Xbox One/Playstation 4

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Feb 12, 2014 8:31am
Are the headsets better than having 5.1 surround?
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MontyBrunswick
Feb 12, 2014 8:35am
bases_loaded;1579645 wrote:Are the headsets better than having 5.1 surround?
Depends. Some headsets can virtualize 5.1 pretty well. Not sure a $99 pair would, though.

The plus to them is you can hear damn near everything (like someone else noted).

I'd take a good pair of stereo headphones over anything else, including surround sound.
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Feb 12, 2014 8:41am
dlazz;1579640 wrote:Your money. Just don't see the practical use for them. If you are afraid of bothering others while you play, is it really worth $99 to skirt that issue?
Yeah, my main purpose is to replace a pair of stereo headphones that are plugged directly into the DS4 controller. I have a 5.1 theater setup in the basement with projector, etc., but I don't feel like going down there in the cold late at night anymore.

I use headphones all the time because the room that I game in is directly under my 2 daughters bedrooms (toddler and 1 year old), so I don't want to wake them up.
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MontyBrunswick
Feb 12, 2014 8:45am
McFly1955;1579653 wrote:Yeah, my main purpose is to replace a pair of stereo headphones that are plugged directly into the DS4 controller. I have a 5.1 theater setup in the basement with projector, etc., but I don't feel like going down there in the cold late at night anymore.

I use headphones all the time because the room that I game in is directly under my 2 daughters bedrooms (toddler and 1 year old), so I don't want to wake them up.
I'd wait on reviews, then. Odds are the headphones will be heavier than you're used to (wireless/battery adds weight) and it might get uncomfortable after 30+ minutes of gaming.

You might be better off finding someone else who has them so you can test them out before pulling the trigger. $99 for headphones you don't like would be $99 you could spend on games instead
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Feb 12, 2014 10:04am
dlazz;1579657 wrote:I'd wait on reviews, then. Odds are the headphones will be heavier than you're used to (wireless/battery adds weight) and it might get uncomfortable after 30+ minutes of gaming.

You might be better off finding someone else who has them so you can test them out before pulling the trigger. $99 for headphones you don't like would be $99 you could spend on games instead
Yeah, good points...and I just read about the Xbox One adapter, so I'd like to see more of what that is capable of (details are kind of sketchy at this point), because ultimately I'd like something that works out on both PS4 and XB1, with PS4 being the highest priority.
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Feb 12, 2014 11:57am
Gaming headphones make the whole gaming experience much better. I bought the Turtle Beach XP400's last year and they are amazing. They were really pricey but a good investment.
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Feb 13, 2014 10:59pm
I got a titanfall beta code tonight, playing it now...it's as good as everyone says it is..
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Feb 13, 2014 11:03pm
Im not going to flip through all 11 pages. But who has the the Xbox One? anybody have COD Ghost NBA Live 14 or Madden?
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Feb 14, 2014 7:31am
McFly1955;1580550 wrote:I got a titanfall beta code tonight, playing it now...it's as good as everyone says it is..
Did you get it from signing up or a different source?
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MontyBrunswick
Feb 14, 2014 7:51am
shook_17;1580552 wrote:Im not going to flip through all 11 pages. But who has the the Xbox One? anybody have COD Ghost NBA Live 14 or Madden?
Lol, NBA live 14 is supposedly terrible.
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Feb 14, 2014 8:05am
Rotinaj;1580586 wrote:Did you get it from signing up or a different source?
I got it from signing up, pretty much as soon as it went live I saw it on reddit that people were already signing up a little earlier than the expected start time, and I got on there right away..
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Gblock
Feb 14, 2014 10:50am
cant find a ps4 anywhere:(
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MontyBrunswick
Feb 14, 2014 11:02am
Gblock;1580679 wrote:cant find a ps4 anywhere:(
I see them regularly at Meijer
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Gblock
Feb 14, 2014 11:10am
dlazz;1580690 wrote:I see them regularly at Meijer
never thought to try there ill check it out
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Feb 14, 2014 11:43am
Gblock;1580698 wrote:never thought to try there ill check it out
they are in stock on amazon right now../
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Gblock
Feb 14, 2014 12:25pm
McFly1955;1580713 wrote:they are in stock on amazon right now../


yea i was kinda hoping to play this weekend since i have 3 days off so i wanted to buy at a store after work
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Feb 15, 2014 7:21pm
Just played a couple hours of Titanfall. Fun as hell.
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Feb 15, 2014 8:08pm
Rotinaj;1581140 wrote:Just played a couple hours of Titanfall. Fun as hell.
Heard it was awesome
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Feb 17, 2014 8:00am
robj55;1581152 wrote:Heard it was awesome
Beta is open to all now and ends on the 18th. I suggest everyone at least checks it out.
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Feb 17, 2014 9:56am
Rotinaj;1581525 wrote:Beta is open to all now and ends on the 18th. I suggest everyone at least checks it out.
I read they are extending it past the 18th, too, since there were server issues for a bit. Not sure if a new end date has been announced, but might be a few extra days now...
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Feb 17, 2014 10:18am
McFly1955;1581571 wrote:I read they are extending it past the 18th, too, since there were server issues for a bit. Not sure if a new end date has been announced, but might be a few extra days now...
Yea I read they were extending it at least 1 day. I meant the 19th. It just sucks that it wont be out for another month or so and the games out now for the one are underwhelming to say the least.
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Feb 17, 2014 10:37am
Rotinaj;1581586 wrote:Yea I read they were extending it at least 1 day. I meant the 19th. It just sucks that it wont be out for another month or so and the games out now for the one are underwhelming to say the least.
Yeah, I'm getting tired of Battlefield anyway, and now it's going to be impossible to go back to that right now after having a lot of fun with this beta. I'll be wanting to call in a Titan in a game of Conquest.

I'm picking up Rayman this week, though, so that should hold be over a few weeks.
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Feb 17, 2014 12:39pm
February 19th at 6pm PST is the Titanfall beta end time

https://twitter.com/Respawn/status/435235786552668160
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bLuE_71
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Feb 17, 2014 2:42pm
Titanfall is amazing. I'm not a fan of the FPS normally but this game is really fun.
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Feb 17, 2014 4:02pm
I'm not a huge fan of last Titan standing. Just isn't that fun IMO.