"What Happened to the 9th Generation?" | Aztecross Reacts

[@ZenkaiGoose]

Huge thanks for the amazing words @Aztecross! I'm so glad you liked the video, it was really awesome to watch your perspective!

[@AztecrossGaming]

Wonderful video man. Fantastic quality and amazing throwbacks!

[@shujima0666]

Yeah it was a great video from a person who is clearly poorly informed. Well done? lol

[@Mogs_HD]

I kinda feel like Xbox was singled out a bit, I mean the opening animation when you turn on the series x is pretty sweet and gave me shivers when I first turned it on. And is still the most powerful console on the market. I do agree with a good few points you brought up in the video and overall enjoyed it. Aztecross’ two pence also.

[@SamYz007]

shouldve cover the SUBs you had to pay to play online as well vs PC, its free when you buy the game.

[@koriuk5032]

Fewer* :P

[@rc08zzr600]

I’m not gonna lie that montage of people being so excited to get these games and consoles hit me right in the feels. Made me feel like I was 10 years old again opening up the PS2 my sister got me for Christmas.

[@nanceinthepants]

My favorite memory is playing infection on Halo Reach, having some little kid say something along the lines of “I’M GONNA KICK YOUR FUCKING ASS”, followed shortly by a mother yelling “TIMMY” and the person disconnecting 😂😂😂

[@bambampewpew32]

LMFAO MAN I wish I played with vc back then

[@NovaticChaos]

Reach Infection.. Simpler times, man I'd love to have that joy back today! Camping in groups in hard to reach places chatting so much crap to then getting killed with the odd lucky 20m sword lunge😂Games used to be fun, todays age will never understand!

[@lostsurferjames5]

Chasing down the last squeaker as they let out an ear shattering scream 😂

[@maddoxmia]

Dude. I go back to Rainbow Six 3 on the first xbox live. And PGR times were so simple then. I miss those days

[@EvilB34ns]

Corporate greed has sucked the joy out of just about everything.

[@WoozyD20]

“Bonus points if you’re watching a streamer farming content”

[@Syntaxstic]

True, but I never would have found the video without him

[@CycloneSP]

man, I lost it laughing so hard at that part. had to pause the vid for a good 5min XD

[@ZenkaiGoose]

GOT EEEM

[@ares5687]

4 th wall supreme break😭😭

[@powermix24]

Except Cross is giving exposure to said content creator.

[@holysnert1532]

i miss being a kid, i miss simpler times, i think we all look back with rose tinted glasses

[@zackphy]

If you're a hardcore Destiny player, then going from PS4 to PS5 was a HUGE upgrade and made that worth the purchase completely. I got a PS5 on day 1 and immediately loved the loading time increases. Then, in December, when Bungie released the next gen update, it was game-changing. Going from 1080p 30fps to 4k 60(120 in pvp if your tv could do it like mine) was amazing. I really only played Destiny at the time, so it completely justified the purchase alone. But then I got a high end PC and it hasn't really been touched since lol.

[@CoolCoolYams]

That's pretty much how it feels, like a PS4 Pro Pro

[@chillhour6155]

500 dollars for one live service games is still a steep sell, but cope is free so I get it

[@LSB44446]

@@chillhour6155muh graphics card

[@LSB44446]

@@chillhour6155easier to justify than a $300 graphics card

[@LilHaze117]

All you just said was you went from 720 to 1080 and that's worth hundreds of dollars and all this fuss. Consoles aren't junk food, and Apple selling you the same phone every year hasn't helped.

[@agmnii]

He really hit us with the emotional montage at the end 🥲

[@jerbear1492]

We lived as kings in the 360 days now I feel like a peasant

[@xxdisruptorxx7077]

Yes we did sir. Gamepass is trash, xbox arcade was prime. Multiplayer was fantastic almost entirely across the board. Cross gen is a joke. Sad times

[@keenangan6047]

Fr fr

[@ItzSinatraa]

You ain’t lying feel the same way 😅

[@brianisaac1804]

It was a great console, even though I had the red ring 7 times.

[@Rith9789]

​@@brianisaac1804my buddy went through like 10 consoles. Don't feel bad lol

[@rampagegamingg8434]

Seeing that old game release montage towards the end was so damn nostalgic man. Jesus we had it so good. I wish we knew we were in the golden era.

[@LightningNC]

This console generation came out at a time when people didn't have money. Now, people have even less money. Of course nobody's buying.

[@patrickoakley7890]

This is the answer.

[@Verbally.autistic]

There’s also no incentive to upgrade your console since most of the games everyone plays is multi-gen and the hardware of the console is hardly worth the price of purchase when a pc sounds more tempting with its freedom.

[@Kuweiyo]

Man I was definitely broke. And the scalpers

[@codygrinnell8676]

Scalpers also bought allot of the consoles.. They where near impossible to get them unless you where extremely lucky... With them selling for $1200 plus... me and my one room-mate got lucky when the pre-orders went live and beat scalpers by probably milli seconds... And my other room-mate got lucky with a drop at Walmart..

[@Luke973T]

Ps5s have sold as well or are currently outpacing the ps4. No idea why people keep perpetuating this false narrative. I just had a conversation with someone that works at Amazon and they are tired because people are going crazy with the current sale and buying up stuff.

[@MurkyDizZ]

Gaming for consoles won't go anywhere until they ditch the prior generation. Making games for old gen is crazy and holds back the new ones

[@BarderBetterFasterStronger]

Yep. Everyone saying this gen is boring while no one is demanding support be ended for PS4. Ps4's sales is why there aren't great PS5 games. Well, that and greed.

[@MurkyDizZ]

@BarderBetterFasterStronger exactly and not just that Xbox took the biggest L with the series X because its held back by it lesser counter part the S like what we're they thinking. Why couldn't the S be just as powerful without a disk drive? Why did they make it so much more inferior? It truly just ruined the series X.

[@torvasdh]

Nothing happened and that's the problem

[@SwampyThingy]

That and the most of the games are junk compared to console games of last generation.

[@ericx6969]

@@SwampyThingy game devs be trolling it mostly gaming companies that are problem

[@Lorentz_Driver]

@@SwampyThingy Found the XBox player lol.

[@javiervelez9329]

@@Lorentz_Driverthem ps5 exclusives arent all that good either man 😂 my ps5 collects dust

[@SwampyThingy]

@@Lorentz_Driver you didn't even watch the video 😒

[@Chummsy]

When Heldivers 2 launched, it was the first time in a long time that I heard so many people speak. And it was happening in almost every match. It was awesome!

[@FloridaMann123]

The 9th gen was entirely just a spec upgrade. Like going from an iPhone 8 to an iPhone 8s.

[@PabloGonzalez-dm3xm]

That's literally all I wanted. What more do you need? Can you give some examples? Because I don't know if I just have no imagination

[@lordkira9791]

that's how it is every gen

[@bambampewpew32]

Yeah and ngl I didn't mind, it's all I wanted lol and having games be "series x enhanced" or whatever the compatibility term was, was all I needed to be happy lol Probably cause I played destiny 2 on xbox at the time and LOAD times were starting to get CRAZY lol

[@Ja.floppa]

Chómpiras HD

[@naughtycultmemes784]

This guy gets it

[@dragonfire3697]

A lot of great points from his video. Downloads, the ads on dashboard, the lack for need of physical media. Thank you for reacting to his video. Also, to add to the PC thing, there are so many combinations for hardware that developers and even the players couldn't even consider, where as a console is (mostly) pick up and play. No drivers to deal with, OS updates that can brick your device, and other computer related issues that can just crop up. I will say, i own a PC and Xbox, and mostly play on Xbox, but i understand the idea of 'just get a PC' (mods, smaller updates, compression on said updates, ease of availability with games, especially older ones, accessibility options for those that need them, ect).

[@kurtisdeakin]

Just the red ring or blue screens on ps lol you get updates on consoles, what do you think those loading bars are when you turn em on sometimes? And they're not always good! You forgot to mention PC has the better specs, I can be doing other things on my pc when there's an update, the better prices for games, the ability to customise my gaming experience. I've gamed on PC for about 10 years now, I have never ONCE had an "os update that bricked my device". What the hell are you talking about? Drivers download themselves like on a console, Nvidia tells me there's a new one out, I download when I want to, done. It's EXACTLY like consoles. I don't think you're really a pc gamer, tbh...

[@jimmcmeen761]

Not everyone wants to fool with a pc for gaming.

[@jimbla4747]

@@jimmcmeen761 there's less needed on a pc than what you do to keep you phone working

[@benstanfill363]

Ya, and leave it to PC players to not admit that. They always have the most elitist attitude.

[@Blueishbunny2296]

I think the issue is that now every game copies the same formula where they make a mediocre game and slap a battle pass on it and a item shop

[@ThickRedPaste]

I dont necessarily mind an item shop. But it just cant be the main focus of the game. Also, not every meal has to be gourmet

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

The problem was they said this was the most powerful console. That’s all these things had as a selling point. Then they run the same games at 30fps so why bother

[@ThickRedPaste]

@Monkeyman-qt1sm I have a ps5 and my games don't run on 30fps. I don't know if it's 60 but it's not 30

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

@@ThickRedPaste go ahead and boot up uncharted, or bloodborn (I’ll give bloodborn a pass cuz Ik it’s deeper then that) go run any game in “quality” mode it’s at 30 fps a majority of the time, starfield is locked, dragon dogma is locked, I’m sure there’s others I can’t think of

[@ThickRedPaste]

@Monkeyman-qt1sm you mean to tell me that the PS4 games that are made with a 30 fps cap are only playable at 30fps? Egads!! It also isn't a issue when playing non pvp games. I was talking about more recent titles that are made to run at higher framerates.

[@Zakzter]

I still remember getting my 3ds for my 9th birthday. My mum woke me up and handed me a wrapped gift and as I was peeling back the wrapping paper I saw the nintendo logo and gave her the biggest hug, told her I loved her and started crying. Those days are long gone now I brought myself a PC, I got a switch and my mum says that games have corrupted who I really am. I wish that those days where still present and I hope my kids in the future will feel the same as I did.

[@TheIndulgers]

32:41 The whole video speaks truth. Aztecross is absolutely right about ray tracing as well. Let me tank my performance for this subtle lighting/reflection difference, then tank my image quality with extreme upscaling and fake frames to make up some of that lost performance. 🤦🏻‍♂

[@zeromech1450]

This was a surprisingly pleasent trip down memory lane. And i really appreciate it. So much bs is going on in the world with politics and streamers being terrible people and money buying absolutely nothing anymore. This video made me smile a lot and it made me happy. And for that. This guy is getting a sub

[@jesselee9223]

Whoa whoa whoa, hold on. You of all people haven’t played mass effect?? Get to it cross.

[@brettadiah10]

Bro doesn't want to be caught looking at ass all day again lol

[@fi5hgaming372]

My boi is missing out

[@Kastor0311]

Yea I think I'm about to go through the legendary collection again

[@Blackronin357]

Cross young as shit in this gaming shit. 😂 He's barely 30.

[@dogsbecute]

@@Blackronin357 ? clearly if he played things like dead space then he was around for mass effect. Clearly he didnt vibe with RPG's? Have youe ver played Eternal Sonata on the Xbox 360? Ever played Blue Dragon? Both bangers, highly doubt you know what im talking about.

[@ThunderWarriorZX]

That montage at the end, that was me growing up. Now with digital games it going feel different now for future generations.

[@Aureulion]

Not us getting called out. 14:52

[@drthraxine]

I got 7 ads while watching this video on yt, which is about an ad every 4-5 mnts, this sums everything up.

[@kurtisdeakin]

adblockers, bro. It's 2024!!

[@drthraxine]

@@kurtisdeakin I have adblocker on my browser, but am talking about yt (youtube), no adblocker works on KZbin right ?

[@bren.nan_]

@@drthraxinequite literally any adblocker works bro

[@drthraxine]

@@bren.nan_ on KZbin app ? Android app? On my phone ?

[@kelduarjudgester9083]

I'm sorry for you, I got maybe one add or two during this, but I don't tend to get as many adds as others for some reason. Maybe sticking to watching longer form stuff makes them seem less often?

[@ATV-2008]

4:05 Anyone glad that Ratchet and Clank appeared not once, but twice. Ratchet and Clank was my and still is my top game series, higher than every other game in the world. RESPECT IT Edit: it appeared FOUR times. My day is made

[@chillociraptor5007]

Its too bad the games aren't nearly as good as they once were.

[@TheDingdong42]

R&C was one of my favorites. I remember doing the challenge mode,basically NG+ like 15 times over

[@ParisPK]

Right here brother, will always be my number 1 favorite insomniac series ever

[@MartyLarty-m8o]

Showing everyone opening up consoles was classic brought a tear to my little beady eyes wish I could get that feeling back at 41

[@ruvinwolf]

All good points, but also I think one of the problems was the chip shortage that caused the quantity of 9th gen consoles released to nosedive. This led to one of the biggest scalping booms I'd ever seen in gaming, with some consoles selling for double their list price or more. It really killed the momentum of the new consoles when they released and I'm pretty sure they still haven't recovered and likely won't for a while yet.

[@judgementkazzy7172]

I remember going to the mall with my buddy and on the way back we decided to go to game stop for a PS5 and lady luck was smiling upon us that day because someone returned their week old PS5 5 MINUTES before we got there and as soon as we got to the counter a person came in looking for one as well but ours was the final one at the store.

[@Pants207]

yeah this is often overlooked. My fiancé works in electronics manufacturing and there are still shortages and delays. Between covid, materials shortages, scalpers, and everything else it is not suprising that current gen isn’t as stand out as previous generations that had a very different economy during release.

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

I mean they lied about the specs lol isn’t that enough? The box says 4k 120. I don’t think any game actually hits that, hell most games don’t even hit one of those marks. I will be staying far away from consoles lol

[@ruvinwolf]

@@Monkeyman-qt1sm wouldn’t that be the game developer’s fault and not the console’s?

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

@@ruvinwolf umm what? Those games run fine on pc just the consoles aren’t strong enough…

[@Arclight-Arcanum]

I knew the age of games started to decline when we didn’t do midnight releases at GameStop anymore.

[@xlinnaeus]

Aztecross transitioning into a reaction youtuber and I'm so here for it

[@CaydeElric]

Midnight releases were truly an experience, especially for a highly anticipated game. I'm pretty sad that those times are almost entirely gone.

[@Jwebbplayz]

The biggest thing people miss and what I know as a pc tech/builder is that the series X/S hardware was built “custom” to take software to make the hardware better. The series x has a good 8 core cpu and a 11.8 / 12.1 teraflop GPU. It’s basically a pc under Xbox OS. At the time of them, you’d spend more on building a pc to get equivalent performance. The consoles are still perfect even today especially for the price compared to building a pc. Go take $299 and build a pc that smacks decent graphics @ 120fps like the series s. You’ll hunt for a bit.

[@TheWitch297]

The average console user is subscribing to gamepass or psplus, and I have no idea why most ppl who make price comparisons never take this fact into account. Paying into these subscription plans over the course of an entire console gen is close to, or even exceeding the price of the console itself. This very same PC that you might spend more for equivalent performance also has vastly more use case which is never taken into account either. If you had the option to play ps5, xsx and nintendo games via emulation this is the equivalent of having all 3 consoles in one box, minus the few exclusives that might take 2yrs to come to the PC platform. and those are a very small handful of games. Even better if you have a PC that performs vastly better than current gen consoles. The price gap has considerably shrunken over the past few years.

[@benstanfill363]

​@@TheWitch297Except ps plus and gamepass give access to tons of games now. PC doesn't have an equivalant. Having a console and paying $135 a year for PS Extra is 100% worth it for me and many many others. PC players always try to pretend PC is so superior but it's really not. For some people its absolutely the best choice, for others, it's not.

[@tanget1337]

Not exactly the same example, but the comms argument is so well observed. I remember playing CS 1.6 (yes, I'm old) back in the day, and I met most of my gaming friends in that time. Whereas, destiny 2 does not feel like a game populated with millions of people. People you get matched with might as well be bots. Particularly when it started, the game actively made it difficult for people to connect. Back in the day things were different. For a start, we had community servers rather than match making, which meant people would tend to hang out in the same place each day, a bit like a local pub or bar. You would join one of those servers with space, and see people you recognised in there. Additionally, people would talk to one another. They didn't necessarily use comms, but they would text chat. CS was probably a bit unique in this respect because you often spent at least some of the round dead, waiting for it to end, so there was nothing else to do. I think maybe a lot of the reason we don't have environments like this that foster free and easy communication today is that we want to keep people safe from abuse etc. I totally get that, but it's a shame it's come at the cost of the social side of gaming.

[@Aubee89]

I love my ps5. And I love that I'll be playing it for the next 9 years!

[@kurtisdeakin]

Somebody wasnt' listening. Pony!

[@kyrian7600]

There’s another aspect that I don’t think was covered in the video, which is paywalled multiplayer. I understand that consoles are sold as loss leaders and that the companies expect to make up for that with subscriptions like PS Plus and Xbox Gold, but why would I choose to pay 70USD/year (at minimum) to play a game I already paid 70USD for when I could just pay 70USD once to get the game on PC and never have to pay a subscription to play online? It just astounds me how we’re just letting these companies get away with stuff like this. And now that crossplay is being implemented in pretty much any game with multiplayer, there’s even less of a reason to stick to consoles. Consoles were popular back then because they had the best value and were the most accessible, but now that PCs are getting cheaper and easier to use I genuinely see no legitimate reason for anyone to stick with consoles aside from exclusive titles (which even they are starting to make their way onto PC). Almost everyone I know that had a console back in the day has transitioned to PC and almost never use their consoles anymore. I rarely use my PS5 and I only even have it for certain exclusive titles that I know are coming to PC in the future, I was just excited for those games in particular (FF16, God of War, and Spider-Man).

[@ethandesangles]

The only good things I can say about the 9th generation is the slight performance boost on the previous generation games and the fact that the consoles don't sound like a goddamn jet engine when I play those games.

[@elijahford3696]

I don't know my PlayStation 4 is breathing unless I hear him howling. It's louder than my TV, but it's a monster. Thing drinks Gatorade and goes quiet for a while.

[@OscarASevilla]

Well sure, that's a good thing. But at that point, you're just paying a high premium price to play a game at a barely smoother level and for a quieter system.

[@angelicamarieleedavidson9649]

I do agree with the split screen coop side of things, nothing tops bringing your console or your friends brings theirs and playing coop of whatever game. Miss those days

[@krisk31]

I own a PC and a PS5. When I play most of the time I just want to sit on my couch and play on my big ass TV rather than at my desk on a monitor. I feel like that’s the only major benefit of playing on a console.

[@kurtisdeakin]

But... but you can rig your pc to use a controller and a big soft chair.... there's ZERO difference there!!

[@Pwnag3Inc]

I own multiple pc’s. The one at my desk is used for fps games. 5800x3d/4080 super. One in the living room connected to the lg oled. 5800x3d/4090. My consoles ps5/series x are collecting dust.

[@roks5tar]

The biggest thing to me is seeing all of the hype reactions of the Christmas morning openings and midnight releases and I genuinely teared up and it made me feel a way I haven’t felt since picking up battlefield 3 ON RELEASE and bringing mine and my brothers Xbox’s to our buddies house and setting up our own squad and going nuts in their living room with the 4 of us. That, cod zombies nights with the bois, impromptu smash tournaments, huge halo lan parties, all of that magic is dead and even trying to talk to my younger siblings about games, all they do is play Minecraft and Fortnite, from middle schoolers up to the college age ones and it honestly breaks my heart.

[@mun123keet]

At this point, the only reason to own a 9th gen console is just to play GTA 6 early, which is the main reason why I'm still holding on to my Series X at the moment.

[@sopcannon]

1 month before release they will say sorry but it 10th gen only.

[@departed402]

My first Halo parties were played via LAN cable. My friend, without his parents permission, drilled a hole through their hardwood floor to feed the cable from their living room to his bedroom.

[@Joker-ui9rv]

2 videos in a day? Oh boy.

[@TheGerardo136]

He almost always does 2 in a day 🤔

[@TobeWilsonNetwork]

Never expected I would have such a sentimental attachment to like, the bloop bloop noises from navigating the 360 menu

[@gokkiyoutube]

that 14:52 farming comment was 👌chef's kiss

[@skipit3]

About the guy’s point to Discord on console 22:23. On Xbox it’s actually quite nice, and not a single drawback I can think of. Using your phone or a pc just for discord and playing on console at the same time is far worse as I did that exact same thing for a while. Hope PlayStation found the same success on their end with Discord integration.

[@stevenjackson9028]

My biggest takaway from this video is that Cross still hasn't played Mass Effect.

[@rpgzieg]

This was the best 'talking with Dadcross' session I've ever had

[@bradking6259]

I have used the control mic. When my headset is dead

[@omgratboy44]

Same. Its the last ditch option when theres no otherr headset working around 😅

[@anubiszai8836]

Also this youtuber you're showing us is also fire 🔥 and accurate on everything he showcases. So many funny memes and great content. He's figured out the formula

[@ivi_lDgaming]

22 minutes is a long video? We are so cook, TikTok really doom us all

[@dawety]

The last game me and the boys really enjoyed a lot was Star Wars battlefront 2 the 2005 edition. We stayed up for an entire weekend just playing the entire game as Sith and Jedi. The space battles, choosing where your next battle will be in the story mode and the online play was truly a blast. After that game we just stuck to playing online and never did Lan parties again. The one thing I missed the most about consoles

[@Agamotto57]

Man Little big planet was my childhood

[@dyamadaguchi]

Best time ever. I tell my son the experience we had with people waiting in line to pick up a game at launch. Met friends that I still play with

[@fuhkyu8146]

Using the god damn messenger ping as a transistion sound is guerilla warfare.

[@Anonymous-m9f9j]

The way the cobwebs flew off my millennial dopamine receptors 😮‍💨

[@TheEedjit]

I remember buying my Xbox and it blew up after 3hrs. Took it back and got it changed which included gears 1 & 2.. those games sat untouched for a year and a half!! I was devastated when I played gears 1 and it’s absolutely feckin awesome!

[@kiryuchansboyfriend]

My "9th Gen" console was literally just upgrading to a PC my best friend/roommate and I co-built to play stuff like Halo MCC and modded versions of Skyrim, Minecraft, Cyberpunk, etc. while keeping my PS4 and his Switch around to play all the games we have on those. And that's not to mention all the worthwhile exclusives for both PlayStation and Xbox will hit Steam within a couple years anyway.

[@teamwolfyta]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh The nostalgia... Phenomenal video by @ZenkaiGoose. Also 12:17 had me laughing my ass off. And hello at 14:52. 😅

[@namememagic]

I enjoy my Xbox…

[@Blueishbunny2296]

And there's nothing wrong with that I play on ps5 and I enjoy it but I can acknowledge that these issues are real and matter

[@someryebread]

Same, the backwards compatibility can't be beat, you ain't playing Skate 3 anywhere else at 4k 60fps.

[@kurtisdeakin]

@@someryebread lol!! I mean, if that's ALL you want in your gaming experiencing, that one niche moment and game, sure.... Just ignore ALL the other problems mentioned.

[@goose12k9]

@@someryebread are you sure about that

[@marcusfenix9534]

If planned obsolescence wasn't a thing I would still have my PS2, Ps3 and 360. Currently, I have XB1 and PS4. The other issue is having to buy consoles for certain exclusives. Can't play Halo on Playstation or Killzone on Xbox.

[@almeidaxz]

Oh damn, thats some really emotional video right there 🥹

[@str33tkng]

Halo infinite has improved dramatically since launch, that might even be an understatement honestly.

[@Ty-wf6mg]

Infinite was always good. People just like to complain.

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

@@Ty-wf6mgyou guys are both smoking crack lmfao. That game was dead on arrival. The core of its gameplay was Ight but it had absolutely nothing going for it and way too many deep problems that could never be fixed, but and glitches valor at launch as well. If you still play this you need higher standards

[@badacid7388]

I’m so glad that I grew up in the golden age of gaming. I was born in 85, so the NES the SNES, 64, PS1-2, GameCube, Xbox.

[@andrewhowarth5382]

Shit….we are in the react stage of content again

[@SpliffyHusk]

To be fair, he shouldn’t put all his eggs in destiny

[@BombasticBrothers179]

Thats crazy accurate! Loved the feeling of getting a new game on the Cube... not the same.

[@Sodamachine62]

One of the problems i see is everyone today is overly negative. Company's can drop a good game and majority of people will still bitch

[@Ineedbout3fiddy]

For real. That’s something I’ve noticed as well. It’s one thing to be critical and offer constructive criticism vs just bitching to bitch. One of the big points he makes too in the video regarding talking on the mic from then vs now is also really different. Today you can’t say anything w/o offending someone. It’s like we’re always on eggshells. No wonder no ones using the mics. That’s not totally the new game consoles fault. More of a sign of the times sadly.

[@Blackronin357]

Like starfield and hellblade 2 getting shite reviews cuz of console warring biases.

[@exilemorin04]

⁠​⁠@@Blackronin357starfield actually deserved it though , loading screen simulator when it’s supposed to be space exploration even though you can only explore pre set locations which are randomized. A good example would be Elden ring DLC people complained it was “too hard” when that’s EXACTLY what the community has wanted but people still complained even though we got way more content than we expected and deserved

[@kurtisdeakin]

People are critical BECAUSE, if you paid attention to video, we're getting crap game after crap game nobody asked for, remakes for brand new consoles that bring nothing new, copy pastes, looong load times, ads, minaj in cod skin bs etc. People aren't "overly negative", people are tired and speaking out at long last. If they'd spoken up sooner and voted with their wallets, gaming might be in a better state today.

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

@@Blackronin357starfield💀💀💀

[@Samurai-xm2yn]

Really great video and great points. For me, I have a work computer that is not used for gaming and am unwilling to buy a second computer specifically for gaming. A console is less expensive than a gaming PC and provides a "good enough" gaming experience to enjoy AAA games with decent enough FPS.

[@GeremyG]

It’s dumb to hear about the next generation of consoles when none of the promises for this generation have been met and very few games are taking advantage of the horsepower of current gen consoles.

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

Exactly, everyone is over here trying to think of some deep reason they didn’t sell. I’m like bruh it says 4k 120 on the box, no game hits this. Hell most games aren’t hitting either of them 🤣

[@michaeldority9282]

I got goosebumps super hard when the kids were unboxing old consoles, and going out to midnight premieres at gamestop it was such an awesome time to be alive

[@s1n1st3rs0ul]

there isn't much more innovation you can really do anymore, its now down to story ideas and gameplay feel, and so there are very few games that can stand out in that way. But, you gotta take one thing into consideration as well... social media. It is way more prevalent now and so people are making their opinions known, and i can guarantee that if we had social media back then like we do now, we would be having a similar conversation about games. Like, most of the games were amazing back then because it was, for most gamers, their first few years of gaming, so everything was new and everything was fresh. Now its not, I'm sorry to say but we ARE just getting older and that does change our perception on games. Look at all the kids that play games today, they are acting just how we used to act, and probably don't care about the state of games just like we didn't care. We have gotten so into judging games and checking the state of games that we have lost sight of the biggest reason why games exist... to just have fun. I'm not saying we should just let the companies do whatever they want and just consume consume consume... but we also need to learn that perhaps there are more games we can have fun with if we actually look rather than always criticize and critique.

[@theyluvcryo8135]

Great take!

[@LSB44446]

I think you can always innovate, they've jusy gotten extremely lazy. They don't make any new original games unless they check the boxes of past successful games. Studios are too greedy to risk new things. It's not just a matter of an aging generation, I definitely disagree. There have been so many remasters/remakes, it is ridiculous

[@s1n1st3rs0ul]

@@LSB44446 I'm not saying they aren't greedy, but you cant expect them to keep coming up with new innovations. How are you supposed to change the fps genre in a meaningful way without driving everyone away? you really cant, that genre has kinda peaked in innovation and is now just needing to present itself in different ways to be more appealing than the other titles in that genre. But that's not innovation, innovation, like the video showed, is genre defining feats that are then used/chased by everyone else. That's a lot harder to do nowadays. Take BG3, that didn't really innovate, they just made a damn good rpg with things that have been here for years already.

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

@@s1n1st3rs0ulthis is such a bad take I don’t even know where to start… how about we start with locking everything at at least 60fps. 30fps is only a thing because consoles still exist

[@s1n1st3rs0ul]

@@Monkeyman-qt1sm thats... thats not innovation, that's just upgrades and technical limitations, very differant from the whole talk about innovation

[@theneatobandito]

It's funny to watch this video at the this moment, as I'm a PC player and I play Destiny 2 as my primary game (hence why I'm watching this channel), but I just purchased Minecraft, on my Xbox One, only days ago, just for the chance to play a very simple and chill game with my son, who's about to turn 5 soon. And while he has ZERO idea what he's doing, the laughter he lets out when he tries to hit me with a sword, and the million questions he's hitting me with on whatever it is he's doing (while I'm just trying to build a damn house), is genuinely priceless. I honestly look forward to sitting down to play with him whenever I have the chance, and it's just MINECRAFT for crying out loud, but it's possible because the console is more accessible to him at his age. He'll grow in that space, and maybe one day he'll move past the need for the console, but for now, it's exactly where it needs to be.

[@crimsonsw21]

I will never willingly play on PC vs Console, I like booting up my Console and playing on my 65" tv. I have a gaming laptop that I bought just to play D2 on the go, but I hardly use it.

[@Blueschy]

This is so eye opening, okay im going to get back on my series x and ps5

[@mm-2018]

Cross platform games hurt consoles.. Plus micro transactions and online only..can't buy a game and play it if your internet is down most of the games mentioned early in the video didn't suffer from these issues.. I would get lost in gta without being online

[@kurtisdeakin]

"Crossplatform games hurt nobody!" ftfy. Exclusivity is cancer to gaming and gamers and ONLY benefits greedy corporations who are killing the industry anyway. Pay attention to the video.

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

It sounds like you need a pc lmao

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

Also how could cross play hurt anyone?🤦🏻‍♂️ goofy af

[@carlosdoble]

Gears of War is not only an amazing franchise, but also a cinematic masterpiece. I'm sure most of us will never forget the scene with Dom's sacrifice...

[@DTNNooby]

did the whole world collectively forget we had a 2 year pandemic?

[@benstanfill363]

And? Nothing completely stopped. Things slowed, but nothing stopped, games were still developed, consoles were still built, and its been almost 3 years since the world opened back up. What's there to show for that time?

[@someryebread]

This man had so much buyers remorse he made a short film about it. I respect the dedication i guess.

[@sharp1979as]

Great vid,from both streamers... I just don't want a pc in my front room when I chill a console for me is apart of an entertainment set up that I can chill on the sofa with. Pc is what you said but let's be honest its to be put in a room dedicated for it.

[@JM1992]

Man it was an awesome experienced as a kid opening up them new consoles as a Christmas gift

[@death_forsale1362]

Being a PS5 owner I cannot relate. They’ve had multiple beautiful games and most of the games I play are highly competitive. So the performance boost was definitely needed.

[@84juggalojohn]

On the cool, this is just a Xbox and PC video lol. I was a little confused haha. I have a Alienware gaming laptop and a ps5. I never touch the Alienware honestly.

[@AMM-O99]

I actually like using the ps5 controller mic. It’s not bad

[@MrSkillz76]

I built my first gaming rig in 2013 because my GF's son took over my Xbox. I haven't bought a console since but this is my 3rd rig from scratch. Usually upgrading after a year or two before building a new one. 5800x3d with a 3080 currently and will play it for the next 5 years or so.

[@Primalzs]

One thing about all this is people like to try to compare games even before they come out or say “it’s gonna die give it a week” or “this is just a bootleg version of so and so game” that’s one reason I say next gen doesn’t have a distinctive game because people try to cancel it before it gets a fair chance

[@icesharkk6399]

went straight over and dropped a sub to xenkais channel. what a great presentation voice and style.

[@kalmanjames]

100% Cross! i built a pc 8-ish years ago, it cost me $1700 and its only now starting to show signs of age, she'll last another 3-4 years with minimal changes for the most comfortable gaming experience, easier sales and access to indie and free games it's ultimately saved me money compared to console gaming... the PC parts available these days are cheaper and better than ever. I'm still running a 1070ti, this will last me untill next gen

[@jstriker90]

I got goosebumps at the part where everyone was getting c0nsoles as presents. It truly was a great experience with all my friends over the years, throughout all the genres of games I've played.

[@fabriciobecerra1031]

I went from Xbox one to PC from 720 to 1440p omg it was like a whole new world I couldn’t believe what I was missing. For weeks I was mind blown everytime I hopped on the game.

[@zhiko2138]

Ever since I studied digital business and data science I came to realise that most companies no longer look at video games industry as entertainment but as a business. Which is really sad and this video made me feel more right I don't know how to exactly explain this.

[@Buzzkill-wn7tf]

Remember jumping to 360 after the old PS3 after getting tired of the PS controllers failing--and because I wanted to finally play Halo. And never looked back because some of the best text/mic interactions EVER started happening. New to me. Made me laff. A lot. Liked the feel of the controller and it's reliability vs PS too. The ex left in...2010? and took her PS. Destiny happened and had to shift to the Xbone (360 bricked) later in the year. Mostly because of the Xbox community I had built u because of Destiny. Good times. Good fun. But the texts and voice was GOLDEN! Not just Destiny. lol. Good reaction vid.

[@ReyAudentio]

When i first got my Nintendo Switch I had no idea what it meant to "suspend" the current game i was playing, but now that I have it I'll never be able to play a console game again without it.

[@tobiasneethling8871]

it also didn't help that these super expensive new consoles were impossible to get for like a solid year+ and even now remain out of reach for many people

[@drakusmero104]

This guy has S tier editing skills. Every cut had me peeing a little more

[@randomuser3555]

I remember when the 360 was a new console and my boys wanting one SOO bad. At the time my wife and I were borderline homeless and Christmas was a rough time for us. The company my wife worked for had a Xmas party that was casino themed with prizes. We actually won a 360 for our boys. Long story short they opened it, I cried tears of joy! Then we plugged it in, installed some game, I think it was Halo 3. Five minutes into the first time they EVER got what they asked for as a Xmas gift...ROD. That being said I still miss those gaming days.

[@Maschine_Elf]

Red Ring of Death could have all been fixed had they told people to either have the singular tiny fan cleaned, or made it easy to do even for a kid. (A slide out replaceable filter and a higher rpm fan would have done the trick.)

[@Borderlesscott]

Such a good video 😝 I miss party chat!!!

[@chozo_progeny7570]

I use the mic in the PS5 controller all the time. People don't seem to have any problems hearing me clearly, so I don't see the problem with it 🤷‍♂️ ...oh, and I don't hold it up to my face like that 😂

[@josephspurgis9700]

The master chief collection is pretty good, the devs stuck with it and updated it😊

[@falconhoops4]

Standing in line with your friends outside of GameStop, for a midnight release ❤

[@AetherStatePlays]

Man that end section had me tearing up. Things used to be so simple

[@blacktiger0095]

I think the fondest memory i have in gaming, well two, was the midnight releases at gamestop for Battlefield 3 and Halo Reach, i remember getting home from gamestop at like 2AM, putting reach in and downloading what needed to be downloaded and then stayed up through the morning and passed out on the couch, my best friends coming over and playing the survival wave game mode. Man, just those memories slap different than today. Now its, lets meet on Discord and just real generic gameplays and stuff.

[@itzdan0s477]

I believe it was cdprojekt red that hired modder. Turns out he was a beet farmers kid and he was just early 20s and would mod on his spare time. They were so impressed with his work, this guy made a witchers 1 prologue inside the Witcher 3 with mods. They reached out to get a"CV" Whatever the hell that is. That sparked a trend and now almost half the team working on cyberpunk 2 were modders. I like that company very much, even if they launched a broken game haha. -and yeah I used the mic on the controller when my headset broke in half. Iems and utilized the controller mic the mic came in clutch.

[@skiba789]

I went from a series X to a high end PC last year. Never going back.

[@LowLifeDust]

My favorite way to go back in time is to listen to Team Headkick's song "Red Ring of Death", brings me back so far.... Its so weird growing up with the 360 and being almost 30 now feeling like games have died..