It's not all bad

[Erttheking]

I can't help but notice a trend in the comments in the new Jim Sterling video, mainly the comments about how the video game industry isn't that far away from a big crash. Also while his video did bring up several valid points, I can't help but feel the need to point out that this isn't a problem that is consuming the entire video game industry. Large portions of it too, but I've been reading comments of people that were considering giving up gaming because of this, and I can't help but feel that that is a bit of an over reaction. Yes, a lot of things could be much better in the game industry, but I think we need to remember the ups. Last year alone we got the Walking Dead, Far Cry 3, Spec Ops the Line, XCOM Enemy Unknown and plenty of other great games. Last year was the year that I finally bought a PS2 and got introduced to Persona 4. Last year was the year when I got my own computer and got introduced to FTL: Faster Than Light.

There are problems and there are dark moments, but it's not all bad. There are spots of light. Share yours.

 

[Orange12345]

well hotline:miami was an absolute blast, I just finished megaman 9 and am moving on to 10 and I am also playing through xenogears so I'm pretty happy.

As for Jim I think that he was just pissed about dead space and not much else, dead space has always been an IP that seems to have been made with a lot of love and hard work and deserves to succeed but is constantly being bogged down by EA's bullshit like insulting marketing and now this microtransation stuff

 

[ron1n]

I think the general thrust of the video wasn't that publishers are creating terrible games or IP's, rather they are just hamstringing them with terrible business practices.

People's comments on the video reflect a growing discontent with the way publishers treat their consumers.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

I think the casual gaming market and free to play markets are not far from a big crash. Simply because they are expanding too fast and the userbase is not nearly big enough to sustain the growth. The regular "hardcore" gaming market will of course continue to be fine.