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[42 Monks]

All signs are pointing to publishers/platform holders needing to release games to the largest amount of customers possible in order to recoup development costs. These big AAA games that only release on new platforms after launch year aren’t happening anymore because games cost too much to make and take too long to develop.

It doesn’t make financial sense to not do cross gen when you got an install base of 100+ million on past consoles and 15-30m on current consoles, when games cost 200m+ to make.

so OP is on to something or nah

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

so OP is on to something or nah

If you’re only looking to be knocked off your feet with graphics, yeah…you’re probably going to be waiting until mid-end generation with consoles. If you’re someone that just enjoys gaming, this generation has provided plenty of entertainment and great experiences

Baldur’s Gate 3 was one of the greatest gaming experiences I’ve ever had

 

[42 Monks]

If you’re only looking to be knocked off your feet with graphics, yeah…you’re probably going to be waiting until mid-end generation with consoles. If you’re someone that just enjoys gaming, this generation has provided plenty of entertainment and great experiences

Baldur’s Gate 3 was one of the greatest gaming experiences I’ve ever had

the point is, the majority of games that have been selling well from 2022 onward haven't *needed* anything that this current gen offers.

and graphics being the main draw of a new console release, lets not beat around the bush about it, it is what it is

U.S. best selling games 2023 | Statista

Hogwarts Legacy topped the ranking of the best-selling games in 2023 in the United States.

www.statista.com

that's a whole lot of games that do just fine without - or don't even require what the current gen brings

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

and graphics being the main draw of a new console release, lets not beat around the bush about it, it is what it is

That mindsets probably gotta (and going to) change as more time goes on.

 

[UpNext]

Yeah I guess if you exclude 2023 this generation has been ass. 2023 was a top 5ish gaming year for me tho. We're in the mid point of 2024 and I'm still feasting off 2023 heat I haven't gotten around to

 

[Deezay]

I've been playing and enjoying a lot of games for the past couple of years, and that's from every front.
Sony, Microsoft, Switch and PC.

 

[daze23]

dudes talking about "just wait for GTA 6" only proves the OP is onto something

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

dudes talking about "just wait for GTA 6" only proves the OP is onto something

Proves they are casuals

 

[gurf]

Being a PS5/PC player I haven’t found any issue finding something to play. I guess if all you play are “blockbusters” I can see where you’re coming from

 

[Mook]

all the games kinda look and feel the same last two gens.

 

[daze23]

Proves they are casuals

must be why they try to diss me for playing "quirky B-AA indies"

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

must be why they try to diss me for playing "quirky B-AA indies"

Plenty of other reasons to diss you tbh

 

[DaSk8D00D]

The “industry” is getting increasingly whack but you can say that about anything business-related these days

We still getting all-time classics like Baldur’s Gate, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk, Ragnarok, etc and there’s more games to play across all genres than ever before now

 

[ALonelyDad]

There are tons of great games this gen, just a slow few months after a strong start.

 

[Microfracture]

There are tons of great games this gen, just a slow few months after a strong start.

This is the thing it was all gas from 2023 to about April of this year. Runs like that don't happen often