This thread again? Really?
Does anyone here play video games? Yes? Then gaming is not dead. Next question please.
Does anyone here play video games? Yes? Then gaming is not dead. Next question please.
Is Gaming Dead?
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Gaming is been split in two. One is the mainstream which are getting more like cliched hollywood blockbusters that are is slowly shedding deeper gameplay elements in sake of something thats bland & watered down, that gamers can relax to after a hard day at work.
For those who want something more involving from their games theres the indie / niche market who make games in genres (and sub genres) that mainstream nolonger deem worth it. The only problem with niche games is that they tend to not see any marketing, so its up to gamers to do their own legwork and sort out the wheat from the chaff.
However how we pay for games is changing. It seems that more and more devs / publishers are moving away from paying once for a single product to paying regulary for a service. I expect more and more AAA publishers will be become something thats a hybrid of MMO just like MW3.
For those who want something more involving from their games theres the indie / niche market who make games in genres (and sub genres) that mainstream nolonger deem worth it. The only problem with niche games is that they tend to not see any marketing, so its up to gamers to do their own legwork and sort out the wheat from the chaff.
However how we pay for games is changing. It seems that more and more devs / publishers are moving away from paying once for a single product to paying regulary for a service. I expect more and more AAA publishers will be become something thats a hybrid of MMO just like MW3.
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Nerds will be there to burn down your house in about 15 minutes.
Clones? There may be similarities but I doubt there is actual clones. The only real clone I think of is Space Marines being a clone to Gears of War. Even then, it shows some differences.
Goodness why do people always use the words "clone"....it's irritating. If every game was a clone of it, I WOULD BE PLAYING THE SAME GAME! Every game brings something new.
If clones meant gaming was dead, then so would movies, books, and music. There are always clones, easy money grubbers, and people who are just unoriginal...but that doesn't mean that there aren't still gems to find in the dung heap.
*looks up playing from wow, minecraft and TF2 (owned before f2p)*
I see nothing dying (ok, yes, wow has lost subscribers I know). Heck ME3 is out soon, as well as loads of other major games so no, I don't think it is.
On the other hand, I'm going to say what I believe Movie Bob did and that was, games aren't dying, just gaming as we know it. With so many free to play flash games, as well as tablet/ moblie phones now being a viable gaming platform. Ontop of that we have a lot of online games going free to play and I also see massive games like WoW increasing their free to play abilties even more as they'll probably introduce a similar Monetary Auction house into the game, such as the one in Diablo 3.
Ok, I've gone off topic here... kinda.
What I'm trying to say is that no, it's not dying.... just hold on as gaming as we know it begins to shift.
I see nothing dying (ok, yes, wow has lost subscribers I know). Heck ME3 is out soon, as well as loads of other major games so no, I don't think it is.
On the other hand, I'm going to say what I believe Movie Bob did and that was, games aren't dying, just gaming as we know it. With so many free to play flash games, as well as tablet/ moblie phones now being a viable gaming platform. Ontop of that we have a lot of online games going free to play and I also see massive games like WoW increasing their free to play abilties even more as they'll probably introduce a similar Monetary Auction house into the game, such as the one in Diablo 3.
Ok, I've gone off topic here... kinda.
What I'm trying to say is that no, it's not dying.... just hold on as gaming as we know it begins to shift.
sequels are totally understandable if you look at them from a programmer's perspective. it's way easier to re-use code than to write new stuff. with games becoming bigger, more complicated, and more graphics intensive, it makes a whole lot more sense to squeeze a product till no more sequels are possible than to make new and original games
Far from dead...gaming is simply in a period of stagnation for the hardcore console market. Indie games and new controls are providing new ways to experience gaming while wireless and free facebook style games are paving the way to future gaming.
I don't enjoy where gaming is going, but it is very much a growing medium, not a dying one.
I don't enjoy where gaming is going, but it is very much a growing medium, not a dying one.
No. Just because there's alot of shit out of there, it doesn't mean that the medium's dying. It's not even a case of having to shift through all that shit to get to the diamonds; all you have to do cut down on your consumption of gaming news. Seriously, just play whatever is popular and looks good, thats it. That probably sounds bad, but if you really think that games are dying because of all the bad games, then that's the only solution I can give you.
The games industry has always had clones and sequels. This isn't really a recent phenomenon, it's been going on since the NES days. You have to wade through all the crap to get to the gems.
