<p>The Wii U marked the introduction of of the next generation of gaming consoles, so-to-speak, meaning that the future is now upon us and that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are reaching the end of their life cycles and that we’ll soon have shiny new consoles from both Microsoft and Sony with more power, more features and a whole slew of new games. So the question on the minds of a lot of gamers is; do I even bother with this current generation of game consoles anymore? I think the answer to that is a resounding “yes.” If you for some reason have missed out on any of the big three of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or the Wii, right now is a great time to dive in while the prices are low and there are holiday console bundles galore.</p>
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<p>For me, my PlayStation 3 is less than two years old now, me waiting to pick one up until the prices had dropped from the insane launch prices, and there were a lot of the console’s earlier titles selling for around $20. It kind of felt like a no-brainer. Right now it should especially feel like a no-brainer, as retailers like Target are offering a 250gb PlayStation 3 bundle featuring the Uncharted Dual Pack and the Infamous Collection for just $199. Take into account that there are now a bunch of “Collections” for this generation’s games featuring multiple games from the same series selling for discounted prices.</p>
<p>As for the Xbox 360, I’m on my third, yes I said third Xbox 360, which is both a testament to how much I play it and how these things were initially not made to last. This second one was sadly no longer under warranty and I found myself needing a new hard drive as well as a new disc drive, so the math didn’t add up and a brand new $250 console just made sense. If you for some reason haven’t gotten one yet, these later models are a lot more reliable and there are a ton of games out there that have dropped in price. On top of a lot of the great exclusives that you might have missed, Xbox Live Arcade has a ton of games and there are always some great sales going on, meaning you can pick up some of the cooler games of the past few years for just a few bucks.</p>
<p>If you’ve missed out on the Wii, they are practically giving them away at $129.99 right now, and it includes both Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. For the longest time those were the only two games that I had on the Wii because they were just that much fun. Since the Wii U has been released there have been some massive drops in price for the Wii as well as Wii games. I don’t think I need to tell you that there are some quality Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart and Metroid games to be purchased for the Wii as well as a whole slew of other quirky titles unlike you’ll find on the other two consoles.</p>
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<p>So if you’ve missed out on anything from the current (or past, depending on how you look at it) generation of consoles, now seems to be the time to make a holiday purchase for yourself and get some quality time in with your new console along with really cheap, really awesome games that will keep you busy for a long, long time.</p>

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