7th gen vs. 6th gen.

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#1 di_sgt_barber
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We're basically 2 1/2 year into the 7th gen. I think the last gen was doing better by this point.

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#2 ps3_owns_360Wii
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the 6th gen is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than 7th gen so far
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#3 Parasomniac
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PS2 in 2001 had more quality games than this whole gen.
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#4 deactivated-5b78379493e12
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Last gen raised the bar, this gen still trying to meet it.
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#5 Funkyhamster
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I agree, I like 6th gen much more so far...
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#6 Jaysonguy
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This generation is destroying all past generations

Don't let sentimentality cause you to be wrong

Your old games have been beaten, you can either clutch on to the lower quality games of your past or embrace the superior titles of today

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#7 BioShockOwnz
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I prefer this gen. I was never a huge fan of a lot of PS2 exclusives, so that left me out. Actually, I didn't game that much last gen because nothing could satisfy me. I think the social networking aspect of gaming got me back into it. Other than Halo or Socom, last gen felt so static and lonely.
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#8 AdobeArtist  Moderator
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the 6th gen is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than 7th gen so farps3_owns_360Wii

Yeah, and everybody saying this are the Sony fans (like yourself as your name indicates) who are just bitter about their favorite platform falling from 1st to 3rd place. If PS3 was still in 1st place (and it's not so I don't know how you could even come up with a name like that) you'd be screaming from the rooftops how this generation is the best we've ever had because of Sony's greatness, and games like Resistance, Motorstorm, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, and hell, maybe even Lair :roll:

This generation we've had games not just with better visuals, but deeper levels of immersion, greater quality of cinematic story telling, larger worlds to get involved in, and the most support for playing with friends, not just online multiplayer but more co-op than we saw last generation.

Anybody complaining about this generation doesn't have a grasp of gaming history beyond PS2 or PS1.

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#9 Pinkyimp
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This gen is plauged with micro-transactions, hardware failures, hardware gimmicks.

The only thing this gen did right, was online play.

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#10 jerzyb0rn
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this gen is were its at....last gen was good but doesnt compare to this gen, ps3 is owning this

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#11 jfcundiff
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PS2 in 2001 had more quality games than this whole gen.Parasomniac
I believe I must agree. Twisted Metal, MGS2, GTA3, FF10, Jak and Daxter, Ico, Devil May Cry, Tony Hawk 3, Balder's Gate, Onimusha, Red Faction, Silent Hill 2. There are just to many to name. I must say though this gen has been quite good so far. It is not over, so lets hope for the best.
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#12 SparkyProtocol
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Why would you say last gen is better when every gen it GETS better. You get bigger world,better graphics, better physics(and all of the other bells and whistles), more immersion, better and bigger online...I could go on and on. I don't mean to sound like a mean person I am just stating my opinion so don't be offended please.

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#13 jfcundiff
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Why would you say last gen is better when every gen it GETS better. You get bigger world,better graphics, better physics(and all of the other bells and whistles), more immersion, better and bigger online...I could go on and on. I don't mean to sound like a mean person I am just stating my opinion so don't be offended please.

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Nostalogia(hope I spelled that right) usually plays a role in that. Some people like to remember things from when they were younger and sometimes enjoyed it more. I enjoyed games more when I was younger than I do now. Back then I had no worries in life. Once you get older though, games are not the main thing you want to do. Other important things come before games do.
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#14 Zerocrossings
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Just the ps2 is enough to beat this gen.
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#15 fluxorator
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This gen is plauged with micro-transactions, hardware failures, hardware gimmicks.

The only thing this gen did right, was online play.

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Most of the time, they can't even get that right. Online play should be limited to games where it's actually NEEDED. Not tacked on as some extra just because they can.
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#16 -DrRobotnik-
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Im going to say this gen, because (while they were brilliant games) all i played last gen was Halo and Halo 2 basically. This gen im playing all sorts of games and loving it!
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#17 jfcundiff
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[QUOTE="fluxorator"][QUOTE="Pinkyimp"]

This gen is plauged with micro-transactions, hardware failures, hardware gimmicks.

The only thing this gen did right, was online play.

Most of the time, they can't even get that right. Online play should be limited to games where it's actually NEEDED. Not tacked on as some extra just because they can.

I kind of agree. They have shorten the single player experiences this gen, tack on the same multiplayer experience for every game and charge $60 for it. Multiplayer is great, but nothing can replace a good 10-15 hour story that keeps you intrigued the whole time IMO.
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#18 SparkyProtocol
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[QUOTE="SparkyProtocol"]

Why would you say last gen is better when every gen it GETS better. You get bigger world,better graphics, better physics(and all of the other bells and whistles), more immersion, better and bigger online...I could go on and on. I don't mean to sound like a mean person I am just stating my opinion so don't be offended please.

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Nostalogia(hope I spelled that right) usually plays a role in that. Some people like to remember things from when they were younger and sometimes enjoyed it more. I enjoyed games more when I was younger than I do now. Back then I had no worries in life. Once you get older though, games are not the main thing you want to do. Other important things come before games do.

That's the exact reason why I bought a DS. I wish they'd make a decent Star Fox game for it.:)
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#19 Zerocrossings
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Why would you say last gen is better when every gen it GETS better. You get bigger world,better graphics, better physics(and all of the other bells and whistles), more immersion, better and bigger online...I could go on and on. I don't mean to sound like a mean person I am just stating my opinion so don't be offended please.

SparkyProtocol

Better graphics is meh. Physics only applies only to action/fps games. Bigger world..not really, look at IU.

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#20 Rocky32189
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We have to wait until this gen is over before we can compare it to anything else.
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#21 Pinkyimp
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[QUOTE="jfcundiff"][QUOTE="fluxorator"][QUOTE="Pinkyimp"]

This gen is plauged with micro-transactions, hardware failures, hardware gimmicks.

The only thing this gen did right, was online play.

Most of the time, they can't even get that right. Online play should be limited to games where it's actually NEEDED. Not tacked on as some extra just because they can.

I kind of agree. They have shorten the single player experiences this gen, tack on the same multiplayer experience for every game and charge $60 for it. Multiplayer is great, but nothing can replace a good 10-15 hour story that keeps you intrigued the whole time IMO.

I also agree, it seems like all they do is try to one up each other also "We gotz 65754 player COOP!! what now Gears 2", shut up. god.
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#22 GinoNYC
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We're actually over three years into this gen...

This gen had the chance to be better, but blew that chance once generic shooters took over, thanks to the pathetic, overrated Gears in 2006. Last-gen had incredible variety, and this gen started off that way, but once Gears hti, all the devs flocked to the shooter craze, and abandoned quality genres like 3D platforming. Now for a game to be big, it has to be a dark and gritty shooter, with a 5-hour single-player campaign and stupid multiplayer. Because people with bad taste keep on buying this crap each year, and so the variety is dying out. And since last-gen had more and better games, last-gen wins.
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#23 ps3_owns_360Wii
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[QUOTE="ps3_owns_360Wii"]the 6th gen is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than 7th gen so farAdobeArtist

Yeah, and everybody saying this are the Sony fans (like yourself as your name indicates) who are just bitter about their favorite platform falling from 1st to 3rd place. If PS3 was still in 1st place (and it's not so I don't know how you could even come up with a name like that) you'd be screaming from the rooftops how this generation is the best we've ever had because of Sony's greatness, and games like Resistance, Motorstorm, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, and hell, maybe even Lair :roll:

This generation we've had games not just with better visuals, but deeper levels of immersion, greater quality of cinematic story telling, larger worlds to get involved in, and the most support for playing with friends, not just online multiplayer but more co-op than we saw last generation.

Anybody complaining about this generation doesn't have a grasp of gaming history beyond PS2 or PS1.

i had a gamecube last gen:|

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#24 jfcundiff
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[QUOTE="jfcundiff"][QUOTE="fluxorator"] Most of the time, they can't even get that right. Online play should be limited to games where it's actually NEEDED. Not tacked on as some extra just because they can.Pinkyimp
I kind of agree. They have shorten the single player experiences this gen, tack on the same multiplayer experience for every game and charge $60 for it. Multiplayer is great, but nothing can replace a good 10-15 hour story that keeps you intrigued the whole time IMO.

I also agree, it seems like all they do is try to one up each other also "We gotz 65754 player COOP!! what now Gears 2", shut up. god.

It most likely will not change for sometime because people will still go out and buy the same rehashed game every year for $60 and also buy the DLC for it.
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#25 jfcundiff
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[QUOTE="ps3_owns_360Wii"][QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

the 6th gen is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than 7th gen so farps3_owns_360Wii

Yeah, and everybody saying this are the Sony fans (like yourself as your name indicates) who are just bitter about their favorite platform falling from 1st to 3rd place. If PS3 was still in 1st place (and it's not so I don't know how you could even come up with a name like that) you'd be screaming from the rooftops how this generation is the best we've ever had because of Sony's greatness, and games like Resistance, Motorstorm, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, and hell, maybe even Lair :roll:

This generation we've had games not just with better visuals, but deeper levels of immersion, greater quality of cinematic story telling, larger worlds to get involved in, and the most support for playing with friends, not just online multiplayer but more co-op than we saw last generation.

Anybody complaining about this generation doesn't have a grasp of gaming history beyond PS2 or PS1.

i had a gamecube last gen:|

Very great system IMO. I owned all three, but the Gamecube had me coming back to it. Not as much as the PS2 though.
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#26 rmerri52
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6th Gen Is Much Better So Far IMO. 1000th Post w00t.

Only took a year:)

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#27 GinoNYC
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[QUOTE="ps3_owns_360Wii"]the 6th gen is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than 7th gen so farAdobeArtist

Yeah, and everybody saying this are the Sony fans (like yourself as your name indicates) who are just bitter about their favorite platform falling from 1st to 3rd place. If PS3 was still in 1st place (and it's not so I don't know how you could even come up with a name like that) you'd be screaming from the rooftops how this generation is the best we've ever had because of Sony's greatness, and games like Resistance, Motorstorm, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, and hell, maybe even Lair :roll:

This generation we've had games not just with better visuals, but deeper levels of immersion, greater quality of cinematic story telling, larger worlds to get involved in, and the most support for playing with friends, not just online multiplayer but more co-op than we saw last generation.

Anybody complaining about this generation doesn't have a grasp of gaming history beyond PS2 or PS1.

What are you rambling about? I'm not a Sony fan, and I think last-gen was MUCH better. I had all three consoles last-gen. It has nothing to do with who is in which place. It has to do with games getting shorter and dumbed down, and a healthy variety of genres being replaced by the idiotic shooter craze. Also: Companies milking us with DLC and releasing unfinished games, defective hardware, and having to wait years and years for games to come out because of insane delays thanks to the expensive and complicated development of HD games. So only Sony fans are dissapointed? Yeah, whatever. :roll:
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#28 PandaBear86
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We're basically 2 1/2 year into the 7th gen. I think the last gen was doing better by this point.

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This gen has experienced a VERY slow start, but sometimes a slow start can mean a long lifespan for all consoles and better quality over a long period of time. The reasons for this slow start were manly the high cost of software development for high-end systems (360, PS3, PC), but nowadays that cost is going down because of graphics engines doing most of the hard work for developers already (look at Unreal Engine 3 and various others). Another reason for the slow start was the high cost of hardware (remember how expensive the PS3 was at launch?), but this too is not much of a problem, and in a few years the slim-line PS3 may become as cheap as the Wii. Last generation was great, but the consoles didn't have long lifespans (besides the PS2), while this generation all consoles will live for a very long time. This gen revolves around patience (waiting for price drops etc) in exchange for longer lifespans (the Xbox 360 will live for more years than original Xbox), but in the end this gen will really outshine the previous :)
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#29 chadwardennn
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This gen. After buying a HDTV and a 5.1 sound system i havent enjoyed gaming like this in years. Bioshock took full advantage of my new setup, it was awesome.
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#30 hakanakumono
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5th gen was better than 6th and 6th was better than 7th. :/

It's just because it used to be cheaper to make games so they could make more games, more quickly.

Now do you want a new playstation/xbox system to be released?

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#31 Skittles_McGee
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Each generation has gotten progressively better, so I guess that says my answer.
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#32 haziqonfire
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This gen is FAR better than last gen was.
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#33 naruto7777
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this gen is way better
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#34 iam2green
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i agree i think i played more games on my ps2 then i did this gen.
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#35 PS2_ROCKS
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Last gen was the "Wow" gen for me. I'll never forget being absolutely blown away by the intro movie to Gran Turismo 3 thinking it was the best looking game I'd ever seen. Now my standards have gone through the roof and nothing else seems as exciting as it used to be.
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5th gen was better than 6th and 6th was better than 7th. :/ hakanakumono
...and 4th was way better 5th. An alarming trend, wouldn't you agree?
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[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]5th gen was better than 6th and 6th was better than 7th. :/ Rocky32189
...and 4th was way better 5th. An alarming trend, wouldn't you agree?

So should we all just agree; Pong greater than any game and any generation ever?? :P

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#38 Vanadium2k8
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6th gen.
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#39 zassimick  Moderator
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There are things I like more about the 6th gen, and there are things I like more about the 7th gen.

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#40 taker_1192
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Well from what I've seen so far I must say that I liked the 6th gen a lot more.

Fav gens were probably 4th and 6th tho.

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#41 gameofthering
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Last gen had Dreamcast, Ps2 and gamecube = Instant win over this gen.
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#42 metalgear-solid
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6th gen was probably the best. It's hard to match that let alone beat it. Although this gen we did get MGS4, which beats everything.
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#43 Rdiz
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the 6th gen is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than 7th gen so farps3_owns_360Wii
agreed
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#44 kevbo77
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For me, this gen is way better. Last gen I had PS2 and x-box, and while there were a few standout games, I prefered the PC due to the online aspect. Now that this gen has online comparable to PC, there's just no comparison between this gen and last gen for me.
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#45 Mongo-Boss
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4th had the best platformers, 5th had the best JRPGs, 6th was rather balanced. Once the 7th gen is over I'll be able to judge it, so far however it seems to be doing rather well even though it had a slow start.
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#46 Zhengi
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Last gen was definitely better because there were more, different, and unique games.
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This gen is superionr imo!
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#48 DOF_power
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>

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The consoles themselves are better, but the games are not, for most part.

Curtoasy of EA, Ubisoft, Activision-Blizzard.

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[QUOTE="Rocky32189"][QUOTE="hakanakumono"]5th gen was better than 6th and 6th was better than 7th. :/ AdobeArtist

...and 4th was way better 5th. An alarming trend, wouldn't you agree?

So should we all just agree; Pong greater than any game and any generation ever?? :P

No, we should all agree that the 16 bit era was the best generation of games and things have only been declining since.
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#50 laughingman42
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They are about equal I guess.