How do you feel about the 8th generation so far? Did it live up to it's promise?

No

Other, I'm fine with them but it's not the best console generation by a long shot. Something tells me it's going to be a short one all around.

I think last gen was a gold rush for developers and publishers trying to claim their stake in the console market. So much so we saw a lot of developers and publishers leave the gaming market because they just pretty much can't cut it. Now that fight is over, we're left where we're at because of that.

It's okay so far. Haven't seen anything too great personally from Sony or Microsoft yet though aside from Bloodborne I guess, but there is good stuff on all the systems from the third party front.

Nintendo is really the only first party giving it right now imo. Of course they got a head start so its all good.

Every fucking day with the I'm disappointed threads. A year and 4 months into the Next gen and there are just as many if not more solid games as there were at this point last gen and the gen before that.

And no the WiiU did not start the current gen. It's a 360 with a bootleg iPad controller.

Then...What's going to happen next gen? =(

"I know. I know. This generation isn't over yet. But let's be real here. The Nintendo NX, whatever it is, will be out by 2017 most likely. (Hopefully not sooner) If it's a console, the it's officially the 9th generation. What else can come out this gen? SoulCalibur? Fallout? Bioshock? Then what?"

There are a ton of games yet to be released for these systems, may have not been announced yet. Wile Nintendo may be looking to put behind them the disaster that is the U, Sony and MS are just beginning to hit their stride on what they'll offer. From what's coming out, I'm already beginning to be satisfied, and we still have years to go....

So you fell for the Hype ?

The consoles are fine. There needs to be more good games and less delayed games.

It's pretty... Meh. One of the reasons I built a new PC.

2 years before the 360 and PS3 were "done" ppl hated on the consoles even with a shit ton of games and good ones at that.

I wonder how many are just shitting on these consoles just for the sake of doing so.

I think this gen is fine so far. I wish there were more games....but we're just getting started.

kinda agree with the op but its still to early for these kinds of threads

Wii U is godlike right now

PS4 is starting to heat up with Bloodborne and Batman Arkham Knight in June.

I've been getting plenty of enjoyment and usage from my 3DS and Wii U, so I'm satisfied.

Wii U PC and 3DS are doing great. Everything else is meh.

The Wii U is awesome! Much better than the Wii was.

The Xbox One and PS4 are meh right now.

Yeah agreed... A bit harsh to judge it after a year and a bit. Got some great games coming this year.

They all suck so far compared to last gen.

Sorry, but far as I'm concerned, elitist rules like that have NEVER applied.

This is how i feel about this generation

@ProtossX: To be honest...I'm not sure what you own.

Do you actually own all 3?

Where's the option: too early to make a decision?

Each have one game that interests me (Infamous and Forza Horizon 2), and I'm still mad disappointed at PS4 going paid online. Generation as a whole is good enough because of resurgence of PC and probably the handhelds to a certain point, but the consoles? Nah, I have no intention of buying PS4 or Xbone anytime soon, especially I'm getting a new rig sooner or later.

Wii U on the other hand looks great game-wise. The only thing that puts me off is that I actually have to buy the damned thing when I have to buy a new PC. So it can wait.

Easily the most underwhelming console generation I've personally been a part of, the hardware released a year before a decent software library was ready.

Honestly whoever voted for "Yes. This is the best console generation so far." is smoking rocks, or they're 12 and this is their first console generation so they have no point of reference...

This is the internet. He owns nothing until proven otherwise in one of the "post your set up" threads floating around SW.

This console generation is a complete bust. The hardware is so underpowered and so far there are no great games. The best thing about this gen is that the systems have 8 GB of RAM so they don't hold back PC as much on multi-platform games. These consoles are shit and there are no good exclusives that are system sellers. Everyone should just game on PC and let the consoles die.

When I get to play bloodborne, mgs5, Witcher 3, arkham knight I'll let you know. Those look next gen enough so far. But first I have to jump to 8th gen. Can't wait until E3, I think the hd twins will drop a lot of big unannounced surprises to look forward to for the nest few years. Most of the epic games last e3 are releasing this year, so I expect megaton drops one after the other this year's e3.

Very weak. The hardware is unimpressive and didn't offer any real jump over PCs and the games have been terribly dissapoiting. It seems this year will be the first where the gen might finally start to deliver.

The Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and Xbox individually had more exclusive games at their launches than both of these consoles combined a year and a half after they released, would you like to try again...

This gen is an abysmal piece of shit...

I loved the Dreamcast. Great little system that was abandoned too early. It was in an era where consoles were relevant too. Now, there is no need for them. PC does everything that consoles do and does it better. Eliminate the console exclusives and there is no need to buy a console. Imagine how amazing a Zelda game could be on PC....

We would be 10 years further technologically advanced right now had consoles died in the 7th gen and all development shifted to the PC, I have no doubt about that.

6th gen was great. Ps2 was a lot of ppl first dvd player which was a way bigger deal than bluray. And it had great games start to finish. Halo2 brought online gaming into the living room. That gen changed everything. They've just been carrying on with gen 6 since more or less. No changes its actually degrading now imo. Micro transactions, on disc DLC ,DRM,etc are not good for gaming. But when a good game does arrive they're pretty good bloodborne is a good example, halo 5vwill probably be a lot of fun. I liked when devs made a wide variety of games and took risks instead of being vanilla.

We'll see when uncharted and the xbox exclusives release. For now it's fine, not spectacular though.

It's alright. Good stuff on the horizon.

PC for 8th gen.

These current consoles are just far too weak, they'll do literally nothing for the future of games development except hold it back. What games have come out for the consoles that have been truly innovative or hasn't been done before.

How many arguments have we seen over 1080p and 60fps? Those settings should have been a given from the off, not something where compromises need to be made to achieve one of them, let alone both.

As or the games themselves. Everything is just re-master this or that, x game 4, x game 5. Hell even the game that Sony fans are touting as the new messiah of gaming (Bloodbourne) is really just Dark Souls 3. It may be a great game, as was its predecessors, but it's nothing that hasn't been done before.

This 8th gen needs an upgrade, hell even if they keep the present consoles, bang in a more powerful APU and call it Gen 8.5 super X master elite series then we could at least see some kind of advancement instead of the same old. Consoles used to push the industry at the start of a new generation, these shitty toys haven't even managed to reach the heights PC did 5 years ago.

TL:DR - Gen 8 consoles are shite

No excitement for PS4/XB1 exclusive games so far and wasn't excited about the power of them either, far too weak. Wii U has had some fantastic games but is weak as hell and third party support is probably worse if anything. Overall I'm loving my Wii U but it's the least hyped I've been for a console generation in my life I think!

how does it have years of life left

its already running games like dying light on lower settings than lowest pc settings

games like witcher who know how big the gaps gonan be wer eonly 2 years and this is happening

when 360 launched the graphics in cards crushed MID-Range pc and could match high end cards

thats why 360 lasted so long these one are already on low settings dont u see that?

Sony and Microsoft have yet to convince me that their system is worth my money. My PC can do all the multiplats better and there are no exclusives that interest me. Which is a shame, because I like the Playstation controller this time around. Nintendo has failed on pretty much all it promised with the Wii U. Zero AAA 3rd party support, severe game droughts, a shitty OS, and Nintendo themselves didn't seem to believe in it given the lack of marketing. As you said, they put it out there and said "here! buy it." If they launch the NX any earlier than 2017, you can bet that I won't be in line. I got the Gamecube, Wii, and Wii U at launch, but if they don't drag the Wii U's carcass across that finish line and give it all the 1st party support it deserves, they'll be lucky to get my business at all during the next cycle.

In short, this gen sucks so far. There are still years left to go, but I don't see it being nearly as good as the last.

Actually I need to go with pretty awesome since this is by far the least expensive gen ever, evah for me. Paid $100.00 less for my X1 than I did for my 360 and have about 15 games of which I only bought Titanfall with all DLC for 12 bones, got a few as gifts and the rest free with GWG. Not certain how they plan to make money this gen but for me, I've spent peanuts in comparison to previous gens. Keep'em comin. :P

Posters have been exposed for using random internet picks there. The only sure way is verification from posters who have friends lists with other users, or gamertag/trophy verification.

For instance I have Charizard, Zassimick and Slashkice, among others, on my friend lists/codes for 360/X1/PS3/PS4/Vita/3DS/Wii U if anyone has doubts about my validity.

Welp....I doubt I'll have anyone here on my friends list any time soon so I guess I'll be on the "you have nothing until otherwise notified" list for quite some time.

It's one thing to claim you own the WiiU, PS4 X1 and PC like he has an opinion about everything about those systems....I would hope it's another to humbly claim you only own a PS4 and PC (and PS3 I guess) and outright say you don't own a X1 or WiiU.

@nyadc:

Teh Dreamcasted was dead a year and a half after release would *you* like to try again Padawan?

The hardware for both consoles is incredibly disappointing in every way.

Hell yeah, everything has lived up to me except the WiiU.

It's a bit too early still. I can't wait for gen 9 when only a month in, and people will be screaming "Where are all the games!!?!!"

A year and a half in the Dreamcast was dead and had over 700 games, that's still over twice the amount of games available on both of these systems combined...

They're getting beat by a dead console from 1999, you're not making them look any better.

Sadly, the games I'm most interested right now is either a handheld or a multi-platform. And when you say multi-platform games, it's normally better on PC.

Same. But no, the WiiU DID start the 8th gen. Power doesn't decide gens.

The games just aren't there yet. At this rate I'm seeing myself waiting for another 2-3 years before getting any current gen console