Gotta say, the reactions to this launch really strike me as forced nostalgia. These day one purchase folks can't seem to articulate why they need the console DAY ONE. The launch games suck, the consoles are expensive, there really aren't any great games on the horizon until March/April 2014...so what's the rush other than re-creating past memories.
The PS4 fanboys especially. There are no games. Congrats, the PS4 is better than arguably the most anti-consumer console of all time, but is that truly worth celebrating as if it comes with free healthcare and a one month mortgage payment?
Are there really no games? Exclusives? Sure there isn't much. But if you're going to get a 3rd party game there's plenty to play for a while. Between AC4's 30 hour+ single player, hopefully a good NFS campaign, BF4's MP, NBA2K14 Career mode and online, Resogun, Contrast (no reviews on this one yet? At least it's free), that's some decent gaming.
I mean for a normal person who plays an hour or two of games a day, there's enough games to last for at least a month or two.
Compared to most launches (PS3, 3DS, PSP) it actually seems to defy the "no games" meme.
There's gonna be a drought however, for sure until next fall. And the only dropplings will be cross-gen multiplatforms that run the best on PC and then PS4. Plus Indie stuff.
