10 Gaming's Biggest Issues Everyone Is Ignoring

In the months leading up to the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, a barrage of impressive-looking gameplay trailers and exciting buzzwords got everyone excited for the next generation of consoles.

Both consoles were much more powerful than previous generations, with both Microsoft and Sony ensuring potential customers that their focus would be on delivering the best gaming experience possible.

Microsoft, for example, championed the concept of Smart Delivery, in which players would simply purchase a game and it would automatically be optimised for whichever console they had. Meanwhile, Sony stated that they "believe in generations," promising that new games would take full advantage of the PS5's power, assumedly hitting 4K resolution and 60fps simultaneously, alongside ray-tracing lighting effects.

As this generation near its third year, it's become apparent that both companies’ initial promises have begun to fall apart.

Smart Delivery has already become less frequent as third-party publishers opt to charge a higher price for next-gen versions of their game instead. Likewise, Sony’s push for cross-gen releases went against their promise that PS5 owners would be getting truly next-gen games, alongside the fact very few titles can hit high resolutions and frame rates in tandem. Bethesda's long-awaited Starfield is now confirmed to run at 30fps, even on Xbox Series X.

Put simply, the ninth generation of consoles isn’t as remarkable as it was sold to be. Losing this potential so quickly has been a massive disappointment.