Console Shock Podcast 142: Generation Jump

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! Are console generation leaps becoming less significant? Back in the day, each new system felt like a revolution—but have we reached a point where improvements are harder to notice? Has graphical fidelity gotten so good that new technologies struggle to stand out?

Trev and Stu look back at console generations from the 90s to today, breaking down whether the leaps were truly bigger in the past or if we’re just seeing things differently.

Stu’s been streaming Call of Duty on our channel

Trev’s revisiting Donkey Kong Country Returns on the 3DS—was the 3D effect actually worthwhile?

Wind Waker on Wii U—a timeless classic or just a glow-up?

The massive shift from 8/16-bit to 32-bit 3D—was this the biggest leap in gaming history?

Stu breaks down his four distinct eras of console gaming

When do console generations truly begin and end?

Is there anything on PS5/Xbox Series that last-gen couldn’t do? Do most gamers even care about ray tracing?

Why are console generations lasting longer than ever? Check out Trev and Al’s other podcast where they reminisce about a different episode of Star Trek every month! : https://longrangesensors.com/episodes Intro/Outro Music – Turn The Page (Tutorial Theme) – Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998) – Sony Playstation – Composer(s): Hiroshi Okubo