• @callouscomic@lemm.ee
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    8 days ago

    That too, but also console gens aren’t what they used to be. What has the current gen done to justify itself beyond the prior gen?

    The PS5 is basically PS4 Pro 2. Meh.

    Where’s the excitement? We don’t have the graphical or storytelling upgrades of the past anymore. What is going to be incredible and new abiht the next generation? Probably not much.

    • @neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      108 days ago

      I completely agree, I can’t even think of any games from this gen that were must play games that didn’t also come out on pc.

      I think all gaming is heading towards pc at this point.

    • @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      17 days ago

      I quit consoles after the PS3/Wii/360, but even I recognize the PS5 is a MASSIVE upgrade to even a PS4 Pro with a SSD installed. Framerates and load times are insanely better on the PS5.

      • I Cast Fist
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        47 days ago

        So it runs the same games, but faster. Not exactly what I’d call a “massive upgrade”, especially when you compare PS1 to PS2 or PS2 to PS3

        • @callouscomic@lemm.ee
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          37 days ago

          Your comment is what I’m getting at. It’s not the same anymore. Instead it’s like getting a new PC graphics card and finally being able to turn up the settings on mostly the same games.

    • @grue@lemmy.world
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      48 days ago

      Reminds me of the story from the other day about how 80%? of hours spent playing PC games are on titles more than 6 years old.

      Hell, I just upgraded my video card for the first time in seven years, but the reason I did it was mainly due to factors like avoiding increased future costs due to tariffs and wanting modern API support for stuff like raytracing and experimenting with LLMs, not because there was some particular new game I had in mind that required it.