I was just saying this a week ago. It's as if back then, the developers were of the mindset of, "Hey, The sixth generation of consoles were great, so let's just take that, upgrade the graphics, improve online experience, and just release some kick ass games!"
You're not blinded by nostalgia. I've started playing PS3 and the games destroy PS4 and modern games. Particularly Metal Gear Rising Revengence on the harder unlocked difficulties. It's the absolute peak of gaming.
The 360/ps3 era was the last great console generation before mobile gaming changed monetization practices in console gaming for the worse. Now because everything is online they don't even bother finishing games, they just patch them later. Online was a blast, the wild west, and we had physical media we could collect or sell.
This wasn't the Golden Age, the Golden age began in the late 90's and ended around 2007 (5th-6th gen). That's where we saw the most systems and creativity in the industry. 7th gen basically started all the problems we have now, lacklustre multiplayer modes, DLCs, over-Monetization, repetitive games (don't start me on military shooters). Having said that, we had some gaming masterpieces during this era.
I respectfully disagree. As great as 7th gen was, it was when things started to go downhill. The modern problems we are facing right now started here. Hardware failures, monetization, DLC, games that need a million updates post launch, etc. The lack of creativity with AAA games also started here with a lot of developers chasing trends. every game was either FPS or an open world checklist towards the latter half of the generation. Climbing mechanics seemed to also creep into a lot of games after the success of AC and Uncharted. The games also became more hand holding with quest markers and objectives displayed on the screen. Seventh gen was also way too long (every other was 4-5 years dating back to the 1980s at that point). In 2012 I remember feeling burned out of PS3 and 360 and wanting something new. Now don't get me wrong there were some amazing games in this era and it definitely has its merits such as pushing gaming further into the mainstream with online and more accessible games, but I would say it's far from the best. I miss the days where we could just pop a disc/cart into the console and play it with no updates and it worked. That's why i think the sixth generation is the best. But alas, I did sell my Series X for an Xbox 360 and I've been very happy with that decision.
The 6th generation is legendary, it’s a shame that lots of people don’t mention the Dreamcast even though it was short lived. Don’t blame you for going back to 360
@FranchisePlayyer the thing about 7th generation these days is most of the games have been ported to PS4, but there is just enough games stranded on old tech that it's worth keeping the systems around. I still break out PS All Stars with my kids every now and then, and I bought that game brand new.
Fair points and concerns and overlooking that and enjoying the games for what they are PS3 era was a leap and yes we saw the start of problems that would be a virus that later grew into a terminal problem. But for what it is I enjoy it and like it. But I wouldn't say it was a peak. The peak happened in PS4 but with every peak there's a decline and that happened with PS4. The biggest issue I have with previous gens although I love them the issue is controls. Going back to these games is challenging due to tank controls or one analog stick with directional buttons. Going into 3d games had its challenges. PS2 era started to get it right. We can all argue what the golden age was or the peak and disagree but have many points that are correct
I remember how nice it was to turn on xbox 360. Wii or ps3. The nice ui and very futuristic music , themes. Overall aura . Mainly meeting and talking to friends was the best thing
Great video man. I was in college at the time and had pretty much quit gaming at the time, so sadly I missed a lot from this generation. I remember walking by a friends 360 that was wrapped in a towel and thinking wtf?!?! Lol.
It is THE best generation, I totally agree. Another aspect that is always overlooked is the fact that it was the first time controllers were wireless. No cables anymore was a huge step.
I miss walking into a blockbuster and picking out a game based on how cool the box art looked like. There was nothing quite like logging onto the 360 on a Friday night, just to get invited to an XBL Party with your buddies. An era where online multiplayer was about the player, not by how fat your wallet is. Great video btw Franchise!!
Not sure if I’d say this is the greatest gen (I think gen 6 is), but I will say this is the last great gen. Every gen since feels like an iteration on this one and not a new generation.
@@AGuyUwU my rich neighbor was a pc gamer i remember playing online on the pc back in like 95 96 ...some games were online back then pc gaming back in like 94-98 was insane
Every time I go playing the PS3, it makes me remember how fun games used to be during the 7th Generation of consoles. The PS3 has a massive library of single player games that still hold up even today.
I got an Xbox 360 last year from my dad's friend, and I've been loving it. I played Lollipop Chainsaw, South Park: Tenorman's Revenge, The Saboteur, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Max Payne 3, Toy Story 3, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, Stranglehold and F1 Race Stars. I also bought games that I already played on other consoles like Bully (on PS4), Sega Superstars Tennis (PS2), Marvel Ultimate Alliance (on PS2), Lego Batman: The Video Game (on PS2), Kung Fu Panda (on PS2), Mafia 2 (PS4), Doritos Crash Course (Xbox Series S), Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii), and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U). During my teen years, I had a Wii. I didn't really have an Xbox 360 or PS3.
The Golden Era of Gaming ended during the 6th generation, PS2, Dreamcast, GameCube, and Xbox. Most of the problems that people complain about today started during the PS3/360 gen. DLC, season passes, shady business practices, lack of creativity, games stuck in development hell. I would actually say as a whole that the PS4 generation was actually better in terms of variety of games and indies. Also Japanese developers got back on track after struggling most of the 7th generation. I think many were teenagers during that era and remember the days of playing COD online with friends and are nostalgic which is understandable.
@@Great-Documentaries dude you know the early 80s is the Atari, Commodore, etc. era right? Do you really believe that’s the golden era? NES didn’t even come out till the mid 80s.
Fantastic memories of this console generation. The Xbox 360 was my go to platform for my 3rd party and exclusives / pc to Xbox exclusives . I only purchased the Wii and PS3 just for the exclusives alone, and there was more than enough for me to play. As much as I like the PS4 Xbox one and Wii U. I've always regarded the 7th gen era to be the last truly amazing console generation. Especially the close back and fourth competition between PS3 and 360 while the Wii was just sitting on the top waiting for them to catch up lol. Good times.
Let it noted that the 360 did not launch with HDMI. I love this generation but I think Gen 6 was the peak. The generation until its very end was firing on all cylinders. I’d put gen 7 in spot 2 or 3 since I flip flop with gen 4.
Correction: The Xbox 360 never "did well in Japan." No MSFT console ever has. They tried hard and made JP exclusives. But JP wanted Sony and Nintendo, unsurprisingly. Nintendo was afraid to overproduce the Wii, because they could never be sure if the unexpected success would continue or if it was a fad. There is NO reason for a company to underproduce a high-margin product like the Wii. Nintendo really blew it by not expanding manufacturing to meet demand. They might have sold 120 million of they had anticipated initial demand. And as a young gamer you wouldn't realize this: People like me, who are MUCH older and who never own a console in their life bought a Wii for exergaming. First for Wii Sports with the promise that more active titles (read as: get off your rear-end and be physical titles) like that. 50-60 million Wiis were sold to people like me. And we bought 32 million Wii Balance Boards for $99 (or more) each as well. I mean you don't think gamers were buying those, do you? We also bought a ton of exercise games (Gold's Gym, Exerbeat, EA Sports Active, etc.) and dance games like Just Dance, which was made for the Wii until Nintendo announced that they would no longer manufacture Wii games in North American as of March 2020! The Wii would have been a massive failure (like the Wii U) were it not for people like me, your uncle, and grandmas everywhere. It was a generation behind in power and graphics, which meant nothing to us but everything to most gamerboys who wanted an Xbox 360 or PS3. The Wii won the generation because of us, not because of gamers. Unfortunately Nintendo didn't understand that and tried the same with with the Wii U (being a generation behind again) but failed since the GamePad was worthless to us and we didn't need an upgrade on on Wii's anyway. There is no other generation where all three console manufacturers succeeded and sold at least 84 million units. Don't forget that this was also the era of the Nintendo DS, which sold more than any handheld ever. Sony with its overrated PS3 and Microsoft with its RRoD and Kinect lost a lot of money while Nintendo sold every Wii it ever made at a profit -- another reason it easily won the generation.
Great stuff Franchise! I looooved my 360. So many nights of staying up till 2am playing Gears and Halo 3 multiplayer with my friends. Good times. I never got a Wii because I didn’t care for motion controls. The PS3 I never got until recently because it was so expensive and I was happy with my 360. But I’m having a blast with the PS3 since I’ve been able to get my hands on the fully backwards compatible model. Great stuff dude. 🤟🏽
Thanks man! Yeah grinding away on halo 3 multiplayer and co-op campaign was so fun. You’re lucky to have a backwards compatible ps3, I feel like they are getting harder and harder to find these days
Yeah so true. This was the generation that got me back into console gaming big time. Got all three. The last console I had before the PS 3, Wii and 360 was the Sega Mega Drive/ Genesis and before that the NES. In the interim was mainly PC gaming
This is generational. For my generation (older millennial) it's the SNES/Genesis era. For younger millennials, it's ps2/GameCube/Xbox. And now, it's ps3/360/Wii.
The games of 7th gen and the console power and user interfaces were so modern and quality that they blow everything else out of the water. Finally games that were unafraid of catering to adults more and more without feeling like consoles were just a child's toy anymore.
@@AGuyUwU I'm not saying he's wrong. But my generation had more ambivalent feelings about this particular "golden era" because of DLC, online passes, etc.
you're not blinded by nostalgia, i have been starting to collect for the 360 around a year ago and i am absolutely in love and prefer a lot of games from tnat era over modern releases (skate, blur, driver: san francisco, gears of war 1-3 and ninja blade to name a few)
I think the 6th and 7th generation was the peak. PS2 and Xbox had so many unique games and creativity and the 7th generation really shined with online play and brought gamers together besides the toxic game chats 😂
20:36 “Gardevoir 3” is what I heard 😂 Great video, while I love gen 5 and 6 more, 7 had great highs and honestly I feel this was the last gen where you really felt there was a huge leap from the gen before it. ❤
Gamerboys did. But then gamerboys are some of the laziest-ass people on planet Earth. Asking them to do something physical is a mistake. The Wii won. Never forget that. Motion controls were forced in SOME games, but those were shitty games that you never should have bought. That's on YOU! Done right, they were by FAR the best experiences of the 7th Gen. And that's fully backed up by the fact that the Wii was the bestseller. #reality
The PS3/Xbox360 gen either produced some of the best game series, or had the best entries in those series. It's hard to think of any best of all time series that started or peaked this generation, maybe unless we count Switch games.
I agree, I’ve been playing games since the NES and this generation is my favorite. It just seemed this generation pushed out one great game after another. Uncharted, Halo, Gears of War, Mass Effect, Oblivion and Skyrim just to name a handful. I remember being excited every E3 that era. Now it just seems games take forever to come out in comparison for Xbox / PlayStation. The only issue I had was due to living in a small town, my internet sucked. I missed a lot of early online gaming most of that generation.
I agree!. Just online enough to work, but not annoying with constant updates and micro transactions. And peripherals such as Kinect, Move, and Guitar Hero and Skylanders. Just the best!
Nice one! Thanks for the link too! I really enjoyed the early days of XBox360, games like Kameo and 99 Knights, Arkham Asylum, really deep gameplay and the graphics at the time were amazing. PS3 took a long time to get development right outside first party in the early years. The Cube was the odd System but I really enjoyed it. Wind Waker was mind blowing to me at the time. For me as far as game innovation, I’d say the precursor to the generation did the most as far as introducing huge expansive worlds and myriads of complex game mechanics. I digress, I guess it’s a matter of perspective, I just felt the “PS2” era of games is the “peak” of “gameplay”. For me anyway.
I agree with all of this. Sadly, I'm done with gaming. It's just not the same. If I ever do get back into gaming it'll be with Xbox, PS1, PS2, GameCube, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii. That's it.
Miss this console generation but the one thing it was missing from modern gaming is cross platform if only it started this gen! That could be a whole video 😂❤
@@FranchisePlayyer yeah I actually heard Sony reached out to Microsoft about it but they declined the opposite happened in the 8th gen systems but eventually they came to an agreement
MGS3 Subsistence, RE Outbreak, Call of Duty 1, THPS whatever, Hot Shots Golf Fore and SOCOM 2 online that was my lineup. Great times with the network adapter.
People who think the 6th was better really have no clue. For one thing, the PS3 was 100% compatible at launch with both PS1 and PS2! And the Wii was 100% compatible with GC. The GC couldn't run ANY other games. The online was FAR better, and the stores suddenly existed. And all three consoles had a LOT more great games for them versus what they were replacing. I mean it is ludicrous to suggest the 6th was better. It's an unsupportable hot-take.
@@Great-DocumentariesNah man you are wrong lol It’s about the simplicity,it was about you buying a game & that was it,no dlc no bs updates no I’m gonna lock content behind a paywall.Also the Wii had too many games that were trash & ps3 was outrageously expensive only pass I’ll give you is the 360 besides you talk about backwards compatibility but you failed to mention that only the launch systems had that but were removed later on except 360 besides if backwards compatibility is your argument than doesn’t that mean the previous generation had better games if people were still going back to play them but hey that’s your opinion but to say unsupportable hot take makes you sound dumb.Its called an OPINION not a fact lol don’t like it then that’s your problem
I would not say seventh gen was beginning of online play, it was refinement of console online play. Sixth generation was true beginning and bangers for those who experienced them, PSO on three different consoles, PS2 out with first and in japan second monster hunter, xbox original doin xbox live and it's big array of online games. 6th generation was (a banger) beginning and 7th generation honed it to standards we still have. I actually did play FF XIV on ps3, still have my useless disc.
I’m stoked to see that your channel is growing man! Did you end up going to Sacs gamer expo? Give me a heads up when you wanna play so I could download Black ops 3 again (had to make space haha). Hope you’re doing well, brother!
Hey @Franchisegamer , this is a nice video. Just wanted to know as to how do I retrieve my PS3 credentials so that I can play my PS3 games on my PS4 and PS5. Could u help me on this ? Appreciate your response.
Xbox 360 blades was the goat ui, but for more multimedia purposes as the ps3 and psp and sonys media devices were, xmb was the best, and for living room stuff, wii made plain sense
I definitely miss the PlayStation demo discs and pickup of the official playstation magazine every week of the early PS3 days i still have my original fat 60gb backwards compatible model with 4 USB ports still working but lots at tge time got yellow light of death and a great collection of PS3 games and CRT tvs at the time as well, i also remember when the wii cane out it was super hard to find one they were selling like hotcakes. 👍🌟
The towel trick bro ..that was wild back in the day we would try anything to salvage our 360s 🤦 🤣 . The wonder and grandeur of 7th Gen is hard to explain .. you just had to be there. It was glorious to experience the jump from Sd gaming to Hd. Gears of War was a game changer. Metal gear solid 4 was ridiculous. And my personal favourite GTA IV was a revelation. So so many great games. Looking back at a release date timeline you’d be shocked at the rate in which interesting and diverse games were being put out. Many turned out to be iconic. I’ll just combine the 6th and 7th Gen as the golden age for me. The 4th Gen was top tier and the 5th was super ambitious but needed more overall polish and a lot of titles haven’t aged particularly well. 6th and 7th is the ultimate sweet spot. 8th was good and the 9th currently so far , well all I’ll say is I hope it ends off on a high note (e.g The last of us, Bioshock Inifinite, Gta V etc. in 2013)
Yeah bro people were doing anything they could to keep their red ringed 360 kicking for another weekend of gaming haha good times. That jump to HD was the biggest jump in consoles that I ever felt (I started on ps1) but like you said let’s hope this current gen ends on a high note because it isn’t looking good so far. Hope all is well bro
The wii shouldve been what the wii u was. Gamepad didnt have to be but the box w hdmi wouldve been possible and more competitive. But still doing their own thing. And the wii u pro controller. I hated the wii mote and classic controller. 😒 my wii failed twice too. Ill point out they updated zelda skyward sword to get rid of those silly controls and the game is better. The wii mote shouldve been an option not required.
A bit blind by nostalgia, like all of us 😁 You miss something important about 360 ... The achievements, it was the first console with this "mind control" ... My most unexpect surprise for the Wii was games rated A like House of the dead overkill and an exclusive Dead space, both fantastic rail shooters, so sweet memories
Plan to see your PS4 won't die video. To me PS3/360/Wii is good (games, demos, Indies/mobile or flash converted to console) but the turning point of why I don't like PS4/Xbox One, but found Wii U good. So ma y third party IPs now all started in 7th gen so the ones left behind I enjoy more not the ones continued I never cared about yet they keep pushing. I focus on gameplay or context, not nostalgia so to me nostalgia is an excuse. I don't care I started with whatever gens I did. I think the design speaks for itself not the emotional or what I played first that so many do and clouds the points they want to make when the games speak for themselves of good ideas, writing and how downward games have gotten for a broad audience and trash execution nowadays. Unlike a broad audience but still a lot going for it because they still try. There is a reason the Wii has many gems, the reason I go to Nintendo more nowadays. DS had many cool gimmicks besides the dual screen surface. None are perfect but I mean 6-7th gen handhelds or Pocket PCs/PDAs are just more upgrades of what happened. Yes the Handheld PCs are just different layout no physical keyboard Pocket PCs. Because I look at tech no just video games. So it's why Gizmondo and Tapwave Zodiac make sense besides the Ngage. They were media focused too of videos and photos or contacts between other Gizmondos kind of like Wii U Chat or another I forget, like the PSP had camera and GPS the Gizmondo had built in unlike the PSP/Gameboy Color. 5/6th even if rough of early 3D. The variety of gimmicks for hardware and the game ideas per genre, per tone/audience were better. So they hold up not always but their ideas shine through better. 7th gen has its refinements but also it's issues just as older gens do and so do modern Indies with inspiration and pitfalls in 9th gen that call back to old design and have similar issues it's hilarious. Stupid idiots that look at characters and worlds but fail in the game design to fix the same problems or expand on that design either. I won't deny good ideas came out of 7th gen. Some IPs did try. COD actually tried back then and were more polished. But others were cool and creative, other trend followers of shooters, of open worlds, of racing more then ever Some genres go pushed back to Indies or veterans that split. So some 6th gen and 7th gen has great in it but also the prep for why I hate modern gaming started in 7th and why I buy less games is the messages, is the gameplay is boring and safer, holiday destination open worlds then playgrounds. Boring gameplay for visuals/story. Pass. It's not just the business models its the core design got worse. I find some good in 7th gen still but among the 1 mechanic only reason to buy shooters, the eh transition of racing games when 6th gen they had better mechanics competition and ideas. Platformers were there more for Indies which is understandable. But RPGs were eh on either end. Hack n slashes are still fair WHEN they aren't soulslike focused. To me transition or graphics and ugly textures. The game design was still fair but the competition got worse but still were transitioning so not too bad. Some quality of life has happened later gens but eh. To me the niche excited the popular were passable to boring and a gen later still are. Dynamic elements were in 7th gen in some games which was cool. The writing and cutscenes because the scale was different did make some games better in those ways but the gameplay was fair. Set pieces were still interesting. Besides the old school stuff being there. I need gimmicks or good game design to be there or else I don't care. Had more fun researching older gens ideas and applying that mindset to Foamstars modes or Biomutant animal abilities lacking or why we get boring Little ClKityy Big City garbage of wow how to dumb down a game of movesets, make something less exciting then a tv show that offers the same and put generic goals and skins. I mean if it was early 5th gen sure but this is 9th gen. Like why? The rewind system or just anything in racing sucks nowadays or is tolerable of ideas. Nostalgia Indies platformers or racing are copy cats as much as Hades clones are. Always barely offering competition and just being too heavily inspired it's just a joke at this point. Lack of creativity or good ideas because people barely have good ideas to drum up and only references/wanting making those games pathetic in my eyes because they don't try. They trace not come up with original ideas or better ones to stand out or expand like they should. PS4 IPs once 2017 came I gave up after Gravity Rush 2/Knack 2. Other than Dreams nope to first party. Xbox was ok I guess. I have no interest in a PS5/Xbox Series I'm staying on PS4 for third parties. I'm hardcore audience/collector not causal. 2017 I don't mean because of Switch I watched from the side but to me. I bought a Vita 2017, 2018, Wii U, 2020 3DS, 2021 Switch. Besides a PSP 2000, DS OG for GBA games, N64 and more over time or inbetween those years.
1. You should have at least mentioned the PSP and DS, as they only strengthen your argument. 2. It's a half truth the Wii and sovelware. EVERY successful system has a lot. The real problem was not enough major games to offset that.
I agree but will say it peaked with PS4 and at the same time declined with PS4. It became common with PS4 era for games to be "on disc" but unfinished/buggy. The graphics are better but PS3 games don't look terrible. Call me crazy tho but even mediocre games on PS3 had soul and fun factor. Where we did see that on PS4 but not on that level of previous gen.
What's up franchise you have gained a new subscriber the first video i saw on yours was the worst console video and i totally agree..i don't have a ps5 because my ps4 games look just fine and there are no ps5 exclusives i desire enough to make me want to spend almost 700 dollars but i subcribed to you because you really are unbiased and give really really good on point easements..i like you agree that well the ps2 and 3 really had fantastic games totally and honestly i don't think that will ever be replicated i know you are fairly young but you have a pretty good grasp of that era also i am a hardware guy also there is something ti be said about having the disc and case because you know it is yours and you can play it anytime...i wish games were like they were on the ps2 no updates needed and the game was complete on launch enjoyed your video man!
No way. The PS2, GameCube and Xbox gen was peak gaming. PS3 was worse than PS2. And Wii was worse than GameCube. The exception is that X360 was better than Xbox. Imo of course.
Owned all 3 and it was the best days/nights ever.Never had the rrod, ylod or bsod. 8th gen was a downer and sold my ps4 that following year.Didn't get an xbox one or wiiu.Got a gaming pc and started having a blast again.Now everything (besides switch and pc) is just meh beyond belief.
I disagree. This generation was when we started seeing predatory buissness practices start. Dlc, season passes, games needing updates. For me the golden era was the jump to 3d. So the ps1 era. You had a huge leap in gaming with 3d environments. Games shipped either complete or broken so you had more complete games. You had cheat codes and unlockables. The feeling of beating a game and unlocking a new character or new content will never happen again as that's just dlc now
I disagree, I think the golden era was the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube and everything before it back to the NES. After the 360 and PS3 came out where online was a part of the actual console, gaming was never the same. The way the games were designed just felt different to me.
That was far from the golden era, it was the beginning of the worst, actually. The golden era was hands down SNES, Genesis, and all the systems that tried to get into the market like CDI, 3DO, Jaguar.
Xbox 360 was the online console but then I also remember when PSN was free So of course Nintendo and Sony had to follow suit and make us all pay for online play capabilities
The 7th generation consoles had some of the worst performance in games with insane frame rate drops and stutters and screen tearing. A lot of what made gaming a disaster like it is today started in this gen and the visuals are not too great either. Most of them lacks a true art style and focused on realism that doesn't hold up today and the lack of colors in most games where the brown, green and yellow filters reigned supreme was so bad. I had some good times in this gen, but it is not the best generation of gaming. But if it's your favorite I respect your opinion.
I was just saying this a week ago. It's as if back then, the developers were of the mindset of, "Hey, The sixth generation of consoles were great, so let's just take that, upgrade the graphics, improve online experience, and just release some kick ass games!"
100% - They took everything that was great about the 6th gen and improved upon it
You're not blinded by nostalgia. I've started playing PS3 and the games destroy PS4 and modern games. Particularly Metal Gear Rising Revengence on the harder unlocked difficulties. It's the absolute peak of gaming.
It was definitely the peak for me. Glad to hear you are still playing some ps3 games
revengeance is sick
The 360/ps3 era was the last great console generation before mobile gaming changed monetization practices in console gaming for the worse. Now because everything is online they don't even bother finishing games, they just patch them later. Online was a blast, the wild west, and we had physical media we could collect or sell.
That 6th and 7th generation is definitely top tier. That BIT era for me is still my favorite.
This wasn't the Golden Age, the Golden age began in the late 90's and ended around 2007 (5th-6th gen). That's where we saw the most systems and creativity in the industry.
7th gen basically started all the problems we have now, lacklustre multiplayer modes, DLCs, over-Monetization, repetitive games (don't start me on military shooters).
Having said that, we had some gaming masterpieces during this era.
I respectfully disagree. As great as 7th gen was, it was when things started to go downhill. The modern problems we are facing right now started here. Hardware failures, monetization, DLC, games that need a million updates post launch, etc. The lack of creativity with AAA games also started here with a lot of developers chasing trends. every game was either FPS or an open world checklist towards the latter half of the generation. Climbing mechanics seemed to also creep into a lot of games after the success of AC and Uncharted. The games also became more hand holding with quest markers and objectives displayed on the screen. Seventh gen was also way too long (every other was 4-5 years dating back to the 1980s at that point). In 2012 I remember feeling burned out of PS3 and 360 and wanting something new.
Now don't get me wrong there were some amazing games in this era and it definitely has its merits such as pushing gaming further into the mainstream with online and more accessible games, but I would say it's far from the best. I miss the days where we could just pop a disc/cart into the console and play it with no updates and it worked. That's why i think the sixth generation is the best. But alas, I did sell my Series X for an Xbox 360 and I've been very happy with that decision.
The 6th generation is legendary, it’s a shame that lots of people don’t mention the Dreamcast even though it was short lived. Don’t blame you for going back to 360
@FranchisePlayyer the thing about 7th generation these days is most of the games have been ported to PS4, but there is just enough games stranded on old tech that it's worth keeping the systems around. I still break out PS All Stars with my kids every now and then, and I bought that game brand new.
Well said , I completely agree.
Fair points and concerns and overlooking that and enjoying the games for what they are PS3 era was a leap and yes we saw the start of problems that would be a virus that later grew into a terminal problem. But for what it is I enjoy it and like it. But I wouldn't say it was a peak. The peak happened in PS4 but with every peak there's a decline and that happened with PS4. The biggest issue I have with previous gens although I love them the issue is controls. Going back to these games is challenging due to tank controls or one analog stick with directional buttons. Going into 3d games had its challenges. PS2 era started to get it right. We can all argue what the golden age was or the peak and disagree but have many points that are correct
Exactly, I love my PS3, Wii and X360 but everything wrong now began with this generation.
For me the entire range of 5th-7th generation was the golden age of gaming. Nothing was perfect but they really knew how to make games fun!
PS2 was a huge part of the golden era for me and the n64. 😁
6th & 7th gen era are tied as my golden gaming era
Back when you had reasons to buy the three of them, now with a Switch and a Pc you're good to go
I remember how nice it was to turn on xbox 360. Wii or ps3. The nice ui and very futuristic music , themes. Overall aura . Mainly meeting and talking to friends was the best thing
I really miss having demos!! We all need them instead of being dissatisfied with what i purchase now for almost $100 ….
Completely agree, I miss having demos for all of the new releases
I agree man, 7th gen for the win
Yessir!
Great video man. I was in college at the time and had pretty much quit gaming at the time, so sadly I missed a lot from this generation. I remember walking by a friends 360 that was wrapped in a towel and thinking wtf?!?! Lol.
Thanks man! That’s hilarious I would’ve been so confused too lol
It is THE best generation, I totally agree. Another aspect that is always overlooked is the fact that it was the first time controllers were wireless. No cables anymore was a huge step.
Very true, having wireless controllers right out of the box was incredible
I miss walking into a blockbuster and picking out a game based on how cool the box art looked like.
There was nothing quite like logging onto the 360 on a Friday night, just to get invited to an XBL Party with your buddies.
An era where online multiplayer was about the player, not by how fat your wallet is.
Great video btw Franchise!!
I miss blockbuster! Hollywood video and game crazy were pretty cool too. Thank you bro, looking forward to your next video!
Not sure if I’d say this is the greatest gen (I think gen 6 is), but I will say this is the last great gen. Every gen since feels like an iteration on this one and not a new generation.
Ps2, xbox, GameCube, Dreamcast is the golden age of gaming
Online gameplay felt modern and was everything gaming was striving for, so, no. 7th gen was better.
6th and 7th were golden
8th is okay tbh I
9th I have yet to play a game exclusive to that generation
@@AGuyUwU my rich neighbor was a pc gamer i remember playing online on the pc back in like 95 96 ...some games were online back then pc gaming back in like 94-98 was insane
@@Norg1 I meant for consoles.
it is ps 3 xbox 360 is first gen wit real mutiplayer gaming
The golden era will be different for different people, some I will be ps4, others ps3, ps2, ps1, Super Nintendo, nes
Every time I go playing the PS3, it makes me remember how fun games used to be during the 7th Generation of consoles. The PS3 has a massive library of single player games that still hold up even today.
PS2, GC, Xbox was where I had the most fun playing games
I got an Xbox 360 last year from my dad's friend, and I've been loving it. I played Lollipop Chainsaw, South Park: Tenorman's Revenge, The Saboteur, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Max Payne 3, Toy Story 3, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, Stranglehold and F1 Race Stars. I also bought games that I already played on other consoles like Bully (on PS4), Sega Superstars Tennis (PS2), Marvel Ultimate Alliance (on PS2), Lego Batman: The Video Game (on PS2), Kung Fu Panda (on PS2), Mafia 2 (PS4), Doritos Crash Course (Xbox Series S), Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii), and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U). During my teen years, I had a Wii. I didn't really have an Xbox 360 or PS3.
The Golden Era of Gaming ended during the 6th generation, PS2, Dreamcast, GameCube, and Xbox. Most of the problems that people complain about today started during the PS3/360 gen. DLC, season passes, shady business practices, lack of creativity, games stuck in development hell. I would actually say as a whole that the PS4 generation was actually better in terms of variety of games and indies. Also Japanese developers got back on track after struggling most of the 7th generation. I think many were teenagers during that era and remember the days of playing COD online with friends and are nostalgic which is understandable.
The golden age of gaming was the early to mid 90s. SNES/Genesis/Arcade era.
LOL! Actually, it was the early 80s when all the genres were being created and everything was fresh and new and not dominated by Japanese companies.
@@Great-Documentaries dude you know the early 80s is the Atari, Commodore, etc. era right? Do you really believe that’s the golden era? NES didn’t even come out till the mid 80s.
@@Great-Documentariesthe 80s WERE dominated by Japanese companies the American ones went bankrupt
The real golden age of gaming was back in the 20s when there no consoles around 😐
Your imagination WAS the console
Fantastic memories of this console generation. The Xbox 360 was my go to platform for my 3rd party and exclusives / pc to Xbox exclusives . I only purchased the Wii and PS3 just for the exclusives alone, and there was more than enough for me to play. As much as I like the PS4 Xbox one and Wii U. I've always regarded the 7th gen era to be the last truly amazing console generation. Especially the close back and fourth competition between PS3 and 360 while the Wii was just sitting on the top waiting for them to catch up lol. Good times.
Don't forget about handhelds as well, DS and PSP. This era of gaming was amazing.
I stick to emulators these days, there were some good choices back then. The 80s to early 2000s were the golden age of gaming.
Let it noted that the 360 did not launch with HDMI. I love this generation but I think Gen 6 was the peak. The generation until its very end was firing on all cylinders. I’d put gen 7 in spot 2 or 3 since I flip flop with gen 4.
Correction: The Xbox 360 never "did well in Japan." No MSFT console ever has. They tried hard and made JP exclusives. But JP wanted Sony and Nintendo, unsurprisingly.
Nintendo was afraid to overproduce the Wii, because they could never be sure if the unexpected success would continue or if it was a fad. There is NO reason for a company to underproduce a high-margin product like the Wii. Nintendo really blew it by not expanding manufacturing to meet demand. They might have sold 120 million of they had anticipated initial demand. And as a young gamer you wouldn't realize this: People like me, who are MUCH older and who never own a console in their life bought a Wii for exergaming. First for Wii Sports with the promise that more active titles (read as: get off your rear-end and be physical titles) like that. 50-60 million Wiis were sold to people like me. And we bought 32 million Wii Balance Boards for $99 (or more) each as well. I mean you don't think gamers were buying those, do you? We also bought a ton of exercise games (Gold's Gym, Exerbeat, EA Sports Active, etc.) and dance games like Just Dance, which was made for the Wii until Nintendo announced that they would no longer manufacture Wii games in North American as of March 2020! The Wii would have been a massive failure (like the Wii U) were it not for people like me, your uncle, and grandmas everywhere. It was a generation behind in power and graphics, which meant nothing to us but everything to most gamerboys who wanted an Xbox 360 or PS3. The Wii won the generation because of us, not because of gamers. Unfortunately Nintendo didn't understand that and tried the same with with the Wii U (being a generation behind again) but failed since the GamePad was worthless to us and we didn't need an upgrade on on Wii's anyway.
There is no other generation where all three console manufacturers succeeded and sold at least 84 million units. Don't forget that this was also the era of the Nintendo DS, which sold more than any handheld ever. Sony with its overrated PS3 and Microsoft with its RRoD and Kinect lost a lot of money while Nintendo sold every Wii it ever made at a profit -- another reason it easily won the generation.
Longest gen before the Corporations took over with their ESG pushing for Micro Transactions and DLCs.
6th & 7th gen were PEAK
Great stuff Franchise! I looooved my 360. So many nights of staying up till 2am playing Gears and Halo 3 multiplayer with my friends. Good times.
I never got a Wii because I didn’t care for motion controls.
The PS3 I never got until recently because it was so expensive and I was happy with my 360. But I’m having a blast with the PS3 since I’ve been able to get my hands on the fully backwards compatible model.
Great stuff dude. 🤟🏽
Thanks man! Yeah grinding away on halo 3 multiplayer and co-op campaign was so fun.
You’re lucky to have a backwards compatible ps3, I feel like they are getting harder and harder to find these days
Yeah so true. This was the generation that got me back into console gaming big time. Got all three. The last console I had before the PS 3, Wii and 360 was the Sega Mega Drive/ Genesis and before that the NES. In the interim was mainly PC gaming
This is generational.
For my generation (older millennial) it's the SNES/Genesis era.
For younger millennials, it's ps2/GameCube/Xbox.
And now, it's ps3/360/Wii.
Very true, I’m pretty nostalgic for the ps2 era as well though.
The games of 7th gen and the console power and user interfaces were so modern and quality that they blow everything else out of the water. Finally games that were unafraid of catering to adults more and more without feeling like consoles were just a child's toy anymore.
@@AGuyUwU I'm not saying he's wrong. But my generation had more ambivalent feelings about this particular "golden era" because of DLC, online passes, etc.
You’re straight telling the truth
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Great time to be a gamer. I started gaming with the NES (3rd Gen) and the 7th Gen just felt like everything had finally fallen into place.
you're not blinded by nostalgia, i have been starting to collect for the 360 around a year ago and i am absolutely in love and prefer a lot of games from tnat era over modern releases (skate, blur, driver: san francisco, gears of war 1-3 and ninja blade to name a few)
New subscriber, your videos are dope. Keep the good work up man.
Thanks man, appreciate it!
The era lasted long because the quality was flowing and creativity was still there
I think the 6th and 7th generation was the peak. PS2 and Xbox had so many unique games and creativity and the 7th generation really shined with online play and brought gamers together besides the toxic game chats 😂
20:36 “Gardevoir 3” is what I heard 😂
Great video, while I love gen 5 and 6 more, 7 had great highs and honestly I feel this was the last gen where you really felt there was a huge leap from the gen before it. ❤
This is the end of the golden era. My pick is ps3. I still use it frequently to this day.
Just got me a whole stack of Xbox360 I never got to play. Ranging from good to totally insane. This is gonna be a blast.
The Wii had a good start, but by the end, we got sick of the way motion controls were too forced
yeah the tards could and should of just made the gamecube controllers an optional way to play with all games...
Gamerboys did. But then gamerboys are some of the laziest-ass people on planet Earth. Asking them to do something physical is a mistake. The Wii won. Never forget that. Motion controls were forced in SOME games, but those were shitty games that you never should have bought. That's on YOU! Done right, they were by FAR the best experiences of the 7th Gen. And that's fully backed up by the fact that the Wii was the bestseller. #reality
I miss playing Halo, Gears, COD, and Army of Two split screen with friends. Some fun times on Xbox 360.
The PS3/Xbox360 gen either produced some of the best game series, or had the best entries in those series. It's hard to think of any best of all time series that started or peaked this generation, maybe unless we count Switch games.
I agree, I’ve been playing games since the NES and this generation is my favorite. It just seemed this generation pushed out one great game after another. Uncharted, Halo, Gears of War, Mass Effect, Oblivion and Skyrim just to name a handful. I remember being excited every E3 that era. Now it just seems games take forever to come out in comparison for Xbox / PlayStation.
The only issue I had was due to living in a small town, my internet sucked. I missed a lot of early online gaming most of that generation.
So many great games this generation
I agree!. Just online enough to work, but not annoying with constant updates and micro transactions. And peripherals such as Kinect, Move, and Guitar Hero and Skylanders. Just the best!
Ps1, N64 and Dreamcast, Golden Era. PS3 60gb original is my favorite console of all time btw...
Honestly from Gen 4 up to Gen 7 were all good
Nice one! Thanks for the link too! I really enjoyed the early days of XBox360, games like Kameo and 99 Knights, Arkham Asylum, really deep gameplay and the graphics at the time were amazing. PS3 took a long time to get development right outside first party in the early years. The Cube was the odd System but I really enjoyed it. Wind Waker was mind blowing to me at the time. For me as far as game innovation, I’d say the precursor to the generation did the most as far as introducing huge expansive worlds and myriads of complex game mechanics. I digress, I guess it’s a matter of perspective, I just felt the “PS2” era of games is the “peak” of “gameplay”. For me anyway.
The ps2 era was also great in many ways. That was my family’s first DVD player lol
Castle miner Z was a prime game around the time minecraft launched and before + after OG xbox 360 minecraft release
It's not nostalgia: I was in my mid-late 20s during the 7th generation, and it is definitely the best.
Halo 3 and Reach.. perfection..
I agree with all of this. Sadly, I'm done with gaming. It's just not the same. If I ever do get back into gaming it'll be with Xbox, PS1, PS2, GameCube, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii. That's it.
Dis is the best console generation because we got backwards compatible,remaster & remake,new release,more powerful consoles,better graphics
Your delivery is great broo.
Ps3. Free multiplayer on black ops 1 an 2.. good times
I wish multiplayer was still free on consoles
Miss this console generation but the one thing it was missing from modern gaming is cross platform if only it started this gen! That could be a whole video 😂❤
That’s a good point, cross platform in this era would have been so cool!
@@FranchisePlayyer yeah I actually heard Sony reached out to Microsoft about it but they declined the opposite happened in the 8th gen systems but eventually they came to an agreement
PS2 generation is truly peak.
For Sony. Not for gaming. Not even close.
I think that the 6th generation was just ahead of this. This and the 4th generation are in the debate for 2nd
You're Killing It broo👍🏼🔫
Appreciate it Sidney 💪
I miss playing Fat Princess on my PS3
Sorry G the golden era was the ps2, original Xbox era
Nah man the golden era was ps2,Xbox & GameCube
Agree, the sixth gen was amazing. Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube and Xbox. Will never be beaten.
MGS3 Subsistence, RE Outbreak, Call of Duty 1, THPS whatever, Hot Shots Golf Fore and SOCOM 2 online that was my lineup. Great times with the network adapter.
+ gameboy advance
People who think the 6th was better really have no clue. For one thing, the PS3 was 100% compatible at launch with both PS1 and PS2! And the Wii was 100% compatible with GC. The GC couldn't run ANY other games. The online was FAR better, and the stores suddenly existed. And all three consoles had a LOT more great games for them versus what they were replacing.
I mean it is ludicrous to suggest the 6th was better. It's an unsupportable hot-take.
@@Great-DocumentariesNah man you are wrong lol It’s about the simplicity,it was about you buying a game & that was it,no dlc no bs updates no I’m gonna lock content behind a paywall.Also the Wii had too many games that were trash & ps3 was outrageously expensive only pass I’ll give you is the 360 besides you talk about backwards compatibility but you failed to mention that only the launch systems had that but were removed later on except 360 besides if backwards compatibility is your argument than doesn’t that mean the previous generation had better games if people were still going back to play them but hey that’s your opinion but to say unsupportable hot take makes you sound dumb.Its called an OPINION not a fact lol don’t like it then that’s your problem
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You’re one/two generations ahead.
My favorite console generation
You should include the DS and PSP with this gen.
I would not say seventh gen was beginning of online play, it was refinement of console online play.
Sixth generation was true beginning and bangers for those who experienced them, PSO on three different consoles, PS2 out with first and in japan second monster hunter, xbox original doin xbox live and it's big array of online games.
6th generation was (a banger) beginning and 7th generation honed it to standards we still have.
I actually did play FF XIV on ps3, still have my useless disc.
I’m stoked to see that your channel is growing man! Did you end up going to Sacs gamer expo? Give me a heads up when you wanna play so I could download Black ops 3 again (had to make space haha). Hope you’re doing well, brother!
Thanks man! I think the next sac gamers expo is in December. Did you end up going to the SoCal expo? I’m going to hit you up on psn tonight
I TOTALLY AGREE
Hey @Franchisegamer , this is a nice video. Just wanted to know as to how do I retrieve my PS3 credentials so that I can play my PS3 games on my PS4 and PS5. Could u help me on this ? Appreciate your response.
Xbox 360 blades was the goat ui, but for more multimedia purposes as the ps3 and psp and sonys media devices were, xmb was the best, and for living room stuff, wii made plain sense
The Beat time of Gaming
The wii internet was super slow for me
I definitely miss the PlayStation demo discs and pickup of the official playstation magazine every week of the early PS3 days i still have my original fat 60gb backwards compatible model with 4 USB ports still working but lots at tge time got yellow light of death and a great collection of PS3 games and CRT tvs at the time as well, i also remember when the wii cane out it was super hard to find one they were selling like hotcakes. 👍🌟
I spent so many hours with PlayStation jampacks, demo discs were such a cool way to checkout upcoming releases
6th generation was goated 💪🔥💰💵 check the stats
The towel trick bro ..that was wild back in the day we would try anything to salvage our 360s 🤦 🤣 .
The wonder and grandeur of 7th Gen is hard to explain .. you just had to be there. It was glorious to experience the jump from Sd gaming to Hd. Gears of War was a game changer. Metal gear solid 4 was ridiculous. And my personal favourite GTA IV was a revelation. So so many great games. Looking back at a release date timeline you’d be shocked at the rate in which interesting and diverse games were being put out. Many turned out to be iconic.
I’ll just combine the 6th and 7th Gen as the golden age for me. The 4th Gen was top tier and the 5th was super ambitious but needed more overall polish and a lot of titles haven’t aged particularly well. 6th and 7th is the ultimate sweet spot. 8th was good and the 9th currently so far , well all I’ll say is I hope it ends off on a high note (e.g The last of us, Bioshock Inifinite, Gta V etc. in 2013)
Yeah bro people were doing anything they could to keep their red ringed 360 kicking for another weekend of gaming haha good times.
That jump to HD was the biggest jump in consoles that I ever felt (I started on ps1) but like you said let’s hope this current gen ends on a high note because it isn’t looking good so far.
Hope all is well bro
@@FranchisePlayyerI’ve been doing well man thanks. Good work on the recent vids !
I have a cousin he has a ps5 and it shuts down when trying to play ps5 games but not ps4 hardware issues still exist
I think its the golden. Then game cube ps2 and xbox og was silver and n64 ps1 was legendary era because of the 3d worlds.
The wii shouldve been what the wii u was. Gamepad didnt have to be but the box w hdmi wouldve been possible and more competitive. But still doing their own thing. And the wii u pro controller. I hated the wii mote and classic controller. 😒 my wii failed twice too. Ill point out they updated zelda skyward sword to get rid of those silly controls and the game is better. The wii mote shouldve been an option not required.
A bit blind by nostalgia, like all of us 😁 You miss something important about 360 ... The achievements, it was the first console with this "mind control" ...
My most unexpect surprise for the Wii was games rated A like House of the dead overkill and an exclusive Dead space, both fantastic rail shooters, so sweet memories
Plan to see your PS4 won't die video. To me PS3/360/Wii is good (games, demos, Indies/mobile or flash converted to console) but the turning point of why I don't like PS4/Xbox One, but found Wii U good. So ma y third party IPs now all started in 7th gen so the ones left behind I enjoy more not the ones continued I never cared about yet they keep pushing.
I focus on gameplay or context, not nostalgia so to me nostalgia is an excuse. I don't care I started with whatever gens I did. I think the design speaks for itself not the emotional or what I played first that so many do and clouds the points they want to make when the games speak for themselves of good ideas, writing and how downward games have gotten for a broad audience and trash execution nowadays.
Unlike a broad audience but still a lot going for it because they still try.
There is a reason the Wii has many gems, the reason I go to Nintendo more nowadays. DS had many cool gimmicks besides the dual screen surface.
None are perfect but I mean 6-7th gen handhelds or Pocket PCs/PDAs are just more upgrades of what happened. Yes the Handheld PCs are just different layout no physical keyboard Pocket PCs. Because I look at tech no just video games.
So it's why Gizmondo and Tapwave Zodiac make sense besides the Ngage. They were media focused too of videos and photos or contacts between other Gizmondos kind of like Wii U Chat or another I forget, like the PSP had camera and GPS the Gizmondo had built in unlike the PSP/Gameboy Color.
5/6th even if rough of early 3D. The variety of gimmicks for hardware and the game ideas per genre, per tone/audience were better. So they hold up not always but their ideas shine through better.
7th gen has its refinements but also it's issues just as older gens do and so do modern Indies with inspiration and pitfalls in 9th gen that call back to old design and have similar issues it's hilarious. Stupid idiots that look at characters and worlds but fail in the game design to fix the same problems or expand on that design either.
I won't deny good ideas came out of 7th gen. Some IPs did try. COD actually tried back then and were more polished.
But others were cool and creative, other trend followers of shooters, of open worlds, of racing more then ever
Some genres go pushed back to Indies or veterans that split.
So some 6th gen and 7th gen has great in it but also the prep for why I hate modern gaming started in 7th and why I buy less games is the messages, is the gameplay is boring and safer, holiday destination open worlds then playgrounds. Boring gameplay for visuals/story. Pass.
It's not just the business models its the core design got worse.
I find some good in 7th gen still but among the 1 mechanic only reason to buy shooters, the eh transition of racing games when 6th gen they had better mechanics competition and ideas. Platformers were there more for Indies which is understandable.
But RPGs were eh on either end.
Hack n slashes are still fair WHEN they aren't soulslike focused.
To me transition or graphics and ugly textures. The game design was still fair but the competition got worse but still were transitioning so not too bad.
Some quality of life has happened later gens but eh.
To me the niche excited the popular were passable to boring and a gen later still are.
Dynamic elements were in 7th gen in some games which was cool. The writing and cutscenes because the scale was different did make some games better in those ways but the gameplay was fair. Set pieces were still interesting. Besides the old school stuff being there.
I need gimmicks or good game design to be there or else I don't care.
Had more fun researching older gens ideas and applying that mindset to Foamstars modes or Biomutant animal abilities lacking or why we get boring Little ClKityy Big City garbage of wow how to dumb down a game of movesets, make something less exciting then a tv show that offers the same and put generic goals and skins.
I mean if it was early 5th gen sure but this is 9th gen. Like why?
The rewind system or just anything in racing sucks nowadays or is tolerable of ideas.
Nostalgia Indies platformers or racing are copy cats as much as Hades clones are. Always barely offering competition and just being too heavily inspired it's just a joke at this point. Lack of creativity or good ideas because people barely have good ideas to drum up and only references/wanting making those games pathetic in my eyes because they don't try. They trace not come up with original ideas or better ones to stand out or expand like they should.
PS4 IPs once 2017 came I gave up after Gravity Rush 2/Knack 2. Other than Dreams nope to first party. Xbox was ok I guess.
I have no interest in a PS5/Xbox Series I'm staying on PS4 for third parties. I'm hardcore audience/collector not causal.
2017 I don't mean because of Switch I watched from the side but to me. I bought a Vita 2017, 2018, Wii U, 2020 3DS, 2021 Switch. Besides a PSP 2000, DS OG for GBA games, N64 and more over time or inbetween those years.
Let's talk about the remake of goldeneye 007 that was on the n64 and ps3.
1. You should have at least mentioned the PSP and DS, as they only strengthen your argument.
2. It's a half truth the Wii and sovelware. EVERY successful system has a lot. The real problem was not enough major games to offset that.
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This is the 2nd best generation. The best generation was Gamecube ps2 and Xbox.
Yeah the 6th gen is amazing too, don’t forget the Dreamcast!
I agree but will say it peaked with PS4 and at the same time declined with PS4. It became common with PS4 era for games to be "on disc" but unfinished/buggy. The graphics are better but PS3 games don't look terrible. Call me crazy tho but even mediocre games on PS3 had soul and fun factor. Where we did see that on PS4 but not on that level of previous gen.
What's up franchise you have gained a new subscriber the first video i saw on yours was the worst console video and i totally agree..i don't have a ps5 because my ps4 games look just fine and there are no ps5 exclusives i desire enough to make me want to spend almost 700 dollars but i subcribed to you because you really are unbiased and give really really good on point easements..i like you agree that well the ps2 and 3 really had fantastic games totally and honestly i don't think that will ever be replicated i know you are fairly young but you have a pretty good grasp of that era also i am a hardware guy also there is something ti be said about having the disc and case because you know it is yours and you can play it anytime...i wish games were like they were on the ps2 no updates needed and the game was complete on launch enjoyed your video man!
I had three RROD, then I switched to PS3
I had RROD and yellow light... the start of the seventh gen was rough. Thankfully later variations of the 360 and PS3 were more reliable.
No way. The PS2, GameCube and Xbox gen was peak gaming. PS3 was worse than PS2. And Wii was worse than GameCube. The exception is that X360 was better than Xbox. Imo of course.
Owned all 3 and it was the best days/nights ever.Never had the rrod, ylod or bsod.
8th gen was a downer and sold my ps4 that following year.Didn't get an xbox one or wiiu.Got a gaming pc and started having a blast again.Now everything (besides switch and pc) is just meh beyond belief.
I disagree. This generation was when we started seeing predatory buissness practices start.
Dlc, season passes, games needing updates.
For me the golden era was the jump to 3d. So the ps1 era.
You had a huge leap in gaming with 3d environments. Games shipped either complete or broken so you had more complete games. You had cheat codes and unlockables.
The feeling of beating a game and unlocking a new character or new content will never happen again as that's just dlc now
We can thank mobile games and forenight.
I disagree, I think the golden era was the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube and everything before it back to the NES. After the 360 and PS3 came out where online was a part of the actual console, gaming was never the same. The way the games were designed just felt different to me.
That was far from the golden era, it was the beginning of the worst, actually.
The golden era was hands down SNES, Genesis, and all the systems that tried to get into the market like CDI, 3DO, Jaguar.
Xbox 360 was the online console but then I also remember when PSN was free
So of course Nintendo and Sony had to follow suit and make us all pay for online play capabilities
Ps3 was my favorite! Even tho ps2 has more games but 3 was nooooo joke!
The 7th generation consoles had some of the worst performance in games with insane frame rate drops and stutters and screen tearing. A lot of what made gaming a disaster like it is today started in this gen and the visuals are not too great either. Most of them lacks a true art style and focused on realism that doesn't hold up today and the lack of colors in most games where the brown, green and yellow filters reigned supreme was so bad.
I had some good times in this gen, but it is not the best generation of gaming.
But if it's your favorite I respect your opinion.
7th generation was pretty good, but nowhere close of being golden. It is where the decline of video games starts.
No it wasn't gen 7 & gen 6 are the two best consoles generations ever