Microsoft have promised that there will be stock in high street stores on release day and all through Christmas.

If they can pull that off they are obviously trying to capitalise on any Playstation stock problems.

So the new "security" requirements of Xbox have locked me out of my account since I have no idea what my password is for the account that I used to set up my gamertag and all attempts to recover it have failed. (I'm also pretty sure the email is inactive anyway since I haven't used it in years)

So as far as I can see my only solution is to a) get a new gamertag and lose everything or, the more likely option, just sack off the 360 and sell it since it seems that pc gaming has become more accessible and easier than console gaming.

Sounds like you've already made your decision given your last statement. (How is it by the way, are you on about Steam?)

But if not, if you know which email address you used, you should be able to recover your password to that email address, then recover your MS password. (Or if the email is genuinely no longer live just call MS and get them to help. You should know your name, address, email, card details etc so they should let you in).

Have you heard of t'internet, it might have a solution for you to help recover your account: support.xbox.com/en-GB/?xr=shellnav

Have you heard of t'internet, it might have a solution for you to help recover your account: support.xbox.com/en-GB/?xr=shellnav

Yes I have heard of the internet and I have been down that road already. The only way to get my password reset is to fill in a form that requires me to try and remember information such as who did you last send emails to?, what are your other folders? and what were the last 5 digits of your prepaid card.

No way am I going to remember any of that but I tried anyway and got reject. Now I have found a work around that is letting me in at the moment but I won't be renewing my Gold when it expires in October until this mess is sorted.

I foresaw this problem years ago and tried to go down the phone mircosoft support route, only to be told the only way to solve it was to have the password. I will try that again to see if they have realised the stupidity of their policy yet, although I doubt it because this just stinks of a money grab by forcing folk to set up another gamertag and pay for another subscribation.

Yeah Steam makes PC gaming very straight forward, I already have enough games through Steam Sales to last me a long time without having to buy another game and considering that 90% of the best games these days are independent ones that don't require super computers to run them and hardly ever cost more than £10. The idea of getting rid of the 360 seems like a better idea the more I think about it. Although I do like sports games, which is where the console are clear leaders.

Steam and PC gaming are great, until you want to try and run a high-end AAA title. Something like Battlefield 4 or Titanfall for example will both be available for PC but the performance can be beset by all kinds of problems if your hardware setup isn't quite right.
It's certainly more costly in the long run, but I can definitely see the advantages of PC gaming which is why I always try and have a pretty decent PC setup just in case.
FPS games in particular just don't feel right on a console imo. Once you've used a mouse & keyboard there's no going back.

Consoles are just way more accessible in general. No worrying about hardware and compatibility issues, just load the game up and play it. Why do you think Valve are trying to get PCs into the living room with their Steam Machines now?

Friend of mine was recently at a conference and had a go of the Xbox One and PS4. Said the PS4 seemed superior but it was only a brief go, not really like owning one and using it everyday.

Thinking of getting rid of both my Xbox and my PS3, just wondering what's the best thing to do with them? Anywhere giving good trade in prices for cash?

I doubt you would get a good deal trading them in on the high street - particularly at a time when their value is about to drop with the release of new machines.

Would go for a local advert in a newsagent with Christmas approaching and people on a budget.

£150 - £200 with games if in good condition.

Interesting to see the PS4 suffering from overheating issues on release. Sony came out with a stat that 0.4% of consoles will be broken at release. Kind of mysterious that they knew this figure so exactly.

Is anyone on here getting one of the new consoles on release?

Yeah my PS4 is paid for already. I haven't heard any mentions of overheating whatsoever, where have you read that?

[url=http://www.psu.com/a021674/PS4-blinking-red-light---How-to-stop-your-PS4-from-overheatingHere[/url and [url=http://www.designntrend.com/articles/9136/20131116/playstation-4-red-light-death-overheating-plagues-some-consoles-shouldnt-brick-them.htmhere[/url

It doesn't seem to be widespread, just the usual teething problems you get when you rush releases of hardware.

Let us know what its like when you get it. What games do you get with it?

I think the 0.4% is probably just manufacturing error rates that can't really be avoided, shouldn't be a problem anyway.

I decided to just buy the console rather than a bundle. Game had a few packages but none of them actualy saved you any money, which in my mind just completely destroys the point of buying the items in a bundle in the first place.

For the time being I'll probably just upgrade my ps3 version of CoD and play Contrast/Resogun (both free) until something else catches my eye.

Usually am tempted to get consoles on day of release but not this time, never felt as underwhelmed about gaming as I do right now.

Rumours of fallout 4 to be released in December. Can't see it myself

Makes me laugh when games companies get all pretentious about releases. "Lets copy Apple". There aren't many games that can get away with it like that, Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty and FIFA probably the only ones who could manage it properly without it negatively affecting sales.

I never liked the game, the basic gameplay mechanics were all so awkward and clunky, same as the Elder Scrolls series.

Don't be daft...surely not. Heard rumours of an announcement, nothing more

[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2518874/Father-receives-photo-XBox-One-duped-Ebay.htmlRead listings carefully, folks.[/url

A completely farcial story from ... the Daily Mail !!

Ok, its been widely reported elsewhere too, but what utter nonsense.

Why would he save up all year (clearly anticipating all year that he was going to buy a XBox One) and not bother to pre-order (only needed a small deposit and balance on collection)? Why would he spend £450 on a next gen console for a 4 year old?

It's a very clever scam. 'Pay' your mate £450 for a photo, have that mate delete his new ebay account. Call the press and claim you were sold a photo of an Xbox and make several thousand pounds in fees for selling his story.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25944837 I was there, a 22 hour battle that I managed 13 hours before I collapsed at the keyboard.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25944837 I was there, a 22 hour battle that I managed 13 hours before I collapsed at the keyboard.

Got myself a PS3

Got myself a PS3

Got myself a PS3

Seems a pretty incredible game. Which side were you on? The horrible gangsters demanding protection money or the citizens of that part of the universe? How do the battles play out? Is it just like a space shooter or is there more tactical aspects? What do you do between battles? Is it purely spaceship based or do you visit planets and space stations and the like?

Good for you.

I tried the PS4 last week and apart from some nice lighting effects it felt exactly like playing a PS3 game (the game I played was Killzone).

Will wait and see what develops before I think about buying one.

Currently playing GTA5.