Whilst it was an exaggeration, I suspect he was reflecting on the widely-held sentiment that this generation has thus far been a disappointment from a gaming perspective. I doubt he is actually saying that PS4 owners have, for the most part, bought a console because it looks pretty.

Your comment makes me sad. You're a gamer, but you don't know why people buy consoles. What else are they going to do with them, besides gaming?

Your comment makes me sad. You're a gamer, but you don't know why people buy consoles. What else are they going to do with them, besides gaming?

Whilst it was an exaggeration, I suspect he was reflecting on the widely-held sentiment that this generation has thus far been a disappointment from a gaming perspective. I doubt he is actually saying that PS4 owners have, for the most part, bought a console because it looks pretty.

Widely-held sentiment? By who?

Yes and no.

Every generation people hold expectations of significant new gameplay experiences. Though as you point out, they are repeatedly disappointed as developers are focused on just managing the financial and technical cost of moving to new platforms.

Last generation was the same...although to be fair I guess by this stage we did have Gears of War and Uncharted.

Really its only the WiiU thats pushing boundaries, but its had an extra year.

I've seen people banned for making comments like this. But of course since you're a mod you're allowed to get away with it.