What we haven’t seen – at the very least in any kind of considerable capability – is a next-gen game in activity.

I would certainly consider myself the kind of gamer that’s super spent in the sector, so I obviously have some passion when Sony introduces the logo for the PS5 or Microsoft unveils the Xbox Series X specs … yet also I have my restrictions.

The Xbox Series X and also PlayStation 5 are supposed to be the most effective consoles to day.

Who gives a crap? Who gives enough of a crap to stay invested in this painfully dull drip-feed of information for this long? They’ve already lost me, and it’s to care about this stuff. I keep thinking about the gamers who don’t necessarily care about specs and hardware, the ones who just want to see what cool games they’ll get to play. They must be wondering what on earth is happening. I know I am.

The Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 are supposed to be the most powerful consoles to date. Yeah, we get that. We’ve known for months now. Maybe you should show us what they can . Show us why we should be excited for these consoles for reasons other than storage space and loading times.

It’s time to see the worlds we’re going to be able to explore, the characters we’re going to meet, and the adventures we’re gonna have. I’m not saying I need to see and but we need something to get invested in. Something that helps give each console an identity beyond its specs and opening animations – which, by the way, are so similar it’s not even funny at this point.

I’m aware that this rant is coming just as both companies are, in fact, gearing up to show off games.According to multiple reports, Sony will be talking a lot more about the PlayStation 5 towards the end of this month/the start of June. We also know that Microsoft has big plans for Xbox Series X throughout July.

Even so, the way both companies have handled sharing information about next-gen so far has left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. I appreciate there may have been some factors that took a lot of things out of their hands – especially recently – but the thrust of these reveals from the very beginning have been so specs-heavy that it’s like we’ve all forgotten it’s the games that make a console – not the hardware.

Hopefully over the next few months we can start to focus on what really matters, and why we’re all really excited about next-gen. After all, what’s the point in having all those Teraflops to brag about if you haven’t got anything decent to play?