@@Zarulu In terms of dedicated Series X games yes but most XO, PS4 and even PS5 games are on the actual disc - no download required. It is a worsening trend overall though.
@@sandman8920 fuss was made, people brushed it off, and now Ubisoft is deleting people's purchases to force them to the new version of it. No skin off my neck, I stopped purchasing from predatory companies about a decade ago, when you were saying more of a fuss should have been made. I was the fuss. I hope you didn't mock anyone for not wanting to put uplay on their machine.
When I was a little kid, my parents threw out our already old SNES and games because they were old. The next console we got was a Gamecube. It's not even ten feet from me, and it was purchased almost 20 years ago. Don't throw out your old media, ever.
@@JaggedMercenary It was one SNES, 2-3 controllers, and maybe a dozen games, my favorite being Super Mario All-Stars. Second place was Judge Dredd, and then Blackthorne. Perhaps not thousands, but certainly hundreds.
i will never not be angry at the prospect of putting a $60-80 down payment on a game that needs another year of patching before it's even playable and still need to earmark another $100 for all the dlc that makes it one complete game. I grew up at a time where for $20 you not only got a fully functioning game, but extra features like unlockable concept art and mini documentaries on the game's development. DLC's for single player games usually added new game items or alternate game modes or extra playable areas with side quests, not the entire last 1/4 of the game you already bought. Looking at you Bioware
This must be what Don Mattrick truly meant when he said "We have a console for those people, it's called Xbox 360". What he was actually saying was "Our future games will suck, stay on the Xbox 360". All is forgiven Don. 😂
I upvoted this and then thought “fuck Xbox 360 games are old?” 😂😂 thanks for reminding me how fucking old I am you bastard!! 😂😉 Edit: I level this complaint as I’m current (re)playing Fallout: New Vegas on PSP on my ps4. Which I only bought because my damn 360 died (red ringed) twice (I bought a refurbed one of eBay) during COVID. Fucking he’ll.
7th gen is the best time in gaming imo, after trying everything I now only buy and play 360 and ps3, more that enough games on those to last myself a lifetime, I need nothing more.
@@mikeclark4480What a load of $hit. 8th gen games from the top of my head: God of War (2018) Horizon Zero Dawn TW3 LOZ BOTW and other various Nintendo titles UNCHARTED 4 Spiderman 2018 Senua Hellblade Red Dead 2 Tomb Raider Reboot trilogy Gears of War 4 Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War A Plague Tale Cuphead Dark Souls 3 Bloodborne Control Mad Max Dying Light Ori and the Blind Forest Undertale Othercide.. The list goes on. A nice mix of well received AAA, AA and smaller indie titles. Gotta stop wearing the rose colored glasses. It’s actually cringe when people like you spout utter nonsense.
The industry was always cornering itself. The more powerful the hardware the less variety in Aaa you get. Games were artistic in their own way, now it's just a movie experience with a pad in your hand.
I'm a 44 year old male and... ..I recently sold my Xbox Series X to purchase a Retroid Pocket Pro 4. It appears that current-generation consoles lack native games, which is quite disappointing. Additionally, the prevalence of cheating, microtransactions, and politically correct content has become all too common. From my perspective, the gaming industry's substantial profits have drawn individuals primarily interested in financial gain, particularly those with MBAs. This phenomenon is not unique to gaming; it has similarly affected the music, film, and television industries. Once profit-oriented executives became involved, we saw an increase in reboots and remakes at the expense of original, creative projects. In gaming, this trend is evident with the rise of live service and PvP games. Even genres that traditionally do not fit the live service model are being forced into it, leading to an influx of microtransactions, as observed in titles like Dragon's Dogma. The shift in AAA gaming occurred when large companies began prioritizing shareholder interests over fan satisfaction. This change has contributed to the resurgence of indie games and the renewed interest in retro gaming. Unfortunately, the visionary minds and developers who crafted the iconic games of our childhoods-and helped establish these major companies-are no longer present. They have been replaced by executives who align more closely with shareholder interests. TheRazerReborn
@@mikelreborn3254 agree with all that. I am older than you and I can tell you there was magic in gaming in the 90s and 2000s. I'd pay 50 bucks for a short Sega arcade game rather than play a game where you press x to move a log out of the way. But let's be honest folk want more of it with demands for more powerful hardware. But I believe the percentage wanting more of it is slightly decreasing.
When I run non-pc games, I mostly boot my old PS1 discs (these days on my PC because its hooked up, but they worked fine in the ps3 too, until my ps3 controllers stopped holding a charge - another pro for the 360. Wired controllers and controllers that take AAs).
Just give us the goldilocks zone. The 360/ps3 was perfect, it didn't take a decade for a new GTA game. Cartoon platformers look great even on a Gamecube. ATV Offroad Fury is from 2001 is so fun on the ps2 with a great soundtrack.
I totally agree that games don't NEED to be realistic to be enjoyable, but I think that games with the aim to look real are good at fooling you into thinking it is reality, which is the same effect as taking you out of it
7th gen was the peak for me, the point where graphics hit that HD sweetspot and made the last big jump in quality before diminishing returns, and the games were still focused on fun rather than microtransactions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion. Basically what Gamers say when they want to make a fuss about when a minority or gay person just happens to be a character in a video game
And now all new games are more blurry than 360 games thanks to garbage TAA that was added because devs got lazy and extremely incompetent. You know we don't need your dynamic lighting/shadows and day/night circle in every game to have fun.
My biggest regret in life is that I traded in my Xbox 360 and all my games when the Xbox one came out. I grew up poor and didn’t have the means to just buy the Xbox one outright so me and my brother scrapped together what we could and traded in the Xbox to cover the rest. It honestly wasn’t worth it. Years of game saves I’ll never get back.
I feel this. Only, I think I copied my account data from the 250gb HDD of my 360 S over to my original 20gb from my first 360 before selling it or at least I hope I did! It was so long ago I can’t recall. Buying a 360 off a friend some, hoping for the best 😅
There’s nothing new under the sun. As time speeds forward, we’ll see how we lived in the golden age of video games and didn’t realize just how awesome it was until we were mid-aged. Great video.
Honestly, if game companies paid attention to what consumers want, we might be in an even better era now. But with everything being purely about profit above anything else, there is no room in the industry for intention or exciting customer friendly innovations.
I’m going to say seventh generation may have been the sweet spot where games were no longer seriously down by pinnacle imitations enabling developers to max out creativity and performance but before development times became such a burden that they had to push out unfinished games and then make it up with day one patches and progressive DLC in order to make ends meet. The thing is contemporary video games are extremely expensive investments to make. I recall watching an extra credits video made around 2012 Singh do you have her $60 retail game needs to sell at least $5 million to break even and turning a profit for the studio to make their next game. That was assuming $60 retail prices and a two year development cycle with standard expenditures. Now it’s even more of his games going up to $90 and the games have three or even four year development cycles and even more if there’s something really big like fall out elder scrolls, or Grandtheft auto.
Dude- Truth!! The extra cash outlay does NOT equal the “added” enjoyment. 5x more expensive isn’t 5x better. The $100 cost of a 360 and 20 of the best older games is MAJOR value. Maybe the longest stretch of fun and enjoyment you could get for the money! Plus, all of us know that when you’re immersed in fallout 3, you’re not constantly thinking, “this would be so much better in 4k HD!!” Nonsense. Great video.
@@shashahthomas5870 I do care enough about video quality that when a game is available in both 1080 on the 360 and 4k on the One X, I’ll buy the One version. Why not!? But my point is that I’m not going to get 5 times the enjoyment out of a game that cost me 5 times more to play. If I pay $500 for a new Series X and the remastered Fallout when I could have paid $100 for an Xbox 360 E and 20 classic games, I am going to get far more enjoyment in life from the $100 game bonanza, then, ya know, take all my friends out for a raging good time followed by an all night video game marathon with the other $400!!!!! :-)
I recently "rediscovered" the Nintendo 3DS (I used to have one years ago, but I was really into PC RTS games at the time, so I barely touched it and sold it eventually) now with the console being Jailbroken I have a pocket sized system that could easily keep me entertained for the next 20 years with all of the games it can run/emulate, and the system and a 256GB micro sd card set me back a little over $100 USD.
psvita/vita TV, 3ds xl, wii(or wii u) and V1 Nintendo switch can alle be jailbroken without soldering and pumped full of good old games to last for multiple lifetimes. And you can buy all of them together for the price of a current gen console.
If you do go hacked 3DS, you definitely want the last generations of 3DS hardware, otherwise it’s only powerful enough for older 2D emulation. New 3DS XL can do some N64 and PSX.
Makes complete sense to me. I went to GameStop the other day, planning to buy a used PS5, and then I saw a 3DS XL under 200 bucks in excellent shape. I said never mind, I'll take that. Later that day, but put some custom firmware on that baby and now today I have more than $500 worth of games on that thing. Been having a blast with it, and I have zero regrets.
I've got three 360s for Halo 3, Reach, ODST, Lost Planet 2, L4D 1&2, and Black Ops 1&2 multiplayer (looking for my fourth). Nobody leaves my house thinking jamming a splitscreen game sucked, we have a blast. My little cousins watched me put MW2 (2009) in the tray, boot the game up, they decided they wanted to play BO2 instead, I popped the disk out for B02, it started right up, and they were in awe. They asked me why they don't make more games fully on disks like that and it occurred to me just how anti-consumer the market is now. 9&10 year olds can even see it.
One thing I hate about newer games is the intros, like myself i have a kid so i don't have the time i used to, i hate having my time wasted with fluff content and cinematics, if I wanted to watch a movie I would. Just let me play the game. This is coming from someone who in the right game absolutely loves it but in a racing or shooter game why waste our time.
I completely agree. Some games that are made to be on a large scale, probably need some form of introduction like that for context. But in a racing game we don’t need any context. We simply need to be racing the car that we want to race.
Go back to the late 80's and early 90s games, where you get an arcade experience and that one more go syndrome. No time wasted on cut scenes unless you play some adventure type game.
@@mobarakjama5570 I always thought nostalgia referred to *remembering* things as better than they were, potentially. Though to be literal, it really just means longing for a past time, similar to longing for home when away.
@@toshineon Agreed that nostalgia changes our perception and perspective of things that happened in the past, but my point was that the 360 was better in its time than the Xbox One and the Series X/S even when we put the nostalgia aside 😅
I hooked up my 360 2 weeks ago to play all of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare campaigns. Im having a blast, more then most of the modern games. Its like what you're saying updates that are only a few megabytes instead of 20 gigabytes, no day 1 patches needed, no battle passes, no micro transactions just pure fun! Subbed!
I recently bought a 360 and a huge collection I gave my son the ps5 and he still rather not only play but just watch me play 360 games. That says a lot!
I think that honor should go to the Xbox One X. Mainly because of the backwards compatibility with Xbox and Xbox 360 games plus the ultra HD disk drive.
@@RetroRangerReviews88 true, true. Well, I'm not getting rid of my 360 that's for sure. I paid for way too many Rock Band DLC for that to happen! The Rock Band series is my favorite game...the reason I bought an X360 in the first place, in fact!
Don't forget you could download music CDs to it with the visualizer that was dope. Lots of music played on mine. I was just thinking today about getting a 360 again. Cheers mate.
I just got an Xbox 360 with Halo 4, and was expecting to have to wait forever to play the game. I was so shocked when I just put in the disc and it just worked immediately. Something else to note, load times are faster than modern games with Halo 4 on an Xbox 360 and that's just crazy.
It’s funny, back in January I started playing Fallout 3 again for the first time since 2009. The nostalgia wave I felt seeing the 360 menu was intense. Memories of all those nights gaming with gang in my parents basement with halo 3 is something really special
I wouldn’t bother. It’s basically a One X but more powerful, but who could really tell? I can’t tell the difference between 1080p and 4K, so I play my games in performance mode to get 60fps even though I have a 4K tv. Loading times are good, but I wouldn’t upgrade just for that. The current library of games is barren across all consoles, but Xbox especially because all their exclusives are on PC and they’re coming to PlayStation now. I kinda wish I hadn’t bothered with a Series X or a PS5 and I really think they’ll be my last consoles if things keep going the way they are.
@@Ckoz2829You can also throw the steam deck OS on many budget PCs these days and have a great library of compatible games and a controller UI. Gog or itch for the DRM free ones, or use Humble and Steam (wait for steep sales) for the usual steam "purchase" (rental) experience at an appropriate price. Or, if you have an old w10 gaming PC kicking around, you can hook it up to your TV and install playnite, and then have a pretty controller UI. You'll occasionally need a mouse and keyboard to change settings, but its a decent experience and most of the time you don't. I also managed it with a laptop with a busted screen. Disassembled it, removed the busted screen, and got it going hooked up to the TV. Being a laptop it had the mouse and keyboard built in for the rare time you need them, but also worse performance. It was a fun project though. It'll end up being my kid's first "console" of his own when he's old enough for his own TV.
I have most of the correct modern consoles but I often drag my ps3 and Xbox 360 out. I generally rather install the 360 games first so it plays off the hard drive so it runs a lot quieter
Great video dude! Totally agree, I've been playing a lot older games recently and really appreciate how they just WORK. No insane downloads, installs, boring cutscenes/tutorials, or waiting for menus to authenticate to some server i don't care about. I just want to play and it feels like the new consoles forgot that.
I stopped playing modern games around 2018. Too much of the nonsense you mentioned. It had been a bad trend for a while after around 2012, but it was the final nail in the coffin for me. It feels like the games are not even made to be fun anymore, but to show off how "impressive" they are. Cutscenes in games used to be short and epic or at least interesting. These days they are long and extremely boring most of the time. Who thought that was a good idea? With old games you can quickly boot up the game with no nonsense and have tons of fun. Thats how gaming was, should have been and is supposed to be.
I run a junk removal business and I just got one yesterday during a pick up. The disc drive is stuck open and the hard drive is gone but it booted up perfectly. I’m building a system link set up in my garage for me and my kids with CRTs I get for free as well. I can’t stress how many classic games are on this system. I slept on it during its life cycle but for the past couple of years I have been loving the system. I couldn’t agree more on the controller for this system.
if you can add an SSD for the HDD then I recommend it, basic performance of an SSD exceeds any HDD of the era, I added them to all my old Laptops and PC's for a laugh and they work so well. I have not replaced my Xbox or Xbox 360's HDDs but I want to if they work
1. Car Combat game, I'll admit never seen it before, no idea 2. Fable 2, I'm pretty sure it's 2 not 3 3. Bioshock 4. Ace Combat Assault Horizon (BANGER SOUNDTRACK) 5. Forza Motorsport 4 6. WET! (God I wish we had a sequel or successor, can't believe you grabbed this, was fantastic) Agreed on the controller, it's still the best imo, those narrow triggers felt so much better than the modern wraparound kind. Random recommendation, but if you see one of the later controllers, with the rotatable DPad, it's essential, that DPad is fantastic and I've loved my Chrome Blue since I got it all those years ago.
I was honestly surprised with Wet, it’s an awesome game! I’ll have to check out the later controllers for sure. Great job on the guesses and thanks for watching!
Played the 360 version of halo reach recently to beat legendary. Just the main menu of the game is so atmospheric and awesome, its missing from today's games for sure.
Just finished another semester of college and decided to look for my old Xbox 360 in my attic at home when I visited and just hooked it up yesterday and still works. Just need to buy the battery packs for the controllers. I’m looking forward to putting in some old games and reminiscing on my childhood
my next door neighbour was clearing out his loft, found a 360E and asked me if i wanted it for my son. Honestly, its an awesome console even in 2024. I hunted down "Singularity" (which isn't backward compatible) and was utterly blown away, hadn't had such a good time on the last 2 gens. Honestly the ability to put a disc in a play a game is a game changer! Its like ships having sails in 2024.
Great video, and also the PS3 one too. I totally agree about this generation, there’s so much enjoyment to be had with the Xbox 360, PS3 & Wii. I find myself playing this generation more than the current as it’s not as frustrating and just so pure & fun - no micro transactions, no service games, no games released broken and needing endless patching, no massive installs you need to wait hours for. Just put the disc in & enjoy. And a lot of the games still hold up well today, Forza Horizon & Motorsport games on the 360 still look lush. I just leave my XB series s to the kids to play on whilst I enjoy my 360, PS3 & Wii.
Dusted off the ol ps3 installed a new internal hard drive and did the same with the x360 a few days ago. Great throwing on some project gothem racing and a few others.
The 360/PS3/Wii generation was the last console generation where developers and publishers took risks. It still felt a little like the PS2 days where there were so many games coming out from so many different studios and there was just variety, creativity, and fun.
I sold my 360 when backwards compatibility for Xbox One was announced. They never fully implemented it and now I can't play half of my 360 games. Selling it is my biggest regret, close second was buying an Xbox One.
@@ZathuraWasHere-oe8cr It's a good thing too because my modern flatscreen still has composite input so my Nintendo just plugs right into it with no issue. Used to play the crap out of California Speed and Hot Wheels Turbo Racing as a kid.
I recently dug out my old N64 and worked my way through Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Both AAA titles in their own right for their own time. I think it also taps into an element of entertainment nostalgia. Simpler times. Less concerns. etc etc. Engaging character driven gameplay was much more commonplace and you connected with the titles in some way that you just don't now. Throw in the fact you OWNED the game and had a physical cartridge or disk within arms reach. Not having to pay a monthly or annual subscription. Golden!
I have two Xbox 360 consoles lying around. One of them is mine, and the other was given to me by a friend who doesn't use it anymore. The one my friend gave me is the black version, similar to the one you have. Recently, I dusted them off and spent some time playing on both of them. It was a lot of fun revisiting my old collection and reminiscing about all the great times I had back then. Both consoles are modded and already have some sick homebrewing installed on them. However, the original Xbox 360 doesn't have any homebrewing yet. Playing games on a 4K screen has really made the Xbox 360 age like fine wine. The games look crisp in 1080p, and they don't have that annoying pixelated look that some Xbox One and PS4 games have. the image quality on the Xbox One is awful, and some games just aren't optimized well for the Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X
That’s awesome mate, I’m glad you enjoyed them! There are some os4 games out there that look awful. Like that street outlaws game I reviewed. Some games have this weird texturing that makes objects look like they are glowing or something. It was weird lol
I bought a xbox 360 over a year ago to play old games i played with my brothers..... Now my 12 year old daughter loves the racing games on it and i just bought her a Nintendo ds lite so she can play ds games and advance games..... I'm done with anything needing Internet connection to play or needing to update things or games that want you to pay money to upgrade things. Just give me games from 2012 and before. Those were the best and she's enjoying them too.
Completely agree man. The algorithm came through on this one. 360 and PS3 is probably never going to get cheaper than it is now and I think every gamer should get both, then decide which one to use for exclusives. Also, one reason to play on Xbox 360 over Series X is power consumption. The 360 E runs at around 55watts, which is incredible for the performance you get. Cheers for the video dude. Subbed
@@RetroRangerReviews88 Nice, the E's are built to last man. Just for some context, if the E is running at 55w in game, the Slim would be around 75w, the Falcon at roughly 120w and the Original at a whopping 160w. Definitely something to consider
@@wowwhataworld.9590 I honestly choose the slim just because I liked the design better, I think the E kinda looks a bit generic but it’s interesting that there’s quite a significant difference between these models.
@@_Imagimation_ Definitely agree. I've got both Slim and E. If it weren't for the power draw difference, I'd be using the Slim based on aesthetics. Looks good next to the PS3 Slim. However, being on solar, power draw is a huge factor for me.
I think you're really onto something here. Another example recently is that I found my older iPhone 4 and dusted it off and played some of the games I had installed on there which are now delisted from the App store and you know what? They were really fun and I can't think of anything I've got installed on my current iPhone 14 that's more impressive looking or a better game. I was having a lot of fun with Infinity Blade 1, 2, and 3.. iPhone ports of Indigo Prophecy, Hyper Light Drifter and Dead Cells that I bought and never played. I even slaped a controller on there for a console like experience. Hell, I even hooked up a lightning port to HDMI to it and outputed the iPhone to my TV with my bluetoothed controller in my hands and was thinking, "This is pretty much a high quality, cheap mini console now".
Any games/system that gets you gaming quickly is a rarity, and a godsend. Sometimes it just feels better to pick up my GameBoy Color, switch it on, wait 4 seconds, press Start, and - boom - I'm playing a game. No splash screens (or they're skippable, at least), no load times, no servers to connect to, no updates, etc. I truly miss the era of popping a game in and just playing a game. Also, with fewer background processes running in the background of games, the further back you go, the more responsive games are - less input lag, generally more stable framerates, and more 60FPS games. Xbox One definitely had a more ergonomic, more accurate, lower latency controller than the 360 - and Series further improved on the ergonomics (and the latency - at least in wired mode, wireless protocol didn't change). Xbox 360 controller's D-pad was abysmal, though, and you shouldn't gloss over that. It was really, truly bad. Anyway, it's no secret that last-gen gaming, as a habit/standard for yourself is significantly cheaper, but going to Xbox 360... you're going back to a generation that straight up changed the gaming industry. Yes, OG Xbox paved some new ground here and there, but it was largely a better version of what we were already getting on the 32-bit & 64-bit systems. 360/PS3/their games, pushed gaming into a whole new paradigm. Hundreds of hours? More like thousands.
Ps3, xbox 360 developers had to be creative to push the industry forward. Now it feels like sappy sad stories and "realistic" graphics are supposed to carry many games these days.
@@RetroRangerReviews88 i still play ps1, psp, xbox 360 in 2024. I play new games on pc and some i emulate but nothing beats breaking out guitar hero world tour on your 360 man!
The reason we want the latest and greatest thing is because we are chasing that new experience feeling. The feeling we got when we first played those 360 games.
Crazy that you made this video when you did! My Series X was also collecting dust, so i sold out on ebay and bought a 360 so i could play the backwards compatible games i was missing out on. I did my 360 four money towards a Series X in 2021 but turned it on maybe 15 times total. The 360 is a great console!
with my magic drive back then it was just heaven.i went to the store, borrowed all the games i wanted, stored them and played.....i had so many games that there were games that i never ever played once.i miss those times with friends. innocent times
As a 28 year old, I play nothing but the Xbox 360. I never gave mine up and mine was the best of the best that you could buy back then and it still works great. I've found myself at that age where I don't really care to play many games apart from the ones I grew up with. Which just so happen to mostly be on the Xbox 360. Every year, when my sister and I have a reunion, the first thing we do is play Call of Duty Black Ops zombies. Five and Kino. And that's some of the best fun I could ever ask to have.
As a child, I could not stand the idea of pineapple on a pizza!!!! As an adult pepperoni and pineapple is one of my absolute favorites !!!! oh my God it’s so juicy!! Greasy!!! And succulent all at the same time!! Pepperoni and pineapple!! soft and sweet with the hard and greasy/salty at same time it’s just a perfect combination specially if you got the munchies
Old games are legitimately better and its not nostalgia, I didnt play 360 growing up I had a ps2, I bought a 360 recently and started playing 360 games like gears of war a bunch of other s*** and it's all just better
There's this gaming podcast in Lithuania called Žaidimų balsas (game voice) and there's at least three episodes and moments where the hosts just don't understand playing or preserving older games. It's all really weird how they think Forza games won't be turned offline even though one is even being delisted and the first two forza games have no online anymore. And they have this negative opinion about emulation being illegal even though it's just an extension of a console in some ways, you buy a console game and then should be able to play it wherever it's possible without any limitations.
7th gen was when the budgets were starting to get big, but before publishers started hyperfixating on monetization, and when projects could still run on passion in addition to profit. Past 7th gen, monetization and overinflated budgets was the name of the game; they dumped more into projects and started pushing monetization harder and harder to justify the high spending. And now, with shareholders being the primary audience instead of customers, a lot of games now are almost monetization machines first, and games second. And requiring internet gives corpos more control.
I'm a 44 year old male and... ..I recently sold my Xbox Series X to purchase a Retroid Pocket Pro 4. It appears that current-generation consoles lack native games, which is quite disappointing. Additionally, the prevalence of cheating, microtransactions, and politically correct content has become all too common. From my perspective, the gaming industry's substantial profits have drawn individuals primarily interested in financial gain, particularly those with MBAs. This phenomenon is not unique to gaming; it has similarly affected the music, film, and television industries. Once profit-oriented executives became involved, we saw an increase in reboots and remakes at the expense of original, creative projects. In gaming, this trend is evident with the rise of live service and PvP games. Even genres that traditionally do not fit the live service model are being forced into it, leading to an influx of microtransactions, as observed in titles like Dragon's Dogma. The shift in AAA gaming occurred when large companies began prioritizing shareholder interests over fan satisfaction. This change has contributed to the resurgence of indie games and the renewed interest in retro gaming. Unfortunately, the visionary minds and developers who crafted the iconic games of our childhoods-and helped establish these major companies-are no longer present. They have been replaced by executives who align more closely with shareholder interests. TheRazerReborn
Woah, that’s a super deep comment! Unfortunately, like most industries, games are made for profit and the most profitable idea, wins. Thanks for watching!
@@user-vi4xy1jw7e You have fun paying in the $130+ range for the new Star Wars game. Once we allow that, the next GTA and future games will probably be pay-to-play or something equally absurd. I don't know how old you are, but I miss the days when we could simply insert the disc or cartridge and play the game. There were no patches or internet requirements back then-those were truly great days when gaming was at its finest." The nostalgia of popping in a cartridge or loading a disc without worrying about updates or connectivity is something many of us cherish.
@@RetroRangerReviews88 lol. Too Human was such a letdown for me. I was expecting the next great game from Silikon Knights and ended up being the worst game I remember buying on the console. But that could change in the future
Halo 3 came around right at that time when I started moving away from video games. Played casual matchmaking for a summer then moved on. Now turning on halo 3 is crushingly depressing
I had just joined the Navy, so was all over southeast Asia for a few years then returned home. Just didn't play games much for 10~ years. These days I spend most of my game time getting absolutely stomped on MCC
I bought an Xbox 360 E on the cheap a few days ago alongside Midnight Club L.A, was completely taken by surprise when I realised I didn't need to download a 70Gb day 1 "patch" to play the thing. Just pop it in and go, installed it for faster load times, but even that was 10x faster than a download would've been. Fuck, I miss this era of gaming.
Found a Guitar Hero/Band Hero lot at a garage sale for cheap, as soon as my friends came over and saw it they were more excited than I was to dig in and play. This gen is genuinely fun!
As the slightly older young guy in a shared house full of young guys. This video basically just inspired a redo of the living room. I’m going to buy an Xbox360, few controllers, with some games, and set it up in the living room. I think for just 100-150 bucks I could majorly change how cool the space is. Awesome video!
I still have my Xbox 360, GameCube, PS2, and PS3. I enjoy gaming on those consoles miles more than what we have today with the PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Older generation systems offer an expansive library worth of games (both exclusives and multi plats) with solid single player and multiplayer gameplay. No constant update patches worth tens of gigabytes to download and install, no constant microtransactions just to get the full game experience, just get the games you want and start playing them.
The 360 and PS3 were the last console generation that had a big jump vs what a PC could do. Since then consoles have just been budget PCs and overall the hardware needed to play games has not really jumped up that much. It's not like it was back in the old days where the SNES would come out and a lot of games on the SNES just were not possible on the NES. That's why the Steam Deck is doing so well because it's portable, cheap, and is leverages a games library that can reach all the way back into the 90s and earlier.
When I can play my Xboxes, about 70-80% of my time on my Xbox One is comprised of watching RUclips. With my 360, 100% of my time is spent playing games. Never stowed away, never needed to break it out of storage, always ready to play at a moment's notice and I still get (ridiculously cheap) games for it to this day, I even get to mess around with and dress up a little guy without needing to put down extra money. I would even go so far as to say it's one of the best consoles of all time, it's just perfect.
For awhile i didn't even have an xbox or a playstation. It was solely the wii and nes. I adored these systems because not only did they have some serious classics(i mean duck hunt, smb, and mbl) but it really brought me closer to my family and made me stay in touch with my roots with gaming.
I found out about the marketplace shutdown about half a year ago. So I decided to buy a new console and recollect the games. I bought in bulk buys and then got collectible games as well. I’ve spent maybe a thousand dollars yet now I have like 6 consoles, 500+ games and DLC and all arcade games worth playing. I’ve been having nothing but fun so far and now that it’s ending- its prices are about to skyrocket for the sake of conservation.
I'm glad I'm not the only one looking back all too fondly at that generation of consoles. PS4/Xbox One era wasn't bad either, it just got off to a rocky start, but nothing slapped like the PS3/Xbox 360 era. Games were regularly receiving high scores and actually deserving them. There wasn't the caveat "Yeah this game is pretty jank now, but THINK OF HOW COOL IT'LL BE IN THE FUTURE", only for the game to still be a broken, buggy mess months, in some cases YEARS after launch.
PS4 was mostly fine, but my god the Xbox one launch was absolutely terrible and it stayed like that until 2021. When the fucking settings crash you know you fucked up
For the past 4 years I've been gaming with a GTX 580 and it has been awesome playing Xbox 360 era games and a little beyond with lower specs. Just recently upgraded to a 1060 and I don't think I'll need to upgrade ever again.
I’m almost 40 and this is the first time in my life since the Sega Megadrive that I haven’t felt the need to own the latest and greatest. Literally no desire for a PS5 or Series X/S. I’ve been having the best time over the past 4 years or so scanning the depths of the PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Wii, DS, PSP, XBox 360 and PS3 libraries. I just RGH modded one of my 360 systems and I feel like a kid in a toy shop with unlimited credit right now. It’s the best.
I give an example why Retro-games are lately the real fun nowadays . Wizardry 1: Every encounter can screw up your party and death can comes fast which means you actually pick your fights and escape when too many enemies are in that encounter (escaping is finally a viable option and not decoration) . Many Things are randomly generated and even Loot and items which somehow spices the game up but you dont need the best item to beat the game. I had much more fun than nowadays Open-world RPG stuff with empty huge worlds , copy-pasted dungeons and incredibly boring Quests and their badly written stories. Just a Dungeon to get deeper and deeper into and slaying a mad Wizard that terrorizes the lands of Lyllgamyn with an amulet that was stolen and belonged to the King . .
@@RetroRangerReviews88 Yeah it really is. Its very hard and rather basic but the design to each floor is unique and often you need to retreat not because of too much loot you got but because your magic spells are almost depleted or your team lost alot of HP . You get into an inn to heal up and level up . And there are alot of sequels for the series .
This video hits at the perfect time. My childhood Xbox was sold long ago, but I found an OG Xbox at Goodwill for $50 in 2016. I bought it for nostalgia but let it sit for years before delving into buying more games. If I bought more Xbox games back then, they'd be super cheap. Now, the good titles are getting pricey. Give it another 5 years, when another nostalgia wave peaks, and I bet we'll see increasingly expensive prices for physical Xbox 360 media.
There’s always this period between after a console is obsolete and before it’s deemed “vintage” where games are dirt cheap and only the core fanbase really remains. We’re in that era for the Xbox 360 generation. It’s liberating to be able to enjoy something simply on its merits and not as some kind of investment or bandwagon.
360s aren't cheap because their in that between stage If that was the case wouldn't PS3s be cheap? Even Super Slims are over $100 360s are cheap because the whole RROD thing combined with the fact they're ticking time-bombs Unless you have a Model-E or a 2012 Slim there's a good chance your capacitors are gonna pop sooner or later I had a 2009 Elite picked it up for $60 a few years ago. Couple months ago every single electrolytic capacitor popped which destroyed the motherboard
I was saying the other day that there is no game that currently exists that couldn’t have been made for the PS3 and XB360. The only thing we’ve gained is graphic fidelity. I think we peaked the generation before (PS2 GC DC XBone) and games have been on a slow decline since with a few gems as exceptions.
I think the main problem with this is simply people wanting to play with their friends, thinking everyone else will get the new thing and they need it, too. That s a vicious cycle. I still have a PS4 :)). Because I don't play all that much. But then, servers for some games are just empty man...
I started collecting Xbox 360 and PS3 games around 10 years ago. I have well over 500 games. I don't need to be online or update to play these fantastic games. I'm 54 years old now and have enough games to keep me busy for the rest of my life. I've had the newer consoles but got sick of the constant updates when all i want to do is have a quick blast on something. These were the last of the golden age of gaming where you pop in the disk or cartridge and away you go. Modern gaming has IMHO gone downhill since then.
This is literally me with my ps3. I bought it for dirt cheap a few months ago and it has been amazing. Games just work. I put a disc inside, and few moments later I've been already playing the game. I'm mainly a PC player because my family never had money for consoles, and for young me consoles were stupid for some reason, but yeah, older consoles make so much sense.
Got myself a Halo 3 edition console some months back for £90, and it was RGH'd & came with 1TB of storage (plenty of room to store many games!). Have been steadily re-building a collection of games that I was fond of back in the day from my local game store that sells them for literal pennies, and they're somehow better quality than a lot of the stuff we get today 😆
My best friend and I live pretty far apart in different cities now but every couple of months we visit each other, hook up the 360 and play through our favourites split screen coops from when we were in secondary school. If we do play on the series s/x it’s to play through a remake of something we used to play or a sequel continuing on from them. There are probably newer games we could play but there’s something special about those games and their stories to us that makes going back to them so much fun even after hundreds upon hundreds of hours of play time.
I have an xbox 360 elite and a 360 E as well as an extensive digital library of 360 and xbox original games, ive been playing it a lot recently, whats wild is the 360 can download games while playing a game but the xb1 cant
Still having blast with my modded OG Xbox. No download no crap. Power on, choose game and play. Emulating all up to 5th gen consoles. Modded 128mb ram, 2tb hdd, custom bios. HDMI output mod. Never even wanted newer console. I have games for like next 40 years on it. And usually when we get together for gaming night, my xbox beats others and we play mostly on it. Splitscreen HALO2, Time splitters2, Mashed etc is damn fun. PS5 and new xboxes collecting dust there. Just need to recap it and hoping it will last few more decades.
I'm in my 40s and got a 360 loaded with 70 or so games during the pandemic. It's the most advanced console I've ever owned, and I have absolutely no want to upgrade anytime soon. It's a blast.
Recently moved out on my own for the first time and intentionally didnt get wifi. I was remiss to find out over half of the games on my ps5 couldnt be played because they couldnt "contact the dns server to verify the game license" even though they were already installed on the console. I grew up with a ps2 and i crave the old days
I just picked up an Xbox One for 50$. All i had to do was add an HDMI cord, my wired Xbox one controllers and signing into my Xbox live account and i already had a lot of stuff from back then. Just picked up Midnight Club: LA from a gaming shop, i always like that game but was always playing other games and never gave it much attention. So now its my only physical Xbox 360 game & I'm gonna focus on it.
'the entire game was there, on the disc, without even downloading updates'. This IS when videogames still made sense, before greedy beancounters turned everything into a subscription model. Season 3 of Mythic Quest had some good / funny commentary on unethical monetization in videogames
Retrobat lover here, while having a Reverb g2 and a simulator, and being a hardcore cs2 gamer, i still love playing retro games (till ps3) on my powerful computer
I still play on the ps 1, ps 2 and Xbox 360. Truly masterpieces of consoles for their time. The best memories, the joy and all came from these consoles. Older games with or without the nostalgia were made to another level compared to the newer generation of games.
I agree with just about everything you said. My own personal experience was playing Assassins creed 2 only last year, I was still blown away by how good the graphics and physics were for a decade old game
I seriously bought a Series X with the intent to play old games on it in 4K, and I haven't been let down yet. I don't really care much for the newer stuff, and rarely ever buy games at full price.
Make expensive consoles, make bad games, have disgust for audience, use microtranactions during hyperinflation period- and these companies expect for there to not be a 2nd industry collapse?
I love how games just work and don’t need to download
Exactly!
Imagine buying a game and being able to play it as soon as you get home
@@williamcooper8599 I think more fuss should have been made when this changed because it’s shite.
@@Zarulu In terms of dedicated Series X games yes but most XO, PS4 and even PS5 games are on the actual disc - no download required. It is a worsening trend overall though.
@@sandman8920 fuss was made, people brushed it off, and now Ubisoft is deleting people's purchases to force them to the new version of it. No skin off my neck, I stopped purchasing from predatory companies about a decade ago, when you were saying more of a fuss should have been made. I was the fuss. I hope you didn't mock anyone for not wanting to put uplay on their machine.
When I was a little kid, my parents threw out our already old SNES and games because they were old. The next console we got was a Gamecube. It's not even ten feet from me, and it was purchased almost 20 years ago.
Don't throw out your old media, ever.
I’ve heard of old games and consoles being thrown away… that breaks my heart!
You might have lost thousands of $$$.
@@JaggedMercenary It was one SNES, 2-3 controllers, and maybe a dozen games, my favorite being Super Mario All-Stars. Second place was Judge Dredd, and then Blackthorne. Perhaps not thousands, but certainly hundreds.
I regret selling my old consoles.
Mom would “lose” the games and almost never found them
I literally got my old 360 out too! I got sick of these expensive new games that aren’t even finished on launch
Exactly!
And those games need 200gb and they aren't even good except rdr2
i will never not be angry at the prospect of putting a $60-80 down payment on a game that needs another year of patching before it's even playable and still need to earmark another $100 for all the dlc that makes it one complete game. I grew up at a time where for $20 you not only got a fully functioning game, but extra features like unlockable concept art and mini documentaries on the game's development. DLC's for single player games usually added new game items or alternate game modes or extra playable areas with side quests, not the entire last 1/4 of the game you already bought. Looking at you Bioware
Cough cough call of duty
Yea, how dare they make your games better
This must be what Don Mattrick truly meant when he said "We have a console for those people, it's called Xbox 360". What he was actually saying was "Our future games will suck, stay on the Xbox 360". All is forgiven Don. 😂
He warned us 🤔 That sly devil 🤣
Oh damn, THAT'S a deep cut!!! 😂
You said that like he wasn't the one to push for them to suck.
@@nosville22 At least he warned us first. /s
We have a console for that! It's called the Atari 2600!
Old games are better
I agree!
Amen
Facts
I upvoted this and then thought “fuck Xbox 360 games are old?”
😂😂 thanks for reminding me how fucking old I am you bastard!! 😂😉
Edit: I level this complaint as I’m current (re)playing Fallout: New Vegas on PSP on my ps4. Which I only bought because my damn 360 died (red ringed) twice (I bought a refurbed one of eBay) during COVID. Fucking he’ll.
Old triple a games are better but indie games are at there peak
7th gen is the best time in gaming imo, after trying everything I now only buy and play 360 and ps3, more that enough games on those to last myself a lifetime, I need nothing more.
100% mate! And the switch of course! Thank you for watching!
Console gaming was never the same after the 7th gen.
@@mikeclark4480What a load of $hit.
8th gen games from the top of my head:
God of War (2018)
Horizon Zero Dawn
TW3
LOZ BOTW and other various Nintendo titles
UNCHARTED 4
Spiderman 2018
Senua Hellblade
Red Dead 2
Tomb Raider Reboot trilogy
Gears of War 4
Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War
A Plague Tale
Cuphead
Dark Souls 3
Bloodborne
Control
Mad Max
Dying Light
Ori and the Blind Forest
Undertale
Othercide..
The list goes on. A nice mix of well received AAA, AA and smaller indie titles.
Gotta stop wearing the rose colored glasses. It’s actually cringe when people like you spout utter nonsense.
I prefer the sixth but there’s definitely a handful of 360 games that are amazing.
Best gen ever...played so much good games and still replay them...just finished all gears of war games on x360 ,army of two, etc
The industry was always cornering itself. The more powerful the hardware the less variety in Aaa you get. Games were artistic in their own way, now it's just a movie experience with a pad in your hand.
I’ve heard this so often nowadays. I agree! Let’s just have crazy fun games!
I'm a 44 year old male and...
..I recently sold my Xbox Series X to purchase a Retroid Pocket Pro 4.
It appears that current-generation consoles lack native games, which is quite disappointing. Additionally, the prevalence of cheating, microtransactions, and politically correct content has become all too common.
From my perspective, the gaming industry's substantial profits have drawn individuals primarily interested in financial gain, particularly those with MBAs. This phenomenon is not unique to gaming; it has similarly affected the music, film, and television industries. Once profit-oriented executives became involved, we saw an increase in reboots and remakes at the expense of original, creative projects. In gaming, this trend is evident with the rise of live service and PvP games. Even genres that traditionally do not fit the live service model are being forced into it, leading to an influx of microtransactions, as observed in titles like Dragon's Dogma.
The shift in AAA gaming occurred when large companies began prioritizing shareholder interests over fan satisfaction. This change has contributed to the resurgence of indie games and the renewed interest in retro gaming. Unfortunately, the visionary minds and developers who crafted the iconic games of our childhoods-and helped establish these major companies-are no longer present. They have been replaced by executives who align more closely with shareholder interests.
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@@mikelreborn3254 agree with all that. I am older than you and I can tell you there was magic in gaming in the 90s and 2000s. I'd pay 50 bucks for a short Sega arcade game rather than play a game where you press x to move a log out of the way. But let's be honest folk want more of it with demands for more powerful hardware. But I believe the percentage wanting more of it is slightly decreasing.
@@mikelreborn3254 Well said !
You must live under a rock. There's plenty of non-movie experience games.
Playing ps2 and 360 mainly atm. Absolutely having a blast.
Me too! Thank you!
A Nintendo Switch would also be a good shout
When I run non-pc games, I mostly boot my old PS1 discs (these days on my PC because its hooked up, but they worked fine in the ps3 too, until my ps3 controllers stopped holding a charge - another pro for the 360. Wired controllers and controllers that take AAs).
@@dawudjibreel6075nah Nintendo has some of the worst practices in gaming, I wouldn’t support them with even a penny.
PS2 was and is an awesome console.
FINALLY someone that UNDERSTANDS that we don't need our games to look real, but to take us out of reality!
Just give us the goldilocks zone. The 360/ps3 was perfect, it didn't take a decade for a new GTA game.
Cartoon platformers look great even on a Gamecube. ATV Offroad Fury is from 2001 is so fun on the ps2 with a great soundtrack.
I totally agree that games don't NEED to be realistic to be enjoyable, but I think that games with the aim to look real are good at fooling you into thinking it is reality, which is the same effect as taking you out of it
7th gen was the peak for me, the point where graphics hit that HD sweetspot and made the last big jump in quality before diminishing returns, and the games were still focused on fun rather than microtransactions.
Exactly Man, it’s the perfect balance!
And no activist DEI garbage.
@@MeeSanFrancisco DEi?
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion.
Basically what Gamers say when they want to make a fuss about when a minority or gay person just happens to be a character in a video game
And now all new games are more blurry than 360 games thanks to garbage TAA that was added because devs got lazy and extremely incompetent. You know we don't need your dynamic lighting/shadows and day/night circle in every game to have fun.
My biggest regret in life is that I traded in my Xbox 360 and all my games when the Xbox one came out. I grew up poor and didn’t have the means to just buy the Xbox one outright so me and my brother scrapped together what we could and traded in the Xbox to cover the rest. It honestly wasn’t worth it. Years of game saves I’ll never get back.
I’m sorry to hear that mate. That’s exactly how I felt too!
I feel this. Only, I think I copied my account data from the 250gb HDD of my 360 S over to my original 20gb from my first 360 before selling it or at least I hope I did! It was so long ago I can’t recall. Buying a 360 off a friend some, hoping for the best 😅
@@Weather_Nerd I hope you did it!
Time to jump back in. You can get a .modded one super reasonable
Well, the game saves aren't really that great a loss - you get to enjoy the same games from the start again! :)
There’s nothing new under the sun.
As time speeds forward, we’ll see how we lived in the golden age of video games and didn’t realize just how awesome it was until we were mid-aged.
Great video.
Thank you so much mate!
Honestly, if game companies paid attention to what consumers want, we might be in an even better era now. But with everything being purely about profit above anything else, there is no room in the industry for intention or exciting customer friendly innovations.
I’m going to say seventh generation may have been the sweet spot where games were no longer seriously down by pinnacle imitations enabling developers to max out creativity and performance but before development times became such a burden that they had to push out unfinished games and then make it up with day one patches and progressive DLC in order to make ends meet.
The thing is contemporary video games are extremely expensive investments to make. I recall watching an extra credits video made around 2012 Singh do you have her $60 retail game needs to sell at least $5 million to break even and turning a profit for the studio to make their next game. That was assuming $60 retail prices and a two year development cycle with standard expenditures. Now it’s even more of his games going up to $90 and the games have three or even four year development cycles and even more if there’s something really big like fall out elder scrolls, or Grandtheft auto.
Bruh did you just quote Ecclesiastes?
Dude- Truth!!
The extra cash outlay does NOT equal the “added” enjoyment. 5x more expensive isn’t 5x better. The $100 cost of a 360 and 20 of the best older games is MAJOR value. Maybe the longest stretch of fun and enjoyment you could get for the money! Plus, all of us know that when you’re immersed in fallout 3, you’re not constantly thinking, “this would be so much better in 4k HD!!” Nonsense.
Great video.
Thank you so much mate! You are totally right!
Also, running a cool little competition right now if you’re interested 🙂
On the series x, fallout 3 is 4K HD and 60 fps. You probably don’t care but I’m just saying.
@@shashahthomas5870 I do care enough about video quality that when a game is available in both 1080 on the 360 and 4k on the One X, I’ll buy the One version. Why not!? But my point is that I’m not going to get 5 times the enjoyment out of a game that cost me 5 times more to play. If I pay $500 for a new Series X and the remastered Fallout when I could have paid $100 for an Xbox 360 E and 20 classic games, I am going to get far more enjoyment in life from the $100 game bonanza, then, ya know, take all my friends out for a raging good time followed by an all night video game marathon with the other $400!!!!! :-)
Not really, the texture pack and what not is not there to make it look better@@shashahthomas5870
I recently "rediscovered" the Nintendo 3DS (I used to have one years ago, but I was really into PC RTS games at the time, so I barely touched it and sold it eventually) now with the console being Jailbroken I have a pocket sized system that could easily keep me entertained for the next 20 years with all of the games it can run/emulate, and the system and a 256GB micro sd card set me back a little over $100 USD.
Wow, nice work! I’ve never considered the 3DS to be an emulation machine. Thanks for watching mate!
@@RetroRangerReviews88 a modded new 3DS (or 2DS) with CFW is an absolute delight
psvita/vita TV, 3ds xl, wii(or wii u) and V1 Nintendo switch can alle be jailbroken without soldering and pumped full of good old games to last for multiple lifetimes. And you can buy all of them together for the price of a current gen console.
If you do go hacked 3DS, you definitely want the last generations of 3DS hardware, otherwise it’s only powerful enough for older 2D emulation. New 3DS XL can do some N64 and PSX.
@@Redmage913 Yeah, I have both a new 3DS XL and a new 2DS XL.
Makes complete sense to me. I went to GameStop the other day, planning to buy a used PS5, and then I saw a 3DS XL under 200 bucks in excellent shape. I said never mind, I'll take that.
Later that day, but put some custom firmware on that baby and now today I have more than $500 worth of games on that thing. Been having a blast with it, and I have zero regrets.
Wow, nice work mate!
You made the right choice lol
I recently found my old Xbox 360 and I am enjoying playing old games and playing games I didn't get a chance to play at the time.
This is exactly why I’m playing it now, too!
0:01 This is true. We’ve already discovered that building brown bricks in Minecraft is the most amount of fun you can possibly have
I've got three 360s for Halo 3, Reach, ODST, Lost Planet 2, L4D 1&2, and Black Ops 1&2 multiplayer (looking for my fourth). Nobody leaves my house thinking jamming a splitscreen game sucked, we have a blast. My little cousins watched me put MW2 (2009) in the tray, boot the game up, they decided they wanted to play BO2 instead, I popped the disk out for B02, it started right up, and they were in awe. They asked me why they don't make more games fully on disks like that and it occurred to me just how anti-consumer the market is now. 9&10 year olds can even see it.
One thing I hate about newer games is the intros, like myself i have a kid so i don't have the time i used to, i hate having my time wasted with fluff content and cinematics, if I wanted to watch a movie I would. Just let me play the game.
This is coming from someone who in the right game absolutely loves it but in a racing or shooter game why waste our time.
I completely agree. Some games that are made to be on a large scale, probably need some form of introduction like that for context. But in a racing game we don’t need any context. We simply need to be racing the car that we want to race.
Hence, Burnout Paradise on Xbox Live Arcade :D
You ever played a roguelike?
Go back to the late 80's and early 90s games, where you get an arcade experience and that one more go syndrome. No time wasted on cut scenes unless you play some adventure type game.
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Just turned on the 360 to play Minecraft and Skyrim again and it's amazing
Awesome! Skyrim is amazing!
Is it really nostalgia if it runs better than the new stuff 😅
@@mobarakjama5570 I always thought nostalgia referred to *remembering* things as better than they were, potentially. Though to be literal, it really just means longing for a past time, similar to longing for home when away.
@@toshineon Agreed that nostalgia changes our perception and perspective of things that happened in the past, but my point was that the 360 was better in its time than the Xbox One and the Series X/S even when we put the nostalgia aside 😅
I hooked up my 360 2 weeks ago to play all of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare campaigns.
Im having a blast, more then most of the modern games.
Its like what you're saying updates that are only a few megabytes instead of 20 gigabytes, no day 1 patches needed, no battle passes, no micro transactions just pure fun!
Subbed!
Thank you so much mate!
I recently bought a 360 and a huge collection I gave my son the ps5 and he still rather not only play but just watch me play 360 games. That says a lot!
That’s what it’s like with my son! 🙂
I've been saying it for years, 360 was the last good xbox
It’s amazing, that’s for sure!
I think that honor should go to the Xbox One X. Mainly because of the backwards compatibility with Xbox and Xbox 360 games plus the ultra HD disk drive.
True, but it’s a shame many x360 games aren’t backwards compatible. Full Auto really only runs on the 360 and it’s one of my favourite games.
@@RetroRangerReviews88 true, true.
Well, I'm not getting rid of my 360 that's for sure. I paid for way too many Rock Band DLC for that to happen! The Rock Band series is my favorite game...the reason I bought an X360 in the first place, in fact!
YESS!!
Don't forget you could download music CDs to it with the visualizer that was dope. Lots of music played on mine. I was just thinking today about getting a 360 again. Cheers mate.
I’m glad I could help mate! 🙂
I remember downloading songs and then creating custom WWE entrances with the songs
hah that age of console music visualization was dope
Yeah me too i really need one.
As I got older I found I appreciated things more and wanted to hold onto them.
Yep same here! Thanks for watching!
I just got an Xbox 360 with Halo 4, and was expecting to have to wait forever to play the game. I was so shocked when I just put in the disc and it just worked immediately. Something else to note, load times are faster than modern games with Halo 4 on an Xbox 360 and that's just crazy.
It’s funny, back in January I started playing Fallout 3 again for the first time since 2009. The nostalgia wave I felt seeing the 360 menu was intense. Memories of all those nights gaming with gang in my parents basement with halo 3 is something really special
I resonate with that mate! The new UIs feel so different!
I think this rings true more than ever with the current generation, because I've felt virtually no reason to upgrade my Xbox One X to a Series X.
The One X is a seriously awesome console and well priced right now 🙂
I wouldn’t bother. It’s basically a One X but more powerful, but who could really tell? I can’t tell the difference between 1080p and 4K, so I play my games in performance mode to get 60fps even though I have a 4K tv. Loading times are good, but I wouldn’t upgrade just for that. The current library of games is barren across all consoles, but Xbox especially because all their exclusives are on PC and they’re coming to PlayStation now. I kinda wish I hadn’t bothered with a Series X or a PS5 and I really think they’ll be my last consoles if things keep going the way they are.
One X is wonderfil for playing 360 games
Series X can provide FPS Boost in some Xbox 360 games. Have bought Series X and still having One X and 360 as well
@@Ckoz2829You can also throw the steam deck OS on many budget PCs these days and have a great library of compatible games and a controller UI. Gog or itch for the DRM free ones, or use Humble and Steam (wait for steep sales) for the usual steam "purchase" (rental) experience at an appropriate price. Or, if you have an old w10 gaming PC kicking around, you can hook it up to your TV and install playnite, and then have a pretty controller UI. You'll occasionally need a mouse and keyboard to change settings, but its a decent experience and most of the time you don't.
I also managed it with a laptop with a busted screen. Disassembled it, removed the busted screen, and got it going hooked up to the TV. Being a laptop it had the mouse and keyboard built in for the rare time you need them, but also worse performance. It was a fun project though. It'll end up being my kid's first "console" of his own when he's old enough for his own TV.
I have most of the correct modern consoles but I often drag my ps3 and Xbox 360 out. I generally rather install the 360 games first so it plays off the hard drive so it runs a lot quieter
Definitely a good idea. Thanks for watching!
still have the PS3 connected in the bedroom for Netflix and Blu-Ray
@@TheDunbartxeen nice!
Great video dude! Totally agree, I've been playing a lot older games recently and really appreciate how they just WORK. No insane downloads, installs, boring cutscenes/tutorials, or waiting for menus to authenticate to some server i don't care about. I just want to play and it feels like the new consoles forgot that.
Exactly! And wow, I know you! Thank you for checking out the video mate! I’m waiting for your ‘I played every Mario game ever’ video 😉
I stopped playing modern games around 2018. Too much of the nonsense you mentioned. It had been a bad trend for a while after around 2012, but it was the final nail in the coffin for me.
It feels like the games are not even made to be fun anymore, but to show off how "impressive" they are. Cutscenes in games used to be short and epic or at least interesting. These days they are long and extremely boring most of the time. Who thought that was a good idea?
With old games you can quickly boot up the game with no nonsense and have tons of fun. Thats how gaming was, should have been and is supposed to be.
You can’t play but a handful of original Xbox games on Series X.
I run a junk removal business and I just got one yesterday during a pick up. The disc drive is stuck open and the hard drive is gone but it booted up perfectly. I’m building a system link set up in my garage for me and my kids with CRTs I get for free as well. I can’t stress how many classic games are on this system. I slept on it during its life cycle but for the past couple of years I have been loving the system. I couldn’t agree more on the controller for this system.
Mate that’s so awesome! Let me know if you find a spare CRT 😂
if you can add an SSD for the HDD then I recommend it, basic performance of an SSD exceeds any HDD of the era, I added them to all my old Laptops and PC's for a laugh and they work so well. I have not replaced my Xbox or Xbox 360's HDDs but I want to if they work
Oh man! Thank you! You just inspired me to do the same. I have two 360s and two original Xbox consoles. Totally doing this.
1. Car Combat game, I'll admit never seen it before, no idea
2. Fable 2, I'm pretty sure it's 2 not 3
3. Bioshock
4. Ace Combat Assault Horizon (BANGER SOUNDTRACK)
5. Forza Motorsport 4
6. WET! (God I wish we had a sequel or successor, can't believe you grabbed this, was fantastic)
Agreed on the controller, it's still the best imo, those narrow triggers felt so much better than the modern wraparound kind.
Random recommendation, but if you see one of the later controllers, with the rotatable DPad, it's essential, that DPad is fantastic and I've loved my Chrome Blue since I got it all those years ago.
I was honestly surprised with Wet, it’s an awesome game!
I’ll have to check out the later controllers for sure.
Great job on the guesses and thanks for watching!
I believe the first game is Full Auto
@@ssswatergunn2582 nice!
@@ssswatergunn2582 Ha ha that's it. I got that one wrong thinking it was Flat-out
Flat out, looks kewl, I didn't know what that was
Played the 360 version of halo reach recently to beat legendary. Just the main menu of the game is so atmospheric and awesome, its missing from today's games for sure.
Just finished another semester of college and decided to look for my old Xbox 360 in my attic at home when I visited and just hooked it up yesterday and still works. Just need to buy the battery packs for the controllers. I’m looking forward to putting in some old games and reminiscing on my childhood
I hope you have fun mate!
my next door neighbour was clearing out his loft, found a 360E and asked me if i wanted it for my son. Honestly, its an awesome console even in 2024. I hunted down "Singularity" (which isn't backward compatible) and was utterly blown away, hadn't had such a good time on the last 2 gens. Honestly the ability to put a disc in a play a game is a game changer! Its like ships having sails in 2024.
Great video, and also the PS3 one too. I totally agree about this generation, there’s so much enjoyment to be had with the Xbox 360, PS3 & Wii. I find myself playing this generation more than the current as it’s not as frustrating and just so pure & fun - no micro transactions, no service games, no games released broken and needing endless patching, no massive installs you need to wait hours for. Just put the disc in & enjoy. And a lot of the games still hold up well today, Forza Horizon & Motorsport games on the 360 still look lush. I just leave my XB series s to the kids to play on whilst I enjoy my 360, PS3 & Wii.
Nice! I’m glad I’m not alone in my thinking mate!
Not to mention very good online multiplayer via fan servers. I play the Wii online at least weekly with minimal issues.
I was just saying this last night about how I would rather play an Xbox 360 then a xbox one
I’m probably going to play some more later! Thanks for watching!
I still use my 360 frequently, and my Xbox One is sitting beside it with a thick layer of dust. Biggest regret purchasing the One.
@@mountainmgtow5421 I’m sad to hear it mate!
@@mountainmgtow5421 I’m torn between the 360 slim and the 360 e
Dusted off the ol ps3 installed a new internal hard drive and did the same with the x360 a few days ago. Great throwing on some project gothem racing and a few others.
The 360/PS3/Wii generation was the last console generation where developers and publishers took risks. It still felt a little like the PS2 days where there were so many games coming out from so many different studios and there was just variety, creativity, and fun.
I totally agree, more games going further from the norm to establish their identity. It feels like this is now living on with indie games!
I sold my 360 when backwards compatibility for Xbox One was announced. They never fully implemented it and now I can't play half of my 360 games. Selling it is my biggest regret, close second was buying an Xbox One.
And backwards compatibility barely fucking worked until almost a decade later, games would barely load or crashed a lot
Still got my N64 which was handed down to me from my older brothers. Still works, it's great!
Mine was handed down to me by my dad.
Almost got OoT beat for finally
@@ZathuraWasHere-oe8cr It's a good thing too because my modern flatscreen still has composite input so my Nintendo just plugs right into it with no issue. Used to play the crap out of California Speed and Hot Wheels Turbo Racing as a kid.
Oh man hot wheels turbo racing! “Gimme fuel gimme fire!”
I’m yet to even TRY any Zelda n64 game 😐
@@RetroRangerReviews88 Bro, you're missing out! It's my whole childhood
7th generation was the last time consoles were worth the money and actually innovated and were fun except the wii u and 3ds
I’m going to have to cover some Nintendo stuff!
The Switch innovated too, the detachable controllers make local multi-player everywhere ez
Wii U was fun. Owning one felt like being part of a secret club.
I recently dug out my old N64 and worked my way through Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Both AAA titles in their own right for their own time.
I think it also taps into an element of entertainment nostalgia. Simpler times. Less concerns. etc etc. Engaging character driven gameplay was much more commonplace and you connected with the titles in some way that you just don't now.
Throw in the fact you OWNED the game and had a physical cartridge or disk within arms reach. Not having to pay a monthly or annual subscription. Golden!
I totally agree Calum!
I have two Xbox 360 consoles lying around. One of them is mine, and the other was given to me by a friend who doesn't use it anymore. The one my friend gave me is the black version, similar to the one you have. Recently, I dusted them off and spent some time playing on both of them. It was a lot of fun revisiting my old collection and reminiscing about all the great times I had back then. Both consoles are modded and already have some sick homebrewing installed on them. However, the original Xbox 360 doesn't have any homebrewing yet. Playing games on a 4K screen has really made the Xbox 360 age like fine wine. The games look crisp in 1080p, and they don't have that annoying pixelated look that some Xbox One and PS4 games have. the image quality on the Xbox One is awful, and some games just aren't optimized well for the Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X
That’s awesome mate, I’m glad you enjoyed them! There are some os4 games out there that look awful. Like that street outlaws game I reviewed. Some games have this weird texturing that makes objects look like they are glowing or something. It was weird lol
I bought a xbox 360 over a year ago to play old games i played with my brothers..... Now my 12 year old daughter loves the racing games on it and i just bought her a Nintendo ds lite so she can play ds games and advance games..... I'm done with anything needing Internet connection to play or needing to update things or games that want you to pay money to upgrade things.
Just give me games from 2012 and before. Those were the best and she's enjoying them too.
Completely agree man. The algorithm came through on this one. 360 and PS3 is probably never going to get cheaper than it is now and I think every gamer should get both, then decide which one to use for exclusives. Also, one reason to play on Xbox 360 over Series X is power consumption. The 360 E runs at around 55watts, which is incredible for the performance you get. Cheers for the video dude. Subbed
I have 2 Xbox 360 Es here and I might customise one to use regularly. Thank you so much mate!
@@RetroRangerReviews88 Nice, the E's are built to last man. Just for some context, if the E is running at 55w in game, the Slim would be around 75w, the Falcon at roughly 120w and the Original at a whopping 160w. Definitely something to consider
@@wowwhataworld.9590 bloody hell that’s a fair difference!
@@wowwhataworld.9590 I honestly choose the slim just because I liked the design better, I think the E kinda looks a bit generic but it’s interesting that there’s quite a significant difference between these models.
@@_Imagimation_ Definitely agree. I've got both Slim and E. If it weren't for the power draw difference, I'd be using the Slim based on aesthetics. Looks good next to the PS3 Slim. However, being on solar, power draw is a huge factor for me.
I think you're really onto something here. Another example recently is that I found my older iPhone 4 and dusted it off and played some of the games I had installed on there which are now delisted from the App store and you know what? They were really fun and I can't think of anything I've got installed on my current iPhone 14 that's more impressive looking or a better game. I was having a lot of fun with Infinity Blade 1, 2, and 3.. iPhone ports of Indigo Prophecy, Hyper Light Drifter and Dead Cells that I bought and never played. I even slaped a controller on there for a console like experience. Hell, I even hooked up a lightning port to HDMI to it and outputed the iPhone to my TV with my bluetoothed controller in my hands and was thinking, "This is pretty much a high quality, cheap mini console now".
Man that’s awesome. I’ve never gotten into phone games but when you put it like that I kind of want to try it!
Infinity Blade 1, 2, and 3 are the best Phone games ever.
Any games/system that gets you gaming quickly is a rarity, and a godsend. Sometimes it just feels better to pick up my GameBoy Color, switch it on, wait 4 seconds, press Start, and - boom - I'm playing a game. No splash screens (or they're skippable, at least), no load times, no servers to connect to, no updates, etc. I truly miss the era of popping a game in and just playing a game. Also, with fewer background processes running in the background of games, the further back you go, the more responsive games are - less input lag, generally more stable framerates, and more 60FPS games.
Xbox One definitely had a more ergonomic, more accurate, lower latency controller than the 360 - and Series further improved on the ergonomics (and the latency - at least in wired mode, wireless protocol didn't change). Xbox 360 controller's D-pad was abysmal, though, and you shouldn't gloss over that. It was really, truly bad.
Anyway, it's no secret that last-gen gaming, as a habit/standard for yourself is significantly cheaper, but going to Xbox 360... you're going back to a generation that straight up changed the gaming industry. Yes, OG Xbox paved some new ground here and there, but it was largely a better version of what we were already getting on the 32-bit & 64-bit systems. 360/PS3/their games, pushed gaming into a whole new paradigm.
Hundreds of hours? More like thousands.
Ps3, xbox 360 developers had to be creative to push the industry forward. Now it feels like sappy sad stories and "realistic" graphics are supposed to carry many games these days.
I feel like one game does something new very well, and everyone starts to do it 😐 thanks for watching!
GEN 5-7 = PEAK GAMING.
Yes!!
@@RetroRangerReviews88 i still play ps1, psp, xbox 360 in 2024. I play new games on pc and some i emulate but nothing beats breaking out guitar hero world tour on your 360 man!
@@splinterborn I’ve got 3 Guitar Hero games for my 360! I’m gonna need to get them out again!
@@RetroRangerReviews88 so much fun, i wish guitar hero would return, were missing the creativity of old generations.
The reason we want the latest and greatest thing is because we are chasing that new experience feeling. The feeling we got when we first played those 360 games.
I think you’re right and now it’s not the same!
Crazy that you made this video when you did! My Series X was also collecting dust, so i sold out on ebay and bought a 360 so i could play the backwards compatible games i was missing out on. I did my 360 four money towards a Series X in 2021 but turned it on maybe 15 times total. The 360 is a great console!
Awesome man! Thank you so much!
with my magic drive back then it was just heaven.i went to the store, borrowed all the games i wanted, stored them and played.....i had so many games that there were games that i never ever played once.i miss those times with friends. innocent times
As a 28 year old, I play nothing but the Xbox 360. I never gave mine up and mine was the best of the best that you could buy back then and it still works great. I've found myself at that age where I don't really care to play many games apart from the ones I grew up with. Which just so happen to mostly be on the Xbox 360.
Every year, when my sister and I have a reunion, the first thing we do is play Call of Duty Black Ops zombies. Five and Kino. And that's some of the best fun I could ever ask to have.
As a child, I could not stand the idea of pineapple on a pizza!!!!
As an adult pepperoni and pineapple is one of my absolute favorites !!!! oh my God it’s so juicy!! Greasy!!! And succulent all at the same time!!
Pepperoni and pineapple!! soft and sweet with the hard and greasy/salty at same time it’s just a perfect combination specially if you got the munchies
😂 I freaking love this comment! Thanks for watching!
Old games are legitimately better and its not nostalgia, I didnt play 360 growing up I had a ps2, I bought a 360 recently and started playing 360 games like gears of war a bunch of other s*** and it's all just better
Gears of war is incredible!
There's this gaming podcast in Lithuania called Žaidimų balsas (game voice) and there's at least three episodes and moments where the hosts just don't understand playing or preserving older games. It's all really weird how they think Forza games won't be turned offline even though one is even being delisted and the first two forza games have no online anymore.
And they have this negative opinion about emulation being illegal even though it's just an extension of a console in some ways, you buy a console game and then should be able to play it wherever it's possible without any limitations.
7th gen was when the budgets were starting to get big, but before publishers started hyperfixating on monetization, and when projects could still run on passion in addition to profit. Past 7th gen, monetization and overinflated budgets was the name of the game; they dumped more into projects and started pushing monetization harder and harder to justify the high spending. And now, with shareholders being the primary audience instead of customers, a lot of games now are almost monetization machines first, and games second. And requiring internet gives corpos more control.
Exactly, when was the last time we were truely blown away by how much game you got for your coin?
@@RetroRangerReviews88 Personally BG3, but that's just me. However, BG3 is the exception in the modern gaming space
Are you talking about consoles or governments?
Working on a 360 vid for next Thursday, this was great!
I can’t wait Rob!
I'm a 44 year old male and...
..I recently sold my Xbox Series X to purchase a Retroid Pocket Pro 4.
It appears that current-generation consoles lack native games, which is quite disappointing. Additionally, the prevalence of cheating, microtransactions, and politically correct content has become all too common.
From my perspective, the gaming industry's substantial profits have drawn individuals primarily interested in financial gain, particularly those with MBAs. This phenomenon is not unique to gaming; it has similarly affected the music, film, and television industries. Once profit-oriented executives became involved, we saw an increase in reboots and remakes at the expense of original, creative projects. In gaming, this trend is evident with the rise of live service and PvP games. Even genres that traditionally do not fit the live service model are being forced into it, leading to an influx of microtransactions, as observed in titles like Dragon's Dogma.
The shift in AAA gaming occurred when large companies began prioritizing shareholder interests over fan satisfaction. This change has contributed to the resurgence of indie games and the renewed interest in retro gaming. Unfortunately, the visionary minds and developers who crafted the iconic games of our childhoods-and helped establish these major companies-are no longer present. They have been replaced by executives who align more closely with shareholder interests.
TheRazerReborn
you gotta be kidding
Modern gaming is trash...
Woah, that’s a super deep comment! Unfortunately, like most industries, games are made for profit and the most profitable idea, wins. Thanks for watching!
@@mikelreborn3254 Yes, every single modern game is trash. What a terrible take.
@@user-vi4xy1jw7e You have fun paying in the $130+ range for the new Star Wars game. Once we allow that, the next GTA and future games will probably be pay-to-play or something equally absurd. I don't know how old you are, but I miss the days when we could simply insert the disc or cartridge and play the game. There were no patches or internet requirements back then-those were truly great days when gaming was at its finest."
The nostalgia of popping in a cartridge or loading a disc without worrying about updates or connectivity is something many of us cherish.
What is your favourite Xbox 360 game?
Too many to list 🤣 and just like PS3 it's not possible for me to pick a single game as a favorite.
Easy! Gears of War 1. The voice acting, atmosphere, gameplay and graphics. That was something else when it launched.
@@paulp9270 I have to agree, mate. “Down in front!” Was said a lot whenever I played 😂
@@mikeclark4480 okay, then what’s the worst Xbox 360 game? Lol
@@RetroRangerReviews88 lol. Too Human was such a letdown for me. I was expecting the next great game from Silikon Knights and ended up being the worst game I remember buying on the console. But that could change in the future
Halo 3 came around right at that time when I started moving away from video games. Played casual matchmaking for a summer then moved on. Now turning on halo 3 is crushingly depressing
I’m sorry to hear Halo 3 depresses you mate! You must have moved into something that excited you more, right?
I had just joined the Navy, so was all over southeast Asia for a few years then returned home. Just didn't play games much for 10~ years. These days I spend most of my game time getting absolutely stomped on MCC
@@Onemadfiddler sounds about right for me when I play it too lol
I bought an Xbox 360 E on the cheap a few days ago alongside Midnight Club L.A, was completely taken by surprise when I realised I didn't need to download a 70Gb day 1 "patch" to play the thing.
Just pop it in and go, installed it for faster load times, but even that was 10x faster than a download would've been.
Fuck, I miss this era of gaming.
Found a Guitar Hero/Band Hero lot at a garage sale for cheap, as soon as my friends came over and saw it they were more excited than I was to dig in and play. This gen is genuinely fun!
As the slightly older young guy in a shared house full of young guys. This video basically just inspired a redo of the living room. I’m going to buy an Xbox360, few controllers, with some games, and set it up in the living room. I think for just 100-150 bucks I could majorly change how cool the space is. Awesome video!
I still have my Xbox 360, GameCube, PS2, and PS3. I enjoy gaming on those consoles miles more than what we have today with the PS5 and Nintendo Switch.
Older generation systems offer an expansive library worth of games (both exclusives and multi plats) with solid single player and multiplayer gameplay. No constant update patches worth tens of gigabytes to download and install, no constant microtransactions just to get the full game experience, just get the games you want and start playing them.
The 360 and PS3 were the last console generation that had a big jump vs what a PC could do. Since then consoles have just been budget PCs and overall the hardware needed to play games has not really jumped up that much. It's not like it was back in the old days where the SNES would come out and a lot of games on the SNES just were not possible on the NES. That's why the Steam Deck is doing so well because it's portable, cheap, and is leverages a games library that can reach all the way back into the 90s and earlier.
I wish all of the old 360 games were on the xbox one tbh would be awesome 😊
All up scaled to 4K and 60fps!
Dev mode
no point. just get a used xbox 360 and use that instead.
they are cheap enough.
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RGH 360 :) Thank me later. I can get you one super cheap. I only have 12. Hoping to get more soon. Maybe like another 40. LMAO !
I’ve had this mentioned a fair bit now lol someone said it needs to be soldered to the board? Thanks for watching too!
@@RetroRangerReviews88 This place has a weird bug of not showing my replies :/
7th generation was like the optimal era. Good graphics and mechanics while didn't take too much space on the hard drive.
When I can play my Xboxes, about 70-80% of my time on my Xbox One is comprised of watching RUclips. With my 360, 100% of my time is spent playing games. Never stowed away, never needed to break it out of storage, always ready to play at a moment's notice and I still get (ridiculously cheap) games for it to this day, I even get to mess around with and dress up a little guy without needing to put down extra money. I would even go so far as to say it's one of the best consoles of all time, it's just perfect.
For awhile i didn't even have an xbox or a playstation. It was solely the wii and nes. I adored these systems because not only did they have some serious classics(i mean duck hunt, smb, and mbl) but it really brought me closer to my family and made me stay in touch with my roots with gaming.
I found out about the marketplace shutdown about half a year ago. So I decided to buy a new console and recollect the games. I bought in bulk buys and then got collectible games as well. I’ve spent maybe a thousand dollars yet now I have like 6 consoles, 500+ games and DLC and all arcade games worth playing. I’ve been having nothing but fun so far and now that it’s ending- its prices are about to skyrocket for the sake of conservation.
I'm glad I'm not the only one looking back all too fondly at that generation of consoles. PS4/Xbox One era wasn't bad either, it just got off to a rocky start, but nothing slapped like the PS3/Xbox 360 era. Games were regularly receiving high scores and actually deserving them. There wasn't the caveat "Yeah this game is pretty jank now, but THINK OF HOW COOL IT'LL BE IN THE FUTURE", only for the game to still be a broken, buggy mess months, in some cases YEARS after launch.
Exactly, lots of “potential selling” happening these days 😐
PS4 was mostly fine, but my god the Xbox one launch was absolutely terrible and it stayed like that until 2021. When the fucking settings crash you know you fucked up
For the past 4 years I've been gaming with a GTX 580 and it has been awesome playing Xbox 360 era games and a little beyond with lower specs. Just recently upgraded to a 1060 and I don't think I'll need to upgrade ever again.
Just discovered your channel. Man it just ignited a spark in my head that said "bring back your old ps3 to the livingroom!"
I’m almost 40 and this is the first time in my life since the Sega Megadrive that I haven’t felt the need to own the latest and greatest. Literally no desire for a PS5 or Series X/S. I’ve been having the best time over the past 4 years or so scanning the depths of the PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Wii, DS, PSP, XBox 360 and PS3 libraries. I just RGH modded one of my 360 systems and I feel like a kid in a toy shop with unlimited credit right now. It’s the best.
did you do it yourself or buy it from someone?
Crazy how I brought mine out, and saw this video. I'm currently trying to redownload my entire games with gold library but god damn is it slow
Intentional throttling by scummy Microsoft. Better to download everything now before the internet gets reset and you will never have the chance again.
I give an example why Retro-games are lately the real fun nowadays .
Wizardry 1: Every encounter can screw up your party and death can comes fast which means you actually pick your fights and escape when too many enemies are in that encounter (escaping is finally a viable option and not decoration) .
Many Things are randomly generated and even Loot and items which somehow spices the game up but you dont need the best item to beat the game. I had much more fun than nowadays Open-world RPG stuff with empty huge worlds , copy-pasted dungeons and incredibly boring Quests and their badly written stories. Just a Dungeon to get deeper and deeper into and slaying a mad Wizard that terrorizes the lands of Lyllgamyn with an amulet that was stolen and belonged to the King . .
Sounds bloody awesome to me!
@@RetroRangerReviews88 Yeah it really is. Its very hard and rather basic but the design to each floor is unique and often you need to retreat not because of too much loot you got but because your magic spells are almost depleted or your team lost alot of HP . You get into an inn to heal up and level up . And there are alot of sequels for the series .
This video hits at the perfect time. My childhood Xbox was sold long ago, but I found an OG Xbox at Goodwill for $50 in 2016. I bought it for nostalgia but let it sit for years before delving into buying more games. If I bought more Xbox games back then, they'd be super cheap. Now, the good titles are getting pricey. Give it another 5 years, when another nostalgia wave peaks, and I bet we'll see increasingly expensive prices for physical Xbox 360 media.
There’s always this period between after a console is obsolete and before it’s deemed “vintage” where games are dirt cheap and only the core fanbase really remains. We’re in that era for the Xbox 360 generation.
It’s liberating to be able to enjoy something simply on its merits and not as some kind of investment or bandwagon.
360s aren't cheap because their in that between stage
If that was the case wouldn't PS3s be cheap? Even Super Slims are over $100
360s are cheap because the whole RROD thing combined with the fact they're ticking time-bombs
Unless you have a Model-E or a 2012 Slim there's a good chance your capacitors are gonna pop sooner or later
I had a 2009 Elite picked it up for $60 a few years ago. Couple months ago every single electrolytic capacitor popped which destroyed the motherboard
I was saying the other day that there is no game that currently exists that couldn’t have been made for the PS3 and XB360. The only thing we’ve gained is graphic fidelity. I think we peaked the generation before (PS2 GC DC XBone) and games have been on a slow decline since with a few gems as exceptions.
I think the main problem with this is simply people wanting to play with their friends, thinking everyone else will get the new thing and they need it, too. That s a vicious cycle. I still have a PS4 :)). Because I don't play all that much. But then, servers for some games are just empty man...
I’ve heard that a few times 😐 Peer pressure is real!
I started collecting Xbox 360 and PS3 games around 10 years ago. I have well over 500 games. I don't need to be online or update to play these fantastic games. I'm 54 years old now and have enough games to keep me busy for the rest of my life. I've had the newer consoles but got sick of the constant updates when all i want to do is have a quick blast on something. These were the last of the golden age of gaming where you pop in the disk or cartridge and away you go. Modern gaming has IMHO gone downhill since then.
This is literally me with my ps3. I bought it for dirt cheap a few months ago and it has been amazing. Games just work. I put a disc inside, and few moments later I've been already playing the game. I'm mainly a PC player because my family never had money for consoles, and for young me consoles were stupid for some reason, but yeah, older consoles make so much sense.
Got myself a Halo 3 edition console some months back for £90, and it was RGH'd & came with 1TB of storage (plenty of room to store many games!). Have been steadily re-building a collection of games that I was fond of back in the day from my local game store that sells them for literal pennies, and they're somehow better quality than a lot of the stuff we get today 😆
My best friend and I live pretty far apart in different cities now but every couple of months we visit each other, hook up the 360 and play through our favourites split screen coops from when we were in secondary school. If we do play on the series s/x it’s to play through a remake of something we used to play or a sequel continuing on from them. There are probably newer games we could play but there’s something special about those games and their stories to us that makes going back to them so much fun even after hundreds upon hundreds of hours of play time.
I have an xbox 360 elite and a 360 E as well as an extensive digital library of 360 and xbox original games, ive been playing it a lot recently, whats wild is the 360 can download games while playing a game but the xb1 cant
Still having blast with my modded OG Xbox. No download no crap. Power on, choose game and play. Emulating all up to 5th gen consoles. Modded 128mb ram, 2tb hdd, custom bios. HDMI output mod. Never even wanted newer console. I have games for like next 40 years on it. And usually when we get together for gaming night, my xbox beats others and we play mostly on it. Splitscreen HALO2, Time splitters2, Mashed etc is damn fun. PS5 and new xboxes collecting dust there. Just need to recap it and hoping it will last few more decades.
I'm in my 40s and got a 360 loaded with 70 or so games during the pandemic. It's the most advanced console I've ever owned, and I have absolutely no want to upgrade anytime soon. It's a blast.
I couldn't afford Xbox Live, so my 360 was connected to the Internet for literally zero seconds the whole time I had it.
Recently moved out on my own for the first time and intentionally didnt get wifi. I was remiss to find out over half of the games on my ps5 couldnt be played because they couldnt "contact the dns server to verify the game license" even though they were already installed on the console. I grew up with a ps2 and i crave the old days
I just picked up an Xbox One for 50$. All i had to do was add an HDMI cord, my wired Xbox one controllers and signing into my Xbox live account and i already had a lot of stuff from back then. Just picked up Midnight Club: LA from a gaming shop, i always like that game but was always playing other games and never gave it much attention. So now its my only physical Xbox 360 game & I'm gonna focus on it.
'the entire game was there, on the disc, without even downloading updates'. This IS when videogames still made sense, before greedy beancounters turned everything into a subscription model. Season 3 of Mythic Quest had some good / funny commentary on unethical monetization in videogames
Retrobat lover here, while having a Reverb g2 and a simulator, and being a hardcore cs2 gamer, i still love playing retro games (till ps3) on my powerful computer
I still play on the ps 1, ps 2 and Xbox 360. Truly masterpieces of consoles for their time. The best memories, the joy and all came from these consoles. Older games with or without the nostalgia were made to another level compared to the newer generation of games.
I’m playing through GT1 again and I’m having a blast!
I agree with just about everything you said. My own personal experience was playing Assassins creed 2 only last year, I was still blown away by how good the graphics and physics were for a decade old game
I seriously bought a Series X with the intent to play old games on it in 4K, and I haven't been let down yet. I don't really care much for the newer stuff, and rarely ever buy games at full price.
Make expensive consoles, make bad games, have disgust for audience, use microtranactions during hyperinflation period- and these companies expect for there to not be a 2nd industry collapse?
Every time I start thinking about buying a Ps 4 or a different, newer console, I fire the dusty Xbox 360 and soon forget about the newer gen consoles.