The Xbox One celebrates its first birthday this Saturday, with the PS4\u2019s birthday a week after.<\/p>\n
Yet, despite being a year old, both consoles still feel new. Many gamers, it seems, are sticking with the still-brilliant Xbox 360 and PS3.<\/p>\n
However, there have been numerous signs that the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 may soon dominate the console market. Is it time to upgrade?<\/p>\n
In September, the PlayStation 4 hit one million UK sales<\/a>. Figures for the Xbox 360 are slightly harder to come by, but Eurogamer estimates that they stood around 666,666 at around the same time.<\/p>\n Since then, a price cut and the release of various triple AAA titles, including FIFA 15<\/i> and the next-gen exclusive Assassin\u2019s Creed Unity<\/i>, have seen Xbox One sales spike. For a week at the end of September, the console even outsold the PS4<\/a>.<\/p>\n Neither console shows any sign of slowing down either, especially with Christmas just around the corner. This year\u2019s price cuts mean that this Christmas could be the first in which parents treat their kids to a new console, which will significantly increase sales figures.<\/p>\n So, how does this affect your console choice? Well, as more consoles are sold, games studios will focus more of their attention on the newer consoles. Slowly but surely, support for the 360 and PS3 will diminish.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a common misconception that this generation of consoles hasn\u2019t been that successful. The plight of the Xbox One has been well reported, but its sales haven\u2019t actually been that bad: as we said earlier, it\u2019s sold around 700,000 and is well on its way to hitting 1 million.<\/p>\n The PS4, however, has been a roaring success. It hit 1 million sales in September, just 9 months after its initial release. This makes it the 2nd<\/sup> fastest selling console ever, just behind the Nintendo Wii (which took 38 weeks but benefited from being significantly cheaper). By contrast, the Xbox 360 \u201d\u201c the most popular console of this generation \u201d\u201c took 60 weeks (about a year and 2 months) to hit 1 million.<\/p>\n Clearly, gamers are more willing to make the leap and, as we said before, this will be reflected in the games that come out on each console. In fact, it\u2019s already started…<\/p>\n The PS4 and Xbox One have already had a few exclusives, but none have been quite as big as Assassin\u2019s Creed Unity<\/i>. It\u2019s the first title from a major franchise to be released solely on the One and PS4, and is a sign of things to come.<\/p>\n Of course, Ubisoft didn\u2019t completely abandon the 360 and PS3; Assassin\u2019s Creed Rogue<\/i> is a brilliant game that is arguably better than Unity. But one of the reasons that game was released was because Unity<\/i> was just too powerful for the older consoles.<\/p>\n It seems to mark the beginning of a trend. Another game, Dying Light<\/i>, was recently pulled from the 360 and PS3 release schedules after \u201d\u02dcthorough internal testing\u2019 showed that the older consoles couldn\u2019t handle the game<\/a>.<\/p>\n Technical innovation is something the gaming industry prides itself on, and it\u2019s quite clear that the 360 and PS3 have reached their technical limits.<\/p>\n Not that developers haven\u2019t tried to push the limits further. Compare early releases like Halo 3<\/i> and Resistance<\/i> to The Last of Us, Grand Theft Auto V<\/i> and Halo 4<\/i>; it\u2019s almost as if they were on different consoles entirely.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. While the PS3 and Xbox 360 may be enjoyed by gamers for years to come, the big new releases may soon dry up. Those that remain will inevitably be poorer quality ports better experienced on the newer consoles.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re serious about gaming and you haven\u2019t upgraded to the newer consoles yet, now may be the time to do so. The technical capabilities of the 360 and the PS3 have been exhausted, which means studios are going to focus their efforts on the One and PS4. Recent price cuts mean that both consoles are relatively affordable now too \u201d\u201c especially if you trade in an old console with musicMagpie<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Xbox One celebrates its first birthday this Saturday, with the PS4\u2019s birthday a week after. Yet, despite being a year old, both consoles still feel new. Many gamers, it seems, are sticking with the still-brilliant Xbox 360 and PS3. 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\nThe PS4 is the second fastest selling games console ever<\/h4>\n
\nAssassin’s Creed Unity – the first of many exclusive big franchise games<\/h4>\n
\nThe 360 and PS3 have hit the peak of their powers<\/h4>\n
\nIs it time to upgrade? <\/b><\/h4>\n