DMeisterJ said:
Obviously in the minority. Multi-player is what keeps games on the charts (barring Wii and DS games, due to poor online implementation).
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That's another sore spot of contention though, the reliance of developers on online/multiplayer to supplement otherwise lacking games. But if that is the way gaming is going there is no room for lapsed gamers like myself to complain I suppose. That being the case I wonder if genres that lack easy implementation of online/multiplayer will be doomed to obscurity then? It certainly seems to be the case this generation at least, FPS seems to shine the brightest while everyone else struggles to hand on. I hope we will all enjoy playing only the genres that have easily implemented online functionality because everything else seems in trouble.
I also wouldn't call Neos the minority, at least not from the standpoint of PS3 software sales. Both the PS3 and Wii seem to be suffering similar issues with limited appeal among core gamers and the overall staying power of their games. In a sense the Wii is the console people want to like and the PS3 has the games people want to like but neither really deliver. The 360 on the otherhand seems to be the golden child of software this generation, though we must ask ourselves if this is due to the sheer number of titles available or the quality of them. Either answer is subjective so I'll refrain from answering but it certainly is an interesting dillemma.
