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Is it really worth buying and selling a new console

Discussion in 'Video Games and Consoles' started by ugmsrocks09, Jun 28, 2017.

  1. ugmsrocks09

    ugmsrocks09 Ogre Extraordinaire Ogre Warrior

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    I once bought a XboX 360 but now it's really rarely used and I only bought it for a couple of years now the game console is really not worth it. :( Is it really worth buying consoles over and over??
     
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    Well if you bought a 360 a couple years ago then you bought it at the end or possibly even after the end of it's life cycle. It's not getting the latest titles any more. If you want them then a 360 is not an option at this point, it had it's 8 year run of getting all the new releases and is now 12 years old. It's got a huge library of games but if you don't wanna play or have already played them then yea it's gonna be pretty useless at this point, but again it's a 12 year old console.

    Is it worth following consoles in general? For some people, yes. For others, no. I don't agree with this idea your "buying consoles over and over". New games eventually need new hardware. Pretty much anything technology based you will lead to upgrades at some point. Based on successors release OG Xbox lasted 4 years, 360 lasted 8 and Xbox One is in year 4 now. That's only 3 upgrades in 16 years. If they stick to that, I don't think it's excessive at all.

    Some people prefer consoles, some prefer PC, nothing wrong with either model. Ultimately go with the platforms that have the games you wanna play.
     
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    ugmsrocks09 Ogre Extraordinaire Ogre Warrior

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    I see your point in why new consoles must come out. You may have changed my mind on this concept. New consoles mean new applicabilities which can bring further games into success like Elderscrolls 6. I didn't know XBOX 360 was that old I bought it just like 5-4 years ago and now it's deceased lol. But hey, I'm looking forward to the new XBOX or PS4 :)
     
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    Exactly. It gets to the point the hardware is holding back development. Both Playstation and Xbox tried something different this gen and released mid-gen refreshes. PS4 Pro came out last year and Xbox One X will come out later this fall. Both maintain complete compatibility with their OG consoles tho, so PS4 and Xbox One will still get all games released until they are replaced down the road... it's just the Pro and 1X models will run all the games better. What they mean for the future of consoles... I'm not sure.
     
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    It depends entirely on your commitment to play console games even if they are last gen or older consoles but you just don't want to let them go. I still have my PS2s and PS3 and i am not planning to buy PS4 anytime soon because games on those consoles just matter that much to me and i am not really a gamer that follows latest trends all the time.

    I really like to stick with my old games and not move on that fast from them because for me their entertainment value stays quite same after buying a game and few years pass and i still feel that playing that game is enjoyable.
     
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    It is, if you're into new stuff and tech.
     
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    I suggest just waiting till it's nearly over used before buying.
     
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    well if you don't got that money no. Just wait till it's cheap on the holidays. I agree with what soricale said.
     
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    Yeah, it's a question that always come up to me on the holidays haha
     
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    Well it depends, are you the type to really be so excited for a new piece of machine that only last for a couple of years or so? If so, then go for it my lad.
     
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    Well if you bought a brand new console and tried selling it for a high price where there's limited stock (scalping), then I wouldn't really do that because it does make buyers online go nuts. But since you're talking about an Xbox 360 that you rarely use and it's a pretty old console, then I think it's worth selling it, especially if you've moved onto newer consoles like an Xbox One. If the console has meaning to you, or you plan to use it again, then you might want to keep it.
     
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    Well most likely yes, I do it often trying my old consoles for new
     
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    i'd keep them they're not sold high and maybe someone in the future will want to play
     
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    I don't think it's worth selling it especially if you have a large sum of games, you should keep it maybe your future kid will play on it.
     
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    Well if you have games digitally downloaded on a console, then it probably won't be worth selling the console, but if you have games that have backwards-compatibility on newer consoles, then I believe it would be worth it. For instance, it's probably worth it to sell a DS or a DSi for a 3DS since you get better hardware than can support older games and newer games.
     
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