Is it true? \u00a0Could this be the beginning of the end? \u00a0For every console generation there were very few reasons to not own all the consoles at one point or another. \u00a0Everyone bets on their primary console, gets multi-platform games on it, and usually has a second or even third console by the other manufacturers to play any of their console exclusive games they’re interested in. \u00a0I presently own an Xbox 360 and a Wii. \u00a0The 360 is my primary console and I purchase all the big multi-platform games on it. \u00a0Since the PS4 is similar in the games the 360 gets, the only difference are the exclusives and I have every intention of picking up a PS4 on the cheap later this year for their library of games. \u00a0The Wii has its own dedicated library and was the first console of this generation I got. \u00a0Everyone needs their Mario and Zelda fix, right?<\/p>\n

Yet, I sit here thinking that there’s going to be a massive shift that starts this generation. \u00a0Next-gen starts at the end of the year, new consoles, new tech, new policies by all parties involved. \u00a0Yes, the Wii U has been out for a year, but with lacklustre sales it’s an after-thought in most peoples mind. \u00a0The real generation begins with the Xbox One and the PS4. \u00a0Two machines with polarized policies. \u00a0Xbox One requires an internet connection and daily check-ins, the PS4 does not. \u00a0The Xbox One has publisher mandated used game policies, the PS4 does not. \u00a0Xbox One has restrictions on who you can lend or sell your games to, the PS4 does not. \u00a0Xbox One launches this November at $499 and the PS4 launches around the same time at $399.<\/p>\n

Based solely on that, things are looking great for the PS4, but yesterday…. Yesterday, they slipped into their E3 Conference that online multi-player on the PS4 will require PS+, their premium based subscription service. \u00a0The Xbox 360 and Xbox One both require Xbox Live to play online multi-player games, so this isn’t something new, but it is new from Sony who kept the PS3 free since launch, and that’s where the issue comes up.<\/p>\n

Xbox users have already grown accustomed to the online pay-wall that is Xbox Live. \u00a0We do get a lot of additional great features, so it’s more than just online multi-player, but it does add to the overall cost of console ownership. \u00a0Many AAA games these days are multi-platform, and there are very few games that offer a strictly single-player experience. \u00a0The overall sense I get from the next generation is that it’s aiming for an online, connected experience. \u00a0Single-player experiences will exist, but I see them being an after-thought for larger, immersive, community-based online experiences.<\/p>\n

How many people out there are willing to spend ~$100 a year on two different consoles that play the exact same games, save for the few exclusives per year? \u00a0Will the cost be worth it? \u00a0That’s up to the developers making games that are must haves and the valuation gamers put on the games they want to play. \u00a0I don’t see it though. \u00a0Even at the end of a generation like we’re experiencing now, I’m still waiting to get a PS3 for the price factor. \u00a0The games I’ve waited years to play will be significantly cheaper and there’s no online fee to play any of those games. \u00a0But in 5-7 years…..<\/p>\n

I think we will see a huge shift this generation. \u00a0I think we’ll see fewer exclusives and one console will take the lead and run away with it. \u00a0I’m betting on the PS4 right now, but there are still a few months, maybe even a year before I’ll make that decision. \u00a0If that shift happens, the gaming landscape will change in 5-7 years. \u00a0I hope I’m wrong though, as a gamer.<\/p>\n

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