Pretty awesome Game Over post. And I'm sure you're reading the responses in the gaming forum afterlife.
I agree pretty much entirely with what you said. People disagreeing are generally missing the point. It's not that Rockstar is doing something wrong by making a great game, but this great game does cripple the industry somewhat. Games like COD, WoW and GTA can be all-consuming and limit the creativity and opportunities for others. None of them bring amazing new features to gaming, they just do established genres very, very well.
I would say GTA is not quite as bad as the others because it is a long time between releases (though it was nearly annual in its early days). WoW is all-consuming and has monthly fees and COD is annual, so they really eat up the market.
The aspect of moral ambiguity in GTA to me is separate from the issue of its sales dominance. I think they should be free to make a moral-free game, but it would be nice if they didn't. I think we can all use ethics in our entertainment.
