no I don't miss those days at all

@S.T.A.G.E

Do you miss the old times like everyone or do you just want to have limited functionality back. Would you like a PS3 or Xbox360 more if there were no Internet no DVD/Bluray ?

@Chrizum

No thats optional except the Installations which are not neccessary on every game but you dont have to download content you dont have to install patches. Thats all stuff you are used too but its not necessary you dont even need an Firmware Update for your PS3 IF you dont want to use the PSN which is just another thing which is not necessary.

And the Xbox360 doesnt even have a need for installation.

Nobody forces you to use even one of the things

Most of the people forget that patches are a good thing because with expanded complexity there is an expanded chance for minor bugs. If there was a bug in a SNES game it stayed forever. Downloadable Content is a Plus which I appreciate in the old times I always thought oh damn i love that game but I know everything of it. It would be so cool to have some new Levels or Secrets.

The truth is that almost everything which they introduced in this Gen is a step forward its good to have. I like the whole functionality of this Gen really its fun and it makes Gaming better.

Ofcourse in the past there were simply incredible games. I play today my SNES from time to time and its fun. But I wished that there was for example a Online Multiplayer Coop for Secret of Mana or some new DLC for my Favorit games.

And the other stuff like Bluray is a huge advantage because it saves me money and its good to have. 15 years ago I never would have thought about Online Movie Streams. Such a thing was just beyond my imagination today its standard but those features are cool and would be cool in the past. I Love Nes/Snes Generation totally its still emotionaly the most intense gen for me.

But with all the possibilitys of today Snes/Nes Gaming would be even better.
That a lot of games are not as intense today is not a fault of the added functionality of consoles.

Today you have high expectations and people tend to forget that the possibilitys of today are a bless and not something bad. And I guess nobody on this planet plays a console like he would play it 15-20 years ago. Skiping patches not watching movies and not using the Internetfunctionality or other new stuff. Ofcourse no Hard Disk using etc.

If less functionality is so cool why nobody use a PS3 like a NES.
It would be as quick and easy as PS1 playing. Install times are probably the only thing which you sometimes have to go through (on PS3) but it will be compensated because of less loading time. Most people forget how long the PS1 was sometimes loading with its Double Speed CD-Rom.

No my 360 is just great. Its easy to operate and is a dedicated video game system.

No. My PS3 is the center of my day. Plays my music, vids, games and I talk to friends with it. Get to play online with millions of random idiots, pwn and get pwnd. All of the tech available let's dev's make games that just weren't possible b4 [and I'm not just talking about graphics]. A few things I hate though, like DLC.

For the most part, I like the way things are.

I don't much care for Facebook and trailers and other stuff on my console (or phone for that matter), that's what my PC is for and if I don't have my PC I can live without it for a while... I don't mind the functions themselves I guess but I do mind the wasted time and effort on implementing them that could have gone into games and gaming instead.

Well, part of me does.

The other part is screaming, at the first part of me, "HEY YOU LIZARD-BELLIED DANDERMUFFIN, DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT THIS IS ALL THAT ALLOWS US ACCESS TO THE VIRTUAL CONSOLE?!"

The meaner side of me tends to win this particular argument.

Firmware and patches. Do not like.

On one hand, they do fix major game-breaking bugs, but on the other, it gives an excuse for devs to release games with those game-breaking bugs. Sell us the finished product, please. There's nothing worse than bringing a game to a friend's house to provide some entertainment, only to be denied playing for over 30min due to stupid patches...

I don't need my console as some sort of multimedia system. That's what my laptop is for.

Handhelds are an exception. As much as I love my DS, it can't do everything say, an iPod Touch can do. This can be problematic because carrying multiple devices can be a pain - the devices compete for my limited pocket space.