The worst launches in gaming history

[Deleted User]

Master Chief Collection on Xbox One has to be the worst game launch hands down

 

[Zhongtiao1]

Pretty sure the Atari VCS launch is/was terrible. Not the 2600, the one finally being shipped.

Originally meant to take on the switch with better graphics for the same price. Due to a bunch of infighting, it was delayed until now and now goes up against the PS5 and Series X/S. Oh, and retail is $350 for an AMD R1606G CPU with Vega 3 graphics. A chip meant for digital signage.

 

[AkikoKumagara]

Not even top ten. I do believe, however, that with the advent of patches and hotfixes, developers have gotten a bit lazy in terms of dealing with bugs and QA testing.

 

[Blaze163]

Not quite a console launch but for me it'd be Sonic 06. I convinced my 'father' it was time to get an Xbox 360. What games did we get with the system? Perfect Dark, Bomberman Act Zero, Blazing Angels and Sonic 06. I'm honestly surprised he didn't beat me to death with the power cable. Thankfully the system got a few killer apps soon after to justify keeping it around. And we got the original Uncharted with our PS3 so we learned our lesson.

Not sure why everyone's bellyaching about Cyberpunk 2077 though. It's playing damn near flawlessly even on my beat up preowned launch model PS4. I get the occasional minor bug, and I've had to switch off the button guide because even after rebooting the game it still thinks I'm in Panam's gunner turret for some reason. But they're usually just minor cosmetic balls-ups, nothing that actually affects anything. I'm having a great time. Sure, it doesn't look its best on my hardware. But to be honest if anyone seriously expects a game to look as good on 7 year old hardware as it does on a brand new cutting edge PC on ultra settings, you're a damn fool. Games are supposed to be fun, not a vector for bragging about your rig and how much disposable income you pissed away on an ego stroke.