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artur-fernand said:
I want to remind everyone that the fifth gen didn't really began until 1996 - a full 2 years after the PS1/Saturn released. Try to think of ANY memorable game from the generation, and I can pretty much guarantee it came out in 96 and beyond.

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d21lewis said:
artur-fernand said:
I want to remind everyone that the fifth gen didn't really began until 1996 - a full 2 years after the PS1/Saturn released. Try to think of ANY memorable game from the generation, and I can pretty much guarantee it came out in 96 and beyond.


Even so, you mean to say that the PS1 and Saturn games like Ridge Racer, Warhawk, Clockwork Knight, Tekken, etc weren't a huge leap over what the 16-Bit consoles were doin!?


You really want to compare the addition of a new DIMENSION to games to, well, any other generational leap ever?

Apples and oranges, guys.



Lauches are always weak but there's still one or two games that look fantastic at launch--even in the same gen with later launches. I've been through every launch since the Nes and I've never experienced a feeling of "meh" more than i have this gen. Even if the graphics didn't blow me away (and being in HD, they actually did), the interface did. Look at a game like Dead Rising (months after launch), G.R,A.W., Condemned, or even Call of Duty. Those games wouldn't even be doable in earlier gens (maybe condemned) due to online or characters on screen. Hell, even downloadable games were something new.

8th gen, we get a Share Button and game DVR. Awesome.



Ps4, Wii U and X1 have no games. In PC there are plenty.



artur-fernand said:
d21lewis said:
artur-fernand said:
I want to remind everyone that the fifth gen didn't really began until 1996 - a full 2 years after the PS1/Saturn released. Try to think of ANY memorable game from the generation, and I can pretty much guarantee it came out in 96 and beyond.


Even so, you mean to say that the PS1 and Saturn games like Ridge Racer, Warhawk, Clockwork Knight, Tekken, etc weren't a huge leap over what the 16-Bit consoles were doin!?


You really want to compare the addition of a new DIMENSION to games to, well, any other generational leap ever?

Apples and oranges, guys.

Damn right i do!  The best games come later but the justification comes at launch.  How are you going to bring up the PS1 era and pretend there was nothing?  The generational leap was at launch.  Remember, it wasn't ME that picked the gen where everything changed and implied there was nothing memorable!!  



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Uabit said:
Ps4, Wii U and X1 have no games. In PC there are plenty.


I'm no PC gamer.  Never will be but I don't dispute you.  I feel the PC is constantly evolving, though.  My new 2013 console hardware should impress me on day one when I'm used to playing on 2005 hardware.  Hasn't been the case.

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, this was fun.  Gotta go to sleep.  Later, VGChartz!



d21lewis said:

Damn right i do!  The good best games come later but the justification comes at launch.  How are you going to bring up the PS1 era and pretend there was nothing?  The generational leap was at launch.  Remember, it wasn't ME that picked the gen where everything changed and implied there was nothing memorable!!  


You get really pissed off over this "8th gen sucks" argument you know. I picked the ps1 gen because all the games in the "top 10 best of generation" lists came out in 96 or later. You could argue the jump to 3D maintained the "wow factor" until the great games actually came out, sure. But my point here are the GAMES themselves.

Hell, the PS2 had a pretty mediocre launch lineup, and was only selling because it was a dvd player at first. Games also took a little while to appear there. I digress.



artur-fernand said:
d21lewis said:

Damn right i do!  The good best games come later but the justification comes at launch.  How are you going to bring up the PS1 era and pretend there was nothing?  The generational leap was at launch.  Remember, it wasn't ME that picked the gen where everything changed and implied there was nothing memorable!!  


You get really pissed off over this "8th gen sucks" argument you know. I picked the ps1 gen because all the games in the "top 10 best of generation" lists came out in 96 or later. You could argue the jump to 3D maintained the "wow factor" until the great games actually came out, sure. But my point here are the GAMES themselves.

Hell, the PS2 had a pretty mediocre launch lineup, and was only selling because it was a dvd player at first. Games also took a little while to appear there. I digress.

Sorry.  Haven't been on here like I used to.  Just a little excited, I guess.  Really, I'm not all that passionate about gaming as I used to be.  In the past, I've owned most other consoles at or near launch.  Even the Vita and 3DS wowed me.  Right now, my Xbox One and PS4 are Netf boxes.....on a TV with built in Netflix!!  And they weren'tcheap.

 

You're talking about quality of games.  to be honest, the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U all have quality games.  Some consoles before actually launched with some of their best games (ie Halo, Super Mario 64, Soul Calibur) right out of the gate.  The good games are there.  I'm lookng for a good game that justifies the hardware.  Hell, I bought SSX, The Bouncer and Zone of Enders for PS2 during that first slow year just because they looked so good (better than Dreamcast).  I just want to be wowed by my new toys.  That's all.  So far, with the exception of Ryse and Infamous, all of my 8th gen games are available in pretty capable form on last gen hardware (not counting my Wii U stuff).



I'm confused by your OP. You say you're sick of "this gen has no gamez", but then go on to say this gen has no games, just like last gen? So this gen has no gamez then.

And yes, last gen was pretty weak too. That's why I didn't buy any system at launch last time, and didn't do it this time either. 360 was the worst, with almost nothing good on offer at launch. Wii was probably the best, with Wii Sports and Zelda kicking things off and a fairly steady stream of titles right through to Galaxy the following year.

But to date One and 4 aren't really offering anything that can't be found on PS360. Wii U started very slow, but now has a few titles that are unique to the system and interesting.



d21lewis said:

Sorry.  Haven't been on here like I used to.  Just a little excited, I guess.  Really, I'm not all that passionate about gaming as I used to be.  In the past, I've owned most other consoles at or near launch.  Even the Vita and 3DS wowed me.  Right now, my Xbox One and PS4 are Netf boxes.....on a TV with built in Netflix!!  And they weren'tcheap.

 

You're talking about quality of games.  to be honest, the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U all have quality games.  Some consoles before actually launched with some of their best games (ie Halo, Super Mario 64, Soul Calibur) right out of the gate.  The good games are there.  I'm lookng for a good game that justifies the hardware.  Hell, I bought SSX, The Bouncer and Zone of Enders for PS2 during that first slow year just because they looked so good (better than Dreamcast).  I just want to be wowed by my new toys.  That's all.  So far, with the exception of Ryse and Infamous, all of my 8th gen games are available in pretty capable form on last gen hardware (not counting my Wii U stuff).


I see. I understand the desire to being wowed already, but to me, it's all about having fun. I don't have an 8th gen console, but if I had one and it provided me some games that I had fun with (regardless if they are multi-gen or not), I'd consider it a good purchase. The "WOW" games I expect to come later. Considering how the 7th gen happened, I'm really optmistic.

That's just me though.