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Has the PS5 already cemented itself as the worst Playstation generation in history?

What's Sony's worst generation?

  • Playstation

    Votes: 14 1.3%
  • Playstation 2

    Votes: 14 1.3%
  • Playstation 3

    Votes: 272 26.0%
  • Playstation 4

    Votes: 29 2.8%
  • Playstation 5

    Votes: 718 68.6%

  • Total voters
    1,047

MagnesD3

Member
With Jim Ryan's push for GaaS from 1st party that incurred billions of losses and ultimately him getting fired, Phil's confused decisions for Xbox, long disruptions in gamedev due to strikes and COVID, an unstable world and economy, brainrot that promotes quick sessions of play and rise of mobile gaming, the consoles absolutely got decimated. PC gaming thankfully won this generation but PC hardware was and is still a sore loser as long as Nvidia has a near monopoly in GPU technology.

Fucked up times.
People are so dumb and short sighted in general. If companies played the long game their longevity is almost guaranteed :S

Sucks.
 
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onQ123

Member
Personally I think the whole idea of needing Xbox 360 games to come to the PS5 to loosen that cement kind of proves the angle analog_future analog_future was taking

I don't think PlayStation needed these games at all but it's happening so with it happening it brings up the question.

If you felt Xbox 360 was better than PS3 because of these games why wouldn't it be the same for PS5 when it also have these games?
 
Let's be honest:

Sony wants you to pay $800 for the "privilege" of being a proto-PS6 beta tester (I believe PSSR will reach DLSS3-4 quality in 2027-2028).

No, thanks.

You have to pay me for that job.

ps: I also wouldn't pay $3000 for being nVidia's beta tester (RTX 5090 shenanigans), but it's not like you need an RTX 5090 to compete against PS5 Pro.

Cards such as RTX 4060-4070 are good enough, they have decent power consumption and the power connector will never melt.
I have a friend who's about to buy a 5090 and wants to sell me his 3080ti which had all the best components when he bought it 2 years ago.

How does this compare to the Pro? I could always buy a newer GPU at a later date assuming the CPU is still good. I'm assuming it still easily beats the Pro but I don't know for sure but it has much better CPU (i9?) and a lot more ram and of course dlss is much better than pssr ...

Im so unhappy with Sony and the Pro that I want to switch to PC gaming as a "fuck you" to Sony lol. I own and have tested almost every single notable game on Pro and despite what the fanboys on Neogaf want to believe the console has been a total dud.
 

PeteBull

Member
I have a friend who's about to buy a 5090 and wants to sell me his 3080ti which had all the best components when he bought it 2 years ago.

How does this compare to the Pro? I could always buy a newer GPU at a later date assuming the CPU is still good. I'm assuming it still easily beats the Pro but I don't know for sure but it has much better CPU (i9?) and a lot more ram and of course dlss is much better than pssr ...

Im so unhappy with Sony and the Pro that I want to switch to PC gaming as a "fuck you" to Sony lol. I own and have tested almost every single notable game on Pro and despite what the fanboys on Neogaf want to believe the console has been a total dud.
As a current owner of 3080ti, its about 2x stronger from base ps5 gpu, ps5pr0 is up to 40% stronger, nuff said.
 
Lol, Xbox/Pc fanboys working overtime.

"No its not a great console. If Im not having fun, that means you shouldnt be having fun either...."

Happy Jim Carrey GIF
 
I don't think PlayStation needed these games at all but it's happening so with it happening it brings up the question.

If you felt Xbox 360 was better than PS3 because of these games why wouldn't it be the same for PS5 when it also have these games?
Just my 2 cents when I voted this generation the worst I only meant from a first party standpoint

I think in general for my tastes outside of Astrobot Sony's first party output has been horrible

I will say I think MS output has been very poor as well

But for me its just all about 1st party games
 

LectureMaster

Gold Member
Just my 2 cents when I voted this generation the worst I only meant from a first party standpoint

I think in general for my tastes outside of Astrobot Sony's first party output has been horrible

I will say I think MS output has been very poor as well

But for me its just all about 1st party games
Feels exactly the same.

PS5 as a platform has been great, 60 fps standardization, dualsense, high speed ssd, all those are huge this generation.

But first party games, specifically PlayStation Studios output, has been a huge letdown to me. Demon's Souls and Returnal I really love, the rest is lukewarm.

It was hilarious in the SOP viewership thread that you were saying first party was not good while other Sony fans insist third-party reveals are great. You guys weren't even arguing the same thing.
 
Feels exactly the same.

PS5 as a platform has been great, 60 fps standardization, dualsense, high speed ssd, all those are huge this generation.

But first party games, specifically PlayStation Studios output, has been a huge letdown to me. Demon's Souls and Returnal I really love, the rest is lukewarm.

It was hilarious in the SOP viewership thread that you were saying first party was not good while other Sony fans insist third-party reveals are great. You guys weren't even arguing the same thing.
Without a doubt the platform is great and I love the Pro and Edge controller

Just wish I had more 1st party games that I enjoyed and those may be coming with Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2, Wolverine (If done right) and the Housemarque game but who knows how far off that one is
 
Lol, Xbox/Pc fanboys working overtime.

"No its not a great console. If Im not having fun, that means you shouldnt be having fun either...."

Happy Jim Carrey GIF
I don’t think anyone is trying to tell you not to enjoy the PS games, if you loved the last PS show that’s great

I sure see a few people telling us how wrong we are though not happy with Sony’s 1st party output

Season 2 Shrug GIF by The Office
 

Bernardougf

Member
I don’t think anyone is trying to tell you not to enjoy the PS games, if you loved the last PS show that’s great

I sure see a few people telling us how wrong we are though not happy with Sony’s 1st party output

Season 2 Shrug GIF by The Office
I particularly enjoy when the vaporware list is brought up. People pretend to know exactly what sony is doing.. while bluepoint is working on a fucking GoW gaas for how many years and is now canceled. It cant be more clear than this.
 
You mean like LITERALLY go back to PS3 graphics? I'd kms if that happened.
That ATi tech demo is strongly reminiscent of Heavy Rain, so, yeah, I wouldn't mind going back to top-notch PS3 graphics, $50-60 MSRP and a more regular cadence of releases...

I see nothing wrong with this quality of graphics and if someone is bothered by cube maps, I guess it's possible to replace them with RT thanks to RTX Remix (free RTX mod/remaster, instead of paying Sony a hefty fee):
For some strange reason I still prefer Heavy Rain graphics compared to modern graphics (I ran all 3DMark tests today and I'd say the graphics are a bit too soft for my taste, although DLSS helps a bit in terms of sharpening).
I have a friend who's about to buy a 5090 and wants to sell me his 3080ti which had all the best components when he bought it 2 years ago.

How does this compare to the Pro? I could always buy a newer GPU at a later date assuming the CPU is still good. I'm assuming it still easily beats the Pro but I don't know for sure but it has much better CPU (i9?) and a lot more ram and of course dlss is much better than pssr ...

Im so unhappy with Sony and the Pro that I want to switch to PC gaming as a "fuck you" to Sony lol. I own and have tested almost every single notable game on Pro and despite what the fanboys on Neogaf want to believe the console has been a total dud.
I'd say it depends on the price of that PC (must be a bargain since you're asking) and the electricity rates in your area.

3080 Ti is almost 2 times faster than 4060 (PS5 Pro baseline), it has 50% more VRAM, but it also has a higher TDP:

Feels exactly the same.

PS5 as a platform has been great, 60 fps standardization, dualsense, high speed ssd, all those are huge this generation.

But first party games, specifically PlayStation Studios output, has been a huge letdown to me. Demon's Souls and Returnal I really love, the rest is lukewarm.

It was hilarious in the SOP viewership thread that you were saying first party was not good while other Sony fans insist third-party reveals are great. You guys weren't even arguing the same thing.
I agree with this and I would love it if I could play the games I wanted on this platform.. but chances are I'll play them on RPCS3 (which means Sony gets zero money from me).

It's OK if they no longer want my money, they should pander to former XBOX 360 gamers. :)

ps: I understand why many people hated the PS3 generation (difficult Cell programming, subpar controller), but for me software is No1.

I had the software I wanted on PS3 (Uncharted 2-3), despite the hardware lacking QoL features (DualSense >>> DualShock 3).

That's why for me the ideal combination would be PS5 hardware + PS3 MP remasters (Uncharted 2-3 MP, Killzone 2-3, Warhawk). It would give more incentive for engagement.

I don't understand why they have to remaster PS4 SP games (Horizon Zero Dawn, Days Gone), despite the fact we have PS5 BC. No love for MP games, despite the fact they want a successful GaaS? That's a huge contradiction, if you ask me.
 
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DenchDeckard

Moderated wildly
Crazy to see the biggest playstation fanboy Greg Miller take so many digs at Sony live on stage at the Dice awards.

If a fanboy like that is attacking their favourite brand that theyve shown years of allegiance to, it shows how the public perception is in a state of shifting. Sony need to get on top of this ASAP and nip it in the bud or its going to get worse.
 

onQ123

Member
Crazy to see the biggest playstation fanboy Greg Miller take so many digs at Sony live on stage at the Dice awards.

If a fanboy like that is attacking their favourite brand that theyve shown years of allegiance to, it shows how the public perception is in a state of shifting. Sony need to get on top of this ASAP and nip it in the bud or its going to get worse.

Don't confuse media people who gain from hot topics for the public.

The public is buying PS5 up & not worried about 1st party games.
 

ArtHands

Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Crazy to see the biggest playstation fanboy Greg Miller take so many digs at Sony live on stage at the Dice awards.

If a fanboy like that is attacking their favourite brand that theyve shown years of allegiance to, it shows how the public perception is in a state of shifting. Sony need to get on top of this ASAP and nip it in the bud or its going to get worse.

What did he said?
 

Killjoy-NL

Member
What I find interesting about this poll is I have always felt this forum has way more PlayStation fans than Xbox fans (which obviously makes sense since PS is killing Xbox in sales since forever)
What's also interesting is that this forum is full of dinosaurs that hate Sony's live service strategy and will already hate PS5 based on that alone.

It's an egocentric selfish mentality that leads to denial of reality.
 

David B

An Idiot
PS1 Tons and tons of great games every single year came out. PS2 even more tons of games came out every single year, more sequels to PS1 games as well. PS3 didn't work out so great with it's core to core PowerPC IBM structure but still had some really great exclusive games from Sony related publisher groups. PS4 still tons of games from publishers and game makers, sequals, great games continued good. PS5 started out the first 3 years good sequals, but than came remasters, remaster, remaster, over and over and over, it was like what is new anymore, just remasters of remasters.
 

april6e

Member
The PS4 has better game quality/quantity than the PS5 but the PS4 is the worst console they have released controller and feature wise. The PS5 controller and hardware is incredible and slightly edges it out because of that. Also, this conversation is somewhat unfair, especially when we are only probably 60% of the way through this gen and we probably have many upcoming bangers that will be released before the PS6 like the MGS1 remake, MGS3 remake, TLOU3, Ghost of Tsu 2, Spiderman 3 and more.
 
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David B

An Idiot
The PS4 has better game quality/quantity than the PS5 but the PS4 is the worst console they have released controller and feature wise. The PS5 controller and hardware is incredible and slightly edges it out because of that. Also, this conversation is somewhat unfair, especially when we are only probably 60% of the way through this gen and we probably have many upcoming bangers that will be released before the PS6 like the MGS1 remake, MGS3 remake, TLOU3, Ghost of Tsu 2, Spiderman 3 and more.
Ok I gotta respond to that because I disagree. Just understand this is my opinion and not an attack. I love the PS4 controller, to me it's the perfect size and the perfect triggers. The PS5 controller is the worst, it's too big for my hands. I'm not your average sized guy, I'm only 5 feet 3 inches tall, and for us short people the PS5 controller is just too big for us. Now if your someone of the 5 feet 10 inches and taller, I'm sure the PS5 controller could be great as you have bigger hands as well. But overall the PS5 is the biggest disapointment ever in Sony's history to me as I don't like the dualsense and there's been a big stall of great games, there hasn't been many big games at all.
 

Bojji

Member
If games and consoles are selling well, it means that poll is irrelevant, doesn't it?

Your opinion is a fart in the wind.

Poll is not about how much money Sony makes but how people see PS5 compared to previous consoles (I know some of you are masturbating to sales numbers). People are mostly talking about "exclusives", in this category PS5 looks like shit compared to older brothers.
 
What's also interesting is that this forum is full of dinosaurs that hate Sony's live service strategy and will already hate PS5 based on that alone.

It's an egocentric selfish mentality that leads to denial of reality.
I am for sure one of the dinosaurs but not remotely i am egocentric or selfish nor am I denying reality

I know what I like to play and what I don’t enjoy and the poll clearly shows many others feel the same way I do

Some are happy with this gens first party output and that’s great, I am glad people are gaming that’s all I care about

I just can’t quite grasp why some want to try and spin this poll in any way they can and those people, including yourself, are the ones truly attempting to deny reality

How people here at GAF feel about Sonys output

And I know by how much some of you attempt to spin it things like this are killing you inside.
 

Killjoy-NL

Member
I am for sure one of the dinosaurs but not remotely i am egocentric or selfish nor am I denying reality

I know what I like to play and what I don’t enjoy and the poll clearly shows many others feel the same way I do

Some are happy with this gens first party output and that’s great, I am glad people are gaming that’s all I care about

I just can’t quite grasp why some want to try and spin this poll in any way they can and those people, including yourself, are the ones truly attempting to deny reality

How people here at GAF feel about Sonys output

And I know by how much some of you attempt to spin it things like this are killing you inside.
Nobody is denying how Gaf feels about Sony's output.
If that's how they feel, so be it.

Some are just pointing out that those Gaffers are insignificant, because practically nobody cares outside of Gaf.
 
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Nobody is denying how Gaf feels about Sony's output.
If that's how they feel, so be it.

Some are just pointing out that those Gaffers are insignificant, because practically nobody cares outside of Gaf.

Not sure many if any are attempting to say this poll represents how every single PS owner feels outside of GAF because I know I sure don’t know how all those people neither do you

Or is this where we circle back to sales charts?

Honestly since the poll was conducted here it’s all I care about as far as it’s concerned in this discussion is how people here feel

You guys can keep pretending to have your finger on the pulse of everyone else outside of GAF but then call us the deniers

A lot of people don’t like how votes turn out in many things but it doesn’t change the facts of how people feel here at GAF
 

Killjoy-NL

Member
Not sure many if any are attempting to say this poll represents how every single PS owner feels outside of GAF because I know I sure don’t know how all those people neither do you

Or is this where we circle back to sales charts?

Honestly since the poll was conducted here it’s all I care about as far as it’s concerned in this discussion is how people here feel

You guys can keep pretending to have your finger on the pulse of everyone else outside of GAF but then call us the deniers

A lot of people don’t like how votes turn out in many things but it doesn’t change the facts of how people feel here at GAF
You're free to discuss the discontent within Gaf. It's well-known and nobody is denying it.

But it's also why Gaf usually turns out to be a joke, because more often than not some data or interview or report comes out and shows how much of an isolated bubble Gaf is, where people just like to create an echo-chamber.

It's just mind-boggling why people consistently do it to themselves.
 
You're free to discuss the discontent within Gaf. It's well-known and nobody is denying it.

But it's also why Gaf usually turns out to be a joke, because more often than not some data or interview or report comes out and shows how much of an isolated bubble Gaf is, where people just like to create an echo-chamber.

It's just mind-boggling why people consistently do it to themselves.
Oh the irony of everything you just said, could not agree more
 

Killjoy-NL

Member
Sony's Live Service strategy has kind of been a bust.
GT7 and Helldivers 2 are a success and Destiny 2 is generating more than enough revenue.

Concord flopped. There are some cancellations, but we know absolutely nothing about then, so it's all speculation about these games.
(Except maybe Factions, which was put in the freezer as ND can't manage the project alongside Intergalactic)

So we'll have to wait and see how Marathon, FairGame$ and the Horizon will perform because one can really make a case either way.
 
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It's not even ironic.

Look back in all the threads during period between the announcements of current-gen, up until now.

Maybe even from the moment GamePass got announced.
This poll here at gaf has nothing to do with Gamepass

Its how the majority of people HERE feel about 1st party games

Anyone trying to extrapolate how that relates to everyone else outside of here is being foolish, and I mean that no matter which way people try to take it
 

Killjoy-NL

Member
This poll here at gaf has nothing to do with Gamepass

Its how the majority of people HERE feel about 1st party games

Anyone trying to extrapolate how that relates to everyone else outside of here is being foolish, and I mean that no matter which way people try to take it
It wasn't about GP, but about Gaf's general consensus and how it's often disconnected from reality and isolated to a tiny bubble.

People can feel however they want.
 
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Bojji

Member
It wasn't about GP, but about Gaf's general consensus and how it's often disconnected from reality and isolated to a tiny bubble.

People can feel however they want.

Gaf is enclave of real hardcore gamers that consume single player games and "standard" multi player games mostly, ages 30-40-50+. Most of console users are casuals that play sports games, cod and GTA while most young people are playing gaas games (Fortnite, Minecraft etc.). Even Sony fanboys here are in super minority compared to most PS5 users, most of them fall into casuals category and don't give a fuck about console wars and shit like that - they just want to play new cod or FC with their friends.
 
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