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I know this is PatientGamers, but can we discuss how even the current generation of consoles seems to ask for patience as they aren't that many games 4 years after their release?

Stumbled upon this video, which kind of summarizes the issue: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJxaIP8F3K8

In summary

  • lack of risk taking by the industry
  • lack of creativity
  • industry prioritizes profit by making games compatible with the previous consoles generation
  • removal of split screen
  • outdated voice communication compared to PC Discord
  • disabled voice communication by default

For people here who have a current console, what do you think about this?

Another video on the topic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=61lX2mixdKQ

9point6 ,

The biggest one for me is that most of the games come out on PC eventually anyway, and will generally run at higher resolutions and frame rates.

I’ve also got more than enough in my steam account to play whilst I wait for any exclusives to decide they actually want my money

Also I like that I’ve got my PC, laptop, steam deck and Nvidia shields with steam link that can all play my games in various different situations. A traditional home console kinda limits the situations in which I can play my games.

Barbarian , (edited )
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Abandon consoles. Embrace the inevitability of the PC master race.

jonne ,

Yeah, never had a console. I recently did get the steam deck and that has definitely allowed me to play a few games I never had the time to play before. Still have a huge backlog though.

minibyte ,

2026 will be the year for me. Let DDR6 and next gen APUs hit mini PCs and I’m there.

pezhore ,
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I wasn’t sure about the Steam Deck, but my god man - it truly is the best of all worlds.

  • [x] Playing games in bed with instant suspend/resume
  • [x] Easy emulation of old (and new) consoles
  • [x] Supports and excels at playing the vast majority of my old Steam games
  • [ ] Makes me snacks when I’m hungry.

I’ve played Chronotrigger on here, Skies of Arcadia, and Civ3. Lately I’ve been going through the Yakuza series for the first time.

I will say that I’m always a little tempted to get a console for the exclusive new titles, but I can never justify the price when I have such a big backlog of games already.

ByteOnBikes ,

I will say that I’m always a little tempted to get a console for the exclusive new titles, but I can never justify the price when I have such a big backlog of games already

A while back, as a patient gamer, I waited until Wii & Wii games were cheap so I could buy it. I really want to catch up on all the Wii Zelda games. But by then, someone recommended how to get it work on PC, with higher res and on better screens.

And also by that time, I had too many games. So I look forward to playing Twilight Princess in 2030.

PlasticExistence ,

I recommend the Wii U HD version of Twilight Princess through Cemu at this point.

nugget359 ,

Pretty glad I skipped the current gen consoles - my last one was an Xbox one S. Still have it around to play DVDs and blu ray lol. Steam deck has been the best gaming purchase and I don’t see myself going back.

mp3 ,
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I usually stick to PC which has a stellar track record for backward-compatibility and emulation capability, or with last-gen consoles that have an established game library.

I’m not going to buy a next-gen console based on promises and hypotheticals.

ByteOnBikes ,

Pretty much this. Haven’t bought a console since 2010. Fully on Steam.

Games from forever ago work. And now it’s portable on Steam Deck.

Unless you’re obsessed with the latest releases, PC is great. Even exclusives are getting on Steam. The only thing that’s not on PC is Nintendo… “Officially” anyways.

AdamBomb ,

I was so excited about the potential of the PS5 hardware, yet here we are and I’ve only really bought 2 games really made for it: Returnal and Stellar Blade. In the same timeframe I’ve also bought and played at least a dozen bangers on my Steam Deck, some of those being new releases like Hi-Fi Rush that the Deck could play flawlessly. AAA is an albatross.

JoMiran ,
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I have a PS5 that has probably run for less than six hours, but I have two XBox Series S that are used daily. I never give my smart TVs network access and use my XBox as my main multimedia entertainment device. Add to that Gamepass and the fact that they are hardwired to my network and I can play a ton of games on it too, whether it is downloaded or through XCloud.

Nemo ,

I have a Switch, which has hundreds of games and great couch coöp. I can’t speak to most of the other concerns except creativity, and to that I say: Any platform open to indie devs is one that won’t suffer from lack of creativity. You’ll have to deal with Sturgeon’s Law, but that was always true.

Blaze OP ,

Thank you for your comment. The Switch is indeed a the nice exception of this generation.

themoonisacheese ,
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I don’t know what this sub’s view on that is, but a hacked switch is especially nice, since usually the latest releases won’t be cracked right away but older ones will be

fmstrat ,

Have I stumbled upon the only Switch comment about indie that doesn’t have a Steam Deck response?

Wait… What have I done…

sj_zero ,

Creative industries in general have been somewhat stagnant including TV, video games, movies, and so on.

Part of it is the raw bureaucratization of society where box checkers and rule followers are getting into creative positions and being uncreative.

That's also why there are good things out there in niche spaces, because creative people didn't disappear they're just keeping low.

QuarterSwede ,
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I think the Switch and the Steamdeck/PC are where the creativity is. Indie devs are making games themselves instead of working for large game development studios. If it’s popular enough they publish on Switch as well since it’s Arm based. Mobile is where it’s at honestly.

ModernRisk , (edited )
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I have got the PS5 for a year or two and, I haven’t really touched it at all. There were only a handful games that I enjoyed. Didn’t like the new Horizon forbidden west nor God of war Ragnarok, they felt just way to “same-y” (if that makes sense).

I refuse to get a Switch because, I genuinely dislike Nintendo as a company. Though thats for another time.

This also might’ve to do with the fact that I bought a gaming PC and do everything on there. I’m currently busy with Alan Wake 2, Last of us 1 and later on probably Hellblade 2.

But yeah, I agree. Console gaming has been a bit disappointing.

Paranomaly ,
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As someone who hates talking on the phone, I do not mind a bit that we’re moving away from voice communications

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