7th gen vs 8th gen

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IcaroRibeiro said:

I was wondering

I not only choose 7th over 8th

But also 6th over 5th

As well 4th over 3rd

I feel like those generations comes to pretty much polish the generation before it. While 7th, 5th and 3rd were more innovative and disruptive, releasing games with new mechanics/gameplay and/or bigger scope, only one generation later those ideas really translate in perfecting games with polished mechanics, quality of life improvements, better graphics, etc 

For instance I love PS1 and N64 games, but I don't think they are better than SNES games just... different?   

The downside of this perspective is 9th isn't exactly looking disruptive for Sony and MS side. Only Switch is really disruptive so far

Hope to be proved wrong though 

I agree with you that Generations 3, 5, and 7 are more innovative.  You can see by the poll that most people are preferring Generation 7 over 8.  Novelty is a big deal when it comes to being entertained (as long as that novelty is fairly well executed).  Gaming is better when developers try to make new innovative games.

Ironically though in every Generation 3 vs. 4 thread people overwhelmingly choose Generation 4.  Why?  Because most people on this forum didn't experience Generation 3.  It would be even better if they also experienced Generation 2.  Anyone who experienced Generations 2 & 3 knows just how innovative Generation 3 was.  But since most here didn't actually live through that time period they just see "8-Bit graphics, LOL", and then they think Generation 4 is better.