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What's your pet peeve of each generation
redblaze57:
here's one that can technically apply to any generation... Region-Locking
stethebubble:
--- Quote from: redblaze57 on July 29, 2013, 10:23:31 pm ---here's one that can technically apply to any generation... Region-Locking
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alot of the time the issue is the TV. the game would have to be in both PAL and NTSC. (or the TV. i just found out my new TV is able to play both)
haloofthesun:
Another big issue I have with this current gen, and also somewhat with last gen: video game consoles being video game consoles + internet browsers + blu-ray players + social networking hubs + etc.... That stuff is nice and all but I kinda just prefer that my consoles just play games. I have a computer to use the internet, I don't need to awkwardly do it with a controller or tell people on Facebook I just got an achievement/trophy. Not to mention that all these extra features drive up the cost of the consoles.
blipcs76:
--- Quote from: haloofthesun on July 30, 2013, 01:11:21 am ---Another big issue I have with this current gen, and also somewhat with last gen: video game consoles being video game consoles + internet browsers + blu-ray players + social networking hubs + etc.... That stuff is nice and all but I kinda just prefer that my consoles just play games. I have a computer to use the internet, I don't need to awkwardly do it with a controller or tell people on Facebook I just got an achievement/trophy. Not to mention that all these extra features drive up the cost of the consoles.
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Good point. Everyone wants to 'own the living room', so they're trying to make their game console into an all-in-one entertainment device. And some gamers even fall into this trap -- look how often Nintendo was criticized for leaving DVD playback out of the GC/Wii. Honestly, how often does someone watch a DVD on their XBox360 anyway? PS2/PS3 is a little different, considering they both released early in DVD/blu-ray cycles and were cheap and reliable option for those new formats.
haloofthesun:
I do use my PS3 to watch DVDs and Blu-Ray and that's because it was a cheap alternative to a Blu-Ray player, and (obviously) I like video games, but it just gets ridiculous. Who cares if a console now can't play DVDs? The Wii U can't, but really, anyone interested in a Wii U probably has at least one other device that can already play DVDs anyway. Adding that functionality would add to the cost of a console where Nintendo is already losing money per sale, so I don't understand when people use the lack of that feature as a criticism.
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