This looks like the end...

[dave is ok]

Step off Xbox's nuts. Project Gotham ruled.

Hey, I love the box, the box owns me.

I was just saying, I actually forgot about PGR, I think of Halo, Munchs Odyssey and Fusion Frenzy.

[Prince Planet]

Videogames don't cause me any angst or exhaustion, nor do they provoke in me a great deal of contemplation. They're just fun to play, and every generation has produced its share of fun games. The same will be true for the next generation, meaning that I'll buy one or more of the consoles and have some fun just like I always have.

[Glock17]

I'm having a lot of trouble catching up on games, so I will be waiting 1+ year(s) for the next-gen systems before buying them. Hopefully by that time the system will be cheaper and more A+ games will be released.

[Son of Bryce]

I think everybody is all talk. When the new systems are announced, they'll suddenly regain interest. And end up being the first in lines at midnight (cash in hand) when each system comes out.

[TobalRox]

The last time I got a system at launch... and I mean like within the first few months, ws Sega CD, and Genesis before that. Now that I think about it, those are the ONLY times I got systems right away. I'm not saying I won't get a next gen system, just that I'll wait to get it.

[Victrix]

I doubt I will. The Xbox and the PS2 were both a waste of money at launch. Debately, the GC was a waste of money period :P If it wasn't for a handful (stupidsaflkjsdf) nintendo games that I really enjoyed on the GC, it would have been an utter waste.

Yeah, I could see myself waiting. Better to buy it $100 cheaper and with a much broader selection of games.

[Tsubaki]

Well... good developers have the same goals now that they did 20 years ago, and thats just to make a good game.

Extreme counterexample: SEGA.

The one thing that has definitely changed since the 8/16-bit days is multiplayer gaming, and yea, you either like that or you dont, I think its great. But even if you dont, plenty of great single-player games come out nowadays.

Well, you got me here. With the advent of 4p ports in consoles (thanks Sony ) and online servers, multiplayer is the best it's ever been. No argument.

Still, going back to "games are better now than ever", that I still don't agree with. I would say that the PSX/SS/N64 generation was the best, so our opinions may match if that's what you mean. But I can't say I'm half as interested in this current one, unless it includes the GBA and DC. Not that there aren't GC/PS2/XB games that interest me, but there are very few, and they don't wow me the same way that older games did.

[Wildkat]

Don't forget Soul Calibur--that sold the system for many people.

Beat me to it. DC had by far the best launch in Console history.

[Rocca]

That however doesn't mean I'm quitting gaming, but then again this could be considered the first step. Technically I guess I could consider myself finished when I have played every game I've wanted to play..eh well..

Whatever the case, anyone else starting to consider quitting or even just not buying the latest consoles anymore?

You could just use my method. When I used to have an N64, I was really into it, but when the next gen [this gen] started falling into place, I found it absurd to waste several hundred dollars on a system launching with a couple crappy games [a la Luigi's Mansion].

Whenever the new stuff is coming out, just ignore it and hit all of the great current gen titles you missed out on, you dont feel like youve missed out on something before it completely vanishes and "waiting" for the next consoles by playing oldies is a good excuse for waiting for a price drop.

[Roufuss]

I think everybody is all talk. When the new systems are announced, they'll suddenly regain interest. And end up being the first in lines at midnight (cash in hand) when each system comes out.

So I can watch the system drop in price, bundle games, and offer generally great deals while in the meantime launch system that's overpriced and has a plethora of shitty launch titles?

No thanks. Did that twice already, I think I can wait 6 months to a year.