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Classic Video Games / Re: How desirable will the 7th Generation Systems be to collectors?
« on: October 04, 2018, 04:20:05 am »
There will always be a market for collecting any game system, but comparably I think it will be among the weakest for a few reasons.
The first reason is that this is the generation where graphics reached a virtual plateau. I'm not saying the newer generation hasn't improved the graphics, but each successive one takes a smaller leap forwards and this is the first one I think it was hardly noticeable. This gives it much less of a definition compared to the previous generations that have very unique era-specific looks. It could be reasonably argued this maybe even occurred in the previous generation by some, but I personally see it as a 7th gen thing.
The next is one of practicality - the systems of this generation SUCK when it comes to the longevity of the console's life-span. The 360 is of course notorious for bricking itself, and I think the PS3 isn't too far behind with the yellow light. I don't know anything specific about the Wii having major problems, but it woulden't surprise me if it did. Systems from the late 70's are still working fine today because of their simplicity, but because of the complexity and just longevity being an afterthought, I think this gen will die even before some gens 20 years their senior. This could be argued to make them more desirable, but their ubiquity will probably keep people from thinking of it before it starts to become too late.
As for my personal thoughts on them, I'd be most interested in the Wii because I don't know of any specific time-bombs in it's build, and because Nintendo systems are always just the template for collecting. It's library is also like 70% shovelwear which is kind of interesting in a retrospective way, though it just annoying when it was new. Try play some random Wii shovelwear sometime, it's often a hilarious time.
Choosing between the PS3 and 360 is difficult, but i think I'd put 360 over PS3. I think the Xbox is one of the worst non-failure consoles ever, they should have just renamed it Halo-machine because I think the brand would have died without it, and the Xbone is basically continuing it's legacy of mediocrity in a new time where console gaming is bordering on obsolete. However, the 360 was the absolute winner of the 7th gen in my opinion. It was the most ubiquitous console at a time where consoles hit their peak with a lot of good franchises, benchmark-setting online functionality and a pretty great controller. I'd like to collect more for it even now... if mine hadn't red-ringed a few years after I got it like every other damn one... if only it's internal design matched it's other lofty achievements.
I called out the Xbox for being a Halo-machine... but the sole reason I bought my PS3 was to be a LittleBigPlanet machine. Maybe my favorite new franchise from the era, but I wish so bad it wasn't a damn console exclusive. I didn't do much else on my PS3 except for a lot of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale which was a great Smash alternative they coldly killed because it wasn't as big as Smash (which is impossible), which miffed me a lot. Now Cloud is in Smash when he should have been in PSASBR and it's not outside the realms of possibility Crash Bandicoot could be in one day, making Smash a better PSASBR than PSASBR, which is funny in a sad way. There just weren't many unique games I cared about for PS3, and any multi-plat I would surely get on 360.
The first reason is that this is the generation where graphics reached a virtual plateau. I'm not saying the newer generation hasn't improved the graphics, but each successive one takes a smaller leap forwards and this is the first one I think it was hardly noticeable. This gives it much less of a definition compared to the previous generations that have very unique era-specific looks. It could be reasonably argued this maybe even occurred in the previous generation by some, but I personally see it as a 7th gen thing.
The next is one of practicality - the systems of this generation SUCK when it comes to the longevity of the console's life-span. The 360 is of course notorious for bricking itself, and I think the PS3 isn't too far behind with the yellow light. I don't know anything specific about the Wii having major problems, but it woulden't surprise me if it did. Systems from the late 70's are still working fine today because of their simplicity, but because of the complexity and just longevity being an afterthought, I think this gen will die even before some gens 20 years their senior. This could be argued to make them more desirable, but their ubiquity will probably keep people from thinking of it before it starts to become too late.
As for my personal thoughts on them, I'd be most interested in the Wii because I don't know of any specific time-bombs in it's build, and because Nintendo systems are always just the template for collecting. It's library is also like 70% shovelwear which is kind of interesting in a retrospective way, though it just annoying when it was new. Try play some random Wii shovelwear sometime, it's often a hilarious time.
Choosing between the PS3 and 360 is difficult, but i think I'd put 360 over PS3. I think the Xbox is one of the worst non-failure consoles ever, they should have just renamed it Halo-machine because I think the brand would have died without it, and the Xbone is basically continuing it's legacy of mediocrity in a new time where console gaming is bordering on obsolete. However, the 360 was the absolute winner of the 7th gen in my opinion. It was the most ubiquitous console at a time where consoles hit their peak with a lot of good franchises, benchmark-setting online functionality and a pretty great controller. I'd like to collect more for it even now... if mine hadn't red-ringed a few years after I got it like every other damn one... if only it's internal design matched it's other lofty achievements.
I called out the Xbox for being a Halo-machine... but the sole reason I bought my PS3 was to be a LittleBigPlanet machine. Maybe my favorite new franchise from the era, but I wish so bad it wasn't a damn console exclusive. I didn't do much else on my PS3 except for a lot of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale which was a great Smash alternative they coldly killed because it wasn't as big as Smash (which is impossible), which miffed me a lot. Now Cloud is in Smash when he should have been in PSASBR and it's not outside the realms of possibility Crash Bandicoot could be in one day, making Smash a better PSASBR than PSASBR, which is funny in a sad way. There just weren't many unique games I cared about for PS3, and any multi-plat I would surely get on 360.
