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Is anybody else skipping the current generation of consoles entirely?

I can't be bothered to make the move to the current generation of consoles, like the PS5 or Xbox Series X. Besides being broke, I think previous generation consoles like the PS4/Xbone still have a lot of life left in them. Games are still being made for them even though we're 4 years into the current generation, and the new games that are being made for the current generation don't interest me at all.

I also think the slowing down of Moore's Law is contributing to this. The PS5 honestly doesn't look all that different to the PS4 in terms of power. The new consoles look like a slight upgrade to the previous ones more than anything.

Maybe I'll move on from the previous generation when the next generation comes along in the late 2020's, but I'm okay with skipping the current gen we're in right now.


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Reply by lizchibi

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i don't move forward bc you gotta pay a subscription for internet, even if their service sucks and it used to be free. looking at you nintendo -_-. also all companies except steam have given up of profile customization and personality entirely, something that endeared me to the 3ds.


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Reply by MechaStar81

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Well, let's see... there is exactly one game that was exclusive to the PS5 that I wanted, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart... and now that game has been ported to Steam.

Yeah, don't think I'll be moving from my stance of "PC and Nintendo" any time soon.


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Reply by nas

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100% same! same reasons too. i think sony and microsoft were too eager for this new generation without actually considering if it was even worth investing into them yet. 8th gen consoles still have quite a bit of life left in them and it seems the game dev industry thinks so too considering the lack of new gen games.


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Reply by Rob_zombie

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I own a ps4 and i dont really see a reason to upgrade to the next gen since most games also get a ps4 port on launch :/ also doesnt help that the exclusives are very few and nowadays you can just play everything on pc basically


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