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/ElvisDepressedIy Apr 20 '24

I agree, OP. I feel like the last truly great console generation was the 360/PS3. AAA has gotten too bloated, too risk averse, and it takes way too long for anything to release.

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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/evyrew Apr 21 '24

Soo many great indy games and older gen games to play. Easy to build up a library catching sales and bundles. I recently installed and modded fallout new vegas on the steamdeck... I played it on 360, but never finished due to bugs and crashes. Looks and plays great now.