.

I'm not exactly happy that 2 of them have become AMD APU boxes I can barely tell apart, but at least Nintendo popularized a hybrid form factor with unique controls.

Portability is also a bigger deal too, because graphics are mattering less each gen.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

after games... basically everything

the start-up sequence
the controller
the look
etc

and if digital-only, no buy

 

[sodstall]

Performance related to the convenience of a console, so generally performance. Whats the point of putting your game somewhere when its a struggle-fest to even start it....Looking at you COD.

 

[yogaflame]

The peripherals. I enjoyed, PS move, Dual sense controller and PSVR2.

 

[Ainem Enamas]

For me it's available games, regular sales, and the most performance for the price

 

[Pasta la Vista]

The smell, so typically if I'm buying a used console I ask if it was previously owned by a Smash player. Don't want any of their stink in my home.

 

[Hudo]

How much it stays out of my fucking way. A console should be a game player. Don't bother me with other shit unless I specifically ask for it. And even then, don't bother me with anything beyond of what I asked.

 

[BossLackey]

How much it stays out of my fucking way. A console should be a game player. Don't bother me with other shit unless I specifically ask for it. And even then, don't bother me with anything beyond of what I asked.

Absolutely. How well it facilitates a no bullshit experience is paramount to me.

Have a great UX that is intuitive and powerful without being overwhelming or requiring too many steps for any action.

This generation, being able to just sleep and quick resume at the drop of a hat has been amazing.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Nothing compared to PC, except the fact that whenever I do play on PS5 which is once a year, is in front of my big TV. Yes you can do that on PC, but I prefer my PC gaming in front of my high refresh rate monitors for obvious reasons.

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

Free online + mods
I don't know which category these two would fit
Edit: to be fair, o probably just don't like consoles anymore

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

The less gimmicks and bullshit, the better. A decent controller and great games, I'm good.

 

[TheMan]

It's all about the games. Good games that run well

 

[Cakeboxer]

I don't think I'll ever have a console as my main device again, but in the past, the things that mattered most to me were noise levels, the controller, good customer service including warranty, good value for money. Exclusive games or gimmicks were secondary to me.

 

[bender]

 

[Wunray]

Ease of use, although I prefer PC now.

 

[spons]

Performance per buck, after that the 10ft interface. Everything else listed is either done poorly (media/Blu-ray players) or just crud.

 

[Barakov]

Obviously, we all buy consoles to play games, but besides that, what do you value the most in a game console?

Most important thing? Accessing the games I bought when I want not when a console decides it's okay.

 

[Deerock71]

Will I play it? That's the most important aspect outside of games. I don't care about services (rather not have them, frankly).

 

[Hashassin]

Performance, and a shout out to backwards compatibility. Let me play the games properly, and let me play all of them!

 

[Rentahamster]

Games running at 1080p@60fps, which is unrelated to the performance. You can have a weak console and games running at 60fps perfectly well.

When you look at the issue sideways, yeah, but all things being equal, a stronger console can run more games at that standard than a weaker console.

 

[PlayStaytion]

The controller. One sign in like xbox and boom, everything is set perfectly to use. Display and sound system, I like tech generally speaking, I'm rich but cars aren't my thing to me, I like tech more than collecting cars by a long shot.