What is currently the most consumer friendly console?

My vote goes toward the Xbox One mainly for the way they are doing backwards compatibility and for Game Pass.

Yeah, agreed.

Between BC, Game Pass, Xbox/MS rewards, cross platform play, Xbox Play Anywhere, new Xbox Live features, Elite controller (and design lab) etc, hard to go past XB1.

The one that actually delivers on the reason to own a console, that is games. Só PS4

Xbox One. And I'm a diehard Sony fan. Luckily I keep a lot of my old systems or their bc(Or Sony's lack thereof) would have me pissed lol

@hrt_rulz01: Yeah they’ve a lot of cool and consumer friendly things this gen.

Well according to Better Business Bureau ratings:

Nintendo = A+

Microsoft = A

Sony = A-

So I guess Nintendo

I voted for Microsoft though because of BC

I mean, I thonk it's gotta be the Xbox one. I have no desire for one, but they've been working hard on other areas in order to combat the gremlins plaguing them and consumers win

I don't know how Nintendo gets an A+? This is a console where you still can't even back-up your game saves... in 2018. Or have proper online functionality.

And consistently makes people re-buy games they've bought a million times before. Strange.

Xbox One, even if you don't like what it has to offer in the game department it's still doing a lot of very pro-consumer things.

• Backward compatibility
• Gamepass
• Play Anywhere
• Early access
• Game gifting
• Automated refunds
• Better community features including the bear essential of changing your name
• More options for home entertainment experience, UHD Bluray, Dolby Atmos etc.

I voted Xbox one.

What now? Should I go out and buy an xbox one now?

MS was kind of forced to offer *something* to tide fans over, and since they didn't want to invest in any high quality exclusive games they provided services instead.

Basically

MS decided to provide services instead of making AAA exclusive games

They deserve a prize huh?.

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be praising that or not, but It's not an exchange I would make...I'd probably have an xbox now if Scalebound had released.

Eh they saved me some money that I can now spend on AAA Sony titles.

Xbox gets my vote because of Play Anywhere and their decision to move their first-party stuff to PC (just need more of it)

@hrt_rulz01: maybe they handle returns well lol.

Well there is a reason I still voted for M$ even though I read that. You just have less hastle dealing with Microsoft

Definitely. Their customer service is pretty good.

Objectively Xbox One. The only reason Xbox is relevant is because of its superior digital content management otherwise it would be particularly useless.

Xbox with the insane amount of BC titles, and game pass. the best value and with the Xbox one X you get the best multiplatform experience.

Online DRM is already in full motion on all consoles. Their initial execution was identical to PC gaming in that you purchase the software and then lock the software to your account. All online purchases are currently structured that way. It was dumb of them to think that console gamers are willing to part from their hardcopies even though sales are shifting towards online purchases.

Ps4 easily

those damn bears always changing their names

If the 1S is at least $ 50 cheaper then that. Most people I know are more into 3rd party games even kids are crazy about AAA shooters.

Asians I know would be better off with the base PS4.

I only know 1 adult that really likes Nintendo so Switch for him but it wouldn't matter. One of the richest guys I know that owns multiple condos. He's better off buying all consoles rather than waste time to think which one to get.

None of them, all current gen consoles are specifically designed to cash grab from fans.

XB1 X and PS4

Hahahah, if this place and polls had any cred at all, Xbox would be 100% and ya'll know it. :P

I guess Xbox? They got everything but good new games.. lol

I don't know, actually. They are all fairly anti-consumer with their whole pay for online BS.

Imagine when MS inevitably improves their games output (which they're doing)... they'll be in a pretty damn good spot :)

PC. Steam is still by far the cheapest video game store on the planet.

For consumer-friendly tendencies, Xbox One. For games, PS4/Switch (can't decide). For convenience/innovation, Switch.

I say the Xbox One. They are slashing prices and offering great services. Phil Spencer kind of has to do all of this since Don Mattrick really botched that launch. If I were a paranoid lem, I'd believe that Sony paid that guy. Like how can someone **** up that bad?!

Overall, I'd say Xbox. Due to BC and Play Anywhere, neither of which cost the consumer anything additional to my knowledge. Seems to come at the expense of giving their software focus and investment.

One neat thing I like that Sony does is support for the DS4 on the PS3, and support for the PS3 Move controllers on the PS4. Good move.

I am surprised at that. Nintendo are a lot of things. A dam fine developer of games. Makers of some very interesting gaming devices. A bit bonkers.

But consumer friendly they most certainly are not. Of the 3 nintendo would be the least consumer friendly. the form of DRM they use is nasty. On the wii they locked accounts to systems so if you lost the system or it broke and you couldn't get it fixed then poof....bye bye games collection (have they actually fully fixed this? they have accounts now but if i went and bought a new switch would i get access to everything by just signing in to my Nintendo account?). I nearly lost my digital games collection when the system transfer from my Wii to my WiiU went a bit squirely.

In terms of consumer friendliness its pretty close between MS and Sony. Both have had some dodgy things in the past and they also are generally less hassle. I would probably give the nod to MS as they are giving people more choice on where they can play their games (whether an act of damage control or benevolence is debatable). Their messing at the start of the Gen was a black mark but i think lesson learned....for now.

The whole console space is not great on the consumer friendliness front though.

Xbox, PS4............. Nintendo.

Xbox under the new management is doing great moves.

Sony is getting a bit too cocky from being market leader, and that makes me think they've learned little from the PS3 era.

Love Nintendo and own a Switch but they are far of being consumer friendly.

I voted for MS even though I'd have liked to vote for Nintendo. The games on switch are great but I can't overlook the lack of communication features. Especially in Splatoon seeing as some friend request come from there. The app on my phone only does silent notifications so if I'm not constantly looking at it in hopes of getting an invite invites are likely to go unnoticed. If I had a text based inbox communicating with friends would be a snap. And honestly apps like discord do a better job.

In the job listings for next Xbox development they already mention 'future DRM solutions.'

I know that doesn't mean anything, still made me cringe and laugh. I hope they don't f it up again but if they do it'd be funny.

This.

Xbox easily

Microsoft has done the best job at quality of life stuff so xbox is definitely the most consumer friendly console. Counter to games on the other consoles. I told myself i would never buy the upgrade console or the refreshes especially Pro and the S. I went to the local store the day I got Dady of War and ended up coming back for the deal to replace my OG xbox with S. This thing has been sweet for all reasons listed above and love the controller for both consoles and pc.

Nintendo Switch. It's portable.

It's odd that Microsoft is the most consumer friendly console manufacturer