Playstation 5

Thinking about the launch titles for the last couple of generations I am hard pressed to remember any launch titles that were genuinely good.

It's been a long while since I bought a console on release. I now wait until whatever comes first : a game I really want to play or some sort of discount. For the PS3 it was GTAIV and for the PS4 a general store around here had 20% on all electronic devices for a week-end. In any case there is a gamble : buying early is betting that the thing is well designed and will not be followed quickly buy a revision that fixes more than minor issues, buying late is betting that there will not be a revision that removes features to lower costs (like some connectors or PS2 chips in PS3).

XB1/PS4 launch titles
Assassins Creed 4 (ps3/360 versions too)
Call of Duty Ghosts (same)
Battlefield 4 (same)
Need for Speed Rivals (same)
usual sports shit (Madden, FIFA, dat 2k, etc)
Killzone ShadowFall (PS4 only)
Resogun (PS+)
Knack
Dead Rising 3 (xbox)
Killer Instinct (xbox)
Ryse (xbox)
Minecraft (xbox)

It was a really pathetic launch list and it took about a year before Destiny was released, that was probably the first real "must play" only on consoles.

Doesn't look like PS5/XSEX will be much different. One huge difference is that way more people are digital on PS4/XB1, especially combined with gamepass and PSNow. Xbox has already said everything is forwards and backwards compatible and the XSEXs UI will be exactly the same so you can move over to XSEX anytime for a small perf boost without having really much else change under you, like upgrading a PC.

mostly same with PS5, you can keep playing most third party games on PS4 and upgrade to PS5 on a deal or when a game comes out that you really want to play only on PS5.

Cyberpunk 2077, Assassins Creed Valhalla and Halo Infinite are the big holiday 2020 titles and all will run on ps4/xb1.

AC Valhalla was confirmed as a XSEX/PS5 launch title right after it was announced. You'd have to be insane to buy a new console for that though.

Not only is it going to be another game like Origins and Odyssey that might as well have just dropped the AC name entirely, but Ubi has admitted it will still only be 30 fps on next gen consoles. If you really want to play the game, just sub to Uplay+ for a month and get access to the $120 (lol) version for $15... $30 if you bother to resub again after all the season pass DLC is out.

I remember being supremely disappointed in the PS3 launch titles, as in there weren't any really memorable games, nor did any of those games really look "next gen" graphic wise. PS2 I can't really remember what games I bought with the system. Switch had Zelda: BOTW (I know it was available on Wii U as well, but only like 20 people in the world actually bought that shit system) and Mario Kart 8 deluxe. It's crazy, but the system I remember having the best games at launch was the Sega Genesis. "Altered Beast," "Ghouls n' Ghosts," "Golden Axe," and "Thunderforce" were amazing games at the time, and really showed off how much better the Genesis was than their 8 bit rivals.

Apparently the PS5 case is going to be much more modular in nature more akin to a PC case. This will allow for special editions to have pretty wild form factors and might actually be a better option for those whose decor doesn't skew toward Tower of Orthanc.

Give me a red/black ps5 yes please.

No way can I justify getting a ps5 at launch. Would rather put the money towards a new PC.

The ps4 was my first day 1 launch console. What did I play? Call of Duty ghosts baby. I actually played my ps3 more than my ps4 for the first year.

It's kinda strange right now that new consoles don't release with very many, if at all, AAA exclusive titles. I would think "The Last of Us 2" would've been an awesome game to release with the PS5, even if it didn't take full advantage of its power. Just think a few really good exclusives to have for the launch of your new system makes sense, and would certainly drive up sales, especially for those people who are on the fence.

etchazz said:

It's kinda strange right now that new consoles don't release with very many, if at all, AAA exclusive titles. I would think "The Last of Us 2" would've been an awesome game to release with the PS5, even if it didn't take full advantage of its power. Just think a few really good exclusives to have for the launch of your new system makes sense, and would certainly drive up sales, especially for those people who are on the fence.

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They don’t really need to drive up sales on release. Especially if it’s backwards compatible, people will just replace their ps4. Usually sales for the first few months are constrained by supply unless it is a massive flop

By 6 months they need to have some new gen exclusives to continue to drive sales

Did they realize being backwards compatible /helps/ sales and does not hinder them finally?