What Happened to the 9th Generation?

Zenkai Goose
25 May 202422:18

Summary

TLDRThe video script critiques the current state of the ninth generation of gaming consoles, suggesting they offer an overpriced and subpar gaming experience. It highlights the lack of innovation in game development, the prevalence of remakes, and the diminished sense of community compared to previous generations. The script also points out the technical difficulties and frustrations with modern consoles, such as lengthy downloads and updates, and the absence of a nostalgic connection. It calls for a return to creating games that push boundaries and prioritize player experience over corporate interests.

Takeaways

  • ๐Ÿ˜€ The script discusses the perceived lack of innovation in the latest generation of gaming consoles, suggesting they are overpriced and do not offer a significantly improved gaming experience compared to their predecessors.
  • ๐ŸŽฎ The author highlights the abundance of games available for new consoles but criticizes the lack of original, high-quality titles exclusive to the new generation, pointing out the prevalence of remakes and games better optimized for PC.
  • ๐Ÿ”„ The script mentions the technical capabilities of new consoles, such as faster hard drive speeds and improved hardware, but argues that these advancements have not translated into a better immediate play experience.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ It criticizes the physical packaging and the high cost of new games, suggesting that the value proposition for consumers is not compelling.
  • ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ The author expresses a sense of nostalgia for the social aspects of gaming in the past, lamenting the current state of online communities and communication within the new consoles.
  • ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The script points out the lack of default voice communication in new consoles and the absence of the open lobbies and proximity chat that used to foster a sense of community among players.
  • ๐Ÿ“‰ The author notes a decline in the quality of games released by major publishers, suggesting that they are out of touch with what gamers want and are failing to deliver hit titles as they did in previous generations.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป There is a comparison made between the console and PC gaming experiences, with the latter being favored for its superior graphics, performance, and flexibility while waiting for game downloads or updates.
  • ๐Ÿ† The script underscores the importance of game exclusivity and innovation for a console's success, using past hits like Halo 3 and Wii Sports as examples of games that defined their respective generations.
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ The author suggests that the gaming industry should focus on creating games that people actually want to play, rather than relying on remasters or games that cater to a previous generation's hardware.
  • ๐ŸŒ The script ends with a call for the gaming industry to recapture the magic of consoles by prioritizing community, innovation, and player experience over corporate interests and technical specifications.

Q & A

  • What is the main issue the speaker identifies with the ninth generation of video game consoles?

    -The speaker identifies a lack of truly new and innovative games as the main issue with the ninth generation of consoles, feeling that they mostly offer remakes or games that are better experienced on PC.

  • How does the speaker compare the game libraries of the ninth generation consoles to previous generations?

    -The speaker compares the game libraries by removing games made for previous generations, better PC experiences, and remakes or remasters from the list, revealing a significantly smaller list of original games for the ninth generation.

  • What is the speaker's opinion on the hardware and technology of the ninth generation consoles?

    -The speaker believes the hardware and technology are powerful but questions the purpose of these advancements when the actual gaming experience and game selection do not seem to improve significantly.

  • Why does the speaker argue that the development community might be struggling to create games for the new consoles?

    -The speaker suggests that the development community might be struggling because they seem to have lost touch with what people actually want to play, leading to many remakes and games that are not exclusive to the new consoles.

  • What does the speaker suggest is the reason for the decline in communication within the gaming community on new consoles?

    -The speaker suggests that the decline in communication is due to the new consoles' communication systems not keeping up with more streamlined options like Discord, and games themselves restricting communication between players.

  • What is the speaker's view on the initial experience of using a new console from the ninth generation?

    -The speaker's view is that the initial experience is underwhelming and frustrating, with the need to download large updates and the lack of immediate access to games, compared to previous generations.

  • How does the speaker describe the evolution of online communication in gaming from the seventh to the ninth generation?

    -The speaker describes a shift from an open and active community with default communication enabled to a more restricted and silent environment where communication is limited and less spontaneous.

  • What is the speaker's suggestion for game developers to improve the situation?

    -The speaker suggests that developers should focus on creating games that people actually want to play, possibly by looking at popular mods or creating sequels to well-loved games from the past.

  • What does the speaker believe will happen to video game consoles if the current trends continue?

    -The speaker believes that if the current trends continue, video game consoles may die out slowly, becoming nothing more than a memory, as the market moves towards PC gaming.

  • What nostalgic element does the speaker wish to see return in modern gaming consoles?

    -The speaker wishes for a return to the magical experience of playing games that unite people and push the industry forward, with consoles that offer immediate and enjoyable gaming experiences.

Outlines

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๐ŸŽฎ The Struggles of Next-Gen Consoles and Game Development

The script discusses the challenges faced by the ninth generation of gaming consoles, focusing on the lack of groundbreaking games and the shift in consumer preference towards PCs. It highlights the disparity between the technical capabilities of new consoles and the actual gaming experience, questioning the value of upgrading when PC gaming offers more. The speaker also points out the absence of major hits exclusive to the new generation, comparing the situation unfavorably to previous generations where games like Halo 3 and Wii Sports defined their consoles. The paragraph ends with a critique of the current state of game development, suggesting that publishers are failing to innovate and instead rely on remakes and remasters.

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๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Nostalgia and the Modern Console Experience

This paragraph delves into the user experience of modern gaming consoles, contrasting it with the nostalgia of older consoles. It criticizes the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 for their lack of immediate playability due to lengthy installation times and updates. The script humorously illustrates this with a test comparing the time it takes to play a game on both new and old consoles, revealing that older consoles allowed for quicker access to gameplay. The paragraph also touches on the commercial aspects of gaming, with a jab at the inclusion of ads on the new consoles and the high cost of games, suggesting that the magic and simplicity of earlier console experiences have been lost.

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๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The Evolution and Regression of In-Game Communication

The script reflects on the evolution of communication in gaming from the open and community-driven communication of the past to the more restricted and censored interactions of today. It uses the example of Halo games to highlight the shift from an environment that encouraged open communication between players to one that limits interaction, particularly with opposing teams. The paragraph criticizes the move away from proximity chat and post-game lobbies, suggesting that these changes strip away the human element of gaming. It also contrasts the outdated communication features of consoles with the streamlined experience offered by platforms like Discord, implying that consoles have failed to keep pace with modern gaming communication needs.

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๐Ÿ’ฌ The Decline of Console Gaming and the Rise of PC

This paragraph addresses the decline in the appeal of console gaming and the concurrent rise of PC gaming. It suggests that the็ฌฌไน generation consoles are overpriced and offer a subpar gaming experience, with games being held back by corporate greed and a lack of innovation. The script argues that the consoles' online communities feel like ghost towns compared to the vibrant interactions of the past. It ends with a dire prediction for the future of console gaming if these issues persist, suggesting that consoles may become obsolete as the market turns to PCs for a superior gaming experience.

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๐Ÿš€ A Call to Revive the Magic of Console Gaming

In a concluding tone, the script calls for a revival of what made console gaming special, emphasizing the need for games and experiences that unite players and push the industry forward. It expresses hope that someone will step up to recapture the magic of consoles, bringing back games that aren't afraid to innovate and experiences that create lasting memories. The paragraph ends on a high note, with the speaker expressing newfound excitement and a desire for consoles to prioritize player experiences and community, ending with a playful acknowledgment of the audience.

Mindmap

Keywords

๐Ÿ’กNext Generation console

The term 'Next Generation console' refers to the latest models of gaming consoles that are designed to offer enhanced performance, graphics, and features compared to their predecessors. In the video's context, it is used to discuss the perceived shortcomings of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, which are considered part of this new generation. The script highlights the creator's dissatisfaction with the games and overall experience these consoles offer.

๐Ÿ’กBackwards compatibility

Backwards compatibility is a feature in gaming consoles that allows them to play games designed for older systems. The script mentions this feature as one of the selling points of the new consoles, suggesting that it should contribute to a richer gaming library. However, the creator expresses frustration that despite this feature, the new generation still lacks standout games.

๐Ÿ’กIndie games

Indie games are video games typically created by individuals or smaller development teams without the financial support of a large publisher. The video script notes the frequent release of new indie games on the new consoles, but questions the overall impact and quality of these games in comparison to the hit titles of previous console generations.

๐Ÿ’กRemake

A remake in the context of video games refers to a redeveloped version of an older game, often with updated graphics and gameplay mechanics. The script criticizes the reliance on remakes in the current console generation, suggesting that they lack the innovation seen in original games from past generations.

๐Ÿ’กPC gaming

PC gaming is the playing of video games on a personal computer, rather than a dedicated gaming console. The video contrasts the console gaming experience with PC gaming, suggesting that PCs may offer a superior experience due to better graphics, performance, and a broader selection of games. The creator questions the unique value proposition of modern consoles in light of the capabilities of PCs.

๐Ÿ’กNinth generation

The 'ninth generation' refers to the current era of video game consoles, which includes the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The script uses this term to discuss the perceived problems with the current generation of consoles, such as a lack of groundbreaking games and a less satisfying user experience compared to previous generations.

๐Ÿ’กHalo 3

Halo 3 is a first-person shooter game that was a major success on the Xbox 360 and is often cited as a defining game of its console generation. In the script, Halo 3 is used as an example of the kind of game that made previous console generations memorable, in contrast to the current generation's perceived lack of standout titles.

๐Ÿ’กRevolutionized

To revolutionize means to bring about a significant change or innovation. The video script mentions how games like Gears of War and Wii Sports revolutionized aspects of gaming, such as cover-based shooting mechanics and motion controls, respectively. This is juxtaposed with the current generation's perceived lack of innovation.

๐Ÿ’กSocial media

Social media refers to online platforms that allow users to create and share content or participate in social networking. The script humorously references the time before social media was prevalent, suggesting that game development and community engagement have changed significantly with the advent of these platforms.

๐Ÿ’กCommunity

In the context of gaming, 'community' refers to the collective group of players who engage with a particular game or gaming platform. The video laments the perceived lack of community in the current console generation, suggesting that the social aspects of gaming have been diminished compared to the past.

๐Ÿ’กDiscord

Discord is a communication platform designed for creating communities, chat, and communication. The script mentions Discord as an example of how communication outside of consoles has advanced, while console communication tools have not kept pace, leading to a less satisfying social gaming experience.

๐Ÿ’กProximity chat

Proximity chat is a feature in some games that allows players to communicate verbally only with those who are close to them in the game world. The video script criticizes the removal of this feature in newer games, suggesting it detracts from the sense of community and immersion in the game.

Highlights

The new generation console is described as powerful and state-of-the-art but criticized for lacking compelling games.

Comparison of the current console generation to previous ones, highlighting a perceived lack of must-have games.

Critique of the console's value proposition, suggesting that a PC might offer a better experience.

Discussion of the importance of game exclusivity and originality in defining a console generation.

Analysis of the current generation's game releases, pointing out a reliance on remakes and remasters.

Comparison of development tools and capabilities between the seventh and ninth console generations.

Highlighting the revolutionary games of the seventh generation and their impact on the industry.

Observation that major publishers have struggled to replicate their past successes in the current generation.

Critique of the difficulty and complexity of game development, suggesting a disconnect with consumer desires.

Suggestion that consoles should focus on creating games that people actually want to play, rather than rehashes.

Discussion of the technical capabilities of the new consoles and the frustration of slow game installations.

Comparison of the user experience between the new consoles and their predecessors, noting a decline in immediacy.

Critique of the online community experience on new consoles, feeling less connected and engaging.

Nostalgia for the past when consoles offered a more magical and social experience.

A call to action for the gaming industry to return to creating innovative, community-focused experiences.

The video concludes with a hopeful message about the potential for consoles to regain their former glory.

Transcripts

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now we've designed the most consistently

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powerful Next Generation console and we

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built state-of-the-art platform

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technology to allow every developer to

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realize their full

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[Music]

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vision where are the games at where are

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the games where are the games it's dry

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where are the games I kind of keep

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waiting for them to do their

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thing I don't see anything these are

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easily the most pointless upgrad have

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ever experienced what is the point of

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buying a console if you can just make a

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PC if you know everything on PC why not

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just buy a PC and B console where are

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the games where are the deadlines where

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are the projects where are the teases

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like it feels weird that it's like why

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buy

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consoles now comes the fun part we get

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to see how the development Community

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takes advantage of that feature set

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something's happening with video game

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consoles they've changed from machines

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people couldn't wait to get their hands

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on to machines people couldn't wait to

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forget and after weeks of digging I boil

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down every problem the ninth generation

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has down to three so let's break them

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down starting with the most obvious of

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them all the

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games see every console generation is

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measured by one thing and one thing only

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the games the 360 had Halo 3 the

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PlayStation 3 had Uncharted and the Wii

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had the Wii Sports tennis game that

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broke all of our TVs and I oh jeez but

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unlike the previous generations the

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PlayStation 5 and Xbox series X

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technically have way more games than any

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other console in history every week a

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new indie game releases there's

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backwards compatibility for almost any

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game you can think of and if God forbid

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those older games didn't play well well

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then there's a pretty good chance it's

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been completely remade so then why does

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this generation feel like it has nothing

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how does that make any sense well the

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answer starts getting more clear when we

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look at every hit this generation's had

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so

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far there's a problem do you see it hold

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on let me remove every game that was

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made primarily for the previous

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generation now let's remove every game

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that's considered a better playing

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experience on the PC and last but not

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least let's remove every remake or

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remaster of an existing game the list is

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dramatically smaller isn't it I mean if

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these games tell us anything it's that

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there's something in the water at

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Insomniac and we got to protect them at

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all costs they love me but this

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generation's games are actually a bigger

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problem than you'd think when we compare

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them to the previous generations

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specifically the Xbox 360 and PS3 and

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Wii generation for context the seventh

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generation of consoles objectively had

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worse development tools worse Hardware

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to build games on less people with

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skills to build them and less

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documentation to learn from I mean these

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consoles released before social media

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was even a thing yeah here's the games

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they released during the same amount of

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time as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox

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series X oh

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W that's pretty wild right you see back

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then every game was made solely for that

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generation of consoles without remakes

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and you could forget about a PC Port

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back then I mean that just wasn't a

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thing because during that time steam is

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just getting started blizzard makes like

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one game every decade and Microsoft is

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pushing the insanely buggy games for

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Windows

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Live look these games technically aren't

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telling you the full story While most of

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these games are critically acclaimed

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it's what they did for the industry that

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made the Seventh Generation so special

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for example Gears of War revolutionized

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Third Person cover Shooters Cooperative

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story and the brown color palette that

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every game used for a lot longer than

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they should

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have Wii Sports revolutionized motion

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controls made a accessible for a brand

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new casual audience technically because

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of the Wii anyone could play games now

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rest in peace to all the TVs out

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there and back then Call of Duty

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actually revolutionized FPS controls

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multiplayer progression and 60 frames

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per second as a staple of competitive

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multiplayer 50,000 people used to live

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here now it's a ghost but what's more

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insane is that the Publishers that

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absolutely dominated in the Seventh

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Generation have completely bombed in

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this generation Next Generation

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gaming Warner Brothers was on top of the

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world with Batman and Shadow of Mordor

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but then they release Suicide Squad a

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game that nobody wanted how you feeling

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Floyd ready to kick your

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ass nobody Ubisoft dominates with

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Assassin's Creed but then launches their

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quadruple a game skull and bones to

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crickets like that game came out 2

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months ago and no one's talking about it

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it's already probably half off

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Activision revolutionized multiplayer

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gaming with Call of Duty a grounded

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military game but now this is Call of

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Duty you could be the king but watch the

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queen

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conquer why is Nicki Minaj in Call of

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Duty the war game money also Microsoft

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you know the single biggest video game

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publisher in the world right now well

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they launch red completely broken

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Starfield completely empty lion head

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Studios completely fired laid off four

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more companies during the making of this

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video you what and release three buggy

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incomplete Halo games in a

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row and they all hurt every single one

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of them hurt me quite

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significantly so here's the

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million-dollar question if not billion

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dollars what the heck is happening with

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video games well you see the simple

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answer that gains a lot L of social

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credit these days is making games is

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hard making games is hard making games

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is hard making games is hard making

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games is hard making games is hard now

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using my personal experience in the

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software development field I've been

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doing it for like 10 years I can't argue

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that the process is

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difficult but I can argue that these

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companies seem to have no idea what

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people actually want to play and when we

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look at the games through that lens we

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can start to see why we're getting so

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many remakes of games that were so

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successful before so many lives serve as

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Destiny or fortnite clones and why so

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many games are made for the previous

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generation with a higher install base

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first instead of the new consoles we

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spent $600 of our hard-earned Canadian

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money on they weren't cheap guys maybe

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we start building for them just a

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throwing that out there now it might be

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because I love video games or because

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I'm Canadian and thus genetically

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predisposed to helping people come back

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stronger that's that zenai in me baby so

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video game companies here's some

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feedback that I'll give you free of

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charge ditch these consoles no one

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thought the Xbox one was going to make

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it 2 years let alone 11 just take it out

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back to the farm make it look at the

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sunset do what you need to do we're all

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in the same page no one's going to be

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there and going to be like no please no

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not the Xbox One and PS4 no I love them

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so

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much bring them to the farm you see it's

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time to make games that people actually

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want we're talking a non-li serve as

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Batman game an Assassin's Creed Black

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Flag 2 an actually good Halo game he's

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fun I like him or just look at what's

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popular in the mod scene and you'll get

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a hit it's actually surprising how

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little companies do this I mean it

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worked for DOTA it worked for Team

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Fortress 2 it worked for Battle Royale

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it worked for Counter Strike and all the

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gaming companies were like we should

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make a fortnite or a Destiny

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clone Suicide

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Squad why money but unfortunately the

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last of Next Generation games is just

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the first problem because these consoles

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make playing

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games kind of difficult dude how is my

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timing that bad

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how so let's say you get a brand new

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console here's a simple question for you

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what should it do it sounds simple

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enough right it should play video games

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of course but there's actually something

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else that I'm sure you'll remember after

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this

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[Music]

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now if you didn't play the GameCube then

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that just didn't work but if you did

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it's just one example of the magical

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experience a console can actually give

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players and in every one of your

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favorite consoles you'll find a similar

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experience when you play it for the

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first

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time but what about the Xbox series X oh

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it's uh it's just an Xbox one but uh I

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guess it's faster now $600 Canadian

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dollar faster I guess and I guess my

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$600 wasn't enough to cover the ads

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either now In fairness when you boot the

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PlayStation 5 Sony says hold my

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beer I don't need

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it I don't need it I don't need it I

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don't need God that that was like every

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single PlayStation merged into one super

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PlayStation and I loved every second of

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it but look what happens when I pop in

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an extremely expensive 90 Canadian

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dollar Next Generation physical game

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from this incredibly sad and empty

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plastic box into each console yeah the

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game needs to install gigabytes of data

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or download larger and larger patches

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before you can even get a chance to play

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so then you think to yourself well okay

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I guess while I wait the mildly

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frustrating 30 minutes for this game to

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be ready I can just you know play one of

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the digital games that I already own but

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then you find out that when you do that

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the network speeds of your consoles are

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dragged into the Frozen depths of H

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double hockey sticks so then you think

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fine okay all right I'll just play

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another game today and take the hit on

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the network speed so I can play the new

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90 Canadian dollar Next Generation

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physical game from this empty plastic

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box tomorrow but then the game that you

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decide to play also has a 60 gig update

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because of course it does so at this

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point you're you're basically dead

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inside but because you're desperate to

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play anything during the 2 hours of time

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you have left before you have to go to

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sleep to your corporate soul sucking 9

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to-5 job you decide to play the most

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depressing game of r Russian Roulette to

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see which of the games you own doesn't

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need a 200 gig update until you almost

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assuredly give up and decide to watch

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someone else play games on YouTube or

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twitch instead and if that's your case

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hello and welcome to the channel

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okay now at first glance it seems like

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the console experience is objectively

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worse than those that came before but if

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you're skeptical like I was then don't

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worry because I decided to bust out my

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older consoles to put this to the test

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so for the Xbox series X I found my

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original Xbox from over 20 years ago the

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idea is simple on the original Xbox I'm

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going to try to play Halo Combat Evolved

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a 20-year-old game and on the series X

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I'll try to play Halo infinite to see

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which console lets me play the game

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first

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[Music]

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well that's depressing but you might not

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be convinced so I repeated this same

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exact test with the PlayStation 5 and

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the Playstation 2 on the PS2 I'm going

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to play ratch and Clank going Commando

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and on the PlayStation 5 I'll try

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Ratchet and Clank ripped apart so this

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test was really interesting because even

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with 4K Graphics Insomniac somehow

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loaded ratch [ย __ย ] on the PS5 in almost

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half the time but unfortunately what you

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don't know is both of these consoles

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needed their games to be pre-installed

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ahead of time just so they could compete

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now remember each of these consoles is

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playing a game that's pushing their

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Hardware to the Limit but only the

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previous generations actually let me

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play the games immediately and I don't

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even want to imagine what would happen

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if these newer consoles weren't

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connected to the internet like these

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things have way more power they have way

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faster hard drive speeds and yet I can

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just play games faster over there

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because you see in the ninth generation

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the games are worse the play experience

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is worse and in the Xbox series X's case

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it barely tries to do anything to

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trigger any form of nostalgia I mean

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who's launching the Xbox series X 10

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years from now being like Oh man the

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Jurassic world Dominion ad on the front

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dashboard that I paid $600 Canadian

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dollar for and his subscription to Game

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Pass and Xbox Live that's when gaming

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truly peaked ah yeah the

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Nostalgia so here's the question if the

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modern gaming experience boils down to a

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list of games that are slightly better

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versions of the previous generations

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games that constantly require

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downloading Andor updating then why not

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just play games on the PC where the

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games look and run so much better and I

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can actually do something else while I

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wait for my game to download the truth

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is most people wouldn't which is exactly

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why we're seeing a dramatic surge in the

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popularity for PC gaming instead of

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console gaming that was traditionally

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always the place to play Games first but

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there's actually one more reason why

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people are moving to PC away from the

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PlayStation 5 and Xbox series X and it

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has to do with the way that these

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consoles treat

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people you see when it comes to video

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game consoles there's actually two

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different eras of communication the

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offline era where you actually had to

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visit your friends hang out bring over a

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giant CRT TV in the online era where you

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have friends list parties and wonderful

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messages is awaiting you every single

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person who watches your videos are

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[ย __ย ] stupid I'm actually nostalgic

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for it but somehow the Xbox series X and

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PlayStation 5 online community feels

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like an absolute ghost town where

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there's technically millions of people

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playing but no one ever talks y'all

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feeling a good sense of community Bravo

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is taking these Zones look closer to

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your fellow man fellow Spartan

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your team love so let's go back to 2007

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to see just what the heck

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happened okay it's 2007 and for some

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reason we talk like this

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broken weird Canadian British accent but

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that's just what 2007 was like so you

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want to play Halo 3 with your friends

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and your 360 hasn't red ringed what are

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you to do well first you need a

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microphone to communicate and thankfully

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Microsoft graciously includes a pretty

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pretty decent quality mic for the time

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with your Xbox 360 that means that

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anyone and everyone who has a 360 can

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communicate online right out the gate so

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how do we go about communicating well it

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is 2007 so communication software is

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I'll be blunt it's it's terrible Skype

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is probably the best out there but us

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Canadians what we were using MSN

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Messenger n fortunately we're in luck

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because sure the communication software

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may have been total garbage yeah yeah

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yeah Skype and call but the software in

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these consoles were actually magnificent

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you see it had friends lists a private

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party system that worked across any game

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and like I mentioned before some of the

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most wonderful voice messages you could

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have ever hoped for five see you I'm

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going to your face wide open yeah like I

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said 2007 was a different time but what

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about the game itself how did we

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communicate with the others you see by

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default Halo in every other multiplayer

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game let anyone with a microphone

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communicate openly lobbies were active

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parties were well indicated on screen

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with an icon and proximity chat was

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always turned on by default you don't

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need communication you don't need

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communication mindblowing I know every

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single person you played with could be

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spoken to just like if we were playing

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sports in person it was truly a

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community but now let us forward back to

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the present day to see what the new

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consoles can

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do okay so it's 2024 and the PlayStation

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5 and Xbox series X have a few small

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differences despite being more expensive

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the consoles no longer come with

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microphones Next Generation

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gaming Sony technically provides one

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embedded in the controller itself to be

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fair but unless you play like a complete

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psychopath it's probably not going to

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gain Mass adoption isn't it great that

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we can just talk right through this

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controller might if I ever see you I'm

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going to f yeah don't do that that's

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weird next comes the communication

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software and it's pretty much the same

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as before but while this sounds great on

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paper it's actually pretty bad given

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that it's been over 15 years you see

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companies like Discord have streamlined

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the way players communicate and the

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consoles really haven't tried to keep up

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the only Innovation I could think of was

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that the consoles did technically add

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Discord integration but In fairness

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using Discord on a PC or a phone still

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feels infinitely better than the watered

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down version we get on the Xbox series X

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or PlayStation 5 like I just use my

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phone or you know what I you know what I

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probably do is I just go on the PC

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instead but okay what what about the

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games how are they handling

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communication 15 years later well let's

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use Halo again as an example to showcase

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the 15 years of innovation and the

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reason I use Halo is because quite

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frankly Halo 2 in Halo 3 were

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revolutionary for really promoting

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communication within games each of these

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games kind of pushed things forward

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proximity chat [ย __ย ] talking

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dude postgame lobbies that all kind of

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stemmed from the Halos M me he's like

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dude it's like 5:00 a.m. where you are

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go to sleep and I just replied with Halo

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3 it no longer has pre and postgame

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lobbies and hasn't for over a decade it

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no longer has proximity chat it does

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however support text chat between

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console and PC

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crossplay so that's cool but they

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completely block all forms of written or

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spoken communication with the Enemy team

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entirely and unfortunately every game

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seems to have seen that in decided that

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rather than figure out a system that

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works for different communication Styles

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yeah it's just easier to block

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everything completely so no one gets

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hurt what you just said is one of the

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most insanely idiotic things I have ever

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heard it's as if you played a game of

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basketball outside but no one was

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allowed to talk to each other and the

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only way you could talk to your team was

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to stop pick up your phone and then text

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them before someone hit you in the face

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with a

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basketball and that sounds like a weird

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analogy but it's like legitimately true

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sure I guess technically no one has a

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chance for harassment in that case what

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did you say

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[Music]

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Punk but it kind of loses a lot of the

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humanity in the process don't you think

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look I love video game consoles their

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reveals their launches and what they do

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for the industry some form of

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connectivity is called Xbox 360 right so

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stick with 360 that's your message each

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one defined a specific part of my life

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and I'm pretty sure it did for you guys

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too but the honest truth is that the

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ninth generation consoles are just

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overpriced poor gaming experiences where

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the games are held back by less capable

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machines corporate greed and a censored

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online environment in a world where if I

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spend a couple extra hundred bucks I get

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all of that and more on a PC the market

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is basically being forced to go

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elsewhere yeah and I'm afraid if these

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problems continue video game consoles we

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know and love will die slowly in a

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wasteland as nothing but a

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memory

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except I don't think they have

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to it's a PS2 cu the magic of what made

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video game consoles so special to

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everyone never truly

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left it's always been there just waiting

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for some

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[Music]

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someone anyone to bring it back 5 4 3 2

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1 to bring back games that aren't afraid

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to push the industry forward I am your

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Shield I am your sword to bring back

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experiences we'll never

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[Music]

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forget and to put players first as a

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community anyone

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complain am I

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[Music]

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here if you haven't left yet I would

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advise that you

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sprint

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36 for the PlayStation

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[Music]

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2 oh my God

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[Music]

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and it's

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[Music]

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on it's just one big social Gathering

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uniting people all over the world for

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you know love of

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games 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 are you excited

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I am now like I wasn't before but like

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seeing

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this I hope you enjoyed the video you're

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beautiful you're Goose tastic and as

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always keep it cute hey can anyone hear

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me stop talking through the controller

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you're an absolute psychopath and I

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despise you

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