This Is The WORST Console Generation Of ALL TIME

[@edmundblackadder2741]

This generation felt like nothing really happened

[@anOccasionalGamer]

We got Spider-Man 2 lol

[@edmundblackadder2741]

​@@anOccasionalGamer Ratchet and clank as well i guess it feels like insomniac carried this gen mostly, I've heard ghost of Tsushima 2 is meant to be announced at sonys state of play for their summer showcase but we'll see

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@edmundblackadder2741 yeah they definitely did! And that would be dope if that’s true!

[@Ziyoblader]

I mean we did have one of the biggest catastrophes in history covid it did affect quite a lot of businesses

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@Ziyoblader this is true

[@TheGargoyleX]

Worst gen: agreed. Businessmen are killing the game industry.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Indeed 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@NFSBeast2365]

Yup

[@marsdenit2845]

Thats how I feel when I tried playing 90s games on emulator. All of those games are horrible and I would not of been a videogamer if games were still like that

[@LilT2o00]

nah game industry is fine. Steam is booming. Console industry? maybe. Game industry? nope

[@svh01]

I'm not sure it's business men. I think it's development time and cost. It's taking FOREVER to make games now days. Example, we knew about Hellblade 2 and even saw the trailer BEFORE the Series launch. More than four years later we are finally getting it. It seems like in past gens if a game was announced and we got a trailer that game was coming out in 24 months MAX . Triple AAA games are costing 2x the budget of a top tier Marvel movie. So at 1 game per console generation, failure isn't an option anymore.

[@kaleidoscopeon]

Most boring console generation.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Indeed

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@Gee_Morty.. You have a point there!

[@simlife445]

huh and how!?!? plz go make 100lto 200k to cry less about a problem that a poor person is crying about... u clearly are poor... like wtf is that nanme... idk go make tons of money to fix the thing a poor person...u is crying about... save us gamer while making bank.... u cant/wornt.. because u are a pos kid crying with bad math... huh....neat..

[@It_PHOENIX]

​@@anOccasionalGamerdid you forget about Atari

[@pokeman260]

I miss the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 days 😢 that was such a fun time to be a gamer

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Trust meee!

[@chrisgonzalez5883]

I was around for the whole PS1 to PS5 era and let me say the ps 2 and 3 were crazy fun times.

[@Curlyheart]

Then just play them, ive been playing Minecraft (TU1) on Xbox 360 for weeks now.

[@s.o.l.o777]

Facts

[@kcadventures1454]

​@@Curlyheart the 360 version of Minecraft eh...

[@Crimsongz]

This console gen is a waste.

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

So I should wait for the ps6?

[@RhonteaBennett-xo3if]

Yes, you should.

[@ryuno2097]

@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 who knows how the ps6 will do. could be the same as the ps5.

[@necroblaze16]

Just don't buy an Xbox, it's literally worth nothing, you can play all of their games on your cellphone with Gamepass. You still have to look on the list for anything interesting tho, it's like 99% shovelware with some older titles like Halo and accidental good games like High Fi Rush or High on Life, both of which are on PS5.

[@V3ntilator]

Next Gen will be a waste too. Hellblade II is almost the only game this gen that utilized a console, and the gen is almost over. It won't be better with new consoles, because the developers are the same old doing the usual with no extra effort.

[@snausages43]

I think the biggest problem is games take so long to develop now. You're not getting GTAIII, GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas all in one console generation anymore.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Big facts! Even with the games taking longer to make, they still rush development and release buggy/ unfished games just to make a buck.

[@cliffturbo2146]

If it has to do with hyper realistic graphics, couldn't they just downgrade it to compensate the cost and time?

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@cliffturbo2146 I suppose they could lol indie studios do it all the time and make great games just the same 🤷🏽‍♂️ not everything has to be hyper realistic. But I guess they feel the need to focus on graphics since the consoles are powerful, might as well take advantage and make games look stunning… at the cost of resources and time, making it more challenging to be profitable while selling millions of units.

[@mza4739]

Plus COVID added about a year and a half to most games dev time...

[@Shadow-Joop-157]

Two of the reasons that games take so long and are so expensive to make. The fact is that Sony and Microsoft are obsessed with graphics, which means it costs a million to make and that's not even counting the marketing. But also that all games since Zelda BOTW must be open world

[@reilorenzo]

I think the Golden Age of gaming has come and gone. I don't think we'll ever get back to the feel of the days of 1985 - 2010. Glad I was able to live through it... literally saw the rise and fall.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Trust me, I feel you. I lived through it too and nothing beats playing the classics

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@tomparkin2068 I can get down with that!!

[@nocturneuh]

Amen 🙏

[@lion-o-judah3449]

Same bro 🫡 Seen the rise and fall, its amazing and depressing to witness...

[@Philshreds]

It’s definitely reflective of many art forms’ trajectories. Once a formula for success is discovered, innovation starts to take a back seat. We have seen this happen in the film industry, which goes through periods of innovation and stagnation. Gaming though, had a more rapid technological progression than film. However, filmmakers continue to create great, innovative art in the indie realm. Indie films now encompass 90% of the industry, and they continue to grow in funding and quality. Fingers crossed that indie games continue to gain momentum and funding. This seems to be the way towards progress, as film is seeing a slight renaissance, particularly outside the US.

[@zattoguy]

Nintendo has been killing it 100% this generation. A severely underpowered hybrid console backed by some fantastic exclusives that have been genre-defining.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Facts!

[@EdvinLaura]

hich genre defining games nintendo released except zelda?

[@killoe11]

​@@EdvinLaurayou know nothing about video games,right?

[@DangleSan]

Nintendo has been killing it but a large portion of their sales are in Japan and Their audience is mostly kids, You're not exactly getting to play the new competitive shooters on switch, Switch is great for kids but by-and-large adults age out of the switch quickly unless you're in Japan

[@Vyse195]

​@@DangleSanThey say that, but no one has any proof. I was in college when it first came out and I saw plenty of students playing it on campus. I went to a convention called comicplooza this past May saw plenty of people playing their switches in line. There were children, but there were teenagers and adults as well.

[@Chunkypizza98]

Crazy how the switch has been dog walking sony and xbox with a 7 year old android tablet😭😭😭

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Creativity > realistic hair physics 🤣🤣

[@It_PHOENIX]

​@@anOccasionalGamerNintendo isn't that good. Their games are actually very repetitive and are not that creative

[@carcinogen60yearsago]

​@@It_PHOENIX Have fun playing your exclusive movie games on your game console.

[@Aha_Bacon]

@@It_PHOENIXYou mean Sony right?

[@It_PHOENIX]

@Aha_Bacon Mario Strikers battle League. Mario and Sonic at the Olympics 2020. Mario Tennis Aces. Nintendo Switch Sports. I can list other things. Not having a proper online ecosystem. Horrible performance. This is not graphics, by the way. You would probably assume that because you lack intelligence. But anyway, Nintendo is not the gaming company as it once was

[@ImaDoMe2584]

And people paying 70 for a game 💀😂😂

[@simlife445]

because that is cheap? lol are u poor? fyi nintedo has 60 bucks for a 9 hour game.. most AAA games are about 10-45% longer at the same price to 10 dollars more.... fyi are u poor/or stupid 50 buck for a 10 hour game 10 years ago was fine ar eu stupid or poor to cry about paying 70 when u dont need to gamepass and sales u can spend 20-40% less for longer games...

[@lazybread6920]

This is honestly why I recommend getting a Pc . So many deals on games

[@goomy6502]

​@@lazybread6920or i mean you can just 🏴‍☠️🦜

[@SealWithoutHat]

@goomy6502 It's not even worth getting a modded console anymore so I agree.

[@gengar3292]

I'm only paying that for GTA 6

[@Hacksiegfried]

Yes, I miss plugg and play, put in a cartage and play. No uppdates, no installation, no servers, no online requirements.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Not having the option to patch a game pushed devs to release complete projects 👌🏽

[@stannisthemannis5535]

Gamers: "exclusives aren't consumer friendly" Also gamers: "Y'all got no exclusives"

[@spadesofpaintstudios1719]

Valid argument but the issue is the companies keep making new systems, this should be good but it ain’t because what all do they do better ? You can’t even run these old games at 60 FPS because internally the games are capped

[@stannisthemannis5535]

@@spadesofpaintstudios1719 valid argument to you as well I don't think it has anything to do with this generation I think it has to do with games moving forward that the jump from Jen to Jen we all can agree has gotten less and less impressive after games entered the 3D environments. That's not to say that the jumps haven't been impressive but the jump from the 5th generation to 6th generation is still the largest jump we've ever seen and the jump to each new generation has been decaying exponentially. In my opinion the video talks about the consoles themselves when really it should be directed at the gaming industry as a whole. The reason Nintendo is able to put out as many games as quick as they do is because they're locked at 720p and 30 frames a second. Also, they play it safe and pretty much just make iterative sequels that don't really do much then the previous version of that same game did. How different really is Mario Kart 8 from Mario Kart 7 or how much different really is smash ultimate versus Smash Wii u. Game development costs and time to create are at an all-time high so why would they not release cross generation games when they already have a dedicated market for those consoles?

[@spaceaustrailia5895]

​@@stannisthemannis5535This video is really for an angry Echo Chamber. It dismisses the fact that games are more popular than ever. Even if today's games may not necessarily be for this video's target audience. In other words, this video is for people that just like to argue online whole day. This topic isnt on most people's mind, and most people in real life are playing and enjoying games this KZbinr insists are bad games

[@spaceaustrailia5895]

Keep in mind that most people outside the internet dont care about this topic and are enjoying games regularly. Similar to the "woke" arguments I doubt most people playing games have on their mind.

[@FloatingKites2422]

​​@@spadesofpaintstudios1719by making new systems, developers are less stressed by limitations and overall have an easier time releasing and producing games. It would take much longer to release FF7 Rebirth on PS4 since more time would be spent optimizing the game.

[@Matthew.20777]

i miss when consoles were better than PC

[@anOccasionalGamer]

😅 times have definitely changed

[@diltberg9627]

They still are price wise

[@NE-oj4be]

​@diltberg9627 not really, cus your paying a fixed price for a limited graphical adjustment while a pc can do more than just gaming If you take into account long term PC is far cheaper than console, when you take into account: >Paying for online >Cheaper games due to a competitive open market and key sites

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@NE-oj4be that’s a fair point. People don’t take in account that paying for online services over time could have contributed to purchasing a PC

[@markushaas33]

I miss when consoles not like a Pc

[@thegamingchef3304]

PS2, Dreamcast,Xbox, GameCube era was peak. Been a downhill slide ever since.

[@Aewon84]

7th was way better, in my opinion. It might be the generation that introduced DLC, but honestly there's nothing wrong with DLCs as long as it adds a ton of new content. 7th, 3rd and 4th are my favourite generations. I'm nostalgic for the 6th gen now, but when it was going on I honestly thought the video game industry was in decline.

[@thegamingchef3304]

@@Aewon84 Opinions are opinions, but Im not sure how you could have thought the industry was in decline lol. There were a ton of games in that generation. There was a ton of innovation in games such as open world in the GTA and Shenmue saga, Splinter cell lighting effects etc etc. Halo really reinvented FPS on consoles. Then that generation introduced interactive and destructive environments. Not to mention you had to be optimistic about the future of online gaming. That generation made you think gaming was only going to get better. The next generation introduced the red ring of death for Microsofts console, and that was probably sonys worse generation with Nintendo stepping away from the competition. Improvement to Online gaming in the 7th generation is the only thing that saved it imo...I respect opinions, it's just when you think about it your opinion makes no sense lol..

[@johnnyblaze9217]

@@thegamingchef3304nah 7th gen was peak. It took online gaming to the mainstream for consoles. Xbox live on the 360 and psn were mind blowing. And it perfected those titles, gta 4 is still my favorite to this day with an impeccable story.

[@thegamingchef3304]

@@johnnyblaze9217 I pretty much played all generations from Atari on. It's in my opinion that was the peak of gaming. You can't just take one element and make your point. Online gaming was cool, I was into it heavy between 09-12...But online gaming been around since Sega and Super Nintendo. It made huge strides, but I feel that the amount of great games, original titles, innovation, nex Gen graphics, 3Top consoles. Variation of games from RPgs, Fps, Action adventure, Sports, stealth were more abundant on those consoles. Online gaming was your only argument. I feel you are simply one of those people that will always find a way to argue 😂😂.

[@johnnyblaze9217]

@@thegamingchef3304 no, you’re are just being sensitive. It’s not that deep dude. Stop acting like a female.

[@DeadPiixxel]

PC and Nintendo is all you need

[@adilmamane1523]

And a series s and a ps vita cause that's all i have 😂😂 but am happy with this four bad boys

[@supersaiyanvaper5026]

Exactly. I got a powerful PC plus emulators, the Switch and a New 3DS hacked. Completely content with all that.

[@DeadPiixxel]

@@supersaiyanvaper5026 W sir

[@jd2792]

If your pc is strong enough you dont even need the switch as you can emulate it

[@supersaiyanvaper5026]

@@jd2792 true, but I don’t get the same experience as I could with the physical console. I like the ability to chill on my bed or something while playing on the switch, sometimes I just don’t feel like sitting at my desk lol

[@beewizz]

Yup, it's absolutely the worst generation.

[@joshninny]

Honestly as an xbox player its been awesome. I have liked a ton of their games. I have a ps5 and series x and gamepass has so many games I game a bunch. I understand why they have the most monthly active users. I have a ps5 and I’ve liked it but only cuz I played ps4 ghost of Tsushima 😂 like Sony is over hyped to me this gen and xbox has been a blast. I’ve met so many people on there and played so many games but I think it’s trendy to hate on xbox right now

[@V3ntilator]

@@joshninny Game Pass have been the only big thing happening this generation.

[@joshninny]

@@V3ntilator going from having like 1 studio to the 3rd biggest publisher of video games within a few years. Yeah let’s just gloss over that 🤣dude we have 14 games coming out this year!

[@mr.electronx9036]

they fkd up with one thing...backwards compatibility imagine, you cann play all ps titles on one console...that would be nice console ps1, ps2, ps3...all games on one console with higher fps and upscaling mode, boom.

[@triple3507]

@@joshninnyhalf of which no one will play 😂… I’m an Xbox fan, and this is pathetic, for the past 5 years we’ve gotten nothing. I’ve been playing PC and it’s sooo much better.

[@ericthompson195]

This IS the worst and honestly I cant see it getting any better. These companies and some developers are greedy af! They forgot what it was like to create and put out a COMPLETE game without all the micro transactions, etc. Bring a system back with cartridges so we can feel like we own what we purchase or just physical media and not straight digital. This generation got gaming down bad bro!

[@TheBlackBossalini305]

Sony sold you games you already owned on PS3 for full price during the PS4 generation. There was also a period of time between 2013-15 where most of the games that came out on PS4 sucked. Also, the games on PS4 had terrible frame rate, would crash a lot, had terrible online and you couldn’t do nothing about it. The PS4 was the worst.

[@V3ntilator]

@@TheBlackBossalini305 At least PS4 got first party games, unlike PS5. Spiderman 2 were the only Sony game released on PS5 in 2023. In year 2024 and 2025, Sony have ZERO first party games to release.

[@davidaitken8503]

There is such a system. It's called the Switch and it is absolutely amazing.

[@V3ntilator]

@@davidaitken8503 Yes. Nintendo are mainly releasing complete games with minimum number of bugs and sometimes no bugs at all. Unlike Sony, Nintendo think games should be games, and not wannabe movies that cost 5 times as much as the Blu-Ray.

[@TheBlackBossalini305]

@@V3ntilator first party games don’t make a console generation great. Good games in general do. Elden Ring, Final Fantasy 16, Baldurs Gate 3, Palworld, Helldivers 2, and more came out this generation. First party titles only matter to console wars folks. Also when the PS4 came out it was using old tech since it was supposed to come out during 2010-11 but it was delayed due to the price of technology at that point (2008 recession). There wasn’t a real generational leap in graphics and when there was the frame rate was cooked because the PS4 couldn’t handle it.

[@erockbrox8484]

Back in the day, when a SNES game came out, the reason you wanted to buy a SNES console was because they were newer, bigger games that the original NES couldn't play. The games required a new system. But now, the consoles are so powerful that you can still make games for the PS4 all day long and there is no reason to buy a PS5. You have to make games that run exclusively on the new hardware so that people will buy the new hardware. The experience is supposed to be something such that if you are playing a PS5 game, then that game can't run on a PS4.

[@DarthSoto78]

Some of the PS5 games look like PS3 games. I got Rise of the Ronin. It is a fun game, but looks like it could have come out on the PS3. or been a PS4 launch game.

[@SirAuron777]

@@DarthSoto78 facts

[@jeremyf9124]

The reason so many games are also releasing on PS4 is due to the microchip shortage which led to a shortage of PS5 consoles. A similar situation happened with the Wii U. The original Wii was so incredibly popular that developers kept making the same new games for both the Wii & Wii U for years.

[@premium7182]

Still on my ps4

[@premium7182]

​@@DarthSoto78😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@xclusiv31ne21]

I havent even bought a 9th gen console and i can still SOMEHOW feel what owners are goibg through. This generation is THAT bad!!!

[@SamM_Scot]

I'm always thankful of being a Nintendo fan growing up till this day, cause if it wasn't for Switch I'd be giving up on games industry entirely. I know the company isn't perfect with many issue, but they still bring the quality games for most part and I love their hands-off approach with censorship on more niche anime content unlike current day Sony and Xbox :-)

[@spankrocketgaming294]

This generation doesn't feel like next gen. Ps3 to ps4 was mind blowing in terms of graphic fidelity.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

I agree 👊🏽

[@Matt-jc2ml]

PS5 could be that but it just has no ganes. The lumen demo was great but that was 4 years ago and they haven't backed it up

[@spankrocketgaming294]

@@southsidetherealest2860 I'm talking leap in graphics, not frame rates

[@snake2106]

Okay console peasant

[@southsidetherealest2860]

@@spankrocketgaming294 compared to ps1 to ps2 or ps2 to ps3 the ps4 graphics leap wasnt jaw dropping at all and neither is ps4 to ps5, ps3 was expensive for a reason they didnt go with cheap outdated equipment back then they were better tham most peoples PC's at the time but when ps4 released it was already behind older PC's a big disapointed to people who are not swayed by the word new

[@spaghettiking7312]

It is. That's why I quit buying new consoles. I still have so much I can add to my older console libraries.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

I defiantly feel you on that. I do the same thing lol

[@yazajin]

Yeah, same. I'd rather buy something I never had like a Dreamcast and explore the library than buy any modern gen system to play virtually nothing.

[@XStreet1985]

Lol i still got my PS2 Slim laying around. Gotta dust it off 😁

[@faheelm]

@@anOccasionalGamerhow when you currently own ps5 which is current gen lol

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@faheelm I don’t have a PS5, I have a PS4 Pro

[@Lucky_9705]

I am just rolling with my Nintendo Switch at this point and will be buying the Switch 2 next year and building a PC at some point in the future. I have no reason to own a PS5 or an Xbox. This generation has been a massive waste.

[@amazingamazigh1538]

​@@Vinicius-dt1vwbut not Switch 2 though 😬

[@jameskozy7254]

​@@Vinicius-dt1vwSuch a dumb statement. Platformers, strategy games, rpgs, etc. There are so many types of games on switch. You think only gritty fps games are for adults or what? Go back to 2007

[@kingleoverse]

​@@Vinicius-dt1vw this a Sony fanatic boy he's just jealous of Nintendo victory

[@chriss2082]

Most of the games on console are on PC anyway. Even a lot of exclusive games are on PC except the Switch. Better than buying a PS5 and series x to play certain games in my opinion

[@Mally_02]

@@chriss2082except switch games are on pc Lmao

[@RidiculousReviews-ii9ky]

This is the generation that is pushing me towards PC gaming

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Join the club!

[@Rome_22]

I was thinking the same thing. I got a PS5 and I dont turn it on often. Im waiting for college football and Undisputed.

[@deang.5636]

This console generation actually made me decide to switch to pc. We are just now starting to stop “cross gen games”. There’s been no absolutely amazing games that made me think “wow I totally could only play this on this powered hardware”. My ps5 has problems with its hdmi port, the special pa5 ssd expansion I bought for it randomly bricked itself, games and applications constantly crash. All in all console gaming doesn’t feel like the cheaper or more simple option anymore. And exclusives aren’t anything amazing and the ones that are always end up on pc anyways. I’ve grown up playing PlayStation but this generation really made me realize that pc might honestly be the better route

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Yikes, that’s really unfortunate. Sorry the console gave you such a hard time :/ if you aren’t in a super rush to play what’s new, pc is definitely the way to go. ghost of tsushima just dropped on pc, and I can see spider man and the rest coming in a few months too

[@chriss2082]

You must have gotten the first batch of PS5's when it released because I haven't had any problems with mine so far and I have had mine for about 2 and half years.

[@youtubeman2001]

Xbox and PlayStation have both become obsolete. Both their exclusives are on PC and PlayStation exclusives are overrated anyway. They’ve become the same repetitive cash grabs

[@anOccasionalGamer]

That’s the sad truth. Hopefully there are better days ahead.

[@BiscuitMan2005]

How are they obsolete? They can still play the games you buy. I’ll never understand why pc releases affect console gamers that only play on console. There are people that prefer consoles and there are people that prefer pc gaming and the overlap is fairly small. Having more places to play a game is only a good thing for consumers

[@amazingamazigh1538]

​​​​@@BiscuitMan2005yet it affects console gamers because they aren't dumb plain and simple. If every exclusives eventually end up on PC why buy an underpowered 550€ expensive device (that's just a disguised PC btw) called "consoles" that requires paid subscritpions too when you can justly play it on a way far superior device in every aspect called PC for almost the same price... Even with a DualSense (Edge) or Elite 2 controller ?! 🤦‍♂️🤦🤦‍♂️

[@BiscuitMan2005]

@@amazingamazigh1538 they must be dumb since they keep paying for ps+ and xbl even after all these price hikes. Truth is consolers are causals that don’t want to step outside of their comfort zone playing on an idiot/luddite proof plastic box. They just want to turn the box on and hit “play”.

[@gangstagummybear3432]

@@amazingamazigh1538 I would love you pc nerds to challenge sony or microsoft to make an actual platform not bound by prices, something that costs even as much as one pc high end gpu, you bums are to punkish to do that, scared to challenge them to build the platform they actually can make, you are quite in the buffer time before a new generation starts just letting them make what you hope is another 400 dollar box so when it is revealed you can go back to talking again talking your pc superiority garbage, but why not this time challenge them to making a game system that costs as much as a high end pc? You wont, you bums know its over for your pc superiority garbage the moment Sony throws out the gauntlets on the 400 dollar or 500 dollar limit, yal pcs gone be looking sick, if it wasnt for Nixxes, Pc would be drowning trying to run playstation games anyways, best be glad Sony bought Nixxes to crush down the games to baby food so pc could actually run them.

[@PickledPreserves123]

Consoles aren't consoles anymore, but rather extremely restrictive PCs that lack customization options. IMO consoles should play offline features of games out of the box with no patches/updates, split-screen local multiplayer should be a given where possible, transferable data via memory cards (so you can bring your full Tekken roster to a friend's house) and PHYSICAL GAMES. Xbox is more interested in developing gaming services and swallowing the industry to ensure a monopoly. I've heard rumours they want to acquire Nintendo. PlayStation has ZERO respect for their brand's history. Can you imagine an NSO type service for PSN? PSP, Vita & 1 - 4 library extensively covered. Classic editions of past PlayStation console's controllers with modern compatibility available to buy online? That would be the bare minimum of what I'd expect when paying for PSN. But they'll probably never do it. I think it's going to take PlayStation going the route of Sega for the brand to become even a shadow of its former self.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Wow… well said. I like your take on this. Games were more thought out and developed with the pressure of not being able to patch the game. As a result, franchises were made. I hope Sony doesn’t take the Sega route but I guess anything is possible 😅

[@dav786]

Exactly. Offline, split screen, plug n play is what consoles should be about. Instead if this fixation on hardware power and photo realism.

[@oqo3310]

microsoft can't buy nintendo because the japanese governement wouldn't allow it. They are one of Japan's biggest company and perhaps their biggest company in term of cultural output, so they won't allow it to be gobbled up by a foreign tech giant. Also I'm not sure that xbox could buy them because it would likely go against US anti-monopoly laws.

[@seank218]

I don’t understand why games being on PC would devalue their presence on console. I have a PC and I love PC gaming, but not everyone wants to deal with the price, troubleshooting, upkeep, hardware upgrades, launchers, and other complexities that come with PC gaming.

[@Crashed131963]

Most every new AA and AAA game noe comes out on PC ,Ps5 and S-X. Not alot of PC games only coming out .

[@peezydabeatmonster8112]

@@Crashed131963 PC has more games then all of them combined including yall exclusives now so ps and Xbox rarely have ps and Xbox only games too now 🤣

[@jd2792]

That becuase console are just shown to be worse and worse the argument that pc is more expensive is now mute when getting ps5/pro will cost 500 or more then having to pay for online for just 5 years is another 400 Then all your games are more expsneive then steam or any other key store like fanatical or green man gaming and having to rebuy your older titles to be able to play them on the new console at that point the price diffrence from a mid rangenpc that can last for 10 years is to small to matter depending on your prefernces

[@Crashed131963]

@@jd2792 Most people even if not a gamer will have internet anyways. I only play single player games so there are not extra PS Plus fees for me . A $500 PC will not run new games like a $500 Ps5 or S-X can . A $500 PC is lucky to have a dedicated video card let alone play Alan Wake 2 .

[@GraveUypo]

none of that on steamOS handhelds. so far it's only the steam deck, but starting this year, that changes radically. i pretty much abandoned my xbox about 3 years ago. i actually liked the xbox one and the one X, but the series X just didn't go down.

[@daveyfgn]

That’s why when they Announced that E3 was going away it was a sad occasion!! E3 forced each company to show up with their best!! Now without E3 these companies can drip feed us information or with hold information from us completely. Summer games fest just isn’t enough.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Aayy you have a solid point there!

[@Aewon84]

There hasn't been a good E3 since probably 2010. And I mean a GOOD E3, not a mostly bad E3 where one or two companies come out swinging with bangers after bangers. The death of E3 is not the issue.

[@isaacmodimokwane1728]

E3 showcase was🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏👍👍 thanks man for reminding me of good old days.

[@99tries]

Man imo Sony keeps raising prices and making a million remakes, Microsoft buys majority of developers but fire them and Nintendo keeps making Mario game and cookly mobile game lookalikes…this generation is mid asf

[@genjudah]

I'm sorry those remakes are ridiculously good. I loved to seath res 4 remake dead space remake final fantasy remake demon souls remake last of us remake.. I'm perfectly fine with quality remakes

[@christianhenry4173]

That why PC is laughing

[@boknows8376]

And nintendo hardly have a sell for their nintendo exclusive games

[@christianhenry4173]

@JasmineUtd I'm 28 put respect on it sir

[@christianhenry4173]

@JasmineUtd I'm 28. 100%

[@VampireNoblesse]

ZERO reason for Xbox, SLIGHT reason for PlayStation, REASONS for Nintendo..

[@anOccasionalGamer]

🤣

[@mjasterix1667]

For xbox there's backwards compatibility and gamepass

[@Daeredir]

​@@mjasterix1667 aaaah yes gamepass....how many of those games has anybody played for more than an hour

[@frogfarmer3551]

I was under the impression switch was part of gen 8, not the first of gen 9.

[@projectz358]

@@Daerediryou seem to not like a good value for the buck. Xbox does something good but can’t praise because Xbox bad.

[@icursemystarsinbittergrief]

The marketing around Ps5 was absolutely awful. It should've been released after the pandemic like a year or two. I bought it to play spiderman 2 and FF7 REBIRTH. Now that I'm done, i dunno what to play with

[@theotisduncanjr9779]

That's y u gotta have a sports game to master. Mines is Madden( in progress) 90 percent and soon 2k24. I'm also getting college game day

[@aldoushuxleysghost]

As someone who's been around since console generation 2, I can tell you that there's never before been such a lack of enthusiasm, excitement, innovation or entertainment in the industry. At least during the crash of 1983, we had the Atari fire sale where we all loaded up on the dirt cheap games

[@emanhero6311]

I just bought a ps5 this year I felt like it was a waste of money! I hope this changes?

[@anOccasionalGamer]

I hope so too!

[@trcsonic]

I absolutely agree. It's the worst generation.

[@dapperfan44]

I buy console, I put game in, game plays. That's my reason for having bought a PS5, and it's served me well.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Ayy that's all that matter at the end of the day lol happy gaming

[@dapperfan44]

​@anOccasionalGamer Thank you. I've officially finished the video and I disagree, for the most part. I look at my installs on PS5, and it says 150 in console storage. It says 442 in USB extended storage. It drops down to 147 and 19, respectively, when applying the PS5-only filter. That says to me that I have plenty of games to play, whether they are games that are third party, some of the newer PS1/PS Pre-releases, upgraded versions of PS4 games, or all-new PS5 games. Sure, you brought up the games that are also on PS4, but those are worse versions of the games. It's like saying there's no reason to buy a PS4 because you can just play Metal Gear 5 on PS3. I will say where I agree with you, is that I bought the PS5 expecting more games like Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. More new IPs like Returnal. More games in established universes like Horizon. But, thus far, this generation has basically been carried by Insomniac, as they are the only first party studio to release three PS5 games (yes, including Spider-Man Miles Morales). I don't know what happened to Naughty Dog, as they have brought nothing new. We're not seeing anything from Sucker Punch either. In that regard, which is admittedly the main point of your video, Sony has been disappointing with the lack of first party games. I don't particularly care if PC gamers get the games two years later on or whatever, because to me they are still PlayStation games at their core. But, they do at least have to be there. P.S. I don't regret buying my PS5 at all, but I do regret not waiting for the Xbox Series X to drop in price before I got one too. I just wanted to be able to play everything, for the first time since being a kid all through my 20s last decade, where I only ever just had a PlayStation and never went out of my way to get an Xbox. As of today, I have 19 native PS5 discs (and an unknown number of PS4 discs with PS5 upgrades). There's one advantage over PC gaming, where there's no such thing as physical there anymore. Sorry for the long read.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@dapperfan44 thanks for watching the full video yo, and no worries about the long read 👊🏽 It’s nice you have a different perspective on the matter. But as you said, I just expected more hit fist party games being almost 4 years in. The PS5 is basically a PS4 Ultra Pro, with a splash of PS5 games 😅

[@dapperfan44]

​​@@anOccasionalGamerNo problem, thanks for reading. Slight correction, that's supposed to say PS1/PSP re- releases.

[@cherokee180c0]

Same reason I have both consoles, but I have probably bought 2 games on them total in a year. Just purchased like 30 amazing games on Steam for barely more than those 2 games. It turns out one of my favorite PS games I didn’t even need to buy on PS as GOW came out on Steam. Both Sony and Microsoft are a joke this generation.

[@emmanuelov8998]

It feels like consoles fame will be dying out 😢

[@jenasmcr]

The ps2, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and the psp all have a special place in my heart. I don’t think new age consoles will have the same nostalgic and memorable feeling 10-20 years from now.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

I agree!

[@erockbrox8484]

Back in the 1980's and 1990's each console was different and had different CPUs and other hardware that wasn't directly compatible with each other. You could port one game to another console, but you had to actually do the port. Now-a-days we have more standardized CPUs and software. This means that whatever game you are making, most likely its compatible with all of the current gen consoles. Also for PS5 and Xbox Series X, these consoles arrived during the pandemic and due to supply chain issues, even if you wanted to buy one, you couldn't find one in any of the stores.

[@amazingamazigh1538]

You almost said everything.

[@ChesterMan-qd3xj]

Truth, and anyone who doesn’t agree is too young to know better. First generation I’ve owned all consoles, yet I’m going back to play the classics to fill in the gaps.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Ain't nothing like the classics!

[@Aewon84]

Oh, the irony of this comment. Remember the console generation that was so bad it caused a Crash? Or what about the one where all games were just copies of the same game?

[@Wooltrack726]

​@anOccasionalGamerTrue.I always back to clssics! Best one's❤💪🤘

[@ChaosUnfold]

Nintendo be like Kendrick in this console race. “Muthafuq the big 3… Ni$$a it’s just big me!!!”

[@Foreverinemptybliss]

As a PC player the Switch’s abysmal performance is what keeps me away. Nintendo has titles that look appealing to me but again as a PC player 30fps targets with dips into the low 20’s is a tough sell and I know I’m not the only one that feels this way.

[@boomkablamo]

Current gen is the absolute worst, but the popularity of PC gaming has really forced the market to adapt. I'd say this doesn't excuse the state of gaming regarding microtransaction and simply bad games, but companies wouldn't be prioritizing these things if gamers didn't keep spending money on them.

[@kevinX47]

Free to play and pay to win is what killed this generation of gaming

[@anOccasionalGamer]

I agree!

[@kevinX47]

@@anOccasionalGamer that's why I'm so hyped about the new 40K 2

[@PackBrewBadgeWI4]

Pay to win is just intolerably bad. Game companies want to devalue skill and satisfy their own corporate greed.

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

Its only going to get worse as physical media dies and everything becomes cloud streaming subscription services, theres basically no reason to not just buy a pc, i mean even with the switch, id rather have a steam deck

[@PackBrewBadgeWI4]

Basically, just learn to run emulators. Gaming as a service in the future? Never in a lifetime would I ever support blatant attacks on unrestricted access to copies of games and any other anti-consumer practice that has increased over the years.

[@k.c.508]

Hands down the worst. Best thing I did this time around is not buy a ps5 or Xbox. Worthless.

[@dagadagad]

Covid hit with chip shortage. People could not buy consoles thus studios did not have enough incentive to make exclusive games.

[@Anderson_Se7en]

I don’t think people understand that this is also an outgrowth of late stage capitalism. Nothing we do is sustainable anymore. Creativity, artistry, innovation these things take a far back seat to profit. These execs are so short sighted that they don’t see if they emphasized creativity, it would ultimately bring the money. As soon as they slowly recognize what the people are screaming they do one right thing like Deadpool and Wolverine then they follow it up with RDJ as Doom, because “oh they just want member berries.” The profit motive as our sole driving force with be the death of us.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@Anderson_Se7en well said 👌🏽 I strongly agree with you! Awesome take 👊🏽

[@quandaledingleofficial6]

pc with a nintendo switch 2 is all you need

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Big facts

[@retrogamer847]

But pc eat all of them 😅 even pc eat ps1 to ps3,xbox og and 360,nitendo 3ds to switch all of them emoulator for pc and pc got many big IP of ps4

[@oqo3310]

@@retrogamer847 nintendo 3ds ? I'm sorry does your pc fits in your pocket. The 3ds is still great even to this day because you can just pop it anywhere and play its awesome library. Even if I have a switch I still use my 3ds because of how convenient it is.

[@jd2792]

​@@oqo3310there stuff like the steam deck

[@ENEMYSANIMES]

Nintendo:mf big three dude is just big me bumm😂😂

[@Josh-se7vq]

So Sony is J Cole (Backing out of the conflict), Microsoft is Drake (Richest of the 3) and Kendrick is Nintendo? Respectfully

[@talkswithry2409]

When I had a Series X, I was playing more xbox one games on there than Series X games. The other games were not as re-playable as xbox one games.

[@DarkSphinxx]

Bro i was literally just thinking about this the other day and i really agree with your video. I grew up with the PS2 and PS3, and my PS5 is literally collecting dust. I have no excitement for any of their games or even the scene anymore, its just straight boring and uninspiring. I only occasionally (aye) play the Nintendo switch with my wife and kids now. Such a shame there is no more competition between these companies because it was really fun back in the day seeing them one up each other and we the consumers got to benefit with great games. Excellent video.

[@redjaguar6883]

Amazing video! I hit the like button. I'm an OG Playstation gamer. I definitely enjoy my PS5. My PS3 is also hooked up. You had valid points. I feel like to appreciate PS5. You have to embrace not only the 5 titles you claimed, but also the whole experience of the upgraded version of games. Exercising your PS plus library if they ever have a game you do wanna play, lol. I have a massive Digital library. So it's all good. I'm a happy customer. I definitely understood your video. Good job!!!

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Thanks for watching 👊🏽 and I see what you’re saying. You gotta appreciate the whole experience. I’m glad you’re enjoying gaming with your PS5 lol that’s not the case for a lot of people.

[@redjaguar6883]

@@anOccasionalGamer Thank you!

[@TheSocialGamer]

This is the best time to be a PC gamer. Consoles all of them are just barely mid.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Facts!

[@hellsong23]

I've had a Nintendo Switch and have to say, it's my fave console ever made. Loe it to bits and can't wait for Switch 2. Sony and Microsoft are just eating themselves.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

I hear you! Switch is definitely my most play console.

[@jackkiernan5950]

I love my Nintendo switch I traded in my launch console for the switch OLED love Zelda tears of the kingdom, really looking forward to what Nintendo brings next with their next console. Nintendo never disappoint 😎🥰

[@MyMrman7]

What’s fun about Nintendo?

[@jackkiernan5950]

@@MyMrman7 Nintendo I've loved since mario bros on on NES over nearly 40 years Nintendo have given me great memories with Zelda, Super Metroid, donkey Kong and many more super Nintendo is my favourite console of all time. These days Nintendo likes to continue innovation of new ways we can game and they brought many changes from the Wii to the switch and many more in future. Go Nintendo! 😎😍😍

[@Itheman123456789]

This is why the Sega Dreamcast may be my favorite console of all time. It's the perfect blend of both 5th gen and 6th gen and soo many quirky unusual games that aged beautifully. Last console I ever bought was the 360 and I still play it at times and collect games for it. I noticed gaming going downhill since 2013, and it's only gotten worse today. Seems like there's no incentive to pick up a PS5 or Series X since all the exclusives can be played elsewhere and asides from better graphics, gaming hasn't changed much since 7th gen except for DEI propaganda and ways to nickle and dime you. Even the PS4/One gen was a disappointment with the exception of Falllout 4 and RDR2. If I do go back to modern gaming, I'll go for the Switch 2 and maybe a gaming PC for games with extensive needs. God I wish Sega makes a new console.

[@GraveUypo]

yep, right about 2012~2013 where things started going downhill. in some ways, a little earlier. i think when the kinectic and ps move came out it was a bad omen.

[@DarkMetalOmega]

The algorithm has blessed me with this video. I have indeed played my switch far more than my PS5 and I don't have an Xbox. Probably just three major PS5 titles I've played since then but that's about it. Now I'm mostly just playing Switch and PC games.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

We're in the same boat! Thanks for watching!

[@alakazamthisisasham]

i wonder if the lack of exclusives happening is because there's this climate where companies are making huge bucks off of unoptimized, unfinished games, and just patching them later because, well, they can. they're not on discs anymore. and if you DONT do that, then you're leaving money on the table, as a publisher. so they all do it. cuz the next company will if you dont. and we are taking it. or are we... but yea you made some good points.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

that's it right there! They release unfinished games because there's an audience of people that will buy it. I talked a lot about that in my most recent video. Thanks for watching!

[@GraveUypo]

companies ballooned the development costs, and they found whales, so now every single one of them is a whaler angler.

[@Barryislarge]

Nintendo doesn't try to be something it's not. It knows its limitations. Indie devs port from pc to a handheld format. Fun is the focus! Ps5 has the same issue as the ps3 did later on, when they removed ps2 game compatibility. Xbox360 came out earlier if I remember right, so more people rolled with the 360, and just felt like a more quality machine (i was a ps fan, but 360 with oblivion and halo was the goods). The library for ps3 also felt so small compared to the 360 because of the console release times being a while apart. The time to develop these hyperrealistic graphical games takes a looooong time, and the fun part doesn't matter. Gaming has kind of lost its way (except for indie titles).

[@anOccasionalGamer]

That's exactly why Nintendo is the G.O.A.T for me right now. They prioritize fun and their games are a blast to play! I was a ps fan back then as well lol but I eventually got a 360. And I 100% agree with you. I mostly play indie games now adays for that reason. They're fun, well thought-out, and provide unique gameplay/ story telling experiences. The gaming industry just isn't what it use to be :/

[@Barryislarge]

@anOccasionalGamer 💯! It's been so much fun with things like omori, sea of stars, the escapists ports and all the other games that should be playable anywhere. Nintendo found what theyre good at and make games for fans of entertainment! I don't really care about graphical upgrades if the game is bad, sony game devs need to back up and think about making fun stuff! Resident evil was scary. Final fantasy had good stories, and metal gear solid was like a movie you got to play! It was fun, because they couldnt use graphics as an excuse for bad gameplay. Sony and microsoft both need to start making new exclusives and take risks, cause the 50th release of skyrim is getting oooold

[@gangstagummybear3432]

lol ps3 outsold 360 even though it released a year later, 360 was more quality with a red ring of death? Lol, are you high or something? There was nothing on 360 near uncharted 2 and last of us sorry fanboy

[@Barryislarge]

@@gangstagummybear3432 🤡

[@WARLORD626]

You looked so depressed in the thumbnail that you grew a beard from boardum.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Sleepyhead2310]

🤓Boredom

[@lion-o-judah3449]

I went and looked at the thumbnail again while reading this 😂😂 My dude encapsulated everything I feel about gaming now in that thumbnail

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@lion-o-judah3449 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Treywave4146]

This is the best console generation in terms of power, but in terms of content and games it’s the absolute worst. Not only is this the worst console generation, but it’s the worst generation period. The world is getting worse by the day with prices going up, less organic food so we eat poison, rumors of war everyday and the most bland follower generation not to mention entertainment is unbearable nowadays. I seriously don’t think there’s anything much to look forward to and it’s only a matter of time before the nwo sinks in and Christ returns. Only thing to do now is to pray and turn your life around and get right with god, you have no excuse when you don’t even have any good distractions now.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Amen to that! Well said, I agree. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽 Christ is coming back and we have to be ready! We know not the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. It’s no better time to get right with God. 🙌🏽

[@thecorona1784]

"Coming to an end" what the actual Ffff?? Lol. Its only 4 years in, so roughly half way through a traditional system cycle, so no where near the end, and i think this generation will last a lot longer than past generations because the tec is so good, still 4 years later and developers have hardley had a chance to put it to the test, because of having to have old gen versions. 9th gen will be around for about another 8 years, and once the devs can utilise the tec then the games will be amazing.

[@gotnoname3956]

I am still on my PS4 (2013) and enyoing the Games. I missed the upgrade to PS4 Pro, missed the PS5 due to Covid and now it's just too late to buy a PS5 as a PS5 Pro will be released this year probably. But what I also realized (also the reason why I avoided to buy a PS5): There are no real next gen games. The PS4 had a lot of nice next gen games, nice exclusive games (Uncharted!) and all of this within the first years after the release. Now, 4 years since the release...there are only a few games that should be played on PS5 due to better graphics. But it is a shame that the current generation does not offer good games. I also don't get why so many games are STILL released on PS4. I mean...I enjoy these games on my PS4 as I am no graphic whore. But men....if you bought a PS5, you must feel annoyed as fuck haha

[@anOccasionalGamer]

I guess they have to cater to the PS4 ushers because it makes up half of Sony’s current player base.

[@Instrumentalist007]

Nintendo needs to upgrade their system. I want to see a better, more powerful Switch. Better graphics! Only being able to push 1080p in 2024 is embarrassing!

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Hopefully sometime next year those issues will be addressed. Nintendo loves to stay outdated for as long as they can before making the leap to what's relevant

[@MaI2Me]

Graphics, graphics, graphics…some people will never get it 🤷‍♂

[@1991ltd]

It's supposed to be about the power of the Series S

[@wildinstinct1585]

From what we see this gen, graphics is not too important. Look at the cost to make games bcos of better graphics and 8k 60fps, its ridiculous. I agree some better performance us overdue but no need to obsess over it

[@solarwinds5114]

If that even. 720p on a good day

[@mrlyles2002able]

I guess I'm old school, but you forgot the original console war. The one started it all, Nintendo and Sega.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Lol yes! I did aha but I guess I left that out to make a direct comparison to the gaming seen right now. Being Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft

[@oqo3310]

the times when companies actively told one another to go fuck themselves

[@mezomoza7]

Returnal and Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart are my only highlights of this Generation

[@GabePlaysYT]

Satoru Iwata famously said that as consoles become more complex, development time and cost for games would continue to go up and he was completely right. It feels like the 9th generation has barely started and there's hardly any actual exclusives available on PS5 or XBX. Meanwhile, the famously "underpowered" Switch has had a steady stream of games with what feels like a new first-party game every month. I main a Switch and a PC and imo I don't feel like I've really missed out on anything

[@chrisjones5372]

There was no real improvement from Sony and barely from Microsoft. But the switch alone make this generation worth it

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Especially with today’s Nintendo direct. Nintendo switch is the gift that keeps giving

[@JoKeRs_Kidol]

The PSN for Helldivers 2 controversy is still fresh in my mind

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Yeah, that was absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary smh

[@JoKeRs_Kidol]

@@anOccasionalGamer yea, completely unnecessary 😑

[@urmomma2688]

Bros talking like this is an obscure controversy from 20 years ago

[@Cenuzi]

I was saving money to buy that game but now i just cant due to the region thing

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@Cenuzi 😪 that’s unfortunate, hopefully there will be a work around soon.

[@madboi1591]

There is absolutely no reason to have a console anymore none. Just get a PC u will enjoy way more. Pc is really the only way to go, i dont see why i would want a ps6 or any futute console when all the exclusives are on pc nowdays . Plus u can always uprage ur pc and just get a new graphics card. My 4090 is beyod any PlayStation console that will come out in the future

[@Stewb420]

Did you green screen yourself into a picture of your living room? It feels like you're sitting in the uncanny valley haha. Good video either way, will have to give some of your other videos a shot.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

LOOOOOL You caught me! That's actually my office. When I'm out of town I still record videos. So might as well keep the background consistent for all videos. Thanks for watching yo, I appreciate the support

[@julianf147]

I know my kids attention span is shit…..and I’m sure that’s the same with a lot of your kids as well……that’s the problem the games are not for our demographic

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Welp... You do raise a good point there!

[@julianf147]

@@anOccasionalGamer like method Man just told hot 97 our time in this business is over

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@julianf147 🤣 this is true

[@matthewrodgers740]

And yet people bash on the Nintendo switch because it’s seven years old that’s because it was a good system and it still is a good system. Unlike Sony and Microsoft. We have to keep pumping out some garbage council every three years.

[@oldiemcfee]

I will never give nintendo credit till they change their business practices. They still selling you a 7 year old console at full price and the games on that console are full price no matter how old. They even will resell you their old games from older consoles for full price too assuming they even care to bring back old titles. Nintendo not a huge supporter of game preservation. Don’t even get me started with their crappie online service.

[@Astro-Noodle]

I have thought about why we haven't seen a price drop for the Switch after all this time. I'm no financial wizard but they may be trying to recoup losses from the Wii U and since no one really bought the games developed for the Wii U they're recuperating losses from those development expenses as well. Since they've been rereleasing old Wii U games and remastering some titles they may have been developing a huge library for the Switch's successor. Hopes and dreams I know but it is intriguing. As to the online service, yea it's bad, but I do love me some Splatoon 3 on the weekends and Mario Wonder during my lunch breaks lol

[@oldiemcfee]

@@Astro-Noodle I didn’t really grow up on nintendo. I had a gameboy advance but all my other experiences with nintendo was second hand through friends and family. I was raised in the xbox ecosystem and in adulthood was a playstation person. So it wasn’t till I had a switch when I kinda learned of the nintendo ecosystem. My outside perspective of the ecosystem wasn’t allowing me to enjoy what nintendo had to offer. Though I do like there games and despite never owning a pokemon or zelda game for myself I was excited to finally have that chance. Just wish I could like the company behind these wonderful IP’s.

[@omerosman1280]

you talkin as if they sellin you used or broken hardware, it's still their latest console and it's not like Sony is sellin remake for no money

[@oldiemcfee]

@@omerosman1280 That really low bar to be thriving for. I don’t think anyone go to the store expecting to get a used/broken item but alot people do understand the relationship between the value of things and price of those products. The criticism is about Nintendo value to price ratio not about if the product is useable or not. Also sony is not free from criticism but there games are more affordable and you can pick up a ps4 and still play current titles for far less than Nintendo.

[@HupCapNinja]

After playing FFVII and FFXVI I can say the 500+ dollars was worth it. Alongside the new Yakuza games. There’s games you’re just too lazy to find them and to actually enjoy them. I rather have quality games like mentioned than quantity.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

I like you take on this. But not every game suits someones interest. I hear you though, it wouldn’t hurt to checking out something I wouldn’t usually play. 👊🏽 thanks for sharing yo

[@HupCapNinja]

@@anOccasionalGamer If you’re saying “someone’s interests” then I can only guess it’s only First Person Shooters or Shooters in general. If you get out of your comfort zone you’d see there’s a shit ton of great games coming this year plus I’d just play my old games I’ve collected but never beaten by the time something like Kingdom Hearts IV comes out.

[@mza4739]

I personally agree and disagree. The PS5 gen so far has been better than the first half of the PS4 gen in my opinion. With a family and a full time job, I don't have a huge amount of time for gaming, so I'll always have a huge backlog of games to be playing. I'm actually struggling to keep up with all the new games that release. Add the fact that the PS5 plays crossgen games and most backwards compatible games better than the PS4, it becomes a no brainer for me. I've enjoyed the time I've spent playing first party and third party games on my PS5. If I didn't have a backlog and had a huge amount of time for gaming, I might feel differently about this. As far as exclusive games going to PC are concerned, I couldn't care less about that. It means nothing to me. I'm not willing to spend the money on a highend PC that'll be strong enough to massively outperform the PS5. I like the console experience. My Series X was a dumb purchase as it never gets used. Nintendo style games have zero interest to me. Could this gen be better, in terms of AAA game output? Yes. A big reason for that is game development time is longer in general now. Covid also added about a year and a half to most games that were in development at the time. Could this gen be better in terms of game quality? Well, that depends on how you measure quality. You yourself seem to be somewhat of a fan of Gamepass, whereas Gamepass has zero value to me. Maybe, I'd see it in a better light if I was a fan of first person shooters or Forza type of games. The Indiana Jones game was the only thing I was really looking forward to on Xbox, but since they shown that gameplay, I'm no longer interested. Overall, I'm happy with my PS5 as I like the first party games and it's where I play the third party games. I'm not happy with my Series X, and I'm glad I never bought the Switch. Look, I get it, people are not happy, and that's very understandable. A bigger issue I have with the gaming industry right now has nothing to do with console generations. It has to do with the fact that devs always seem to want to shoehorn certain things into their games, so they can appeal to a "modern audience".

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Thanks for sharing 👊🏽 and I feel you. Gaming is about preference, and I’m not saying that my word trumps all and there is a right or wrong way to go about it 😅 So I appreciate your take on this. If the PS5 works for you, happy gaming man 👊🏽 As you said, there are bigger issues with the industry and I’ll definitely be dropping more content on these kind of topics

[@JohnathanN-ot5nu]

Good video and facts. Only one wrong thing, Sekiro was multiplatform. It wasn't a PS4 exclusive. Bloodborne was. In any case, I'm glad I switched to PC and Nintendo. Xbox and PlayStation have no games anymore.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

Thanks for the correction! And welcome to the club, I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay! Lol

[@AllThatJazOfficial]

Absolutely, I sold my ps5 because the games started disappearing and the ones that came were disappointing.

[@ThatKidCj23]

No. I refuse too let y’all do this. The only reason this gen is so stale is because y’all refuse to let PS4 and Xbox one die. There 11 years old. But almost every single game that’s released for PS5 and Xbox X is also released for PS4 and Xbox One. You never gave this generation of consoles a fair chance too even be it’s own generation. I’m sorry for this next comment but it’s true, you broke boys are fucking up gaming and I truly hope they stop releasing PS4 games soon, you can get a PS5 for 250 on eBay. Stop being weird and let us next generation consoles owner finally start receiving some next generation games. Thank you

[@nesq4104]

Because the new games aren't doing anything unique as per game play and last gen graphics are more than satisfactory to enjoy. We are playing futuristic games and still being given handguns and shotguns. Wow that's absolutely not creative for a weapon in the future

[@dapperfan44]

@@nesq4104 Y'all didn't buy Immortals of Aveum though. Hence, more copy paste COD slop.

[@MuricanTea]

Imagine having to insult gamers cause your console is considered dog shit and a waste.

[@NehemYah810]

It’s crazy with Xbox these days. You can play gamepass on anything. My new tv has gamepass and etc built in. Such a weird time to be a console gamer.

[@ksksksksksks9020]

And now theres news about a ps5 pro. Honestly, all these games could have been on the ps4, I think gaming peaked that generation with games like rd2. No games so far feels "next gen". There better not be a ps6, let this be the last and just make incredible next gen worthy games. Like fr, what more do we need? Better graphics? More frames? Nah man

[@dav786]

Mmm i need to see each individual eyelash on Kratos

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@dav786 yooo 🤣😭

[@salimrandall]

I bought a PS5 and Series X. I had a PS4 Pro and Xbox One X and I was golden. I bought 2 PS5 games and zero Series X games. I still play old stuff. I got double scammed and this is B.S.

[@itreal90s78]

I want to go back to the mid to late 1990s again when video games was at their peak despite the lower polygon graphics.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

I love 90s gaming yo. I still play N64 and PS1 games. Those games hit different!

[@bigrobotnewstoday1436]

This is the woke generation.

[@SD-vp5vo]

coming to an end? this gen is the middle of it's life cycle

[@anOccasionalGamer]

If this is all that was accomplished to be in the middle of its cycle… I feel like the end is near

[@megathesimper4050]

Well technically, Sony did say themselves that the PS5 was in it's later years.

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@megathesimper4050 thats why I said that 👌🏽

[@matthewaddai5336]

Are you saying that as an objective fact despite the recent reports of sales, studio closures and statements made by nintendo, sony and microsoft over the last year about their consoles etc, or is that your subjective opinion?

[@C4rkus]

With how Sony and Microsoft are talking, it sounds like they are going to cut this generation early and get out new consoles quicker, no fucken idea why if games aren't coming out

[@SimplyTexy]

The duelsense controller is so cool yet the only game they properly utilize it in is astro's playroom....

[@anOccasionalGamer]

A missed opportunity to be honest. Lol I think most people turn off the haptic feedback on the controller.

[@SimplyTexy]

@@anOccasionalGamer It Really is a shame, the controller was one of the main reason's I bought a ps5 (also because I thought there would be good exclusives)

[@Gamer-vs3xl]

​@@SimplyTexyFinal fantasy rebirth, Spyderman 2, Rise of ronin, Stellar blade, Finally fantasy 16. These games have all got high metacritic scores are ps5 exclusives there definitely are good games.

[@SimplyTexy]

@@Gamer-vs3xl Yeah but I own a pc and since they keep porting over exclusives the 5 or so games only on ps5 are not worth it for me personally

[@amazingamazigh1538]

​@@SimplyTexybig facts.

[@BayAreaMike99]

5:40 the consoles are really expensive and right now especially rn times are tough. Jobs are not hiring, people are not getting hours, Layoffs are happening, The economy is in the tubes and inflation is up.

[@JH-tk8gk]

I regret buying a Series X every time I pass it up for the Switch.

[@SAsaiyajin]

WELCOME BACK TO NINTENDO EVERYONE!!!😂😂😂 And really ask yourself, did you really bought or were interested in all those high end graphical games which the Switch got scrutinized for? I think the PS5 and XBSX are amazing machines, but the functions they have is more so 'PS4-Pro plus' than it is PS5.

[@amazingamazigh1538]

You made my day lmao 😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Jay123-yk4pl]

Well switch isn’t running cfb 25 or gta 6 that alone makes ps5 and Xbox worth it

[@SAsaiyajin]

@@Jay123-yk4pl Those games will come to Switch 2 as well. And GTA isnt played for its graphics, as long as its immersive.

[@Jay123-yk4pl]

@@SAsaiyajin if you think the switch 2 will run either you’re a fool hell the ps5 might struggle running gta 6

[@SAsaiyajin]

@@Jay123-yk4pl How do you know that, have you played the game? Just logistically it would be dumb to not mainly focus on the PS5 as its were most play GTA6 on. People expect such games to come to Switch 2, casual consumers dont care about current games running better so why otherwise have a Switch 2. The Switch can run GTAV, it is originally a PS3 game and the Switch is atleast 3 times more powerfull than a PS3 just look at the specs yourself They are just desided to not port it. So why couldnt a GTA6 as they already confirmed Switch 2 devkit is running the Matrix Demo.. Again you are just saying things like its still the biggest trend to bash the Switch just because its Nintendo. In the mean time PS players are still on PS4 half of them, a lot re-re-releases on PS5. Xbox consoles are pushed less and less and more towards cloud gaming. Games look very similar graphically. Western companies constantly getting political and the Playstation brand is also effected by this (Sweet Baby Inc etc.) And personally its bad that XB and PS have these issues, they are great machines. But this Graphic feening isnt helping either, so i really dont see why you think its needed to be so negative towards the Switch even if its not your perfered console. The industry needs to take a step back as its proven that graphics dont sell as they used to. Everyone was looking down on Switch and than it started to get games people said it couldnt run and than the goalpost movement started after based on different on excuses to deny its appeal and current succes.

[@SW-ns7sg]

Just get a gaming pc. Consoles are done.

[@marcospintor1333]

And switch

[@juniorlifter369]

I stopped listening when he claimed no reason to buy a PS5, but a slight incentive for Series X.

[@chriss2082]

Man some people just be talking because there probably in there feelings or whatever. What that being said. They still are making millions off of there franchises, maybe billions. It ain't like there going to stop making them because some people are complaining about this and that. But I do agree with the games taking a long time to develop and having bugs, but that's all games. Ain't no game perfect. If they feel that way just go to a gaming PC.

[@Viz79]

Subbed - what a brilliant video!

[@anOccasionalGamer]

@@Viz79 thanks for watching!

[@Automaton35555]

Not many new games. Too many remakes reboots etc.

[@Mrballerize]

Nintendo Switch is GOATED imo. As a huge Zelda fan, "Tears of the Kingdom" is my favorite 3d Zelda Game of all time. However, I agree on the PS5 evaluation lol.

[@samuelclemons-d7p]

People went looking for a console to buy couldn't find any for sale, as they were most likely hoarded by people and drove the prices up. Now nobody can afford the newer consoles. 😢

[@Runforestrun]

Did you say there was more reason to get an Xbox over a PS5?.. You list me there All Xbox titles are on PC. Most of PS5 titles are getting ported to PC...but not all. Basically if you have a PC, there is no reason to own an Xbox. Sony at least has a few exclusives.

[@AvatarMimsy]

I used to be a Nintendo fan but after being bullied because of it I switched to PlayStation and received a PS5. However, I don't play on it as much as I wanted to because something about it just feels empty. I might switch back to Nintendo someday. Hopefully the next console generation will be much better and I hope Nintendo comes out with a new console by then.

[@luiscolin2021]

The switch has fantastic games,hopefully the switch 2 is backwards compatible

[@Justarandomwhitecat]

​@@luiscolin2021You born in a wrong country my man, here in Asia, Switch gamers are everywhere, no one will judge you by playing fun games.

[@ThunderTheYellowJolteon]

@@luiscolin2021 It's confirmed to be BC.

[@Nicholas-lf4wh]

I disagree that Sony should stop supporting PC, Many PC gamers are not going to buy a console

[@GBDogg504]

Right on 1000% I have a PS4 Pro w/upgraded 1 TB SSD. I own all the top rated PS4 games; almost 200. And I own several other older gen game console's and the top rated games for those 4 other systems. At this point I don't think I care to get any variation of a PS5 or Xbox series X ever. There's no real incentive or reason to justify buying one UNLESS MY PS4 PRO stops working. By the time GTA 6 releases next yr, the Supposed PS6 and the next Xbox is ONLY 2 yrs away (guess). IDK? maybe get that if it's backwards compatible and get the 10-12 backlog PS5 exclusives and be more future proof with gaming. IDK maybe just jump to a PC, and forget game console's altogether. Nintendo has done it right making gaming all about the games. Maybe get a switch 2 at some point. Too MANY options choices to make LoL.