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A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.

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I know this is PatientGamers, but can we discuss how even the current generation of consoles seems to ask for patience as they aren't that many games 4 years after their release? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/patientgamers

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Stumbled upon this video, which kind of summarizes the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJxaIP8F3K8

In summary

lack of risk taking by the industry
lack of creativity
industry prioritizes profit by making games compatible with the previous consoles generation
removal of split screen
outdated voice communication compared to PC Discord
disabled voice communication by default

For people here who have a current console, what do you think about this?

Another video on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61lX2mixdKQ

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I have got the PS5 for a year or two and, I haven’t really touched it at all. There were only a handful games that I enjoyed. Didn’t like the new Horizon forbidden west nor God of war Ragnarok, they felt just way to “same-y” (if that makes sense).

I refuse to get a Switch because, I genuinely dislike Nintendo as a company. Though thats for another time.

This also might’ve to do with the fact that I bought a gaming PC and do everything on there. I’m currently busy with Alan Wake 2, Last of us 1 and later on probably Hellblade 2.

But yeah, I agree. Console gaming has been a bit disappointing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I refuse to get a Switch because, I genuinely dislike Nintendo as a company. Though thats for another time.

Absolutely wild to hate Nintendo but support Microsoft or Sony 😅 they've got their share of sins, sure, but they aren't nearly as anti-competitive or scummy as the other two, especially not if you look deeper than the surface.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just as other people have reasons to dislike certain companies, so do I have mine to dislike Nintendo as a whole. The reason why I didn’t went into it fully is because this isn’t the right thread for it.

However if you want a deeper dive into my reasons, let me know. I’ll let you know but might take few days as I’m currently lying sick in bed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

currently lying sick in bed.

Hope you'll get better soon!