What will gamers remember most about this generation of consoles?

With the pending announcement of the Wii HD at E3 its time to start reflecting on this generation of consoles. What will gamers remember the most about this generation? Will it be the Wii's motion controls, the 360's RROD, and/or PSN getting hacked? What about the games of this generation?

[xtheownerzx]

1. Red ring of Death
2. Apocalyps3
3. Sony hacked Psn shutdown.

Even though there were great games. I feel most ppl will remember the bad.

[SixZeroFour]

releasing dlc for the rest of your game

[TheHater]

Releasing paid DLC keys to unlock the full content of your game. F U CAPCOM

[Wenis]

This gen has been subpar compared to last gen. It seems like developers are focusing more about money than good games. Plus there are too many wanna be hollywood developers trying to make an epic storyline to their games which ends up sucking anyways, not to mention that the game takes only 5 hours to beat.

[saladthieves]

@Wenis

Perhaps you have been asleep this whole time? This gen sure had its tough/bad spots, but it is nevertheless an improvement in terms of features and technicality, over last gen. For example this gen opened a new window to our games and entertainment: online playing. For example, Call of Duty's most important aspect is online playing. Sure the campaign is 5 hours long but thanks to online, replay value and reason to keep owning the game is even better.

You say 5 hours...I'm thinking you don't play long games. Ever heard of RPGs?

[AntoineDcoolette]

I agree with theowneraz. This is the first generation I've had a system fail on me. Not only fail but do so multiple times and there are all these stories about RRoD and what not. I'll remember this generation for a high failure rate.

[darthv72]

the fanboys and the incredible lengths they have gone to. Such as rigging meta scores for high profile games to blowing issues WAY out of proportion.

I'd like to remember it for the games and fun I have but those fanboys just ruin it for the rest of us.

Can anyone think of moments from generations past that are equally as memorable as the fanboys of this gen? I can think of the "crash" of the early 80's and follow it up with the age of optical media in the mid 90's.

Yet both are still somewhat overshadowed by the events of this gen and the "CONSOLE WAR".

[qface64]

people care more about graphics than anything else

[Blaze929]

"Remember when games used to be $59.99?"

[HINDERIZATION]

i remember going to toys r' us and getting the slip of paper for whatever super nintendo game you wanted and taking it to the desk so they can get it from the back room for you.

[nopunctuation]

delays delays delays

[Jonah_Reese]

You know I forget about the Apocalyps3 until someone brings it up, I will remember a few things:
- RROD
- Wii Outselling the bigger boys with a fairly weak library
- PSN
- Uncharted 2, ME 2, LA Noire becoming some of most respected titles in gaming (arguably)
- COD becoming a surprise, overrated pop phenomenon

[KeiserSosay4788]

No 120fps, not enough 1080p games, RROD, psn hack.

[Solid_Snake-]

so when you leave this gen and all the fun you have had, the only things your gonna think about is RROD.....loser.

why not remember the good days, like the first time you switched on your next gen console and seeing them HD graphics for the first time,

the all nighter call of duty 4 sessions,

cueing up for metal gear solid 4 and getting to see its beauty and feel the emotion of seeing old snake in front of his dads grave stone.

waiting to see what the first next gen GTA was like and if it would live up to gta san andreas.

NO you leave with RROD lol.

when next gen changes i will be leaving happy and pleased i was around for some great gameage.

ive met some decent people online and iv met some idiots ( mainly idiots ) but least i wont be going to next gen with a bitter taste in my mouth.

[kube00]

Or releasing same day dlc...

[Oldman100]

The release of unfinished buggy games with stripped content sold for dlc.

[jrisner]

pointless N4G articles..I win!

[mananimal]

There NOT REAL ARTICLES, its POLLING.......... 4 Sheeple, to gauge the effectiveness of Propaganda.

[negroguy]

I almost feel sad for those who entered gaming this generation.

[waterboy]

with a title like this you can see how the pc fans are basically everyone on the internet

[kaveti6616]

Hopefully Twisted Metal. Jaffe said that the game was going to be about fun, and I want it to remind me of how games were when I was eleven. I never cared about the technical aspects of games. Tomb Raider was the greatest thing ever for me back then, and looking at it today, the game looks terrible, but I wish I didn't see it that way.

Twisted Metal looks fun. I hope games are more memorable than console problems.

I think PC gaming is better just because when people look back on older times, they remember games. PC problems are minor in comparison to Doom, Wolfenstein, Elder Scrolls 3 and 4, Half Life, Fandango, and so on.

Console gamers like to involve themselves too much with their chosen brands. Way too much.

[Rybakov]

fangirls and call of duty ruining gaming as a whole and the color BROWN

on the good side bioshock and elder scrolls

[NAdkins01]

Generation of FPS

[TheBand1t]

That it wasn't anywhere near as good as the PS2 generation

[waterboy]

its way better considering it was the introduction into online gaming like never before especially with shooters

[Ducky]

... which is exactly why this gen sucked.

[mananimal]

LOL, thats 1 of the main reasons this Gen SUX' like no other. But dont worry, as soon as the Industry gets what its after, which =Control over your Gaming Hobby Completely, through ONLINE SEVER Type Gaming, via an ONLIVE or STEAM like setup, you'll have your great gaming exp back. Of course you will no longer OWN any Physical Disk, and will ALWAYS HAVE TO PAY $$$,even for your single player games, lol. But since the Massess of game consumers or SHEEPLE are always DIVIDED , fearful, and compromising.....In the Land of the BLIND, the One Eyed Man is King.

[The BS Police]

The 6th generation was horrid when it came down to the overall amount of quality games. This generation has been a huge improvement for all three platforms.

[thebudgetgamer]

the age of on-line gaming hurt more than it helped.

[ForROME]

For me:

Bad: PSN Hacked and RROD

Good: Halo 3 Online countless Hours, and Uncharted 2 Countless Hours

[bestofthebest]

the sound of my xbox running a game lol so loud, Im lovin my new ps3 slim cause its whisper quiet even my old ps60gb fan gets to loud . I guess mostly I will remember my addiction of online gaming which started with 360 (COD2) back when it launched. Happy to say I have calmed down a lot but it caused me some problems back then I put games before important things.

I still play too much but not online nearly as much I guess I got tired of hearing people complaining and cursing online for dum reasons it gets annoying to hear I rather just play stress free single player or just stay in party chat with friends while playing online.

[Urrakia34]

The Call of Duty craze!

[Troll_Police]

The RROD will never be forgotten. The Xbox 360 has the biggest failure rate in the history of modern electronics.

We will never forget Uncharted 2 either. Uncharted 2 is the measuring stick by which all games will be measure by. "just wait, ________ will look better than Uncharted 2". How many times have we heard that lie already?

[telekineticmantis]

will most commonly remember Call of Duty.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

PSN Hacked and RRoD.

[pepsilover_2007]

hmm probally motion controls because when we get down to it because graphics date (which is imo the main focus this gen) and online will be surpassed next gen also

[pepsilover_2007]

Fanboys :)

[Tripl3seis]

Psn hacked rrod uncharted 2 metal gear solid 4 two of the best games this gen imo btw ff13 going multi and square enix sucking bad and bungie leaving ms yea I think that's about it lol.

[bigjclassic]

1. Spoiled fanboys
2. MS RRoD and its very shoddy hardware
3. $600 USD PS3 which sealed its fate
4. PSN hack
5. Overwhelming success of the Wii, and the spoiled fanboys that hate it so...
6. Sony establishes killer 1st/2nd party franchises (this is important!!)
7. SMG1+2, MGS4, Uncharted 1+2,KZ 2+3, Mass Effect1+2 and LoZ:TP as the top games.
8. Sony and MS calling "Motion" a gimmick and novelty only to piggyback Nintendo years later
9. DLC and Devs not releasing full games
10. The lack of strong HD Japanese development
(i.e. no great epic JRPGS on HD consoles)

These things have been issues with me, espcially #10. JRPGs and fighters are my thing. Glad to see the abundance for fighters this gen, but felt like Capcom no0bed up Marvel 3 and SSFIV for the spoiled fanbase.

A lack of a epic HD JRPG is also hurting me as well, DS and PSP have held down that department for me all gen.

[DFresh]

I know what I'm going to remember.

-PC
(Not enough respect from the gaming media.)

-Wii
(Casual console that was slept on when there were many dope games on that console.)

-Xbox 360
(RROD. Microsoft dissing their core audience for Kinect. Not enough investment in their studios for exclusive games.)

-PS3
(Bad Launch year, $599 console, Giant Enemy Crab, YLOD, piracy, etc.--Despite all of that the games are incredible.)

-Raging fan boys.
(Gamers that are close minded.)

-DLC.
(Content that should be in the game but isn't.)

-Online passes.
(Just another thing that sucks in gaming. You can't online without that code on some games.)

-On Live
(Failed but potential concept.)

-Motion controls.
(Pointless accessories to please the casual and alienate the hardcore gamers.)

-Casualization of games.
(Games becoming too easy and holding your hand through out the whole game without any challenge. Not for every game but it's out there.)

-Pay 2 Play Online. [Consoles.]
(You can thank Microsoft for promoting that.)

-First person shooter craze.
(Oversaturation.)

Overall while there have been many great things this gen compared to many others I feel it's gone in the wrong direction when it comes to business models.
(Quality is not an issue. Innovation could be better on the game front.)

That's my opinion.

[pepsilover_2007]

i agree with everything there but i wouldn't say the onlive is a failure yet i think its gonna be a thing that will sell a little bit, then when the internet speeds slowly improves i think they'll start selling better with an advertisement campaign, i kinda think its gonna be like the netflix streaming

[kramun]

The fanbois.

[Apex13]

How the power houses lost to an lesser console because of controls.

How they both scrambled to mimic with Sony copying like for like and MS using rejected tech from the other two.

Red ring

so many revisions of a console

stand out games

How online journalist turn an industry into a war (console wars)

god this list could go on so I will stop.

[DirtyLary]

DLC milking

Unfinished games releases becoming the norm

[mananimal]

How Badly the "Industry" mentally ABUSED, RAPED, and TOTURED the Avg SHEEPLE Game Consumer, this Generation.

[boss_killa]

Positives:

1. playing and beating MGS4(first game I owned for PS3)
2. Uncharted 2
3. seeing the PS3 rebound from insane launch price
4. Sony's 1st party studios and games
5. playing KZ2 for the first time(the graphics were crazy)
6. Nintendo coming back with a vengeance(after two failures in a row)

Negatives:

1. PSN hack
2. RROD (this is number two only cause it didn't really affect me since I don't have a 360)
3. Sony and MS copying motion controls
4. MS abandonment of 1st party exclusives and studios(which pretty much ensures me skipping their next gen console)

[MeNoRasta]

The bad
1.rrod/lyod
2.psn hacked
3.psn clock bug

The good.
1.Halo3
2.cod4
3.resistance fall of man.

[gypsygib]

1. Online MP explosion
2. RROD
3. Wii dominating
4. PSN Down
5. Unfinished Games
6. DLC

Games:

1.COD4
The rest - Unchartered/Gears/ME/Killzone/ Halo, etc.