Are you actually done with current gen consoles?

My friend and I have been discussing about this, and I actually want to know what opinions you guys have. Everyone is raving about "next gen this, next gen that." But how many of you can safely say that you're finished and had enough fun with the current gen consoles? I mean, I've played a large amount of games released this gen on my PS3, and I still feel like I'm not ready to move on with it. I can still name quite a lot of great games that will keep me engaged that I haven't played yet. Even though I've played quite a lot of games, I still feel as if I haven't gotten the fullest experience out of my PS3. Therefore I'm not ready to move on just yet. 

For those who are super excited about next gen consoles. Can I ask, why? Did you really play everything that you wanted and did you get the fullest experience out of this generation? Or are there still games out there that you are willing to play? Or am I missing something here? Is everyone excited about the announcements of new consoles just for the sake of them being announced, or because you actually want purchase them?


My plan is to juice out my PS3 for the next 5 years or so, and play pretty much every game that interests me enough this generation. I don't plan on getting next gen consoles during the "release year." My plan is to wait until the new consoles are out on the market for about 4 years. That will give enough time for the consoles to build up a good catalog of games to play. Plus, it gives you a better understanding of which console  you want to buy because of the available exclusives. I mean, look what happened to the PS3. Who would ever thing the PS3 would get this many exclusives and IPs.

 I'm excited for next gen PS4, very excited actually, however I still have/ will have games to finish playing for some time yet on the PS3. Nothing wrong with playing games on both.

Not yet. Theres still at least 11 games I would like to platinum before moving on.  After that I'll sell my PS3 for Next-Gen funding. 

 

you know, when this gen started I was still in high-school and when I look back I realize that this gen has been going for way too long. We need a new start, we need next gen consoles to offer us new stuff. Sony in particular needs to fix their garbage architecture of the PS3 so devs stop delivering inferior ports like Skyrim, hugeass installations that not only take hours to install but tons of space too, we need new PSN features that are being limited by the amount of Ram in the system, etc. Current gen consoles are outdated as hell and is time to move on.


But a new gen doesn't mean that you will not be able to keep enjoying your PS3, Xbox or Wii anymore so I don't know what are you're complaining about. Just yesterday I bought Atelier Iris and Disgaea Hour of Darkness for the PS2 and Star Ocean 2 for the PS1. These past couple of weeks I've been playing UMvC3 and Xenogears too so why can't you do the same? 

i would like to see what next gen could do and will do...for both xbox and sony...but i wont be first day buyer

I've yet to buy a PS3...

N4G Adventure Part 1 - screw it

I'm done with the hardware, not the Games.

I'm Trolling For 'Tears'

Kon


I've yet to buy a PS3...

Are you actually done with current gen consoles?

PS3.

Yup, so Kon finally admits the PS3 is the only current gen console. 
360 is last gen :p

Skv007

Kon


I've yet to buy a PS3...

Are you actually done with current gen consoles?

PS3.

Yup, so Kon finally admits the PS3 is the only current gen console. 
360 is last gen :p

BOOOOOOOM!!!!

@WISHING
This isn't a thread about me "complaining." I wasn't complaining at all. I'm just wondering how many people actually are fully ready to play the next gen consoles with the full desire. I also mentioned above that I would be juicing out my PS3 until the next 5 years, playing games that I haven't played yet. Just the other day I spent 4 hours playing Halo 3's campaign mode and was having tons of fun playing a game that came out in 2006.
@EVILDOOMNERD
Is it okay if you edit your post and tell me the games that you are planning on playing? Just curious haha. I just want to know what games people are going to use to juice out their current gen consoles before they get the new ones.

Also, can everyone else also give me a list of games that they're planning on playing before they move on to next gen. I'm just curious, and it may even spark an interest for me to buy a new game that I may have overlooked. 

I've yet to play the following games. I don't know why I keep holding them off, but I gotta get to them sometime soon because from what I've seen in the demos and gameplay videos, they look outstanding:
Castlevania: Lord of Shadows
Shadows of the Damned
Batman Arkham Asylum
Darkness 2 (Maybe I'll play this one)
Mortal Kombat (2010)

wishingW3L


you know, when this gen started I was still in high-school and when I look back I realize that this gen has been going for way too long. We need a new start, we need next gen consoles to offer us new stuff. Sony in particular needs to fix their garbage architecture of the PS3 so devs stop delivering inferior ports like Skyrim, hugeass installations that not only take hours to install but tons of space too, we need new PSN features that are being limited by the amount of Ram in the system, etc. Current gen consoles are outdated as hell and is time to move on.


But a new gen doesn't mean that you will not be able to keep enjoying your PS3, Xbox or Wii anymore so I don't know what are you're complaining about. Just yesterday I bought Atelier Iris and Disgaea Hour of Darkness for the PS2 and Star Ocean 2 for the PS1. These past couple of weeks I've been playing UMvC3 and Xenogears too so why can't you do the same? 

I don't see any complaint. Perhaps re-read the question.

I'll have been finished with the Xbox for ages, until an exclusive comes out which it comes out of retirement for a month or so. Gonna finish the Wii over the next few weeks, already started with Xenoblade i'm at...on the Bionis' right arm, just before you go on the sword(I assume, since it's called Sword valley)

No, I was playing Super Nintendo yesterday.

A bit late for an edit, but the games I have yet to complete are:

3D Dot Game Heroes
Alpha Protocol
Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed III 
Batman: Arkham City
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Dead Space 2
Darksiders 2
Grand Theft Auto IV
Just Cause 2
Killzone 2
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Mass Effect Trilogy
Sleeping Dogs



Then there are the games I don't have/not released yet but need to play which are:

Dead Space 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Hitman: Absolution
Hitman Trilogy
Jak and Daxter Trilogy
Nier
Resistance 3
Sly Cooper Trilogy
The Last of Us
Uncharted 3

 

Nope.  I'd be fine with another 5 years of current gen consoles.  Especially considering it would force them to start designing better games rather than relying on graphics and the like to get them through.  With a new generation, they're going to focus once again on that instead of improving game design.  

Was done with this gen a long time ago. Decided to go back to the previous gen. Better multiplayer games and couch splitscreen. 

I've got tons of games to still play before I move on with gaming. I have like 6 PS2 titles I bought while cheap (including Oni, Okami, FFX, a Disgaea title, probably some others there), a handful of Wii games even though I have no Wii yet and I still have a good few PS3 games I have to play (EX Troopers, ZOE HD, Driver:San Francisco, Tales of Graces f) and there's loads more to come out. Also have Blue Dragon on X360.

cgoodno


Nope.  I'd be fine with another 5 years of current gen consoles.  Especially considering it would force them to start designing better games rather than relying on graphics and the like to get them through.  With a new generation, they're going to focus once again on that instead of improving game design.  

The opposite seems to be the trend.


Developers are sacrificing game design in order to have more resources to put towards visuals or an unnecessary multiplayer mode. At least with newer hardware, the choice of game design vs visuals doesn't have to be binary because they'd have enough resources to improve both.


As for me, there's some interesting games being released in the future. They'd probably be better if we had newer hardware, but then again, most of my enjoyment comes from indie games which wouldn't benefit much from newer hardware.
Still, I'm mostly done with current gen. Haven't touched my ps3 in over a month... and didn't bother to renew PS+ when it expired. 

FatOldMan

cgoodno
Nope.  I'd be fine with another 5 years of current gen consoles.  Especially considering it would force them to start designing better games rather than relying on graphics and the like to get them through.  With a new generation, they're going to focus once again on that instead of improving game design.  

The opposite seems to be the trend.

Developers are sacrificing game design in order to have more resources to put towards visuals or an unnecessary multiplayer mode. At least with newer hardware, the choice of game design vs visuals doesn't have to be binary because they'd have enough resources to improve both.

As for me, there's some interesting games being released in the future. They'd probably be better if we had newer hardware, but then again, most of my enjoyment comes from indie games which wouldn't benefit much from newer hardware.
Still, I'm mostly done with current gen. Haven't touched my ps3 in over a month... and didn't bother to renew PS+ when it expired. 

No, design is put on the back burner compared to graphics while timelines and budgets are reduced as time goes on.  You always have to have pretty graphics to sell your games, but it still takes as long to make it.  So, design gets cut to shorten production time.  Look at Dragon Age 2.  Graphics were fine, but repeated use of assets, no exploration, and limited character options due to reduced schedule and budget.

cgoodno

FatOldMan

cgoodno
Nope.  I'd be fine with another 5 years of current gen consoles.  Especially considering it would force them to start designing better games rather than relying on graphics and the like to get them through.  With a new generation, they're going to focus once again on that instead of improving game design.  

The opposite seems to be the trend.

Developers are sacrificing game design in order to have more resources to put towards visuals or an unnecessary multiplayer mode. At least with newer hardware, the choice of game design vs visuals doesn't have to be binary because they'd have enough resources to improve both.

As for me, there's some interesting games being released in the future. They'd probably be better if we had newer hardware, but then again, most of my enjoyment comes from indie games which wouldn't benefit much from newer hardware.
Still, I'm mostly done with current gen. Haven't touched my ps3 in over a month... and didn't bother to renew PS+ when it expired. 

No, design is put on the back burner compared to graphics while timelines and budgets are reduced as time goes on.  You always have to have pretty graphics to sell your games, but it still takes as long to make it.  So, design gets cut to shorten production time.  Look at Dragon Age 2.  Graphics were fine, but repeated use of assets, no exploration, and limited character options due to reduced schedule and budget.

This is why I say Graphics = Gameplay. Even the games that look to have mediocre graphics have good arstyles and make up for it. Look at Don't Starve. That won't blow you away but damn is the art style good.