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Biggest regret buying console or portable hardware?
- Thread starter MercuryLS
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Not really regretted it but Sony's handhelds were never my thing. Imported a japanese PSP at launch, barely played it. Bought a PSP3000 later and a lot of games that I would play "eventually". I had stuff like Final Fantasy Tactics, Valkyrie Profile, Tactics Ogre etc. - barely played any of these games. Kinda regret selling it, then again, if I didn't bother to play those games years ago, I doubt I would play them now.
Same with the Vita. Had a pretty nice little collection but it never really appealed to me in a way Nintendo handhelds do. Don't know why. Love their consoles.
Same with the Vita. Had a pretty nice little collection but it never really appealed to me in a way Nintendo handhelds do. Don't know why. Love their consoles.
Underused, but mostly no regrets.
PS5 at launch (Finished Demon's Souls and sold it before Christmas)
PS Vita (P4 Golden and PSN+ device)
Sega 32x (Played Doom)
Sega CD (Played Sonic CD)
3DO
Virtual Boy (Yeah..)
Atari Jaguar (AVP, Tempest and Cannon Fodder Box)
PS4 Pro (Would have been fine with the base PS4)
PS5 at launch (Finished Demon's Souls and sold it before Christmas)
PS Vita (P4 Golden and PSN+ device)
Sega 32x (Played Doom)
Sega CD (Played Sonic CD)
3DO
Virtual Boy (Yeah..)
Atari Jaguar (AVP, Tempest and Cannon Fodder Box)
PS4 Pro (Would have been fine with the base PS4)
Hate to post this, but the PS Vita. Love the idea, and some of the games were good, but the memory cards were an expensive pain (my 64gb had stability issues) and I felt the buttons/joysticks were too small, cramped my hands if I played for more than 10 minutes. I think I spent 3-400 dollars total on the device/cards/accessories and put maybe 25-30 hours total playtime into it over the ~4 years I've owned it. Feels bad :-( On the plus-side, this revealed what I've always suspected about myself but did not discover until I got my Vita, which was my first handheld: although I like the idea of handheld gaming devices, they really aren't for me.
I find an use for every console I've had, but the one I regret the most would be ps3. Got it after ps4, to play exclusives, and found it slow, cumbersome, and for some reason mine (2nd hand) smelled like a wet dog...
I really do need to give it more of a chance. I'm know my dissatisfaction comes from a place of ignorance.
2DS is probably my least favorite. I have not liked one game I have played on it and it has kind of soured me on Nintendo tbh.
Depends on if we consider the Kinect a platform or an accessory. If the former, definitely that for me.
If not, then the Virtual Boy. That thing ate batteries like nothing, had a limited library, and left you seeing red if used for extended periods.
If not, then the Virtual Boy. That thing ate batteries like nothing, had a limited library, and left you seeing red if used for extended periods.
GBA.
Such a bad device because of the screen. They fixed it with the SP, but then made the actual design much worse.
Such a bad device because of the screen. They fixed it with the SP, but then made the actual design much worse.
The closest probably is the XBox One S. Because I own a gaming PC and Microsoft's abandonment of XBox exclusive games, my XBox One S is for the most part irrelevant. The only thing keeping it from completely collecting dust is the BC and occasional game that drops in value faster physically on XBO than on digital platforms like Steam.
I'm actually on my second XBox One S. I traded in my first one into Gamestop when they were doing a trade-in bonus promo to buy a Switch, then bought another one a year or so later when some big eBay seller was offloading a ton of unsold stock for like $160. Didn't really miss owning it for that year.
I don't really regret buying an XBO either time, but it's definitely the most "why do I need this?" console I own. Even my WiiU has more reasons to exist on my shelf than my XBO.
I'm actually on my second XBox One S. I traded in my first one into Gamestop when they were doing a trade-in bonus promo to buy a Switch, then bought another one a year or so later when some big eBay seller was offloading a ton of unsold stock for like $160. Didn't really miss owning it for that year.
I don't really regret buying an XBO either time, but it's definitely the most "why do I need this?" console I own. Even my WiiU has more reasons to exist on my shelf than my XBO.
Just the PSVR really for me, it just feels dated and cumbersome next to it's competitors. A close second would be the Atari Jaguar but that had Iron Soldier and Alien Vs Predator both of which I absolutely loved at the time.
I have no idea why Sony made the buttons and joysticks that small.
I normally don't regret buying consoles or portables. So, this is pretty light on the "regret scale". Having said that, it's the original Wii.
It's the least-played Nintendo console I owned, and I've owned them all aside from Virtual Boy.
Not trying to troll, just being honest. The extra hassle with the controllers, setup with the TV, and the game library just didn't jive with what I wanted at the time.
It's the least-played Nintendo console I owned, and I've owned them all aside from Virtual Boy.
Not trying to troll, just being honest. The extra hassle with the controllers, setup with the TV, and the game library just didn't jive with what I wanted at the time.
I can't say Wii U, because my kids ended up loving the hell out of that console.
For me, it would probably be the 360. That whole console generation might be my least favorite - it felt like almost any game that was geared toward my interests was on a portable system. I probably played just as few games on my PS3 as I did on the 360, but the PS3 got a lot more use being a media center... and I managed to get it for only $380 brand-new just several months after it launched. If I had payed $600+tax for it, I'd be a lot more disappointed.
For me, it would probably be the 360. That whole console generation might be my least favorite - it felt like almost any game that was geared toward my interests was on a portable system. I probably played just as few games on my PS3 as I did on the 360, but the PS3 got a lot more use being a media center... and I managed to get it for only $380 brand-new just several months after it launched. If I had payed $600+tax for it, I'd be a lot more disappointed.
Support was there early on, you should have jumped on so we could have got a few more first party games. Also indie and Japanese support was there for a very long time. You should check out the library some time.
So far none. At most the PS4. Sony exclusives don't interest me and I play all third party games in my PC. After my new Smart TV came, the PS4 is collecting dust.
Bought 2x GTX 970s on launch to replace my 2xGTX 670s..
Well we had the whole 3.5gb thing but then sli just became less supported and more shit.. and then Nvidia released the gtx 980ti..
Dropped those 970s like a hot potato and picked up a gtx 980ti...
Managed to sell the 970s that means I wasn't completely out of pocket but still... Wish I'd not bothered..
Edit: just forgot to read the word "portable" and saw just hardware in thread title...
But the above still stands
Well we had the whole 3.5gb thing but then sli just became less supported and more shit.. and then Nvidia released the gtx 980ti..
Dropped those 970s like a hot potato and picked up a gtx 980ti...
Managed to sell the 970s that means I wasn't completely out of pocket but still... Wish I'd not bothered..
Edit: just forgot to read the word "portable" and saw just hardware in thread title...
But the above still stands
I'm not one for regrets, but Wii U and Switch are the consoles I've bought and played very little on. At least with the switch, i actually played a fair amount of the first year or so. But I haven't touched it properly since smash, and i only put about 20 hours into that i think.
I honestly don't think there's a platform that I've regretted buying, but there's a couple of iterations I've made mistakes on:
2DS (original): form factor isn't comfortable for me, and the game I bought it for (Samus Returns) didn't grab me like I thought it would. I owned a DS lite and know that between the DS and 3DS there are loads of great games out there, but don't have an interest in going back now
Xbox One OG: I bought the version that removed Kinect, but barely touched it minus Fifa and some disappointing Halo MCC time in the early days. I decided to trade it in for the One X when that RDR2 promotion was going on at GameStop, and it was such an improvement that it got me back into Xbox
2DS (original): form factor isn't comfortable for me, and the game I bought it for (Samus Returns) didn't grab me like I thought it would. I owned a DS lite and know that between the DS and 3DS there are loads of great games out there, but don't have an interest in going back now
Xbox One OG: I bought the version that removed Kinect, but barely touched it minus Fifa and some disappointing Halo MCC time in the early days. I decided to trade it in for the One X when that RDR2 promotion was going on at GameStop, and it was such an improvement that it got me back into Xbox
I finally bit the bullet and bought a Vita specifically so I could play Persona 4 Golden...only for Atlas to reveal it was coming to Steam about six months later.
Just when I'd given up hope of the port coming lol.
Just when I'd given up hope of the port coming lol.
Probably the Xbox One X. Bought it a year or so after it came out to hop back into the Xbox ecosystem. Touched it maybe a few times and regretted it. None of the single player exclusives caught my attention. Plus, all of my friends were on PS so I had nobody to play with. With that being said, I did end up getting a Series X and I am loving it. Been playing Gears and SoT (2 of my friends decided to pick one up at launch too; helps to have people to play with).
Man, all these people saying Vita just makes me miss my Vita (it broke a few months ago after I'd owned it since a little after launch). I've been looking for a PS5 in vain, but honestly, I'd be even more excited to find a brand new Vita in stores.
PS Vita but not necessarily because it was a bad console nor not having good games, I loved my time with it and heck I probably enjoyed more than my ps4 the problem was that I was basically done with it after just 1 - 2 years, shame sony decided to just kill the console.
Wii U. Barely used it at all and was a waste of money for me. Same with Xbox One X and PS4 Pro.
My biggest regret is NOT buying hardware. I didn't play games 2000-2004. And even when I got back into it, I regret not getting a ps2 (had Xbox to spite my dad in a silly 16 year old move) or a $80-$100 cube in 2004.
also, getting $300 for graduation in 2006 and only going to 1 store to find a 360. The store didn't have it and said they were sold out everywhere. They weren't but even then I wish I saved the $ and got a 360 then.
I had a Wii 2006-2010 (and PS3 in 2008) but prime 360 2006-2010 was something else
but for purchases I'd say 2014 Xbox one. Games I wanted didn't come, PS4 had more than enough to play and switch eventually came too. I sold it and rebought Xbox one Xmas 2019 and that was the best idea coz I had a whole gen of exclusives, albeit smaller, to play via GP.
also, getting $300 for graduation in 2006 and only going to 1 store to find a 360. The store didn't have it and said they were sold out everywhere. They weren't but even then I wish I saved the $ and got a 360 then.
I had a Wii 2006-2010 (and PS3 in 2008) but prime 360 2006-2010 was something else
but for purchases I'd say 2014 Xbox one. Games I wanted didn't come, PS4 had more than enough to play and switch eventually came too. I sold it and rebought Xbox one Xmas 2019 and that was the best idea coz I had a whole gen of exclusives, albeit smaller, to play via GP.