^^^^Much better post Ollie! Now we getting somewhere (even if kimli do not like :wink
. As for Smelly's point, I'm more on furie's side. I wasn't disappointed with this round of next gen consoles, as I don't count the Wii as next gen, but I agree that the PS3 graphics don't match up with those of the 360 (my main reason for not purchasing one).
As for older consoles, well I never felt the need for one. The PC outperformed them all and as a shooter fanboy, the titles available simply could not be matched (Doom, Wolfenstein, Heretix, Quake, Unreal, MTK, Duke Nukem 3D, Descent, etc.). I had to give up the PC however when every new game required a video card & memory upgrade at a massive cost (to counter Ploddish, plus PC titles no longer rule). Of course the release of Halo on the Xbox forced my hand anyway and I also added racing titles to my list of must-haves (racers were poo on the PC way back when).
So as Mr. furie so rightly points out, it's all about having fun. I have to say however that the days of blasting the crap out of my friends on Doom, Quake & Unreal haven't been matched on any console, but that's simply because of the 'newness' of the online shooter back in the old days.
Today's game titles simply blow those old ones away and Gears of War 2 (I downloaded the new map pack last night!) is just mind-bogglingly awesome. And thanks to the next gen consoles I can enjoy other game types that I would never have played before (RPGs like Fable II, Fallout3 or Oblivion before that; Music rhythm games like Rock Band & Guitar Hero or even DDR; Action/Adventure games like GTA, etc.) and Racers (like Burnout Paradise & even Test Drive) have jumped forward by leaps & bounds.
So to sum it all up...
furie said:
Games are meant to entertain. So the consoles do succeed in what they're meant to do. I want to continue to be entertained by new games, which do new things, or old things in a different way.
Surely that is the point? I don't care about hardware, or generations, as long as there are great games which keep me entertained! (minor edit :wink: )