| MikeB said: @ fkusumot Yes, the DS is taking RPG's away from the other video game machines. Handheld gaming does not kill home console RPG demand, the home console RPG market is doing very well. Sure the DS eats up developer work hours, but DS games are relatively easy to make due to the simple nature of the games, but in all honesty allthough developer companies want to earn a quick buck on the DS, most game developers are gamers too and the best devs like to challenge their imagination and creativity and for this a higher specced system is often needed. Movie maker talents, Music making talents, writing talents, etc, etc could also be redirected towards game development... |
They will go where the money is. In all honesty, sucessful companies are run like a business and put their strongest efforts in areas where they will see the greatest returns. The money now is being taken in handheld gaming. Arguing that one platform's sucess doesn't kill demand on another console is facetious. The huge sucess of one video game platform does take away development and focus from other platforms. The question now is who will win or lose based on the trends, not who will be the few that manage to survive in spite of bucking them.
