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Why I don’t want the next generation of consoles

Metro - I’ve owned or had access to every console generation since the 8-bits. I also owned a Commodore 64 and dabbled with PC gaming in the 90s. My main platform this gen is a PlayStation 3, and I’ve also got a Wii and 3DS. I wasn’t excited about the PlayStation announcement and have now realised this is because I just want what I’ve got and don’t see a need for a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox 720 either. This is a very odd feeling since I’ve always wanted new hardware.

chukamachine4057d ago

Let me guess metro, when the xbox720 gets announced you'll have a change of heart. I'll keep an eye on things.

PeaSFor4057d ago

"Why I don’t want the next generation of consoles"

again, WHY should we care about a random dude opinion on the internet?

they should rename N4G to B4G (BLOGS 4 gamers...)

anonymous923484057d ago

So why read and comment on it, if you don't care?

SatanSki4057d ago

Yeah. I dont read 90% of those so called articles linked here. People just writes random stuff to get hits. Zero value

brish4057d ago

"WHY should we care about a random dude opinion on the internet?"
- quote from some random dude on the internet

kirbyu4057d ago

Game reviews are opinions of some random guy on the internet. Have you ever read one of those? I'm sure you have.

fsfsxii4056d ago

I thought N4G meant: NOT 4 Gaming...

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Mr Pumblechook4057d ago (Edited 4057d ago )

...Gamers are looking forward to it and can't wait to enjoy it. Sure there are some great games still to come on PS3 and 360, but I still want the new experiences of next-gen. It's going to be an exciting year!

jeromjenkins4057d ago

I am excited about the next gen, and may buy at launch, but at the same time I agree with a lot of feelings the writer has. I do believe the next gen will become more and more innovative, or at least hoping so

Nevers4057d ago (Edited 4057d ago )

The main hold up I have is that it seems most of what we have been told (granted, very little at this point) regarding innovation this round is leaning more towards monetary acquisition, propriety, and non-gaming applications. So far, I have no reason to upgrade. It's early yet though... hopefully this changes.

Nevers4057d ago (Edited 4057d ago )

Didn't mean to reply to myself, lol.

ILive4057d ago

What innovations are people looking for, really? People expect way too much from these consoles that it boggles the mind. Pcs have been way ahead of consoles, so why haven't they innovated. Seriously, what do people want?

Nevers4057d ago

It's probably too early to get this info; but hearing/seeing more about why these consoles are going to be fun will sell me on throwing $400+ down more than knowing how these consoles are going to revolutionize the way we purchase/receive games.

madjedi4056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

Thank you ilive

People have no idea what they want or what is innovative, it's a meaningless buzzward now.

I wish the word would go away, because i have seen very few things this gen i would define as innovative not wii mote, not kinect nor move.

A couple games utilised new techniques or focused on new gameplay concepts, but i dislike using the common sheep prases like innovative, innovation.

Because they have been so throughly ground down into nothing-ness by repeated and improper overuse. Especially by nintendo fans.

Godmars2904057d ago

I'm all for calling the 8th console generation 7.5 because the 7th was such a mess.

Tito084056d ago

Yeah man, wished it was like the 5th-6th generation. This gen wasn't anywhere as good. I give this gen a 5/10.

rainslacker4056d ago

Are you saying the 7th gen needs a reboot? I'd rather it just moves on and tries to do things better next gen. I've enjoyed quite a few games this gen, but overall there is a lot of stagnation in new games...outside some amazing exceptions of course.:)

Godmars2904056d ago

I'm saying that the 7th and current console cycle was rushed into without a full understanding of it's requirements. That on top of that it was tailored towards specific types of games. High profile and big budget as well as polygon and realtime. Anything below a AAA production became crippled because no one wanted to spend the extra money to make a B or C level title really work, but that didn't stop them from being made.

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mkis00723m ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows9012m ago(Edited 11m ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

Leeroyw14m ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.