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Are you going to hold on to your current-gen consoles after you upgrade?

Will you keep your consoles after upgrading to next-gen?

  • Yes

    Votes: 233 50.2%

  • No

    Votes: 200 43.1%

  • I'll keep one (if you have both an Xbox One and a PS4)

    Votes: 31 6.7%
  • Total voters
    464
ASleepingMonkey

ASleepingMonkey

The Fallen
Oct 26, 2017
4,496
Iowa
If most games will be backward compatible, is there a reason to hold on to these consoles other than to collect them? I'll probably trade both of mine in so I don't have to pay the rest of my PS5 in cash.

Curious as to how many people are going to keep theirs and why you may keep it!
 
defaltoption

defaltoption

The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
11,483
Austin
Nah sold my one x and pro and I'll grabbing both new ones. Series X and normal PS5.

If the Jim Ryan 99% quote is bull crap I'll be pissed, I'm one of the people who still has a ps3 connected and I collect for it regularly. If it is crap I'll get another ps4 pro before they stop production. Hopefully it isn't.
 
b3llydrum

b3llydrum

Member
Feb 21, 2018
4,147
Yes. I only resell if I need the money, and fortunately I don't at the moment. I stopped getting rid of video games after the tenth time I regretted selling a now-high-value item.
 
Transistor

Transistor

Vodka martini, dirty, with Tito's please
Administrator
Oct 25, 2017
37,126
Washington, D.C.
I'll put my PS4 Pro and my Xbox One S in the living room. The PS5 and eventual Series X will go in the theater room
 
joe1138

joe1138

Member
Oct 28, 2017
925
Yep, getting rid of both. No need (unless P.T. isn't compatible on the PS5).

I only keep consoles whose libraries aren't compatible with other systems.
 
nadbmal

nadbmal

Banned
Mar 9, 2018
297
I'm probably gonna lend my PS4 out to friends and family who wants to play some exclusive but i don't think i'll sell it.
 
Agamon

Agamon

Member
Aug 1, 2019
1,781
Every console and computer I've had in the past (pre Xbox 360) are gone and there's never a day that I don't regret it...
 
Jiraiya

Jiraiya

Member
Oct 27, 2017
10,279
The one x is great for 4k media...so yes it'll stay on the other tv while the series x takes over the good tv. I wouldn't mind trading my ps4 in though. I'll have no need for it whenever i get the ps5.
 

t26

Avenger
Oct 27, 2017
4,546
I still have my PS3 and 360 around as there are still exclusive games I want to play. That won't be the case with PS4.
 
Exellus

Exellus

Banned
Oct 30, 2017
2,348
Yes. For multiple reasons:

1) If I sold them, what would I get for it really? $100 at this point? I'd rather have the console
2) Could setup in multiple rooms or loan to friends/family
3) I own physical games, so it's nice to have a device that can always play them
4) I like collecting shit

I own all my old consoles for forever. Yeah I could have made money selling things along the way, but once money isn't a problem, these things have sentimental value to me and I'd honestly rather own the consoles. I have games from every generation I could play on real hardware, anytime. It's nice.
 
DvdGzz

DvdGzz

Banned
Mar 21, 2018
3,580
Yes, I have kids plus what if u
I have to send a PS5 or XSX in for repairs? I can still play most games on those consoles for a good year.
 
Shadow of the Void

Shadow of the Void

Member
Feb 9, 2018
2,623
The only systems I ever got rid of was my Game Boy, which I later regretted, and my Xbox One, which I traded in towards a One X. While both next-gen systems are backwards compatible with current-gen games, there's probably going to be at least some titles that aren't, so they'll probably not be totally redundant. Besides, if I ever get a second TV I could always use them in the other room.
 
BeI

BeI

Member
Dec 9, 2017
5,974
Nope, trading in an Xbox S + X to help fund the series X to replace them.
 
Ferrs

Ferrs

Avenger
Oct 26, 2017
18,829
Nope. In fact I'll try to sell my Pro a little before PS5 release. There's no reason to me to have the Pro once I have a PS5.
 
RdN

RdN

Member
Oct 31, 2017
1,781
I currently own an One X and OG Xbox One.

I'm gonna give the OG One to my brother, and I'll shift the One X to it's place.
 

arrado

Member
Jan 1, 2020
1,634
Sold my One S AD last week for some pretty good money.
My PS4 Pro is going on sale as well. Still debating when I should sell it: 1-2 weeks before ps5 launch or just wait till I have the ps5 in my hands.
 

Deleted member 9241

Oct 26, 2017
10,416
They'll both go on to live as my wife's gaming station.
 
Skiptastic

Skiptastic

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
3,684
If XSX is 100% back compat with Rock Band 4 and the Legacy Adapter, then I'm not going to keep my XBO.

If it isn't, then I'm keeping it.
 
joshcam19

joshcam19

Member
Nov 11, 2017
948
Keeping my PS4 pro for my bed room, I want to give my regular PS4 to either my best friend or my brother but I'm having a real hard time deciding which.
 

Florian

Member
Apr 4, 2018
114
I sold my Xbox when I bought the 360 and it was a huge mistake! I kept my 360 and I will keep my PS4.
 
Dr. Zoidberg

Dr. Zoidberg

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,210
Decapod 10
I always put the old consoles upstairs in my computer room once I hook the new ones up to the TV. That being said, I'll then sell the OG PS4 and Xbox One S that is already up there. No reason to keep those.

Also, I'll still need the PS4 Pro for PSVR unless the adapter cable is included in the PS5 box, which I doubt.
 
JustinH

JustinH

Member
Oct 27, 2017
10,392
Yeah, for a while at least. I'll probably end up giving them away (Xbox One X and PS4 Pro) to family or something.

I still have a Day One Xbox One and a launch PS4 too. I don't know what I'll do with those, lol.
 
Shane M

Shane M

Avenger
Jan 1, 2018
683
Thorold, Ontario, Canada
I traded in my Xbox One X at the time I pre-ordered the Series X. I still have all my old consoles but with next-gen having near perfect backward compatibility I'm glad I'll never have to deal with this generation's janky consoles again.
 
Total Cereal

Total Cereal

Member
Oct 28, 2017
599
Heck no, the only reason I'm able to get a Series X is because I can sell my One X to pay for a significant portion of it. There's also no reason to hold on to my One X since the Series X plays all of my games, and plays them better.
 
Jon God

Jon God

Member
Oct 28, 2017
2,287
Yes, the only reason being storage.

I have a PS4 Pro with a internal 2TB, and an external I think 6TB? They are constantly full due to how many games I have. Getting that much space plus the additional space for PS5 games on the PS5 doesn't sound cheap at all.

Maybe someday when it _is_ cheap, I can phase out my PS4 Pro, but until then it's stuck with me.
 
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