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[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

But they barely released anything for the current generation of consoles.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

And that trend will continue, which is why console sales are well behind where they were last generation, and it's why the next Xbox will just run Windows.

[–] MichaelScotch@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Seriously. A number of games that were announced for Xbox at release still have no release date in sight.

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know it tracks with the release of other consoles, but wow, did this one go fast... I feel like it's barely been out, but over 6 years have passed and it will be 7 when it releases. I honestly have no idea how they can even improve much from what currently exists anyway. Almost everything I wanted was addressed in the PS5. Guess we'll see.

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Were you happy with the ps5? Genuinely curious.

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, it improved on every aspect of the ps4. Load times were non-existent, graphics upgrade was good enough, the exclusives were always great. I like a dedicated box for gaming, not that I don't play pc games as well, it's just easier to pick up and go on a console especiallywith rest mode..

I got it a few months after it released, which is how long it took to find one, and at the time i was deciding between building a new PC or getting a PS5 and at the time the PS5 was way cheaper due to GPUs being ridiculously priced. I thought it was a great price for what you got and it's a solid system. I use it on average once every other day and has given me no issues.

It was a solid console in every aspect to me. My one complaint is as much as I like the controllers they suffer from stick drift and I have gone through 4 controllers so far. Same goes for every one of my friends so it's awful.

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

Those are all pretty good reasons.

My experience with all of it was quite a bit different, for reasons that were mostly out of my control, and it affected my overall impression.

It's good to know that some people were/are happy with it though.

[–] Coyote_sly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Good luck with that.