Does anyone feel incredibly underwhelmed by Next Gen
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So here we are - into the second Xmas for next gen consoles - and I have to say I am incredibly disappointed by what we are seeing.
As Ubisoft shovels out another piece of crapware in The Crew the PS4 is STILL without a single decent racing game. I mean really?? WTF?
It's telling that the top 3 rated PS4 games on Metacritic are mere upgrades of PS3 games.
I know it "takes time for developers to get to grips with new hardware" etc etc - but surely softcos have had their hands on next gen Devkits for well over 2 years now.
Almost every big release seems flawed, bugged, lazy and simply desperate to rip people off with expansions or micro transactions - Hello Destiny!
And perhaps worst of all - the appalling ripoff of purchasing games through the online store. Yeah - I'll pay MORE than it costs to buy a physical disc that can be traded in once I realise the latest game to be hyped and only released to reviewers on launch day is absolute toss. f
k off Sony.
Where are the fking games? Where is the killer IP?
Incredibly poor work all round IMHO
As Ubisoft shovels out another piece of crapware in The Crew the PS4 is STILL without a single decent racing game. I mean really?? WTF?
It's telling that the top 3 rated PS4 games on Metacritic are mere upgrades of PS3 games.
I know it "takes time for developers to get to grips with new hardware" etc etc - but surely softcos have had their hands on next gen Devkits for well over 2 years now.
Almost every big release seems flawed, bugged, lazy and simply desperate to rip people off with expansions or micro transactions - Hello Destiny!
And perhaps worst of all - the appalling ripoff of purchasing games through the online store. Yeah - I'll pay MORE than it costs to buy a physical disc that can be traded in once I realise the latest game to be hyped and only released to reviewers on launch day is absolute toss. f
k off Sony. Where are the f
king games? Where is the killer IP? Incredibly poor work all round IMHO
I was just about to buy a PS4 (currently have a PS3) and then I just totally went off the idea on the grounds of what on earth am I going to play on it that will be so much better than what I have now?
A slightly better looking version of GTA5 that I already play on PS3?
I think I'll save my money!
A slightly better looking version of GTA5 that I already play on PS3?
I think I'll save my money!
krunchkin said:
y2blade said:
"NEXT GEN"???? you mean current Gen? Xbox ONE and PS4?
The first 10 months YES....these last couple have more than made up for it though with great games coming thick and fast.
I'm Very happy with my "Current" gen
such as?The first 10 months YES....these last couple have more than made up for it though with great games coming thick and fast.
I'm Very happy with my "Current" gen
Off the top of my head (and on my shelf).
Shadow of Mordor
FIFA 15
Destiny
Grand Theft Auto V
Lego Batman 3
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
LittleBigPlanet 3
DriveClub
Far Cry 4
Assassin's Creed Unity
The Evil Within
Dragon Age Inquisition
Alien Isolation
Just Dance 2015
All great games^^^^^Something for everyone.
Feel free to carry on hating though, if it makes you happy.
NinjaPower said:
I was just about to buy a PS4 (currently have a PS3) and then I just totally went off the idea on the grounds of what on earth am I going to play on it that will be so much better than what I have now?
A slightly better looking version of GTA5 that I already play on PS3?
I think I'll save my money!
I couldn't name a single game that would make upgrading from 3 to 4 worthwhile right now. My suspicion is this market is going to remain stagnant until we see VR implemented and actually genuinely see a proper game changer in the video game ecosystem. Right now it's stale and a full of companies attempting to fleece cash from mugs using FTP tactics in games they have already paid for. A slightly better looking version of GTA5 that I already play on PS3?
I think I'll save my money!
Edited by krunchkin on Thursday 11th December 11:19
y2blade said:
krunchkin said:
y2blade said:
"NEXT GEN"???? you mean current Gen? Xbox ONE and PS4?
The first 10 months YES....these last couple have more than made up for it though with great games coming thick and fast.
I'm Very happy with my "Current" gen
such as?The first 10 months YES....these last couple have more than made up for it though with great games coming thick and fast.
I'm Very happy with my "Current" gen
Off the top of my head (and on my shelf).
Shadow of Mordor - yes pretty good
FIFA 15 - LOL. Oh look its FIFA 14 with different names
Destiny - flawed, tedious ripoff
Grand Theft Auto V - PS3 game
Lego Batman 3 - great if you're under 10
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - please
LittleBigPlanet 3 - rinse and repeat
DriveClub - s
teFar Cry 4 - Far Cry 3 remix
Assassin's Creed - classic Ubisoft - a buggy mess
The Evil Within - seriously? have you played this? It's f
king dreadfulDragon Age Inquisition - havent played.
Alien Isolation - great game
Just Dance 2015 - lelz
All great games^^^^^Something for everyone.
Feel free to carry on hating though, if it makes you happy.
Look at it this way: you'll probably be upgrading at some point, and you'll probably not save much on the cost of the console by waiting for a year. They're already easily sub-£300 and I paid about £270 for my PS3 slim in 2009, when the PS3 had been out for a few years already.
No point buying a new gen console on release, I concede, but getting one after the first round of price drops a year later isn't mad at all. And then you're ready when the big releases come out; as y2blade says, there are quite a few (not that I've played anything but GTA; a single game seems to have a bit more longevity than it used to on the Spectrum in my gaming heyday).
FWIW I did think the new gen wasn't much of an upgrade until last weekend when I replaced my telly. Played PS3 then PS4 versions of GTA back to back on a screen which can show the differences properly and I'm now reluctant to turn my PS3 on any more.
No point buying a new gen console on release, I concede, but getting one after the first round of price drops a year later isn't mad at all. And then you're ready when the big releases come out; as y2blade says, there are quite a few (not that I've played anything but GTA; a single game seems to have a bit more longevity than it used to on the Spectrum in my gaming heyday).
FWIW I did think the new gen wasn't much of an upgrade until last weekend when I replaced my telly. Played PS3 then PS4 versions of GTA back to back on a screen which can show the differences properly and I'm now reluctant to turn my PS3 on any more.
krunchkin said:
y2blade said:
krunchkin said:
y2blade said:
"NEXT GEN"???? you mean current Gen? Xbox ONE and PS4?
The first 10 months YES....these last couple have more than made up for it though with great games coming thick and fast.
I'm Very happy with my "Current" gen
such as?The first 10 months YES....these last couple have more than made up for it though with great games coming thick and fast.
I'm Very happy with my "Current" gen
Off the top of my head (and on my shelf).
Shadow of Mordor - troll reply: yes pretty good
FIFA 15 - troll reply: LOL. Oh look its FIFA 14 with different names
Destiny - troll reply: flawed, tedious ripoff
Grand Theft Auto V - troll reply: PS3 game
Lego Batman 3 - troll reply: great if you're under 10
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - troll reply: please
LittleBigPlanet 3 - troll reply: rinse and repeat
DriveClub - troll reply: s
teFar Cry 4 - troll reply: Far Cry 3 remix
Assassin's Creed - troll reply: classic Ubisoft - a buggy mess
The Evil Within - troll reply: seriously? have you played this? It's f
king dreadfulDragon Age Inquisition - troll reply: havent played.
Alien Isolation - troll reply: great game
Just Dance 2015 - troll reply: lelz
All great games^^^^^Something for everyone.
Feel free to carry on hating though, if it makes you happy.
Edited by y2blade on Thursday 11th December 11:25
Kind of. So far the PS4 games I've most enjoyed playing have been:
Minecraft
metro 2033
GTA V
the last of us
All of which were availiable on previous gen. For the past year I've mostly been using the console to watch iplayer and youtube on though. It's a shame that the PSN membership that we have to pay £60 a year for hasn't delivered any mainstream titles as free givaways yet either.
The main thing that bugs me about next/current gen is that it seems to be becoming routine to release games with huge flaws that barely function, especially online.
Minecraft
metro 2033
GTA V
the last of us
All of which were availiable on previous gen. For the past year I've mostly been using the console to watch iplayer and youtube on though. It's a shame that the PSN membership that we have to pay £60 a year for hasn't delivered any mainstream titles as free givaways yet either.
The main thing that bugs me about next/current gen is that it seems to be becoming routine to release games with huge flaws that barely function, especially online.
Edited by heyhomes on Thursday 11th December 11:29
y2blade said:
krunchkin said:
y2blade said:
krunchkin said:
y2blade said:
"NEXT GEN"???? you mean current Gen? Xbox ONE and PS4?
The first 10 months YES....these last couple have more than made up for it though with great games coming thick and fast.
I'm Very happy with my "Current" gen
such as?The first 10 months YES....these last couple have more than made up for it though with great games coming thick and fast.
I'm Very happy with my "Current" gen
Off the top of my head (and on my shelf).
Shadow of Mordor - yes pretty good
FIFA 15 - LOL. Oh look its FIFA 14 with different names
Destiny - flawed, tedious ripoff
Grand Theft Auto V - PS3 game
Lego Batman 3 - great if you're under 10
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - please
LittleBigPlanet 3 - rinse and repeat
DriveClub - s
teFar Cry 4 - Far Cry 3 remix
Assassin's Creed - classic Ubisoft - a buggy mess
The Evil Within - seriously? have you played this? It's f
king dreadfulDragon Age Inquisition - havent played.
Alien Isolation - great game
Just Dance 2015 - lelz
All great games^^^^^Something for everyone.
Feel free to carry on hating though, if it makes you happy.
k would I start a thread complaining about the lack of decent PS4 titles if I didn't own one???y2blade said:
krunchkin said:
This is fairly bizarre and absurd low level trolling. Why the fk would I start a thread complaining about the lack of decent PS4 titles if I didn't own one???
I know, look at your replies to the games I posted though. k would I start a thread complaining about the lack of decent PS4 titles if I didn't own one???doesn't add up.
I finally got around to buying a PS4 just over a month ago and the thing that has put me off for so long was constantly thinking 'how much better will/can the games be over the PS3'.
All the games I have played so far have been great (apart from destiny which bored me to tears) but i cant help but think they arent any better than the PS3 version. Currently playing FarCry 4 which is fantastic but feels just like Farcry 3 on the PS3 though if I was to play them back to back im sure it might look slightly better.
Howerver,it is still pretty early days and having seen a 15 minute preview of uncharted 4 gameplay the other day my hopes are still high. I loved the uncharted series on the PS3 but this really did look on a different level.
The jump this time has not been as big as it was between previous generations of consoles but i think video games have got as good as they realistically can whilst still calling them video games.
All the games I have played so far have been great (apart from destiny which bored me to tears) but i cant help but think they arent any better than the PS3 version. Currently playing FarCry 4 which is fantastic but feels just like Farcry 3 on the PS3 though if I was to play them back to back im sure it might look slightly better.
Howerver,it is still pretty early days and having seen a 15 minute preview of uncharted 4 gameplay the other day my hopes are still high. I loved the uncharted series on the PS3 but this really did look on a different level.
The jump this time has not been as big as it was between previous generations of consoles but i think video games have got as good as they realistically can whilst still calling them video games.
y2blade said:
Mastodon2 said:
krunchkin said:
This is fairly bizarre and absurd low level trolling. Why the fk would I start a thread complaining about the lack of decent PS4 titles if I didn't own one???
Because you wanted to piss and moan on about something?k would I start a thread complaining about the lack of decent PS4 titles if I didn't own one???Cheer up OP, it's Christmas
Can I suggest that anyone who thinks the PS4 is not superior to the PS3 load up the PS3 on a TV screen next to a PS4 game.....
However, underwhelmed? Kind of - I have the Last of Us, I have Battlefield 4 and I have Far Cry 4. All fun games. I can't wait for Skyrim II and Fallout 4 though!
However, underwhelmed? Kind of - I have the Last of Us, I have Battlefield 4 and I have Far Cry 4. All fun games. I can't wait for Skyrim II and Fallout 4 though!
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