I've heard those kinds failure stories in passing. I think I read a headline that even IGN was having problems with an Xbox One. In any case, being an admitted Kojima fanboy, my desire for any new console depends on my ability to play Metal Gear Solid. Ha ha.
In all seriousness, it would be really different right now if my all favorite series's were producing solid launch titles. Resident Evil 4 came out in 2005. And while it's not that subsequent Resident Evil's have been bad - I played through 5 a few times and enjoyed the coop a lot - none since 4 have captured the feeling that drew me into the series in the first place. I know most will probably disagree with me, but I think Resident Evil was at its best in 1998 and has been slowly sliding downhill ever since! (Really, it's just that I adore Resident Evil 1 and 3, and I actually did not care for 2 as much - I must be weird or something).
The Tom Clancy games are suffering from similar problems. Specifically, I like Rainbow Six, but Splinter Cell has the same symptoms. I like SuperBunnyHop's description of the transformation of the games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJBdIn5EQTg
Maybe I'm alone on this, but I would pay top dollar to play games more similar to the original Resident Evil or Rainbow Six Rouge Spear. I actually tried to install and play Rouge Spear a couple weeks ago, and had to jump through all kinds of compatibility and virtual machine hoops because Windows 7 does no run older programs. That game is difficult, completely unfair, and just so much fun to play. Then, the games crashed again, so I can't play them now.
And this isn't to suggest Vegas was bad - I think Vegas was sweet, but I'd like to play more of the original style.And then there's Final Fantasy. Granted, I'm not a huge Final Fantasy fan, but Final Fantasy X was the first time I was prepared to play a game I had just purchased literally all night without stopping. I was so impressed with it as a kid. I think it was a combination of the plot, characters, gameplay, and music that did it for me. I was hoping Final Fantasy XIII would recapture some of that feeling, but it really fell flat. I bought the game for $60, and the further I got into it the more I had to acknowledge that it was not as good as I had hoped. I actually regret spending all the money for that game, which is something I cannot say about any other game I own. I just want Square to move on, but they've created two more Final Fantasy XIII games, but I'm really reluctant to give them a change. Now, they're moving back into MMO territory with XIV. I just want another game like Final Fantasy X for heaven's sake!
When we add this with the reality that I can now play the original Kingdom Hearts, and soon its sequel, on my PS3, I feel like I can get my KH fix and be satisfied without Kingdom Hearts III. Same with Mirror's Edge - I am satisfied with the original game, no need to play something else that'll probably complicate matters and change the gameplay elements I enjoyed. With all of this and Ground Zeros and Phantom Pain coming to PS3, my incentive to purchase the new system is zero. I really have no desire for it. Plus, I still have to play The Last of Us!
Also, maybe it's just by ignorance of the technical matters in the new systems, but I cannot wrap my mind around spending hundreds of dollars for a new machine when I swear my current machine can already do all of this. I am very uncomfortable with that.
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