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/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.