Besides playing games, what else do you do with your game systems?

[argusfrost]

For my current generation systems, I have this attitude towards them:

X360 - For anything even remotely close to the First Person Shooter (Halo, Battlefield, Borderlands, etc) and mostly the 3rd person action/adventure/RPG game (Resident Evil, Gears Of War, Walking Dead, Dragon Age, Elder Scrolls, etc) as well as hybrid 3rd/First person game (Mass Effect, etc) genres due to the excellent online matchmaking and ease of use for local and online multiplayer games. Sometimes used to watch Netflix, although the Netlfix interface is a bit awkward to use. Sometimes used to watch Digital Copies of films that I uploaded to my collection of USB flash drives.

PS3 - For any software titles that are purely 3rd person action games as well as fighting games (Bayonetta, DMC, Marvel VS Capcom, Mortal Kombat, Injustice, etc.) Online play is mostly non-existent for my usage due to running into 'mostly' cheaters who hack the games, etc. . To top it off, the PS3 "XMB" navigation is very clumsy to use (finding stuff in the Playstation Store is awkward) when compared to the easier to use X360 interface. The PS3 is also the only Blu-Ray player I have in the house. (Once DVDs are phased out and everything is only on Blu-Ray, I'll make the jump to a stand-alone Blu-Ray player.) Rarely used to watch Netflix or browse the internet due to seemingly 'endless' updates to the firmware or Netflix itself. Also used more often to watch Digital Copies of films that I uploaded to my collection of USB flash drives. (If the X360 can't play the video file, the PS3 usually can)

Wii - Pretty much now only used to stream Netflix due to the very easy to use interface utilizing the Wii Remote and watch some Youtube videos on occasion.

PSP - I'm not interested in a PS Vita (aka a portable PS3) so I still use my PSP on occasion. PSP is mostly used to view movies ripped from my DVD collection.

3DS XL - Used fto play many different games due to the Virtual Console games that are available as well as my vast library of DS and 3DS games. Also used to browse the internet and watch Netflix when I'm too lazy to sit on the couch (mostly right before I go to bed, I'll catch an episode of Star Trek TOS or maybe MacGyver.)

DSi XL - Used exclusively for DS games (Pokemon Black, White V2, etc.) as well as the DSiWare games.


So what do you all use your current gen systems for and what will plan on using your Wii U, PS4 or XBox One for, besides playing games?

[doctorlaudanum]

I'll occasionally watch a DVD on my PS2, but that's about it. If I want to surf the internet, I just use my computer. I'm boring, I know.

[foxhack]

I crack walnuts with my Xbox. Doesn't everyone?

I use my PS2 as a DVD player. That's about it.

[scott]

My PS3 plays DVDs, Blu-Rays and Netflix.

My 360 plays advertisements.

[turf]

I crack walnuts with my Xbox. Doesn't everyone?

I use my PS2 as a DVD player. That's about it.

I killed a man with my Original Xbox.  That thing is a weapon.

I forgot to answer the question.

My 360 plays HBO GO, which I love. Other than that, it plays games
My WiiU plays games
My PS3 plays games
My Atari 2600 plays something that resembles games

I like my systems to play games.  I like my blu ray player to play movies.  I like my TV to play TV shows.
Everything else is handled by a combination of iPad, laptop, blu ray player, and TV.  My TV has Netflix built in.  I love that. 

[soera]

I originally bought the PS3 as a blu-ray/game system cause at the time, it was actually the cheapest blu-ray system available. We still use it as a blu-ray player too. My other systems dont do anything but run games.

[foxhack]

I crack walnuts with my Xbox. Doesn't everyone?

I killed a man with my Original Xbox.  That thing is a weapon.

Momma... I killed a man.
Put an Xbox over his head. Let it go and now he's dead.

[turf]

I crack walnuts with my Xbox. Doesn't everyone?

I killed a man with my Original Xbox.  That thing is a weapon.

Momma... I killed a man.
Put an Xbox over his head. Let it go and now he's dead.

Momma, Microsoft had just begun
But now they've gone and thrown it all away!

[foxhack]

Mommaaaaaaaaaaaaa ooooohooooooohooooooooo
I don't wanna die
Sometimes I wish I hadn't bought that XBone

Carry on, carry on

Cause used games just don't matter...

[burningdoom]

I watch Netflix on my Wii sometimes, that's about it other than dusting them. I have a DVD player, a VCR, a DVR, and a PC with Netflix, YouTube, and Last.FM. So there's no need to use my consoles for these things.

[turf]

Mommaaaaaaaaaaaaa ooooohooooooohooooooooo
I don't wanna die
Sometimes I wish I hadn't bought that XBone

Carry on, carry on

Cause used games just don't matter...

I think we're the only two that care about this joke.

[soera]

I can picture you two in the pacer!

[doctorlaudanum]

Mommaaaaaaaaaaaaa ooooohooooooohooooooooo
I don't wanna die
Sometimes I wish I hadn't bought that XBone

Carry on, carry on

Cause used games just don't matter...

See, it's because of stuff like this that I love this site.

[elraiser]

My Xbox is my jack of all trade. I use it to stream movies from my computer, as a jukebox and also to play emulators.

[slothingXPIG]

If im nog watching netflix on my 360 then im playing and talking to friends.. Ps3 cufrently just as a blu-ray.. Oddly I game mpre on my wii now for party play and just me and my girl... I used to play the zhit out of my 360 but idk what happend:(