This console era isn’t dangerous, however because of longer growth cycles the current-gen consoles have but to obtain most of the staple titles that outlined the previous couple of generations of gaming consoles. That is why I’m itching to play a brand new Fallout, Metallic Gear Strong, and GTA.

The excellent news is that many of those video games are on the way in which, although whether or not they’ll make it earlier than the following massive {hardware} leap occurs is anybody’s guess.

Sure, we’ve simply obtained Oblivion Remastered, and I’ll play the heck of that sport after it receives a couple of patches that enhance the fixed stuttering. However you realize, I’d slightly see a brand new mainline Elder Scrolls sport as a substitute.

The Elder Scrolls VI, which was introduced nearly seven years in the past, will nearly actually skip this era of gaming consoles. If that occurs, Bethesda gained’t launch a brand new TES title for 2 full console generations, which is bonkers. That’s worse than Rockstar’s monitor file with GTA, which is an achievement in itself.

I simply need to run round Hammerfell earlier than Skyrim turns 20…

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A First rate Tennis Sim

I’ve been enjoying High Spin 4 on my Xbox 360 for the final couple of months, and the sport slaps. Sure, the visuals look dated throughout close-up digicam pictures. However throughout rallies, I don’t thoughts retro visuals as a result of every part else is top-notch.

Detailed animations, glorious physics simulation, and gameplay that leans extra towards simulation than arcade however doesn’t make the sport arduous to select up and play; High Spin 4 does all of it.

The problem is that the sport was launched in 2011. Fourteen years later, we nonetheless haven’t gotten an honest tennis sim. Each single tennis sport that got here after High Spin 4 was both a money seize or a buggy mess that by no means bought mounted. I am particularly upset with TopSpin 2K25, which is microtransaction hell, much like latest NBA2K video games.

Heck, I don’t even want a sport on par with High Spin 4; I’d be thrilled to see one thing pretty much as good as Virtua Tennis 3.

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A Battlefield Sport That Doesn’t Suck

Speaking about video games that suck, Battlefield 2042 is every part however a reliable entry within the Battlefield franchise. I had my share of enjoyable with the sport a few years in the past after EA and Cube managed to salvage it considerably with a deluge of large updates. However even then, Battlefield 2042 was a far cry from the sequence’ greatest.

The final well-received Battlefield was Battlefield V, which was launched in 2018 but in addition suffered from numerous points at launch. The final Battlefield sport that garnered common acclaim, Battlefield 1, got here out 9 years in the past.

I’m craving for Battlefield that doesn’t suck, and I hope the upcoming sport, Battlefield 6, which ought to arrive someday in early 2026, will make me take pleasure in a brand new Battlefield sport at launch, which hasn’t occurred since 2016 and Battlefield 1.

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A New Fallout Sport

The final time I performed Fallout 4, which turns 10 this yr, was a few years in the past once I went too far modding the game and spent extra time watching my settlements evolve on their very own than exploring The Commonwealth.

I had a number of enjoyable, however I’d slightly play a brand new Fallout sport than return to a basic Fallout title but once more. The final Fallout sport, Fallout 76, got here out seven years in the past, and we’re nonetheless ready to see a Fallout sport made for this era of consoles.

As of proper now, the possibility of that’s fairly slim. Bethesda is at present engaged on TES VI, one other sport that may more than likely skip PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X and S. If the studio continues releasing video games at its present cadence, we would not see a brand new Fallout till PlayStation 7…

No less than it seems to be like we’re getting a Fallout 3 remaster quickly, which might be nice if I haven’t crushed the sport half a dozen occasions already.

One other sport that turns 10 this yr is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which got here out in the beginning of September 2015.

Now, Metallic Gear Strong: Delta is a correct remake of the third MGS sport, and it’s shaping as much as be an exceptional entry within the sequence. However, once more, I’d slightly see a brand new sport as a substitute of a remake or remaster, nevertheless good it is likely to be.

Silent Hill will get a brand new sport after the success of Silent Hill 2 Remake, so possibly Konami is ready to see Delta‘s gross sales numbers earlier than committing to a brand new entry within the sequence. Kojima isn’t there anymore, however I reckon Konami can discover a studio that can provide the franchise justice and provides us a brand new chapter of among the finest gaming sequence ever.

However even when Konami greenlights a brand new MGS mission, I reckon the sport will skip this era of consoles, the primary time a present console gen gained’t get a brand new MGS sport for the reason that original PlayStation.

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Extra Superhero Video games

Prototype, a number of Spider-Man video games, X-Males Origins: Wolverine, Marvel: Final Alliance, Batman Arkham trilogy, the primary two Crackdown video games, the Notorious trilogy, Saints Row IV and Gat out of Hell, Iron Man VR for the unique PSVR headset, X-Males Legends, and plenty of different superhero video games had been all launched throughout the PS3/Xbox 360 and PS4/Xbox One eras.

On the flip facet, this era of consoles solely has a couple of (admittedly nice) Spider-Man video games, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 (which is in some way a Swap unique); Midnight Suns, a turn-based sport; and Marvel Rivals, a multiplayer hero shooter.

Except for the Spider-Man video games and, considerably, Final Alliance 3, different titles don’t actually make you really feel like Batma… I imply, like a superhero.

I completed Spider-Man 2 after which the primary Crackdown a couple of months in the past, and I need extra. I need to leap over buildings, battle towards hordes of enemies, and have a bunch of cool superpowers that don’t settle down for 10 minutes. Solely the Spider-Man video games enable me to reside via that fantasy with a contemporary coat of paint.

What additionally bothers me is that these days, all we have now are licensed (learn: Marvel) superhero video games with the identical rotating forged of characters. I’d prefer to see a contemporary tackle the style, one thing like Prototype, the place you play as an antihero, or Saints Row IV, a foolish superhero sport that didn’t take itself critically, which solely made it higher.

The most effective the gaming business can promise are Wolverine and Blade video games (Marvel, once more), each of which ought to arrive earlier than the top of this console era. No less than the latter sounds intriguing since Arkane is on the helm.

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A New Gears of Warfare Sport

Gears of War 5 is an Xbox One sport launched in 2019. It was ported to the Xbox Collection consoles after they got here out. So, technically, GoW 5 is a last-gen sport, not even a cross-gen title.

Now, whereas the sequence doubtless will not return to its glory days, I might nonetheless prefer to see a brand new GoW sport. It isn’t like we’re getting a great deal of big-budget first and third-person story-driven video games these days, so I will take what I can get.

This time, my prayers might be answered someday in 2026 (until the sport will get delayed) when Gears of Warfare: E-Day comes out. Higher late than by no means, I suppose.

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A Model New Sport From Naughty Canine

Naughty Canine had been on a roll since 1996, turning out a number of new video games for every PlayStation console. However throughout the PS5 period, we’ve solely gotten two remasters.

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet would be the studio’s first new sport for the PlayStation 5, and it’ll arrive simply in time to get the remaster remedy for the PlayStation 6.

I simply hope Sony relegates Intergalactic remaster to an outdoor studio, permitting Naughty Canine to launch a sequel earlier than the PlayStation 6 goes to greener pastures.

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A First-Occasion Single-Participant FPS for PlayStation 5

The PS3 period was a good time for PlayStation homeowners who had been followers of story-driven first-person shooters. The Resistance trilogy, two excellent Killzone video games, and a bunch of third-party story-driven shooters made the PS3 arguably one of the best console for single-player shooter followers.

Then got here the PS4, and the one FPS Sony launched throughout that period was Killzone Shadow Fall.

The PS5 begs for a big-budget, blockbuster, first-party single-player shooter. Nonetheless, contemplating Sony’s give attention to reside service video games and the very fact the corporate hasn’t launched such a sport in 11 years, with the ill-fated Harmony “ending” the drought, I reckon we gained’t even see a single-player FPS from Sony on the PlayStation 5. Heck, I’m keen to wager Sony gained’t make one for the PS6 both.

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A New GTA Sport

Nearly 12 years have handed for the reason that final Grand Theft Auto sport, and saying that this console era is overdue for a brand new GTA can be a gross understatement.

Fortunately, GTA VI ought to land later this yr, if it does not get delayed and slips to 2026. That stated, I’m nonetheless salty that Rockstar and Take-Two targeted all their power on GTA Online, thus failing to offer us a brand new GTA to take pleasure in throughout the PS4/Xbox One era.

Sure, GTA VI might be big, and sure, it’s not the one open-world sport going down in an city surroundings. Nonetheless, the manufacturing high quality Rockstar brings to the desk is unmatched. The sheer degree of polish mixed with pristine visuals and animation, together with Hollywood-level voice performing, and stupendously good soundtracks make each GTA sport a correct feast for the eyes and ears.

Right here’s hoping that GTA VI’s single-player marketing campaign might be one more grand endeavor within the vein of earlier GTA video games and Pink Useless Redemption 2, and never a glorified tutorial included solely to funnel gamers to the net portion of the sport as quickly as attainable.

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Many of those video games type the pillar of every new console era, and their absence has been famous by many avid gamers. For some, it even feels like this generation has yet to take off.