PS4 (Launch) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
PS4 - Crystal White Edition w/Destiny launch - Donated to friends upon buying...
PS4 Pro (Launch) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
PS4 Pro (latest model from late 2018, quiet fans) - Currently own.
PSVR (Launch — regular bundle only, no included games) - Convinced the store I bought it from to return on warranty for...
PSVR (updated model with 4K+HDR passthrough) - Currently own.
Xbox One (Launch) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
Xbox One Forza 6 Ford GT Blue Edition - Traded in to discount purchase of...
Xbox One S Launch Edition (2TB storage) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
Xbox One X (launch) - Traded in to fund purchase of games under pretense of just slimming my AAA console gaming to PS4 Pro only.
Xbox One X Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order Bundle - Currently own.
Nintendo Switch (launch) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
Nintendo Switch Lite (Turqoise) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing Edition - Awaiting release.
I have to cut this shit out. This is the most excessive spending I've ever done in any generation. It is also my favorite generation, too, so I definitely spent hard on enthusiasm, but this is just kinda gross as I list it out. Also worth noting, the first generation in my adult life where my job can afford spending like this, though as you might see, a lot of my spending is subsidized by trading in the old stuff. Worth noting also, I came into this generation with my launch PS4 and Xbox One units pretty much entirely covered by trading in my entire last-gen collection — the consoles and all of the games.
Barring defective units — and I will now consider excessive fan noise as defective in my mind because it annoyed the shit out of me on some of the above, which is the only reason I bought another PS4 Pro — I am only buying one of each console, but I will upgrade to spec-updated version of PlayStation if there's a mid-generation upgrade again. I actually kind of hope they DO NOT mid-gen upgrade this time around, but I guess I'll be there for the PlayStation if they do. The Series X is the only Xbox I'm gonna buy until a true generational leap comes along again... It's pretty much just gonna be my Game Pass + Western AAA release machine, PS5 will be my main (exclusives, Japanese AAA, all fighting games), and Nintendo just because I like what Nintendo does.
I will not buy slim models next gen unless they have some significant hardware functionality additions that would immediately impact my own play experience (no update to a slim model on a just-in-case feature). No updates to limited edition themed consoles.
In fact, with the limited knowledge out there on next-gen, my plan is to just buy a Series X at launch and exist in next-gen for a while on Game Pass only while I temporarily make Switch my primary platform, then grab the first themed PS5 that I really like — Gran Turismo 7, Spidey 2, God of War 2, or Horizon 2 are some ideas, but I imagine there will be even more than that to choose from as time goes on. Since PlayStation generally becomes my primary platform each generation, I kind of want my first and only PS5 to be a special edition of some kind — I tend to really like the designs that Sony approves. Days of Play systems have generally been pretty cool, too, and I do kind of hope Sony continues that trend in next-gen — an annual Days of Play console each year. If I wait, I might have the benefit of being able to access a bunch of great games for cheaper, too... I'm generally trying to keep spending down, even though I am riding a wave of high enthusiasm as next gen approaches.
EDIT: Oh, I had way too many 3DS consoles and a WiiU in there too, if those count. I also got 2 Vita's — launch model and then imported a white/neon green slim from Japan a bit late in the generation...
WiiU (Launch) - Sold it and all of the games along side my PS3, Xbox 360 and all of those games to buy into current gen PS4 and Xbox One at launch in 2013.
WiiU - Bought 2nd WiiU around time Xenoblade Chronicles X came out, pretty much only ever bought XCX, Sm4sh, the 2 Zelda HD remasters, and W101 for this one. Sold it off toward my Nintendo Switch at launch in 2017.
3DS (Launch, Turqoise) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
3DSXL (Launch, Blue) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
3DSXL (Gold Legend of Zelda edition that came out with Link Between Worlds) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
New 3DSXL (Launch, Gold Majora's Mask Edition) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
New 3DSXL (Neon green edition with Virtual Console Super Mario World) - Currently own.
PS Vita (Launch) - Traded in to discount purchase of...
PS Vita Slim (White/Neon green, imported from Japan) - Currently own
