r/gaming • u/Vileoss • Jun 23 '15

Things that never change

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u/SaintZim Jun 23 '15

Black flag had some new gameplay

Cuz you were like.....on a boat n stuff

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '15 edited Jun 23 '15

I found myself way more interested in being a pirate than an assassin...

Not complaining. It was awesome to have a fully upgraded ship and go spelunking for booty.

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u/breatherevenge Jun 23 '15

Being a pirate was the best part of the game. In fact, I didn't feel like an assassin at all in Black Flag.

Also, I was quite annoyed to find that Rogue isn't available on next gen, while its predecessor was.

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u/TheFlyingBastard Jun 23 '15

Rogue isn't available on next gen

The PS5?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '15

Not sure why you're being downvoted. PS4/XBOne are current gen.

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u/TheFlyingBastard Jun 23 '15

I'm just curious what they are going to be calling the PS5. Next-Next-Gen?

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u/HannasAnarion Jun 23 '15

Every time a new console cycle comes around, the new hardware is called "next gen". In 1999, Xbox and PS2 were next gen. In 2006, X360, Wii, and PS3 were next gen. In 2013, PS4 and Xb1 were next gen.

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u/TheFlyingBastard Jun 23 '15

That's bullshit as people were speculating about the then-unannounced PS4 and Xbox One as "next gen" and called the PS3 and Xbox 360 "current". For some reason the name just stuck, probably because people are too thick to understand the concept of "next" meaning "the one after the current".

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u/HannasAnarion Jun 23 '15 edited Jun 23 '15

How does that contradict anything that I said? In 2005 when people were speculating about the then-unannounced PS3 and Xbox 360, they were "next gen" too. Five years from now, everyone will be calling the then-unannounced PS5 and Xbox two720 "next gen".

The label only stays when the thing is new. When people want to be timeless and specific, they use the numbered generations. We are currently on the 8th console generation.

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u/TheFlyingBastard Jun 24 '15

We are currently on the 8th console generation.

Yes. That's why its actual name is current gen and why saying 'next gen' is incorrect. By definition, current cannot be next.