Anyone else just not impressed with the new generation of consoles? (Rant)

[Dr_Faustus]

I more or less stopped caring too much about console generations after the 360/PS3 Era.

I do have a Switch, but its more my wife's than mine, especially since I bought it for her when AC came out. The console idea to me just seems like more of a pain in the arse than it is worth anymore. Most games on them do not seem all that appealing to me and compared to PC it just seems more money to piss away just to even get online.

Honestly speaking the only thing I find appealing about consoles anymore is the hacking/homebrew scene. I am still weighing my options on getting a console for this purpose in the long run myself but its probably nothing beyond the generation I mentioned already.

 

[Tsukiru]

PS5 ain't got games. But on the real note, there's little to interest me buying a PS5, none of its library calls out to me. And outside of that it only serves to stand as an upgraded PS4. Games releasing usually have a PS4 version anyways, if I care (See Miles Morales).

But I don't use my PS4 much either. I did get myself a more competent laptop but it feels like a hassle using the thing or anything related to Playstation.

An Xbox Series X/S sounds more useful just on how people have used Developer Mode now, but that's about it?

 

[CanadianCrossboMercenary]

Yeah I feel you. I switched to PC gaming for when I get sweaty but consoles will always have the nostalgic vibe I love during the holidays. Who knows consoles might die out replaced by personal computers in smart homes.

 

[TomRiddle]

The PS3 Store is, for the time being, still operational...though the fact THAT is the only way to purchase and play digital PS2 games is damning by itself. Not to mention that it could shutter at any time, like it almost did a year or so ago; player outcry won't keep it open forever.

Indeed it is yea.

To tell you the truth it is kind of sad that it has to be this way for Playstation, PSNow exists, but Input lag is a massive bitch at that.

I like on how fans were loud enough to keep the PS3 store online but that still isn't going to be forever, and some people including me don't have a PS3, either was sold or never bought in the first place.

And just the fact that these 7th gen games aren't available to the new generation of gamers really sucks for them, some golden stuff was released around this era.

Ah well, at least emulation does exist but it would be nice if the big 3 would keep accessibility of their retro titles, not just Xbox.

I know my last statement is unrealistic but still would you really blame me for dreaming?

 

[RichardTheKing]

Yeah I feel you. I switched to PC gaming for when I get sweaty but consoles will always have the nostalgic vibe I love during the holidays. Who knows consoles might die out replaced by personal computers in smart homes.

Eh, honestly, I prefer to play on consoles - my computer's pretty old and outdated now, and I like having a YouTube video playing (or a guide or wiki or other resource open) in front of me whilst playing. Also, in my experience, playing with controllers on PC is quite a bit spottier than on consoles - either having issues connecting, or the button configuration isn't the same.

Granted, consoles don't have Cheat Engine or full-on modding capabilities (the Switch is the closest, but even then LayeredFS and EdiZon aren't nearly as good as them), so I do like PC for that, but...yeah, I spend most of my time on consoles.
As a result, I wouldn't be happy if consoles died out.

 

[Bonfyre]

The game are 100% always the draw for me to get a console. I've honestly never looked at the specs of a console and been like "Hmm yes that sounds great" I will however say "does this game run at 60FPS or more?" etc. I think it makes sense given that the consoles sole purpose is to play the games.

 

[Stwert]

The game are 100% always the draw for me to get a console. I've honestly never looked at the specs of a console and been like "Hmm yes that sounds great" I will however say "does this game run at 60FPS or more?" etc. I think it makes sense given that the consoles sole purpose is to play the games.

Ditto, all that’s ever mattered to me - and I started in 1978 with a couple of boxes on the screen - are the games. If a system has games I want to play, then I’ll get it, specs just don’t come into it, gameplay is my number one concern.

Unfortunately, that generally means I have to buy all of the systems, because they all have games worthy of my attention. I still go back to my old systems as well, there’s always games I never got around to playing, not to mention some great homebrew efforts worth checking out.

 

[Caleck]

So far there are no Series X or PS5 exclusives that I find worth buying an entire console for. Same went for Xbox One and PS4 back in the day.

 

[TomRiddle]

So far there are no Series X or PS5 exclusives that I find worth buying an entire console for. Same went for Xbox One and PS4 back in the day.

I know Xbox has almost if not complete day on day release with the games for the console and pc in tandem.

But if Playstation is getting into releasing pc ports then I have to wonder how much time it will be until it's released at the same time as console like *again Xbox.

Then again they just might stick to waiting 3-5ish years until games are released on PC, who knows?

 

[godreborn]

think I already mentioned this, but imo, this gen is about speed of loading more than anything else. I don't have to wait more than a couple of seconds in tales of arise, and there's absolutely no waiting in ratchet and clank. as for the xbox, if you leave it in standby, then power on the console with the xbox controller, it's on virtually instantly. it's not really about the graphics, I think, this gen, but I did like the water effects in this sea cave of the ps5 version of tales of arise. damn flashy game.