What type of gamer will you be next-gen?

I guess I'll be the same type of gamer I am next generation as I was this generation.

A Gentleman gamer t:

 

I imagine I'll probably be more of a casual gamer, but that'll be due to a lack of time more so than a lack of passion.

 

I've always been a casual/social gamer. That will be unlikely to change.

It's questionable that I will even enter the next generation of consoles anyway.

 

Same kind I've always been. Enthusiastic and passionate. I couldn't be more excited to see what the next generation brings.

 

Won't buy a next-gen console at launch, there's usually an unspoken penalty for early adopters: Defective hardware, defective firmware, not enough games, too high a price. It's just better to wait as these drawbacks get corrected.

Console games have gotten more expensive to develop, and a lot of developers and publishers have disappeared this past generation. To get the complete experience you have to pay much more than $60 for AAA (high-budget) games if you're an early adopter. Again this is a penalty early adopters pay as if you wait the price for complete experiences goes down. Too many games this generation have resembled each other as everything is focus-grouped to death because publishers are afraid of risk more than ever due to high development costs.

I bring this up because I like variety. Which is why getting in on the iOS eco-system over 4 years ago was a great choice I made.

If the future is more shoddy motion controls, higher priced games (more DLC, more subscription services, etc.), even less variety of video games, then the next-generation of consoles doesn't appeal to me. Since they haven't made their plans clear yet, I wait.

 

I'm a casual gamer compared to some of the fellows here
With the next gen I'll be really casual, probably have LEGO games and that's all

 

An irritated one, if I have to buy a new console to play the next Arkham game.

 

I fully agree. I'd never buy a console on launch, there's usually plenty of life left in the previous one for a good while and the launch prices are way too crazy for my pocket. Launch titles are usually pretty unremarkable too.

 

I think we should be able to deal with that
How many franchises lived through multiple generations of systems?

 

Uhhhh tons....

 

I will be an XBox and PC player mainly. Will pick up wii U & PS4 for their main exclusives later down the line when I can get them and their games cheaper.

 

This.

However, I see myself dipping into the PC market again thanks to the Steambox. I'll also be a bit more "smart" with my money. I don't play Sony products...Ever. I buy them and they collect dust.

So, no PS4 for me...At least not until a year or two into the systems life. Mainly Xbox 361, Steambox and whatever Nintendo does.

Seriously, Nintendo will always have me by the shorthairs.

 

I'll be a PC gamer forever

 

For the past few months I've gone from being hardcore to relatively very casual.

 

I’ve been a casual gamer for years and will likely continue that trend

Never been into the online/multiplayer and much prefer the single player games

I just don’t have the free time like before to play hours on end

 

I don't I'll ever get into multiplayer/online as welland I don't think thats changing even if I know tons of people who are doing it.

 

I'll continue being a casual player but I do enjoy online multiplayer, although I don't use a mic and mute other players