I always say the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube gen was when gaming was at its best.

The graphics were a perfect mix of realistic but not too realistic to where the game environments weren't too overwhelming. Also, online play wasn't dominating the industry so you had a lot of good campaign modes and games weren't coming out incomplete because companies weren't able to release online updates.

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Posted by VinegarStrokes

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Posted on 8/14/23 at 2:51 pm to Broski

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I always say the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube gen was when gaming was at its best.

Anyone else used to mail their memory cards to some dude who would load the NCAA Football Rosters and then mail it back? I think it was the precursor to the group on operationsports that created rosters. His website was ncaarosters.com or something akin to that. Those were the days

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Posted by Drewbie

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Posted on 8/14/23 at 3:25 pm to Broski

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online play wasn't dominating the industry

I agree this has become a bit of a pitfall in gaming now, but the early stages of online console gaming were the golden era, imo.

The times when people were excited to get onto a headset and talk to someone rather than the libraries we have nowadays. Looking back, the friendships I formed through interaction on the 360 is really what ends up propping up the era the most to me. Not in contact with hardly any of them anymore, but the friend group that formed through the lifespan of the 360 was probably the best part.

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