PS/Xbox players, do you feel ready for the next generation?

[Kyuu]

VAMatt said:

Kyuu said:

Baldur's Gate 3, FF7 Rebirth, E33, AstroBot, Helldivers 2, Spider-Man 2, Forza Horizon 6, Arc Raiders, and Resident Evil 9 off the top of my head. More if you count crossgen games that sold most on the current generation (like Ragnarok, Elden Ring, and especially Cyberpunk which should have skipped last gen consoles).

But I'm not sure what counts as generation defining anymore. There is no shortage of great games, as a matter of fact I kinda prefer this gen's lineup over the previous two generations'. But MS underdelivering, Sony's live service push, Naughy Dog twiddling their thumbs, a long crossgen period, a small perceptible graphics jump, and prices going sky-high all contributed to the feeling that the generation sucked.

I'm not sure if it's because I've been paying less attention, or if it's because there actually has been less hype. I don't feel like any of those games really made a big splash. Possibly Baldurs Gate, but I think that's more because it performed surprisingly well, rather than being some mega smash hit by AAA standards.  But, I guess I need to look at its sales to say that for sure. 

I get what you're saying though.

GT7 and FH6 are potential 20 million sellers.

Ragnarok, Spider-Man 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and Arc Raiders are inevitably 20 million+ sellers (minimum).

Helldivers 2 may pass 30 million.

Cyberpunk, Elden Ring, Hogwarts Legacy, and Wukong are probably 40 million+ minimum.

GTA6 is coming soon and will sell a 100 million+ if not over 200 million. On the other hand the previous gen didn't get an original GTA (but it did get RDR2).

Many of them are very well received too, with 3 and soon 4 scoring 95+. Not sure how that is worse than the previous generation. I think we're just getting old and harder to please. Subjectively though, nothing I played this gen is quite on the level of Sekiro or Bloodborne.