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/Luchador_Luke Apr 21 '24

This gen has been all about GamePass for me

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u/DJfunkyPuddle Apr 21 '24

Yup, I've been incredibly happy with my Series X/GamePass. I'm also not just looking towards "the next big game". As long as there are games to play I'm happy.

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u/hmiser Apr 21 '24

I’m still chugging along with my xbone, I’ve got 4 for local play with my kids so I’ve been waiting…

Waiting for a good reason or price drop, not for them to go to college lol.

Are GamePass things, maybe specific game, better on a Series X?

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u/DJfunkyPuddle Apr 21 '24

You can probably find a list but a lot of games get an FPS boost and, imo more importantly, a loading time boost. Games like Destiny 2 and GTA Online take seconds to get in now when before I'd be staring at a blank screen for ages.

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u/rockstardma Craig Apr 21 '24

Yup. I think the SSDs in this generation are the real game changers. I cannot imagine load times being more than 5ish seconds now. Not to mention all the quality of life features like quick resume and whatnot.

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u/YNWA_1213 Apr 21 '24

SSDs and CPU. Threw a SATA SSD into my old One S, and it still chugs and takes forever to do basic tasks nowadays. Series X in comparison is butter.

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u/GhoulishFPS Apr 21 '24

Still 3 - 4 working days to load into the tower🥲