It's simple: Gaming became a huge industry and devs keep making more expensive games. Because of this, companies stopped trying new ideas and fall into following trends. Most games have the same control schemes, same gameplay, and same stories anymore. "When gaming was fun" each game was a more unique experience; even games in the same genre had different controls. This is why VR and Nintendo tend to do well
You make a great point how genres back then while being similar were made differently and uniquely whereas today everything has become super standardized
Yeah, that’s basically all there is to it. These companies aren’t our best friend, they want to see how they can milk the most money out of us first and foremost. This might be playing devil’s advocate a little bit, but I’d say that we’re just as much the problem as we’re essentially funding all of these projects, buying their over new priced COD games, their micro transactions, season passes and battle passes in Fortnite and Destiny, pre-ordering every game that is broken on launch, and consequently the industry is taking note of this and are prioritising the bigger picture. The only way to make it stop is to disengage completely, be indifferent to every new thing to be marketed at us and focus on secondhand/AAs or indie games.
@@tomparkin2068what’s funny is that’s we’ve been saying and doing with preorders and micro transactions since the horse armor days. Look where it’s got us… People that stand by their principles are a minority today.
@@Valoric Exactly, this I can stand behind... The last AAA game i bought was in 2016, it was Fallout 4... And I haven't even played Skyrim in over 6 months since they merged the mod manager page with the "Creation Club" menu, aka Bethesda fighting to squeeze a few more dollars from a 12.5 year old game...
I wouldn't say just fine they have underpowered hardware that cant even run their first party titles at 30fps and are charging full price for multitude of remakes. And they have a number of games that launch incomplete
@@zacharybecker8228 underpowered hardware that's still sold well to the public and the Wii did the same thing, There were also a few first party games that ran at 60fps and The sports games are over. However, yes I do despise their DMCA legal team but the problem is, When people blame the company as a whole, They drag in Shigeru Miyamoto, Sakurai and The rest of the developers and the employees considering the fact they have nothing to do with the DMCA legal team and the business decisions
Nintendo fanboy stfu there are plenty of games on Xbox and PlayStation just not what you care about Nintendo is low effort lower quality and overpriced
The main reason why I didn't renew game pass after a few months was because it felt like I wasn't getting my money's worth unless I was playing Game Pass games. I still wanted to play OTHER games so I ended up having more fun paying for games full price instead. It was a very strange experience overall.
Now you have realised why subscriptions are a ripoff. If you don't use it, you're wasting money. If you are using it, you need to play more, and play faster. It turns your hobby into a speedrunning job. Same goes for Netflix and every other subscription.
@@elhazthorn918 What's funny is that it's probably easier to subscribe to Netflix or any other film subscription than Game Pass because of the low commitment. You can easily make your money's worth with those vs Game Pass because games are too big. Both time wise and taking up your storage. I can't play 100 games, but I can probably binge a hundred shows and movies.
While the first party line-up has been lacking, I don't regret getting my PS5 because a lot of PS4 games that I didn't finish got framerate patches, and I've spent more time gaming and less time staring at loading screens. For me, the PS5 has been a great investment in all areas except first party gaming.
PS2 was peak gaming. So many unique games, developers were allowed and encouraged to experiment, and it reflected the attitude of the early 2000s era. Even today, there are over 4,000 games in it’s library and you can find so many hidden gems that can still give you a unique experience.
That generation in general was just amazing, and creative and full of innovation! Nowadays it feels like 95% of AAA games is made from the same template.
I try not to define ‘modern gaming’ as strictly AAA, because that would be a disservice to indies and AA games. That would be like saying that MCU represents cinema as a whole, which is far from the case. We’ve got so many gems that are lower in price and higher in quality from indie and AA studios, which are a complete win-win in my eyes. Dredge, Sifu, Cuphead, Disco Elysium, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Balatro - I could honestly go on. That said, we have some bangers in the AAA department - Returnal, Elden Ring, Sekiro, Baldur’s Gate 3, every new Resi project - all bangers.
I was born in 2005 and because my dad and my neighbour were gamers i used to play so many different gamingsystems. From n64 to ps3 was my Childhood. I wish i was born earlier and grew up as a teen in the ps2/3 generation because i feel like those were the golden age of gaming. Atleast i got to enjoy it a little bit as a young kid but still, modern gaming is in a depressing state
3:49 My man! Finally someone who understands why subscription models ruin your enjoyment of a game. You're FORCED to play, instead of playing when you want, or else your money goes down the drain, and at the end of the day, you're still left with nothing to own.
If you plan accordingly, Game Pass is insane value, they just don’t account for most people planning ahead. 100 hour games aren’t a good candidate for this reason. For example, I just renewed my subscription for 9 months for $72 dollars to play Hellblade 2 ($50) Still Wakes the Deep ($40?) and Stalker 2 ($70?). If I only play those 3 games, which I will play more, I’ve saved $88 vs purchasing. If I like any of them enough to buy, then I’ll wait for a sale, and will probably be on PS5 so I can get the physical edition.
@@ChesterMan-qd3xj I'd prefer to have something tangible at the end of the day. Undoubtedly, if you play a game, and never have any intention to play it again, then Game Pass would be good for you. But I play games over and over, years and years down the line, and not to mention, because of my job, it can be 2-3 weeks between gaming sessions. So it makes more sense for me to buy physical games that have all the data on the disc/cartridge.
@@elhazthorn918 I hear you, and I still buy physical, but I have never kept every game I buy, and sell if I don’t plan on replaying. I just play on Game Pass first, and buy physical later on sale now. Still comes out cheaper that way. As you can tell, I’m a value gamer.
Nah, tightly optimized games will always have more staying power. Look at witcher 3 vs Cyberpunk, or death stranding vs farcry 6. If you build a game without a base experience in mind. It stays a mess.
FF7 Rebirth was a wonderful, 170-hour experience that did not disappoint. That said, I’m getting older and gaming has lost some of its appeal because I’m no longer its targeted demographic. And that’s ok. I have a massive backlog that would take years to play through.
One point to consider, we are older now and we played a lot of games with more time and own a lot of games in the backlog so new games don’t seem that exciting to us.
It's a thing to consider, but doesn't explain why things don't look great right now. It's not just nostalgia, and not just having other games to play. It's higher ups wanting the prettiest graphics over an actual fun game. It's dumping the most money into it and having the longest experience, without considering whether that makes it good or not. It's companies reaching for your wallet, rather than us throwing money at them for something we actually want. At the risk of sounding like a hipster, games have become too mainstream. In the past, gaming was still considered nerdy, and uncool. When the industry flourished, and became bigger than Hollywood and the music industry, the vultures got big cartoony dollar signs in their eyes and swooped in, inserting themselves hoping to get in on all the money.
I second this, although I don’t even have a backlog anymore and try to enjoy games as they entice me. But yeah, recently I’ve definitely reflected on each new game that I’ve picked up and questioned why I really bought it - and this all factors down either to marketing/TH-camrs, and what my peers are playing/talking about, and my own personal interest takes a back seat. Also having disposable income makes the decision to buy something a lot easier and requiring less thought. It’s a strange thing to realise that I don’t even want half of the games that I’ve been buying.
@@elhazthorn918 I’d say that AAA gaming has become MCU adjacent. We’ve gone from seeing ambition and talent to over saturation and quantity over quality. These games are getting too big, both in scope and ambition - and it really shows. I’m sick of seeing most of them personally.
I feel that some games are still pretty hype. Metroid Dread, Kirby the Forgotten Land, Pikmin 4, and Mario Wonder were games I was seriously excited for. The reason most people aren’t excited about games is that most of them are $60-70 games that are lacking on content and have battle passes
I haven't had real fun since gen 6 with xbox, ps2, and gamecube, gen 7 was also solid, gen 8 it started to slip for me. This gen hasn't felt like it hasn't started yet
Little known gamepass fact, when you have it you can buy games that are on the service for like 20% off from Xbox. I do 1 month every year or 2 during a decent sale and "buy" (not really ownership according to Xbox themselves, just a license) the games from the service I want then since the gamepass discount stacks. Buy 3 or 4 games, gamepass month paid off in discounts. Buy 6 or 7 or more, you save a decent amount of money. At least as far as "buying" digital licenses is concerned
The cases of the closure of Hi-Fi rush's studio, the Helldivers 2 debacle really takes a wind out of my sail in the gaming space. Its hard to look forward to stuff if this is how the developers of these games will be treated and I'm glad you covered it.
There are still tons of indie and solo devs who are passionate about games first. They could still use our support. You ever heard of Maple Forest? A solo dev is basically making a game like Link's Awakening, and I'm planning on giving them some moolah so they can eat, while they develop the game.
Why focusing on the big players when there's still plenty of amazing stuff out there. I'd argue this year has been very solid with the release of LAD8, P3R, Granblue Relink, FF7 Rebirth, Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade, and plenty more to look forward like Wuthering Waves, FF14 Dawntrail, and Metaphor ReFantazio.
@@FezzYousuf Steller Blade 3rd party game,Final Fantasy,Rise of Ronin 3RD PARTY GAMES! Yeah Hellblade is 1st party but this is just one where are the rest? Palworld an Indie Hit. Need I say more?
For the Helldivers 2 scandal, there’s been a tweet going around with screenshots of Sony making the game no longer available in countries where you can’t make a PSN account, so the war may not be over. I pray for Arrowhead as they fight tooth and nail behind the scenes for their work
This and the xbox debacle (and Embracer from a bit ago) proves the AAA publisher model is no longer viable for just making games, thanks to the behavior of said publishers, it's just not safe for your product or your staff. People need to go indie as a necessity now imo. Too much overhead.
I don’t mind Nintendo re-releasing upgraded old games as long as they’re games that are $100+ to get a Like New copy. It’d still be cheaper and more than likely upgraded visually. Also, for the nerds who cry about frame rates, bro, I can’t tell a damn difference. I just want to be able to buy a game, pop it in, and immediately play it without downloads. So far, only Nintendo does that. So that’s my console of choice and I’ll probably buy the Switch 2 when it releases.
I really do appreciate what modern gaming did to get more people to play games. I feel the standards for games back then were lower. I want to think it's one of the reasons why we had so many memorable AAA games. Developers pushing out games that exceed expectations. Now it's bigger companies taking advantage of trends in order to reach those high expectations. With game development being planed for years in advance, I understand how tough it is to stay relevant in constantly changing world. I always question if AAA companies now what they a doing. So far I still don't know what they are doing. ALSO your video was real fun to watch. You a goofy guy and I hope people find your channel soon.
It's a damn shame NVidia's APUs are generally only available for (relatively expensive) laptops, and AMD's (consumer) APUs have far less compute units and shaders than their console counterparts. A small form factor PC with comparable specs to a console at a slightly higher cost would be a very attractive alternative, especially with something like Steam OS or Chimera OS.
Outside of Nintendo titles, I'm excited for Silk Song. But that's Indie. Beyond that, I can't think of anything. So I've recently decided to go back to PS3 and play games I never got to play back then. Is a lot of fun.
I am 36 I have 439 games in my steam library and I had to download emulators to play old games and I haven’t been happier games were so much better in the 90s early 2000s
Amazing video from a small channel, but the only issue I had was with the Helldiver's 2 segment. People didnt have to pay for ps plus, they just had to create a ps account. Many regions just dont let you, so some were unable to do something that simple
As a huge Nintendo fan, I am tired of they only making remakes and remasters and making once fun games incomplete. With that said, is the only console I have been playing in the past two years. Which is kinda sad to be honest.
I would never buy a game system that forces you to be online at all times. You can tell them you ate corn for dinner. But, unless they can go through your scat and find it. That's not sufficient?! This was a good video. I'm going to watch more of what you got
(I know you're asking him) I don't think it's a crash necessarily. Video games are still widely enjoyed and are a great escape from current events. More like a massive restructuring, and mostly with western companies and studios. Most of these issues are coming from western gaming companies getting out of hand, while Japanese companies seem to be thriving/making the right decisions. I'd say expect more Japanese games and companies to have prominence in the coming years.
I doubt we will see a crash, but we will see a a huge leap in popularity in all of media. Movies, Games, TV, will become more artist driven at some point and it will lead to a golden age of art. Not sure when that might be, but I hope for a day we can go on twitter and see news of good games rather than failures and layoffs and acquisitions.
There are too many non gamers who pay for fifa ultimate team every and dont give a shit about consumer friendly business practices for there to be a gimg crash
I only have the Switch. And one thing I’ve come to really enjoy about the remakes is that it’s both given me an opportunity to experience games I missed out on initially like Metroid Prime, get a new and fresh take on a classic I enjoyed way back when like Link’s Awakening, or a little bit of both like Another Code Recollection. I understand the frustration with remakes and remasters, but I think they’ve been overall a very positive experience.
I love how these butthurt people cannot just blame Sony and Microsoft (the true culprits) for the downfall of the industry, but rather they feel the NEED to include Nintendo, as if Nintendo had anything to do with it. Do a survey on the internet and ask Switch owners if they think "gaming is stale" nowadays. The answer is: No, we DON'T. At all. People who think like this are those who play their games on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. What's getting stale is NOT gaming per se, but GRAPHICS-RACE gaming, and Satoru Iwata actually SAW THIS COMING like 20 years ago. He KNEW this would happen, and thus steered Nintendo AWAY from all this graphics bullshit. If you feel like "gaming is getting stale", sell your PS5 or Xbox Series, buy a Switch and start enjoying gaming again. It's that simple.
Ion Fury was the latest game I was truky excited about Looks like 90s Build Engine games like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior etc but has modern updates to make gameplay even sharper
I was looking through my PS Trophies and I haven't bought a non-sale Ubisoft game since Far Cry 4, EA is like Mass Effect: Andromeda... I still get hyped for quite a few games, but it's very much franchise based. Said franchises were the ones which blew up after multiple entries (Yakuza, Persona). Right now, everyone is jumping on Boss Fight: The Game to capitalize on From Software blowing up.... and you can see the boredom setting in.
Also, bro, what's your name? What do we call you? "TGWG" doesn't roll off the tongue too well. We call PBG, Austin, we call Scott the Woz, Scott. We need something catchy to say, when we say "Babe, wake up. TGWG just uploaded a video."
@@ThatGuyWhoGames Babe wake up, Tom just uploaded a new video. Edit: Also, sensible to not change your TH-cam handle -- or else the people who DO know you can't find you.
This generation NEEDS to be longer. There are barely any exclusives and they take waaaay too long to come out now. The fact that is Sony mentioned that the ps5 is half way thru its life cycle is extremely concerning. Nobody wants a new console any time soon! We want games for the one we just got, especially when it wasn’t til last year (year 3) when the PS5 even became readily available to a majority of consumers
its weird how the new gen has been out for almost 4 years now and it doesn't really stand out as next gen. the only reason modern games can't run on ps4 & xb one is bcuz they don't optimize them and don't care...
It’s not DEI lol. It’s corporate greed. They want to monetise their games as much as possible so they can drain players for all they can, and because of that they employ designs that are hostile to the player’s enjoyment. And blaming stuff like DEI or “woke” keeps you off of their backs.
the switch is 7 years old. tbh it kinda makes sense that they're wont be many new major switch games besides remakes. We all know that games takes years to make, and they did confirm that a switch successor is coming. So I assume that behind the scenes Nintendo is putting most of their effort into developing games for the new console they are making and not telling us because thats just common practice.
I do feel like the argument that "you should play other games" does hold weight because majority of the gaming community pretty much hates games outside of the popular realm. Let's not act obtuse about this. If a game isn't Mario, Mario Party, Mario Kart, Pokemon, Zelda, Resident Evil, Roblox, Minecraft, WWE, NBA2K, Madden, Call of Duty, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Spider-Man, or Batman then it's trash that isn't worth anyone's time. It just reminds me of the people who complain about sequels and reboots to movies and tv shows, yet they ignore the new movies and shows that come out. We see it all the time where a youtuber would post a video about an obscure show or movie and calling it a underrated gem once they finally decided to check it out instead of overlooking it because it wasn't mainstream.
5:10 out of those 7 titles 5 of them are available for the PS4 and the graphics upgrade is minimal. Plus Returnal and the Ratch and Clank games are on PC.
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I do find it interesting that the conversation has gone back to consoles needing exclusives. At least in the bubble that I paid attention to, last generation ppl were talking about getting rid of console exclusives and how they’re anti consumer. For reference, the PS5 and Xbox had AW2, BG3, SF6, as new AAA-games for both consoles just last year. Then , You have games like AC6 which runs far better on the next generation. And then you have great indie games like sea of stars, Dave the diver etc. then add in the exclusives from PlayStation . Does this generation of gaming have problems, sure, but imo every generation had their own issues that ppl just seem to ignore
Don't forget that while the Helldivers 2 situation is still ongoing so is Sony's bullshit around Stellar Blade as well. It's endless nonsense with them.
0:45 Dragon Ball Sparking Zero (Oct. 11 2024), and GTA 6 (ok that one is kind of cheating, but I'm truly excited for GTA 6) When I was young, I never look forward to any games cause I just didn't know much or was unaware. I was a flash game kid with some console games from PS2, PSP, Wii, DS and each of them had only like 2-3 games max. Nowadays I'm personally not a fan of many singleplayer games. I actually enjoy live service multiplayer games, just the aspect of playing with others and having that social aspect along with ever changing landscape from constant updates keeping things fresh. With games today, I don't really branch out much for personal taste reasons and due to companies mostly caring about money and not the quality of the games itself, keeping me away from caring. If I want to play games I'm interested in and haven't played before, it will mostly be simulator games, city builder, or something like GTA 5 with RP and Open World. Would probably enjoy those a lot but my ADHD ass always keep me from branching out to them.
Great points about game pass. I love it but never use it oddly enough. Most of the best games on there are long jrps. I’m also on board with the idea of simpler games. Not everything needs to be a 167 hour open world extravaganza. Some cheaper, shorter, and smaller scale first party games would be awesome.
The last game I was excited about was Isles of Sea & Sky. I've waited for 3 years. It just came out one week ago. I am yet to play it because of busy schedule. Modern gaming does not feel stale to me. Big budget titles do. So you might be on the money here.
Most of my games are on PS5 so I can’t really do much. Doesn’t mean I don’t have games on PC but most of the games I played and have are on the PS5. That’s the only reason why I’m using that still and *before I go I should add that Sony has not gotten Helldivers 2 unblocked in all those countries Helldivers 2 was blocked from yet.*
Spiderman 2 but the hype I had died after the the first demo and the story was worse and improvements except swinging everything else was meh. Jedi survivor's buggy launch turned me off from buying it and I still haven't bought it. Stellar blade is looking good.
Stellar content, stellar production. Most underappreciated content creator. Keep it going regardless of how big you get (it's coming)! To the subject at hand: I'm hoping that id Software puts out a massive hit this year or next. I have better faith in them than most (the snub of Mick Gordon aside). Corporate greed has infiltrated almost every aspect of life, it would seem. People will play and pay for modern games with slop content precisely because it's what's available and advertised. It's how the consumer mind (aka actual average mind) works. Those who have gamed since childhood are always looking for the next satisfying experience, which is also natural. I took a decade long hiatus from gaming myself, so I'm cherrypicking 10 years of content. Also having kids slows down my pace. Yup. Time to crack open that ice cold Monster.
@@FezzYousuf just read about it, hyped. I'd love to see it release this year but from what I've read there's supposedly an announcement in the next couple of weeks
I would say the real starting point of all this debacle is GTA 5 with GTA Online. And hopefully GTA 6 will be a giant flop and this way end that chapter.
We don’t have as much long term hype cuz games are revealed later in development, there are a million good games now, the non autistic people are getting older so they can’t feel art anymore, and we have more accesss to instant gratification. Gaming is better than ever overall, the indie market alone beats out my childhood period games
Mention retro gaming to most people on TH-cam and the first things they'll say is that you did Nintendo or Commodore 64. Well, I DID NEITHER. I was in the UK, and I did Atari COMPUTERS, NOT the 2600, and I did Amiga, before moving onto FPS games on PC!
The new fantasy life "FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time" on nintedo switch has me Hyped. Still gonna wait a week or two after realese though to make sure there is no dealbrakers hidden.
Do you think the death of E3 contributed to this? I mean when you think about it, it was THE yearly hype train show that everyone would tune in for now everything just gets announced whenever and can be hit or miss whereas more eyes were on E3 like not just gamers but more casual audiences.
Ngl the only games that are truly worth owning a PS5 is resident evil 4 remake, Elden Ring and stellar blade despite the controversy around it. Other than that, it’s hard justify buying a modern console because the quality isn’t just there anymore. It’s why I bought a Nintendo GameCube earlier this year and have been having a blast with it.
Its kinda like this with every entertainment medium once you consume the best products of all time it harder to enjoy anything else because it just feels like a worse experience.Like after playing mario kart any other racing game except for the sonic and crash ones feels boring because its just driving there are no items. Like until they make a new mario kart its going to be hard for me to want to touch racing games.
Smtv and spiderman 3 Baldurs gate 3 is a sequel but these sequels are different because they are so wildly updated from their last iteration. Infinite wealth excited me so did hades
I'm a Nintendo guy, so im mostly still playing TOTK. Some NSO retro re releases like Golden Sun, and psyched for Thousand Year Door. Otherwise, it is slow I understand why, since Nintendo is getting ready to drop a new system next year. And will reveal it this fiscal year.
Could it be that publishers don't want to take risks and possibly lose millions. Games costing upwards of 100 million these days and taking 6 years or more to make is risky. Easier to to just bring out the 10th iteration of Assassins Creed. Lame I know, I'd love to see new IP but big companies are just too risk adverse these days. I miss the PS2 era. Lots of new Ip and almost 4500 games made for that system alone. The good ol days.
I think all ur points r valid, for a certain age group. when ur in the 20-35 age bracket it does feel like there’s not much out there in terms of “good” games. I just feel there r good games, but early 20s to 30s have different priorities and kinda lose that need to game intensively.
The last game I was excited for was 'No Rest for the Wicked' and it delivered. Currently playing 'The Brew Barron's' and it's amazing. Depends on what scene you're into as to how stale it is, AAA is dead but AA and Indie is popping off.
Games excites for in the last 2 years in no particular order 1. Eiyuden Chronicle 2. FF7 Rebirth 3. Enshrouded 4. Tekken 8 5. Street Fighter 6 6. Tears of the Kingdom 7. Starfield (unfortunately my mosy disappointed game) 8. Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth 9. Honkai Star Rail 10. Visions of mana (released this summer) 11. Lies of P 12. Octopath Traveler 2 13. Triangle Strategy 14. Final Fantasy 16 15. Armored Core 6 I can keep going, but I think thats enough for now. Theres been plenty of games, across difference platforms that ive been looking forward to.
It's simple: Gaming became a huge industry and devs keep making more expensive games. Because of this, companies stopped trying new ideas and fall into following trends. Most games have the same control schemes, same gameplay, and same stories anymore. "When gaming was fun" each game was a more unique experience; even games in the same genre had different controls. This is why VR and Nintendo tend to do well
You make a great point how genres back then while being similar were made differently and uniquely whereas today everything has become super standardized
@@ThatGuyWhoGames There's space-FPS, team shooters, 3rd person action-adventure (Uncharted/Tomb Raider), or open world in X setting
Yeah, that’s basically all there is to it. These companies aren’t our best friend, they want to see how they can milk the most money out of us first and foremost.
This might be playing devil’s advocate a little bit, but I’d say that we’re just as much the problem as we’re essentially funding all of these projects, buying their over new priced COD games, their micro transactions, season passes and battle passes in Fortnite and Destiny, pre-ordering every game that is broken on launch, and consequently the industry is taking note of this and are prioritising the bigger picture.
The only way to make it stop is to disengage completely, be indifferent to every new thing to be marketed at us and focus on secondhand/AAs or indie games.
@@tomparkin2068what’s funny is that’s we’ve been saying and doing with preorders and micro transactions since the horse armor days. Look where it’s got us…
People that stand by their principles are a minority today.
@@Valoric Exactly, this I can stand behind... The last AAA game i bought was in 2016, it was Fallout 4... And I haven't even played Skyrim in over 6 months since they merged the mod manager page with the "Creation Club" menu, aka Bethesda fighting to squeeze a few more dollars from a 12.5 year old game...
Games today are unfinished and reliant on internet. I also like owning my games.
My Playstation 5 has pretty much become my Spiderman machine at this point
Do you not have a PS4 backlog?
Mine is a Stellar Blade/Demon Souls machine lol
It’s my second ps4 for me lol
Stellar blade is a PS5 exclusive?@@markusmitchell8585
Helldivers 2 and Stellar blade are very good/fun.
The PS5 has no games the Seris X is working on 1st Party for 10 years meanwhile Nintendo is doin just fine.
Indeed, Also let's not forget the studio shutdowns by Xbox themselves
I wouldn't say just fine they have underpowered hardware that cant even run their first party titles at 30fps and are charging full price for multitude of remakes. And they have a number of games that launch incomplete
@@zacharybecker8228 underpowered hardware that's still sold well to the public and the Wii did the same thing, There were also a few first party games that ran at 60fps and The sports games are over.
However, yes I do despise their DMCA legal team but the problem is, When people blame the company as a whole, They drag in Shigeru Miyamoto, Sakurai and The rest of the developers and the employees considering the fact they have nothing to do with the DMCA legal team and the business decisions
Fuck your Nintendo bias
Nintendo fanboy stfu there are plenty of games on Xbox and PlayStation just not what you care about Nintendo is low effort lower quality and overpriced
The main reason why I didn't renew game pass after a few months was because it felt like I wasn't getting my money's worth unless I was playing Game Pass games. I still wanted to play OTHER games so I ended up having more fun paying for games full price instead. It was a very strange experience overall.
Now you have realised why subscriptions are a ripoff. If you don't use it, you're wasting money. If you are using it, you need to play more, and play faster. It turns your hobby into a speedrunning job. Same goes for Netflix and every other subscription.
@@elhazthorn918 What's funny is that it's probably easier to subscribe to Netflix or any other film subscription than Game Pass because of the low commitment. You can easily make your money's worth with those vs Game Pass because games are too big. Both time wise and taking up your storage. I can't play 100 games, but I can probably binge a hundred shows and movies.
mine expired last month and I didn't renew bcuz I played the games I was interested in and it seems they are not adding much AAAs lately.
There just really isnt that much of a reason to buy a ps5
Honestly? I don't disagree, as someone who has one. This whole generation has been a little disappointing. I don't even play that many AAA games.
I only bought a series s to play digital 369 games. Good times.
While the first party line-up has been lacking, I don't regret getting my PS5 because a lot of PS4 games that I didn't finish got framerate patches, and I've spent more time gaming and less time staring at loading screens. For me, the PS5 has been a great investment in all areas except first party gaming.
I only got a PS5 on a Christmas sale. After a few months . I don't see anything that is different from my ps,,4 pro
PS2 was peak gaming. So many unique games, developers were allowed and encouraged to experiment, and it reflected the attitude of the early 2000s era. Even today, there are over 4,000 games in it’s library and you can find so many hidden gems that can still give you a unique experience.
That generation in general was just amazing, and creative and full of innovation! Nowadays it feels like 95% of AAA games is made from the same template.
I try not to define ‘modern gaming’ as strictly AAA, because that would be a disservice to indies and AA games. That would be like saying that MCU represents cinema as a whole, which is far from the case.
We’ve got so many gems that are lower in price and higher in quality from indie and AA studios, which are a complete win-win in my eyes. Dredge, Sifu, Cuphead, Disco Elysium, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Balatro - I could honestly go on.
That said, we have some bangers in the AAA department - Returnal, Elden Ring, Sekiro, Baldur’s Gate 3, every new Resi project - all bangers.
AAA may not always hit, but when they do, they *hit*.
I was born in 2005 and because my dad and my neighbour were gamers i used to play so many different gamingsystems. From n64 to ps3 was my Childhood. I wish i was born earlier and grew up as a teen in the ps2/3 generation because i feel like those were the golden age of gaming. Atleast i got to enjoy it a little bit as a young kid but still, modern gaming is in a depressing state
3:49 My man! Finally someone who understands why subscription models ruin your enjoyment of a game. You're FORCED to play, instead of playing when you want, or else your money goes down the drain, and at the end of the day, you're still left with nothing to own.
If you plan accordingly, Game Pass is insane value, they just don’t account for most people planning ahead. 100 hour games aren’t a good candidate for this reason. For example, I just renewed my subscription for 9 months for $72 dollars to play Hellblade 2 ($50) Still Wakes the Deep ($40?) and Stalker 2 ($70?). If I only play those 3 games, which I will play more, I’ve saved $88 vs purchasing. If I like any of them enough to buy, then I’ll wait for a sale, and will probably be on PS5 so I can get the physical edition.
@@ChesterMan-qd3xj I'd prefer to have something tangible at the end of the day. Undoubtedly, if you play a game, and never have any intention to play it again, then Game Pass would be good for you. But I play games over and over, years and years down the line, and not to mention, because of my job, it can be 2-3 weeks between gaming sessions. So it makes more sense for me to buy physical games that have all the data on the disc/cartridge.
@@elhazthorn918 I hear you, and I still buy physical, but I have never kept every game I buy, and sell if I don’t plan on replaying. I just play on Game Pass first, and buy physical later on sale now. Still comes out cheaper that way. As you can tell, I’m a value gamer.
Starfield was top notch, everything new just has to be hated.
Dude the quality of this channel is insanely good! Why have you not popped off yet?
I was just gonna comment this. The fact he has only just under 10k subs is insane
Came here to say the same thing.
Let's be real, exclusives and consoles in general make less and less sense as years go on. Consoles are basically PCs and crossplay is common
Nah, tightly optimized games will always have more staying power. Look at witcher 3 vs Cyberpunk, or death stranding vs farcry 6. If you build a game without a base experience in mind. It stays a mess.
FF7 Rebirth was a wonderful, 170-hour experience that did not disappoint. That said, I’m getting older and gaming has lost some of its appeal because I’m no longer its targeted demographic. And that’s ok. I have a massive backlog that would take years to play through.
i bought a ps5 just for rebirth
would platinum again
@@cs8712 it was so good. See you in three years.
One point to consider, we are older now and we played a lot of games with more time and own a lot of games in the backlog so new games don’t seem that exciting to us.
It's a thing to consider, but doesn't explain why things don't look great right now. It's not just nostalgia, and not just having other games to play.
It's higher ups wanting the prettiest graphics over an actual fun game. It's dumping the most money into it and having the longest experience, without considering whether that makes it good or not.
It's companies reaching for your wallet, rather than us throwing money at them for something we actually want.
At the risk of sounding like a hipster, games have become too mainstream. In the past, gaming was still considered nerdy, and uncool. When the industry flourished, and became bigger than Hollywood and the music industry, the vultures got big cartoony dollar signs in their eyes and swooped in, inserting themselves hoping to get in on all the money.
I second this, although I don’t even have a backlog anymore and try to enjoy games as they entice me.
But yeah, recently I’ve definitely reflected on each new game that I’ve picked up and questioned why I really bought it - and this all factors down either to marketing/TH-camrs, and what my peers are playing/talking about, and my own personal interest takes a back seat. Also having disposable income makes the decision to buy something a lot easier and requiring less thought.
It’s a strange thing to realise that I don’t even want half of the games that I’ve been buying.
@@elhazthorn918 I’d say that AAA gaming has become MCU adjacent. We’ve gone from seeing ambition and talent to over saturation and quantity over quality.
These games are getting too big, both in scope and ambition - and it really shows. I’m sick of seeing most of them personally.
I feel that some games are still pretty hype. Metroid Dread, Kirby the Forgotten Land, Pikmin 4, and Mario Wonder were games I was seriously excited for. The reason most people aren’t excited about games is that most of them are $60-70 games that are lacking on content and have battle passes
I haven't had real fun since gen 6 with xbox, ps2, and gamecube, gen 7 was also solid, gen 8 it started to slip for me. This gen hasn't felt like it hasn't started yet
Little known gamepass fact, when you have it you can buy games that are on the service for like 20% off from Xbox. I do 1 month every year or 2 during a decent sale and "buy" (not really ownership according to Xbox themselves, just a license) the games from the service I want then since the gamepass discount stacks. Buy 3 or 4 games, gamepass month paid off in discounts. Buy 6 or 7 or more, you save a decent amount of money. At least as far as "buying" digital licenses is concerned
The cases of the closure of Hi-Fi rush's studio, the Helldivers 2 debacle really takes a wind out of my sail in the gaming space. Its hard to look forward to stuff if this is how the developers of these games will be treated and I'm glad you covered it.
There are still tons of indie and solo devs who are passionate about games first. They could still use our support.
You ever heard of Maple Forest? A solo dev is basically making a game like Link's Awakening, and I'm planning on giving them some moolah so they can eat, while they develop the game.
Why focusing on the big players when there's still plenty of amazing stuff out there. I'd argue this year has been very solid with the release of LAD8, P3R, Granblue Relink, FF7 Rebirth, Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade, and plenty more to look forward like Wuthering Waves, FF14 Dawntrail, and Metaphor ReFantazio.
I kmow the PS5 has some good games but they are lacking in 1st party games and variety.
@@FezzYousuf Steller Blade 3rd party game,Final Fantasy,Rise of Ronin 3RD PARTY GAMES! Yeah Hellblade is 1st party but this is just one where are the rest? Palworld an Indie Hit. Need I say more?
Very high quality video for one I saw with only 189 views in around 1 hour of release. I will stay tuned.
For the Helldivers 2 scandal, there’s been a tweet going around with screenshots of Sony making the game no longer available in countries where you can’t make a PSN account, so the war may not be over. I pray for Arrowhead as they fight tooth and nail behind the scenes for their work
This and the xbox debacle (and Embracer from a bit ago) proves the AAA publisher model is no longer viable for just making games, thanks to the behavior of said publishers, it's just not safe for your product or your staff. People need to go indie as a necessity now imo. Too much overhead.
One of the best smaller channels I´ve found in a while.
Keep up the great work, the humor and pacing is on the point :D
Nintendo basically saved this generation and I refuse to believe otherwise.
People don't have a ps5 cause it's too expensive
Social media is the biggest problem. Always focusing on the bad and not the good.
I have over 100 games on my ps5 that i still want to play.
Over 100 games that arent ps5 exclusives lol
That's how I feel too. It feels like majority of people just seem to hate on anything that comes out nowadays. I really don't get it.
I don’t mind Nintendo re-releasing upgraded old games as long as they’re games that are $100+ to get a Like New copy. It’d still be cheaper and more than likely upgraded visually. Also, for the nerds who cry about frame rates, bro, I can’t tell a damn difference. I just want to be able to buy a game, pop it in, and immediately play it without downloads. So far, only Nintendo does that. So that’s my console of choice and I’ll probably buy the Switch 2 when it releases.
I really do appreciate what modern gaming did to get more people to play games. I feel the standards for games back then were lower. I want to think it's one of the reasons why we had so many memorable AAA games. Developers pushing out games that exceed expectations. Now it's bigger companies taking advantage of trends in order to reach those high expectations. With game development being planed for years in advance, I understand how tough it is to stay relevant in constantly changing world. I always question if AAA companies now what they a doing. So far I still don't know what they are doing.
ALSO your video was real fun to watch. You a goofy guy and I hope people find your channel soon.
It's a damn shame NVidia's APUs are generally only available for (relatively expensive) laptops, and AMD's (consumer) APUs have far less compute units and shaders than their console counterparts. A small form factor PC with comparable specs to a console at a slightly higher cost would be a very attractive alternative, especially with something like Steam OS or Chimera OS.
I like how this guy rips on *every* company. This should be done more.
I play JRPG’s and we have this complete opposite problem, begging studios for releases we’re always hyped about lol
For me not really there are TONS of old JRPGs that take ages to complete and are great so it's hard to play the new titles
Outside of Nintendo titles, I'm excited for Silk Song. But that's Indie. Beyond that, I can't think of anything. So I've recently decided to go back to PS3 and play games I never got to play back then. Is a lot of fun.
W videos you need more recognition fr, Huge fan
Thank God for indie developers
Good luck trying to find one that isn't a quirky earthbound-inspired rpg or an 8 bit roguelike.
@@NotUp2Much Look harder.
The real value of game pass is not having to buy a full game price and regret buying a turd
I am 36 I have 439 games in my steam library and I had to download emulators to play old games and I haven’t been happier games were so much better in the 90s early 2000s
Apparently grand turismo 7, rise of the ronnin and stellar blade dont count. Big rip
GT7 is the worst entry in the series. Stellar Blade is alright but that'll end up on PC in a year or two.
Shocked you only have 7k subs, fantastic video!
It's the first time I've come across an actually funny person, before they've reached internet fame.
Amazing video from a small channel, but the only issue I had was with the Helldiver's 2 segment. People didnt have to pay for ps plus, they just had to create a ps account. Many regions just dont let you, so some were unable to do something that simple
As a huge Nintendo fan, I am tired of they only making remakes and remasters and making once fun games incomplete. With that said, is the only console I have been playing in the past two years. Which is kinda sad to be honest.
I would never buy a game system that forces you to be online at all times. You can tell them you ate corn for dinner. But, unless they can go through your scat and find it. That's not sufficient?! This was a good video. I'm going to watch more of what you got
ReviewTechUSA predics another VideoGame Crash, What are your two cents on the subject???
(I know you're asking him)
I don't think it's a crash necessarily. Video games are still widely enjoyed and are a great escape from current events. More like a massive restructuring, and mostly with western companies and studios. Most of these issues are coming from western gaming companies getting out of hand, while Japanese companies seem to be thriving/making the right decisions. I'd say expect more Japanese games and companies to have prominence in the coming years.
I doubt we will see a crash, but we will see a a huge leap in popularity in all of media. Movies, Games, TV, will become more artist driven at some point and it will lead to a golden age of art. Not sure when that might be, but I hope for a day we can go on twitter and see news of good games rather than failures and layoffs and acquisitions.
There are too many non gamers who pay for fifa ultimate team every and dont give a shit about consumer friendly business practices for there to be a gimg crash
I only have the Switch. And one thing I’ve come to really enjoy about the remakes is that it’s both given me an opportunity to experience games I missed out on initially like Metroid Prime, get a new and fresh take on a classic I enjoyed way back when like Link’s Awakening, or a little bit of both like Another Code Recollection. I understand the frustration with remakes and remasters, but I think they’ve been overall a very positive experience.
Damn dude the editing on this is amazing!
I love how these butthurt people cannot just blame Sony and Microsoft (the true culprits) for the downfall of the industry, but rather they feel the NEED to include Nintendo, as if Nintendo had anything to do with it. Do a survey on the internet and ask Switch owners if they think "gaming is stale" nowadays. The answer is: No, we DON'T. At all. People who think like this are those who play their games on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. What's getting stale is NOT gaming per se, but GRAPHICS-RACE gaming, and Satoru Iwata actually SAW THIS COMING like 20 years ago. He KNEW this would happen, and thus steered Nintendo AWAY from all this graphics bullshit.
If you feel like "gaming is getting stale", sell your PS5 or Xbox Series, buy a Switch and start enjoying gaming again. It's that simple.
7 exclusives? more like 4, some went to PC.
Great video dude! Keep em comin
Cyberpunk 2077 was probably the only game since i got a next gen system that i was totally immersed in and completed mutiple times.
Last game i got excited for... Red Dead Redemption 2.
Ion Fury was the latest game I was truky excited about
Looks like 90s Build Engine games like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior etc but has modern updates to make gameplay even sharper
I was looking through my PS Trophies and I haven't bought a non-sale Ubisoft game since Far Cry 4, EA is like Mass Effect: Andromeda... I still get hyped for quite a few games, but it's very much franchise based. Said franchises were the ones which blew up after multiple entries (Yakuza, Persona).
Right now, everyone is jumping on Boss Fight: The Game to capitalize on From Software blowing up.... and you can see the boredom setting in.
Games used to be an artistic expression using limited resources, now its a money grab to ensure the profit of shareholders.
Also, bro, what's your name? What do we call you? "TGWG" doesn't roll off the tongue too well.
We call PBG, Austin, we call Scott the Woz, Scott. We need something catchy to say, when we say "Babe, wake up. TGWG just uploaded a video."
Tom is the name I go by! (I've been doing this for like 6 years and feel as if I shouldn't change the name)
@@ThatGuyWhoGames Babe wake up, Tom just uploaded a new video.
Edit: Also, sensible to not change your TH-cam handle -- or else the people who DO know you can't find you.
This generation NEEDS to be longer. There are barely any exclusives and they take waaaay too long to come out now. The fact that is Sony mentioned that the ps5 is half way thru its life cycle is extremely concerning. Nobody wants a new console any time soon! We want games for the one we just got, especially when it wasn’t til last year (year 3) when the PS5 even became readily available to a majority of consumers
its weird how the new gen has been out for almost 4 years now and it doesn't really stand out as next gen. the only reason modern games can't run on ps4 & xb one is bcuz they don't optimize them and don't care...
The answer is DEI. That is why gaming has become so stale. This is the natural result for not hiring off skill and merit in a creative field
It’s not DEI lol. It’s corporate greed. They want to monetise their games as much as possible so they can drain players for all they can, and because of that they employ designs that are hostile to the player’s enjoyment.
And blaming stuff like DEI or “woke” keeps you off of their backs.
Spider-Man 2 was the last game I was truly excited for, its was a masterpiece of a game too.
I WANT TO PLAY IT SO BAD! At this point I'm waiting until it comes out on PC
@@ThatGuyWhoGames why not just buy a PS5?
@@ThatGuyWhoGames FF7 rebirth is my second most excited game of last year.
Modern gaming in one word:
Corporate.
If this was Ready Player One, 101 had won. Time to pack our bags bois and gals.
the switch is 7 years old. tbh it kinda makes sense that they're wont be many new major switch games besides remakes. We all know that games takes years to make, and they did confirm that a switch successor is coming. So I assume that behind the scenes Nintendo is putting most of their effort into developing games for the new console they are making and not telling us because thats just common practice.
And we still got Princess Peach Showtime
@@1MyNickname1 yeah and?
I do feel like the argument that "you should play other games" does hold weight because majority of the gaming community pretty much hates games outside of the popular realm. Let's not act obtuse about this. If a game isn't Mario, Mario Party, Mario Kart, Pokemon, Zelda, Resident Evil, Roblox, Minecraft, WWE, NBA2K, Madden, Call of Duty, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Spider-Man, or Batman then it's trash that isn't worth anyone's time. It just reminds me of the people who complain about sequels and reboots to movies and tv shows, yet they ignore the new movies and shows that come out. We see it all the time where a youtuber would post a video about an obscure show or movie and calling it a underrated gem once they finally decided to check it out instead of overlooking it because it wasn't mainstream.
5:10 out of those 7 titles 5 of them are available for the PS4 and the graphics upgrade is minimal. Plus Returnal and the Ratch and Clank games are on PC.
The production on this does NOT reflect the sub count. Get ready to be sponsored by RAID: Shadow Legends in the coming months sir. It's only a matter of time cuz YOU have ✨quality content ✨
I do find it interesting that the conversation has gone back to consoles needing exclusives. At least in the bubble that I paid attention to, last generation ppl were talking about getting rid of console exclusives and how they’re anti consumer.
For reference, the PS5 and Xbox had AW2, BG3, SF6, as new AAA-games for both consoles just last year. Then , You have games like AC6 which runs far better on the next generation. And then you have great indie games like sea of stars, Dave the diver etc. then add in the exclusives from PlayStation .
Does this generation of gaming have problems, sure, but imo every generation had their own issues that ppl just seem to ignore
Don't forget that while the Helldivers 2 situation is still ongoing so is Sony's bullshit around Stellar Blade as well. It's endless nonsense with them.
Bruh how are you pumping out these vids so fast 💀
I’ve become the grind
Binge watching your videos now that youtube has finally recommended your channel. Excellent content.
Isn't Princess Peach Showtime exactly what you described? A full game with smaller budget that is just for fun? And it is also unique.
0:45 Dragon Ball Sparking Zero (Oct. 11 2024), and GTA 6 (ok that one is kind of cheating, but I'm truly excited for GTA 6)
When I was young, I never look forward to any games cause I just didn't know much or was unaware. I was a flash game kid with some console games from PS2, PSP, Wii, DS and each of them had only like 2-3 games max. Nowadays I'm personally not a fan of many singleplayer games. I actually enjoy live service multiplayer games, just the aspect of playing with others and having that social aspect along with ever changing landscape from constant updates keeping things fresh.
With games today, I don't really branch out much for personal taste reasons and due to companies mostly caring about money and not the quality of the games itself, keeping me away from caring. If I want to play games I'm interested in and haven't played before, it will mostly be simulator games, city builder, or something like GTA 5 with RP and Open World. Would probably enjoy those a lot but my ADHD ass always keep me from branching out to them.
great video pal, i enjoyed this alot!
Great points about game pass. I love it but never use it oddly enough. Most of the best games on there are long jrps.
I’m also on board with the idea of simpler games. Not everything needs to be a 167 hour open world extravaganza. Some cheaper, shorter, and smaller scale first party games would be awesome.
2:35 this also applies to Sega like a lot
The last game I was excited about was Isles of Sea & Sky. I've waited for 3 years. It just came out one week ago. I am yet to play it because of busy schedule. Modern gaming does not feel stale to me. Big budget titles do. So you might be on the money here.
Most of my games are on PS5 so I can’t really do much. Doesn’t mean I don’t have games on PC but most of the games I played and have are on the PS5.
That’s the only reason why I’m using that still and *before I go I should add that Sony has not gotten Helldivers 2 unblocked in all those countries Helldivers 2 was blocked from yet.*
Spiderman 2 but the hype I had died after the the first demo and the story was worse and improvements except swinging everything else was meh.
Jedi survivor's buggy launch turned me off from buying it and I still haven't bought it.
Stellar blade is looking good.
No way its that guy who games!
Stellar content, stellar production. Most underappreciated content creator. Keep it going regardless of how big you get (it's coming)!
To the subject at hand: I'm hoping that id Software puts out a massive hit this year or next. I have better faith in them than most (the snub of Mick Gordon aside).
Corporate greed has infiltrated almost every aspect of life, it would seem. People will play and pay for modern games with slop content precisely because it's what's available and advertised. It's how the consumer mind (aka actual average mind) works. Those who have gamed since childhood are always looking for the next satisfying experience, which is also natural.
I took a decade long hiatus from gaming myself, so I'm cherrypicking 10 years of content. Also having kids slows down my pace. Yup. Time to crack open that ice cold Monster.
@@FezzYousuf just read about it, hyped. I'd love to see it release this year but from what I've read there's supposedly an announcement in the next couple of weeks
This guys content is brilliant 😊
Also, the live service crappy updates started from activation, not nintendo
I would say the real starting point of all this debacle is GTA 5 with GTA Online. And hopefully GTA 6 will be a giant flop and this way end that chapter.
@@1MyNickname1 unfortunately we both know that this is not true
everyone’s gotta stop buying these games, the only way corporations change is when they see the money signs fall.
I think what Sony and Microsoft would do then is just drop gaming alltogether instead. And Nintendo will come up with a new idea for gaming.
We don’t have as much long term hype cuz games are revealed later in development, there are a million good games now, the non autistic people are getting older so they can’t feel art anymore, and we have more accesss to instant gratification. Gaming is better than ever overall, the indie market alone beats out my childhood period games
Mention retro gaming to most people on TH-cam and the first things they'll say is that you did Nintendo or Commodore 64. Well, I DID NEITHER. I was in the UK, and I did Atari COMPUTERS, NOT the 2600, and I did Amiga, before moving onto FPS games on PC!
Pool of Radiance back for 1988 on my c-64.
Games aren't made by game companies, but instead by large corpos, or small indies who are looking to sell their studios to large corpos. 😢
we are in a video game dark age
When GTA 6 gets closer to release, it will probably become the most hype game of all time.
The new fantasy life "FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time" on nintedo switch has me Hyped. Still gonna wait a week or two after realese though to make sure there is no dealbrakers hidden.
Do you think the death of E3 contributed to this? I mean when you think about it, it was THE yearly hype train show that everyone would tune in for now everything just gets announced whenever and can be hit or miss whereas more eyes were on E3 like not just gamers but more casual audiences.
Ngl the only games that are truly worth owning a PS5 is resident evil 4 remake, Elden Ring and stellar blade despite the controversy around it. Other than that, it’s hard justify buying a modern console because the quality isn’t just there anymore. It’s why I bought a Nintendo GameCube earlier this year and have been having a blast with it.
Its kinda like this with every entertainment medium once you consume the best products of all time it harder to enjoy anything else because it just feels like a worse experience.Like after playing mario kart any other racing game except for the sonic and crash ones feels boring because its just driving there are no items. Like until they make a new mario kart its going to be hard for me to want to touch racing games.
Silent Hill 2 Remake is the only game keeping me going.
Smtv and spiderman 3 Baldurs gate 3 is a sequel but these sequels are different because they are so wildly updated from their last iteration. Infinite wealth excited me so did hades
I'm a Nintendo guy, so im mostly still playing TOTK. Some NSO retro re releases like Golden Sun, and psyched for Thousand Year Door. Otherwise, it is slow I understand why, since Nintendo is getting ready to drop a new system next year. And will reveal it this fiscal year.
Could it be that publishers don't want to take risks and possibly lose millions. Games costing upwards of 100 million these days and taking 6 years or more to make is risky. Easier to to just bring out the 10th iteration of Assassins Creed. Lame I know, I'd love to see new IP but big companies are just too risk adverse these days. I miss the PS2 era. Lots of new Ip and almost 4500 games made for that system alone. The good ol days.
LUIGIS MANSION 2 HD THATS WHAT IM EXCITED FOR!!
Don't blame game company's for charging £70 and making shit games, blame the people buying them.
There’s still a few standout games. Unicorn Overlord is bloody fantastic.
I think all ur points r valid, for a certain age group. when ur in the 20-35 age bracket it does feel like there’s not much out there in terms of “good” games.
I just feel there r good games, but early 20s to 30s have different priorities and kinda lose that need to game intensively.
The last game I was excited for was 'No Rest for the Wicked' and it delivered. Currently playing 'The Brew Barron's' and it's amazing. Depends on what scene you're into as to how stale it is, AAA is dead but AA and Indie is popping off.
Games excites for in the last 2 years in no particular order
1. Eiyuden Chronicle
2. FF7 Rebirth
3. Enshrouded
4. Tekken 8
5. Street Fighter 6
6. Tears of the Kingdom
7. Starfield (unfortunately my mosy disappointed game)
8. Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
9. Honkai Star Rail
10. Visions of mana (released this summer)
11. Lies of P
12. Octopath Traveler 2
13. Triangle Strategy
14. Final Fantasy 16
15. Armored Core 6
I can keep going, but I think thats enough for now. Theres been plenty of games, across difference platforms that ive been looking forward to.
0:45 Death Stranding 2 & Pragmata.
The erasure of FF7 Rebirth is palpable.