I went through 3 xbox red ring of deaths before buying 1 ps3 and have it last for years.Also having free online game play was a big factor along with blu ray. Ill likely stick with the ps4 but I havent followed any of the release speculations. Im going to have a hard time shelling ~$500 for a console though. I do like the trend away from using discs because like Cdubyah I hate changing them.