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How many consoles have you bought Day 1?
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Thinking about it, only 3 I guess. N64, PS2, and PS4.
Wii was probably 2 weeks after launch. And SNES also very close to launch as well.
Wii was probably 2 weeks after launch. And SNES also very close to launch as well.
PS1 (Japan), Dreamcast, PS2 that immediately regretted (for months it was just a fancy DVD player).
After PS2, I just wait for the library to have enough games available.
After PS2, I just wait for the library to have enough games available.
Nintendo 64 - First "expensive" product I ever saved up for in high school. Pre-ordered from Toys R Us, yep, in the days of a pull a ticket from the aisle. Sad thing I remember somehow being exactly $50 short when it came to paying for the thing. My dad filled in the rest, but to this day I have no idea how that happened. Exactly $50 short and I counted that case like a dozen times before going to the store.
Dreamcast - Came out on my birthday. That was THE LONGEST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL IN THE WORLD. On top of that, the Sonic Adventure disc didn't work -- known issue at the time -- but I drove right back to Gamestop to get that fixed ASAP. The killer whale, to this day, is one of my fondest gaming experiences.
Playstation 2 - This came out in my first few weeks of college. I had no intention of buying it (thus no pre-order) but somehow FOMO hit and here I am lining up in front of the Sony Metreon in SF at 2 AM in the morning. First day in line. Missed out. Too late. So come back later that day at 11 PM for the next morning's run. Scored a PS2 and SSX. My buddy bought Midnight Club Racing, which ended up being a great series, but that first game stunk and my buddy was soooo jealous. Side note: Riding the BART back across the bay at 8 in the morning with a giant bright blue Sony PS2 bag and reports of people getting mugged for their PS2s was terrifying. Made it back home. Then realized I forgot to study for an exam that day. Worth it! It was an elective anyways.
Wii - Didn't pre-order. FOMO hit again. I was in Orange County by this time (CA, not FL) in grad school. Camped out at Best Buy in Costa Mesa, CA with about 20 other folks, but only had to wait a couple of hours as opposed to all night. The Wii and I have had an interesting relationship. I think to this day the motion controls have served as a deterrent to my overall enjoyment, so I feel lukewarm about camping out for this thing.
PS5, XSX - I finally have expendable cash in my life. No more messing around. Pre-ordered online.
Dreamcast - Came out on my birthday. That was THE LONGEST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL IN THE WORLD. On top of that, the Sonic Adventure disc didn't work -- known issue at the time -- but I drove right back to Gamestop to get that fixed ASAP. The killer whale, to this day, is one of my fondest gaming experiences.
Playstation 2 - This came out in my first few weeks of college. I had no intention of buying it (thus no pre-order) but somehow FOMO hit and here I am lining up in front of the Sony Metreon in SF at 2 AM in the morning. First day in line. Missed out. Too late. So come back later that day at 11 PM for the next morning's run. Scored a PS2 and SSX. My buddy bought Midnight Club Racing, which ended up being a great series, but that first game stunk and my buddy was soooo jealous. Side note: Riding the BART back across the bay at 8 in the morning with a giant bright blue Sony PS2 bag and reports of people getting mugged for their PS2s was terrifying. Made it back home. Then realized I forgot to study for an exam that day. Worth it! It was an elective anyways.
Wii - Didn't pre-order. FOMO hit again. I was in Orange County by this time (CA, not FL) in grad school. Camped out at Best Buy in Costa Mesa, CA with about 20 other folks, but only had to wait a couple of hours as opposed to all night. The Wii and I have had an interesting relationship. I think to this day the motion controls have served as a deterrent to my overall enjoyment, so I feel lukewarm about camping out for this thing.
PS5, XSX - I finally have expendable cash in my life. No more messing around. Pre-ordered online.
Wii U and Switch.
I also got N64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube within a couple months from launch. My mom was pretty all right about hooking me up.
I also got N64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube within a couple months from launch. My mom was pretty all right about hooking me up.
I bought a Vita and Switch at launch. All the other consoles I bought were anywhere from 6 months to 2 years after launch.
PS5 will be the first one for me I think. I tried to get a Switch but they all sold out by the time I decided I wanted one at launch.
None although I got my PSP 3000 early. The PS5 will be my first because I now have the money and the launch line up is great.
Couldn't get the preorder?? Follow Wario64 on twitter (if you haven't yet), and you will be able to get one eventually.
I had just assumed I had bought a console on launch day before, but thinking about it now I guess I actually haven't. Switch and PS3 were each picked up two months past launch, Wii and PS4 were about a year out.
PS5 will be my first, then.
PS5 will be my first, then.
This is the first time I've had the money to do so, but considering preorders went up and sold out before I had even woken up, it seems pretty darn difficult to actually get a console day one lmao.
Xbox Series S is the second one, first one was a Sega Saturn. I hope other than that there is no similarity between the two.
I've had four, Gamecube, DS, 3DS and Switch. GC/DS were both gifts since I was young so I don't know if they count though.
Pretty much everything since the SNES, and I forgot about the PS5 pre order and missed it... doh! Managed to get an Xbox Series X though.
Thank you for the suggestion. But I think I'm on another country. And I don't use twitter. I think the store I'm using fucked up with their preorders (having the preorder open too early) and are now on MS's naughty list. And it has to be that store because I have a gift card.
Do improved handhelds count? Because if so there's a 3DS XL and new 3DS I bought Day 1. Otherwise? No. I think the closest I came to buying a console Day 1 was the 3DS but even that was a few weeks after it came out.
It's a little harder now that I have more disposable income but I'd rather just wait for when the console has more games.
It's a little harder now that I have more disposable income but I'd rather just wait for when the console has more games.
Just Dreamcast and Switch I believe.
Dreamcast I cut out all the articles and downloaded all the quicktime videos off IGN leading up to launch, went to the pre release at media play to play Sonic Adventure. That was the most hyped I ever was for a launch. I still vividly remember my mom driving me home and having the console on my lap drooling over it.
The switch was completely a spur of the moment thing. I walked into Target the day they came out to get something else and they had a couple sitting on the dolly in the electronics section, I asked the lady if I could buy it and she was like 'sure'. lol
I also reserved and got a PSP slim and Xbox One Sunset Overdrive console the day they released if those count. And I already pre ordered both a PS5 and Series X.
Dreamcast I cut out all the articles and downloaded all the quicktime videos off IGN leading up to launch, went to the pre release at media play to play Sonic Adventure. That was the most hyped I ever was for a launch. I still vividly remember my mom driving me home and having the console on my lap drooling over it.
The switch was completely a spur of the moment thing. I walked into Target the day they came out to get something else and they had a couple sitting on the dolly in the electronics section, I asked the lady if I could buy it and she was like 'sure'. lol
I also reserved and got a PSP slim and Xbox One Sunset Overdrive console the day they released if those count. And I already pre ordered both a PS5 and Series X.
Gamecube, Xbox 360, Wii, and Switch
DS as well if counting handhelds.
PS5 will be the next as long as all goes well.
DS as well if counting handhelds.
PS5 will be the next as long as all goes well.
I pre-ordered a PS5 last week. Last time I got a console on day one, the Berlin Wall still existed, A Bush without a W in his name was in the whitehouse and parents got upset kids couldn't play the new games in the old console.
That's right kids. It's been such a long time, that back then we didn't have fancy pre-orders. Hell, we didn't even know when consoles would release. We'd just get a vague "fall" release window and the consoles would just show up at stores one day.
So I'm not really sure if I got my SNES on launch day, or launch week. More like launch month, because it was definitely September 1991.Or October. I was 12, and it's been a while.
That's right kids. It's been such a long time, that back then we didn't have fancy pre-orders. Hell, we didn't even know when consoles would release. We'd just get a vague "fall" release window and the consoles would just show up at stores one day.
So I'm not really sure if I got my SNES on launch day, or launch week. More like launch month, because it was definitely September 1991.Or October. I was 12, and it's been a while.
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I think I'm going to wait this year, I still have a ton of games to play on my Pro. It also gives me an opportunity to see what both the PS5 and Series X will offer, any faults with release models etc.
Previously though:
PS1
N64
Dreamcast
PS2
Gamecube
OG Xbox
PS4
Previously though:
PS1
N64
Dreamcast
PS2
Gamecube
OG Xbox
PS4
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Day 1: gamecube, original DS, PS4 Pro, switch lite pink, PS5 and XSS lol
I got the 360, PS3, OG xbox one, wii within a month of them launching
I got the 360, PS3, OG xbox one, wii within a month of them launching
Dreamcast
PS2
Wii
WiiU
3DS
Switch
I think I enjoy the overnight queueing more than the launch titles
PS2
Wii
WiiU
3DS
Switch
I think I enjoy the overnight queueing more than the launch titles
I voted 2-3, but realized it's actually 4. Wii, Wii U, 3DS and PS4. I won't be buying a PS5 or Xbox at launch, will likely wait for either Pro models, or just to get a better sense of how this gen is gonna turn out + price drops on the games and systems themselves. And allow time for a decent catalog to build up on either console. My 3DS and PS4 got very little play for at least a year but grew into wonderful systems.
