Why this generation should stay for a few more years.

I'm sure many of you have been hearing a lot of rumors about moving on to the next generation of consoles just as I have. These rumors, though exciting for some, are actually scary for me. I bought my PlayStation 3 three and a half years ago and have been pouring my soul into it and the games on it. All my favorites, preferences, trophies, accomplishments, game saves, and friends have me attached to my console and I don't want to give all of that up for a really long time.

It's especially scary since it is already starting to happen. Wii U, 3DS, and PS Vita are examples of the next generation coming quick. These coupled with rumors of Xbox 720 and ps4 have led me to protesting these changes. Some may call me stubborn and you have every right to, but this generation changed the formula for consoles.

PS2 was the spark, being equipped with a DVD player, a game system and a music player; it was revolutionary as a home system not just a game console. All consoles in this generation fleshed out the idea further and the machines we all own now aren't gaming machines, they are full-fledged theater systems, with everything from internet to music to TV to networking and back to gaming. When I put in a game disc, the start screen doesn’t' show up anymore. I have a choice of whether I want to press X on that little disc symbol or continue doing what I was doing before I popped in that disc. These are huge changes and it doesn't age as much as older systems have.

On top of all that, DLC and updates are constantly changing games that already exist and adding boatloads of content to us without us ever having to get out of our seats. User created content extends the life of games beyond what's even possible to play. Replayability is at an all-time high in my own honest opinion and that means we should change the ages at which we throw away our consoles for the next.

If we let this next generation come in soon, we'll be paying another $500-$700 and who knows, maybe games will go up another $10 as they did for this generation. I know Sony and Microsoft would continue to support PS3 and Xbox 360 for years after their next consoles release, but that doesn't mean me and I'm sure many others wouldn't feel left out.

I ask any readers who agree or disagree with me to post your opinions and thanks for reading.

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Gregory Chalikes

September 26, 2011

I meant to say wouldn't* in that last paragraph yikes! :]

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Danny Concepcion

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I do agree with you about the next generation. Every new console generation has new flagship titles, buggy and/or broken consoles, and an overwhelming amount of hype that make it a really awkward transition. It seems like I never know what is going on until all the dust settles.

September 27, 2011

Oh I didn't know that thanks I'll get right on it and yeah like the move to this generation was needed but I feel like I could stay in this generation for a whole 10 years more.

Dominic Hayden

October 01, 2011

I agree with your sentiment. I was just thinking about getting a PS3. I haven't had the finances to purchase a system until now. Wasn't downloadable content the whole selling point of these systems? They can't get much better, why not just update the software? I also fear another $10 price hike in the next generation. We have to make a stand before the gaming industry thinks that we'll just keep handing them money for little innovation.

October 02, 2011

Yes DLC is a big selling point fromaddons to full games and another point I want to make is that I'm a collector and love me some physical copies and I fear the next generation will be mostly or all digital content

Ed Grabowski

I want the next generation as soon as possible. I have already seen all that these consoles can do, and with new consoles comes new evolution. How many more military shooters can one take? Every console generation seems to stick with a new kind of genre, and I am really getting tired of shooters.

I want to see what more horsepower can do. Not just in the graphics department. More power under the hood can mean so many things. Games we can't even imagine, and the sooner that comes the better. We are still getting great games for current gen consoles, and current gen consoles are still making a lot of money for their makers, but there is only so much you can do on a Xbox 360 and PS3.

You make a great point and I agree with those but I still have faith that we haven't seen all we can with these systems and if developers/publishers start to push innovation, then we can see more awesome content and if you really want to see horsepower there is always a pc which i like but not as much as a console.

Jonathan Oyama

Two years ago, I would have liked to stick with this generation of systems. However, I am sick and tired of all the regurgitated first-person shooter games. Seriously, we've had everything from FPS RPGs, to FPS party games to FPS single-player adventures.

I really hope that someone revives a more suitable form of RPGs. I really enjoy the 3D graphic engines, but everyone is copying the same old FPS style ever since Halo 3 made a resounding first impact. I enjoyed all the various shooters, but I'm tired of shooting. I need swords and fists. Y'know, all the stuff that was missing ever since my childhood.

"Regurgitated first-person shooter games" are the result of the general populace's tastes. They make them because they sell well. A new generation of systems won't change that. As much as would love to see more games with swords and fists, it's not going to happen until FPSes stop selling.

Sorry, perhaps I was too harsh in my last comment. I still like FPS games. I guess I'm more or less tired of the themes that I've seen over and over again. Most of the popular ones are either the military action games or the post-apocalyptic action games/RPGs.

So I guess I'm just bored of playing through those backdrops. But I'm sure that somebody will think of something more interesting. I just hope that somebody either:

a. Uses a better soundtrack than the wistful cowboy western music/intense orchestration to a Michael Bay film or

b. Creates an environment with less rubble.

Either exclusion would work wonders for me. Lol.

I completely agree Jon, some FPS are still good but they really are getting stale, I could still hop in a private match of MW2 and have tons of fun with friends, but it isn't the same now that we have 20 others just like it. Fallout 3 was also amazing but now we have Rage, fallout new vegas, borderlands, and a few others with post apocalyptic worlds and it just gets boring even though they are all good games