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/SqueezyCheez85 Apr 20 '24

If you're on PC, it's one of the best times right now (if money isn't a barrier). There was a time when PC gaming felt like all we got were bad console ports... and Vista.

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u/the-pessimist Apr 21 '24

And the Steam Deck is a great entryway into PC gaming. Sure there are a few things that don't play well on it but there are so many things that do, many of which can be had for just a few bucks. I even saw that the refurbished LCD models are back in stock through Valve, so for $279 people can have access to more games than they'd know what to do with. I got one last August which now has a 2TB drive & dual-boots Windows (so I could access my play-anywhere Xbox games) and my Steam library has grown from 5 games to 318. Plus it can play docked on my TV using an Xbox controller. It's really made gaming exciting again.

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u/Lupinthrope Founder Apr 21 '24

Yeah my Steam Deck has helped develop my Steam library significantly. Its just difficult having a Series X because I know games will run on it without any tweaking and run really well. I wish Valve put out another TV box with what they've learned over the years and with the Steam Deck I think it'd be great.

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u/YNWA_1213 Apr 21 '24

my Steam Deck has helped develop my Steam library significantly

Been thinking hard on selling my Switch and picking one up because I have dozens of older games that would be perfect for that platform that I have to catch up on.

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u/Lupinthrope Founder Apr 21 '24

It’s not as seemless as the switch but it’s a great system

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u/YNWA_1213 Apr 21 '24

Yeah, I just got zero use outta my switch due to how anemic it is.

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u/Lupinthrope Founder Apr 21 '24

First party only for me