My personal motivations

Pro neXtbox: Pretty much all my friends have xboxes. Also, while I felt Halo 4 was disappointing in certain ways, I am still curious to see where the story goes, and I hope that 343 learns from their mistakes and does a better job with Halo 5.

Pro PS4: If the rumours are true and the neXtbox somehow does not allow the use of pre-owned games, that alone might sway me to crossover to the PS4. Also, the PS has some really cool looking exclusives, and this might be a chance to check them out.

But as of right now, I am not making a decision until after Microsoft has their next gen unveiling, or more likely until after E3. So, depending on the system I get, that will be the one I buy Destiny for.

The next generation is upon us, with the PS4 and "720" expected to be out this fall. I plan on getting Destiny the day it comes out and I'm getting it for next-gen, but the question remains "Which system will I play it on?" While I've enjoyed playing the Halo and Gears of War series, Microsoft is going to have to do more than that to get me to be an early adopter of their next system (especially considering I'm not really caring for the direction 343I is taking Halo), and unless they really impress with a good selection of exclusives at E3, I'm seriously considering getting a PS4 first and waiting to get the next-gen Xbox until Halo 5 comes out (and by then the system will be at a year or two old and will likely have gotten its first price cut). While I'm not 100% set on getting a PS4 first, given Sony's better selection of exclusives, I feel they'll be a better long-term investment. If I do get a PS4 first, that'll be the system I'll be getting Destiny for. While many people on my XBL friends list might be getting it for the 720, I'm not going to be an early adopter of that system just to play that one game on it and keep paying $60 a year for XBL on top of that. Ultimately, it's going to come down to what Microsoft shows off for us in the coming months.

So, is anyone else considering getting a PS4 and getting Destiny for it?

This is 100% EXACTLY how I feel. I cannot tell you how strange that is. Maybe you and I will play it together on our PS4s!!

It all depends on what Microsoft shows for the new Xbox. It's up in the air at the moment.

I'm pretty sure there are at least two more of these discussions a few threads down (or pages over I suppose) that are already discussing this. Actually, here is the main one that you might have missed. This forum moves.... differently than HBO. :)

While I appreciate the the discussion, I think the general consensus is that for most consumers its too early to tell, especially since we haven't even seen Microsoft's response or product yet.

To each their own.

I'm not loyal to a console, I like franchises and who I can play it with. Destiny has many options. If it is a game that I want to get I will get it on whatever system makes financial sense and where my friends are.

Again, putting the cart before the horse here. I'm not going to make up my mind until I've seen more than one option.

I'll probably just get it for the 360. :P I'll buy a next-gen Xbox when Halo 5 comes out.

Barring some strange reversal, I'll be getting a PS4 day one, and the Share feature is a compelling reason for me to want to do most of my gaming on it.

But as I said a few days ago, I'm excited to see what MS has to show. I'm a bit worried about a couple of the rumored items (a mandatory kinect install being the biggest).

My sense from all the rumors (including Jon Blow's summary of why he chose to develop for PS4 rather than Durango) is that PS4 may end up being the better all-in gaming machine, while Durango will be very strong in games but more focused on other media consumption. That, too, will be a factor for me. Lastly, if PS4's used game lock is at publisher option and Durango's is more universally enforced, that will be another factor (not because I'm looking to hit the local gamestop but rather as a collector who often picks up titles years after they've ceased to be available at retail).

At the end of the day, it comes down to this: Destiny isn't the game that will drive my desire to own a specific console, because it will be available on all of them, and while they will be different in many ways, they're both x86 and I don't expect big publisher multiplats to be that different. I'm in for PS4. If Durango has games I want to play, I'll be in for that, too (as mentioned days ago, Cave, MOSS and G.rev games may be the biggest driver for me to pick one up). After all, I only needed to hear "Platinum games" to make me buy a Wii U. :)

At the moment, I'm going to purchase it on the PlayStation 4 for the prettiness and Xbox 360 to experience it with my friends. An exclusive next-generation release on the PS4 is going to see me on being an early adopter solely for Destiny.

If it comes out for the next generation Xbox, I'll purchase it for that console if it you're able to cross-play with Xbox 360 users like you could with original Xbox games. If not, then I dunno. Maybe sink further into depression? Become a hooker? Open an ice cream stand in Fairbanks, AK? Who knows...

and keep paying $60 a year for XBL on top of that.

I know this has been a sticking point this generation, but it's not going away. Sony showed off some impressive services, some of which even they said weren't working yet, and I really doubt any of that will be free. It would take money to maintain that infrastructure, money that i don't think console or game sales could cover. A page on their social network will probably be free, and maybe online pay, but all the video sharing will likely cost some measure of money (even Bungie charged for that). The fact they didn't talk about costs at all during their presentation almost guarantee's that it's nothing to get excited about

Not that it's all peaches on the Microsoft side. At best I expect a tiered service to be introduced (starting at the current price) and at worst, a general blanket price raise, but that's a bit too much speculation, even for me.

As you said, time will tell, until then, I'm not committing to anything. Although, wouldn't it be great if Bungie was the first developer to offer cross platform play to Sony and Microsoft!!

I'd seriously consider getting a PS4 and Destiny for the PS4 if and only if Microsoft doesn't amaze me with the new Xbox.

Once the info for both consoles is released to the public and when I have the capability to make a reasonable judgement about Destiny, I plan to make a long and complicated list of the advantages and disadvantages of both consoles.

I will be assigning different weights to a variety of categories according to their importance in order to make the best rational decision I can possibly make.

Or, I could save myself a ton of time and effort and just buy whichever one is the most sexy.

:)

I wonder which console will have the greater Destiny population? Anyone care to pose a guess?

Being that many fans of Halo like Xbox and many Halo fans are probably also Bungie fans, I think that the Xbox population will probably be greater than the PS4 population. Unless something crazy happens and the PS4 turns out to be vastly more popular than Xbox, I don't foresee PS4 having a greater population.

In the long run, the must-have console will probably be the console that has the greater player population.

I've been a huge fan of the Xbox 360, but before that I was a Playstation fan. For awhile, Emmy and I were kinda split on which console to go for next. We're probably going to go with the PS4 for three reasons:

-Online Multiplayer is not $60 a year.

-Over the past few years, the Xbox 360 dashboard has become filled with ads. There is no reason their next console won't be the same.

-Bethesda releases their games on both consoles, so I won't miss out on Elder Scrolls VI.

Right now I have it preordered for the PS3 but depending on if online play is free or not on the PS4 I'll switch over to that when you can preorder it for PS4. Right now you can only be notified when available for preorder on Amazon.