Is This The WEAKEST Video Game Generation?

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Has the industry lost its passion for innovation and creativity? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Subscribe for more gaming videos every day: wmojo.com/mojoplays-subscribe

[@CRASHZERO411-r9d]

Yeah

[@KadeemG61]

Yes. Everything the gaming industry touches has been a burden. $70 Games, Consoles upgrades that were too expensive, layoffs, live-service meltdowns, greedy AAA studios fixation of remakes and remasters, etc. So yeah, this ninth generation is broken.

[@Tinbeef22]

Lame video.

[@devingiles6597]

​@@KadeemG61Not to mention, Censorship. We are looking at you, Sony!

[@maximevachon181]

Im just tired of the false représentation of mortal kombat game like you buy the ultimate édition but you need to pay another 55$

[@devonmillar6287]

I saw a post that said "the PS2 had 3 GTA's, GTA V has now had 3 Playstations"...had me dyin 😅...sums up the contrast of past & present gamin perfectly.

[@notme6753]

I saw that post too hahaha

[@nickmasterx]

Actually 5 GTAs counting the PSP to PS2 ports of Liberty City and Vice City Stories

[@RockinNRollinRussian]

​@@nickmasterxThose were ports, not originals. So they don't count.

[@BlueJayFromDa9]

@@RockinNRollinRussian by that logic the PS4 and PS5 versions of GTA V does not count as well because those are just ports of the PS3 version with slight upscales

[@Gloryboyquan]

​@@RockinNRollinRussianwas way more dedication from developers also look at the monster hunter games on PSP and the god of war GTA PSP titles way more love was put in

[@TheCollector1985]

I've been gaming since 89 and this Gaming Generation is the laziest, greediest, non innovating of game Devs and companies I ever seen.just about every modern game today is the same. Bland story, soulless main characters, generic open world, and greedy microtransactions.

[@kamps492]

They don't even fear the old blood 🙇🏾🙇🏾

[@ramrodbldm9876]

You're old af boy

[@JustinWilson-i9p]

Old enough for ya momma​@@ramrodbldm9876

[@tlo612]

Make this comment VIRAL LOUDER SO THEY CAN HEAR IT!!!!!

[@farazsiddiqui1312]

Spot on

[@sensoeirensen]

Not only gaming but movies also. I grew up in the 80s. You could go absolutely blind into cinema and it was 95% a blast!

[@transfan681]

Most of Gaming, Movies and Music is now soulless corporate trash not all but most are. The 2020s will go down in history has I like to call a "Culture Ground Zero" and the only ones you can blame are Suits and Corporations.

[@Supr_KILLA]

⁠@@transfan681get off the keyboard kid

[@Xemnas283]

⁠​⁠@@transfan681 Sad but true. The 90s to early 2000s was the golden age of entertainment and creativity. Now we have carbon copy sequels / remakes for nostalgia bait

[@jorgiebutt]

You are skipping how bad gaming was that only Nintendo had a foothold into what gaming is today. ATARI and the PC front were destinations for trash.

[@xer0signal]

lol where is this coming from? I grew up then too and most movies were bad back then as well, just a different type of bad.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Not only weakest but most expensive. 🙅🏿‍♂️🙅🏻‍♀️

[@shadowsnake3867]

Wrong. When PS3 first came out it was more expensive.

[@MojaveKnight17]

Get a job?

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

​@@shadowsnake3867As I recall The PS3 was $600 the PS5 is going for $700.

[@kevingame3198]

@@shadowsnake3867 yeah that’s why everybody moved to the 360 because it’s affordable and it had better exclusives than PlayStation because PlayStation had lotta catching up to do. Uncharted didn’t sell as well because it released the same year as Halo 3. Killzone 2 was two years late because Halo 3 multiplayer was popular and by this point modern warfare 2 was the most played on 360

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

​@@MojaveKnight17People have Mutiple jobs and still can't make ends meet...Try Again.

[@Bandersnatch786]

Worst generation of consoles ever. There's absolutely no way of saving this generation. I'm probably not even going to bother with a PS6 or whatever Xbox will do next. I'll stick with PC.

[@mr_m4613]

PC technically IS Playstation and xbox.

[@allen7585]

It’s not just gaming - it’s everything. Everything is becoming corporatized and about maximizing share holder profits at all costs. There’s a reason the recent thing with the UHC CEO has hit such a nerve in this country. As abhorrent as it was, it’s just a system of a nationwide problem of people getting fed up with the current state of things from gaming, to movies, to health care, etc. It’s about share holders, CEOs, and management only and the hell with everybody else. No one is delusional about the fact that gaming is a business that needs to make money but the problem is these companies trying to literally squeeze pennies from customers because no one is satisfied with any profit. It has to be maximized profit all day, every day, at all costs and it’s literally never enough - not to mention simply unsustainable

[@Skumtomten1]

I 100% agree though I want to clearify. Profits can essentially go to 3 different things. It can go to shareholders (dividends) or it can be invested in the business or invested in securities for the company itself to gain returns and handle cash/liquidity. Shareholders don't decide on this, they have a vote but it is the upper management and board of directors that make the decision. Those are the ones to blame for the greed imo. In the 60s a CEO earned around 50 times a normal employee, now they earn around 600 times. Shareholders don't Always demand profits, they care about the value of the stock. If you use the profit for investing in the business, and don't pay dividends for instance, it can result in the share increasing in value which is a long term investment. People that claim shareholders are the only problem are simplifying it too much. I would say it is management overall the is the problem.

[@Skumtomten1]

There are many firms that don't make profits that still see share price increases and new demand for their shares. If they have potential, that will draw in shareholders.

[@ccricers]

There's a word for it now, "enshittification". The free market doesn't work as promised when it revolves too much around shareholders

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

all goes back to bankers. Who do you think is in charge? Besides old money that fall under the 3 Rs.

[@brendenwright7957]

Shouldn't it be said that Nintendo has historically made their consoles weaker in terms of graphics and processing power compared to Microsoft and Sony, as they market their consoles and games as "selling Fun" rather than selling for graphics and aesthetics. and previously, this strategy as worked, as the Wii outsold the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. and the Switch has become the third best selling console of all time, with over 146 Million, only behind the Playstation 2 with 160 Million,and Nintendo DS with 154 Million. So I would say despite the recent decline in gaming, Nintendo's strategy of Fun over Looks, has helped them remain ahead.

[@ulgn1964]

Bought my switch oled last month and it's more fun and have more good games then my ps5, only thing i play on the ps5 is grand tourismo, on my pc there is more good games also.

[@GruseligerZigeuner]

Switch is not third but second best selling console of all time, next to the PS2

[@diediedie649]

too childish for me but I understand why it sells so well

[@lzg8947]

mines probably a more extreme example but i had a steam deck for abiut 6 months and most of my "fun" came from tweaking the graphics settings and admiring the picture. I recently decided to boot up my old wii and I had more fun in that session alone than the 6 months of playing on my steam deck

[@tchlin]

I love how yall bitching about gaming being expensive and not being better yet praise Nintendo. Nintendo is the only publisher of the three where you need to pat full price for an old 5 year old rehash of a win u game on the switch.

[@Squishmallows24]

Unfinished games needing multiple patches after release. Live service games. 99% of the games now are first person. Idk there just isn’t any creativity in video games anymore.

[@GruseligerZigeuner]

More like 99% are 3rd person

[@JhanOjan]

actually there's no software that bugfree, and personally, i'm glad dev still doing some patches for their games after releasing it into the market, it shows they care about their players experience's. i remember gaming in 90's and 2000's where bug abuse were so popular. for creativity, we can blame the laziness of game studios for using common game engine like unreal, makes some assets, write cheap story, then call it a day

[@reggieking1045]

@@JhanOjan BS. Developers should make sure the game actually works before selling it. Some of the states of new games on release dates are disgraceful. They need gigantic patches because they're not really patches. They're the bits of the game they couldn't be bothered to finish before releasing it. Stop simping for lazy greedy game companies and demand better.

[@1stTnetix]

@@JhanOjansorry fam but unreal engine revolutionized the industry when it dropped it got tired sure but that too man years patches are stupid bugs were character back in the day 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@satelliterain]

Gamers are tired of being fleeced by companies that no longer create games for the enjoyment of their customers. The entire business model has shifted for the worst.

[@MrVariant]

There's still popular and nice stuff. Backwards compatibility and subscriptions (before the price hikes outside nintendo) help a ton. College football 25 and mlb the show 24 were really fun sports games and available in subscription to not pay $60-$70+ at launch. Gaming is more affordable than ever outside godawful mid-gen upgrades. Just don't buy microtransactions or overpriced digital deluxe locked stuff like looney tunes yosemite sam that isn't on the physical nor standalone as a DD upgrade. PC is more accessible than ever with portable hybrids and Bluetooth controllers for all the consoles. VR got affordable too, under $400 though psvr2 is limited compared to meta quest but has a watered down pc adapter. Vid is misleading by far. Games are also selling millions within weeks.

[@TierOneOperator-]

Yeah right, there are more game and console purchases today than ever. The Companies have everyone in their pocket and gamers don’t have the balls to do anything about 😂 just buy the next thing

[@MrVariant]

@TierOneOperator- a lot of people aren't buying the terrible ps5/xbox "upgrades" especially considering it is easier to upgrade your switch if you don't wanna use your old one next year. Just glad there's a lot of options and sales, though nintendo is stingy with price drops compared to their third party developers.

[@Brad2325]

I think you're right. I think it started with the PS2 generation and slowly got worse as time went on. Don't get me wrong, there are still really good games coming out (The Last of Us, God of War, Uncharted, GTA V, etc.), but you have to weed through a LOT more garbage to find them. It seemed like video games went from being just a hobby in the 80s and 90s to a full blown industry right around 2000 with the PS2, and that's when the trouble started.

[@godssalvation87]

Gamer are the ones who let anita sarkeesian ruin gaming in the first place an run off into the sunset after making millions of our hobby destruction!

[@duckshoes5496]

When it became more about making a profit than delivering a quality game was when the gaming industry lost its soul. Im sick of incomplete or live service games.

[@hotpockets69]

Concord was a quality game, but you people killed it because it had pronouns on characters, and not enough white males and fuckable women. It also didn't have MTX because it wasn't free-to-play, but then you people cried that it wasn't free-to-play.

[@paulistastars]

was allways about profit, who dommed the industry was us, who payed for seasons pass, who buyed full priced games at launch knowing very well it was broke or builded on loot boxes. we voted with our wallets for this slow downfall when we accepted xbox live gatekeeping online matchs. we did this, cuz we gave them that profit

[@tacos4419]

It was always about profit, but developers back then were passionate, innovative, and knew what they were doing. Today, it's only about profit, often with practices that aren't gamer-friendly.

[@AlphaBlue92]

It isn’t profit, it’s greed.

[@ShadowFox10587O]

It's was always about profit if they didn't make money they wouldn't stay in business very long. It just became too corporate. The line must go up even at the expense of everything else.

[@taapathletics]

I'm glad this was addressed

[@4vjresideshere]

not addressed only exposed...

[@jacobshields6594]

And it will not change 😂

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Being old is weird. I remember the launch of the NES and here I am listening to a guy saying "think back, if you are old enough, to the launch of the Playstation". WTF happened to my life?

[@tetsuoshima2314]

To be fair he mentioned SNES too but yeah, first thing we had in my house was Pong on a B&W TV.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

@@tetsuoshima2314 yeah but that was last month!! :P

[@joshfacio9379]

Im in the same boat. Its always a little funny where you follow a youtube and then find out they could be your kid lol. Nothing wrong with that but its always good to hear from someone who was alive and gaming in the late 70s to early 80s. Anyone recommend any channels or sites that have or are run by older gamers? I know of happy console gamer but i think thats about it.

[@PikaLink91]

Just shows how old HE is xD

[@SoyAntonioGaming]

u used all ur years on videogames, old man. hopefully u have many more years to waste on more games.

[@Solh0und]

I felt like the last two generations(Especially the 7th)were leaps and bounds better than this one for sure. It has me scared that the next generation will be even more lackluster than this one.

[@JoshuaVaughan-pi1sn]

If it ends up being the way it's getting rumored and ends up being forced digital and live service it's gonna be the death of gaming polls on social media indicate 70% or more of gamers will not support an all digital and live service future citing they will just stop gaming all together or stick to the games they got now ever since this you don't own your games non sense started many gamers refuse to pay for something they feel or know will just eventually be taken from them and it shows in sales as well Alan wake 2 literally didn't start making its sales quota until they came out with a physical copy they admitted how bad it was doing in sales ironically as soon as that physical copy came out sales went right up that is not a good sign as it shows even good games are being turned down when they are forced to be only digital game companies better back track on this concept asap because it's clearly not a very smart idea at all

[@Woobuggy848]

Don't forget the 3rd-6th generation gaming, they had amazing creativity... ...and at least indie titles have a bit more effort just like in the early days of gaming.

[@danimmmmm]

Next gen will finally blend performance and fidelity mode and call it a day. It's already where we're heading

[@danf5465]

The journalism industry doesn't get nearly enough heat for their role in all of this. It almost seems like the game publishers and gaming media are against the average gamer that keeps the industry afloat.

[@DiscoJoseph]

100%

[@aliali-ce3yf]

I think some at least acknowledge they exist in a bubble. They get to play all the games and are provided the codes for the games often free of charge. They own all the consoles , handhelds, and top spec gaming PCs. Meanwhile the average gamer can afford to do one, maybe 2 of those and can't afford all these games and doesn't have the time . Their perspective is definitely warped

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

and most have the same exact shareholders...not a coincidence.

[@Tomn8er]

Journalism as a whole has become a very corrupt industry, not just in gaming. Almost all the major outlets are bought and paid for.

[@khanhnguyen-tt3ff]

lol gaming journalism is more like a gateway into gaming developing. it some how flip for gaming get these for music and film industry people going to those medium journalism when their carrier in that medium die out and they need are semi retiring. but you will never see a gaming developer going to the gaming journalism.

[@Hartley_Papa]

I'm a 37 yr old gamer I have all the consoles but find myself leaning back to retro. Couldn't work out why I wasn't enjoying the new stuff . This video summed it up brilliantly. Thank you

[@maxmazzotti6651]

PS2, Xbox, PS3, and Xbox 360 were the best generations of gaming.

[@iljun3089]

Can’t argue with that. 7th gen had some of the best and most memorable games of all time.

[@suiken3149]

Eh... PS3 was one of the weaker generations. It started the trend of boring interactive movies and soul less open world games.

[@Films4u85]

Add Dreamcast to the list as it's the most underrated console plus GameCube was great as well

[@_kyrie_01]

@@suiken3149 weaker is crazy, PS3 has a ton of classics that bled into the PS4 era

[@StewNWT]

not a chance. Ps3??? try snes/genesis/Ps1

[@Revolversplinter]

A generation that barely started

[@Anti-Santa86]

This generation is pretty much been around almost 5 years

[@danimmmmm]

@@Anti-Santa86 that's the point. 5 years in and it barely started

[@AG30]

@@Anti-Santa862020 to 2024 is 4 years 👍it became 4 years in November as the end of 2020 was the beginning. The biggest issue for ps5 was having ghost of Tsushima and last of part 2 release a year earlier than the console itself.

[@tamizh14mass36]

Money grabbing generation

[@Supr_KILLA]

@@tamizh14mass36facts

[@AustinT97]

Something has to change with these ballooning budgets, man. AAA games are already taking a generation to develop and cost hundreds of million dollars to develop that I fear that they'll take a generation and a half to develop. These developers/publishers need to realize that less is more.

[@mac1bc]

I think companies are starting to realize that now. We may see more shorter, lower budget games.

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

you have to also keep in mind the budgets are ballooning due to DEI alone. Hiring n firing, and the bliss of incompetence alone costs millions in extra budget. Goes for other product in your life as well.

[@johnboling7426]

Looks like nintendo and the indie studios are going to be the saving grace this generation

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

Except Nintendo hates fan and indie can't make 3d game ambition interest mechanic action

[@johnboling7426]

@arocomisgamusclademork1603 according to who?

[@Jellybean-y2i]

With no graphical innovation and an underpowered piece of💩

[@johnboling7426]

@Jellybean-y2i nintendo has stated that being the most powerful console was not their intention and they never lost sight of making games unlike Sony and Microsoft

[@Justarandomwhitecat]

I main PC but I'll take Switch over PS5 lmao. Imagine a $500 to $700 system just to play PS4 remastered games and some 4-6 new games. While Switch is very cheap asf but their games are fun, every time I lose playing online on my PC, I'll just play some switch games to make my day better.

[@kb.e3762]

The difference I noticed was that in older times game/movie/song developers made what they liked or thought was cool but now they thinking too much about others like the shareholders, customers/consumers, regulators, investors, etc... Also, the standards have dropped significantly, anybody with a little bit of developing skills or director skills is accepted for the job or given money by the company/investor. The thoroughness of selection has gone.

[@brendenortizCAL]

IP's Sony is sitting on and doing absolutely nothing with : - Sly Cooper - Jak & Daxter - Motorstorm - Killzone - Littlebigplanet - Modnation Racers - Resistance - Infamous - ICO / Shadow of the Colossus - Twisted Metal And the list goes on and on with these lazy people at Sony...SMH🤔

[@midwestyle]

Not a single one of those games would sell well nowadays.

[@oparmy5691]

​@midwestyle woah speak for yourself people would go bankrupt buying these games if Sony made them

[@midwestyle]

@@oparmy5691 No they wouldn't. Sure, there would be a small to moderate sale of those games, but the expectations for games are different now. There is a reason why everything is Call of Duty like or a Soulslike or an open world ARPG. Games like Sly Cooper and Jak and Daxter are considered high risk/low reward. If a game isn't projected to sell 5-6+ million minimum its considered not worth it.

[@AllThingsInfamous1]

Xbox and Nintendo are pretty lazy too. Nintendo just pumps remasters out like Sony. And Xbox barely has any games.

[@hermeskino711]

Sackboy (haven't played it myself but it's lbp theme) Sly Cooper -> Infamous -> Ghost of Tsushima/yotei (same studios) Killzone -> Horizon zero dawn/forbidden west (same studios) Resistance -> Spider man 1/2/morales (same studios) ICO/colossus -> the last guardian (same creator I believe) Jak & Daxter -> Uncharted -> tlou (same studios + it will be competing with Rachet & Clank) A new twisted metal was canceled from what I heard. If I remember correctly, it was going to be online only Modnation...lol Those IPs still exist but the studios are working on something better in terms of revenue and everyone likes 💰. It's not because they are lazy P.S. Games aren't created fast, at least not in the caliber of these. They can take a few years minimum.

[@thepurrfectionist365]

Nintendo Switch, the weakest technologically out of the Big Three is outselling the other two combined. Nintendo has realized fun games sell and not ultra-realistic simulators with some decor.

[@AG30]

The benefit of being a hybrid console and releasing 3 years before the others. I do wonder what you people will say once they start remaking switch games for switch 2 at full price. Because I know your gonna be defending them

[@iamnotsure7999]

​​@@AG30oh you haven't heard yet? Switch 2 is going to be backwards compatible to Switch library.

[@nickporter9264]

@@AG30 The Switch 2 has been confirmed to be backwards compatible. Even when they do, if you don't want to pay for the Switch 2 version, you can track down a Switch 1 version for a discount.

[@WAEVOICE]

@@AG30 Tribalism like yours contributes to the overall disconnect brought up in this video.

[@Andrew-q2w4f]

Ps3 had free online with no yearly subscription man i miss those days

[@FormallyKoki]

Gaming standards are very high and developing games is not getting easier, but I think most gamers would rather wait a couple years for a quality game instead of getting a bunch of rushed crappy games. Games like Red Dead Redemption 2 for example, that game took 8 years to make, Elden Ring took 5 years, and Baldur’s Gate took 6 years. On the other hand Pokemon releases a new game every 1-2 years and the quality has been atrocious, fans back in 2019 were actually requesting that Pokemon Sword and Shield would be delayed for more development time.

[@SuperSteph5]

The fact that people think game development should be like the ps3/360 era is insane. I don't think these people play games

[@randybradley4151]

We had more than just Covid holding this gen back, we also had a writers' strike.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

I mean, if the game industry does not even prioritize writing, what does a writers strike matter?

[@cailieisidro5758]

@Shorty_Lickens There’s some video games that heavily rely on writing such as Life Is Strange. Ashly Burch, the original voice of Chloe Price, didn’t return to voice the character in Before The Storm due to a writer’s strike. Not to mention, not that much developers made that game since they were more fixated on the Life Is Strange sequel. For the game industry, it depends how good it sells since the developers and writers is one of the things that add spark to the video games

[@Shorty_Lickens]

@@cailieisidro5758 Some. But I've been playing video games since the NES days and for the most part not many main stream big sellers have relied on quality writing. New Vegas is one of the few I can think of right now without looking. Most of them have shit writing but sell millions of copies anyway. And some of the best stuff from the good old days did not have professional writers at all. Like Final Fantasy 4 and 6.

[@toddpace4588]

Its not the rona

[@JhanOjan]

@@cailieisidro5758 idk but level designer should be considered as a writers too

[@Cocodream7]

Growing up in the 90s and early 2000s, there would be a new AAA game being released almost every week. I don't think today's kids understand that

[@turtleanton6539]

Indeed🎉😮

[@ForeverLacey09]

I saw this coming from the start of the 8th Generation. Developers have become complacent with trying new ideas and innovations for more than a decade. It's the mindset of "If it's not broke why change it". This formula has led to a stagnation in the industry that has until recently been recognized with the passing of time. Developers are putting a lot of money into development costs and are unlikely to take risks these days. This behavior can only be blamed on the consumer as they are the ones who are financing this stagnation. If you're tired of the same games year in and year out the consumer has to stop buying them, period. I've gone back into my retro library because of this and I feel it's what's driving retro gaming into the spotlight.

[@Drstrange3000]

People say this but then don't support innovative and new titles when they come out. HI-Fi Rush (kind of Microsofts fault for putting it on GamePass day one while being shadow dropped), Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Kunitsu Gami: Path of the Goddess, Astral Chain, Bayonetta Origins, Emio, and Virtual reality. When these kinds of things don't sell, gamers say they are too niche or look like mobile games. "I'm not paying $40-50 for that," I often hear. Even when they come way down on sale, people push them away. Meanwhile, people online are hyping themselves to the moon for another Chinese made "fake" game that borders on stealing. The indies that are praised are the same kinds of indies we always get. The creator of Arco said they would make their next game a roguelike/lite since that is all that seems to sell. The game also had great reviews. Making a good game that is different is no longer enough. There is a huge disconnect with the general gamer's opinions and their actions.

[@FLIK510]

Gaming was ruined by the generation of people who grew up knowing and caring what "ray tracing" is

[@Drstrange3000]

Once PC lingo and obsession with specs entered the mainstream gaming discussions, I knew it would be a blight to the industry. Thank goodness for the Nintendo Switch and just forgetting all that noise.

[@ThomasGracie92]

Don't you mean frame-rates!

[@wavemantha4th]

Retro Gaming is at a all time high right now. Remember when everyone was clowning the GameCube during its original run? Seems like its getting its flowers now. The fact that PS3 is almost 20 years old and still has a large community online is bonkers.

[@turarosicky]

I spent more time playing PS1 games on PSX and PS2 games on console than Playing games on my PS5 and most of games that I play on that are PS4 games, that's how weak this Generation has been

[@albertovaldivia6132]

Ive been playing ps1 games on an online simulator for the last 3 months, havent spent a dime and been having a blast, and dude these games are hard af I'm stuck on Alien: Resurrection

[@Dj.D25]

I remember PS1 and PS2 games had so much variety. Both consoles had something for everyone. There was always a popular game being released, either very mainstream or at least having a respectable cult following. Now you have to look at indie games for similar variety.

[@SAIIIURAI]

For me Ps5 kinda died before it even started! After so many cross-gen greediness, instead of finally good exclusives to show it's cabebilities, sony puts out the cash grab pro instead, with still no games in sight worth mentioning!

[@RangerZero47]

A lot comes down to there is more to do. Ps1 and ps2 games were built for very long grindy gameplay.

[@albertovaldivia6132]

@@RangerZero47 ps1 and ps2 games focused on game play mechanics and innovative ideas, modern gaming focuses souly on graphics. I hate it!

[@mikemurphy5898]

These channels keep talking about online passes and corporate greed, but gamers are the ones buying in. If they weren't paying for it, the industry wouldnt keep doing it

[@matthewharris517]

PS2/PSP era was truly the golden age of gaming I feel sorry for those born in the 2010s

[@BooBanana]

360/ps3 was incredible. Think of all the amazing games and IPs that were born from that gen.

[@illuminatusdeus3051]

Nope I'd say that's the 16bit generation. 32 bit was ok... but the franchises that made the ps1 and ps2 where designed during snes and genesis...

[@jumpman2326]

360/PS3 was the last golden age after that it all went downhill.

[@ChristopherFagg0t02]

​@@jumpman2326ps4 was pretty good

[@phillystevesteak6982]

​@illuminatusdeus3051 I think you're both arguing over trivialities. Both were incredible milestones. The golden era was all of 1990-2010

[@Keithistall21]

I still don’t have a ps5…

[@C0LPAN1C]

Buy a budget PC instead. Better value.

[@JLudd]

Count yourself lucky

[@BenjaMan64]

You're not missing much. I actually sold mine at a pawn shop a few weeks ago. Best choice I've made recently.

[@EllenTheArtist]

You're not the only one. I only have a ps3. But I bought a better pc instead, with less money than a ps5 price!

[@MajinGouken]

I just bought one during Black Friday deals. Lowkey regret it lol

[@alexandersnow1963]

This isn’t exclusive to gaming sadly. PE has left nothing but frustration and destruction in its wake

[@cobalt-snake6125]

"Most powerful console ever" means nothing if there are no games.

[@Jinx_1981]

Well expectations are obviously way too high nowadays where players just want more and more. Lots of people think more realistic graphics are all that matter, not all people of course. And most of the time were only getting remakes and sequels to nostalgic games from greedy corporations not willing to allow developers to create original passion ideas. I'd love for more games to bring back old school graphics with lots more content rather than an extremely realistic looking game with only 5 hours of gameplay or something

[@hotpockets69]

You people demanding "lots more content" are why we're in the current state we're in now where every non Soulsborne game is some dumbass 40-300 hour open-world title.

[@chrisgault87]

Kind of like my mum and dad lived in the good music era. I lived in the golden era of gaming and didn’t even know it ps2

[@MindUrbidniss]

Good thing is you still do. Ive been emulating more classics on my phone now than bothering with my series x. PS2 had so many hits, I'm playing stuff I overlooked all those years ago like The Thing

[@cailieisidro5758]

Sorry to sound personal but what music era are you talking about from your parents? I mostly have a good relationship with my family and my parents definitely loved the music in the 80s and 90s

[@chrisgault87]

@@cailieisidro5758 late 60s to mid 80s they grow up in

[@cailieisidro5758]

@@chrisgault87 Cool. They have some late 60s songs like Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You, Build Me Up Buttercup, Daydream Believer, and I Want You Back are examples. For the 70s, they usually liked disco, especially Bee Gees. 80s is a whole list

[@PS2gamer100tdf]

@@MindUrbidniss I'm also playing ps2 games on my phone and having so much fun playing games I used to play and games I never heard of before with how big the ps2 library is

[@BillYam-l3v]

Been gaming simce 1982. Colecovision days. Still gaming. This is the worst time ive ever seen for games. Imo it started with battle royales.once they saw what this generation of gamers care about (cosmetics/skins) they said lets roll with the money. Now call of duty and every other game now has a BR mode along with battle pass,sometimes even 2 battle passes every few months. Gameplay comes in laat place. Its all about how much money can we get from these stupid gamers. Pathetic.

[@BenAstridge]

Ps plus is mandatory just to play multiplayer. Disc drives were taken away and priced up. Home screens used for advertisements. Custom themes taken away from PS5. Games are £70 and have more dlc and micro-transactions than they used to. Market is oversaturated with remakes/remasters or sequels, nothing truly new and original. It's just really sad to me.

[@davidordaz5251]

Yeah it sucks tbh

[@MrGamecatCanaveral]

And they increased the ps plus price.

[@TechRyze]

And they increased the ps plus price.

[@OhhItsDev]

This generation is focusing less on new creative games and focusing on more drawn out content for the same games their capitalizing on more money less content why would they spend all this time & money creating new game types when they can slap add-ons to pre existing codes to increase profits thus the downfall of new games

[@snsdkbopper7819]

Yes there's no question that the 2000s were the peak era for the creativity & quality of videogames, generally speaking.

[@tacos4419]

The early 2010s were the true peak for videogames

[@snsdkbopper7819]

@tacos4419 I agree that the early 2010s were strong as well, But after my extensive research, and being a gamer since Pong, I'm just saying that game innovation and quantity of it was more abundant between 2000 & 2010 than between 2010 & 2020, IMO

[@captainseg]

"N64 games costed 70$" Wait.... WHY THE PISS ARE SOME GAMES COSTING 70$ TODAY!?!?

[@blessi360]

Imagine the inflation on that N64 game today, that's like $150😢

[@NoirNameless]

Yes. Creativity and freedom are almost nowhere to be found with big companies like Sony and Microsoft, and there’s hardly anything memorable or new happening here. The sixth Gen is something I miss so much because games cost less to make, so people had the freedom to make what they wanted at their companies. And we got such legendary work from it. Ghost of Tsushima was made for like 60 million. They could give that budget to more developers to make what they want, but just aren’t. Let’s remake this game 5 times, and call it a day. So saddening. Seems like these companies have forgotten they’re GAMING companies. And I feel so bad for the kids who only have remakes and the yearly call of duty and 2k to look forward to instead of Fresh, new experiences, and modern classics.

[@tubeyou8623]

Every developer is chasing a flagship "quadruple A" live service game that takes 10-15 years to develop and still ends up releasing an unfinished and buggy game that takes another 2-3 years to patch just to make it somewhat playable. On top of that they will sell at more than full price and fill it with micro transactions for every step you try to take in the game. Geez I wonder why they all are failing miserably and shutting down.

[@rootman-j8h]

naughty dog did not even deliver a single game only remaster

[@grgmj1980]

This is the weakest generation for every form of entertainment, not just video games.

[@Zer-ty5gx]

you forgot the most greediest.

[@Philliwolf5]

Once gaming became more corporate, and all the mainstream touristy players came in, the industry was doomed. Now we have the suits who just care about money and couldn't care less about the people who make them their money, and the mainstream, weak-minded, activist types who want to see themselves in every single game, who think we should throw them a parade just for existing and call us hateful when we just want to play a damned game, not focus on them and their issues. It's combined to completely defile and destroy what we love. Add to that the fact that we pay more and get far less, and I'm done. The PS5 will be my last console. I have 3 PS5 controllers. $70 A PIECE. And 2 of them have drift! I'm DONE.

[@SLICK8116]

Easily worst generation in terms of creativity ever

[@adrian_veidt]

The good thing this generation did to me was to push me towards PC gaming and emulation via Retro Handhelds. I've had it with Sony's and Nintendo's anti consumer practices. The series S or X with Gamepass is the only decent value for me. That and you can turn it into an emulation machine.

[@tremblind]

The biggest regret was selling my XBox 360. I had great games like all three Mass Effect, Dragon Age: Origins, Mortal Kombat 9, the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare trilogy, and SoulCalibur 4. Too bad I didn't buy the 360 sooner and get NFS: Most Wanted (2005) or Halo 3 due to saving money for college tuition.

[@rudrade]

Bro you spoke my mind. Own every playstation product other than ps5. I asked a lot of ps5 owners to name me 5 ps5 exclusives that will motivate me to buy it. None could answer me.

[@Crimsongz]

PS5 era is the worst console generation

[@Blackadam-c9q]

The worst part is the ps5 pro that has no disc drive forcing players to only buy games in the ps store.

[@Reepicheep-1]

The prior gens still exist, modern games aren't worth the hassle. 🏴‍☠️ "Reimagined for the Modern Audience." That's the problem in a nutshell. Those pushing for 'modern' sensibilities don't have money or would never buy a video game.

[@gabrielemilio7267]

It is sad, but, yes, review bombers are the problem. They are holding studios hostages, supressing creativity. People that only know 10 or 0 are destroying all original ideas.

[@carmawarlock8455]

Oh shut up. Way to blame it on the consumer. Maybe studios shouldn't tie bonuses to arbitrary scores. How about sales instead?

[@mchenrynick]

PS5 Pro for $700 PLUS the cost of a hard drive and stand??? Making consoles at the low end of gaming PC price range will chase many people away. Too expensive!!!

[@lucasmarinho6816]

If we can't afford it we can't play it

[@ltzmin]

The problem is the expectation of improved graphics over the story, gameplay and all them other elements. That's what's breaking the game industry, it's too expensive and time consuming to release the "next gen" games. Not every game can be a Grand Theft Auto level development and taking years to make, and that should be fine.

[@thomasdaly4597]

Not for Nintendo it’s not

[@eligreg99]

Nothing about this generation is next gen at all. Elden Ring is probably the only thing we’ve gotten.

[@ToeTag9899]

Yes, this is easily the worst generation of gaming. - Cash grab remakes - Rarely any new Ips - Identity politics shoved into games - $70 GTFO -Broken games on launch - Lack of innovation - The new generation of gaming developers are children that hate gamers - Greed that's out of control worst than 1983 crash

[@muhdnazmy6010]

other things that can be added to @ToeTag9899's list above: - Chasing Trends (for example: Concord literally attempted and failed to chase the Multiplayer First Person Shooter trend originally dominated by both Overwatch 1 and Marvel Rivals) - Way too many Live Service Games - Way too many Remasters of games that are unnecessary - Games that say "must be online to play" yet that in turn causes problems with weak internet connectivity and such and so much more... 🤦this is indeed the weakest gaming generation ever and it's probably going to be even worse from now on

[@MrCromocrunch]

Developers think releasing one amazing game a decade is better than releasing three or four great games in a console cycle.

[@noiisserpmii]

Seems like the 7th gen was the last true gaming generation. 8th gen was the start of loot boxes profits > product etc. 9th gen is just 8.5 tbh.

[@Elchinguirito802]

The people who say this must not like games or just play COD, there are many great games this gen

[@DEADBEATONLY]

Cod/fortnite/halo

[@jumpman2326]

Nah it’s not that bro, take a step back and look at the entire gaming industry in the last 4-5 years. All the companies and developers care about is making quick buck and not having to answer to anything or what anyone has to say, that’s why you got all this censorship in voice chats in multiplayer games nowadays because the industry has gotten soft and turned into a sad wet cloth. We gotta make a change and get back the industry we used to love from the past.

[@luckymark571]

​@@DEADBEATONLYAdd FIFA and Madden

[@trueroman6775]

Every single large gaming publisher is pumping out the same exact formula since Fortnite, multiplayer game, battle pass, tons of cosmetic BS, drain the customer, no creativity, no risk.

[@mcasias33]

I bought a PS Portal, and decided to look at all the current gen games on PSN to find something new to play. When i checked the PS4 section after checking the PS5 I noticed they shared 95% of the same titles. The 5% that were current gen exclusive were games i had no interest in playing. This generation is just a HD rehash of the last generation

[@timconley3819]

Consoles, no. Video games, absolutely.

[@docvoygx3788]

good point, not everyone can afford a solid good pc (esp in certain countries), they just wanna relax and have fun but for video games right now mostly from aaa devs yeah

[@robertkorth2911]

​@@docvoygx3788not on pc. The indie seen is amazing

[@timconley3819]

@docvoygx3788 even the AAA games are questionable these days. Diablo 4 was and still is terrible, and probably permanently soured me on any future Blizzard projects. Look at how rockstar handled the GTA trilogy re release... The AAAs don't care about releasing a good game and having guaranteed customers for the next one, they want to shake every cent out of them and burn the next bridge when they get there. Good for short term, terrible for long.

[@JWUniverse]

Gaming is too Far Gone to be saved!

[@miltonmejia4242]

What Sony doesn't realize yet, is that gamers don't care that much if the console can play DVDs or blueray or if you can stream movies or music with a video game console. Those assets were important back in 2000 when the jump from the PS1 to PS2 was big in terms of graphics. Gamers now just want a console that can bring them a variaty of great games without spending too much money

[@hotpockets69]

Speak for yourself. PS consoles have always been my general media players. Also, this race to the bottom with wanting to play as many games as possible for cheap is what's singlehandedly tanking Xbox right now. Go play in the woods if you want something free.

[@cailieisidro5758]

You’re right. Gaming consoles are met to be playing video games and not stream movies and music since those are from streaming apps only

[@daniellesiak6209]

Back in the 2000's it was huge, but today all that added stuff is on the TV you're playing on already so yeah it's not a big deal anymore

[@vancityguy]

The 2000s. The last great decade for all forms of entertainment.

[@-locke-6051]

Yeah, it is the worst generation we've had since the industry crashed. 7th gen is truly overrated (only DS kept me gaming), but the last four years have been incredibly boring and much worse. Nintendo is living its renaissance and produces amazing games, but Sony and Microsoft are fucking terrible. Can't wait for Switch 2. That's the saving grace I've been waiting for.

[@TheUncleSpiderX]

7th gen was peak….

[@Ravenoustoxic]

Games now a days are more of a chore than substance.

[@crobinson2624]

I think the reason why this feels like the weakest generation for Sony and Microsoft is just because there are key franchisees that have not seen a new entry in the past five years or so. For example, we have not had new entries in the following franchises, uncharted, elder scrolls, fallout, grand theft auto, and a number of other dormant franchises.

[@BattleGamingMayhem]

Yes it is. This generation of consoles is terrible for gamers. PS1 and 2 were golden era for gaming.

[@Radentstwo]

Definitely, games aren't exciting to me anymore.

[@cailieisidro5758]

If I had to be honest, true. I still get excited with the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy and some Nintendo games but other than that, I quite ignore the other video games unless I’m proven wrong

[@AncientAge_449]

N64 games with your buddies was peak gaming

[@RatchetClankFan112]

Yes Every game company needs to make changes for better and improve this generation and better choices No live Service models No studio closures for bad and dumb reasons No layouts Better choices Better prices cost

[@hotpockets69]

Live service has been around for decades......Socom Confrontation is quite literally online-only. Team Fortress 2 is quite literally online-only. Just say you exclusively like offline single-player games.

[@josephsharp6221]

Maybe if Astro Bot wins Game of the Year, they’ll listen

[@broguns24]

Everyone stopped making fun games and focused more on graphics hence why there’s no hype

[@dizzle1119]

The answer is yes. The reason is because there aren't enough exclusive games for the current gen consoles. Most big games are released on previous gen consoles AND PC. Saved ya 21 minutes. There's no need to thank me.

[@LuisPerez-5]

There aren't enough games period. Exclusivity is just about dead. The games with most sales on consoles are not exclusives. There are barely any good games out these days.

[@dizzle1119]

@@LuisPerez-5 There are tons of excellent games if you look deeper than the huge AAA titles. The problem isn't that there are no games. There just aren't enough fancy pants 4k/8k with ray tracking blah blah blah yada yada yada games to justify spending $500 - $700 on a current gen console. There are enough old school/2D games on the Switch to keep me occupied for the rest of my life if I'm being honest. Most of them look like they're from the 1990s. You just don't need the new XBox or a PS5 in order to have games to play right now, and the vast majority of the new AAA titles are still being dropped on last gen consoles AND PC. Buying a PS5 in 2024 is something you do because ya sorta like it. You think it looks cool and you're hoping there will eventually be enough games to justify the purchase. We're almost 5 years in and the price STILL isn't justified.

[@NcboreasVapes]

There's no creativity anymore and it is indeed all about that cash grab.

[@Siosal01]

The title should not be a question. This IS the weakest generation.

[@Cowboy77]

If you stop paying attention specifically to western gaming it suddenly gets a lot better

[@darkdragonmedeus705]

Super Nintendo is what I'd call the ultimate golden age of gaming. Genesis, Neo Geo, and Turbo Grafixi 16 were awesome too. N64 and PS1 were close 2nd with the Dreamcast/PS2/GBA era 3rd. Each generation feels below each with Nintendo being exception. Switch 2 looks like the only real saving grace for this generation. Everything else is way overpriced for what they've been worth.

[@randallk6812]

Every game this generation feels like I'm just going through the motions

[@ARIXANDRE]

So many remakes, live-service games and performance issues. It feels like a step back.

[@SirSiegrist]

The remakes, so many remakes. Instead of making a new experience, too many companies just try to capture nostalgia.

[@realcobwrestling]

@@SirSiegrist Hollywood/Disney is a huge case for this same point also!

[@luckymark571]

Some games do need remakes tho, Resident evil and Silent hill mainly

[@matthewroberts4933]

Personally stopped playing PS & Xbox games years ago. Feel like giant movies with a limited amount of game play in them. Nintendo focus far more on the actual game play. Couldn't care less about graphics or frame rate or any of that. The Switch has demonstrated it doesn't matter how 'powerful' the machine is. As long as a console has great games people will buy it. Its become 1 of the most successful consoles of all time!

[@kenterminateddq5311]

I missed when consoles have exclusive games that's not on STEAM or the PC.

[@SilverKitten10000]

GTA 6, EA college football, and that’s it, so… you’re right!

[@krazykris9396]

​@SilverKitten10000 and the former is most likely to only be a timed exculsive.

[@R1SKbreaker]

Why would this be a bad thing? It's better that more people can play the games.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@R1SKbreaker So, gamers outside of a console would have to buy that console to play its exclusives. For instance, if they wanted to play the upcoming Metroid Prime 4, they would have to buy a Switch. It's MORE profit for the company, no?

[@R1SKbreaker]

@@kenterminateddq5311 Your priorities are off if you're concerned over profits for corporations over more players being able to have access to more games. And besides that, it actually does bring more profits for these companies since they expand their audience. They wouldn't be doing this if that wasn't the case. It's a win win for players and companies. It's just not for people stuck in that useless console wars mentality.

[@nicholashayes5773]

Gamers are partly to blame as well though. We demand these bigger worlds, better graphics and more powerful hardware. Everything has to escalate, be bigger and better than what came before. We expect it every five years without delay, then get mad when devs have to do microtransactions and dlc to make ends meet. We demand these things, but these things cost money. We constantly want "more", but we don't want to pay for it. We want to see every blade of grass blowing realistically in the wind. We want to see every strand of hair realistically realized on a character's head. But then we turn around and say, "These devs are so greedy for making games 70 dollars!" The bigger games get, the bigger the cost, and we demand it. How is this not our own fault?

[@muhdnazmy6010]

well for my take on the Games Industry me it's the Game Developers and especially Publishers fault for thinking that this are the types of games that we, the gamers want. Did we ASK for DLC in video games? nope because all we want is a full game experience in one package but of course Game Devs would end up only making half of that experience in that same package and then decided to make DLCs, Pre Orders, and Season Passes just to fill up on the other half of that experience and getting more money in the process... and because of this practice and the profits it brought to the Games Devs & Publishers said Devs Publishers ended up becoming Greedy... Speaking of Game Publishers, they always seem to be hellbent to forced Game Devs into creating the game that they Want and not what we The Gamers/Fans want. for example: Warner Bros Games forced Rocksteady Studios to include Live Service Elements in Suicide Squad: Kill the justice League just to get even more money from the Gamers/fans but of course, that ended up backfiring on Warner Bros hard as the SSKTJL ended up being negatively received by Gamers, and Critics alike because after all we the gamers and critics didn't ASK for Live Service Elements to be implemented in the game but yet Warner Bros Games, the Publisher ended up in putting it into the game anyway hence why we the gamers, began to spread so much backlash and hate over the game because it is not how we the gamers want the game to be.. any this in not the Only time that publishers forced game Devs to input something in a game that we the gamers and fans alike DID not ask to put into said game in the first place. and that's my take on the Games Industry. I would love for you to share your thoughts after reading my comment if is ok with you.

[@Jemmer75]

If this generation can't be rescued, I'm not sure what the next gen could bring. Unless things change, how are studios supposed to produce games for even more powerful hardware when they couldn't keep up in the last two? At this rate, a PS6/Xbox Next will end the generation with maybe a dozen games on each console? Sony and Microsoft really need to mull this one over before pushing a new machine on everyone.

[@noahflare6825]

This generation, we need Digital Foundry to point out the minuscule difference just to see them

[@robertkorth2911]

Try again. The new indiana jones video is a perfect example. There is a HUGE difference between series x and pc. Some games just aren't pushing boundaries which of course they aren't going to look that different between ports

[@leoandrews6338]

A console generation lifespan being 7 years and AAA game development being 8 to ten years. Add the fact that studios get absorbed or closed down, this is going to drag on for a while.

[@marsrover1330]

Palworld, Helldivers 2, marvel rivals, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Persona 3 Reload, Black Myth: Wukong, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Silent Hill 2, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Final fantasy 7 rebirth, Balatro, nine sols, satisfactory 1.0, Elden ring shadow of the erdtree, and Astrobot were all released this year and I’m sure I’m missing a handful of other games.

[@TheUncleSpiderX]

Yawn

[@jamesgary1598]

It's like people look the other way to push their agenda

[@stupendously_silly]

Balatro and alan wake 2 as well. People spend too much time on live service games and complained about it after that.

[@andresdr]

Some of these grifters love to push doom and gloom for clicks. The game industry will survive as long as theres a demand for great games. However companies that continue to push slop and antagonize their customers will get a reality check.

[@Tinnuent]

Your list contains a lot of sequels, remakes and even a dlc. Also Astrobot? Really? It's literally the extended version of a console demo meant to showcase the console. Helldivers 2 is still region locked in many countries and impossible to access for many people.

[@Cilverkid456]

I dont care that Switch is weak, dont care if Wii U failed but I been putting in hours on Switch and Wii U! Nintendo 8th and 9th gen console has been keeping fed as a gamer. And the best part is thry kept it gaming! Yes I have PS5 and Xbox series X but I play my Switch much more! Right now im in the Middle of replaying Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze on Switch and having a blast going through The entire DKC series.

[@tamabintaba5016]

I'm still using my PS4, although I have PS5 since it was released, but I'm using the PS5 as a glorified PS4, since most of the games I play on it, could still be played on the PS4, except for 2 or 3 cases, I repeat 2 or 3 cases exclusive to PS5, everything else is PS4 or cross gen games.

[@mr.wilder796]

Imagine if the PS5 wasnt backwards compatible.

[@turtleanton6539]

Indeed😮

[@jaredv5692]

I mainly got PS5 to play PS5 exclusive games only to find out they're all being released on PS4 too. Very disappointing

[@AllThingsInfamous1]

I don’t know what y’all are talking about. My backlog is huge and there is plenty to play.

[@MarcussJay]

Whatcha got on the list? Half the games I play are old as hell. The majority of new games seem to have zero soul to them.

[@Tinnuent]

Most of mine consists of older games. And a lot of them are remasters/remakes of older games. The only game released in 2024 that I bought was also a remake of a really old game.

[@Supr_KILLA]

@@MarcussJay I feel you. I said this same exact thing word for word like 2 years ago. Games nowadays have no soul, I was bored of the older games for a while but I just got back into playing them, playing GTA4 rn, and I haven’t bought a game full price since last of us 2 but I just copped this black ops 6 because everyone’s been telling me to get it and it’s actually pretty good, I haven’t been into cod since like black ops 4

[@Supr_KILLA]

⁠@@MarcussJaywhatever games you know you’ll eventually want to fully complete

[@michaelmyers5782]

Cope

[@MrLittletube]

I used to stay shut because I thought I was the idiot. But when o see these split screen comparisons between pa4, ps5 and ps5 pro. I see very little difference.

[@gokuson8853]

gta 6 will save this generation here and the gaming industry mark my word here

[@Countcho]

The country went woke. And immediately stopped progressing.

[@jon4702]

Games today are so massive and take so long to play. The maps are bigger than ever. The story gets lost with endless copy and paste side quests. The steam deck has been the best thing ever for playing all my favorite games from previous generations.