I replayed one and two in the months leading up to this game, and believe me... 3 is solid. It's a little too Mass Effecty for my tastes regarding combat simplifications, but it is tactical and well worth the moolah.

I don't doubt the network rumor... if you use the companion app it's constantly connected and updates in real time, which is surely intensive.

Will wait for the PC version (and the PC to PS4 comparison thread.)

Yeah, I played my One about 2 times as much as my PS4 in the first year. I buy most multiplats on PC, so I haven't used my PS4 for gaming in a while. It's a fine machine, and I think things will turn around software-wise, but Microsoft did a good job with software for their new machine - at least in the first year.

Mine has been outstanding on PC... not one bug yet, so far as I know. Looks great too on my 780.

Really sorry to hear you are having troubles. I heard there was an issue with the DRM and SSDs, but I'm not sure.

GOTY for me.

Live is better than PSN (more people picked up Destiny for the One despite Sony's exclusivity deal, for instance) thanks largely to the superior headset, dedicated servers and higher quality chat. So there's that.

Also, if you have a gaming PC (as I do) and buy multiplats on your PC, I found myself playing more, higher quality exclusives on the One in the first year. This is debatable and subject to opinion, but I haven't used my PS4 since TLOU, and so I most likely won't use the PS4 again until The Order.

Ask people a question and then mock their sincere replies? Unless you're a shareholder, the only 'war' is within you.

• Better bundled headset.
• Better 1st year exclusives (debatable, but that's the general critical consensus.)
• Better voice chat quality.
• Better camera.
• Better multitasking
• Better browser and other ancillary apps.
• Better PC streaming functionality.
• Better processor speed.
• Better rumble.

Incidentally, I could make a list of all the things PS4 does better than Xbox One, too.

This is the sort of deep fantastical experience that makes me appreciate how much more compelling video games are than other mediums of entertainment. It's hard to beat a game that carries over choices from games you played several years ago. It's so good, I'll tolerate Origin. (Should be the tagline on the PC retail box.)

# The Xbox One is selling better than the 360 did, and the 360 established Microsoft in the console space, so I wouldn't rule Microsoft out if I were you. It's not going to be number 1 this time, but it's making Microsoft mountains of cash. Acting like the One is doomed because it isn't beating the PS4 in sales seems absolutist.