Many gamers are considering the current generation of consoles to be a disappointment, feeling like the technology is either a stop-gap or a missed opportunity, depending on who you ask.
Personally, I wouldn’t agree; while we haven’t had a wealth of AAA titles, when you bundle in what indie games are doing, I’d say the PlayStation 5 era has been decent.
Has this generation, and the PlayStation 5, been a "waste of time?"
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Recent news pointing to a job listing from Warner Bros. Studios points at the next big Rocksteady Studios title being a big Batman game, likely landing on the PlayStation 6.
Reacting to this news, gamers on Reddit have branded this generation of consoles as a “waste of time”.
“Gen 9 felt like a waste of time. Imagine how Gen 10 is gonna feel,” says PorkTuckedly.
This isn’t the first time I’ve heard that sentiment, and I doubt it’ll be the last, to be honest.
However, this is the first generation of consoles where I’d say that the technology itself is slowing down the industry.
Back in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 era, games arrived thick and fast because they took less time to program.
With the advent of tools like Unreal Engine 5, and with gamers asking for bigger, more in-depth games, it takes several years to meet expectation.
It’s worth considering though, we’re still a couple of years away from the next batch of consoles, so there’s still time for bangers to be released.
Elsewhere in that Reddit thread, most are concerned about the potential for the next Rocksteady game after the monumental failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
“Considering their last games, I’m worried they have lost the ability to make a good one,” notes Ghostbartender.
There is no official news on what Rocksteady’s next game will be, but hopes are high the studio returns to form with Batman.
Topics: PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Sony, Rocksteady Studios, Batman