Grade the PS5 Conference

[TheBlackNaruto]

Mnementh said:

A good game is still a good game later. If it isn't good anymore later on, maybe it wasn't that great to begin with.

If we understand gaming as an art-form (and I do), then we should look for lasting value. Great paintings were still great even with photography coming along. The original Jurassic Park from Spielberg is still seen as the best of the series, even if it became more dated on technical merits. We can make the distinction between lasting value and flashy attention creating tricks in other art forms, why should we not apply the same to games?

That doesn't mean we should ignore technical progress. We use and appreciate technical progress in movies too for instance. But still we can decide if a movie has substance and the new technical possibilities are used well to improve the movie, or if that movie is only a flashy tech-demo.

EDIT: Luckily the presentation showed these sort of games, as I said before Kena, Ratchet&Clank and Horizon 2 seem to deliver on more meat than just flashy graphics, at least judging by what was presented through trailers.

I completely understand what you mean. BUT it has nothing to do with you being an older gamer it is just your preference. I am also an older gamer and look at thing differently from you. But as an older gamer with a lot of friends I must say that most of the statements you have been making usually come from my friends who lean more towards Nintendo then anything else. And I do not post as much on here as before so I don't know what your preference is but do you lean more towards Nintendo games? Just an honest question from me.

And yes I agree a good game is a good game now or later that is absolutely true. But as a gamer I have just accepted the ABSOLUTE FACT for any of us lol.....that just because a game is good to me that DOES NOT mean that it is good to someone else no matter how high or low it is rated. In the end it is just all about preference....and once we as gamers accept that....we will be SO much better.....just my thoughts.

Oh and by the way you seem like a very calm, level headed poster which is always welcome in my book. Some others just seem....angry all the time and want to hate well.....just to hate for no valid reason at all lol. So thank you for be cool headed!

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I gave it an 8 it was a very solid conference that fit my tastes with some imo very intriguing games shown that I am looking forward to playing. And I think the design is very slick! I like it a lot!