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we're just a couple months away from hitting the year-and-a-half mark since the ps4 and Xbox one first came out with the Wii U basically having an extra year on top of that and in that time a lot of things have changed that might change your idea about which system is right for you you know we've had more exclusive game releases system updates new functionalities price drops bundles temporary sales all kinds of stuff that might change your idea about which system is just right for you what's up internet Kevin here and I just want to bring you guys a little update on the current state of the eighth generation of gaming consoles and before we start talking about the nitty-gritty of what's different about each system which one might be right for you let's look at how they've all been performing so far now looking at just hard sales at the end of last month the ps4 is sitting at the top and worldwide sales with 20 point 2 million units sold Xbox one is in second place with 11.6 million and the Wii U in third with 9.3 now there's a few reasons for why there's such a big disparity outside of just you know which one people tend to like more looking at the Wii U first we use always been in this kind of awkward place since the last generation as far as Nintendo goes because there's this whole idea where a lot of people treat the Wii as a secondary system because they view it as being the more kiddie option you know it's one meant more for families and because the view isn't that much cheaper than the other two systems like the Wii was it just hasn't been selling as strongly not only that though but well it's been out a whole extra year there really wasn't a whole lot going on that first year we didn't see a lot of games that people were super excited for which did change this past year and the Wii you saw a much bigger boom in sales during the last quarter of 2014 thanks to things like Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Brothers coming out meanwhile for ps4 and Xbox one well there's a few reasons for that first off to kind of defend xbox a little bit the ps4 has been available in more regions and for longer and many of them with the exception of China where the Xbox ones now for about half a year while the ps4 is just about to come out this month now despite that fact even though it's been available more places 8 million units is a really appreciable difference in sales and it's more than just the fact that it's available more places because even if you look at individual countries the ps4 has been outselling and there's a few reasons why first off back when the Xbox one was first coming out it was released at a whole hundred dollars higher than the ps4 because you had to get it in a bundle with a Kinect which thankfully now there's a Kinect 'less bundle where you're paying the same price you would for a ps4 which is four hundred dollars meanwhile there's also the fact that during the Xbox one launch there was a whole lot confusion about what kind of DRM restrictions it was going to have several different Microsoft employees were saying different things no one really knew what was going on and it just made a lot of people angry and in the end Microsoft did pull back a lot of those restrictions but the damage was already done to the reputation and it really hurts those initial sales now once that calmed down and healed up another problem came up where it became really clear that between the two systems ps4 Xbox one the ps4 is definitely the more powerful system because we're seeing multi-platform games released on both of them where the ps4 version had 1080p resolution and the Xbox one version was sitting at 720p so for people that were debating which system to get for those big multi-platform titles well ps4 started getting a big win so yeah just looking at how they've so far performed the ps4 has been the more popular system not necessarily the better system for you personally but it's the one that more people have gravitated towards so let's start looking at what each system now has to offer you now since they've been released there have been a lot of patches for each system which have helped to close some of the gaps and differences between them and create new ones both the Xbox one and ps4 can do things like take screenshots record gameplay to upload or just live stream to twitch but just few areas where they have started to divert first off the Xbox one which has shown a much heavier emphasis on media and social apps you know all four systems offer the core media apps of YouTube Hulu Netflix and Amazon Instant Video but overall the Xbox one does have a greater array of additional pay-per-view programs so if you're really looking for a specific movie or TV show you want to watch and rent Xbox one is going to more likely have that for you as far as social options go right at launch the Xbox one is the only system to offer Skype but it also now has the option to do friend suggestions so if there's a gamer that all of your gaming buddies have in common that you haven't added yet it might be a friend of yours and Xbox ones going to recommend it to you so overall they've put a much heavier emphasis on social functions and using it as an overall multimedia device the ps4 on the other hand has been focusing a lot more on gaming functionalities you know back at launch they had that whole thing where you could use the PS Vita to play ps4 games remotely as long as we're nearby the ps4 but more recently there's been a new function that's really awesome those still a little rough around the edges and that's share play the idea behind share play is that if two people own a ps4 and one of them has a game that the other one wants to try well you can remotely log into a session where you're basically pretending like you're playing a game locally you can switch off who's actively playing the game or if the game has some kind of local co-op option you can play the game together provided depending on the situation either one of you or both of you has to has a PlayStation Plus account now as I said a little rough around the edges still it's not perfect the person that's remotely playing is going to experience a little bit of lag which depending on the game is either bearable or a death sentence and for whatever reasons share play sessions only lasts 60 minutes apiece so if you're trying to do a more extended playtime session with your buddy you're gonna have to constantly reset play share every hour which will just start to wear thin now meanwhile the Wii U while it's beginning a lot of stability updates really hasn't gotten that many interesting new functionalities you know they've been giving you ways to reorganize folders and you know better ways to use a quick Start menu on the Wii U but overall basically offers the same functions we saw right at the start like being able to use the Wii U tablet to play certain games directly instead of having to use the TV screen or having television integration now one other thing I want to mention about the system's themselves is the fact that while the ps4 and Xbox one both require you to have a paid membership to play games online both of those memberships now come with free monthly games now on average the ps4 has been getting more free games every month usually between two and three well the Xbox one gets about one or two but if you look at individual titles there is an occasional difference in value you know the ps4 is almost always different digital or indie titles that are 15 to 20 bucks maybe scraping at 30 while the Xbox one occasionally has offered games that are normally 40 or even 60 bucks as an example this month they're giving Rayman legends which is a game that when it was launched was 60 bucks and even now cost 40 bucks to get digitally so while the ps4 has given more games overall value wise it kind of balances out now speaking of free games this is really the one thing I've always emphasized about which system is right for you what exclusive titles each system has to offer as well as what titles your friends are interested in so you can make sure you all get the same system to play together now I can't of course help you with which system your friends bought but I can let you know about what games are exclusive to which one starting with the Wii U because the Wii U is kind of the odd man out you know in many ways the WiiU has the largest number of exclusives that are only for it and honestly in my opinion or some of the best games but it also misses out a lot of other games that are available on basically everything else you know there's a large number of multi-platform titles that don't make their way to the Wii U because it's just a weaker system than the other two you know we're talking about some of the biggest sellers of last year like destiny called duty advanced warfare and Lord Rings shadow of Mordor but in the meantime there's still a lot of really strong exclusives that are only for the Wii U like I said last year was one of their strongest we finally got Mario Kart 8 and super smash brothers for Wii U both which are excellent games along with other titles like Hyrule warriors Bayonetta 2 captain toad treasure tracker lots of really strong exclusives that not only have been a little more family-friendly but also offer some of the best local multiplayer options out of any of the systems you know I've owned all three systems since they've each been launched and as far as what I've used the most with friends the Wii U's come up a lot more because there's more options for games you can play together as a group and not just have to do things on and separately now as for the ps4 and Xbox one like I said there's a lot of multi-platform games that are available to both of them and not the Wii U but also like I said earlier on average the ps4 version is the better-looking version so that is a point in their favor now looking at games that are exclusive to them there's basically three big titles for each that stand out to me that have been released so far on the Xbox one we had Dead Rising 3 at launch widget is a fantastic game though it did get ported to PC later titanfall which was a huge boost for Xbox one sales also though once again available on PC as well and then the last and in some ways the least game despite my wishing sense it overdrive which is completely exclusive to Xbox one and is in my opinion a great game but also just didn't sell very well it's barely even scrapped 500,000 sales which isn't a great sign for how long it's been out meanwhile on the ps4 we had kills on at launch which a lot of people picked up because it was the one big game right away for ps4 but honestly kinda mediocre later on early last year we got infamous second son which is a great game completely exclusive for ps4 and honestly one of my favorite games of the new generation of consoles and last but definitely least at least in my opinion is the order 1886 which just came out and has been selling quite well but got really scaling response from a lot of reviewers myself included because wallet is a very pretty game what content is there and which there is just isn't really worth paying 60 bucks for now of course those are just the big triple-a titles that each system has been pushing there's been a lot of Indian digital titles as well they each have their own little handful that we use got shovelknight which is a great retro style platformer the Xbox one just got Ori in the blind forest which I've been playing and loving and back at launch it at killer instinct which is a great return to an old-school fighter but as far as Indian digital games go I have to give the win to ps4 because it just has the largest number of them now once again a lot of them are on PC as well but if you're a pure console gamer then the ps4 is going to offer some of these strongest indie titles to come out in the past couple of years including stuff like transistor mercenary Kings rogue legacy don't starve and many many more a lot of which have been free games on the PlayStation Plus membership so for Triple A games they all have their wins personally I like the Wii U the most but there's a lot of multi-platform use it misses out on that the ps4 and Xbox one both get and when it comes to indie titles ps4 just wins hands down for me now of course each system has only been around for about a year and a half I mean we use had an extra year on top of that but it was a really slow year that basically just doesn't count so they're all still really early in their life cycles and there's a lot more games coming out that can change your opinion about which one you want so let's take a look at some of the biggest ones to come out later this year starting off with the Wii U again we have Mario Party 10 later this month in May we've got splatoon which is Nintendo's attempt to do a competitive team vs. team game except instead of filling each other with bullets you're just covering the balls with paint and sometime this year we're going to get Xenoblade Chronicles X for those of you that are JRPG fans a new starfox game which sounds like it's going to be a digital title but it's still starfox and then hopefully we'll get the new Legend of Zelda sometime this year although given series history I really wouldn't be that surprised if it ends up getting pushed back to 2016 meanwhile over on the ps4 we're getting blood-borne at the end of this month which if you're a fan of the SOL series is definitely something you might be getting excited about over the summer we're getting until done which isn't a Quantic Dream game but looks a lot like one we're probably going to see a debate again about what counts as an actual video game or not you know because it's almost like an interactive movie but it could still be really fun and would be a nice foray into the slasher film style and sometime this year we're going to get one of the games that made the biggest Ripple back at last year's e3 no man's sky which is an indie title for the ps4 it will be available on PC later but it's a space simulator with a great artist etic that promise is yet you're going to be able to explore an entire universe now this is one of those games where you get really excited watching previews but there's always that little voice in the back of your head going I hope it delivers because if it doesn't it's going to be really disappointing and we just won't know until launches but it's definitely one to get excited for also taking a quick look at early 2016 we are going to get a new Uncharted game for the ps4 and if you're a fighting game fan you're basically being forced to lean towards ps4 over Xbox one because Street Fighter 5 is going to be a ps4 exclusive now last up our upcoming Xbox one games and there's a reason I saved this one for a last because I feel like Microsoft might actually have the biggest ace in the hole for this upcoming holiday season at least as far as pure sales go you know sometime this year we're going to get fable legends which initially I was excited about but then we found out it's free-to-play which doesn't always mean free-to-play so depending on how that works out at launch maybe I'll be excited and like it maybe not we'll find out we've also got quantum breaks sometime this year which was one of the first games we found out about for the Xbox one and still no almost next to nothing about you know we've heard it's going to be a third person shooter there'll be this kind of in-game TV integration thing and it's going to have time control elements but it's all been really vague so that's another title that might be worth getting excited about we still know a ton about but then there's the one huge game that Microsoft has up its sleeve and that's halo 5 Guardians you know loved the series hate the series gone in waves with it with each entry you can't deny that halo is the largest exclusive that Microsoft has ever had for each of their systems and finally getting a new one for the Xbox one could do wonders for the system sales you know I'm willing to bet that there's a lot of gamers out there that haven't bought an Xbox one yet but are planning to pick one up the day halo 5 comes out because that's the one title they've been waiting on this whole time now looking a little farther in the future for Xbox one there are a couple other exclusives worth noting they announced both scalebound and phantom dust last year which we got really cool looking trailers for but who knows how the actual games will turn out just yet and they have announced that a new Gears of War game is in the works but given what a pile of crap judgment was who knows how this will turn out so they guys have it all the stuff that at least I think you need to know when considering which system to get now I know that was a lot of information back to back to back so let's just do a quick little cliffnotes recap the way you offer some of the best local multiplayer options as well as some of these strongest exclusives that are we'll only on it nowhere else but at the same time it's going to have the worst graphics and you're missing out on a ton of multi-platform titles that are available on every other system Xbox one is going to offer some of the best shooters that have been released so far like titanfall and some of the best upcoming ones like Halo and Gears of War as well as giving you the best media and social apps to choose from last but definitely not least is the ps4 which is going to give you the large story of indie titles the best graphics and some really solid exclusive games that are once again only available on ps4 and nowhere else now which of those systems is right for you is completely up to your own mind if you want my advice though or at least my opinion or what I would do if I didn't own them all already well the order I would go depends on one important factor if you're a PC gamer the Wii U is actually really worth grabbing first because it's going to offer the most different games that you're not going to get on PC after that go for the ps4 Xbox one just depending on which exclusives jump out at you more now if you're not a PC gamer and you're gonna go pure console no matter what grab the ps4 first there's a ton of great indie titles worth grabbing it's going to give you the best looking multi-platform games and it has some great exclusives after that grab the Wii U to diversify your options a lot more and if you've got to get all three of them pick up the Xbox one last so you can get what exclusives you're missing out on now whether or not that order is right for you is for you to decide but that's my personal recommendation now as always guys thank you so much for watching the video if you enjoyed it please make sure to let me know if I think that thumbs up button as well as subscribing if you haven't yet I've got a bunch more vids 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