What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Flake]

Smile: I think I might finally finish Mass Effect 2 tonight. Kinda curious if the universe is going to become an even more bleak place after this latest adventure of my xenophobic and psychotic femshep.

Frown: The PS4 looks cool...I guess? Not really. That's not a knock on the machine or company; I'm sure its going to be a big success and host to a lot of great games. It's just that somewhere between reading about the social media 'share' button and the cloud streaming PS1/2/3/N games and the doodads that I realized that I have seriously slipped out of being the target demographic for much of the gaming industry.

It's really weird to have new iterations of all the systems coming up and not feeling that excited about any of them. When I compare my excitement for the SNES to my (lack of) excitement for the WiiU, it's really telling. Or that day I finally bought my own PSX to the lack of buzz I felt reading about the PS4 this morning.

Again, I understand that the reason the magic is not there is more to do with me than gaming in general. I just didn't expect this sense of detachment to be so pronounced.

I guess this is part of growing up or something?

[indecks]

I have no interest in the PS4, Xbox720 and even LESS interest in the Gamecube 1.7. I guess Sony isn't doing the ridiculous 'anti-used-game' thing from what I understand, so there's that. But does my controller really NEED a touch screen? Do I need to pinch to zoom on video games? Really? All that means is one thing: If I want to play a two player game on my PS4, I'll likely have to buy a $75 controller. Fuck that.

I know this sounds jaded, but I'll look into buying one of these 3 consoles when they have been thoroughly hacked and modded so I can just download games, and that's if I have an interest in Halo 6, God of War Againsion, Mario Galaxy 8, Zelda Waggle Fetchquest 3, or Random Fighter that isn't as good as Street Fighter II Turbo or King of Fighters 98 X Other Random Fighter that isn't as good as Street Fighter or KOF Part 2 Rising Upper Crust Bakery Edition AO Online.

Fuck new games, seriously. Im gonna go play Chrono Trigger again.

[puke_face]

Got a lot of snow the last two days.

Got a lot of snow the last two days.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I have no interest in the PS4, Xbox720 and even LESS interest in the Gamecube 1.7. I guess Sony isn't doing the ridiculous 'anti-used-game' thing from what I understand, so there's that. But does my controller really NEED a touch screen? Do I need to pinch to zoom on video games? Really? All that means is one thing: If I want to play a two player game on my PS4, I'll likely have to buy a $75 controller. Fuck that.

I know this sounds jaded, but I'll look into buying one of these 3 consoles when they have been thoroughly hacked and modded so I can just download games, and that's if I have an interest in Halo 6, God of War Againsion, Mario Galaxy 8, Zelda Waggle Fetchquest 3, or Random Fighter that isn't as good as Street Fighter II Turbo or King of Fighters 98 X Other Random Fighter that isn't as good as Street Fighter or KOF Part 2 Rising Upper Crust Bakery Edition AO Online.

Fuck new games, seriously. Im gonna go play Chrono Trigger again.

At this point, I think my money is better spent on retro games than on saving/spending it on these new consoles. The Wii U intrigues me a bit, but not the new Sony/Microsoft systems.

[Blu]

Frown: The PS4 looks cool...I guess? Not really. That's not a knock on the machine or company; I'm sure its going to be a big success and host to a lot of great games. It's just that somewhere between reading about the social media 'share' button and the cloud streaming PS1/2/3/N games and the doodads that I realized that I have seriously slipped out of being the target demographic for much of the gaming industry.

It's really weird to have new iterations of all the systems coming up and not feeling that excited about any of them. When I compare my excitement for the SNES to my (lack of) excitement for the WiiU, it's really telling. Or that day I finally bought my own PSX to the lack of buzz I felt reading about the PS4 this morning.

Again, I understand that the reason the magic is not there is more to do with me than gaming in general. I just didn't expect this sense of detachment to be so pronounced.

I guess this is part of growing up or something?

: I think I'm there with you Flake and BoneSnapDeez. I was fairly underwhelmed. Maybe when I have a kid someday they might be that spark, but for now I think I've lost my steam on newer consoles. I already have a lot to play, and I could invest on some older stuff that would be cheaper in the long run and be equally as enjoyable.

: At least we know it's only a matter of time before the rare/valuable PS3 titles thread pops up. I really loved hearing the community weigh in on what was cool on the Wii, and I snagged a few of those titles everyone recommended. They didn't disappoint.

[J T]

Frown: The PS4 looks cool...I guess? Not really. That's not a knock on the machine or company; I'm sure its going to be a big success and host to a lot of great games. It's just that somewhere between reading about the social media 'share' button and the cloud streaming PS1/2/3/N games and the doodads that I realized that I have seriously slipped out of being the target demographic for much of the gaming industry.

It's really weird to have new iterations of all the systems coming up and not feeling that excited about any of them. When I compare my excitement for the SNES to my (lack of) excitement for the WiiU, it's really telling. Or that day I finally bought my own PSX to the lack of buzz I felt reading about the PS4 this morning.

Again, I understand that the reason the magic is not there is more to do with me than gaming in general. I just didn't expect this sense of detachment to be so pronounced.

I guess this is part of growing up or something?

Funny, I posted something very similar in another thread:
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 82#p721582

[RyaNtheSlayA]

: New motherboard time.

[o.pwuaioc]

:) Wii came in!

:/ Table Tennis disc and 2nd disc of Skyward Sword are missing.

[mjmjr25]

Wii came in!

:/ Table Tennis disc and 2nd disc of Skyward Sword are missing.

Was this the ebay one where they tried to up the shipping? I never heard how it all got sorted...?

[o.pwuaioc]

Wii came in!

:/ Table Tennis disc and 2nd disc of Skyward Sword are missing.

Was this the ebay one where they tried to up the shipping? I never heard how it all got sorted...?

He eventually just ate the shipping costs and sent anyway. Looks like he might have skimmed a bit off to help pay for something. :/