r/XboxSeriesX • u/Asleep-Sprinkles-760 • Apr 20 '24

This generation has been underwhelming Discussion

I bought a Series X at launch, and can’t think of a single game that has impressed me this gen. I’m a big Halo fan, and Halo Infinite felt like a letdown. I’m a Forza fan, and Forza Motorsport felt like a massive disappointment. I was exited for Starfield, but was underwhelmed after playing it.

It just feels like we’ve had no heavy hitters this gen, even 3rd party AAA games have been average at best. I guess the only hope I have left is with Gears 6, but aside from that, Microsoft needs to get their act together and start releasing some new games. It feels like games are taking way too long to make these days, we used to get bangers every year in the 360 gen. Even the Xbox One had more compelling games than what we have now

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u/fw208 Apr 21 '24

Unfortunately ps5 is winning this gen with games.

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u/Flat-Ad4902 Apr 21 '24

They definitely have more games, but they haven’t exactly been rolling out bangers either. Just feels like AAA gaming is falling apart at the seams. The industry is in a very unhealthy place.

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u/TryhardBernard Apr 21 '24

PS has almost the same number of exclusives on this gen that Xbox has, it’s just that their games are way more well received and interesting. Starfield wasn’t a bad game, but it wasn’t Skyrim in space either. Meanwhile, Helldivers is dominating the discourse lately. There’s a real mismatch in exclusive quality between the consoles rn.

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u/doughaway421 Apr 23 '24

Yeah. I actually like my Series X more than my PS5 as far as the box/hardware itself, but if I had to choose to give up one I'd probably keep the PS5. It just has more consistent "must have" experiences.

With my Xbox there aren't many games on it I can't also get on PS5 and the ones that are exclusive are one's I could live without. The main thing that keeps me even turning it on is the fact that Gamepass saves me from buying some games on the Playstation.

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u/fw208 Apr 21 '24

I liked halo infinite and am waiting for H7. Hopefully they finish the story in the games and not in books.

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u/chaosthunda5 Apr 22 '24

God of war ragnarok was absolutely a banger

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u/Flat-Ad4902 Apr 22 '24

Unfortunately, that’s on ps4. I know it’s on PS5 too, but just shows how much we need to reach when it comes to finding good current gen titles.

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u/chaosthunda5 Apr 22 '24

Just because its on ps4 too doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing…

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u/Flat-Ad4902 Apr 22 '24

I don’t say it was a bad thing. What is it with this fuckin website and people just reading one thing and seeing something completely different? 😂

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u/Bruiser512 Apr 21 '24

Agree. Was so underwhelmed with Xbox this gen that I bought a PS5 to try their exclusives. Been having a great time. Playing Returnal the last couple weeks and nothing on Xbox even compares. Really feels next gen, especially with the advanced controller feedback/sounds. So many of the PS games I've played have felt more enjoyable and less like a chore.

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u/gorgeous_bastard Apr 21 '24

Came here to say the same thing, it’s been a great generation for ps5, my Xbox has been sitting collecting dust since I got one.

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u/stuckintheinbetween Apr 21 '24

I have both, as well as a Switch, and I've played a lot less games this generation than in prior generations. PS4 was better than PS5.

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u/doughaway421 Apr 23 '24 edited Apr 23 '24

Yeah I have all 3 as well. When I first got the Xbox I was amazed by Gamepass and it became my main console for a few months. It was like being a kid in a candy store. Even thought about selling the PS5 because I basically stopped using it. But as time has gone on I find less stuff brings me back to it, none of the exclusive games are really ones I can't live without. The main use for it now is Gamepass games either saving me from buying a game I want on PS5, or using it to play lots of kid friendly games with my son that I wouldn't want to be buying.

Other than that the PS5 is getting most of my time again, Sony and Nintendo both do a better job of having "must haves" on their platform, its their only way of surviving against Microsoft really. Even when it comes to the subscription, PS+ Game Catalog has a lot more that I am interested in outside of the big day 1 stuff on GPU.

Microsoft started off this generation looking like they were going to stomp Sony, buying all those studios via Bethesda and Activision... but so far the results have not been mindblowing. Redfall was junk, Starfield was ok (I have about 50 hours in) but probably Bethesda's most mediocre big RPG (especially compared to the hype). I feel like that and the entire legal battle took some wind out of their sails. I hope these buyouts pay off in some way.

I sunk a lot of time into Forza Horizon 5 and Flight Simulator which were probably the two biggest exclusives I personally liked. I was really excited for Forza Motorsport, after hearing about how great it is for years when I was a PS guy, ended up not feeling that great to me (I much prefer GT7). Halo was another I always heard was amazing before I had an Xbox. I started Infinite but dropped it not too far in.

I am still glad I have my Series X and it won't be going anywhere soon. If Bethesda puts out a game as good as Doom 2016 or Doom Eternal and it ends up being exclusive to Xbox that will definitely be something that pulls me back to it.

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u/GarionOrb Apr 21 '24

Yep. PS5 has had the games that actually felt and looked next gen (e.g. Demon's Souls remake, Ratchet and Clank, Spider-Man 2, Final Fantasy XVI, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth). But even then, there haven't been that many.

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u/Dependent-Zebra-4357 Apr 21 '24

Returnal feels “next gen” too imo. The stuff they do with particle systems is incredible.

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u/stuckintheinbetween Apr 21 '24

While true, I miss when Sony was more experimental. Everything is a AAA third-person "cinematic" game. And while I'm sure many disagree, Spider-Man 2 gets nothing but love, whereas Ubisoft games get hate, but Spider-Man 2's open world is very much an Ubisoft open world game where you open up parts of the map and then get a bunch more icons on it to do repetitive, meaningless side content.

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u/fw208 Apr 22 '24

True, I like all the new assassins creed games and they feel like ghost of Tsushima. Great games