PS5 dont wanna beat a dead horse but i kinda hate that horse so im gonna do it

[SIVIUSmaxxing]

the ps5 sucksss in terms of games
sure its impressive specs wise but oh my god i dont care about your HD thingymagingy, sony, i just want to enjoy VIDEO GAMES
every generation of playstation had tons of games
the ps1 had a "random bullshit, go!" mentality
the ps2 had a nice mix of games for younger and older audiences
the ps3 had action stuff and also little big planet
the ps4 wanted to be artsy fartsy so we got cinematic stuff
the ps5 has ps4 games and ai games on the store page also you cant buy it for like a year or two cuz scalpers
chad warden would be disappointed with the state that playstation is at right now!
every ps5 game is either something that can run on a ps4 or its not an exclusive and also got released on pc so its not really an exclusive
yknow i excused this at first cuz hey we had a pandemic so fair enough i suppose, its been 5 years and we still have nothing
i dont fucking care about your ultra fast SSD or how slick it looks or how fast it is
YOURE NOT USING THESE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES TO MAKE BETTER GAMES SO WHATS THE POINT, games already look good enough we dont need to fixate on these things when the main point of the console is NOT there
i loved my ps4, it was chunky, it was somewhat slow at times, the fans sounded like i was going to get publicly executed by a jet plane engine, but guess what? it didnt matter, there were fun games releasing like every other week and i enjoyed sharing around discs with my extended family to play them
sure i sometimes didnt enjoy some games (my cousin who took my n.sane trilogy disc and gave me tony hawk proskater 5 and then gave back my disc after you scratched it everywhere FUCK YOU) but it was fun! you had games from everywhere it was fun checking out what games were gonna come out
nowadays games come out, then it turns out its a live service then the game will get discontinued 3 weeks after it launched and then have 30 billion game developers publicly executed cuz guess what execs will blame everyone but their own 500 year old ass for the same copy and paste live service game while the developers get paid 2 packs of used newports and spat out gum and 0 creative control
uhhhh TLDR; execute all executives

 

[DjQuick2008]

i mostly use my PS5 to play ps4 physical copies now lol

 

[ZEGA ZONIC]

Who need a PS5 when you have a PS4.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Who need a PS5 when you have a PS4.

Had a ps4 give it over to a friend for a decent price dont even know if he enjoys gaming because he never talks about playing lol

 

[Goshikk]

The 9th generation represents the death of console gaming
There's really barely any good reason to have a console instead of a PC
"but muh demon souls" if you're in THESE forums and would rather buy a PS5 to play that than just emulating it on PS3, you're at the wrong place.

Nintendo is really slowing down its output and the latest Mario Kart was ass. I'm willing to bet that sooner or later the last bastion of console exclusivety (Nintendo) will go the same way as Sony. They used to be ADAMANT about never releasing mobile games, and look at where we are now.

 

[Elwiwi]

But pekora is on death stranding

 

[ZEGA ZONIC]

But pekora is on death stranding

 

[Goshikk]

But pekora is on death stranding

The first ever strand type rabbit

 

[Zerpina]

dont wanna beat a dead horse

Here, feel free to use my Bat

 

[Questless Knight]

the ps5 sucks in term of price and hardware. Im glad I got mine dirt cheap pre-owned.

The games library is not all bad it´s just more like Oh I own these on PC oh I can buy this on PC DIRT CHEAP.

Only reason I got one is my partner has always been gaming on console and when asked don´t want a PC. So I got my partner a PC becuse Genshin is soon not gonna work on PS4 anymore.

So now my partner is happy playing Genshin and found a new favorite Honokai star trial which is not on PS4 same with Wuthering waves also not on PS4.

And I can if I want play demon souls remake because Sony with a horse slong up their ass don´t wanna port it to PC nor bloodborn. Would be nice if I could own all Fromsoft games I like on steam. I mean I already own Dark souls 1-3 + dark souls remaster + Elden ring + armored on steam.

I mean I was super happy that I can own Star ocean 1 to 6 on PS4. I fucking hate it if I had to own all 6 games on 3 different console.


PS5 is worth if you don´t own a PC or console the PS5 is not worth the normal asking price. When you can get a decent gaming rig for just 100 bucks more and the PC allot you to do 100 other things + modding.

 

[HexGramarye]

I agree with this so much. Also, glass half full: This has been a great way to save money on games this generation. I haven't needed to upgrade my PS4-era PC at all this generation, and the one game I cared about that couldn't run (Clair Obscur) was easily played with one month of GeForce Now, which was significantly cheaper than buying a PS5 or a new graphics card.

This is the first generation I've been able to just take a breather and not have to worry about upgrading my hardware every five years. And I'll be ready to upgrade whenever the influx of good high-end games comes around.

 

[TheMinuMaster]

Unfortunately, man… the trend is only getting worse. After 2020, when everyone was stuck at home, a lot of people ran to videogames just to have something to do. And a huge part of this new wave of players doesn’t really care about actual gaming, they just want the basic package: a PS5 with FIFA 2027, GTA 6, and that’s it. They don’t care about variety, about identity, about creativity… they just want to “play,” not to really play.

That’s why you don’t see this crowd in places like this: they don’t care enough to talk about what they’re consuming. They just consume. And of course, this only breeds those annoying fanboys who defend plastic and logos like it’s a religion.

And you know what… I even remembered something that happened recently. Last month, the wi-fi/bluetooth board of my PS3 Super Slim died. I went to a technician to check the repair price: around 93 dollars. At that price, I’d rather buy another PS3 and clean it up and repaste it myself. But that’s not even the main point.

While I was talking to the guy, another customer walked in looking for a custom PS5 controller. The store didn’t have any. And after some small talk about whatever, the dude simply decided to buy a regular PS5 controller, the same absurd 93 dollars, like it was nothing. No hesitation. No thought. No sense of value.

And that’s what proves my point: most of these new players just play, without weight, without care, without passion. It doesn’t matter if it’s a remake, remaster, or re-re-released version, honestly, sometimes they even prefer those. The truth is, if you ask most people who “like to play games” what came before the PS4, they freeze. Anything below the PS2 is basically ancient ruins to them.

At the end of the day, companies are just giving the majority what they want, even if what the majority wants is garbage. Look at Assassin’s Creed: the last one that really felt like Assassin’s Creed, with actual identity, was Unity. But the more recent ones, the generic and soulless ones, are the best selling. Go figure. But of course, this is all based on my own experience; nothing I've said is absolute truth.

 

[Pokenami's icon Pokenami Pokenami]

I feel like this console generation has been a huge disappointment for the most part with games focusing a way too much on the graphics department trying to make games as realistic and detailed as part while not focusing on making the gameplay fun and exciting.

 

[JellyjamLu]

To me PS5 IS the PS4 Pro, I have like 4-5 games for it, rest are PS4. sad.
it's mostly a Master Duel and Youtube machine now.

 

[vriska64]

I guess my hot take a8out this generation is that less games 8eing stuck on sony's weird looking rectangle forever is a good thing