This console generation isn’t bad, but thanks to longer development cycles the current-gen consoles have yet to receive many of the staple titles that defined the last few generations of gaming consoles. That’s why I’m itching to play a newFallout, Metal Gear Solid, andGTA.

The good news is that many of these games are on the way, though whether they’ll make it before the next big hardware leap happens is anyone’s guess.

10A NewElder ScrollsGame

Yes, we’ve just receivedOblivion Remastered, and I will play the heck of that game after it receives a few patches that improve the constant stuttering. But you know, I’d rather see a new mainlineElder Scrollsgame instead.

The Elder Scrolls VI, which was announced almost seven years ago, will almost certainly skip this generation of gaming consoles. If that happens, Bethesda won’t release a new TES title for two full console generations, which is bonkers. That’s worse than Rockstar’s track record withGTA, which is an achievement in itself.

I just want to run around Hammerfell beforeSkyrimturns 20…

9A Decent Tennis Sim

I’ve been playingTop Spin 4on my Xbox 360for the last couple of months, and the game slaps. Yes, the visuals look dated during close-up camera shots. But during rallies, I don’t mind retro visuals because everything else is top-notch.

Detailed animations, excellent physics simulation, and gameplay that leans more toward simulation than arcade but doesn’t make the game hard to pick up and play;Top Spin 4does it all.

The issue is that the game was released in 2011. Fourteen years later, we still haven’t gotten a decent tennis sim. Every single tennis game that came afterTop Spin 4was either a cash grab or a buggy mess that never got fixed. I’m especially disappointed withTopSpin 2K25, which is microtransaction hell, similar to recentNBA2Kgames.

Heck, I don’t even need a game on par withTop Spin 4; I’d be thrilled to see something as good asVirtua Tennis 3.

8ABattlefieldGame That Doesn’t Suck

Talking about games that suck,Battlefield 2042is everything but a competent entry in theBattlefieldfranchise. I had my share of fun with the game a couple of years ago after EA and Dice managed to salvage it somewhat with a deluge of massive updates. But even then,Battlefield 2042was a far cry from the series’ best.

The last well-receivedBattlefieldwasBattlefield V, which was released in 2018 but also suffered from various issues at release. The lastBattlefieldgame that garnered universal acclaim,Battlefield 1, came out nine years ago.

I’m yearning forBattlefieldthat doesn’t suck, and I hope the upcoming game,Battlefield 6, which should arrive sometime in early 2026, will make me enjoy a newBattlefieldgame at release, which hasn’t happened since 2016 andBattlefield 1.

7A NewFalloutGame

The last time I playedFallout 4, which turns 10 this year, was a couple of years ago when I went too farmodding the gameand spent more time watching my settlements evolve on their own than exploring The Commonwealth.

I had lots of fun, but I’d rather play a newFalloutgame than return to a classicFallouttitle yet again. The lastFalloutgame,Fallout 76, came out seven years ago, and we’re still waiting to see aFalloutgame made for this generation of consoles.

As of right now, the chance of that is pretty slim. Bethesda is currently working onTES VI, another game that will most likely skip PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. If the studio continues releasing games at its current cadence, we might not see a newFalloutuntil PlayStation 7…

At least it looks like we’re getting aFallout 3remaster soon, which would be great if I haven’t beaten the game half a dozen times already.

6A NewMetal Gear SolidTitle

Another game that turns 10 this year isMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which came out at the start of September 2015.

Now,Metal Gear Solid: Deltais a proper remake of the thirdMGSgame, and it’s shaping up to be a phenomenal entry in the series. But, again, I’d rather see a new game instead of aremake or remaster, however good it might be.

Silent Hillwill get a new game after the success ofSilent Hill 2 Remake, so maybe Konami is waiting to seeDelta’s sales numbers before committing to a new entry in the series. Kojima isn’t there anymore, but I reckon Konami can find a studio that can give the franchise justice and give us a new chapter of one of the best gaming series ever.

But even if Konami greenlights a newMGSproject, I reckon the game will skip this generation of consoles, the first time a current console gen won’t get a newMGSgame since theoriginal PlayStation.

5More Superhero Games

Prototype, multipleSpider-Mangames,X-Men Origins: Wolverine,Marvel: Ultimate Alliance,Batman Arkhamtrilogy, the first twoCrackdowngames, theInfamoustrilogy,Saints Row IVandGat out of Hell,Iron Man VRfor the original PSVR headset, X-Men Legends, and many other superhero games were all released during the PS3/Xbox 360 and PS4/Xbox One eras.

On the flip side, this generation of consoles only has a few (admittedly great)Spider-Mangames,Guardians of the Galaxy,Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3(which is somehow a Switch exclusive);Midnight Suns, a turn-based game; andMarvel Rivals, a multiplayer hero shooter.

Aside from theSpider-Mangames and, somewhat,Ultimate Alliance 3, other titles don’t really make youfeellike Batma… I mean, like a superhero.

I finishedSpider-Man 2and then the firstCrackdowna few months ago, and I want more. I want to jump over buildings, fight against hordes of enemies, and have a bunch of cool superpowers that don’t cool down for 10 minutes. Only theSpider-Mangames allow me to live through that fantasy with a modern coat of paint.

What also bothers me is that nowadays, all we have are licensed (read:Marvel) superhero games with the same rotating cast of characters. I’d like to see a fresh take on the genre, something likePrototype, where you play as an antihero, orSaints Row IV, a silly superhero game that didn’t take itself seriously, which only made it better.

The best the gaming industry can promise areWolverineandBladegames (Marvel, again), both of which should arrive before the end of this console generation. At least the latter sounds intriguing since Arkane is at the helm.

4A NewGears of WarGame

Gears of War 5is an Xbox One game released in 2019. It was ported to the Xbox Series consoles after they came out. So, technically,GoW 5is a last-gen game, not even a cross-gen title.

Now, while the series likely won’t return to its glory days, I’d still like to see a newGoWgame. It’s not like we’re getting loads of big-budget first and third-person story-driven games nowadays, so I’ll take what I can get.

This time, my prayers will be answered sometime in 2026 (unless the game gets delayed) whenGears of War: E-Daycomes out. Better late than never, I guess.

3A Brand New Game From Naughty Dog

Naughty Dog had been on a roll since 1996, turning out multiple new games for each PlayStation console. But during the PS5 era, we’ve only gotten two remasters.

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophetwill be the studio’s first new game for the PlayStation 5, and it will arrive just in time to get the remaster treatment for the PlayStation 6.

I just hope Sony relegatesIntergalacticremaster to an outside studio, allowing Naughty Dog to release a sequel before the PlayStation 6 goes to greener pastures.

2A First-Party Single-Player FPS for PlayStation 5

The PS3 era was a great time for PlayStation owners who were fans of story-driven first-person shooters. TheResistancetrilogy, two outstandingKillzonegames, and a bunch of third-party story-driven shooters made the PS3 arguably the best console for single-player shooter fans.

Then came the PS4, and the only FPS Sony released during that era wasKillzone Shadow Fall.

The PS5 begs for a big-budget, blockbuster, first-party single-player shooter. However, considering Sony’s focus on live service games and the fact the company hasn’t released such a game in 11 years, with the ill-fatedConcord“ending” the drought, I reckon we won’t even see a single-player FPS from Sony on the PlayStation 5. Heck, I’m willing to bet Sony won’t make one for the PS6 either.

1A NewGTAGame

Almost 12 years have passed since the lastGrand Theft Autogame, and saying that this console generation is overdue for a newGTAwould be a gross understatement.

Luckily,GTA VIshould land later this year, if it doesn’t get delayed and slips to 2026. That said, I’m still salty that Rockstar and Take-Two focused all their energy onGTA Online, thus failing to give us a newGTAto enjoy during the PS4/Xbox One generation.

Yes,GTA VIwill be huge, and yes, it’s not the only open-world game taking place in an urban environment. However, the production quality Rockstar brings to the table is unmatched. The sheer level of polish combined with pristine visuals and animation, along with Hollywood-level voice acting, and stupendously goodsoundtracksmake everyGTAgame a proper feast for the eyes and ears.

Here’s hoping thatGTA VI’ssingle-player campaign will be yet another grand undertaking in the vein of previousGTAgames andRed Dead Redemption 2, and not a glorified tutorial included only to funnel players to the online portion of the game as soon as possible.

Many of these games form the pillar of each new console generation, and their absence has been noted by many gamers. For some, it evenfeels like this generation has yet to take off.