As someone who played video games since the NES era, video games somewhat don't excite me as much anymore due to several circumstances
- As I got older, my preferences and priorities in life changes, sometimes even if I say I would play video games later, both my mind and body can't and refuses to take part on the activity, it sucks getting old, my enthusiasm for video games gradually declines as years goes by, my passion and mind are no longer in the same page because more important matters takes priority
Starting from PS3, I gradually got annoyed how games are played and launched for the following reasons
- Game data needs to be installed before playing a game? what the heck is this?! It's a video game console not a PC, just inserting a disc is no longer enough to boot a game and play immediately, not fun at all
- DLC practices especially on fighting games, god, I miss the times where secret characters and bonuses can be unlocked just by finishing arcade mode for every standard character, and now I need to buy characters and costumes with real denomination in order to add something on the roster? unlocking in-disc bonus content is now just a thing of the past and was replaced by scummy microtransactions, gaming is no longer rewarding, which is bullcrap!
- System software updates where you need to update the console software version just to play the latest games, up to the 6th generation of game consoles this was not a thing, software updates relies on internet connectivity so if you don't have an internet connection you're basically screwed and in a slim chance, software updates also causes performance instabilities on either the game being played or the console itself which is a hit or miss, sigh, I just want everything simple, turn on the console, insert a disc, sit on my couch and just play immediately, waiting for several more minutes just because of an update before starting a game sucks
- The Quick Time Events system are over frequently used on games nowadays, you die countless times on games not because you made a wrong maneuver but because you just pressed the wrong button, pressed it late or too fast or because the button is broken while watching a movie disguised as a game, which is stupid.
- Buying video games during first day launch is not as exciting anymore compared during the PS1 era, because day one release of games lately are usually riddled with bugs, severe lack of content, abuse of season passes and DLC, and worse, intentionally made like a demo rather than a full product release in order to milk it's consumers for several more years by releasing crumbs of game content until developers get bored adding more content on it and move on to the next installment, back in the 1980's up to 2008-2010, games are sold as a one full product containing bonus hidden contents which can be unlocked and was reasonable for it's retail price, unfortunately that practice is also an ancient history due to human greed, nowadays I usually wait for 4 years before I buy a game when developers release their ultimate, deluxe or complete editions or whatever they call their games which is not a big deal.
-- And one of the biggest reasons I'm gradually losing interest on video games is the internet itself, gone are the days that you need to buy a video game magazine just to keep up with the latest updates regarding game title release dates, game reviews (which only came from the publisher's point of view, but hey, it's fun reading them though) and game developer interviews, there's something about that era that makes everything exciting because information is not at your immediate disposal and sometimes when you discover a game secret first before your friends, classmates, and gaming buddies, they won't stop nagging you until you spill the beans, (still remember a time someone treat me to a free lunch because of a game secret code, haha!) unlike today where the internet has everything from video playthroughs and such which can be accessed in an instant which takes out the fun, suspense and surprises for a few things.
These are my two cents opinion, Thanks for reading
