I think the delay of GTS and with FM6/FH3 and the new Xbox one S out this month it may turn things around and equal or even outsell the PS4 S/Pro this time round. I can't wait to see what next year brings and have no regrets at all if anything I can see my PS4 slowly gathering dust....
Sorry for the delayed response, had this sitting in my drafts for a few days:
I had a discussion about precisely this at an EB on the tour earlier this week. I've been a big fan of Sony's since the original PlayStation, and their systems have always been the first ones I've got each generation. But that switched this time, and the XB1 came home first last year.
We were talking about how the roles have reversed compared to last gen. Back then, the X360 got a head start in terms of sales, and kept the lead for a long time thanks to sticker shock for the PS3. This generation, Microsoft royally goofed at E3 in 2013, and unfortunately for them, a lot of people still remember that. The always-watching, no sharing, online-required reputation. Sony was practically handed the jump start, but the combination of a poor paid-online service (questionable quality of perks, recent price hike), constant delays on big games, and — more of an issue for this community than gamers in general — a distinct lack of killer must-have exclusive racing IP's has really hurt them IMO.
Meanwhile, Microsoft is going out of their way to become more accessible. Price cuts, backwards compatibility, better free/discount games for subscribers, PC ports (and streaming, which they got to before Sony)... you get the idea. I wouldn't exactly refer to either company as big snuggly teddy bears — they're companies, the goal is to make money — but a lot of Microsoft's recent moves have seemed more gamer-friendly. In my eyes, anyway.
We're all automotive enthusiasts, right? We know how little it tells us about two cars if we look at numbers and nothing else, so why do some folks do just that with game systems? I think what matters is enjoyment. It looks like this game majors on fun, and that's somewhat in short supply in the genre.
This is sort of off topic in a way. This groove music, how does that work? Is it like Pandora where you pick an artist etc, or do you hand pick the songs you want? I guess it will play exactly like the other radio stations, where you can still here all the game sounds/effects.
I all of a sudden became really interested in this, I'll pay $10 a month if I can hand pick some music that fits my mood. I'm Thinking Pantera, NIN, Maiden, Fugazi, Tool, Misfits( with Danzig of course) etc, would make for some awesome driving around Australia music. Of course I would also load up with AC/DC(nothing but Bon doing the singing).
If you have a collection of music files, you can pick your own music and upload it to OneDrive. I dabbled with it when I created the community music thread, but avoided signing up for Groove since I already have a Spotify account.
If you don't have a streaming music service, I'm guessing it wouldn't be a bad one to start with. I don't know how its library compares with the others, but if it covers most of the artists you like, it'd probably be worth it, considering it can be handy outside of the game as well. I use Spotify a whole bunch now that I have it.
about half as long as I figured.
