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The generation is ending: How many console did you buy?

How many console did you buy this gen?

  • 1

    Votes: 425 15.3%

  • 2

    Votes: 669 24.1%

  • 3

    Votes: 551 19.8%

  • 4

    Votes: 361 13.0%

  • 5+

    Votes: 678 24.4%

  • 10+ (yes I know!!!!)

    Votes: 94 3.4%
  • Total voters
    2,778
Rivuz

Rivuz

Member
Oct 27, 2017
66
3.
PS4 close to launch, then i traded it in for a PS4 Pro. Then i bought a Switch.
Almost bought an XboxOne S when it was on sale at 99€ in a local store, but when i got there they were all gone.
 
xyla

xyla

Member
Oct 27, 2017
8,386
Germany
Wii U at launch, Switch at launch, X1S when it was at 150 or so mostly as a Blu-ray player and media center and an X during a sale when game pass was starting to take off.

Next gen I might go Nintendo only. I don't play that much anymore and most of it is on PC anyway.
 
Xeonidus

Xeonidus

“Fuck them kids.”
Member
Oct 28, 2017
4,278
2. A vita near launch and then a ps4 at launch. Upgraded my pc in 2017.
 
Bioshocker

Bioshocker

Member
Oct 28, 2017
2,201
Sweden
PS4
Wii U
Xbox One
Xbox One S
Xbox One X
Xbox One X Gears 5 Edition
(and a few retro consoles)

Xbox One X is by far the best console, but PS4 has had so many great games.
 
Katana_Strikes

Katana_Strikes

Unshakable Resolve
Member
Oct 29, 2017
10,750
Bought:
PS4 Launch
PS4 Pro
Xbox One X
Switch

Won:
PS4 20th Anniversary

Free through PS Retail Website:
PS4 MGS5 Edition
PS4 Pro
 
Splatbang

Splatbang

Member
Oct 26, 2017
488
Austria
I know none is not a choice, but this is the first time I didn't even get a single console. From whatever generation the NES was up to the PS3/xbox generation I've always had all consoles. So I completely quit from one gen to the next.
 
MrFreeze

MrFreeze

Member
Oct 13, 2019
128
Just a base PS4 in 2015 when Batman: Arkham Knight released. I built a gaming PC in 2016, but sold that in 2017. Turned to I liked researching the parts and the building process more than actually PC gaming. Lesson learned. Very much looking forward to the PS5.
 
Malcolm9

Malcolm9

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,040
UK
Bioshocker said:
PS4
Wii U
Xbox One
Xbox One S
Xbox One X
Xbox One X Gears 5 Edition
(and a few retro consoles)

Xbox One X is by far the best console, but PS4 has had so many great games.
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Saying the Xbox One X is the best console is subjective. Power wise yes, but everything else is down to what games you prefer or portability etc.
 
ForthU

ForthU

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,309
ps4, one, wiiu and switch + vita and 3ds if those counts (OH btw happy western birthday Vita <3 )
 
Tygerjaw

Tygerjaw

Member
Oct 25, 2017
749
PS4 and Xbox One at launch. Second PS4 after the first died within 7 months. Sold my Xbox One and got a Switch.

Oh, I almost forgot to include my Wii U too, which I played more than the Switch.
 

Deleted member 50232

User requested account closure
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Dec 3, 2018
2,509
2 Xbox ones which I then sold and upgraded to 2 Xbox one Xs.

2 PS4s which I then sold and upgraded to a single Pro.

Switch and switch lite.

Jesus I do have a problem.....
 
Mifec

Mifec

Member
Oct 25, 2017
17,752
One PS4 pro for my cousin and to play FF15 (mistake since the game is garbage), another Pro for myself when GoW came out. A Switch for a friend and to play XC2(even worse trash then 15, shouldn't have been made) and another Switch for myself last June.
 
Wulfric

Wulfric

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,967
More than I expected actually

3DS XL (Pokemon X/Y Blue LE)
3DS XL (Pink)
PS Vita
Wii U
New 3DS (Pokemon Red/Blue LE)
PS4 Slim Ver 1.

Also a SNES Classic, just for fun.
 
wiiucollector

wiiucollector

Member
Aug 5, 2018
427
Germany
11 X Wii U (oops)
- reviving me as a lapsed gamer also turned me into a collector

01 X Switch
- running up to that cliff in BotW is how all experiences with new consoles should start

01 X N3DSXL
- gimme that SNES design, and some circulation in my hands again

01 X PS4
- my journey started with Journey, and my favourite franchise Gravity Rush is almost an apt name for the fan

01 X XBOX ONE
- the N64 Mini Classic, but Forza Horizon is its dreamy vanishing point, and Sunset Overdrive is a hoot

01 X NES Mini Classic
- paperweight mario

01 X SNES Mini Classic
- mario on the download
 
JNH

JNH

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,301
France
Being in a couple with a gamer makes me buy things twice :x

Wii U
N3DSXL (x2)
Switch (x2)

Waiting for a Switch "pro" and maybe PS5 ( a big "maybe", I don't buy a console for 1 or 2 games)
 
Yep

Yep

Member
Dec 14, 2017
531
A 3ds, a 3ds XL, a Wii U, a PS4 and a Switch, so 5 consoles, with buyer remorse because of the Wii U and the PS4
 
bob100

bob100

Member
Oct 29, 2017
1,726
I think I turned into a collector this generation:

PS4 MGSV Edition
2 x PS4 20th Anniversary Edition
3 x PS4 500 Million Edition
Nintendo Switch
 
Trieu

Trieu

Member
Feb 22, 2019
1,774
Okay I voted 1 console (which is the PS4), but I actually did buy a NEW 3DS XL aswell which I thought didn't really count as console so actually I bought 2. Maybe was not the best move to buy the 3DS because the Switch came out 2 years later and it felt like they completely dropped the DS.
Atleast I can still play a huge library of old games
 

Deleted member 5086

User requested account closure
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Oct 25, 2017
4,571
4 if we're not including any pure handhelds. Wii U, (OG) PS4, Switch, Xbox One X. In that order. Also a PSVR, but that's an add-on.

Handhelds I've gotten are: (OG) 3DS XL, (OG) PS Vita and New 3DS.
 
GuEiMiRrIRoW

GuEiMiRrIRoW

Banned
Oct 28, 2017
3,530
Brazil
Ps4 original and it died
Ps4 slim
Xbox one x
3ds original
3ds xl
New 3ds xl
Wii U
And.. switch?

7/8.
i still have all of them, minus the broken ps4
 
jobrro

jobrro

The Fallen
Nov 19, 2017
1,626
Eh. Depends on where you class the start and end of the generation. I mean some places class 3DS as the start of the PS4 / XBONE gen and Switch as the start of the next gen.

Anyway the consoles I have bought since the 3DS.

3DS
Wii U
Vita 1000
PS4
XBONE Launch Model (still with Kinect)
Vita TV bundle for cheap that I never used
Vita 2000
n3DS XL
PS4 Pro
Switch
Switch (first one died, well Joycon wouldn't connect when attached made Pokemon Let's Go catching mechanics suck)
 
The Shape

The Shape

Member
Nov 7, 2017
5,027
Brazil
I started with an Xbox One at launch. Traded it four months later for a PS4 that's been with me since then. Then I bought a Wii U and sold it a year or so later. Next I got a Switch in 2017 and sold it in 2018, only to buy another in 2019.

Also, people are talking about 3DSs here, so I might as well count my Vita. I got a Vita in 2014, sold it later in 2016 and got another one in 2017 that's been with me since.

And in the meantime I upgraded my PC twice.
 
Zool

Zool

Member
Oct 28, 2017
2,233
Two: one WiiU and one Switch

edit:forgot a lot

1 playstation TV
1 nes classic
1 snes classic
3 PSVita (1 1000 and 2 2000)
5 3DS (3ds, 3ds xl, new 3ds, new 3ds xl and 2ds xl)

damn!!
 
Bioshocker

Bioshocker

Member
Oct 28, 2017
2,201
Sweden
Malcolm9 said:
Saying the Xbox One X is the best console is subjective. Power wise yes, but everything else is down to what games you prefer or portability etc.
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I thought I was pretty clear about that the PS4 has tons of great games. But Xbox One X is definately the console that performs best, it's fast, it cuts load times etc. I wish I'd bought it earlier but I just didn't think the difference would be that noticeable.
 
Malcolm9

Malcolm9

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,040
UK
Bioshocker said:
I thought I was pretty clear about that the PS4 has tons of great games. But Xbox One X is definately the console that performs best, it's fast, it cuts load times etc. I wish I'd bought it earlier but I just didn't think the difference would be that noticeable.
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Does it? For me the UI is terrible, and apart from a few multiplatforms here and there it doesn't really look massively better.

Anyway I'll leave it there, each to their own.
 
Lkr

Lkr

Member
Oct 28, 2017
9,525
oh god

Wii U
Xbox one (sold to friend to fund next one)
Xbox one s (took advantage of gamestop promo to fund next one)
Xbox one x
PS4 slim
Switch
Switch Lite
Vita slim
3DS
3DS XL
2DS
New 2DS XL

for PC during this gen...
built an i5 3570k machine with a 7850 in 2013. eventually upgraded to a GTX 970 and that lasted me through "current gen" at 1080p
I built my "next gen" PC over the course of the past year. At the start of the gen I was in college, looking for excuses to spend money on games. Now I have a job and am constantly adding new parts to my PC as I go lmao
 
Spectromixer

Spectromixer

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
16,654
USA
PS4 at launch
Xbox One about a year after launch from a Microcenter sale
Xbox One S won in a work raffle
Sold original Xbox One, used money to get a PS4 Pro
Bought PS4 Slim Spider-Man bundle for second tv

Switch at launch
Brought my niece an Xbox One S for Christmas one year

Have contemplated an Xbox One X but never pulled the trigger
 
Sotha_Sil

Sotha_Sil

Member
Nov 4, 2017
5,067
Bought a PS4 at the start of the generation, it got stolen from my house in 2016 with all my physical game collection and TV, so I switched to PC as I was starting from scratch. Built my own PC, and that worked out wonderfully. However, as most everything would again need to be upgraded, I'm considering just going the XSX + Gamepass to make things simple again.
 

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Oct 28, 2017
4,519
EU
PS4 at launch, then PS4 Pro at launch (sold the standard one).

Now looking for a Switch, just out of curiosity. Last Nintendo system I owned was the N64. Want to see what's up with that Marios and stuff
 
Mad_Titan86

Mad_Titan86

Banned
Nov 4, 2019
225
2 PS4s (first one was stolen)
1 PS4 Pro
1 Xbone
1 XboneX
1 Switch

PC was a RX480 to RX580 (free upgrade). I then switched to a 1070, and finally settled on a 1080ti for now.
 
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