It was bad enough having four consoles plus the PC when the Dreamcast started that generation. I don’t care for Xbox console now. No interest in VR, they could’ve just made the Series X compatible with headsets already on the market. The cost of gaming now, 2 consoles from Sony and Nintendo is good enough for me.
Diddy Kong Racing wasn’t a good racer, it really wasn’t. Surprised there’s not been a new Wario game, last one l played was on the GameCube. Given up waiting for Pilotwings, F-Zero, Stunt Race, 1080 Snowboarding and the biggest of them all, Wave Race. Also surprised Splatoon on the Wii U wasn’t ported to the Switch. Lastly, I’d be pushing the boat out wish for Mario All Stars on the Switch, including Mario World 1 and 2.
Never understood Microsoft's business model with Xbox and PC gaming. The Xbox was a great console, but it just couldn't hit Sony and Nintendo console numbers. The Xbox 360, I'd say more than half the sales was due to the RRoD fiasco. For me, the best console generation as a teenager was Mega Drive/Super Nintendo, as an adult, Dreamcast/Xbox/GameCube/PlaySt ation 2. We'll never seen a single format, but I couldn't care less if I'm playing games on console X or conso...
Probably the most successful handheld of all-time.
Great sales figures for a handheld.
This looks so PS2 era. The first game on the PS wasn't a big game, I'd have expected 1 and 2 to be stuck together as one game. On the PS2, Silent Hill 2 was bugged and always crashed at the start (inside the apartment block). The Room was also bugged (the jumper puzzle). The only Silent Hill game I finished was the first one on the PS. Like Resident Evil, Silent Hill didn't move with the times.
The original Xbox was a bit of disaster, not so much the Xbox 360 even with the RRoD that generated millions of extra sales. With the Xbox One and Xbox Series X, Microsoft simply forgot the games. Microsoft loves Windows and the PC too much, which is why it forgot about people who'd paid into Xbox. Going into 2024, Microsoft yet again showcases games like they do every year. Saying that, it's not as if Sony is throwing out loads of AAA games. It's eyewatering pricing of its P...
Bit weird how some Dreamcast games (when it died), didn't get ported to the PS2 and Xbox. Powerstone, SEGA Rally 2 and Cosmic Smash a few as examples.
Another wham bam Sonic game. I'd have expected Sonic Adventure 3 by now. Can't be done with fast paced Sonic games. Virtua Racing 2, Virtua Fighter 6 and ESWAT 2 are well overdue.
So every gamer in the world can afford a digital game starting at £70? I think not.
I'm not a business expert, but if you've not got the goods, you don't pull in the dollars. Lack of games equals lack of sales. With Windows and Xbox, Microsoft have been so dumb.
The Genesis smacked the Super Nintendo in the US, but not in Japan. SEGA owned the arcade market in Japan, yet every console failed in Japan. Probably the weirdest stat in the history of gaming. 8/16bit gaming was the golden age.
In the US, the Genesis outsold the Super Nintendo. Legendary days having those consoles. But you could go on for years comparing current consoles to older consoles. Worst part of it is when comparing home consoles against handheld consoles. The Switch, which is a handheld console, has basically zero competition. Comparing Switch sales against PS5 sales is a virtually pointless exercise. If that's your thing, then compare car sales against motorbike sales or beans versus peas.
Microsoft probably paying stores money in brown envelopes.
The cost of games on disc and to download is way above me. I've a mortgage and bills to pay, £70 for games is nearly end of my gaming days. Looking at the price of downloading games, it staggered me with some costing over £70 with all the bells and whistles. Consoles £500+ and the high cost of controllers and VR headsets, it looks like I'm slowly being pushed out. There's more to life than gaming I guess.
Not sure why, but Microsoft have turned into a weird company, be it Xbox or Windows. Windows died after Windows XP and Xbox died after the Xbox 360. The Xbox Series X has been shocking for releases. Another weird side to Microsoft is having PC and Xbox games. I still have the first game factory sealed and haven't had a chance to play it. The sequel being download only. it just adds to Microsoft's continuation of weirdness. As other people have mentioned, it probably won't se...
FeeBay as also called.
But GAMESTATION was a lot better.
CEX is a joke for prices now. They list games as mint condition, which is against the Trades Description Act. Mint condition mean that an item has never been handled/used. They'd be hard pushed to advertise games as being in good condition. Handled by so many people, scratched disc and food on the manuals. That's CEX is a nutshell.
Microsoft showcase games, then we wait years to play them.