The Problem with Modern Gaming

[@Shokio]

I appreciate all the comments and almost 500 likes in less than 24 hours. Honestly didn't think it'd do too well due to me inactivity but y'all really showed up. Always thankful for you guys and there'll be more consistent content to come.

[@SoulReaperSwords]

dlc used to stand for disc locked content. Good to see you back.

[@uTheJoKeR]

@@SoulReaperSwords wasn’t it “downloadable content?”

[@theblackshyguy64]

Welcome back Shokio, by the way LTG the buck dancing raccoon is triggered about a tweet you made lol he claims you were clout chasing i was like due your band off several platforms you got have clout in order to chase

[@tywo12]

Welcome back 🎉

[@FSAPOJake]

KZbin just ain't the same without BlackBusterCritic and Shokio to keep us in check.

[@vkeepsitlowkey686]

For real, those were the days

[@fathersunglasses6085]

2008-2011 that era that time man it was the best

[@jude_210]

I miss BBC's rants like you wouldn't believe

[@dathip]

nah 2008-2015 😂

[@yusofplayed]

Golden era

[@JazzyJeff2891]

Shok came back as Afro Samurai. Good to see ya good brother.

[@BLACKB0ND]

Round of applause

[@2daih4]

My boi came back as Toad

[@michaeljakeem5009]

LMAO

[@pedrito890]

rest in peace will smith shokio

[@kakaroto311]

And long live Jayden smith shokio

[@BLACKB0ND]

Jack is the new wave god by default 😂

[@VenomHernandez]

Bro looking like he about to drop a throwback R&B album in this generation lol But fr, good to see you back Shokio

[@gokuuzumaki70]

Now we just need Blackbustercritic

[@vkeepsitlowkey686]

We need E3 back for that to happen lol

[@Andy_187]

I miss the ANTI XBOX ONE NEWS 💀

[@LHSMeleeClub]

F A C T S

[@BassEVG]

What’s goin’ on KZbin, this is SHOK, back at you again with another video

[@stkkjj]

Shokio has always been a smart pro consumer creator on youtube. Always loved his rants back in the day. Great to see him cooking still

[@Vyse195]

I still remember that original video some of the comments were like "Fanboy" "Nintendo fanboy" "You're just mad" "You're just mad that PS4 is killing the Wii U"

[@chiefsmoketheprophet]

I'll never forget when you said "Ridley was too BIG" BUT I forgive you 😂😂

[@KenKnowsIt]

Your speaking facts. They are abusing idiots at this point, and you can't do anything but watch. It's their money, of course, but they were swindled.

[@227someguy]

You're, not your.

[@swordmasterarie7752]

I love Shokio coming back every 2 years to rant about the current state of the gaming industry (because sadly, nothing is changing for the better)

[@LuminescentShine]

This is why I don't care much about triple A western gaming

[@davidd4696]

Social media has been a nail in the coffin for the gaming culture..

[@dannychoppa717]

Man, Shokio and BlackBusterCritic always come back when needed most. If only for a limited time, its always a good to come back and find a new video. Thank god my opinion on modern gaming isnt just echo room talk: but true.

[@GokuMcDuck]

Shokio did nothing wrong.

[@dannychoppa717]

@@GokuMcDuck Uh yes? I wasnt saying he was wrong lol

[@rodo2220]

a shokio upload in 2024?!?

[@CFlandre]

Been here since the Conduit days. Good to see you back!

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

I remember when he was laughing at the presidents reveal at the end of the game.

[@winlover37]

I still fucking miss Conduit. That was genuinely some of the most fun I've had with FPS games.

[@TheGreeNate]

THIS UPLOAD IS EQUIVALENT TO A JUMPSCARE IN A HORROR MOVIE!!!!!

[@VezixHaikal]

SHOKIO IS BACK SHOKIO IS BACK

[@timiperealbert]

Shokio was the first KZbinr I subscribed to in the gaming space. Would be nice to see a comeback. Great video btw

[@Xuvier]

I couldn’t believe my eyes. Welcome back Shok

[@ankurbhaskar4634]

Love the dope editing on here holy shit! YUP Shoke you called it 10 years ago, and honestly the video you did in 2011 called “The Companies That Keep Screwing Us” was a prologue to how 8th gen & 9th gen gaming has been. I’m kinda surprised you didn’t talk about how hard these companies like Sony keep pushing for all digital with the PS5 Pro while simultaneously taking off LittleBigPlanet 3 at the end of the month (bought a physical copy used tonight from one of my THREE local GameStops for $15, a whole WHOOPING $10 less than the $25 microtransaction skins you talked about). And Naughty Dog too omg, they haven’t had a whole new whooping game since TLOU Part II in 2020 - the stand alone MP got cancelled & their rumored fantasy game hasn’t come to light at ALL yet. I was honestly thinking of getting my PS5 refurbished since Sony hasn’t earned the sales for it, but given some of them stop working after a year I’ll probably get it new to be safe, but it just goes to show how nothing much gets done unless you REALLY hurt these companies where they’re wallet is.

[@DougieJonesFBI]

3 of my favorite games this gen have been Resident Evil 4 Remake, Dead Space Remake and Silent Hill 2 Remake which says a lot. I'm definitely a lot more picky with purchases nowadays its rare for a game to launch in a solid technical state with no monetization crap so I always support the ones that do. Used to be big into multiplayer but completely gave up on that because of the time and money sink/greed. Glad you are back bro I hope you upload more videos!

[@therealjaystone2344]

SH2R is the weakest one on the list because the gameplay is nothing like the original

[@BadwithDates2]

Nice to see one of the OGs that doesn’t jump out of the window back! Welcome back Shokio!

[@agcruller]

Good to see you back brotha. Still need that Concord rant video from you 🙏🏾

[@TakunHiwatari]

Never forget: Your favorite game studio is always one "failed to meet expectations" away from closing.

[@heyitsKIRIKO]

It's wonderful to see you again! I can't wait to see what comes next, and when it does, we will all be here to support you! Peace and love

[@canadianturtle7240]

I missed you and your brother a lot man. i'm 30 years old, can't believe I used to watch you guys roast 360 fanboys from back in the day. I was such a dork for paying attention to console wars in highschool lol. I feel like i'm watching a video of a friend i never met.

[@jonnyuzumaki777]

Hey man! Good to see you

[@michaeljackson7021]

Missed you dawg!

[@Lil_Homie]

Welcome back shokio. Been a fan since 2011

[@MenilaPaper]

You're right, but this newer generation of gamers haven't experienced how it used to be. To them, you're just the old man yelling at the clouds.

[@firestriker6846]

That's true but the older gamers are the ones who paved the way for that in the first place. PS3/360 era, new gamers either wasn't thought of or were too young to play games like that. It started with the older gen that allowed this crap in the first place.

[@KiiBon]

Aren't you that guy that cried over Steve in Smash?

[@ZachHonest]

I'm a simple man, I see Shokio I click

[@DarkstarArchangel]

When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was someone else but I took one closer look and it was you with Cory Kenshin's hair. Anyway, yeah Shokio, YOU PREDICTED THE FUTURE! I have a playlist of many videos and the description contains all the crappy stuff that has plagued the current industry. I even included Ross Scott's videos on 'Games as a Service' and how The Crew being stolen from people is the industry committing robbery.

[@Scientia765]

Oh man, this takes me back. Good to see you're doing well.

[@uTheJoKeR]

Been a while Shokio, I hope all is well. This video was needed.

[@chezfarach001]

i miss you making content man, glad that you’re still around

[@jorgea8518]

Welcome back Shokio, I hope to see more vids from you, then maybe I'll sub. Hopefully you can also talk about the three console's Pros and Cons, I would like to hear you opinion on these systems.

[@Raccatoons]

Love your vids dude, glad to see you back on YT even though it can be wild sometimes.

[@StephonZeno]

I think this is the reason I enjoyed Palworld so much. Sure, it didn't have the most top-of-the-line presentation, grand orchestral music scores, celebrity voice acting, or cinematic, hollywood cutscenes. Hell, it's not even the perfect game, but it didn't need those things. It just focused on being a fun game to *play*. No battle passes, no macrotransactions, no pop-up ads being shoved in my face, and FREE major updates. Seriously, it's ridiculous that games you PAY for, have battle passes and microtransactions... Games really did go from being developed by nerds, to being developed by business men.

[@nyMlKE]

So glad you’re back to vids, can’t wait to see some more

[@heatblaze123]

Nice seeing you back man!

[@JoshiiWah]

Good to see you again Shokio!

[@onlineprodigy360]

Glad to see you back on the tube man!

[@CryoDagger]

The fixation with making that BIG TRIPLE A game is what gets me the most. There are a lot of series that get left by the wayside to create that one game that appeals to everyone, but end up failing due to either coming off as another generic title or by not making enough to turn a profit from an overly bloated budget. Why can’t we be taken back to simpler times?

[@KeyJayHD]

No one wants style anymore. This over fixation on realism in entertainment is incredibly tiresome. What's wrong with things being stylized? What's wrong with looking classic or avant-garde? ... ... Ohh I know, it's RISK. And you know who isn't afraid to take risks? Indies ❤️ ... Why do we want to be so real anyway? Real life sucks! I came to games to escape from that, not to look outside at uncanny valley caricatures of myself behind saran wrap...looking at you every UE5 game clone ever.

[@BlindedBraille]

Thanks for pointing out how companies exploit people psychologically. It’s why I avoid live service games and refuse to buy microtransactions. It’s sad they’ve abandoned single-player games of all genres, and worse that some players accept the exploitation.

[@SuperTrainStationH]

I like how the biggest Nintendo purchase I’ve made all year is a god damn alarm clock. I ain’t starving for games, I just don’t need that much stimulation from companies that don’t give a shit about me.

[@6uavaye]

It’s good to see you back I legit grew up on your videos 🫡

[@IMZ44]

This was an epic surprise. The topic of the matter was a bonus. I'm glad the brother is doing well. Christmas came early for us.

[@josuerodriguez9661]

Shokio I been following you since for over ten years bro I was a literal child when i started u inspire me bro

[@TheD3Adventures]

OH SNAP! Welcome back dawg!

[@Danton1990]

I literally yelled "SHOK!" at my screen. I don't do any other socials so I don't know if you've popped up anywhere else, but seeing you today has been like seeing a Shiny in real life. Genuinely love you man. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@numnuts241]

Shokio? Shokio is that you? It's me, Numnuts! My oh my it's been a long time!

[@THECOHORTONE]

Yall remember back in the old ancient days when you used to be able to unlock shit in the game you paid for by actually just playing the game? Remember cheat codes? Remember unlockables? Full complete games on release? Yall remember that?

[@DarkstarArchangel]

SNES was the best 2d console and PS2 was the best 3d console.

[@chroprs]

Battle passes are so bad, I remember my mate saying he needed to get home to play some game in order to finish off his battle pass he bought before the season ended. My man paid actual money for in-game cosmetics that he may not have even unlocked because despite paying money, he didn't play enough of the game in the limited time frame. He wasn't playing for fun anymore.

[@Drstrange3000]

Exactly. After I realized how much anxiety and busy work these games provided, the little appeal they had completely disappeared. I like to tackle things at my own pace and don't enjoy games that don't respect my time.

[@GreenArt4]

He returned when the world needed him the most!

[@floralpoboop]

Damn Shokio I haven't looked at this side of youtube in like 10 years and damn people have changed. But so have I.

[@Imhim247]

The man is back!

[@Gofr5]

Preach Shok! You are 100% right about everything here. Good to see content from you again.

[@SupaKMW]

You touched on something, the suits. Gaming have became so mainstream it shifted to trying to be "maximum profit machines" and the most minimal risks possible. The passion is dead. The need to take risks is dead. It hurts my old ass heart how far gaming has fallen. It could be salvaged but as you said, gamers are going to have to take action.

[@DarkstarArchangel]

That's what happens to companies that go public and put themselves into the stock market, getting shareholders and whatever. They put that first and customers at-most second place and likely lower.

[@winlover37]

This was a great vid Shokio, it's good to see you again man. Im baffled at how normalized MTX are, my friends just casually drop absurd amounts of cash for cosmetics they can't even see in gameplay. Meanwhile 25 bucks im immediately going to check steam sales.

[@elhugo13]

glad to see again shok. an occasional video here and there would be great. I also let my hair grown.

[@juanme555]

I used to love watching your content back in 2013-2014 , that little crowd of gaming youtubers you, blackbond, brokengamez, hard8 ... you guys were basically my childhood. Im really happy to see you well, healthy, looking like a fine young man, you've aged amazingly sho! And i agree with everything you said in the video, the 7th gen was the beginning of the end, on one side you had Xbox installing the multiplayer fee and on the other you had Sony installing the muh cinematic experience agenda, we never stood a chance.

[@Blazelee97]

He’s baaack. Lookin good too, bro

[@robinedelbauer3030]

great to have shok back

[@royalthurston]

Welcome back man

[@Scarftail]

Bloated budgets and a priority on graphics over gameplay are kind of an inevitable consequence of new consoles almost solely focusing on higher specs as their differentiating factor. At the rate the industry is going, I'm expecting a full transition to cloud services within the next few decades, where there's no longer an expectation of perpetual expensive visual leaps.

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

Here are the problems with modern video gaming: 1. Today's Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and other video game developing companies want way too much money for everything. 2. Today's Nintendo sucks because they won't let you livestream their games to your KZbin and Twitch accounts! 3. Every year, Nintendo shut down their online game consoles (Both home and handheld) and then they move on to their next-generation Nintendo consoles (Both home and handheld). 4. Digital downloading videos games are fun, but digital versions of video games end up getting delisted. 5. Today's developers like to rush their video games without play-testing their games before releasing them! 6. Update patches are a blessing and sometimes a curse. And here is what I mean: sometimes update patches fix what is wrong with today's games and sometimes update patches make today's video games even more broken and unbalanced. And 7. Today's developers make online video games that do not keep track of how many times you win and lose online races, fighting game matches, etc..

[@namenlosNamenlos]

It been ridiculous amount of plenty years downward spiral gaming in general recently has become. The gamers the customers has the real power to make the changes within the gaming industry collectively. (Vote for your wallet, not supporting bad business practices, ect.) it realistically possible in my lifetime i doubt that will ever happened again i might be wrong on that. Congrats man welcome back.

[@rj5485]

Shok!!!! ✊🏾 Spittin facts! Dude, I always thought 80-100 gigs for a single game that still need updates is nuts! I aslo think the achievement system doesn't help, though I have fun earning achievements myself (only) in games I enjoy.

[@RobeezyLoudenProud]

You cooked back then, and you’re still cooking today! Just amazes me how these AAA devs nowadays think they can bank on these big budget projects with barely anything else going on as far as smaller projects goes, and think they can sustain doing this for years on end. It’s no wonder why Nintendo keeps trucking along as it does because they have a more balanced approach now with making games for the Switch, and the indie game scene is gaining more traction too because they keep things simple, and focus more on providing unique gameplay experiences, or bring up more familiar gameplay styles with a few twists of their own.

[@TheIronRaven]

Dem Corner RGB Lights are awesome. I got one a while back

[@AntiRiku]

Good to have you back champ 🫡

[@painuchiha2694]

Shok had his 2 years anime time skip just to roast the gaming industry lol

[@mrshmuga9]

22:36 These companies will complain how “expensive” games cost (yet not scale back), meanwhile boast how game X made more money than ever, even accounting for inflation. If high risk, high reward is what they want to play, then that’s on them. You can have your 5 year, $200 Million games if you want, but don’t come crying to me when that’s ALL you make and not have some smaller projects to try and supplement that.

[@sagejay9816]

small projects net nothing 🤣🤣🤣 the indie space is worst off then the AAA space there are so many indie games that put out maybe 1 game and thats it there bankrupt the indie space hasnt moved past the nes/snes days there barely into the sega 32 bit rel-em I play alot of games and most of the indie games I play are the ones that look like they've been made in the past 2-3 console generations and those are few are far between get to the orange door, neon white, redout 2, car x, project wingman, trepang 2, severed steel, hades, ect. Most indie games are subpar 2d platformers which have been done to death, metro vania games "o boy" or some knock off animal crossing type game we just got retro boomer shooters but the later we get in the tons of thousands of o and sub par horror games 🤣🤣🤣

[@Drstrange3000]

Companies complaining about budget while refusing to scale ba k has been one of the most frustrating and infuriating things happening right now in the industry. They actively choose to make these forever games and make them like MMOs. Instead of semi open or open linear, they make these gigantic open worlds and then scramble to fill it with interesting content and find themselves with feature creep. Even games like Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth went way into quantity over quality, which deviates from their smaller districts with lots of density. The whole Dondoko Island and the Alpha Link felt so unnecessary. Instead of a couple of small districts, you have 2 large maps and 1 small district. The series is excellent but is getting too big.

[@mrshmuga9]

@@sagejay9816 "Smaller" projects aren't necessarily "one guy in his basement" small. AAA level games from 10-15 years ago would be AA today, and they could do that. It's not about making as much money as their 5 year AAA $200 million projects, it's about making SOME amount of money in those 5 years of making NO money. And those AAA projects from 10-15 years ago that would be "small/AA" today were enough to keep those studios running. My whole point is that as a business you need to _diversify,_ which these companies aren't doing. They're dumping all their eggs into one basket or volatile/unsustainable markets like free-to-play games. They see a Fortnite or a The Last of Us and think they need to bet everything on that because they want HUGE money NOW. Meanwhile, you have studios like FromSoft that made more modest scoped/budgeted games, which built up a reputation that everyone is focusing on now. Companies forgot (or ignored) that it's extremely hard to fast-track your way to success with one game and that it's a fluke. And that the more reasonable approach is being slower to become more sustainable. But they're all captured by shareholders and shareholders want 10x the money you made 5 seconds ago, so instead they're chasing trends that they'll either be too late to or fizzle out by the time they actually release something.

[@MultiSolo17]

It’s good to see you back Shokio

[@sommigame]

I will take credit for the shokifro, I drew it on his facebook like 15 years ago

[@RavenTeamCharlie]

First video I’ve seen of you in a while bro. Looking good 👍

[@fabienzaca]

Shokio is like a groundhog that only appears every couple years.

[@Dragonball4eva]

Shokio, I only have one thing to say: TREY 4 LIFE!!!

[@The_Word_Is_The_Way]

Hello, Shokio. Been a long time. Bless you ane glad you're doiny well.

[@jamesjho11]

I blame the publishers they care more about profits than making a good game

[@Gabbu239]

The most based gamer on KZbin. Been watching your stuff since 2010. Not sure if i have ever commented. Good to see you again bro. Also. hope blackbustercritics doing well!

[@LeveledHeadGamer]

Actually, SF5 was the result of Capcom being broke at the time

[@tinyBIGDOG]

Sho, popped up with the samurai Champloo!! 🤣

[@nagari5067]

Funny how the game awards have actor awards, visual awards but only game direction as the gameplay related award.

[@Xayjohns]

Completely agree about sound design being underrated in games.

[@TheOnlyGBeast]

so many people look at me weird when I tell them I won't play a game they're talking about because it's pay to win, or because the gameplay is utterly uninteresting and banal and they seem dumbfounded when I name games, both old and new, that are complete and having engaging gameplay that I absolutely love, as though they never even thought that there could be *more*

[@DarkstarArchangel]

This is why I play games like Prodeus and Satisfactory a lot recently.

[@shadowreaverrising1753]

Uninteresting is extremely subjective. Just sounds like a cop out.

[@dirtbikehussle61]

I play indie games 6th gen games and play with PC handhelds these days. Stopped carry about consoles 10 years ago lol

[@Videogamelover58]

Welcome back

[@zosazsatara5889]

I like open world games, we should still have them, though i get that not every game needs them considering what developers are working with.

[@unclespamuel]

Shokio content back let’s go

[@sonickhable]

Spider-Man 2 had that big a budget? What in the world. I thought a lot of the behind the scenes stuff could've just been carried over from the other games

[@AlexP-dz7ew]

Your hair rocks, it looks so healthy!

[@TheAnGryPOolMaN]

Please come back

[@kashourikatsu2543]

This guy pops up every 2 years..lol glad hes back