5 Hugely Disappointing Things of This Console Generation so far

Nerdacy: "Microsoft and Sony have been enormously successful in kicking off this new generation of console gaming, but at the same time, it has been largely disappointing for the consumer. In my mind, there are five things that can contribute to this massive disappointment."

[NextLevel]

Wow.

"Above all, I am very disappointed about the hate going around in the industry. Seriously, why does it matter what console you bought or how many pixels the game renders on your TV?"

I love when people act like technological advancements are not major in the world of electronics. How many times have you heard a some say about a TV, 720p or 1080p doesn't matter because it's about the shows you like. Or it's ok this smartphone doesn't have apps and a wifi tether, phones are for calling people. Get over yourselves. The only people who ever say resolution or technology doesn't matter, is the people who's console has resolution or technological problems.

[XiYakushijuAkeginuXi]

Yes exactly. When I was buying my Tv about three weeks ago, I made sure it was not 720p because like console shopping, I looks at what I think will be the best value for me.

[Pogmathoin]

Wow, you are on a troll marathon today? Can you add to your name, ihatefvkinxbox? All day you have nearly been first to comment, you post stories too just to get a reaction. You lost an entire day of your life being pathetic, but I hope you feel good regardless...... Get a life!

[SuperBlunt]

attack the argument, not the person. he/she is correct though

[ScottyHoss]

Don't hate the player hate the game!

OT SuperBlunt you have a dope username.

[Infamous298]

Attacking the person instead of bringing valid proofs to counter his arguments.

Typical fanboy behavior.

[n4rc]

No.. But you could say TV stations don't output at 1080p so it doesn't matter (based on that)

But that's not the point.. Its the fanboy mentality the author is talking about..

There's nothing wrong with saying "hey.. I like ps4 better.. It has the games I want to play and I like that most are native 1080p"

Nobody can legitimately argue that.. But when you start feeling the need to bitch and troll others for liking something else? That is unnecessary. And exaggerating or lying etc to try and sway others opinion is just a dick move imo

[SuperBlunt]

amen dude even though sadly i veer to that side once in a while. I will never ever argue with somebody if they dont like the exclusive games one console has over the other. Its just the little nit picky crap that drives me insane

[gamerfan0909]

I don't see anything wrong with his argument. Why should I care or argue if one console is stronger than another console? It's meaningless banter. At the end of the day play what you like and don't play what you don't like. Both of these consoles are low to mid range PC's with the PS4 being the stronger PC. I don't see why people should then take the piss out of other people choosing to play on a different platform. It's not downplaying technology, it's questioning why argue meaningless shit.

[DefenderOfDoom2]

Listen gamerfan0909 / I am not coming at you or anything, but you should read people's comments before you reply . Go back to the PHIL PHISH article about gameplay YOUTUBERS , and read all my comments! I agreed with you on my last bubble and yet you were still coming at me, even though i kinda agreed with you in my last bubble. Maybe you were having a bad day? I am just trying help. I like to have, somewhat intelligent , informative and fun debates about the video game industry with the N4G community. So no hate here . As far a this article goes . I agree with your first bubble ! Like ADAM SESSLER, i do not understand why people get mad over which console people game on! People should respect the platforms other people game on! CHEERS gamerfan0909

[0P-Tigrex]

I made sure i bought a 120 ghz TV bc i know in my heart.. Sony...The company i hold dear to my soul.. will make the PS5 will the capability of 120 frames per second. I know this.

[Ihatetrolls76]

Ps2'and ps3 where weaker than xbox did that stop you from buying a sony system? Just curious

[GamingTruth]

pc fans are the only ones that think that resolution and frame rates hold some weight or relevance, they use it to dangle it over console gamers heads as their 'proof' of pc superiority thats why any graphics argument that comes up is always in support of higher res over lower res higher frames over lower frames, the only ones who could ever be leading such a charge of flame wars is pc fans since they are the only ones with the platforms capable of higher fram rates and resolutions, or so they say

[NotoriousJae]

Then why did you buy a new console?

[joab777]

Strange list to me. First as was stated dlc exclusivity is quite old and no more out of hand than before. Delays have nothing to do with the games progress. Its simply that there isnt a big enough consumer base yet for these AAA games.

Exclusives are what they r. We need to be thankfully for the cross gen games...also, there r mmos and f2ps now and soon we will be overqhelmed with games...so enjoy it while it lasts.

And gameplay? I played dead rising at my friends and it was by far, not the most fun ive had so far. I understand that ppl obsess over graphics and resolution...but its more than that. The big story is the big story b/xbone console sold a more powerful machine for $100 less...and the other ignored their hardcore crown in lieu of entertainment. Yes, they r getting back on track...but it was justifiable to b a little angry, especially if u gav ur life to the 360.

Hate...is also old...and everywhere. Npt b/c of a new gen.

[ifistbrowni]

I played Dead Rising at my friends and it was, by far, NOT (???) the most fun i've had.

Odd way to "measure" how good a video game is. If we go by these standards, idt any game would be classified as anyone's "most fun i've ever had" because there are plenty of real life things that beat even the best video games.

I'm sure it was only a typo, judging by the context immediately following your sentence. Just wanted to point it out.

[NotoriousJae]

Only sony ass pirates like the indiestation4 if you want some real aaa gaming switch to the xbox one and PC gaming :D

[URNightmare]

Real AAA gaming on Xbox LMFAO!!

Show me the 360's exclusive GOTY's last gen and I will show the the PS3's exclusive GOTY's.

Btw, one of the PS3's is being remastered for PS4 and won over 200 GOTY awards, write back when an Xbox exclusive achieves that. I will wait forever.

[NotoriousJae]

PC has more exclusives you dumbass :D

[SpinalRemains138]

Yeah, but gaming on PCs is lame. That's why most people play on consoles.

[Godmars290]

Wasn't expecting the consoles to be up to speed with "next-gen" games, but the downgrades in media support was a sad surprise. Especially with MP3/MP4s being removed from the PS4.

[URNightmare]

I don't think they have been removed. They haven't been implemented yet and that's something else.

[KakashiHotake]

Well the 1st year of a console is always the worse. There's always the games drought, technological problems early on, developers are still getting used to developing on new architecture, the games made available isn't all that much better than the previous gen, and even all the functions aren't up to date yet.

2015 is when your going to really start to see that big step forward everyone's waiting for. If you haven't noticed all the major games release in 2015. Just about everything game related kicks off in 2015, the 2nd year of the consoles like always. People are just impatient and set their expectations too high on a launch console.

[Max-Zorin]

The only disappointing things are the fanboys on both sides. They're nothing but umbrella employees and hyenas.

[memots]

Foaming at any click bait article

[giovonni]

I agree with this article, but I would also like to add that this generation feels like the 3do, cdi, atari Jaguar era. Each system had the potential to astound, but fell short to truly deliver compared to the previous 16 bit dominate generation. Out of all the generations that (3do) generation felt stagnant. Similar to the first six months of this generation, sports games still feel the same , FPS don't offer anything mind boggling, open world games add little to nothing compared to what we saw from the 360/ps3 area. This is not to say that things won't change in time. It's just disappointing to see nothing special out of these powerful machines that's just me though

[Lwhit6]

The games.

[user5669510]

one group is now glad to pay to play online to access the mp portion of the game the already brought, and the other is finding out what karma means.

they both doesnt notice how more devs are nickel and diming them this gen. theyre to busy fight over their boxes that they are going to be stuck with for the next 5 years. smh

in other news ubisoft announces season pass for the division 5 dlc planned for a total of 5hrs.

[Gezmoyassine]

Creating new IPs is a risk to companies.Why risk spending Millions of dollars on a new a IP that might end up being a flop.They are just not willing to take that risk and honestly who can blame them.

[urwifeminder]

No disappointment here just gaming fun , even the hate has given me much joy the laughs have been epic between pc and xb1 have so many games going atm can not keep up.

[ifistbrowni]

Titanfall. I bought an Xbox One at full price in January for this game (seriously, right before the "bundles" were announced in NA). Luckily, Dead Rising 3 turned out to be good.

I know it might seem like, "typical N4g comment." But, I can say that I'm pretty much 100% satisfied with my PS4 so far.

I was a primary xbox 360 guy last gen... So, you can guess that all my friends IRL were 360 guys too. Well, a few of them didn't make the switch and they're fed up with how dissatisfied i've been with my Xbox One. I think since I own both consoles, they're both opened to my criticism and with most things, when I pay more, i expect more. So far, the Xbox One has nothing (arguably, less) to offer me than my PS4.

At least now i have something to look forward to on Xbox One. Halo Master Chief Collection. I'm a big halo 2 guy and when it was finally officially announced, I was overfilled with joy.

[lemoncake]

So far so good, only slight disappointment is that all company's wanted to make a profit on console sales from day one which has left us with mid range systems this time around, instead of just getting game fee sales revenue for first few years.

[deadwiseman85]

It's been only 7 months and everyone gets there panties in a twist, has everyone forgotten the ps3 and xbox launch game, there were none of any quality it took 1 to 2 years for any quality games to come out! Us gamers are a bit spoilt when it comes to are hobby. If you don't like the new generation of game consoles and games just don't buy them, still plenty on last gen to play!