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Has the current generation gone on too long?

The Xbox 360 turns seven in a few months, and the PlayStation 3 six. With such an unprecedented age, old hardware and no clear successors, it begs the question: has the current generation gone on too long?

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StrongMan5061d ago

Not at all. More and more games are using multiple DVDs these days though. The DVD is an ancient storage medium causing devs who don't want to pay for multiple disc to cut content from games in order to squeeze it onto one DVD making the Blu-Ray version suffer. Other than that I don't see any problems with current gen gaming.

ChunkyLover535061d ago

Its gone on too long obviously. New hardware gets people excited, new hardware brings out new software.

Also, how many games have been released this generation? hundreds? thousands? I think I own 7 Xbox 360 games that came on more than one disk. Considering every generation since the PlayStation 1 launched has had games on multiple disks, I don't think its hampered the generation at all.

When you look at games like Skyrim, and see such a complete game and when its done right, disks don't matter.

Persistantthug5061d ago

What alot of people just can't seem to grasp,
Is that the world crisis has been kicking everyone's ass....not just consumers, but retail, to developers, to publishers, to the console makers themselves. So many devs and publishers have been going bankrupt and shuttered in record numbers this gen.
New tech, with new next gen graphics costs more $....significantly. If you want more of them to go out of business sure....bring on new consoles in a worldwide crisis and recession.

The bottom line, I don't want to see that, So if they need 2 or 3 more years to shore up their profits to become more healthy financially, then, I say, GIVE IT TO THEM.

In the meantime, I'll just have to make due with THE LAST OF US, BEYOND 2 SOULS and WATCH DOGS.
Woe is me. 0_0

dcbronco5061d ago

Oh, Strongman. You one bubble bastard. You so crazy.

So many games use more than one disc. Like almost 10% of them. Okay, maybe not that many.

The vast majority f games won't use more than a disc this generation. Let's be honest. Blu-ray was just Sony pimpin' it's fans. That's why they were looking at dropping it in the PS4.

What...disagrees? What'd I say.

StreetsofRage5060d ago (Edited 5060d ago )

BluRay version suffers? What sony exclusives has used the almighty bluray to its fullest? Twisted Metal? Starhawk? Infamous? Playstation All Stars? Resistance? Killzone? Uncharted? These last 3 games were simple point A to point B games.

How about GT5? The one game that really should of used the extra storage but only had about 20% of cars that were ps3 worthy. Everything else was ps2 worthy.

Only exclusive's and games that I can think of that use the bluray are games that have TONS of cutscenes.

Tell me why didn't Sony release a game as BIG as Skyrim or GTA4 and use the full power of the bluray?

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SleazyChimp5061d ago

Well heres to the Wii U coming with a free CAT scan! Cuz you need it. No seriously, you need to have that melon checked out, I don't think every thing is working up there the way that it should.

Gridloc5061d ago (Edited 5061d ago )

For MIcrosoft it has. They tend to stop supporting old hardware once new hardware is released. We will see how shady they are next year...

hellvaguy5061d ago

MS had a nasty legal battle (and well documented if u google it) with Nvidea which is why they had to end support soon. However they did keep the Xbox 1 online networks up and running for like 4 years after the 360 was released.

Gridloc5061d ago (Edited 5061d ago )

Really. No new games because of nvidia. Google that... First party is nearly non existent now ( besides kinect and arcade of summer ) oh yeah gears, halo and forza. We'll see if third party continues support (doubtfull). First party will be kinect only. Six months tops.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio23d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing23d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9223d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit23d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing23d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9223d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."