The Next-gen is Going to Suck

[Mike Leon]

Does anyone else feel this way? I'm not excited about the next generation consoles coming out at all. The 360 already sucks hard. The PS3 looks like it's going to be a $500 360. The Revolution -I don't even want to talk about anymore. I've decided Nintendo is the Terri Schiavo of the video game industry. Someone please just pull the plug so they can die in peace.

At this point I'm much more likely to buy an MVS than any of the next-gen consoles. It has better games, and it might be cheaper than some of them.

[Rejinx]

Hmm... I have to disagree.  I think the games nowadays are amazing.  Does the gaming industry have it problems defently, but they are great games out there and many great games waiting to be made.  
  I think gaming is like music, most people think the best music came out when they were young and the new music sucks (I feel like that with music). But the truth is that music and games are not worse just diffrent.  There were people in the 90's who said games then sucked and Atari made the best games ever.  It's all about what influenced you.

[captain_nintendo]

Just wait, many of the new games for new consoles arent exactly the best. BUT........

Here are a few that rock hard on the 360:
Elder Srolls
Call of Duty 2
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

And those are just my current favorites. I know there are lots more. The graphics alone are enough to buy those titles, but gameplay is equally as great!

If you havent tried it or given it a fair shake, then you are really missing out. Dont let the price tag scare you off. In time it will drop, and until then, I am sure you have plenty of other stuff to play?

[Izret101]

He has World of Warcraft.

360 has games i am interested in but too pricey.
Revolution(yes the Revolution) is stil looking alright to me.
PS3 has done nothing to entice me yet.

[wrldstrman]

Guess im old, so im old school I still think all the pre nintendo 64 games are just  as fun to play as they were when they came out....My boy has the new age stuff and from watching him play a lot of the games the graphic s are tremendos but the games all seem to alike

[Tynstar]

Why does everyone think teh XBox 360 sucks ass?

Each system has good games and shitty games. Games are just getting too expensive.  

The thing I hate the most about games now are exclusive deals. The wosre is EA and the NFL and I dont even play football games.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

I see consoles turning into PC's. I figure I'll save my money and keep my PC top o' the line. If PS3 gets cheap enough, or I have a sudden influx of funds, I'll grab one.

Gotta go so I can't finish my thought.

[Tynstar]

I see consoles turning into PC's. I figure I'll save my money and keep my PC top o' the line.

how do you fugure? A top of the line video card is 600 dollars ever 6 months or so. And that is just the video card. Consoples are still cheaper then a top end game PC.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Sure the video cards get better every six months but I exaggerated with my Top o' the line shpeel. Really I've got such a backlog of games that I can buy cheap video cards and play the games that work for them and then just keep climbing the never ending ladder. It may cost more than a console but the games are generally better and I can get 'em cheaper. Besides the world's gonna end soon anyways.

[m3talst0rm]

by that argument, leon, I could say "I have such a back log of games I will just buy a PS2 and Xbox and wait for the 360 and PS3 to drop in price."

[captain_nintendo]

by that argument, leon, I could say "I have such a back log of games I will just buy a PS2 and Xbox and wait for the 360 and PS3 to drop in price."

True that.

It's not like you "need" a PS3 on luanch is it? Just wait for a price drop or something.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

by that argument, leon, I could say "I have such a back log of games I will just buy a PS2 and Xbox and wait for the 360 and PS3 to drop in price."

Yeah, well...I've got the same deal with my ps2. Use that argument if you want. Hell, you could play atari games for the rest of your life.

[Mike Leon]

 I would really like to stress that I have no interest in playing any next-gen systems at all, regardless of price. If the systems cost $1 I probably still wouldn't want them cluttering up my living room.

I feel like the industry has just been pumping out the same fanboy sludge for years. There are so many WW2 FPS it makes me sick, and all of them are just Medal of Honor (which wasn't even very good) with better graphics. The next generation is only getting worse.

As Captain_Nintendo pointed out, the 360 has lots of great killer apps:

Elder Scrolls 4? Better on PC.
CoD2? Better on PC.
Ghost Recon/Rainbow6 76 or whatever? Better on PC.

I think I'll rush out and buy a 360 right now!

As for PS3 the most exciting games don't look all that exciting either:

Tekken 6? Were there a 4 and 5? Does anyone care anymore?

Killzone? The graphics do look amazing but beyond that it looks like every other FPS.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Sons of Jesus Christ Kojima Just Did Six Tabs of Acid in the Bathroom and He Saw the Toilet Turn into a Winged Demon and Eat the Dev Kit OMGWTF! PS Snake is Old Now

I don't think the next-gen games will be unplayable or anything. I just don't see anything to get excited about. What I do see is game play innovation going out the window more and more in favor of Nazis with more polygons and crisper textures. That bugs me.

[Tynstar]

I would really like to stress that I have no interest in playing any next-gen systems at all, regardless of price. If the systems cost $1 I probably still wouldn't want them cluttering up my living room.

I feel like the industry has just been pumping out the same fanboy sludge for years. There are so many WW2 FPS it makes me sick, and all of them are just Medal of Honor (which wasn't even very good) with better graphics. The next generation is only getting worse.

As Captain_Nintendo pointed out, the 360 has lots of great killer apps:

Elder Scrolls 4? Better on PC.
CoD2? Better on PC.
Ghost Recon/Rainbow6 76 or whatever? Better on PC.

I think I'll rush out and buy a 360 right now!

As for PS3 the most exciting games don't look all that exciting either:

Tekken 6? Were there a 4 and 5? Does anyone care anymore?

Killzone? The graphics do look amazing but beyond that it looks like every other FPS.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Sons of Jesus Christ Kojima Just Did Six Tabs of Acid in the Bathroom and He Saw the Toilet Turn into a Winged Demon and Eat the Dev Kit OMGWTF! PS Snake is Old Now

I don't think the next-gen games will be unplayable or anything. I just don't see anything to get excited about. What I do see is game play innovation going out the window more and more in favor of Nazis with more polygons and crisper textures. That bugs me.

I do agree there is a ton of copy cat stuff. and those game might be better on a PC. But I for one don't liek playing games on my PC other then RTS games. I work on PC's all day I dont want to play games on them and they are a lot cheaper to play the biggest and best games then a PC.

And the title of the next Metal Gear game is funny as hell.

[captain_nintendo]

I am not a PC gamer.

Consoles all the way!