You guys sticking around for these consoles? I've got some left over games from last gen in the fridge if you want.

@civid said:

Indy changed everything. Middling games don't really exist anymore. You either make the sequels that the publishers want out every year or second year and have on a cycle. Or your credibility as a studio was good enough to get you a big deal with a publisher that allows you freedom to make what you want with a bigger team and a big budget. Or you make your own team of people and do what you want and release it.

Also people saying we had no new IP's make me laugh. Destiny, Evolve, The Order, Drive Club, The Crew, Watch Dogs, Lords of the Fallen, The Evil Within, Alien Isolation, Dying Light, Telltale released several new franchises, Shadow of Mordor, Sunset Overdrive. There is probably more that is just what I could think of off the top of my head.

Not all of those are exclusives, some launched broken but the biggest difference? We are too fucking entitled. Games were NOT that great on last gen consoles this early in the generation. We just forgave the bullshit for it because indy wasn't what it is now. Now expectations are so much higher because it's so easy to play literally thousands of other great amazing games whether they be on steam or on the console platforms. It isn't a matter of "wait a year". It's no different than last generation with AAA games from these big companies. They release a new IP that has good ideas and sells alright, they iterate on it with a sequel that does gangbusters. The issue now will be if many of these new IP's do any good with people refusing to accept anything remotely sub par about anything anymore.

I'm ok with these remasters. I think it's obvious though that these new consoles were rushed to market. Should've given devs more time to actually make games for them.