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disolitude on 18 September 2009
Jumpin said:
Dreamcast is kind of a transitional system, it is between PSX and PS2 eras. Pre-Wii/PS3 Xbox 360 is not very relevant to this gen as it was essentially just last gen games with higher end graphics. The launch of the Wii and PS3 was the beginning of this gen.

lol. Troll of the day award?

PS3 has done nothing but danced to the tune xbox 360 set when it launched. Next gen is about user interface, online, freinds lists, cross game voice chat...PS3 is still adding some of those features.

As far as games, calling xbox360 games that launched before PS3 launch as "last gen games with high end graphics" is complete BS. Dead Rising, Condemned, Fight Night Round 3.

Next gen started when xbox 360 launched...end of that argument.



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disolitude on 18 September 2009
tehsage said:
disolitude said:
vic_viper said:
The current gen is absolute garbage, $60 games, frequent hardware failures, and generic, western-produced fps tripe abounds. Atleast Nin introduced a new way to experience games, otherwise this gen would have been a wash.


lol. Nintendo is the weakest link this gen when it comes to gamers. No online, no community, no voice chat, average of one game every month thats worth buying...

Yeah controls were innovative at first but anyone that has the wii for more than 3 months should get used to the input mechnism. To me at this point both motion controls and regular controllers feel the same...been there, done that. Its all about the games now, something Wii is not known for these day.

Because Microsoft and Sony release MULTIPLE games every month that are worth buying~! 8D

MS and Sony don't but 3rd parties do...



tehsage on 18 September 2009
disolitude said:
tehsage said:
disolitude said:
vic_viper said:
The current gen is absolute garbage, $60 games, frequent hardware failures, and generic, western-produced fps tripe abounds. Atleast Nin introduced a new way to experience games, otherwise this gen would have been a wash.


lol. Nintendo is the weakest link this gen when it comes to gamers. No online, no community, no voice chat, average of one game every month thats worth buying...

Yeah controls were innovative at first but anyone that has the wii for more than 3 months should get used to the input mechnism. To me at this point both motion controls and regular controllers feel the same...been there, done that. Its all about the games now, something Wii is not known for these day.

Because Microsoft and Sony release MULTIPLE games every month that are worth buying~! 8D

MS and Sony don't but 3rd parties do...

So it's Nintendo's responsibility to release all the games for its console but Sony&Microsoft can just sit on the sidelines sipping lemonade?



Avinash_Tyagi on 18 September 2009

 

RageBot said:

Avinash_Tyagi said:

I'd say this gen is the most important to the future of gaming since the third generation (NES/Master system)

So, the inclusion of the third dimention in games, console shooters, realistic racers, RPGs getting popular, the survival horror genre and much much more (the 5th generation) wasn't important?

This generation isn't important at all to anything, it brought motion sensing gameplay, and that's it, multiplayer was in gaming long before and much better than the Xbox live.

Expansion of the market, moving away from the graphical arms race, those things aren't important?



 

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