9 Disturbing Video Game Trends That Need To Stop
7. Console Install Times
One of the major selling points of gaming consoles has always been the ability to simply pick up and play, avoiding the updates, rapidly changing hardware and generally more high-maintenance trappings of the PC, making it more appealing to younger gamers as well as people on a budget.
With the rise to prominence of digital media in recent years, this unique advantage of owning a console seems to be gradually fading away. Back when Gears of War 4 was released in October 2016, it took my Xbox One longer than 24 hours to download it.
I've experienced even worse installation times on my PS4 too, with smaller games less than 2GB in size taking countless hours to become playable.
It's not exactly the biggest deal in the world, but is still a sign that consoles are gradually giving up their advantages to keep up with the current PC market, which doesn't seem like a very sustainable business model.