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/illkwill Apr 21 '24 edited Apr 21 '24

It's the remake/remaster and copy/paste generation. It feels like nothing innovating is coming out anymore.

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u/Dtwerky Apr 21 '24 edited Apr 22 '24

All the innovation is happening from indie devs and it’s all only releasing on Steam. It’s what is pushing my crew to PC. We want to play these new games like Content Warning, Enshrouded, Lethal Company, Gray Zone Warfare, Tarkov, BattleBit Remastered, Ready Or Not, Squad. 

So many good PC games from smaller studios that we will never see. 

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u/darkphalanxset Apr 21 '24

I made the switch. And the best part? I can plug my pc hdmi into my TV and play on my couch with an xbox controller all I want

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u/Sea-Housing-3435 Apr 21 '24

You can also use steam link app on android or apple tv and play on tv from the pc in the same network. Its amazing how easy it is nowadays

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u/joe17857 Apr 21 '24

Is it laggy? Whenever I project to the TV it has lag. Haven't tried the steam link app tho

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u/Sea-Housing-3435 Apr 21 '24

Works good for me. If its laggy try adjusting bitrate in steam and turn on the gaming mode in TV. Some TVs buffer frames to make them look better but it feels laggy for games

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u/randy_mcronald Apr 21 '24

This is how I play on PC. I used to be all about the KB/M but as I spend most of my time at a desk for work, PC gaming on the couch is my preferred choice. Steam's controller config tools are insanely good as well, so even for strategy games that don't support controllers out of the box you can set up controller support yourself and get creative with how you assign hotkeys.