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/Relbac7 Apr 21 '24

I really doubt that with the quality of games these days I will ever buy another Xbox. That's sad I've been playing xbox since it first came out, I'm not quitting because I'm almost 60 but because the games suck.

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u/Retro-Ghost-Dad Apr 21 '24 edited Apr 21 '24

I much prefer the Xbox ecosystem and hardware to Playstation, but I own both consoles. Series X is amazing hardware.

At his stage though, with how this gen's MS consoles have gone over like a wet fart, and their "excusives" have also been roundly disappointing from pretty much everyone's perspective, and their new messaging seeming to be quiet apathy, I FULLY expect this to be the last generation of Xbox hardware.

"Xbox Game Pass" is going to be a subsription app available on any net-connected device with a screen.

Software-wise, this has been an incredibly disappointing gen, made crueler still by the hardware being so damned good.

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u/TryhardBernard Apr 21 '24

I thought this gen was supposed to be Xbox’s response to PlayStation dominating the last gen with exclusives. Instead, I’ve been very whelmed at best.

If I even get another console after this, it’ll be a PS6. Sad because I have many good memories with Microsoft, but I’m tired of seeing my friends get cooler exclusives I can’t touch.

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u/Retro-Ghost-Dad Apr 21 '24

It's to the point that I'm not even buying multi-plat titles on my Series X anymore because I want backward compatibility with future gens, damn it.

I just don't have faith that Xbox will HAVE a "next" generation.

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u/cardonator Craig Apr 22 '24

They just set up a whole new team to guarantee forward compatibility with their next hardware. This just seems like buying into the clickbait instead of reality.