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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Oct 12, 2018 12:17:03 GMT -5
The main difference is the start of this generation took forever to actually really start. like the first xbox one and PS4 games were remasters of last gen games... for like a year and a half. The releases of the PS4 Pro and the Xbox One X is where I consider this generation truly started. The vanilla versions of those consoles were pretty much beta tests. I assumed those consoles were pretty much lifestyle upgrades for the small (but growing) portion of people with 4K. Both of my TVs are 32 in 720p screens, so they never really got much attention from me.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Oct 12, 2018 16:13:22 GMT -5
If this is true I hope they stick with their naming theme. Microsoft and Nintendo making all these stupid names for their consoles is silly.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 12, 2018 18:22:41 GMT -5
The releases of the PS4 Pro and the Xbox One X is where I consider this generation truly started. The vanilla versions of those consoles were pretty much beta tests. I assumed those consoles were pretty much lifestyle upgrades for the small (but growing) portion of people with 4K. Both of my TVs are 32 in 720p screens, so they never really got much attention from me. With 8K TVs already on the market I see the PS4P and XBOX as both Sony and Microsoft acknowledging that regular HD will be long outdated by the time the next generation is ready to roll out, thus bringing the current generation up to minimum standard required.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Oct 12, 2018 18:32:42 GMT -5
If this is true I hope they stick with their naming theme. Microsoft and Nintendo making all these stupid names for their consoles is silly. Well, Microsoft wanted to go the 2,3,4 route but realized releasing the X-Box 2 around the same time as the PS3 would look bad to the uninformed, and casual market. And really, with the exception of the stupid ass Wii and Wii U names, Nintendo's console names have at least been descriptors of what the console is.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Oct 13, 2018 6:45:15 GMT -5
I wonder if PS5 is going to fully go the digital download route. Microsoft began to try it with the Xbox One and was raked over the coals for it.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 13, 2018 8:57:13 GMT -5
I wonder if PS5 is going to fully go the digital download route. Microsoft began to try it with the Xbox One and was raked over the coals for it. The problem is the size of AAA games are rapidly outpacing the development of broadband Internet infrastructure. More areas don't have the kind of broadband speeds required to download the average current generation AAA games. than those that do (not to mention the data caps most ISPs impose), an all-digital home console is a huge risk at best, and a massive disaster at worst.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Oct 13, 2018 12:45:29 GMT -5
If this is true I hope they stick with their naming theme. Microsoft and Nintendo making all these stupid names for their consoles is silly. Well, Microsoft wanted to go the 2,3,4 route but realized releasing the X-Box 2 around the same time as the PS3 would look bad to the uninformed, and casual market. And really, with the exception of the stupid ass Wii and Wii U names, Nintendo's console names have at least been descriptors of what the console is. I guess it's more of a case of recent names then. Cause "Xbox One" may very well be the stupidest name for a console ever.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Oct 13, 2018 12:46:50 GMT -5
Well, Microsoft wanted to go the 2,3,4 route but realized releasing the X-Box 2 around the same time as the PS3 would look bad to the uninformed, and casual market. And really, with the exception of the stupid ass Wii and Wii U names, Nintendo's console names have at least been descriptors of what the console is. I guess it's more of a case of recent names then. Cause "Xbox One" may very well be the stupidest name for a console ever. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever called it anything but XBone
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Oct 13, 2018 14:05:07 GMT -5
Well, Microsoft wanted to go the 2,3,4 route but realized releasing the X-Box 2 around the same time as the PS3 would look bad to the uninformed, and casual market. And really, with the exception of the stupid ass Wii and Wii U names, Nintendo's console names have at least been descriptors of what the console is. I guess it's more of a case of recent names then. Cause "Xbox One" may very well be the stupidest name for a console ever. X Box One X would like a word
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Oct 13, 2018 14:34:29 GMT -5
I guess it's more of a case of recent names then. Cause "Xbox One" may very well be the stupidest name for a console ever. X Box One X would like a word Also yes.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 30, 2019 17:20:36 GMT -5
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jan 30, 2019 18:00:46 GMT -5
PSV ..... made in holland .....
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Post by Fundertaker on Jan 30, 2019 18:08:52 GMT -5
PSV ..... made in holland ..... If it's made by Philips, sure
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Post by Hot Noodle Truck on Jan 30, 2019 18:09:17 GMT -5
Already? It feels like the PS4 is just finally showing off what it's truly capable of especially since the first chunk of its life cycle had a "here's some games from 1 or 2 years ago but prettier!" mentality. Doesn't really make a difference to me because I'm in no hurry to upgrade but I worry that developers are going to do that all over again with Last of Us 2, Red Dead 2, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2019 18:56:16 GMT -5
Yeah, I really am inclined to just wait to upgrade myself. I waited like two years on getting my PS4 and I feel like I did nothing but benefit from that decision because of how quickly the system and what games I cared about (not that there were many out at that time what with all the ports) dropped in price.
The only reason I didn't do the same with the Switch is because Nintendo keeps their prices prohibitively high to where if you aren't onboard from the word go you'll never be able to afford to get everything.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Jan 30, 2019 19:07:14 GMT -5
I only just got a PS4 for when Spyro came out.
Most of the exclusives this gen seemed to be survival horror or 84 of the same open world 20 bear asses bullshit.
I'm gonna need a lot more to justify buying this one.
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Post by salz4life on Jan 30, 2019 19:08:25 GMT -5
But the Switch came out last year. Jesus. Glad I didn't get a Switch for my daughter (ok... and me) for Christmas.
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Post by Fundertaker on Jan 31, 2019 6:08:10 GMT -5
But the Switch came out last year. Jesus. Glad I didn't get a Switch for my daughter (ok... and me) for Christmas. Furukawa (Nintendo's president) already said that there aren't plans for it in the near future. Same with price drops (which makes sense since the thing is selling like gangbusters).
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Post by ToyfareMark on Jan 31, 2019 11:46:04 GMT -5
With the state of the industry right now, I have a feeling the next generation is gonna end up being a major wake up call for the console makers.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 31, 2019 14:00:06 GMT -5
But the Switch came out last year. Jesus. Glad I didn't get a Switch for my daughter (ok... and me) for Christmas. The Switch isn't going away any time soon
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