Sometimes I think I miss stuff from past generations, but...

In all reality, gaming is better now than it has ever been. It's cool to go back and retro game every once in a while, but in the grand scheme of things, gaming is at a point now that is far greater than anything in the past. It's not just full of first person shooters, there are options for all different types of genres, and every genre has great games.

I only see games getting better and better and at a more rapid pace than ever. The reason being 2 main things. Money and competition.

Games are raking in more money than they ever have before in the past. The popularity is only increasing, and that leads to more and more money. The competition is also higher than it has ever been, and that leads to better and better games. Regardless of who is winning the console sales of this generation between the 3 companies, it's safe to say that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are all doing extremely well, which is a great thing for the industry. They're all doing everything in their power to out do each other, and that leads to better and better games. Being a multi-console owner of every system this gen is great, and it will be even better to own all 3 systems next gen.arkephonic

Disagree completely. Back in the late 80s/early 90s, there was far more competition. Back then, there weren't ads every which way you turned. It was more of a word of mouth sort of deal. Developers HAD to make good games to sell. There was less money involved, so if publications like EGM put up a really bad review, it meant a LOT as far as sales go. More money is actually sort of bad. Look at how sports have been corrupted. Blood doping/'roids--whent there's money on the line, the competition isn't always good.

I wish there was a universal console, like a VCR/DVD player.

There wouldn't be any exclusives and you wouldn't have to spend a grand on hardware.

Disagree completely. Back in the late 80s/early 90s, there was far more competition. Back then, there weren't ads every which way you turned. It was more of a word of mouth sort of deal. Developers HAD to make good games to sell. There was less money involved, so if publications like EGM put up a really bad review, it meant a LOT as far as sales go. More money is actually sort of bad. Look at how sports have been corrupted. Blood doping/'roids--whent there's money on the line, the competition isn't always good.

Heirren

Overall gaming has gotten better no doubt. There are issues I have, but still, gaming is great right now. All generations have had amazing games, so it is hard to pick a favorite.

I disagree. Last gen and the 16-bit gen were better.

Disagree completely. Back in the late 80s/early 90s, there was far more competition. Back then, there weren't ads every which way you turned. It was more of a word of mouth sort of deal. Developers HAD to make good games to sell. There was less money involved, so if publications like EGM put up a really bad review, it meant a LOT as far as sales go. More money is actually sort of bad. Look at how sports have been corrupted. Blood doping/'roids--whent there's money on the line, the competition isn't always good.

Heirren

I disagree with that because back then, the general gaming community was much less educated about gaming than they are today. There were a fraction of the ways to research games compared to today. Now adays, there are hundreds of ways to find out the quality of games, and every little thing is held under a microscope. Not only that, there are more companies involved manufacturing consoles with equal success. Back in the late 80s, Nintendo basically had a monopoly going as the dominant console with hardly any competition. Now adays, there are TONS more development studios than there were back then, and any little thing they do wrong is so heavily scrutinized on hundreds of different websites. There is almost so much information on gaming today that it is hard to even get away from, whereas back in the day, you had to actively search for the answers and pursue them. There was so little accessible information back in the day about gaming, people would often make purchases based on box art alone. Remember how THQ's stock went down the very second Homefront started getting rated 7's from online gaming web sites? The game underwent so much scrutiny for getting rated a 7 that it dropped to $40 dollars on launch day. Back in the late 80's and early 90's, a game like homefront would be considered a success and be praised.

I wish there was a universal console, like a VCR/DVD player.

There wouldn't be any exclusives and you wouldn't have to spend a grand on hardware.

Rick_Henderson

[QUOTE="Rick_Henderson"]

I wish there was a universal console, like a VCR/DVD player.

There wouldn't be any exclusives and you wouldn't have to spend a grand on hardware.

SoraX64

I wish there was a universal console, like a VCR/DVD player.

There wouldn't be any exclusives and you wouldn't have to spend a grand on hardware.

Rick_Henderson

[QUOTE="SoraX64"][QUOTE="Rick_Henderson"]

I wish there was a universal console, like a VCR/DVD player.

There wouldn't be any exclusives and you wouldn't have to spend a grand on hardware.

PurpleMan5000

[QUOTE="Heirren"]

Disagree completely. Back in the late 80s/early 90s, there was far more competition. Back then, there weren't ads every which way you turned. It was more of a word of mouth sort of deal. Developers HAD to make good games to sell. There was less money involved, so if publications like EGM put up a really bad review, it meant a LOT as far as sales go. More money is actually sort of bad. Look at how sports have been corrupted. Blood doping/'roids--whent there's money on the line, the competition isn't always good.

arkephonic

I disagree with that because back then, the general gaming community was much less educated about gaming than they are today. There were a fraction of the ways to research games compared to today. Now adays, there are hundreds of ways to find out the quality of games, and every little thing is held under a microscope. Not only that, there are more companies involved manufacturing consoles with equal success. Back in the late 80s, Nintendo basically had a monopoly going as the dominant console with hardly any competition. Now adays, there are TONS more development studios than there were back then, and any little thing they do wrong is so heavily scrutinized on hundreds of different websites. There is almost so much information on gaming today that it is hard to even get away from, whereas back in the day, you had to actively search for the answers and pursue them. There was so little accessible information back in the day about gaming, people would often make purchases based on box art alone. Remember how THQ's stock went down the very second Homefront started getting rated 7's from online gaming web sites? Back in the late 80's and early 90's, a game like homefront would be considered a success and be praised.

The only reason gaming is like this is because of one key feature.

INTERNET.

Gaming magazines aren't nearly as easily accessible as going to gamespot.com

The only reason gaming is like this is because of one key feature.

INTERNET.

Gilgamane

Completely agree. That is single handedly why gaming has progressed and improved so much from the late 80s and early 90s. Back then, developers COULD get away with making a bad game. Now adays, they can't because it will be spotted a full week before it is even released and the word will spread like wildfire.

Disagree. The graphics of games this gen improves, but gameplaywise I just felt meh. Last weekend I went back to play something last gen for 30 hours and had fun, and the game looked like crap.

And rpgs are trying to be more action packed nowdays. It seems the dev really want to rid of the stats, just having skills/weapon upgrades for their rpgs. Action games did such with C&C last gen would be called rpg wannabe, and now it is teh INNOVATION.

[QUOTE="Gilgamane"]

The only reason gaming is like this is because of one key feature.

INTERNET.

arkephonic

Completely agree. That is single handedly why gaming has progressed and improved so much from the late 80s and early 90s. Back then, developers COULD get away with making a bad game. Now adays, they can't because it will be spotted a full week before it is even released and the word will spread like wildfire.

In all reality, gaming is better now than it has ever been. It's cool to go back and retro game every once in a while, but in the grand scheme of things, gaming is at a point now that is far greater than anything in the past. It's not just full of first person shooters, there are options for all different types of genres, and every genre has great games.

I only see games getting better and better and at a more rapid pace than ever. The reason being 2 main things. Money and competition.

Games are raking in more money than they ever have before in the past. The popularity is only increasing, and that leads to more and more money. The competition is also higher than it has ever been, and that leads to better and better games. Regardless of who is winning the console sales of this generation between the 3 companies, it's safe to say that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are all doing extremely well, which is a great thing for the industry. They're all doing everything in their power to out do each other, and that leads to better and better games. Being a multi-console owner of every system this gen is great, and it will be even better to own all 3 systems next gen.arkephonic

What next Gen? Who says all 3 firms will be in this so call Next Gen? Where is the proof?

[QUOTE="SoraX64"][QUOTE="Rick_Henderson"]

I wish there was a universal console, like a VCR/DVD player.

There wouldn't be any exclusives and you wouldn't have to spend a grand on hardware.

PurpleMan5000

What you are requesting is done already. Multiplatformers, Ports, Shovelware...thats basically every system having the same game.

if people miss the old games so much, they can either buy the console with the games they want or go try out an emulator and some roms for that console if they want. i never understood all of this bad mouthing about this generation being bad. i think it's probably the best despite some flooding of shooters on the market. it has so many games i want i can't keep up. it litterally has games for everyone.

[QUOTE="PurpleMan5000"][QUOTE="SoraX64"] No you don't, because then you would HAVE to spend a grand on hardware. The industry would go to hell. When there's no competition, they would be able to get away with whatever they wanted because you would have no choice but to buy it if you wanted to play video games.SoraX64

I meant that it would be open market, similar to VCR/DVD/Blu-ray.

Not only would Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony be making consoles, but other companies such as Panasonic, Samsung, LG, etc would too.

If you wanted a really high quality console with lots of functionality that would last 10+ years, you would drop $500.

If you just wanted a bare bones player to just play games, it would cost a lot like $130-$150.

Whatever the circumstances though, you'd still be able to play any game that was released.

I meant that it would be open market, similar to VCR/DVD/Blu-ray.

Not only would Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony be making consoles, but other companies such as Panasonic, Samsung, LG, etc would too.

If you wanted a really high quality console with lots of functionality that would last 10+ years, you would drop $500.

If you just wanted a bare bones player to just play games, it would cost a lot like $130-$150.

Whatever the circumstances though, you'd still be able to play any game that was released.

Rick_Henderson

[QUOTE="Rick_Henderson"]

I meant that it would be open market, similar to VCR/DVD/Blu-ray.

Not only would Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony be making consoles, but other companies such as Panasonic, Samsung, LG, etc would too.

If you wanted a really high quality console with lots of functionality that would last 10+ years, you would drop $500.

If you just wanted a bare bones player to just play games, it would cost a lot like $130-$150.

Whatever the circumstances though, you'd still be able to play any game that was released.

SoraX64

Yeah, I don't think it would work very well.

[QUOTE="Rick_Henderson"]

I meant that it would be open market, similar to VCR/DVD/Blu-ray.

Not only would Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony be making consoles, but other companies such as Panasonic, Samsung, LG, etc would too.

If you wanted a really high quality console with lots of functionality that would last 10+ years, you would drop $500.

If you just wanted a bare bones player to just play games, it would cost a lot like $130-$150.

Whatever the circumstances though, you'd still be able to play any game that was released.

SoraX64

Well the 3DO failed before we could properly see how a unified specification console, manufactured by different companies would work. So we would have to wait for a 4DO. ;)