I respect all generations but to me it’s an easy answer for the greatest generation and it’s the 6th Gen. The second is 4th Gen. 4th perfected their style of games, the 5th ushered 3d games and ambitious visions and the 6th achieved the golden age and accomplished everything great and unique about video games. The way people look back at these consoles and the games they produced are they way film fans look back at the New Hollywood era of cinema. It is the ultimate sweet spot. In retrospect, the seventh generation may be considered by many the last great generation in gaming. To me feels like the end of an era of how gaming was perceived by the masses to the major shift we’re in today. The jump to Hd graphics, the online and social connectivity, multimedia devices. The heavyweight console war between the PS3 and 360 is something we may not see the likes of again. Not particularly the games, but the uniqueness and versatility of the Wii has held up. The introduction of patches and updates, micro transactions, battle passes and overall monetization becoming common place was unavoidable unfortunately. The 8th I don’t have much to say about. I liked it, some really wonderful titles. And with the current Gen well I have not upgraded to the new hardware and still have no desire to. Nevertheless, the fact that 2023 is one of the best years in gaming is good to hear and going through what was put out I think it will hold up with some of the greats.
I don't know if it's cheating but for me it has to be the seventh generation IF you consider that many of the best sixth generation games were remastered/rereleased on the seventh generation
If we're talking simply scientifically or technologically, the seventh generation is the greatest because it holds the record for the highest leap in graphical fidelity and social connectivity. If we're talking games, nostalgia, or visual design, then the answer is completely up for grabs.
Id say the best way to describe the 7th gen is that it's a very love it or hate it generation. Everything postive about that gen can equally be seen as negative.
Great video and discussion piece Mike! I have begun to enjoy the 6th Gen much more as time has gone on. Back then, I only had the PS2 and played it here and there. I remember seeing a friend get the Dreamcast and was blown away. I was turned off by the Xbox because we had a friend that would always force Halo and Halo 2 on us back in the day and I never cared to get a Gamecube. Collecting these systems and playing them years later, I realized how much I missed out on. I was born in 1984 so I was 14 when the Dreamcast came out and so my mind and priorities had changed at the time. My personal favorite Gen has to be the 5th Gen. For me it had everything. It was the Pinnacle of 2D with what you got on the Sega Saturn and even some PS1 games. You got a good amount of 3D. Some were crude and bad but there were alot that were done really well. What I liked about this 3D, is that it still required me to use my imagination. That disappeared completely for me during the 6th gen. If I wanted great Coop, I went to the N64 for so many classic Multiplayer games. My favorite Genre are Rpgs and between the PS1 and Sega Saturn, this was the Golden era for me for this. This era still had so many diverse types of games too. Arcade style games, beat em ups, FPS, Action games, platformers, racers, sports, puzzle, just everything. Even the 3DO had some neat PC ports that were never ported anywhere. It has a port of Alone in the Dark. It had the best version of Wolfenstein 3D. It had great versions of Samurai Shodown and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo. Even the Atari Jaguar had some gems such as the birth of Rayman. It had the Best port of Doom when it was out. It had some unique atari titles, and enjoyed Alien Vs Predator. That blew me away back then. Castlevania Sotn was incredible on PS1, playing 10 player Saturn Bomberman is experience I can’t ever forget. Getting my first taste of online with the Saturn Netlink. I also want to mention this was my favorite era of PC game releases. The original Baldur’s Gate, Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness/Beyond the Dark Portal, and omg, the original Diablo and Hellfire expansion. There are so many more but for me this era had everything. I had so much fun with each system and would take this era over any other. It has my top 3 favorite games of all time as well. Lunar 1, Lunar 2, and Final Fantasy Tactics. I loved playing Lunar 1 and 2 on PS1 and later imported the Saturn versions to play them again with the small differences on those versions.
7th console generation for me will never be surpassed, that's when gaming really broke into the mainstream and everyone became a gamer and the tech leap was gigantic including online gaming, achievements, friends and social tracking etc. Also, rockin' that beard well my bro, keep it.
It might seem too soon to be saying this, but I think the PS4/Switch is the best combo in gaming history. When the dust settles, a lot more poeple will be looking at the 8th gen as the best of all time.
Hmmm… the Switch for sure, and PS4 is great, but as a gen in its entirety? I’m not sure yet. 8th gen started with the TREMENDOUS sales failure of the Wii U, despite it actually having some pretty good titles, and Xbox really lost their footing and identity with the Xbox one. PS4 sure is great, and would definitely be up there for best consoles though, same for Switch, but I’d have to consider it as a whole and ruminate on it for a while before I consider the 8th gen one of the greatest. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I understand what you're saying, and that's why I generally prefer to look at it from which consoles are my favourite more than generations as a whole, which for me is much more nebulous and subjective. By the way, now that the Switch is approaching its retirement, maybe you could think about a video with the best console libraries of all time. Keep up the good work!
I respect all generations but to me it’s an easy answer for the greatest generation and it’s the 6th Gen. The second is 4th Gen. 4th perfected their style of games, the 5th ushered 3d games and ambitious visions and the 6th achieved the golden age and accomplished everything great and unique about video games. The way people look back at these consoles and the games they produced are they way film fans look back at the New Hollywood era of cinema. It is the ultimate sweet spot.
In retrospect, the seventh generation may be considered by many the last great generation in gaming. To me feels like the end of an era of how gaming was perceived by the masses to the major shift we’re in today. The jump to Hd graphics, the online and social connectivity, multimedia devices. The heavyweight console war between the PS3 and 360 is something we may not see the likes of again. Not particularly the games, but the uniqueness and versatility of the Wii has held up. The introduction of patches and updates, micro transactions, battle passes and overall monetization becoming common place was unavoidable unfortunately.
The 8th I don’t have much to say about. I liked it, some really wonderful titles. And with the current Gen well I have not upgraded to the new hardware and still have no desire to. Nevertheless, the fact that 2023 is one of the best years in gaming is good to hear and going through what was put out I think it will hold up with some of the greats.
6th Generation all day
The 6th generation is the best console Generation
I think so , one game that really makes me think of how great it was, was chibi robo on gamecube
I don't know if it's cheating but for me it has to be the seventh generation IF you consider that many of the best sixth generation games were remastered/rereleased on the seventh generation
Well capcom did it again, project justice, power stone games and capcom vs snk2 is coming back
Yoo they bring back marvel vs capcom in a collection and marvel vs capcom 2 is going to be in the collection
So they finally announce it, Marvel vs capcom 2 is finally going to be on modern consoles. So does that mean new vid coming soon?
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I’ll always say 6th but looking back 7th was a close second.
If we're talking simply scientifically or technologically, the seventh generation is the greatest because it holds the record for the highest leap in graphical fidelity and social connectivity. If we're talking games, nostalgia, or visual design, then the answer is completely up for grabs.
I don't know but I miss the era of arcade games on Home Console like Crazy Taxi.
I dunno man I think we're just getting old.
It’s a privilege denied to many.
I love 6th generation the most, and if I had only one generation I had to play for the rest of my life , it would be the 6th generation
damn you're stuck without online gaming though
@@Pingaheimer Whats wrong with couch co op though
Id say the best way to describe the 7th gen is that it's a very love it or hate it generation. Everything postive about that gen can equally be seen as negative.
Great video and discussion piece Mike! I have begun to enjoy the 6th Gen much more as time has gone on. Back then, I only had the PS2 and played it here and there. I remember seeing a friend get the Dreamcast and was blown away. I was turned off by the Xbox because we had a friend that would always force Halo and Halo 2 on us back in the day and I never cared to get a Gamecube. Collecting these systems and playing them years later, I realized how much I missed out on. I was born in 1984 so I was 14 when the Dreamcast came out and so my mind and priorities had changed at the time. My personal favorite Gen has to be the 5th Gen. For me it had everything. It was the Pinnacle of 2D with what you got on the Sega Saturn and even some PS1 games. You got a good amount of 3D. Some were crude and bad but there were alot that were done really well. What I liked about this 3D, is that it still required me to use my imagination. That disappeared completely for me during the 6th gen. If I wanted great Coop, I went to the N64 for so many classic Multiplayer games. My favorite Genre are Rpgs and between the PS1 and Sega Saturn, this was the Golden era for me for this. This era still had so many diverse types of games too. Arcade style games, beat em ups, FPS, Action games, platformers, racers, sports, puzzle, just everything. Even the 3DO had some neat PC ports that were never ported anywhere. It has a port of Alone in the Dark. It had the best version of Wolfenstein 3D. It had great versions of Samurai Shodown and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo. Even the Atari Jaguar had some gems such as the birth of Rayman. It had the Best port of Doom when it was out. It had some unique atari titles, and enjoyed Alien Vs Predator. That blew me away back then. Castlevania Sotn was incredible on PS1, playing 10 player Saturn Bomberman is experience I can’t ever forget. Getting my first taste of online with the Saturn Netlink. I also want to mention this was my favorite era of PC game releases. The original Baldur’s Gate, Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness/Beyond the Dark Portal, and omg, the original Diablo and Hellfire expansion. There are so many more but for me this era had everything. I had so much fun with each system and would take this era over any other. It has my top 3 favorite games of all time as well. Lunar 1, Lunar 2, and Final Fantasy Tactics. I loved playing Lunar 1 and 2 on PS1 and later imported the Saturn versions to play them again with the small differences on those versions.
7th console generation for me will never be surpassed, that's when gaming really broke into the mainstream and everyone became a gamer and the tech leap was gigantic including online gaming, achievements, friends and social tracking etc.
Also, rockin' that beard well my bro, keep it.
7th might have been peak since all 3 consoles at the time were great and we still had a ton of great games coming out at the same time too
It might seem too soon to be saying this, but I think the PS4/Switch is the best combo in gaming history. When the dust settles, a lot more poeple will be looking at the 8th gen as the best of all time.
Hmmm… the Switch for sure, and PS4 is great, but as a gen in its entirety? I’m not sure yet. 8th gen started with the TREMENDOUS sales failure of the Wii U, despite it actually having some pretty good titles, and Xbox really lost their footing and identity with the Xbox one. PS4 sure is great, and would definitely be up there for best consoles though, same for Switch, but I’d have to consider it as a whole and ruminate on it for a while before I consider the 8th gen one of the greatest.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I understand what you're saying, and that's why I generally prefer to look at it from which consoles are my favourite more than generations as a whole, which for me is much more nebulous and subjective. By the way, now that the Switch is approaching its retirement, maybe you could think about a video with the best console libraries of all time. Keep up the good work!
I love 4th generation the most!